The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 1, 1954, Page 6

"Key West Shades Miami Tech Cagers, 43-42 In Hectic Ballgame Here xt xx«rk a a 7 ee ae 2 Se, Lf Wk *® x ek ke * : Comstock Sets New Record In Winning March Of Dimes Handicap Key West Kennel Club Results — Winner—Jack Ortner’s Red B., January, 1951. Bill’s Find—Wonder Woman 12.40 5.60 3.20 kk Last Second Missed Foul Shots Give Conchs Win The Key West High School Basketball team sur- vived a late drive by the Miami Tech cagers Saturday night to win 43-42. The game had more action packed into the last four seconds than all the rest of their local cage contests put} together. | The Conchs, after suffer- fng from a lapse in the third! period found themselves! with a one point lead with! four seconds to go. They at-; tempted to freeze the bal! as the time ran out, but) Tech’s Dick Levitz intercep-| ted a pass and the Conch’'s) Dick Salgado got a little ov-' er eager in his defensive! play and all but tackled the| Techman. The referee blew | and Key West preserved its lead. $ wasn’t all—at the time Earlier, Key West had taken the lead at the end of the first quarter HAPPY WOMAN RIVIERA HARTAGON 440 3.40 Quiniela (4-8) 27.60 4.60 Shades ’53 Record; Set By Reckoning SU BRON 12 BASEBALLERS Tenth Of Second EW/EEP 2-GAME SERIES MILL STOCK. CAR SECOND RACE Winner—R. K. Hutchings’ Brindle D.,, June, 1951, Mixed Harmony—Miss Abilene 420 240 2.60 3.20 2. Quiniela (4-5) 13.60 Daily Double—Happy Woman and Lets Goby paid 37.20 THIRD RACE Winner—R. K. Hutchings’ Black B., August, 1951. Gay Warrior, Imp.— Lady Glide EM 680 340 863.20 4.00 ast seca jela (1-8) 20.60 FOURTH RACE Winner—Jack oon Black B., May, ag errata Wyn's PRETTY BLOSSO! 6.20 : MATTHEW HILL 820 5.00 Quiniela (51) 27.80 FIFTH RACE PAINTER PETE Winner—Point Breeze Kennels, Inc.’s Black B., July 1951. Aura Monarch, tmp. (For, Aki. Miski)—Little Abe FAIR MONARCH 32.80 11.40 6.80 : ACRO 9.00 20.00 Quiniela (23) 203.80 LITTLE DARLIN 4.40 SIXTH RACE ‘Winner—Walter Owen's Black D., Sept., 1950. Double Call—Release RELEASE CALL 14.60 3.80 3.20 (For. Fox U Call) 4.20 a Quiniela (6-8) 31.20 DIAN HILL SEVENTH RACE EVEN KEY Winner—Don Branson’s Brindle D., March, 1950. Style King—Miss Johnny J. 13.40 6.40 - 5.00 (2-3) 55.40 WES HARDIN Z VAULTA 5.00 fre Quiniela MERCURY SWITCH EIGHTH RACE : Winner—M. W, Fagg’s Brindle D., October, 1951. Rolling RoyKay Roo TABCIN 11.60 «4.40 «(3.20 4 ROCKET JET 3.40 3.00 Quiniela (1-6) 31.00 GALE : 3.80 ; NINTH RACE er Souza’s Black B., August, 1952. Super Fortress, Imp.—Paper JUDY DOLL 8.60 4.40 HIGH LEGION 4.60 OVER MY SHOULDER TENTH RACE hen gr Foster’s Brindle D., November, 1951, Oklahoman—Bonnie Too! COMSTOCK 5.60 3.00 3.00 BURNING BRIGHT 820 $60 Quiniela (47) 48.20 IRENE HILL 3. ELEVENTH ‘RACE Winner—M. W. Fagg’s Brindle D., August, 1951. Dry Lake—Genteel Lady 12.00 4.40 4.00 GLEN PAGE : & FIRE 7.00 cc Quiniela (2-5) 56.80 3.20 4.20 Quiniela (7-8) 26.80 3.20 FLAKES OF SIR McKAY Page 6 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Monday, February 1, 1954 made another headline Sat- urday night. : He not only walked off with the March of Dimes Handicap race at the Key West Kennel Club—he set a new track record in win- ning the race, The winner circled the 5-16 mile course in just 30.3 seconds to lop a tenth of a second off Reck- oning’s best time set at the/3-0 score Saturday afternoon| track, It was the seventh victory in nine starts this year at the Stock Island racing oval. With a tremendous burst of speed at the quarter pole, Comstock took the lead and never relinquished it. Burn- ing Bright, ran second after maintaining that position throughout the race. Irene Hill ran third. A heavy favorite at the pari- mutuel windows, Comstock paid 5.60, 3.00 and 3.00 while Burning Bright paid 8.20 and 8.60. Irene Hill paid 3.40 for her third place effort. The Quiniela on the feature re- turned 48.20. The fifth race Saturday night, a 3-8 mile marathon special, paid off a Quiniela of 203.80 when Fair Monarch and Acro came in win- ners, In tonight’s feature action, Over- seas Kennel’s Legal Looter, who is threatening to displace Comstock as the tracks favorite greyhound, will go to the post seeking his seventh victory of the current meeting. Legal Looter has won his last three outings impressively and should loom as a heavy favorite tonight. His biggest threat will come KW All-Stars Bow In March Of Dimes Tilts The SubRon 12 baseball team captured two victories Saturday and Sunday over the Key West All-Stars in their annual March of Dimes Benefit series. They won the first by a despite a fine four hit pitch- ing performance by the All- Stars’ George Lastres. And they came back on Sunday with a 10 hit bar- rage to edge the locals by a slim 5-4 margin. The series also featured well re- ceived performances by Jackie Price, famed Cleveland Indian |baseball commedian, and door prizes donated by 14 Key West merchants, The games netted $128 for the March of Dimes poio fund. In Saturday’s action, Subron 12) scored all their runs in’ the eighth} inning when Blazek walked and came in on Celestina’s double. Di- dio reached first on an infield hit and Solak walked. Both scored on Lyons’ double to end the scoring. Nash and Solak shared the mound duties for the Navy nine, giving the | Key Westers but two hits, singles | by Joe Mira and Pazo. An Sunday’s game, the Navy nine plated a run if the first in-| ning but the locals came back to] score two counters. The Navy then knotted the count in the fourth] inning and pulled ahead in the! But the Key Westers came back’ with single runs in the sixth and. seventh before the Navy could| plate their winning run in the final | Charley Conch’s Selections One race that Charley Conch is} Ninth Race: Legal Looter, Short not to anxious to pick would match Bid and Robert T. Y. Comstock and Legal Looter. | Tenth Race: Moderator, Slam Tonight, we'll go along with the/Boogie and Delinquent. \Looter and predict a win in the! $$ $$ SAVE $588 feature. | firet Race: Whisper Honey, Wan-("0r QUALITY USED CARS and General Auto Repairs TWINS GARAGE ida Choice and For Blending. Second Race: Pakistan, Toast of! |the Town, and Blue. Third Race: Jaqueline C., Katy 1190 DUVAL ST. DIAL 2-2407 Kid and R. O’s Morning Glory, |[§ $ $ $ SAVE $$ $ $ Fourth Race: Sleigh Bell, Dublin! Gal and Summer Gal. { Fifth Race: Fusbudget, Ingrid and Memory Time. 4 Sixth Race: Billy J. C., South |Boston and Yellow Sady. | Seventh Race: Capricorn, Shin- ing Sue and Lekko, Eighth Race: Fancy Troubles, |Lightning Rodney, and Mickey W. fanning eight batters, Lewis and |Alce shared the mound duties for yd ica ge: WHO BROUGHT BATTERY |] PRICES DOWN IN KEY WEST? Answer: LOU SMITH 1116 WHITE STREBT With the Dependable HESTER Battery With Its Emergency Self Charging FEATURE To Keep Prices Down Be Sure To Buy A HESTERI NIGHTLY SPORTS DIGEST GREEN SHEET Sold at Dog Track Only NO BUNK — NO HOLDOUTS dust Honest Information Greyhound Owners Private Play Positive Proof of. Profits Made This Season We can now give you the results CONSECUTIVE PLAYS selected by thi mew angle included. sensible progression the ish a cor i Th : : capped in less than inutes. Se ee REMIT $10.00 PER COPY Allow time for personal checks to clear Lucy Gonzalez Leads'Island City RACING Cage League Scorers With 113 Points by a 14-11 margin. ROUNDUP. - By DAVID NASON 4 Stock Car Raving has definitely -itaken its place among Key West’s major entertainments. If you no- Henri oes ps tice a cantons of the older model: juez gun|Fords and Mercurys around town! bucketed one each to main-|you will find them out at the Boca lead after the|Chica Beach Track, which is op- gone irto a scoring erated jointly by the Key West! the Techmen had knot-'stock Car Racing Assn. and the the count 36-36 in the final Key West Angels, the Motorcy¢le! . 'Club, Then Giboy Gates and Glynn) ‘The Racing Assn. is headed by “cee tein in field goals to'George Toppino President; Bod provide Reneat: the Banke who Jurner, Vice President.; Frank Peeg nt i Condi Sek ot Coane On| Toppino Sec. and Treasurer. the gridiron, was the top scorer, Sunday afternoon saw a good for the visitors with 19 points. turn out of tourists as well as Key ‘ Julio Henriquez paced the locals| Westers. The race cars consist just for the third straight game with about every color and shape, some 14 points while Glynnn Archer had/@fe bob-ailed, some are squatty 10. and others just naturally look sick, The summary: jbut don’t ner re on you, Lead jmotors are hot and so are the KEY WEST (43) ldrivers. There were two Miami FGF TP drivers down, but they couldn't 10\garner a win. Probably the dirt Mjtrack had them at a disadvantage, 4: however, this half mile track de- Sifinitely gives the drivers a better Wichance regardless of what starting O position he might draw. -| In the first Elimination Heat, 43\with seven cars going, Rip Ault, who has been carrying on quite a TP feud with Bob Turner, succeeded Hi S1 COUrNaWw wuloowone a? Renaud Morris Whitten Hydes Evans Levitz... co 0 Turner was g took third was fourth. Second Elimination was taken by gone of Key West’s own boys and second, Paul Toppino money and Joe Perez 39 in showing Turner the way home.! lucy Gonzalez, General Electric’s high scoring forward, leads ‘Island City Basketball League in its scored with a total }0£.113 in games played through Wednesday, January 27. Gonzalez has dropped 42 field goals through the hoops and 29 free throws to give him an average of 18.8 points per game. Bob Cooper, Evans’ ace point maker, is close behind Gonzalez ‘with 101 points for an average of 16.8 per game. “Joe Botelho, Jaycee forward, holds down third spot with 84 points in five games for an average of 16.8 per game. Gene Skaggs, of the Outboard Club, ranks fourth with 75 points for a 12.5 point average per game, and Jim Rusk, . VX-1 Flyers, set shot artist, rounds up the top five scorers "6th 62 points for an average of 10.3 per game. Gonzalez leads the loop in most field goals with 42 and Cooper | has accounted for the most free throws, 31. Johnny Cerezo, Evans | guard, has the most personal fouls called against him, 17, Following. are «he top five scorers: ’ Player-Club— FG FT Gonzalez, G.E. 42 29 Cooper, Evans ae | Botelho, Jaycee — 36 12 Skaggs, Outboard Club 28 19 Rusk, VX-1 Flyers 26 0«=—10 TPTS AV.P.G 113 18.8 101 16.8 84 16.8 4S 12.5 103 TONIGHTS ENTRIES |FIRST RACE — 5-16 mile THIRD RACE — 5-16 mile Grade 4 bad mm: Ginger Hill pdbrscgr Wanda’s Choice ener oon ma Tackler ——- Maple S; For Blending Katy a My Bitsy - Z | eee . Soret Cc. SECOND RACE. — 5mm Gea a ee Grade 5 Peck’s Pearl | Blue Madeline’s Choice frame. | Nash hurled the entire game for, ‘the Navy, giving up nine hits and’ from Manuel Foster’s Robert T. YY. and Sam Baxendales’ Short Bid. Ferrell’s Trade Secret, F. B. Stutz’ Pagoda, R. K. Hutching’s Honor Guard, Fred Whitehead’s Just A Bomb and Overseas Ken- nel’s Rember Reggie. The program will get underway at 8:15 p. m, with a grade four, start over the 5-16 mile distance. City League Cage Schedule | Feb. 1, Monday, 7:30 p. m. — |Outboard vs Jaycees 8:30 p. m, — VX-1 vs Grace Lu-| jtheran } Feb. 3, Wed. 7:30 p. m. — Grace} Lutheran vs Evans | 8:30 p. m. — Outboard vs Inde-| pendents | Feb. 5, Fr. 7:30 p. m. — Evans, vs. Independents 8:30 p. m. — VX-1 vs Jaycees Pete’s Ghost Lekko Bardahl Just Sable Capricorn Shining Sue Starcia EIGHTH RACE — 5-16 mile Grade 1 Cinbon Bogota Smart Design Little Trouper Micky W. Fancy Trouble Lightning Rodney Honest Buddy NINTH RACE — 5-16 mile Post GREYHOUND Box 202 Time, | 8:15 P.M. NO MINORS Free Parking Buses Every ASSOCIATES Miami! 2, Fia. Sommer Gal Sleigh Bell Gray Horn Toast Of The Town Porky Paul Pakistan __|@ Newcomer to the game, Smiley} a2|Richardson, who served notice on} jthe oldtimers today that he is a- Grade 1 Just A Bomb Robert T. Y, alomnmmon’s 20 Minutes ml Total— - Referee: Atkins. Umpire: Sweeting. Genuine FORD BATTERIES 12 Mos. ___ $ 8.70 18 Mos. _—. $11.75 24 Mos. ___. $14.00 36 Mos. ____ $18.00} (With Old Battery) INSTALLED These Batteries Fit Most Cars Monroe Motors, Inc. | 1119 White St. Tel. 2.5631 |mong them. He made it doubly! jimpressive when he came back to take the Major Event of the day lin a hard fought battle. Second to} Sooner Shindig Jury Duty Restore Cestliner Dublin Gal Sir Omar Micro-Sheen i FIFTH RACE — 5-16 miie |Smiley in the elimination was Bud) —-——_________o——|Grade 3 !McGee of Miami. Tom Gardner/Richardson and Hugh Himes and |third. 1st semi-final was taken injdriven superbly by Smiley was the |a very close finish by Rip Ault,!winner. Paul Toppino second. Smiley Richardson was second and|Third place was taken by Lloyd |\Paul Toppine third. This was an Christopher Jess James of Miami, eight car race. announced over the speaket, after Second semi-final was taken by/the fourth race, his car #28 for |George Toppino, who brokelsale. Ten minutes later Mm Chris- ‘through the field at the first turn'topher was the owner aff driver and was never headed. Jesse Ja-of no. 84. He stated, thathe had mes of Miami was second. Bub driven at most of the” tracks McGee third jolti p pce t and jolting Joe Perez throughout the countr,, Gave it up |_The Consolation was taken by i 1949, but never lost higlove for French Larue, of the Naval Base, the game. r | Reese fhompson, who was driving, The Stock Car boys are Working his first race was second. Bud Mc-\on'the track at every opportunity Gee was third, jand hope to have it in WP shape | In the Final, which was the fif-'shortly. Seats and varias Safety teen lap Major event of the da: ices are being i . Yes, ‘Numbe? 29 jointly owned by Smiley'they are here to stay. Memory Time Reno Mary Fame-N-Fortune Chico Spider Roll Lassie Fusbudget Trail Guide Ingrid SIXTH RACE — 5-16 mile Grade 3 Billy J. C, Snow Twinkle South Boston Sweetie Mohegan Wava Salter Path Waltham Yellow Sady SEVENTH RACE — 5-16 mile \Grade 2 Fiction Lad : 10 Remember Reggie Pagoda p Honor Guard Trade Secret Short Bid . Legal Looter $ TENTH RACE — 38 mile Grade $ Slam Boogie Pamadon Razor’s Rocket Be Final Lodi Moderator Embraceable Delinquent Adm. 25c PARI-MUTUEL BETTING State Supervised QUINIELAS DAILY DOUBLES Ist AND 2nd RACES RACES NIGHTLY Beautiful New Grandstand EVERY RACE Warm, Comfortable Seats . .. Grandstand Protec Against Inclement Weather STRONG ARM BRAND a LADIES’ NITE EVERY WEDNESDAY NITE Triumph Coffee Mill ‘ at ALL GROCERS All Servicemen In Uniform Always Admitted Free Listen to “GREYHOUND EXPERTS” Over WKWF Every Monday. Wednesday and Friday Nights at 7:1