The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 17, 1954, Page 6

300 Fans Brave Chill For Wickers Fight Card xk * x kek ~ ek we x ke * Range Tmlight, Legal Looter To Clash T onight In Ladies Night Special Key West Kennel Club Results aw i. Approval As Amateurs Mix It Up Tuesday An estimated 300 diehard boxing fans braved the chill of the Wickers Field Stadi- um last night to witness the first fight card to be staged here for something like four years. The air might have been cool, but once the nine bout card got underway, the ac- tion in the stadium was plenty hot. All of the box- ers were novices but what they lacked in finesse, they made up in eagerness when they mixed it up ina fash- ion that was highly pleasing to the fans, They loved it. Promoter Louis Carbonell, al- though he lost some bucks at the gate when the fans stayed away in droves due to the cold weather, was enthusiastic about the future of boxing here. He immediately went into a huddle with Miami’s Dick Lee for a repeat show here in two weeks. In the main event last night, Lee Haertling, a University of Miami boxer who also sports the title of Southeastern Golden Gloves wel- terweight champ, pounded out a unanimous decision over Ralph Smith, Southeastern middleweight champ in a five rounder. The pair proved to be the most Polished boxers on the card and put on a fair display of the pugi- listic art for the edification of fans, but the bout which proved most pleasing to the crowd proved to be a semi-final go which match- ed Vince Cassari, Southeastern lightweight titlist and Calvin Kay, both of U-M. Cassari spotted Kay five pounds and about six inches in height and reach, but managed to KO his op- ponent in one minute of the third round, Cassari made a slow start and Kay piled up something of an ad- vantage in the first , but Cassari came back strong in the second to even up the match. Using @ series of sharp jabs and effec- tive counter punches, Cassari Pounded away at his opponent to set him up for the kill. But the end came rather unex- FIRST RACE Winner—R. K. Hutchings’ say Dp. eit wo aso Byer—Tola Rea PAINTER PETE FOREVER PAL SPIEDELL 2.60 3.80 SECOND RACE Quiniela (6-7) 20.60 Winner—R. K. Hutchings’ Red Brindle D., April, 1951. Razor’s Edge— Texas Time RAZOR’S ROCKET JUEEN’S ao ANDATORY 3.80 Daily Double—Painter Pete and Razor’s Rocket 32.00 6.40 5.20 6.20 4.60 . 60 THIRD RACE Quiniela (5-6) 42.80 Winner—Ed Souza’s Black B., gust, 1951. wees Victory—Roll Rita DUBLIN GAL LOVELY DAY MER-SHACK 8.20 6.20 480 3.60 FOURTH RACE Quiniela (7-8) 52.20 Winner—James A. Pilgrim’s Black D., December, 1949. Winsome Snow, hae —Susie Mouse BREADANBUTTER TAFFY HILL 10.80 4.60 5.20 3.40 4.00 3.60 FIFTH RACE Quiniela (1-5) 20.00 Winner—Jesse Williams’ Red Fawn D., April, 1952. Patent Switch—Tootsie Ri TOGGLE SWITCH LA CROSSE STORMY BUG 16.20 8.60 7.80 4.20 4.40 6.00 SIXTH RACE Quiniela (2-3) 24.00 Winner—F. B. Stutz’ Brindle B., June, 1951. Beach Comber—Reluctant 6.60 4.60 3.00 ORDINARY BARDAHL LORD CHINELLY Winner—E. F. Snipes’ pe mal oe teak HUFF MODEST BLOND ’S MOONBEAM 4.20 2.80 3.60 SEVENTH RACE 2 0 3.00 4.00 ZIGHTH RACE Quiniela (3-8) 17.00 ek Lad—Fiction Lady Quiniela (3-8) 48.90 Winner—E. F. Snipes’ Light Fawn Brindle D., June, 1952. Secret Cache— Fiction GATLING CARLITA WHAT-YA-DOIN Lady 14.20 3.60 2.80 3.00 3.00 NINTH RACE Quiniela (3-8) 88.20 Winner—Jack Ortner’s Brindle ane sy: age to Out—Tacky Lou TACK OUT FAME-N-FORTUNE WESTROCK $20 TENTH RACE 3 30 Quiniela (4-8) 61.60 3.00 Winner—F. B. Stutz’ Fawn D., October, 1951. Racing Luck—Leslie Jo ALOOF 10.00 3.40 2.80 FAIR MONARCH GINGER HILL pectedly for the fans when Cas- sairi backed Kay up with a bit of sharp infighting and uncorked a looping overhand right to the button which felled Kay like a tall pine. That was all for that boy. His seconds worked over inane man- aged to revive him ehough to get him out of the ring under his own power, although he almost walked off the ring apron, deep in a hap- py daze, Only other bout not to go the THE KEY WEST CITIZEN 4.40 3.80 4.60 Wednesday, March 17, 1954 three round limit was one match- ing Bobby Morol and Bucky Wea- ver. Weaver failed to answer the bell for the third round and the TKO went to Morol, Southeastern featherweight champ. Other results: Hal Van Sykes, 148, decisioned’ Lou Festigalia, 154 in a wild, pier six affair; the judges awarded a split verdict to Don Mims, 114, over Charley Car- dino, 112; Ronnie Kehoe, 114, best- ed Eddie Edenfield, 116; Pedro Frank, 114, decisioned Charley WHEN YOU KNOW YOUR BEER ..-it's bound to be Bud Make your own lunch a better one. Add A Budweiser. That one-alone taste that pleases you so much is perfected by the \¥ costliest brewing process on Earth. It {\ calls for much, much longer ageing. Buy Budweiser leads All Beers In Sales Today ee.and Through The Years! ANHEUSER-BUSCH, ST. LOUIS, NEWARK One. n LOS ANG Quiniela (2-6) 15.60 Barron, 120, unanimously; Vern Cundy, 138, decisioned Billy Hall, 139 and Jim Bailey, 154, walloped Bud Miller, 148, All were three round bouts. Navy Warrant Officer Bob Har- ris, a hardworker in promoting the fistic sport at other stations refereed the bouts capably. Per- sonable Johnny Yates served as announcer and judge. Other jud- ges were Tom Vinciguerra and Jim Cobb. BICYCLE RIDER WAS IN THE WRONG LOS ANGELES (# — The court has ruled in a bicycle-tricyele col- lision that resulted in 8-year-old Jack Chase sustaining a leg frac- ture, Superior Judge Thurmond Clark yesterday returned a $1,323.98 judg- ment against ll-year-old Bobby Ritter, expressing the view that Ritter had no business riding his bicycle on the sidewalk, where the Chase boy was on his tricycle. Tack Out Wins In Tuesday’s Feature Race Claude Betterson’s Range Twilight and Overseas Ken- nel’s Legal Looter will go to the post in the Ladies Night Special at the Key West Kennel Club in a race that may decide the mythical track championship since Comstock has been placed on the temporarily retired list. The dogs who boast of identical records of eight wins each are considered to be logical successors to Com- stock as top dogs at the track. Both started out with early season win streaks and then faded but are now back in form and. will be tough to beat tonight. Range Twilight is the co-holder of the track recofd for the 5-16 mile distance — 30.3 seconds. Other dogs in the Ladies Night Pl Special tonight are Ed Souza’s Ju- dy Doll, Fleetwing Kennel’s Mid- night Caper, Manuel Foster's Irene Hill, Fred Whitehead’s Smart Design, Walter Owen’s Meadow Craft and M. W. Fagg’s Gay Skip- per. Tonight’s program will also fea- ture a 38 mile marathon race, the tenth on the program. Entries in that race include Archangel, Miss Oberlin, C. P. D., Dancing Jill, Tumble Time, Gay Gift, Beauty’s Gift and Stylish Goldie. The program will get underway at 8:15 p. m. with the first half of the daily double. All ladies will be admitted to the track free of charge tonight. In last night’s action, Jack Ort- ner’s Tack Out won a victory go- ing away in the feature rate. Start- ing from the number four box, the winner used laste speed in edging Fame -N-Fortune by a two and a half length margin, Westrock ran third. Tack Out paid 12.00, 6.20 and 4.20 while Fame-N-Fortune return- ed 5.20 and 3.80. Westrock paid 3.00. The Quiniela on the feature paid a neat 61.60. Last night’s program also pro- duced another bonus Quiniela — the eighth race, which paid 88.20. Of the five tie games played dur- ing 1953 in the American League, the Detroit Tigers were involved in four. Three times they tied the Philadelphia Athletics. During the summner months Bob Bondanza, San Jose State basket- ball player, works on the cof- fee plantation owned by his pa- rents in El Salvadore, Central Am- erica, FAST RING ACTION—Pedre Frank (back te camera) and Charley Barron, mix it up during fest paced featherweight bout en last Might’s Wickers Field boxing card. Frank wen unanimous decision. Three hundred fans braved frigid weather to witness pleasing card. Another is scheduled fer twe weeks—Citizen Staff Phete. Schaefer Fishing Contest Entries Brisk In Ist Week: Entires for the opening week of The Rudy Schaefer Fishing Con- test showed strong activity for black bass, sea trout and, surpri-|N. singly, tarpon. Heaviest fish so far in the free, statewide year-round event is a 420 pound white shark caught off Marathon by Martin Wimbler of Silver Springs, Mary- land. The 12 Ibs. 2 of. black bass caught by M-Sgt. Clayde E. Wind- ham, PAFB, topped a first day entry of an 11 Ib. 8% oz, large- mouth, caught in the St. Johns River. The latter was weighed for D. W. Butler by contest judge Karl Hunziker, outdoor editor of the Or- lando Sentinel, It came from Ea- tonville Lake and liked a shiner bait. Three tarpon weighing 100, 10844 and 146 pounds were entered from Marathon the day after the tour- ney started, with Roy Lowe the guide in each case. Joseph Sala- dino, Jr. of Miami, landed a 146 pounder which hit a Wiggle Diver lug. Youthful Albert E. Withall of Chicago, caught at 7% lb. shiny (ladyfish) that may stand y while. He was fishing in Mi ati Biscayne Bay at the time and used a live shrmp bait. Interesting was the 12 lbs. % oz. bonito Mrs. Otti Von Wassilko of Bedford, N. Y. decked at the Palm Beach Fish- ing Pier. Leading amberjack is the 72 Pounder boated by Lillian D. Can- non, of St. Davids, Pa., off Miami Beach from Gene Wall’s cruiser, Skylark II. Heaviest pompano dur- ing the first week was caught at Cocoa by Doug Pendergrass, same city, who used a live shrimp bait. Bob Chadwick’s 31 Ib. snook. caught in Lake Worth at Riviera Beach, topped an early snook en- try taken on spinning tackle by W. Lowe, Jr., of Miami, who cast an artificial bait off Venetian Causeway for a 20% pounder. In a sea trout free-for-all be- tween Cocoa and Melbourne, 28 ci- tation fish find A. S. Murphy of Melbourne, leading with his 10 Ibs. 3 oz. trout, weighed by Russell Hatt of Melbourne. Active Cocoa weight-master Garry Bennett, Jr. accounted for 18 first week entries. Tops was the second place sea trout he weighed for Dale Rifle of Cocoa. A 22 Ibs. 13 oz. catfish, caught in John’s Lake by Don Concklin of Eston, Saskatchewan, Canada, is an ineligible rod and reel division entry that will be referred to the contest judges for citation consi- deration. Rudolph J (Rudy) Schaefer, New York and Florida industrialist, and sportsman, will award his first Sportsmanshir: Certificate to Rob- ert Bell of Milford, Ohio for re- | leasing “a sailfish off Palm Beach. Release citations also are avail- able for black bass, bonefish and} tarpon. Entry blanks now are available | throughout Florida, at tackle stor- es, boat liveries, charter docks bait stations and piers. After a fish has been weighed at an official sta- tion, the complete form should be mailed to: The Rudy Schaefer Fishing Con- | test, Box 566, Northwest Branch, Miami, Florida. The contest runs through Dec-| ember 31 when judges will name | the outstanding angler in each of | | the three divisions which are: Rod | and Reel, Fresh Water Care Pole Post Time, NO MINORS Free Parking Buses Every 20 Minutes 10 RACES NIGHTLY Adm. 25c PARI-MUTUEL BETTING State Supervised Beautiful New Grandstand and Salt Water Open. Each winner — has his pick of a major electrical appliance. Plaques go to those catching the heaviest three fish for each of the 15-species rod and reel division. Plaques also go to wine ners in the other two divisions, plus weighmaster or guides figur ing in the three major awards. En- tires not postmarked within seven days from date of catch will be disqualified. The largest opening day crowd ' ! in American League history was: the 73,163 who saw the Browns play the Indians at Cleveland Sta- | dium April 20, 1948. The cost of maintaining a race horse is from $10 to $12 a day. For this sum the trainer feeds the horse and arranges for his hand- ling and conditioning. You SAVE MONEY WHEN YOU BUY A DEPENDABLE HESTER BATTERY With Its Self-Charging Feature WE BROUGHT BATTERY PRICES DOWN You Help By Buying A HESTER BATTERY LOU SMITH 1116 White Street LADIES’ NITE TONITE ,AlLadies | QUINIELAS EVERY RACE DAILY DOUBLES Ist AND 2nd RACES Warm, Comfortable Seats .. . 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