The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 26, 1954, Page 6

For Miami Beach Battle Gold Coast Leadership At Stake Saturday. By JIM COBB Citizen Sports Editor The Key West Conchs, one of the four major un- beaten prep school football teams in Florida, will stress defense this week in prep- aration for their first road battle of the season with the Miami Beach Typhoons Saturday night. j Physically battered in their grim fight with the Constance High grid- griders last Friday night, the Conchs held a light offensive drill yesterday and this afternoon will launch scrimmage sessions in an effort to develop a defense against the split T offense and a sharp passing attack expected to be thrown at them by a Beach squad enjoying its best season on rec- The game will virtually decide the Gold Coast Conference champ- ionship — barring late season up- sets. Key West and Beach share the Gold Coast lead with three vic- tories and no losses. Only other conference game the Beach faces after Saturday night set for Nov. 24 against Mia- while Key West will play Dade and South Broward, comparatively weak confer- a 3-1 record is in second place in the Gdld Coast ; South Broward has one two defeats; South s one win and three de- and Archibishop Curley has ged to win one game and two conference starts. Constance trails the pack with five losses and not a single vic- Rey West and Miami Edison are the only major undefeated and un- tied prep combinations in the state, each boasting of five victories. Mel- bourne and Titusville, both inde- pendent clubs, have won four and tied one game each. Coach Ed Beckman indicated to- day that he would schedule com- paratively light workouts for the Conchs, this week in a move cal- culated to keep them in shape for Saturday’s clash. They’ll be facing a Beach team that is dangerous every time they get the ball. In- dications are that they will show plenty of speed from anywhere in the backfield and they have some dangerously frisky ends to bolster their passing game. And pass defense is something the Conchs have shown they will need work on — witness the Cur- ley game whey they lost plenty of yardage through the air. Johnny Demeritt and Gene Fav- ors were the only Conchs out of yesterday’s practice, but several players showed up in shorts sport- ing bruises picked up in the Con- stance game. The Beach game was changed to Saturday night so that it would not conflict with the Miami - Ford- ham game in the Orange Bowl. The Conchs, making their first ap- pearance in the greater Miami area, will leave Saturday morning and hole up in Hernando’s Hide- way type retreat to rest until game time, unbothered by a horde of Key West fans expected to jour- ney north for the game. Fight Results Monday Night's FIGHTS PARIS > World featherweight tha = atherwei champion Sandy Saddler, 12814, New York, cutpotniod naka aon 128¥4, France, 6 (Nop-title BROOKLYN — Rudy Garcia, 128, Angeles, ee Carmelo Costa, atin, NEW YORK ~ Chico Varona, 150%, Ha- ‘vana, outpointed Johnny Bratton, 155%, Chi- ago, 10. BALTIMORE — ‘Tony Baldoni, 155, Wilkes-Barre. Pa., outpointed Joe (Rocky) Tomasello, 158’ jatawan, N. J., 10, PROVIDENCE, R. I. — Pete Adams, 154, Newark, N. J., outpointed Larry Villen. euve, 159%, Providence, 10. MILWAUKEE — Ernie Durando, 16014, Bayonne, N. J., outpointed Bobby Dykes, 158%, Miami, 10. LOS ANGELES — Carlos Chavez, 142%, Los Angeles, stopped Frankie Ray, 139%, Reno, Nev,, 7. BUY A Guaranteed HESTER BATTERY With Its Emergency Self Charging FEATURE A $15.58 Battery That Fits Most Cars —ONLY— $8.95 Lou Smith, 1116 White ‘Poinciana Giants F ‘ace Cuban Club i The Poinciana Giants * the Cuban Club tonight at 7:30 in the Wickers Field Stadium in an Island City baseball lea- + gue encounter. They'll be seeking their first win of the campaign and have added some new players to their roster. Danny Lastres will start for the Cubans with brother Bob behind the plate. Meanwhile, ieague batting re- cords have been released show- ing E. Rodriguez of the Junior Conchs is leading the pack with a .680 mark. Other lead- ers: D. Roberts, Cuban Club, .571; Schutte, USS Bushnell, -600; Nash, USS Bushnell, .500; J. Fernandez, Junior Conchs. -500; Arango, Cuban Club, .500; Joe Lewis, Cuban Club, .500; Gibson, Giants, .500; Howard, Giants, .500; Lastres, .400; Hopey, Junior Conchs, .384 and Quesada, .400. Gibby Gates and George Las- tres of the Junior Conchs are undefeated. Gates has hurled two victories and Lastres has one to his credit. Bratton Stale In Loss To Chico Varona 4 NEW YORK (#—Is Johnny Brat- ton through at 27 or was it only ring rust? Bratton, 155%, blamed last night's losing performance against Chico Varona, 150%, on an ejght- month layoff following a suspen- sion after his Feb. 24 “‘stinker” with Johnny Saxton at Philadel- phia. Many of the 1,500 spectators who paid $2,012 at St. Nicholas Arena ‘thought the former NBA champ simply didn’t have it any more. In any event, he postively* didn’t have it last night. For one brief flurry in the third round, the Bratton of old battered the stocky Cuban around the ring. That was #. Except for a dying gasp rally in the 10th, Bratton never took charge again. He lost by unanimous decision. “T can fight Varona in a month and knock him out,” said Bratton in his dressing room. “‘You can’t lay off eight months and fight. I lost him im the third because I was stale. I only trained two weeks for the fight.” Bratton won’t be seen in a New York ring for a time on the advice of Bob Christenberry, chairman of the New York State Athletic Com- mission, who told matchmaker Tex Sullivan he thought Johnny “wasn’t ready for this kind of a fight.” Carmelo Costa, 20-year-old Brooklyn feather who was unbeat- en in 26 starts, lost his first fight— a split decision to Rudy Garcia of Los Angeles last night at Brook- lyn’s Eastern Parkway. All three officials had it 55 in rounds, but two found Gareia ahead on points. Gilmore Tops Commercial Keg League Standings The USS Gilmore continues to hold the lead in the Commercial Bowling League with a 12 - 0 mark for the season, Key West and the Mon- salvatge Co, keglers are tied for second with 9 - 3 records. High games for the weeks action were rolled by Kauffman of the USS Gilmore (203), Taylor, also of the Gilmore, (203), R. Parks, Mon- salvatge, (215), and Makowski, of the USS Manta, (210). The Luigi’s Restaurant bowlers | walked off with high team series |honors when they rolled a hot 889. Kauffman, of the Gilmore, rolled high individual series with 539. His ite, Cheesman, roll- ed 520. Other high series games were rolled by Goodall, of Roll- steele eet A. Parks, Mon- and Joe Klutz, Key sabia Supply (507), eo 4 Gilmore Key West Supply Monsalvatge Coast | Rollaway Luigi's | Consolidated Blectric | Johnnie's Place USS Manta iPepsi Cola Kudeusseoks Reocasuuwwot ' Page 6 = =THE KEY WEST CITI ZEN Tuesday, October 26, 1954 Sports NEW YORK (®—The men who must be coming down with the galloping jitters as the nation’s gridiron Goliaths continue to fail on their faces week after week are those individuals who see the day coming closer when, they will have to invite a team or two to play in the major bowl games on Jan. 1. The pickings from among the “name” powers promise to be per- haps the thinnest ever. There is at least a possibility that not one of the four major bowl contests — Rose, Cotton, Sug- ar and Orange — will be played this New Year’s Day between two undefeated teams. The bowl chair- man who presents even one aill- conquering eleven will count him- self lucky unless he wishes to dip down among teams of less than major standing. He would rather die first. The only chance-the granddaddy of the bowls, the Rose, has of show- ing an unbeaten team rests on Ohio State’s ability to knock off its three remaining Big Ten rivals, plus Pittsburgh. That is a tough hand to fill. UCLA, the only unde- Roundup By Gayle Talbot feated member of the Coast Con- ference with the season only just past the halfway point, is not eligi- ble for the Pasadena classic this year. Similarly, the Cotton Bowl at Dallas cannot offer an unbeaten host team unless the remarkable Arkansas Razorbacks continue to outscramble five more muscular opponents, including three South- west Conference members. Only one other team whose claim to greatness is undisputed, Okla- homa, appears certain now to sail through unbeaten. One might ‘guess that the Sooners would show: up again in the Orange Bowl at Mi- ami, except that they are not eligible. That would leave five va- cancies to be filled among the Orange, Sugar and Cotton classics. With Maryland already twice beaten and once tied, and Colorado, which apparently had bowl aspira- tions, knocked off by Nebraska, the bowl selectors will have to do some tall looking. What the flock of lesser bowls, led by the Gator at Jacksonville, will wind up with this time is fringe benefits. Down Stuart, 39-0 “Belly Plays” Boomerang On Georgia Tech ad By MERCER BAILEY ATLANTA, — Georgia Tech is beginning to get a bellyache from its “Belly Play.” Football opponents, convinced of the play’s effectiveness, are be- ginning to use Coach Bobby Dodd’s bread-and-butter offense against Tech, with telling results, ‘The two teams which have beat- en Tech this year, Florida and Ken- tucky, used the Belly Play fre- quently and Dodd thinks if was an important factor in the upsets. “I think the Belly Play was as strong as any play Florida and Kentucky used against us,” Dodd said today. “In fact, every team we've played has used it against us and the rest of our opponents, with the exception of Tennessee, a single-wing team, probably will use it. “TI don’t blame them. It’s one of the hardest plays to stop. Proper- ly executed, it’s good for seven or eight yards every time—and often will let your backs go all the way.” The play, also called the “‘B” play or the “Belt Buckle” play by some conservatives, is aptly named. To start the play, the quarterback steps to the rear and rams the ball into the fullback’s midsection, Then any one of sever- al things can happen. The fullback can keep the ball and plow up the middle. Or, after taking a step or two with the full- back, the quarterback can yank the ball back. While the fullback fakes through the middle, a half| back can take a handoff and cut) off tackle or take a pitchout and! swing wide around end. Or the quarterback can keep the ball him- jself and run or pass. Or he can handoff to a halfback who then Passes, The numerous possibilities are what make the play so difficu‘t to detect and stop. “We think we still run the play better than other teams because we've worked with it more and know the angles. But as well as we know it, we still can’t stop it when it’s run against us,” Dodd added wryly. Dodd doesn’t claim credit for originating the play. He got the basic idea from quarterback Eddie LeBaron in 1949 at a college Al!- Star game. LeBaron had used the play at College of The Pacific. Dodd first used it at Tech in 1951— the inside version. Last year, with several speedy backs, he added the wide wrinkle. In addition to other SEC mem- bers, teams now using some varia- tion of the play include Army, Navy, Miami (Fla.), Maryland, Duke, Purdue and Southern Methodist, Tiaras Taso o tags A The previously winless Tigers from Fort Street have at last scratched the win column, The Green and White exploded with pent up vengeance Friday against the Stuart County Training School eleven, at Stuart, to the tune of 39 - 0, The Tigers served notice on the remainder of the teams on their slate that the win- less, scoreless evenings are a thing of the dismal past. Douglass’ line charged like iron horses to completely stymie the op- position on the ground while Tiger backs spread a protective umbrel- ja for Stuart’s aerials. Donald Carey was the main cog in the attack knifing through for {sizeable gains throughout the game and bulling his way through for needed yardage on first downs. Carey scored three of the touch- downs. Joe Kee ran into pay dirt ‘twice for the might as Edward Clarke hit the promise land once. It was Clarke who kicked two of the points after touchdowns. Don- |A’s Deal Is Up In Air; Meeting Set By TOM BRADSHAW PHILADELPHIA (#—The long- drawn-out drama of the Philadel- phia Athletics and their future to- day was in rehearsal for the latest can League owners Thursday. at Chicago | At that meeting, called by | League President Will Harridge, the club owners will be asked to approve or reject the sale of the Philadelphia franchise to an eight ; man syndicate, But that won't ring down the curtain. ‘ | The following day the syndicate members are scheduled to meet with Roy Mack, his brother Earle and their father Connie to ex- change nearly four million dollars for all but a one-ninth share of the A’s stock. There is every reason to believe the stock-cash transfer will all but end the play. However, the A's tragi-comedy has been extended so many times beyond the expected final curtain that it’s anybody’s guess whether there will be further Ppostpone- ments, delays or what have you Here’s how matters now stand: Yesterday, the eight members of the syndicate put in a hectic after- noon in a meeting which was sup- clause in the preliminary purchase sale was to-be consummated by 2 p.m. yesterday. The syndicate members said they didn’t want to hand over their money to the Macks until the league had put the stamp of ap- proval on them and their offer ald Carey ran the other point after a six pointer, Yes, there is joy in Tigerland and the lads in the Green and White promise to add to the enthusiasm come this Friday night at the High School Stadium. Douglass will pit its attack against the vaunted for- mations of the Mays High Rams of Goulds, Florida. Coach Charles White feels that Douglass should be able to hold its own Friday night against Mays High. The basis for his reasoning is the score of the Stuart - Dou- glass game. Community Chest Bowling Tourney Scheduled Here A Community Chest handicap bowling tournament has been sche- duled for next Saturday at the Dou- ble A and Rollaway bowling alleys from 2 until 9 p. m. A 75 per cent handicap will be allowed all participants in the sin- gles event. All members of the Key West Bowling Association are urged to participate. Only mem- bers are eligible for the tourney. Handicaps will be compiled from the Commercial, Civie and Indus- for the franchise. When the delay in league ap- proval became known, the syndi- cate began efforts to have Roy agree to an extension. Earle and Connie Sr. had agreed to the’ ex- tension previously. But Roy heged. After the iate afternoon portion of the meeting, Roy took a one- hour recess to confer with his at- torney. Then he came back and announced he was willing to give the eight syndicate members until 3 p.m. Friday to turn over the cash and accept receipt of the stock. Duke, Gilmore Win Tournament Louise Duke and R. N. Gilmore teamed up to capture first place in a Scotch Doubles Bowling tour- nament held Saturday at the Dou- ble A alleys. Other teams, in the order of their finish: D. Folkins and Hap Berry- hill, Jane Grenuck and Stan Gre- nuck, Ann Valant and C. B. Riley, Dee Folkins and Harry Folkins, Lo- retta Carson and Jerry Carson, Lo- retta Carson and Dave Tyler, Max- ine Moy and Carl Moy, Ann Val- ant and C. B. Riley, 4 ——— Because albinos usually have weak eyes and do not have nature’s camouflage, they usually do not survive Jong in the wild state, says the National Geographic Society. LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS {1933 Probate Act, Secs. 110, 120) HE COUNTY MONROE COUNTY, FLOR- IDA, IN PROBATE. |S" ®? FLOR In ret Estate of CHARLES I, SAUNDERS, eceased. Te, All Creditors and Persons Have aims er D ha Saint, jemands Against ou and each of you are h notified and required’ to. eeney any claims and demands which yau, or either of you, may hav. the estate of CHARLES 1. DERS, deceased, late of sai ty, to the County Judge of Monrose County, Florida, at his office in the court house’ of sai¢ County at Key West, Florida, within. eight calendar months from the time of the first publication of this notice, Each claim or demand shall be in writing, and shall state the place of residence and post office’ ad. dress of the claimant, and shall be sworn to by the claimant, his agent or attorney, and any such claim or | demand not so filed JOHN ROBERT s ‘D 3 As executor of the Last” Will and-Testament of CHARLES L. SAUNDERS, deceased. WILLIAM V. ALBURY ENRIQUE ESQUINALDO, JR, Attorneys fo oct. 26; nov. ~16, 1954 IN THE COUNTY JUDG JOURT IN AND FOR MONRO UNTY, FLORIDA. aN PROBATE. No. 63-’ Im Re: Estate of MARY G. TOOKER. a/k/a GERTRUDE TOOKER, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS | trial Bowling League scores. High- jest average held in either league | will prevail. All averages will be posted in alleys. - All participants may sign up at their favorite alley. \ The tournament will be sponsor- ed and sanctioned by the Ameri- can Bowling Congress. All ABC rules will be in effect. For further information, those in- terested should phone 2-8455. MISSION RETURNS TOKYO (®—Two groups of Japa- nese officials are flying back to Tokyo tonight after a trip through Red China aimed at developing | closer ties between the two nations. | One group is made up of 28 mem- \bers of Parliament, _ hd oe ey ahd All Persons ving Claims or Demands Again Said Hstate Co You, and each of you, are hereby notified and required Present any claims and demands\which you, or either of you, may have against the estate of MARY G) TOOKER a/k/a GERTRUDE TOOKER, de- ceased late ‘of Schuyler County, NEW YORK, to the Hon. RAY- MOND R. LORD, County Judge of Monroe County, and file the same in his office in the County Court- house in Monroe County, Florida, within eight calendar months from the date of the first publication hereof. id claims or demands to contain the legal address of the claimant and to be sworn to and presented aforesaid, or same will be barred. Section 120 of the 1933 Probate Act. Date October 1i, A D. 1954, GEORGE H. TO As Executor of the Last Will and Testament of MARY G. TOOKER, a/k/a GERTRUDE TOOKER. Deceas.d ANDERSON SCOTT McCARTHY & PRESTON Attorney for Executor. oct, 26, now 3-S-16, 1954 2c posed to complete the deal as per a | agreement. That stipulated that the | Miami Rated 10th In APGrid Ohio State Jumps Into The Lead By HUGH FULLERTON JR. The Associated Press Ohio State’s Buckeyes, a collec- tion of football players with roses in their eyes and mayhem in their act to come—a meeting of Ameri- 5 hearts, have replaced Oklahoma) nan football talent regarded as | he as the No. 1 college team in the opinion of the nation’s sports wri- ters and broadcasters. | They earned the honor crushing | Wisconsin 31-14 last Saturday while Oklahoma was sliding listlessly ‘through a 21-0 decision over Kan- | ses State. Oklahoma had been on j;top of the Associated Press poll |for three weeks. | Oklahoma collected 10 more first- place votes than Ohio State— 74-64 |—but the Bucks edged ahead on |the second-pl ballots, of which |69 went to Ohio State and only 49 to the Sooners. The final count, on the usual 10 9-8, etc., basis, gave Ohio State 1,858 points and Oklahoma 1,834 UCLA, with 45 firsts, was right behind with 1800 points, and the surprising Arkansas team fourth | with 1,351 Ohio State was fourth last week, to Oklahoma. UCLA, which walloped Oregon | State 61-0, polled a much higher | vote than it did a week ago in retaining third place. Arkansas, a “team of destiny” which came from nowhere to take the Southwest Conference le:d and then knocked Mississippi from the ranks of the unbeaten, jumped from seventh to fourth. Army rose from ninth to fifth and West Vir- ginia from 10th to seventh. The new order, after the first |four, is Army, Notre Dame, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Purdue and Miami (Fla.). The leading teams with first- place votes in parenthéses: . Ohio State (64 . Oklahoma (74 - UCLA (45) ....... . Arkansas (16) . Army () .... . Notre Dame (1 . West Virginia (6). . Wisconsin . Purdue ~ . Miami (Fla.) (6 (Second 10): 11, Michigan 12. Mississippi 74 rz 78 SAAN ONweE ra Se 15. Navy 16. Duke 17. Texas | Christian MU 20. Cincinnati Sandy Saddler Seeks Bouts — In Europe PARIS (®—World featherweight champion Sandy Saddler, still turn- ing his back on a National Boxing Assn. order to defend his crown “or else,” is looking for some more nontitle bouts in Europe today after disposing of France's Ray Famechon in an over-the-weight match, The 28-year-old New Yorker said he simply wasn’t worried about the NBA ultimatum—not if he could line up some money-making matches in Europe. He added, how- ever, the hoped for schedule might include a title bout, but only if the - | purse was satisfactory, Saddler’s manager, Charley Johnston, already has talked. over the possibilities of sucha schedule with British promoter Jack Solo- mons. Famechon, the European feather champ, last night and was well ahead on points when the French- man’s handlers refused to let him answer the sixth-round bell, Both fighters weighed 128% pounds — just 2% pounds over the division limit—for the scheduled 10-rounder. It was the fifth fight for Saddler since his release from the service. He's won four of the five nontitle bouts, dropping a 10-round decision to France’s Hockocine Khalfi, There were no knockdowns in last night’s bout, but Saddler had Famechon against the ropes sever- al times..Saddler threw most of the heavy blows in the ‘serap, which had most of the emphasis on in-fighting, ~ nite Da Nage Saddler had tittle trouble with |i Poll, Sooners Drop To Second > North Carolina Prospects Bright Raliegh, N. C. — Hopes for im- proving football at North Carolina State are definitely optimistic for the future with the current fresh- one of the best yearling squads in recent years by Head Coach Earle Edwards. State meets the Univer- sity of Miami frosh in Key West, Nov. 26 in the Shrine Bowl Classic. Edwards’ confidence in his team as borne out in its first two games of the year as the Wolfets defeated a powerful Clemson team by 14- 13 and then added the scalp of Wake Forest's frosh by a 14 - 6 score. Joe Pineda, 165- pound back from Key West. Florida, is starting quarterback for State’s freshman squad hand has played outstanding ball in both of State’s wins. Joe, who made all ~ confer- ence last year at Key West High School and was also voted the most outstanding player, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pineda, Sr. tcf Key West. Joe is enrolled in In- The the wards | C€MpUs from Michigan State where | commen’? years as an assistant | etic dines seit, Munn. now ath- wards, who at Penn State before going to igan State, is a firm believer: the multiple offense, which the best features of the T-forma- | ean wing and double-wing State team is operating from le - offense, which Ed- | dustrial Recreation. | Alabama Hopes Soar As Injured By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Spirits soared higher today «| Alabama’s campus when three key players removed from the injured list, returned to rough-and-tumbie Tackle Ed Culpepper back Jerry Chiapparelli on the field for an afternoon Jeaders and nominated them as All-Southeastern candidates. . Florida’s Gators are looking to their weekend game with Missis- sippi State at: Gainesville — with | hopes that injured fullbacks Mal- {colm Hammack and Joe Brodsky will be ready for action. Mississippi State buckled dowa to practice with the squad gener- ally in good condition. The only doubtful starter against Florida is guard Max Williams who was in- jured in the game with Miami. He missed Saturday’s game with Ala- bama, 4 Georgia Tech is getting ready for the Duke game at Durham without hopes of help from All- America center Larry Morris, Lar- ry twisted a knee in Saturday’s game with Kentucky and there’s no chance of his playing at Dur- ham. Coach Bobby Dodd is count- ing on Jimmy H. Morris, a 6- foot-2 junior, to play center against Duke. Mississippi Coach Johnny Vaught promises plenty of blocking drills this week in preparation for Sat- urday night’s game with Louis. on depth but not short on desire. After viewing movies of Auburn’s victory over Florida State Satur- day, Jordan said “the guard play of Bob Scarbrough, Chuck Max- in forming a Women’s to attend, We would also like For SEC Crown Men Return ime and George Atkine fae the peerings ous Tulane Coach Andy Pilney he will have three lettermen in the backfield for wi if fi ba] Romewd TOC Notice To Women Bowlers There will be a meeting Wednesday, 7:00 P.M., at the Double A Alleys. All women interested Bowling League are urged for any business man or firm interested in sponsoring 2 woman’s team to. please attend this meeting, or eal] 2.3672 before. 4: