The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 7, 1954, Page 6

City Ten Lt. Bill Barnes To Defend Toga; Ladies’ Play Set The city tennis tourna- ment will get underway Sun- | day on the Bayview Park courts, it was announced to- day by Les Jahn, city tennis | professional. f More than 24 local netters are expected to begin the . race for the coveted men’s and women’s The ed by an exhibition match to ibe ‘played between Jahn and -local “Deadline for entries is 6 p. m., ys ‘The defending champion, Navy |: , who has won a host of smaller tourneys throughout the| | 2 red to repeat this year, 2s aternity. , Peter Varela, who has won 13 championships over a 20 year ba contender to walk school team, and Mrs. Audrey " Other contenders are Helen -Ca- rey, high school champion five years ago, Majorie Pearce, Althea Haskins, Peggy Jordan, Norma Machado, Lorna Sellers, and Pol- ly Carbonell. Kentucky, LaSalle Named Nation’s Top Cage Teams By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS La Salle and the University of Kentucky rated 1-2 today as the college basketball teams in the eaptured the NCAA ment last spring, while Ken- was ranked No. 1 in the final AP poll after ‘that tourney was completed. Kentucky was un- defeated in the 1953-54 season, and out of the NCAA tourney ause three of its stars were ineligible, With 61 sports writers and broadcasters balloting, La Salle received 3 first-place votes and 17 for second to roll up 549 points. tucky got 13 first-place votes points based on 10 for OFF IN 1954 champion- |. oie i | aa nis ue * re CONCH BOWL CHAMPS—Coach Grover Walker, left, of the Pensacola Goshawks, accepis Lions Club trophy. emblematic of their victory. over the Shaw Air Force Base Flyers last Friday. Trophy ‘was presented by football’ committee chairman Louis Carbonell. Looking on are Navy assistant codches, Dan Steigman and Earl Younglove.—Photo by Spillman. Page 6. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN NEW YORK #® — There’s one thing about Paul Richards — he can’t be accused of playing favor- ites: If the deep-thinking boss cf the Baltimore Orioles surrendered his pitching staff to the Yankees, as some claim, he’s evened mat- ters up by turning his catching corps, Clint Courtney, over to his old boss Frank Lane of the Chicago White Sox. . It is possible that Lane, by being patient and awaiting his turn at Richards, came up with-an athlete who will have as: great an influ- ence on the 1955 American League race as will Bob Turley and Don Larsen, the two pitchers whom the Yankees extracted in the first ma- jor operation on the Oriole roster. With this deal, it might be added, Richards disposed of his last‘im- portant trading material and should be left along for a while to think. Courtney, whose nickname is “Scrap Iron” and who without much argument is the battlingest player in the game today, could prove a key man in the White Sox Pennant aspirations. His driving will to win, plus his burning hatred of the Yankees, might well keep the Sox from tailing off in the stretch, as they have the past three sea- sons, We, for one, are happy to see the bellicose backstop get his chance with a contending club. We predict Tuesday, December 7, 1954 Roundup By Gayle Talbot the Yanks. We had been partially prepared for the meeting by Roy- ers Hornsby, who had managed Courtney the previous season at Beaumont. The Rajah said that Clint was his kind ‘of ballplayer, which should have been a tipoff, but the rookie’s opening remarks still came as a mild jolt. “That Yogi Berra might be good,”” he conceded, “‘but he ain’t the only. catcher in the world. If these birds’ll only give me a chance I'll show ’em I’m just as good as he is,” The kid*(he’s 26 now) wasn’t be- ing flip, and he didn’t. crack eyen a small smile as he went.on to tell why he should be first-string catcher for the world champions. He was in deadly earnest. And he has never ceased to seethe that the Yanks ‘sent him to their Kansas City farm and then sold him to the Browns without having given him a fair shot at Yogi’s job. Vols Search For New Grid Coach KNOXVILLE, Tenn, ® — The chairman of the University of Ten- nessee Athletic Council said the university is after “the best man we can get” to take thé job as too that the hard rock from Louisi-}+head football coach as speculation ana will make his presence felt in a hurry, as he was not able to do — except on violent occasion — while toiling with the dismal St. Louis Browns and Baltimore the past three years. . The first time we bumped into the squat, bespectacled — young catcher was in the spring of ’51, shortly after he had reported to CLEVELAND (#—The 1953 ore- |" season on, the Great Lakes year’s showdown was due to slackening of steel needs. continued to center on Arkansas’ Bowden Wyatt. : “Who wouldn’t like to have Wyatt or a man like him?” said N. W. Dougherty, chairman of the coun- cil, when asked if Wyatt was the No. 1 replacement for Harvey Robinson. After the poorest season in 20 years, the council voted unanimous- Navy Is Mythical Eastern Champs ANNAPOLIS, Md. &—Mythical football champion of the East is the latest honor to be voted Navy and the more the merrier is the teaction 6f Coach Eddie Erdelatz today. * “I’m happy to see this team get every honor it can because if-ever one deserves it, this one does,” he said upon learning Navy won the Lambert: Trophy. “Tm glad when individual play- ers receive awards,” Erdelatz said, “But winning the Lambert Trophy makes me even happier because it is a reward for team effort aad that’s what we ‘owe our success to this season.” Navy clinched the trophy by beating Army 27-20 in the last game of the regular season, Of the 97 football writers and broad- casters who alloted for the award, 11 favored Navy and 11 Army. Penn State Was third in the voting. This year’s}Navy team won sev- en, the most} in one season since 1945 , and lqst 6-0 to Notre Dame and 21-19 to (Pitt. ° Ann Valant Tops Navy Wives Loop. Ann Valant, of the Sigsbee Snackery, rolled high game this week in. the Navy Wives Bowling League with a 205 score. Dee Folkins, of the Maury’s*Lug- gage keglers, was second with 189 and Louise Duke, of Kotton King, was third with 185. High team series was rolled by the Fausto’s Food Palace keglers with 2130. The standings: Kotton King -, Sigsbee Snackery Maury’s Luggage Fausto’s Food Palace A and B Storage Coca Cola ly yesterday not to renew Robin- son’s contract when it expires Dec. 31, SNAPPY BANDSMEN—The Corel Gables high school “Band of Distinction” is went through their paces Friday evening at Conch Bowl football game. Force, the Navy and the Lions Club—Photo by Spillman. A Tournamen Tennis Meeting Slated Tonight A meeting will be held of all persons interested in the city tennis tournament tonight at 7:30 in Bayview. Park. At that time, rules and re- gulations will be set up. Deadline for entering the tourney is Friday at 6 p. m. White Sox Dicker With Kansas City By JOE REICHLER NEW YORK (#—Frank Lane, the trade-conscious Chicago White Sox general manager, today went after the Kansas City Athletics in an effort to add to the two deals he completed yesterday that brought three players from the Baltimore Orioles and three from the Detroit Tigers. © Without actually naming the players he hoped to pry loose from the Athletics, Lane left no doubt he was after third baseman Jim Finigan and pitcher Arnie Porto- carerro, the two most desirable trading commodities in Manager Lou Boudreau’s assortment of cellar-dwellers. “We're ready to trade some more,” Lane said. “Only the cur- few stopped us from completing a third deal last night. We know what Boudreau wants. He’s looking to get a number of players. He doesn’t expect to pick up any top guy. We’ve got-enough players now to give Boudreau the guys he needs.” : Lane figured in the only two deals “swung yesterday as the major league convention got under way with separate league meet- ings. The two leagues close out the two-day convention today with a joint meeting. The White Sox traded off seven Players to get six. In the first trade, Chicago sent pitchers Don Johnson (8-7) and Don Ferrarese (18-15 at Oakland), catcher Matt Batts (.235) and infielder Fred Marsh (.306) to Baltimore for catcher Clint Courtney (.270), pitcher Bob Chakales (5-7) and infielder Jim Brideweser (.266). In the second transaction, Chi- cago acquired first baseman Walt Dropo (.281), outfielder Bob Nie- man (.263) and southpaw Ted Gra’ (3-5) from tke Tigers for first bas man Ferris Fain (.302), utility in- fielder Jack Phillips (.307 at Holly- wood) and right-handed pitcher Leo Christante (24-7 at Atlanta). No cash was involved in either deal. “We're trying to maintain a de- fense and add to our offense,” Lane said. “Dropo and Nieman give us right-handed punch and strerigthen our bench. If Gray comes through we got another left-handed pitcher. His arm is questionable. We're tak- ing a gamble.” Paul Richards now has gotten rid of all but five of the old St. Louis Browns since he took the job of field and general manager of the Orioles three months ago, Yes- terday’s deal came 18 days -after his. gigantic deal with the Yankees that resulted in the departure of eight orioles. “We had to change or remain stagnant,” Richards explained. “I think we’re 50 per cent stronger right now and could reach the first division if it all pans out for us. We’ve given up some good men, but we've gotten more in return, in my opinion.” Bushnell Splits Sun. Doubleheader The USS Bushnell split an Island City ‘Winter Baseball League dou- bleheader Sunday. They won the first game over the Junior Conchs by a 64 score and lost the second to the Cuban Club, 21. In the opener, Cruz and Yuko- vich hurled the entire game for their respective teams, each allow- ing seven hits. Knowles hit three safely and Sal- gado had a triple. Halcomb had two triples and Wat- son a triple and a single for the losers, Two fast double plays aid- ed the Bushnell cause. In the second game, the Bush- ne‘l lost in the final frame when Little walked to force home the winning run. League action will resume to night when the Bushnell meets the Junior Conchs at 7:30. ‘The standings: Cuban Club USS Bushnell Poinciana Giants te. L Ww g. 2 8 1 L 3 4 66 u at Starts On Sunday Quaterback Club Holds Awards. Dinner Last Night Wayne Brantley Named The Most Valuable Player By BILL SPILLMAN The Key West Conchs will play all but two of their games at home during the 1955 football season, Coach Ed Beckman told members of the Quarterback Club last night at a dinner meet- ing in the high school. In announcing next year’s tenta- tive schedule, Beckman said that only the Constance and South Bro- ward games will be played away from home. Next year’s games will also include tilts. with Central Ca- tholic of Fort Lauderdale, Miami Beach, Curley, Fort Lauderdale and Miami High. Harold Allen, Conch line coach, in a short talk before the club said that is is a wonderful thing when teammates choose a man that does not get to play in many games, as the most dependable player. He had reference to'Sam Curry, Conch guard, Beckman told of how the All Con- ference team players were decid- ed on. He said that each Coach from the seven teams went into a room and listed the players they wished to numinate for the team. Beckman said he listed all of his starting lineup, plus a couple of extras. He added that all of the other coaches did the same. After the original nominations, the coaches got together and sel- ected the final names. He said it was a hard decision to make. In commenting on the nomina- tions, Beckman said he did not re- member the names of outstanding players on opposing squads — all he knew were the numbers on their backs. In other statements, Beekman said that Red Stickney was a crowd pleaser; Mike Cates was always good for three yards when we need- ed it; and he said that Roxy Al- bury had a mouth as big as his and that was an accomplishment. Beckman added that he is losing nine out of his starting eleven due to graduation. Allen commented that the Quar- terback Club should start making a big towel for Beckman. Awards presented at the meet- ing were as follows: BEST GUARD OR TACKLE: Ju- lio Henriquez. (He received the Carbonell Memorial Trophy, BEST ALL AROUND PLAYER: Wayne Brantley. (Shrine Trophy). MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Frank Hood. BEST BLOCKER: George Reese. Lettermen wei Gene Favors, Jack McMahon, John Carbonell, Ronnie Parks, Ray Bazo, Le Mc- Lain, Freddy Puig, Ralph Garcia, Bill Haney, John DeMerritt, Ray Stickney, Everett Atwell, Norman Allen, Stu Yates, Richard Kerr, Ken Albury. Guest speaker for the evening was Lafayette Golden, executive secretary of the Florida High School Activities association. He said that Quarterback Clubs were He added that players must love football to play. In discussing the past season, Golden said that the 8-1-1 record was ‘delightful, but not normal.” MONROE GLASS. and MIRROR ee ee ee poses - Auto Glass Shower Doors 93 DUVAL PH. 2-46246 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 The Weatherman Says: SS Key West and Vicinity: Clearing this afternoon and tonight, fair Wednesday. Continued cool today, cooler tonight with low tempera- ture near 54 - 55; warmer north easterly and gradually diminishing. |SMALL CRAFT WARNING. Florida: Clear to partly cloudy north portion today and Wednes- day. Mostly cloudy south portion with occasional light rain in south- east portion today. Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Cooler on south and central portions today. Continued cool tonight, gradually warming Wednesday. Jacksonville thru the Florida Straits: Small craft warning dis- played. Fresh, occasionally moder- ately strong 20 - 30 mph north to northeast winds becoming moder- ate northeast occasionally fresh ex- treme south portion by tonight. Mo- derate northeast winds Wednesday. Partly cloudy weather except oc- casional light rain on southeast Florida coast today. East Gulf: Fresh north and north east winds gradually diminishing to moderate northeast tonight. Wed- nesday moderate easterly winds. Clear to partly cloudy weather. Western Caribbean: Fresh north- erly winds over northwest portion and moderate variable winds else- where today. Wednesday moderate occasionally fresh mostly north- east winds. Cloudy and showers ex- treme north portion otherwise part- ly cloudy with widely scattered showers. Observation Taken at Post Office Building, 7:00 A.M., EST, Key West, Fla., Dec. 7, 1954 Temperatures Highest yesterday Lowest last night Mean ‘Normal 74 57 66 3 as Precipitation Total last 24 hours ___.. 50 ins. Total this month 50 Excess this month ___._ .14 Total this year 56. Excess this year _____18.! Relative Humidily, 7 A.M. 19% ins. ins. 04 ins, 50 ins. Barometer (Sea Level), 7 A.M. 30.05 ins—-1017.6 mbs. - palit Sunrise 6:59 a.m. Sunset —________._ 5:39 p.m. Temperatures AT 7:30 A.M., EST Atlanta Augusta 24. Billings 24 Birmingham —___mm 26 Bismark Boston ‘Buffalo - Charleston Detroit EI Paso ... Ft. Worth Galveston _ Jacksonville Kansas City KEY WEST Los Angeles Louisville Meridian Miami Minneapolis Memphis _. New Orleans New York Norfolk ____.. Oklahoma City Omaha . Pensacola Pittsburgh Roanoke St. Louis San Antonio San Francisco Seattle - Tallahassee’ Tampa _. 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