The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 2, 1954, Page 6

“Wish We Hadn't Traded Antonelli,” Moan Braves Giant Hurler Gains 16th Victory Sun. By JACK HAND AP Sports Writer Where would the Milwaukee Braves be today if they still had Johnny Antonelli? i Although they traded away the young lefty who has turned out to ’ be the top winner in the majors with a gaudy 16-2 record. the slug- ging Braves are a positive factor in the National League race. All that hitting, and Antonelli «too, might very well have meant a sure-fire pennant in Milwaukee this season. Of course, they may make it anyhow, the way they’ve been going on their 10-game win- ning streak. The Braves can’t be criticized too harshly for they felt they needed long-distance power in the outfield and could afford to sacri- fice a front-line pitcher. How did they know that Bobby Thomson would break his ankle in spring training and be lost for most of the season? Yesterday, Antonelli ran his‘ win- ning streak to 11, longest of the season in either league, as the New York Giants roughed up Cin- cinnati 9-4 in the first game of a double-header. The. Giants also won the second game 50 on Jim Hearn’s six-hitter to pull 5% games ahead of Brooklyn. Milwaukee put the slug on Dodg- er pitching for their second 19-hit day in. succession and a 14-6 romp, moving within four games of + Brooklyn. Joe Adcock, who hit four hom- ers Saturday at Brooklyn, was hit on the head by reliefer Clem La- Dine in the fourth inning after be- ing knocked down by Russ Meyer earlier in the game. He was not seriously injured because he wore a metal protecter inside his cap. The three top teams in the Amer- ican League Cleveland, New York and Chicago — kept in step by Quarterback Club To Meet Tonight: The Key West Quarterback Club will meet tonight in the office of County Clerk Earl Ad- ams at 8 p. m. At that time line coach Har- old Allen will give the Quarter- backs a report on the line pros- pects of the 1954 edition of the high school football team. High School Athletic Director Winston Jones will also give a report on the records of the teams the Conchs have sche- duled this year. Quarterback Club president Adams also said that season tickets will be passed out to all Quarterback Club members who do not have them for sale as yet. OUTBOARD ROUNDUP By DAVID NASON At Friday night’s meeting of the Key West Outboard Club plans were outlined for a benefit Regat- ta for the emergency drive of March of Dimes. Although this drive doesn’t officially start until Aug. 16th the only open date the Outboard Club has for the next six weeks is Sunday August 15th. so the “kick off” Regatta will be run in the Garrison Bight on that date. I was a guest at the invitation of the Lions’ president Mr. Mora- les, at the Lions’ regular dinner last Thursday evening to discuss the Labor Day Lions’ Reggetta which was approved and the fol- lowing committee appointed. Mr. John Parker, Roy Duke and Mr. Gordon to work out details for same. But, back to the dinner, roast turkey with all the trimmings and very delicious, probably has | something to do with that healthy roar you no doubt: have heard. | Being an observer at this meeting, winning double-headers. Con- sequently, the end of the day found them in the same position, the Indians leading the Yankees by 2% games and Chicago by seven. Cleveland knocked over Washing- ton 3-1, for Early Wynn’s 15th vie- tory, and 5-4 on Hal Newhouser’s decisive single. The Yanks had trouble in Baltimore but won 8-6 and 2-1, using a total of seven pitchers, including Eddie Lopat and Allie Reynolds on relief. Chi- cago swept a pair from the feeble Philadelphia A’s 6..-5 and 12-1 with Virgil Trucks winning No. 15 in the finale. Ted Williams who hit a single, 420-foot double and his 18th homer in Boston’s 10-8 victory over De- troit. Curt Simmons boosted the Phil- lies within half a game of the first division in the National with an 8-3 triumph over St. Louis. Richie Ashburn chipped in with two sin- gles and a double as the Phls| chased Ralph Beard and piled up a 7-1 early lead. Pittsburgh managed its first shutout of the year when Dick Lit- tlefield blanked Chicago on three hits 2-0. The Cubs came back to win the second game 12-2. Bave Cole threw a two-hitter. In Brooklyn, after Adcock had been hit, Jackie Robinson was knocked down by Gene Conley’s first pitch in the sixth and Duke Snider was hit by a pitched ball in the seventh. Mathews hit his 28th homer and Bill Bruton and Del Crandall also homered for the Braves. Gil Hodges, Snider and Robinson homered for Brooklyn. Dusty Rhodes again came to the rescue of the Giants when he bat- ted for Antone''li with the score tied at 33 in the seventh inning of the opener and hit a two-run} homer. His triple helped the Giants score three in the first inning of | the second game to give Hearn a cushion. | Wynn struck out nine for Cleve-! land while winning his fifth | straight but Mike Garcia needed} help in the second. Newhouser’s | single off Bob Porterfield won the | game after Vie Wertz’ homer tied! the score. Tom Morgan and Johnny Sain} had all they could do to hold off} Baltimore after Harry Byrd was| knocked out in the first Yankee| game. Yogi Berra had four hits| and Gene Woodling his third hom- | 833. er. Ralph Branca, Brooklyn and| Detroit castoff, made his first start for New York in the second, | retiring because of wildness in the | fifth. Marlin Stuart won on relief} with Lopat and Reynolds to mop up. threw wild and hit a batsman as/ Chicago scored three runs in the} seventh inning of the first game at Chicago. The second was easy with Trucks pitching three-hit ball} for eight innings until he tired and Harry Dorish finished. Marion Fricano of the A’s balked would like to say I have never met a more unselfish group. Their en- tire program was dedicated to do- ing for others rather than them- selves. Key West should be proud of their Lions, Roar included. The Key West to Tavernier out- board cruise date has been set for Aug, 21 and 22. The boats will leave Key West on Saturday mor- ning, going to Marathon, stop over for fuel and lunch, then continue on to Tavernier and spend the night. Return over the same route Sunday. The inland waterway will be used both ways. An invitation is extended to all outboarders who would care to make the trip. Ulrich Knows ‘How To Cse Prize Money KANSAS CITY ® — Smiling Wally Ulrich of Rochester, Minn., had his first major golf tourna- ment prize — $4,000 — today and he knew “‘just what to do with the money.” Ulrich, former national interco)- legiate champion and once second in the Canadian Open, won the $20,000 Kansas City Open with a record-breaking 24-under-par 268 for 72 holes. He shot a final round 66, seven strokes under par, yes- terday. He edged out the veteran Lloyd Mangrim of Niles, Ill., and young Gene Littler, each with 270s, -on the Blue Hills Country Club course. “I can spend that. money at home,” Wally confided. “I hve a 5-year-old son, Jimmie, and a 6- month-old daughter, Barbara, ‘plus the Missus. After all I haven’t been picking up the big stuff like Man- grum and some of the boys week after week.” Major League Leaders AMERICAN LEAGUE NG-Noren, New York, .350. lantle. New York, 386. IN—Minoso, Chicago, 83. 36. PITCHING—Reynolds, New York, 10-2, NATIONAL LEAGUE R and Musial, St. Loui HITS— Mueller, New Louis, 144. HOME RUNS-Mays, New York, 36. PITCHING—Antonelli, New York, 16-2, 889, 91. York and Moon, St. Tony Manero, who won the 1936 National Open ‘golf crown at Baltusrol, recently scored an eagle on the par five 18th hole during a practice round. Citizen Want Ads Pay Off! Page 6 Industrial Bowling Team— Westinghouse Electric Home Milk __.. General Electric Roy’s Book Store Bill’s Southernmost Garage THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Monday, August 2, 1954 League Standings “Ww. 13 11 10 10 10 Total Ping 13,352 12,549 12,508 12,406 12,148 High Team Series: Westinghouse Electric, 2300. High Team Single Game: Westinghouse Electric, 811. High Individual Series: K. Myers, Westinghouse Electric, 582. High Individual Game: Q. Gomez, Roy’s Book Store, 223, By JACK HAND ' (For Gayle Talbot) NEW YORK — At the risk of disclosing a well-kept secret, it can be safely reported that Harold | Johnson finally is going to get a chance at Archie Moore’s light heavyweight title Aug. 11 at Madi- son Square Garden. In fact, Johnson thinks he’s go- ing to lift the crown off Archie’s | ancient head despite the 214-1 odds tagainst him. Johnson should be an authority on Moore for they fought four times before Movre won the cham- pinship. Although Archie holds a 3-1 edge, the challenger is sur- prisingly optimistic. “He ain't gettin’ no younger,” said Johnson, who will be 26 Aug. 9, ‘and I’m more experienced.” Before the Childe Harold could elaborate, he was interrupted hy Pete Moran, one of the many men associated in his management, “He was only a baby when he fought Moore the first time,” said, Moran. Girl Softballers AP Newsfeatures ROCKFORD, Ill.—The American Girls Baseball League, founded 12 years ago by Phil Wrigley and Branch Rickey as a four-team professional softball circvit, has completed its gradual transition to baseball as played in the major leagues. Regulation nine-inch men’s base- ball went into use for the first time July 1. Since 1951, the league had op- erated under men’s rules except for three important modifications —a special 10-inch baseball, 72- foot base paths, and a 55-foot Pitchers’ mound. Now the only difference is in the base paths, which are 85 feet instead of 90 as in men’s ball. The mound is 60 feet, 6 inches from the plate, just as in the majors. The girls, who come from all parts of the United States, Can- ada, and, naturally, Cuba, have taken to the new game with real enthusiasm and ability. It’s too early for conclusions, but early play has been solid and varied. In the new ball’s first game here, the Rockford Peaches— one of two remaining original /franchises—and Kalamazoo (Mich. ) Lassies played an errorless game during which there was good clutch pitching but the hitters ruled with| 11 runs on 26 hits, including four homers. In contrast, one night later Rockford’s Marie Mansfield—a beauty from Boston—hurled a 5-3| four-hitter at the Lassies, allow- ing only one base runner (on a walk) during a shaky start. + Observers agree the game is snappier, more interesting, and more exciting. But the real de- cision on its worth must come at the gate. | Falling attendance, which has threatened the AGBL with bank-| ruptey, forced the changeover. | Now the new game must save the league financially through gate appeal or the girls will be through. ” Before introduction of the pre- vious 10-inch ball in 1951, the AGBL had used balls of. 12 (1943) 11% (1946), 11 (1947), 10% (1948), and 10% (1949) inches. Sidearm- ed pitching was introduced in 1946 and overkand pitching came two years later. The AGBL, which previously had operated with four, six, eight, and ten teams at various times, Roundup By Gayle Talbot It turned out that Johnson was only 20 when he lost to Archie in Philadelphia April 26, 1949. He lost another 10-round decision to him Sept. 24, 1951, but beat him at Milwaukee Dec. 10 of the same year. Moore won again Jan. 29, ae at Toledo and then settled wn to a career of bo: Jo Maxim. oo One of the factors most encour- aging to Johnson is the fact Moore, officially 37, weighed 189% for his most recent bout less than two months ago. “I don’t see how a man can come down from 189 to 175 (the light heavy limit) without being a little weak. I don’t weigh 189 fully dressed, with an overcoat on.” This young Philadelphia Negro with the shaven head can be called a “hungry fighter” with no exag- geration. The best purse he ever got in his 53 fights (won 48, lost 5) was about $6,000. Back in 46 he got exactly $37 for his first fight after getting out of the Navy. Finish Their Transition To Professionals be RUTH RICHARD now operates under a unique five- team setup. Schedule difficulties are ‘met by mixed doubleheaders, during which the home team meets two separate visitors. Along with Rockford and Kal- amazoo, other franchises are held in South Bend, Ind., Fort Wayne, Ind., and Grand Rapids, Mich. South Bend is the other charter member. DRIVER QUICKLY EARNS DEMERITS GAFFNEY, S.C. — South Carolina allows a driver 10 points under its demerit point system, A man here recently passed his driver’s test at 2:15 p.m. and had amassed his 10 points six hours later. The list of violations: At 3:15, speeding, 3% ints; at 6:30, reckless driving. 5 areal 8, a warning, 2 poiats, Baseball Results eereae? REBEKoy i jon n 7 6 “6 Ar a * 3 aasaness? ae NATIONAL LEAGUE esesenad “ s Ps 2 SUNDAY’ Bzsvurs New york 95, th +8 Src ee St. 3 MONDAY'S SCHEDU! aukee at Brooklyn ee « game scheduled) By #eeeEESE MONDAY's SCHEDULE at’ Macon at Augusta Columbia Jacksonville at Columbus Savannah at Montgom: SUNDAY'S BASES. AMERICAN A’ Indianapolis 4-2, Toledo 10, Kansas City 7 Columbus 7-2, St. Paul 30 Minneapolis 7-3, Charleston 3-2 INTERNATIONAL 7, He 4 San Antonio 6, Oklahoma Oky 7 (i! to (Only games scheduled) BASEBALL SCHEDULE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Columbus at Louisville Indianapolis at Kansas City ‘po! it St. Paul «Only games scheduled) INTERNATIONAL Montreal at Toronto (2) Rochester at Ottawa Buffalo at Richmond (2) Syracuse at Li BASEBALL STANDINGS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Won Lest Indianapolis Ey Fort Walton Beach .. Graceville wserasss$ sacsvaxsf asesesy sesszsesy sascsrey 2 geaeeeeE? 388: aeeheeee TODAY'S STOCK MARKET NEW YORK ® — Aircrafts nudged the stock market higher jthis morning in moderately active trading. Steels and oils were also active and generally higher. But other sections were narrowly mixed. Changes in general tended to he minor fractions. Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown Sheet & Tube were aetive but ir- regular in the steel section. The two steel makets are negotiating for a merger agreement. Big Steel was lower. Higher were Maek Trucks, Mont- gomery Ward, Boeing, Douglas Air- craft, United Aircraft, National Distillers, American Tobacco and Dow Chemical. Lower were Amer- ican Telephone, Goodrich, Atchi- son and Radio Corp. July 2, 1954, Mars was 40 million at| miles from the Earth, the closest | 601 Duval St. in 13 year. Labine Claims He Was Only Trying To Brush Adcock Off Adcock Also Comments On Close Shave By ED CORRIGAN BROOKLYN — “It’s all part of the game, I guess,” Joe Adcock ished before heading for Ebbets Field and another joust with the Broeklyn Dodgers. “I’m not mad at anybody.” Adcock was talking about his narrow escape yesterday when he was beaned by Clem Labine. The slugging Milwaukee Braves’ first baseman, who broke a hatful of records Saturday when he hit four home runs and a double, was car- ried from the field practically un- conscious after being hit. “When a fellow throws me high and tight, I don’t mind,” Adcock continued. “I can duck that kind of pitch. But when he throws be- hind your head, I think he means business. But what's there to be mad about? I’m just out there to make a living.” The beaning almost precipitated | a full-scale riot when charges and countercharges were hurled be- tween the two teams. Jagkie Robinson and Lew Bur-| dette of the Braves came closest to getting into a fight and had to| be separated by players and um- pires. While Adcock was on the ground, the Braves began accus- ing Labine of throwing the bean-| ball on purpose. Addressing a remark to Burdette Robinson said: “That was only an accident and you know it. You’re a fine one to complain about beanballs. You throw at practically everyone.” Then they went at it. “Can you imagine that Bur- dette?” Robinson said indignantly later. “I was watching Mathews out of one eye, though. I thought he’d try to sneak one in.” Labine, for his part, denied try- ing to hit Adcock. “I wasn’t trying to hit him in the head. That goes without say- ing, doesn’t it? I was only trying to brush. him back. Instead of twisting back, he actually ducked into the pitch.” Only the fact that he was wear- ing a protective plastic helmet, the type pioneered by Branch Rickey, kept Adcock from being injured seriously, according to Dr. Eugene Zorn, the Brooks’ team doctor. No X-rays were taken and Adcock had nothing more than a slight head- ache. The Braves won the game 14;6. Babe Ruth League Title At Stake The first half championship of the Babe Ruth Baseball league will be decided tonight when the Strand Theater and the Key West Insur- ance Co. nines cfoss bats in the Wickers Field Stadium at 7:30 p.m. Each team has won six and loss . | three games during the regular ason. S. Snow will hurl for the Strand }| with: J. Diaz behind the plate. The 443 | Insurance boys will start Hoppy 34 {0R the hill with Owen or Brady on the receiving end. The game tonight will marke the last Wickers Field Baseball action until the finish of the District Soft- ball tourney at Bayview Park start- ing Thursday. Boxing Results SATURDAY NIGHT'S FIGHTS les, 5. to Carville, 124%, Augie Villa, 125, San BATTERIES Plorida’s leading manufacturer --.28 years of dependable service eter ence 10,000 MILE Guaranty on USED CARS with @3™m), Bais & Guscants g Ye Y CCE - NAVARRO, Inc. Tel. 2-7041 Junior Conchs Down All-Stars The Junior Conchs defeated the Navy All-Stars, 16-7, Sunday night in the Wickers Field Stadium. They turned the trick behind the twirling of Paul Higgs, who fanned | 12 batters. It marked the third start for young Higgs in the last five days and brought his strike- outs mark in those tilts up to 49. The lead im Sunaay’s contest changed three times before the Conchs could pull out ahead and win. The Conchs won the game in the fifth frame when the Navy’s Cheeseman gave up four walks, Three hits and two errors gave the winners big seven runs. A Navy rally in the ninth failed when they could score but two counters. Henriquez had a double and two singles and Santana a triple and a | Single for the winners. Salago and | Hoppy each had two singles, The Navy’s Cassell had four sin- gles for the evening and Coto hit a triple. Hoffses and Cassell paced the :losers in the field and Henriquez, Rodriguez and Gates paced the winners in that department. —_—_—_—_— Joe’s Blacksmith Shop | Outside Welding - Machine Works | “IF IT'S METAL—WE FIX IT” | Gasoline and Oil Tanks Repaired PHONE 2-5658 614 Front Street BARGAIN DAYS SPECIAL August 2 - 3 - 4 START and GO with dis Starts 809 Times After Only 5 Minutes Rest In a recent test, a stock Hester Battery was deliberately disch arged by engaging the starter on a car, with the switch off, until the battery refused to turn the engine over. The battery was allowed to rest for 5 minutes, the car was then started and the engine stopped immediately. This operation was repeated 809 times before the battery failed. 12 MOS., 39 PLATE, Reg. Price $15.58 __ 80 AMP. 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