The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 24, 1954, Page 6

Key West-Miami Tech Clash Rated Even Conchs May Unveil New Offense Before Record Crowd Tonight By JIM COBB Citizen Sports Editor The Key West High School football team will face their first critical test: of the infant campaign tonight when they square off against a big, rough and experienced Mi- ami Tech eleven at 8 o’clock. weer The Lineups KEY WEST— Dick Kerr (170) 25 4 16 14 2 30 22 26 Geo. Reese (135) Stickney (170) LE Frank Hood (175) LT J. Henriquez (200) LG J. DeMerritt (175) C Ralph Garcia (170) RG 36 W. Brantley (195) RT J. Carbonell (175) RE QB LHB Bill Haney (150). RHB Mike Cates (160) FB MIAMI TECH— 71 Knight (154) 82 Talles (190) 81 Pike (190) 49 Hoffman (185) 84 Hempen (195) 50 DeFrancesca (220) 70 Morris (175) 22 Grice (166) 12 Karanakis (139) 55 Lounders (155) 33 Howard (175) oo The Conchs stifled an inept St. Theresa eleven last week 25-0 but it was hardly considered a fair test of their capabilities. After tonight’s clash, Conch backers will have a betteyidea of whether or not they have a chance of com- ing up with a winning sea- son. Facing a heavier Blue Devil squad, (they’ll out-heft the Conchs five pounds per man on the line) the Conchs will probably have little suc- cess running through them. Hence, Coach Ed Beckman has developed some variations on the Key West single wing attack cal- culated to carry them around and over the visitors. Unveiled behind locked gates at a Wednesday eve- ning practice session, the offense can be best described as a “split single wing.” It features a_ se- quence of man - in - motion plays, some souped up pass plays and other razzie dazzle strategy. Red Sti ack combination wiil be throwing tonight. Small, y Mike Cates, gained 7 yards agains: St. Teresa last night will be on tap for the heavy work with 135 pound .George Reese calling the signals. Nor:nan Allen and Julio Santana, both slated to see considerable ac- tion tonight, are out with injuries — Santana for the balance of the session. The Key West line, dubbed the “Black Bean Brigade” will be at top strength for tonight’s debacle, Dick Kerr, 170 pounder, ‘is set for work at left end with Gene Fa-| , vors a frisky, sticky - fingered pass cateher also slated to see ac- tion at that post. John Carbonell, a dangerous workman on both of- fense and defense, is set to go at the other end of the line. Tackles Wayne Brantley and Frank Hood will be battling against larger opponents — and neither of them are lightweights. Dependable Julio Henriquez and burly Ralph Garcia are slated for the guard assignments with John- ny DeMerritt handling the center and defensive linebacking chores. and Bill Hapey, the | With sophomore prospect Lew McLain missing his second en- counter because of a cracked rib, .@ .cy West line is dangerously weak on reserves. Tech Coach Jap Simmons wi'l bring a high-spirited group of grid- ders to town, intent on avenging last year’s 20 - 0 loss at the hands of the Key Westers. The Conchks piled up the score largely on & series of breaks. The Techmen were hurt by costly fumbles and « pass interception in the waning moments of the ballgame. Accord- ing to the Key West scouting re- port, Tech is considerably stronger than their 6 - 0 victory over Belle Glade last week would indicate. They outgained the Beanpickers by 200 yards, but it was the same old stoty — fumbles. They'll be at top strength with the exception of tackle Paul Eger- mier, a doubtful starter. Tom De- Francesca, 220-pound sophomore is ; his replacement. Man to watch for Key West is Mario Lounders, a boy who gave them plenty of trouble last year. The Key West High School band, replete with prancing and danc-| ing girls will be on tap for the halftime show. Major League Leaders AMERICAN BATTING—Avila, Cleveland .337. RUNS—Mantle, New York, 125 RUNS BATTED IN-Doby, Cleveland and LEAGUE Berra, New York, HOME RUNS~Doby, Cleveland, 32. PITCHING—Consuegra, Chicag», 16-3 842, 124. NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING-Mays, New York, .346. RUNS~Musial, St. Louis, 120. RUNS BATTED IN-~Kluszewski, cinnati, 139. HOME RUNS-Kluszewaski, Cincinnati 49 PITCHING— Antonelli, New York, 21-7, 750. Boxing Resulis ‘THURSDAY'S FIGHTS ROME, Italy—Franco Festucci, 161%, Italy, outpointed Jean Gorhay, 167%, Bel- gium, 10, HAMBURG, Germany-Gerhard Hecht, Germany, outpointed Wim Snoek, jolland, is, (For European light heavyweight title) Cin- World Series To Be Televised! Complete TV Installation With Channel 4 Yagi Antenne 17" RCA (1955 model) ... $234.95 INSTALLED WITH ANTENNA Plus Tax 17” ZENITH (1955 model) $244.95 INSTALLED WITH ANTENNA | Plus Tax Page 6 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Friday, September 24, 1954 Open Season On Big League Managers Seen By BEN PHLEGAR ; Associated Press Sports Writer ae z With the coming of autumn it ap-| pears to be open season on man- agers in the major leagues. after their first evening of action. fi iams, of the Pepsi Col: night with made at Baltimore and Chicago. | followed closely with 553. Another one, at Washington, ap-| pears to be in the works for Mon-j} day. There are strong indications that | the Senators are going to either re- lease Bucky Harris or kick him up-, Navarro, Inc stairs to the general manager’s job| Roy's Book Store and replace him with Charlie Dres- | Home Milk Company sen. A press conference has been) Pepsi Cola z i aes called for today with Harris listed/Lou’s Radio and Appliance Store as among the absent. Owner Clark | Shelley aes Company ........ questions on Harris’ status by say-| two Friends Bar ..... a ing he will wait till the season ends | pill’s Southernmost Garage Sunday. | Miller’s High Life If Dressen, who led Brooklyn to Double A Bowling Alley by Key West Electric. The standings: TEAM— Moody’s Grocery and Drive-In Key West Electric Repair They are Moody’s Grocery, Key West Electric, Store and Home Milk. Five-Way Deadlock Marks Industrial League Opener Five teams are tied for the lead in the Industrial Bowling League Navarro, Inc., ia keglers, was high man for the 221, followed by V. Prusinskas, of the Shelley Tractor com- bination and H. Berryhill, of Moody’s, who rolled 212 games. High three game series honors of the evening went to V. Prusin- Two changes already have been|skas with a snappy 561. Bill Darby of the Key West Electric keglers, High team game of 834 and high team series of 2418 were rolled A large gallery watched the opening night of aetiori. ‘ S $ | SeSocuNNenenane 5 AAA RAWNNE ROCCO two pennants in three seasous then quit last year in a battle over a long term contract, doesn’t catch on at Washington the next best bet appears to be the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phils switched from Steve O'Neill to Terry Moore in mid-| season after months of rumors and } Moore has only a verbal under- standing concerning next year. If, the Phils edge out Cincinnati for | fourth place he may keep his job. | His ball club made a move in| that direction yesterday in the only B playing action, winning a pair from |land Indians have been made 17-19 Pittsburgh 7-6 and 4-2. The first|favorites over the New York game marked the completion of a|Giants because they have three contest started Aug. 15 and halted | pitchers named’ Bob Lemon, Early after eight innings because of the| Wynn and Mike Garcia—and that’s Sunday Pennsylvania curfew with | our understanding—then you are the scored tied at 6- | looking at one of the greatest over- Robin Roberts finished the sus-|lays in history, pals, and we can’t pended game for his 23rd triumph ‘urge you too strongly to rush out and his second in two days when| and grab a little of that short end. Richie Ashburn singled and moved| “We will also say that if the men around to score the winning run in| in Las Vegas arrived at those fig- the last of the ninth. ures by simply adding up the ¢4 In the regular game Stan Lopata | Victories credited to the “Big put the Phils in front to stay on a|Three’’ as of this writing, and as- 3-run homer in the first inning | sumed that this offered a true re- For a brief spell the Phillies | flection of their ability to pitch thought they had moved within|@gainst good baseball clubs, then (0002 of fourth place. But an hour they owe it to themselves to take after the end of their second game, | nother hurried look. They are in League President Warren Giles up-| for a jolt. ek: held a Cincinnati protest of a loss | eae oes riage te baat av a 10 did agains e at Milwaukee Wednesday and aa pes Chicago Whit Sec anens oe dered the game to resume today. | 8 e : nly Giles reversed his umpires who|American League rivals which had called an interference play for | ™ight faintly be compared to the the final out against the Redlegs. team they will face in the World The action resumes with the Braves leading 3-1, two on for Cin-| cinnati and two out in the ninth. Gators May Make Backfield Change GAINESVILLE (#—Passing mas- ter Fred Robinson of Florida’s Gators may draw the starting football assignment against Geor- gia Tech Saturday afternoon in the event the Gators receive the kick- off. Coach Bob Woodruff said that should the Gators kickoff, Bobby Lance will be the starting quarter- | the varsity, scoring four decisions back for the Blue team. over the Yankees. He lost three The Gators left by air this morn-|to the Yanks and was relieved ing. | twice in games the Bombers went “We will do all right if we don’t | on to win from the Cleveland bul! make too many sophomore mis-|pen. The White Sox clipped him takes, like fumbling,” Woodruff | three out of five, with a lefthander, said. |Jack Harshman, supplying the The Gators fumbled five times | winning opposition twice. against Rice, losing four to the | opposition. |had an awful summer wrestling Woodruff said that end Ray | with the big two. He never did suc- Brown, injured in the Rice game, | ceed in beating either of them. The may get to play against. Tech. If | Yankees whipped him three times he doesn’t, seniors Charlie Man-|and got him out of there in his ning and Bobby Knight will share | other start against them. He start- right end duties on the Blue team. jed twice only against the White NEW YORK — If the Cleve- sions and they lost 13. Had it not been for the Indians’ second- line pitching, they would not have been able to finish even with the Yanks and Sox over the season. Only one of the three, Lemon, did better than break even against the two other contenders, and then only by 5-4. One of his wins over the Yanks was in relief. One game he failed to last agaist the ex- champions was lost. After the White Sox beat him for the second time on July 11, Manager Al Lopez never again permitted them to swing at his ace. Wynn, the 23-game winner, was able to break even, 6-6, against We'll tell you. They won | Mike Garcia, the 19-gamer, has | Sports Roundup By Gayle Talbot Sox, and on each occasion was re- lieved by another Indian who ab- sorbed the loss. Mike doesn’t sound like a pitcher who is going to throttle Willie Mays and Don Mueller, does he? In view of this signal failure of his top men to cut the mustard against the Yanks and Sox, it can Al Lopez did an exceptionally fine job of spotting them against the league’s patsies. The fact that he concluded as early as mid-July himself out trying to beat the Chi- cagos when there were five other clubs he could overwhelm shows that Al was in there thinking. Lemon’s record against the “‘Lit- tle Five” was a cool 18-2. Against Baltimore it was ,respectively, 4-0, 4-0 and 3-0, Garcia also had muscles against the five-club second division. The Bear manhandled ’em to the tune of 19-5, including Boston 4-0, Wash- | ington 3-0 and Baltimore 5-1. Wynn was slightly more gentie on the sad sacks, letting them off at 16-5, but sufficient to assure Golf Pairings Given For Sunday Pairings and starting times have been released for a haridi- cap golf tourney to be played at the Key West Golf Club Sunday. They are: 12:00 noon, Hy Altman, A, Borressen, B. Borresen and J. Gavilan. 12:20 p. m., F. Matthews, C. E. Smith, J. McArdle and H. Knight. 12:30 p. m., R. H. Rice, Dr. McMahon, M. Smith, and Thur- man. 12:40 p.m., J. Boatwright, L. Reifman, J. Burke, and S. Sil- berman. 12:50 p. m., L. Reagan, W. Tyson and T. Begin. 1 p. m., B. Spottswood, R. Hale, R. Fernandez anc ‘. Vin- son. 1:10 p. m., J. Hyman, W. €. Harris, M. Johnson and J. Lo- pez. By BEN OLAN | flight pitchers of their own. Johnny NEW YORK (# — Cleveland will | Antonelli, with 21 victories and the have 10 pitchers and the New York | Majors’ best earned run average, Record Shows Tribe Hurling Shades Giants their awesome records against ad- mittedly inferior opposition — the so-called ‘“‘five club second divi- only be concluded that Manager | that it was silly to let Lemon wear | himself another 20-victory season. | ai" ZENUTH (1955 model) $264.95 INSTALLED WITH ANTENNA Plus Tax 21" RCA (1955 model) -... $274.95 INSTALLED WITH ANTENNA Plus Tax Complete Line 1955 Television Sets RCA - ZENITH - ADMIRAL $159.95 up Special Bargains on 1954 Models 90-Day Guarantee On All Parts *?.Day Free Service IY Cuavantee On Picture Tube biON & DUVAL and OLIVIA STREETS i Open Mondays Till 8:00 P.M. TTR TIRE SERVICE PHONE 2-2000 we Giants 12 available for the 1954 World Series, but strength in num- ber will mean little when the pen- nant-winners meet head-on next Wednesday. For, pitchers with the ability and experience of Bob Lemon, Early Wynn, Mike Garcia, Bob Feller and Art Houtteman plus a vastly improved bullpen gave Manager Al Lopez the finest mound staff in many American League seasons. Statistically, Cleveland holds the edge over New York in complete games, earned run averages and just about every comparable basis except shutouts, where the Giants have 16 to the Indians’ 12. Collectively, Lemon, Wynn and 23-6 record, Wynn 22-11 and Garcia 19-8. Feller chipped in with 13 tri- ing, won 15 games. The Giants have several top-'that Cleveland's hurlers piled up! Worth’ton, N.Y. 4 Garcia have racked up 64 of their| Gomez 20. lelub’s 110 victories. Lemon has a| umphs and Houtteman, shaking off tory. Bob had two chances in 1948, | ¢ a “hard luck” tag of long stand- 2.31, was one of the year’s stand-|sion.’’ Against the New York Yan-| outs. Ruben Gomez won 17 games kees and Chicago White Sox, the and sage old Sal Maglie 14, several Indians finished with 11-11 stand- of them in key games. | offs on the year. There’s no belittling New York's | In the catching department, not jrelief pitchers, either. Knuckleball, much in the way of hitting is Hoyt Wilhelm has won 12 games|expected from Cleveland’s Jim jand Marv Grissom 10. Lefthanders |Hegan or Ne York’s Wes Westrum. | Don Liddle and Windy McCall also Both are fine defensive receivers. have shown flashes of brilliance. | Rookies Ray Katt and Hal Nara- | With several long ball hitters on FT are Dee Hr Giants | both sides, the gopher ball con- and Indians, respectively. j ceivably will Woe important | bss Pp a arison (3 & TAS .. = part in the outcome of the best- PITCHING RECORDS | of-seven set. In this respect, Cleve- sons les = ne % S ‘ iS io land also has the advantage. | Feller. Cle. — 3.09 | Garcia has been tagged for only | Nemeives, Cle.” “at Fe \four homers all season. Lemon | Antonelli, N. ¥. 257 2a has given up 10 and Wynn 21. For | Garcia, Cle. ..... 235 New York, Antonelli and Maglie | Nashe: X- 325, have permitted 21 apiece and | wynn, Cle ie ig 199 2.40 4.29 2.79 4.06 errr rrr rer Pore Certainly, sentiment will be rid- Nertecks, cl |ing with Feller, who at 35, will be | Grissom, seeking his first World Series vic-| McCall, N. | but lost both, one by a 1-0 count. | Koone's | Not to be overlooked is the fact | Gel. N- G. wBoceneesseahsssaekis cocce wa Suto tissstaBin SBesebeseseaagazaeza2% Pad Maglie, Lemon | Southern Cal. Pitt Clash In By JOE REICHLER - ILA. Tonight Seen As Hurlers In Opening Tilt CLEVELAND (#—The World Se- ries ‘War of Nerves’’ already has begun between Al Lopez and Leo Durecher, the rival managers, as} | By sella GRIMSLEY. the Indians and the Giants gear) NEW YORK (?—Souther themselves for the big fall classic | fornia and Pittsburgh, 1 opening in New York next Wed-| trying to relive pas nesday. in Los Angeles to’ Neither manager would say to-| Sectional game wh |day who will be his opening-day | Petite for the first full-scale w pitcher. The guessing is that Sal | end of the college football seasor Maglie (146) will open for New| Every section of the cou York and Bob Lemon (23-6) for |swings into the “Hip-Hip-Hoor Cleveland, but nobody knows for | spirit with the crescenc sure. ly to be reached at Soi Some observers seemed to think tomorrow wi Early Wynn (22-11) would get the Fighting Iris picked Indians’ starting assignment over e’s Fighting Irish, picked Lemon because Lopez designated! the nation’s best, make their debut Early to pitch today’s game | against power-loaded Tex against Detroit and work Lemon! This battle, a hed tomorrow. The Indians’ pilot de-|under any circumstance nied such intention. | particular interest because “No,” he said, “Wynn isn’t a| duces Notre Dame's icertainty to open the series be-| Boy,” 26-year-old Te cause he’s to pitch today. It CPC, Paina to Frank y nitely will be either Lemon or| jn tonight’s Coast conflict Wynn, but I’m going to wait for|ern Cal's-Trojans rate a 1 Durocher to make his move first. | edge over Red Dawson's Pitt Pan sen nome manager and must | thers, who are known to be big and rst. | stionable striking Word came from New York that | gee ala Durocher won't decide between! Other games tonight have Arizo- Maglie and Johnny Antonelli, na State at. Tempe playing Brig- (21-7) the young southpaw ace, un-!ham Young‘on the latter's field, til the Giants work out Tuesday. [Denver at Drake, Miami (Fla If Maglie starts for them,” Lo-) Furman and Hampden-Sydney pez said, “I'll probably pitch Lem-| Richmond. The visiting 1 jon because he’s a lefthanded hit-| favored in each of these es ter. I'd like to get as much left-! The NCAA's nationally-t handed strength as I can against] attraction of the week sends Mich their righthanders. If Antonelli| ican State ee 18 Nea tonelli |igan State's Rose Bowl champions opens, I IL 0 with Wynn, who bais against Iowa at lowa City Saturay from either side.” h Anyhow, it will be Lemon and Wynn, or Wynn and Lemon with big Mike Garcia (19-8) pitching the third game. as South ) at at is evised 3:23 p.m. EST. It’s a virtual toss- up. In the principal intersectional conflicts, UCLA is a 20-point choice over Kansas at Lawrence; Illinois, Baseball Resalls the Big Ten favorite, is 10 points over Penn State at Champaign FRIDAY’S BASEBALL Michigan is 14 over Washington Won Lost Pet. Behind | at Seattle and Duke rates a touch 5 SS os - s 6% |down over Pennsylvania at Phila- 9 |delphia 21 b Arm) opens eee 2 [West Point, favorite Pittsburgh 53 351 4a, pover South Carolina, and Navy scxz Page not include protested game ef | picked to,roll over William & Mary “| at Annapolis. Memphis is scene header sending Tenne FRIDAY'’S SCHEDULE Mississippi State in the Cincinnati at Milwaukee (Completion of | and Kentucky agains Mississippi Pevtanted) Gamat Ob pert, a8 at night.) Alabama att St. Louis at Milwaukee New York at Philadelphia (2) bound back against Louis: at Baton Rouge. Geor Pittsburgh at Brooklyn host to Florida and AMESNAN LEAGUE | a | Clemson: 10 41.728 p i 75 8 | In the Midwest, Ohio State is fa- je, |vored over Indiana, Northwestern Si | over Iowa State Minnesota over é1 |Nebraska, Purdue over Missouri and Oklahoma over Texas Chris- tian. Arkansas is the pick over Tulsa and Oklahoma A&M over Texas A&M in the Southwest Other Far West games are: Ore- gon vs. Stanford; Washington State New York Brooklyn x-Milwaukee x-Cincinnati Philadelphia St. Louis 513 490 487 its campaign at ‘470 a “408 THURSDAY'S RESULTS Philadelphia 7-4, Pittsburgh 6-2 (Only game scheduled) of a double nst afternoon Georgia to Cleveland New Y Chicago Boston. Washington Baltimore Philadelphia THURSDAY'S RESULTS No games scheduled. FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE Detroit at Cleveland Philadelphia at New York Washington at Boston (2) Chicago at Baltimore (N) THURSDAY'S BASEBALL RESULTS | PLAYOFFS |State-Idaho, California-San | State, Utah-Arizona. DIXIE SERIES Atlanta (SA7), Houston (TL4) (Houston leads 2-1) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FINALS Louisville 2, Indianapolis 0 (series | tied 1-1) INTERNATIONAL SEMI-FINALS | Montreal 4, Rochester 3 (Montreal | wins 42) Citizen Ads Bring Results Joe’s Blacksmith Shop Outside Welding - Machine Works We Build All Type Tanks REBUILD GEARS PHONE 2.5658 — 614 Front Street FRIDAY's baseball playoff schedule XIE s SERIE! Atlanta at Houston AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Indianapolis at Louisville Norman (Red) Strader, former Yankee football coach, is scouting 14 games for the San Francisco| — 49ers this season. He is also in| the construction business in Berke-| ley, Calif. It’s Here! 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