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

Cone By JIM COBB Citizen Sports Editor The Key West High School foot- ball team began pre-season drills yesterday afternoon in preparation for the toughest slate of competi- tion they have faced in the four years since the sport was revived here. Forty prospective gridders start- ed conditioning exercises and fun- damental drills under the watch- ful eye of head coach Ed Beck- man and his staff of football stra- tegists. The into shape ra- rol Pidly — they cannot don the until hool. n and begin contact 1 under letic regulations. only ten days of fore they run into their first ent, St. Teresa’s of Miami, 11. They'll make their first appearance in the Miami Football Clinie a. week earlier. And the Conchs apparently know that they have their work cut out for themselves this year — they Heisli i grim determination, which belies their undefeated record for the 1953 season. And Coach Beckman has his troubles. He is faced with the pro- blem of replacing 1€ key letter- men lost tothe squad through gra- duation. It’s no secret that this is “‘build- ing year” and that the Conchs may lose a couple of the battles they have on their stiff schedule. “It looks like it’s going to be pretty much straight football, may- Conehs are faced with the'tackled yesterday’s chores with a'be with a few variations,” com- mented Beckman Monday as ne surveyed his sweating gridmen. Beckman’s biggest problem ap- pears to be in the backfield. he'll have to mould an entire new start- ing combination to replace triple threat ace Joe Pineda, plunger Biff Salgado, blocking back Tony Dopp and frisky Don Cruz. At this writing, Red Stickeny, a fair passer and a determined ball carrier, appears to be the boy who will bear the brunt of the Conch offense. But two other lads, Mike Cates, and Norman Allen, could develop hils Face Slump-Ridden Giants In Polo Grounds Antonelli Seeks 18th Victory Tonight, Chisox Fade In American * By BEN PHLEGAR Associated Press Sportswriter ‘The Philadelphia Phils, last team outside the New York area to win a National League pennant, get a chance tonight to show whether they’re playing favorites in the 1954 flag chase. ‘They move across the river from Ebbets Field to the Polo Grounds for the first of a three-game series with the slump-ridden New York aren the Phils did the Last night the Giants a big favor by thumping Brooklyn 9-6 when the Dodgers had Page 6 BASEBALL SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE phis a chance to pull within two per-| Little Rock ntage points of the lead. Instead, te Dodders headed West to Pitts- burgh trailing by a full game with 38 to play. + i ‘The Giants have beaten the Phils eight out of 10 times so far and they would like to think they could resume the pleasant pastime of winning after losing seven of the last eight to other clubs. Manager + Bipmingtan 4 (10 innings’ "Little on 4 New Orleans 4, Memphis 1 Leo Durocher has picked Johnny | ny) ‘Antonelli (17-3) to attempt to halt id. oa had won 12 out*of 18 from the Phils up to last night, but they couldn’t keep up the pres- sure even though they,’ caught Robin Roberts on what must have been one of his wildest nights in e majors. bs The err datiphta righthander walked four men in the first inning and a total of six in the game. He had walked only 33 before last night. He was charged with a wild pitch and might have been charged with several more except for some | ¢ acrobatic backstopping by Smoky Burgess. And the Dodgers banged eight solid hits, two of them homers by Pee Wee Reese and Gil Hodges. Despite this, Brooklyn was ahead only once and didn’t have a real chance after the fifth. The pitching staff fell apart. Rookie Bob Dar- nell, making his first start, couldn’t get anybody out in the third. Clem Labine and Preacher Roe got roughed up in the fifth when the Phils put it out of reach on six hits and an error which produced five runs. The Milwaukee Braves, the hot- test team in the league, take their nine-game winning streak into a three-game series at home against the St. Louis Cardinals. Twice be- fore this year the Braves have won 10 in a row. They trail by 3% after making up a dozen lengths since July 4. Over in the American League the series to watch is at Cleveland where the Indians, winners of. six in a row, play host to the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers were the last to beat them, exactly a week ago when Ned Garver shut them out on five hits. Although they are well on their way to finishing with the worst av- erage ever compiled by a fourth place team, the Tigers may yet have a lot to say about the Ameri- can League pennant. They quietly, but decisively, end- ed the Chicago White Sox’ chances with a doubleheader sweep Sunday and they have 10 games left with Cleveland, including tonight. The White Sox still have a math- ematical chance, of course, since they have 36 games to play and | Ha are 9% behind. But it would take an unlikely collapse of both Cleve- | Richmond Jand and New York, plus a virtual- lv unbroken winning streak of their own to put the Chicacnens hack in serious con it Two teams have been eliminated from: all pennant hope. Over the weekend the Baltimore Orioles and Guarie the Philadelphia Athletics fell more games behind the Indians than they have left to play. While Cleveland is busy with the Tigers, the second place New York Yankees, three games back, expect | @ stretch their seven-game win-} night. atesseashs 43 MONDAY’S RESULTS 1 rooklyn 6 TUESDAY'S SC! Philadelphia at New Brooklyn at Pittsburgh St. Louis at Milwaukee Cincinnati at Chicago (2) MONDAY’S BASEBALL RESULTS AMERICAN LEAGUE No games scheduled AMERICAN ASSOCIATION polis at Charleston ‘DULE ork THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Tuesday, August 17, 1954 RESULTS ALABAMA-FLORIDA LEAGUE Won woebee? vatzaney aeexuey J BEREERS? BSREREST PACIFIC COAST LEAGU! < ratseusy Sports Roundup By GAYLE TALBOT NEW YORK #—One returns to the workaday world after a period of earnest idiness to learn, with some surprise, that the vast ma- jority of local baseball analysts consider the Giants to be dead, ab- solutely, and are equally certain that the Milwaukee Braves will be the National League entry in the World Series. The Brooklyn Dodgers, say this city’s deepest thinking savants, probably have enough bottom to make the Braves realize they are in a race, especially since young Billy Loes turned into a winning pitcher, But the Giants, they claim after careful inspection, have made their run and now are gasp- ing like a boated flounder. They say they cannot recall hay- ing seen an apparently sound and seemingly inspired teams come apart as completely as the Polo Grounders have in the past five weeks, ‘and especially in their four straight losses to the Braves and three straight to the Dodgers. One journalistic gumshoe reports that the players now are grumb- ling about Leo Durocher’s “bad guesses,” and declares there is Ro possibility of Leo being back next year, even if he pulls the club out of its current skid. This latter could have much sub- stance, for Durocher and his boss, rain | Horace Stoneham, were exchang- Ottawa at Rochester Richmond at Syracuse (2) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Indianapolis at. Charleston Kansas City at Columbus (2) Minneapolis at Toledo St. Paul at a TEX. Dallas at Fort Worth Andalusia-Opp at Graceville Crestview. at Fort Walton Dothan at Panama City aasasseey agaeaeeet sebaeeee? aseretees night in Philadelphia. The Phils-Dodgers only action im the majors last ie ing glares early in the season, be- fore Willie Mays and his teammates caught fire. Now that they have simmered down again it is not ex- pected that Stoneham will issue any ringing votes of confidence in: his pilot. The chief disaster to strike the elub which once was winging along seven games in front was the sud- den and inexplicable collapse of its Pitching staff, all except Johnny Antonelli. The figures show vividly what happened. From June 3 through July 9, while the Giants were winning 32} out of 38 and there was talk of measuring Mays for an individual shrine, their pitchers allowed the remarkably low average of 2.9 runs per game. From July 10 to this sad day, a period in which the club won only 14 while losing 19 the identical set of throwers has yielded 4.7 runs each time the op- Position teed off. To make matters even worse, the hitting has fallen off too, though not to such a painful degree. Preparations Made For Ike’s Vacation DENVER (#—President Eisen- hower’s plane, the Columbine, ar- Yived at Lowry Air Force Base yesterday with an advance con- tingent of nine White House staff members and 26 boxes of supplies. The President’s staff promptly began setting up offices at Lowry for Eisenhower’s Colorado vaca- tion. He and Mrs. Eisenhower are ‘expected here as soon as Congress finishes with legislative chores. New Coaches Report For Duty Here Two new members of the Key West High School football coaching staff reported for duty as drills opened Monday. They are former University of Miami gridiron performer Walter Chwalik and native Key Wester Harold Haskins. Chwalik will serve as end coach of the varsity while Haskins will handle the Jayvee program. Chwalik, who played on the Hur- Ticane squad from 1948 - 52, was a teammate of another member of the coaching staff, line coach Har- old Allen. He took part in the'epic Orange Bowl tilt in which Miami dropped a 15-14 verdict to Clemson in 1951 and a year later when the Hurri- canes gained their revenge by trim- ming Clemson, 14-0. Then he played for two years as a member of the Fort Jackson, S. C. eleven, one of the top service clubs in the nation. A native of Ohio, Chwalik lives in Key West with his wife, Julia, a teacher at the Harris Elemen- tary School, at 1408 Alberta St. Haskins, a graduate of the Key West High School was a basketball player at the University of Flori- da. Formerly on the high school staff, he spent two years in the service. He lives at 901 Georgia St. Other members of the coaching staff include Harold Allen and head coach Ed Beckman. Paul Davis will handle the Barefoot league program. Boxing Resulis BROOKLYN — Frankie Ryif, 138%, New York, outpointed Dennis (Pat) Brady, 141, New York, 10. NEW YORK — Gerry Dreyer. 147, South oe stopped El Constripto, 140, Mexico ity, 8. LOS ANGELES — Rudy Martinez, 144%, | Hollywood, Calif., stopped Manuel Castillo, 147%, East Los Angeles, 5. The first boxing match ever to be held at a major league ball park was at Ebbets Field, Brook- lyn, May 30, 1915. LOCAL RIN I—Among the members of a boxing team rep senting the Miami area, which will meet a “vilian team Against Ay are Henry Ebron (left), boatswain’s mate seaman, of the USS PC-1263, into threats. For the blocking as- signment, Beckman has his eye on Joe Russo and a senior who has no football experience, George Reese. Russo earned a letter last season, but saw action largely on defense. Beckman is also toying with the idea of a possible switch which would send center Johnny DeMer- ritt into the fullback slot. In the line, Beckman’s problems are not quite as severe. At the ends he has husky John Carbonell and Gene Favors. The latter is rated as the fastest man on the squad and could blossom forth as a pass-catcher. Dick Kerr, if a | trick knee holds up, will also give these boys a battle for their posi- tions. | Beckman also has a pair of guards who gained a reputation as | 60-minute ballplayers last year in | Wayne Brantley and burly Julio Loe Both are 200-pounders. | And Lew McLain, 200-pound so- phomore lineman will come in for a lot of attention from the Conch | coaching staff this year. He’s fleet- |footed despite his size. dule this year, Beckman listed Ten-, nsessee’s Chattanooga Ceatral and South Broward as the toughest tests the Conchs will face. The schedule: Sept. 17, St. The- resa; Sept. 24, Miami Tech; Oct. | 8, Sanford; Oct. 15, Bishop Cur-| ley; Oct. 22, Constance, Nov. 5,| Jackson, Tenn; Nov. 12, South! Broward; Nov. 19 Chattanooga; Nov. 25, South Dade. The Conchs’ record for the four years the game has been revived | stands at 19 wins, seven losses and | died the coaching reigns, the Con- chs have won 15 games, lost two and tied three. Last year, Key West became one of the two undefeated prep aggre- gations in the statc when they won eight tilts and tied two games with South Broward and Archibishop Curley. The football program will be stepped up this year with the addi- tion of a Jayvee squad. In addi« tion, the Barefoot program for junior high-schoolers will be con- In commenting on the stiff sche-' four ties. Since Beckman has han-| tinued. Robin Roberts Comments On His Hurling By BARD LINDEMAN BROOKLYN (#—‘‘Consistency,” says Robin Roberts, is how a man| 2. wins 20 baseball games major leagues. The Philadelphia Phillies right- hander is working on his fifth con- secutive year as a 20-game win- ner. Last night he won no. 18 beating Brooklyn 9-6. It was not one of his better nights. He walked six, four in the first inning, and gave eight hits, but he hung on to finish his 2ist game. He’s started 29 and lost 10 of these. He looks like a cinch to get 20 this season. “Obviously,” Roberts said, “a man must be consistent to win 20 games. He must start often and pitch good ball consistently.” Roberts’ holds this won-lost rec- ord over the past four seasons: 23-16, 28-7, 21-15, 20-11. Carl Hub- bell, the New York Giants great left-hander of 15 years ago, was the last National League pitcher to win 20 games five years run- ning. in the Roberts made the majors after 11 games in the minors. He was a bonus boy out of Michigan State College. Talking of the 20-game goal, he said, “I think physical condition is the big item of a pitcher is to win 20. I try and get in the best possible condition- and then let nature take its course. “Of course, you must have the opportunity of pitching often to win 20,” he said. Asked about the skills a pitcher must have to win 20 times a year, Roberts said, “It depends on the individual. Some guys are big and fast.” Roberts is listed as 6 feet and 190 pounds. He throws hard. “The big guys don’t need as much,” he said. “If your fast ball does something, hops, or takes off, then you have two pitches. I use a fast ball and a curve.” Major League Leaders AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING — Noren, New York, RUNS — Mantle, New York, 99 RUNS BATTED IN 4 HITS — Fox, Chicago, 155 HOME RUNS Doby, Cleveland, 27 PITCHING — Feller, Cleveland, 10-2, 833 345, NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING — Snider, Brooklyn, .353 RUNS — Musial, St. Louis, i BATTED IN — Musial, St. Louis, “HITS — Schoendienst, St. Louis, 161 HOME RUNS — Mays, New York, 37 i RITCHING — Wilson, Milwaukee, 8-0, Doby, Cleveland, | @ Player-Club— . Garcia, St. Joseph . Hoppy, Key West Insurance . Kerr, Strand Evans Z Key West Ins Strand . Tyne . Alexander, St. Joseph -Thrift, Strand . Fernandez, Evans . Pazo, St. Joseph . Higgs, Evans . La Torre, Evans . Monteagudo, Evans - W. Key, Strand Other records: Most Most Most Most Most doubles—Kerr 5, Casas Babe Ruth League Averages “Company Shines, Sw 5 , Key West Insurance Company ce . Owen, Key West Insurance Company ...__ 33 . Yates, Key West Insurance Company __ 39 Borensen, Key ‘West Insurance ‘Company cana |) T. Estenoz, Key West Insurance Company ___ 9 R. Brady, Key West Insurance Company es 48 times at bat—Casas 45, Hoppy 42. runs scored—Diaz 26, Hoppy 21, Casas 20. hits—Hoppy 20, Kerr 18, Casas 18. triples—Kerr 4, Alexander 2, L. Curry 2, homers—Kerr 3, Moorehouse 2. stolen bases—Kerr 14, Thrift 13, Diaz 11. times fanned—Taylor 14, McEwen 12. times walked—Thrift 17, Knowles 15. runs batted in—Kerr 21, D. Yates 17, AB R H Ave. 19 ee -526 | 21 «20 476 10 18 © 461] 26 15 405) ll 13 -406 | 20 «18 -400 4 “380 | 6 361) 18 ‘363 | 358 -333 -333 333 | -333 +333 312! 312) -300 | 300} -300 | -307 21 13 ss a ” mROMCUWNWD 4, Higgs 3. Industrial Bowling TEAM— Westinghouse __ Roy’s Book Shop ... Home Milk General Electric = Bill’s Southernmost Garage _. Shop, 223. HIGH TEAM SERIES: Westinghouse, 2354. HIGH TEAM SINGLE GAME: General Electric, 843. INDIVIDUAL HIGH SERIES: Ken Meyers, Westinghouse. 582. INDIVIDUAL HIGH SINGLE GAME: 0. Gomez, League Standings WON = 19) LOST TOTAL PINS 18,007 16,340 16,860 16,609 15,297 Roy’s Book PHILADELPHIA | — Harry Sylk appears increasingly confident his local syndicate will be success- ful in its bid to buy the Phila- delphia Athletics American League baseball franchise. Disclosing yesterday that the local offer for the club was 2% million dollars, Sylk said ne be- lieved “‘it’s a certainty the A’s will remain in Philadelphia ... and I don’t know of another local offer |for the club.” gstore chain executive 1 skepticism of re- that Chicago businessman Arnold Johnson had offered 4% million for the franchise. Johnson wants to move the A’s to Kansas City. Sylk also disclosed yesterday that his group’s offer included re- taining Roy Mack as executive |vice president of the club, and |Roy’s father, 91-year-old Connie, seaman apprentice from the Fleet Sonar School at Key West. The bouts will be held at the Dade County Armory in Miami on Saturday, August 14, i beginning Ebron, who is expected to weigh in at 220, holds an impressive list of titles. He was the 1953 All-Florida Golden Gloves weight champ and national runner-up. This year he was runner-up in the Florida Gloves competition. It appears, he will have his hands full at Miami when he clashes with the Jacksonville Golden Gloves heavyweight titleholder, e was the) Both Baltimore and Milwaukee fegained major league franchises latter 32 year intervals. L who reached the semi-finals at New York in the Eastern Gloves tournament. Barracca is a newcomer to local fisticuffs, a featherweight who formerly boxed for the New York Park Ponent has not yet been named.—U.S. Navy. Bidder Confident On A’s Franchise as “honorary chairman because of his many years in baseball.” Roy’s brother Earle would be allowed to reinvest his money as a_ stock- holder in the new corporation along with his father and brother. Sylk said his group plans to spend two million dollars fixing up the ball park and improving the team. He said one reason he is so cer-| tain the club will not be moved | West is Washington and Balti- more’s sure opposition to such a transfer. Walter Carroll, a thoroughbred trainer, was a veterinarian with the U. S. Army mule force in World War Il. Michigan State footballers may have eye trouble this fall. For | the first time since 1944 the cheer leaders will be coeds. combined Nevy-ci- and George Barracca (right), at 8:30 p.m. heavy- Department. His op- Marciano Cuts Training Crind For Charles Bout GROSSINGER, N.Y. (@—Rocky Marciano figures the 15 rounds he boxed against Ezzard Charles June 17 did him more good than 200 rounds in training camp. Conse- quently, the heavyweight champ will warm up for the Sept. 15 re- match with “only” 100 rounds of gym work. “I know it’s not practical for the champ to fight more than once or twice a year,” he said. “But i felt the best when I was going steady every month or so, like 1951 when I boxed seven times.” Apparently Manager Al Weill, and trainer Charley Goldman ex- pect Charles, the ex-champ, to sprint 15 rounds in his third bid to win back the title he lost to Jersey Joe Walcott. They have brought in Joe Gannon, a fast- stepping Washington, D.C., boy for Rocky to chase. Already down to 191 pounds, as compared to 187% for his last bout, the champ still works about four hours a day. He goes on the road in the morning and boxes five days a week, According to Goldman, the champ is working on his old payoff punch — the right hand. He con- centrated on the left hand in his prefight work for the first Charles fight. Maybe he worked too much with the left. 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