The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 20, 1954, Page 12

Key West Got Breaks—-But They Were All Bad Last Night By JIM COBB Citizen Sports Editor \ . Statistically, the Key West Conchs defeated the Chattanooga Dynamos last night in a gruelling football contest. But, unfortunately, the scoreboard did not back up the tally sheets and the best the Conchs could manage ce SERPEERTE EBLE D | Na) SRE ee Sea THE YARDSTICK FIRST DOWNS YARDS GAINED RUSHING YARDS GAINED PASSING PASSES ATTEMPTED PASSES COMPLETED PASSES INTERCEPTED FUMBLES OWN FUMBLES RECOVERED PENALTIES Key West 11 228 17 6 2 2 4 1 was a 0-0 tie in a ballgame which, if anything, raised the prestige of a football machine which is acknowledged to be the best ever to take the field wearing the Red and “White in recent years. It was a classic defensive battle, packed with everything in the way of football thrills. Theeseason’s re- cord crowd, more than 5,000 fans, witnessed a Titanic battle with the key manuevering being the perfor- mance of two magnificent lines. The Conchs got a lot of breaks last night — but they were all bad. A blocked kick, two crucial fum- bles and a penalty at the worst pos- sible time kept them from pushing over a TD, : ‘Three times the Conchs pene- trated inside the Chattanooga 20 yard'line, but on each occasion, the valiant Dynamo line held fast and Conchs could not score. group of senior grid perform- making their last home start up and put forth the best ef- of their respective careers to hold tight against the visitors but the Gods of football fortune were not smiling on them last night. The Conchs outgained the visitors gridiron battle they It was the punting of Dynamo tai back Voris Williams that kept locals at bay od sige any “ho; Chattanooga received and when they could go nowhere on the , Williams sent the first of a Jong series of booming punts out of bounds on the Key West 30. Mike Cates, displaying the same sort of grit that has made him the bread and butter ground gain- er throughout the season, then started rolling through the middle as the Key West line, led by Wayne Brantley; Frank Hood, big Julio Henriquez and Ralph Garcia — the entire Black Bean Brigade — open- ed up sizeable holes for their con- veniences. Then Stickney took the ball on an sweep around right end. He drove all the way up tc the 50 where he was hit hard by a host of Dynamo defenders. He fumbled the pigskin and Chattanooga’s Con- nie Mack Barnes pounced on it to give the visitors possession. The Dynamos, at this point, pick- ed up their only first down of the period when they clicked with a pass from Gary Fredericks to Wil- liams down to the Key West 30. But here, the Conchs settled down and held fast to take over on downs. Cates and Stickney alternated to bull their way up to the 45 and a first down. But, at this point, the Conch defense bogged down and they were forced to kick. Stick- ney dropped back to his own 30 to get it off but Bill McKinney and Bob Stone, a pair.of courageous Dy- namo defenders, broke through and blocked Red’s effort. The ball roll- ed all the way back to the 17 yard line where Stone covered it, Phil Osteen, probing through the middle, went down to the 12 on the next play. S But he made the mistake of try- ing it again. He was hit by what he must have thought was a freight- train — those boys Joe Russo and Johnny DeMerritt again — and he fumbled the ball. Ralph Garcia recovered for the Conchs. Stickney and Cates again alter- nated to drive back to the Conch 35 yard line on four plays as the vors’ legs all the way down to the i Key West 17. With Stickney biting off large chunks of yardage around the out- side and dependable Mike Cates going through the inside, the Con- chs marched up to the 45 — when they were stopped cold once more. But an exchange of. punts sent the Conchs back to their own sev- en yard line. Three plays took them nowhere and Stickney lofted a crucial punt from his own goal line up:to the 50 yard marker, Chattanooga’s Hal Harris return- it to the Key West 38 and Williams faked a pass try and scampered down to the Key West 29. There were only seconds remain- ing in the half. Williams dropped back to pass. He spotted MeKin- ney off to the right and/tossed one. The fans were on their feet when Red. Stickney came from nowhere and sfiatched the pass out of the air. Thé halftime horn kad sound- ed but ' Red was on his way down the sideline. ‘The Conchs provided him wits as he wove in and out through a mass'of Maroon defend- ers. He. was finally hit down by Wil- Key West came to life offensively in the second half. They received the kick and showed the fans some fancy stuff as they drove all the way from their own 22 yard line down ‘to the Chattanooga 18 before they lost the ball when McKinney recovered Yates’ fumble. . Stickney started it off when he took the ball on a buck lateral and went to the 29. Gene Favors then went all the way to the Dynamo 49 on the first of a series of highly successful end around plays. Stuart Yates then scampered to the 22 and Stickney clicked with a pass to John Carbonell on the 25. The Conchs were on the move — but the fumble knocked the props from beneath their drive. Williams punted again and Fa- vors took it on the Key West 45. He was stopped in his tracks by Barnes. Stickney and Cates, two boys who certainly deserve praise for their yeoman work throughout the evening, moved the ball to the Chattanooga 45. Dick Kerr broke loose on another end around play and went to the Dynamo 27, But luck was not with the Conchs at this point — Chattanooga’s Cain Bridgeman recovered a Key West fumble on the 19 to spoil another chance for a Key West score as the third quarter ended. Chattanooga probed back to the Key West 42, sparked by a pass from Williams to McKinney. John Carbonell made a basket- ball interception of Williams’ pass try on the next play to put the Conchs in a highly threatening pos- ition on the Dynamo 25. It was now or never for the Conchs. Favors, on another end around jaunt, picked up five yards to the 20. Then Stickney dropped back, dodged a host of hard - charging Maroon linemen and sent a pass into the end zone. John Carbonell got his hands on the ball but could not hold it. Stickney tried # again, Carbonell again got his hands on the ball but couldn’t hold it. Chattanooga took over on downs. They could go nowhere and Hal Harris, substituting for the injured Williams, got off a week punt up to the Chattanooga 42. After three running plays had Picked up nine yards, Stickney missed a first down by inches. Again the Maroon could go no- QUEEN OF THE CONCHS—Miss Joan Knowles, 1954 high school football queen, is formally pre- sented to five thousand gridiron fans duringhalftime show at Key West-Chattanooga game Fri- day. Shown with the Queen are her attendants, the Misses Gloria Lentz and Gale Varela (left and right, front), and Mary Harris and Gail Simpson (left and right, rear).—Citizen Staff Photo, Don Pinder. terception play. The halftime horn had-sounded as Stickney took off on his jaunt. Key West missed three other chances to score and ended up in 0-0 deadlock in first clash withTennesseans.— Citizen Staff Photo, Don Pinder. where and they punted, this time to the Key West 30. The Conchs mixed it up this time with rever. ses, spin bucks and end around plays. They were on the march and drove all the way to the Chat- tanoogo 49' with two and a half min- utes to play — plenty of time for ascore. | But a costly 15 yard holding pen- alty set them back to the 37 and|.- they could not make the ground back. Crucial play was an end a- round when Favors missed a first down: by inches with less than 30} seconds to play, Chattanooga elected to play for the tie and ran the clock out through the middle. As a result, the game will go into | the books as a 0 - 0 tie —and one} of the hardest - fought and clean- est ballgames in the record of Key | West football activity. GRIDIRON GLEANINGS: — Chat- tanooga played without the servic- es of their coach Vic Varney, who was stricken with an intestinal dis- order shortly before game time. Varney was taken to Monroe Gen- | eral Hospital, and then released in | time to catch part of the second | quarter. He didn’t hold up, how- | ever, and retired to his hotel room shortly after the half. The Chat- tanooga coaching reins were han- dled by Tom Barotherton, Von | Schaaf, and Jim Henry. . .“Key | West is better than anything we | played in Tennessee this year,”’| was Van Schaafs comment after the game. -The Chattanooga coaching staff also had a good word for the sportsmanship exhibited by the fans. Bravo. . .Key West line coach HaroJd Allen was a happy man after the game. He called sportswriters aside to laud his Black Bean Brigade. “Don’t give | any one of them credit— they were all wonderful,” said Allen. “And a | few of them were in rough shape because of a flu epidemic through | the week. “The crowd didn’t know that some of them were feeling bad, but I did — they gave every- | thing they had,” said Allen. . Bill Haney was a casualty on the sec- | ond play of the ballgame. His, shoulder. . .George Reese turned in a beautiful game at the block- | ing back slot. . .And Joe Russo, normally known best for his de- | fensive linebacking play, ran the/| ball on offense for the first time last night. Picked up seven yards « . John Carbonell: showed that he’s going to be a big help to Coach Win Jones’ basketball team this year.on his pass interception. He did-everything but dribble the ball. . .Bill McKinney (No. 11), Chattanooga end, is almost cer-| tain for All State honors in Ten-| nessee according to Dynamo coach- | es. . .Ray Bazo turned in a fine game despite a face gash incur- red in practice. . .Ronnie “Mop-| head” Parks was a bear on de- fense and showed hé@ll be a big help during next yeaf’s rebuilding . Dick Kerr showed good form in his offensive effort of the even- ing. He’s been plagued with a knee injury throughout the season. . . There'll be scholarship news soon. Conchs being considered include DeMerritt, Russo, Carbonell, Brant- ley, and Henriquez. . Chattanooga mentor Jim Henry had some praise for Stuart Yates. “He can play on my ballclub anytime,” said Henry . » .Fans: This column never said the Key West band was mt a good band. We said the music, they play is hardly suited to a football game. FINAL HOME GAME FOOT TONIGHT South Broward JV's Key West JV's Both Undefeated Kickoff: 8 P.M. NEW HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC FIELD And we still believe it. Romberg and Rah-rah just don’t mix. Also if the band is going to play popu- lar songs, why didn’t they grab the chance to learn “Chattanooga Choo-choo,” to play in honor of the visitors? A natural, if we ever Saw one. JUDY GARLAND TO TAKE A REST HOLLYWOOD, (#—Actress Judy || Garland is in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital for a checkup and a rest. Dr. Frederick Pobirs said she| was admitted yesterday and will | remain “indefinitely”, although her | condition is satisfactory. | Miss Garland is the wife of pro- | ducer Sid Luft. About 80 per tent of the work-j img population of the Dominican Republic works on farms. BALL. Both Elevens Are Undefeated; Big Crowd Seen More than four thousand grid fans are expected to turn out tonight for their second session of football in as many evenings when the Key West JayVees meet the South Broward B team at 8 o’clock ‘in the high school stadium. Their appetites whetted by last night’s Key West - Chattanooga classic, the fans will be witnessing a battle between future stars of two perennial rivals. Both of the teams are un- defeated throughout the sea- son and are closing out their activity for the year. The Browards, still stinging un- der a defeat pinned on their var- sity by the Conchs, will be vene- geance minded. The Conchs are just as deter- mined to win. to the same sort of single wing of- fense that has propelled the Key West varsity so far along the state gridiron trial, will rely on power and speed to maintain the Conchs unbeaten record. Paul Higgs, triple threat tailback is the big threat for the Conchs, along with diminnutive Johnny Wil- liams. Linemen Gurdon Hamilton, Dan- ny Cates and Dorris Yates are also in top shape for the clash, | Fight Results FRIDAY’S FIGHTS By The Associated Press NEW. YORK (Madison Square Garden)—Floyd Patterson, 169%, Brooklyn, outpointed Jimmy Slade, 115, New York, 8. PHILADELPHIA — Tommy Marciano, 140, Phoenixville, Pa., outpointed Frank Dixon, 139, Phil- adelphia, 7. KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.—Jimmy Grow; 135, Boise, Idaho, outpointed Ralph Weiser, 139, Klamath Falls, NOW OPEN The New KEY WEST SPORTS CENTER Lounge - Bar Package Store 7 4M. «1 A.M. Daily 513% Fleming FREE PARKING IN REAR ENTRANCE Coach Walter Chwalik, who leans ; Page 12 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Conch Jayvees Face South Broward In Finale Tonight Saturday, November 20, 1954 Are You A Good Marksman? You May Win A Turkey Want a turkey for Thanksgiv- ing dinner? If you are a good shot, you may get one by trying your skill Sunday at the Fifth Annual Turkey Shoot slated by the Key West Gun Club at the Stock Island Range. Mrs, Evelyn Freer, club President, said today that this event is held for the general public, and will include hus- band and wife matches (no, you can’t shoot at your wife), luck shoots, shot gun shoots and skill matches. Guns and ammunition will be supplied to entrants. 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