The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 8, 1954, Page 6

Conchs Drill F or Coral Gables Opener “M4 Squad Has | Two Lettermen To Build With The Key West High school basketball team is holding stiff drills nightly in preparation for their op- ener Friday against a rangy Coral Gables quintet, Coach Win Jones, with just two returning lettermen to work with, is moulding a basketball. quintet which will make use of a speedy and fast-breaking style of attack to make up for its lack of height and experi- ence, Friday’s duel will. open a gruell- ing 17 game schedule and be their only warmup contest before they start their quest for the Gold Coast Conference championship next Tuesday when they battle South Dade. And this is the year the Conchs will be a threat for the Class AA state championship. The Conchs will be battling Fri- day to avenge a five point defeat at the hands of the Cavaliers last year. The Conchs had held a lead throughout the game,..and then saw it sliced in the waning mo- ments of the contest. The Gables, Big Ten competitors, ate going through a building year and this may be the time for the Conchs to come through with a victory. They nezrly walloped the state champion Miami high cagers in last year’s opener, The Gables’ front eourt is popu- lated by three rangy lads, the smallest scaling something like 6 feet 3 inches, He’s center Johnny Murray, their highest scorer last year and a. boy who is being her- alded this year for Miami All - City honors, A: pair .of schoolboys giants, forwards Bob Claust, 6 - 5, and Mike Stoik, 6 - 4, make up the balance o fthe Cavalier’s forward attack. * At the guards Gables had a cou- ple of smaller boys, but both of mm are crack shots, They are Johnny Smoot, 5 - 10 and Benny Klein, 5-5. The latter performer, a transfer from Miami Beach, has a reputation for being a crack shot from ‘the outside, Conch mentor Jones, meanwhile, has yet to mame a definite starting lineup, Only sure starters are 6 foot 3 inch John Carbonell at cen- ter and guard Julio Henriquez, 5- 11, These boys are the only re- turning regulars. Gene Favors, who saw limited action with last year’s varsity, will be at oné of the forward slots while Bill Haney, 5-7, a probably starter at the other. The balance of the starting line- up will be selected from a group of three boys including Red Stickney, Stu Yates, and Julio Santana. In an whprecedented display of optimism today, Coach Jones aver- red as how his boys have a chance of whipping the - Cavaliers come Friday. “T think we’ve got a chance — we're green but so are they. Out- side of a little height, I don’t think they have any real. advantage over us,” said Jones, _ Foul shooting, Jones said, is get- ting a lot of emphasis in drill ses- sions because of a drastic foul rule change, The new rule provides that the shooter gets a second shot, if he makes his first try. Last year’s rule was just the opposite — if the shooter missed, he got a second try. “With the new rule, the team that can make foul shots can win — we're shooting a couple of hun- dred every day,” said Jones, SSS SSS Basketball Scores COLLEGE BASKETBALL By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Florida Southern 61 Patrick AFB 438 ins 75 Wofford 70 Bartow AFB 50 Tampa 40 HIGH SCHOOL South Dade 44 St. Patrick’s 20 Palm Beach 47 Seacrest 41 Pompano 53 Belle Glade 32 Orlando Edgewater 42 Wildwood 31 Orlando Boone 46 DeLand 32 Brewster 24 Brandon 18 Lake Placid 46 Arcadia 42 Hilliard 39 Callahan 33 Cedar Key 56 Hawthorne 20 Baldwin 29 Green Cove Springs 23 Mayo 40 Monticello 29 Lake Butler 58 Newberry 23 Trenton 69 Fort White 39 Camden County 71 Glenn Acad- emy 65 Crescent City 51 Seville 46 Perry 68 Greenville 35 Sanderson 73 Yulee 30 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Plant City 14 Turkey Creek 0 THE 1954 ALL-AMERICA TEAM—Here is the 1954 Associated Press All-America football team, selected on the basis of recom- mendations from the () regional All-America boards and from member newspapers and radio stations. In the backfield are Ralph Guglielmi, Howard Cassady, Alan Ameche, and Dicky Moegle. The line is composed of ends Ron Beagle and Frank Mc- Donald; tackles Rex Reed Boggan and Jack Ellena; guards. Ralph Cesnauskas and Bud Brooks, and center Kurt Burris—() Wire- OWNERS REJECT REQUEST OF BALL PLAYERS Photo, Page 6 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Wednesday, December 8, 1954 Sports NEW YORK (®—“It seems to me,” observed our companion in the aisle seat, “that all I have been reading about out there in Australia is trouble. The fans are mad at Lewis Hoad because he’s tired of tennis and loafing, the papers are riding Harry Hopman because he got Hoad tired, and everybody is sore because our players ride around in cars.and eat three squares a day while their boys have to live like bums. “What I'd like to know is, What’s all this got to do with our chances of winning the Davis Cup? Didn’t both our guys just get their ears pinned back in a tournament at Melbourne? Is Tony Trabert ever going to be a real good tennis player, or did he leave it in the Navy?” Hold on, we said, and let’s take up the matter one at a time. First, they're always agitated about something connected with tennis in that country. It’s their big sport, and everything about it is multiplied by 10 on their front pages. Don’t let all talk of inner strife get you ised, we advised. They will be ready and able when the Challenge Round begins at Sydney Dec. 27. As for our chances of winning } | } | Roundup By Gayle Talbot the cup back, we said, your guess is just as good as the next man’s. What it amounts to is that the Aussies have two pretty good ten- nis players in Ken Rosewall and Lewis Hoad and we also have a pair of similar caliber in Trabert and Vic Seixas. All four of them are rank inf-and-outers, as their records show, and to try to pre- dict what any one of them will do in the final showdown would be a waste of time. The Aussie youngsters kept cup last year because they. were able to trim Seixas in both his singles matches and because Hoad proved just a little better than Trabert in a thrilling decider. We won the doubles. It could go that way again as easy -as not, but don’t count on it—not with that foursome in action. SHAH ARRIVES NEW YORK (#—Shah Moham- med Reza Pahlevi of Iran and his queen are in the United States for an “informal visit’ scheduled to last until Feb. 9. They arrived by plane Monday. Queen Soraya said the Shah plans to have ‘‘a medical checkup and possibly. to undergo some medical treatment.” NEW YORK ™ — The ‘major league owners rejected the most important requests of the player representatives at their joint meet- ing and at the same time. gave the minor leagues the expected brushoff. The’ majors slammed the door on all but a couple of minor re- quests of the players such as ap- proving mailing of contracts Jan. 15 instead of Feb, 1 and uniform payment of expenses in spring training. In explaining why the owners turned thumbs down on the play- ers’ demand for a boost in mini- mum salary from $6000 to $7200 Commissioner Ford Frick who presided at the joint session said: “Such an increase would be a pretty expensive item because in the case of players sent down to the minors the major league club would have to continue to pay the minimum salary.” Also vetoed was the request that present restrictions on winter ball participation be lifted. The majors rejected an amend- ment by the minors restricting broadcasts and telecasts of. big league games within a radius of 50 miles of each home city, The owners however made an ‘effort to help the minors financially by agreeing to pay minimum fets for players brought up from class B C and D leagues. They <lso agreed to pay part of the manager's sal- ary and the spring training. ex- penses for clubs with which they have a working agreement, The fees to be paid for work- ing agreements are: $5000 to class CONCH AWARD WINNERS—Two members of the highly successful 1854 Key West high school football squad are. shown with trophies they received at Quarirback Club awards dinner Mon- day. They are Wayne Brantley, second from left, who won most valuable player award, and Julio Henriquez, who won Carbonell Memorial Trophy for being the outstanding lineman, Shown with the trophy winners are line coach Harold Allen. left, and head coach Ed Beckman. B club $4000 to Class C and $3000 to class D. Formerly the majors had to pay only an arbi- trary fee of $100 for the right to call up players from the three low- er leagues. ‘ The major leagues voted against cutting the player limit from 25 to 23 players but. adopted an amendment that would bar a ma- jor league club from signing a col- legian once he begins his sopho- more year until he either gradu- ates or reaches the-age of 21. The majors also passed legisla- fion Haring anyone connected with be ‘cltb from owning stock or a proprietary interest in another one. Douglass Sets Yule Festival At Stadium The Yuletide Festival sponsored by Douglass High bids fair to be a gal& occa- sion, Music by two bands will set the stage for the aerial fireworks and ground dis- plays. There will be fill the air with music as well as exhibit some tricky forma- tions on the greensward at the High Schoel Athletic field on the night of Decem- ber 17. The Dorsey High School band of Miami will come down for the Fes- tival. This musical aggregation has ninety pieces and is recognized as one of the outstanding high: school bands in Florida. Of course Douglass High’s band will be on hand to render the other portion of the music section, The main feature of this Yule- | tide festival, however, will be the | aerial fireworks and ground dis- | plays with a Christmas theme. It |is felt that the fireworks will be a novel attraction, particularly at | this season of the year, and will |do much to engender a true holi- day feeling in youngsters as well as oldsters. | With the tropical locale as a | backdrop-for the Yuletide Festival | the combination of Christmas mus- | ie, band formations and aerial dis- |plays should be an awe inspiring event. The Homecoming display was so |. well received here that many in- quiries were received at Douglass | about another exhibit. The Yuletide | Festival on the night of December | 17 is more or less by popular de- | mand, | |NEW MINOR PLANET WASHINGTON (#—The National Geographical Society has an- nounced the discovery of a new minor planet, or asteroid. It said the discovery was made. with the | big telescope at the Palomar Ob- servatory in California, Dodger - Red Five - Player Swap Not Dead As Moguls Talk Major League Meetings End; Talks Continue By JOE REICHLER NEW YORK (@—The annual ma- jor league meetings are ended but that trading man Frank Lane was still in town: today—which means there may still be some more play- er deals: i In fact the energetic Chicago White Sox general manager has a couple of near-swaps up his sleeve—ready to pull off at the drop of a name—like Finigan or Portocarrero. Cleveland’s Hank Greenberg Cincinnati’s Gabe Paul Philadel- phia’s Roy Hamey and St. Louis’ Dick Meyer also stayed behind aft- er the meetings ended. -Following is a list of possible deals that have advanced past the plain “feeling out” stage and may be consummated within the next few days or few weeks. 1. The Brooklyn-Cincinnati five player swap involving outfielder Wally Post pitcher Fred Baczew- ski and Hobie Landrith of the Reds and second baseman Junior Gil- liam and pitcher Bob Milliken of the Dodgers is not dead although it has cooled off considerably. 2. The White Sox rebuffed <n their efforts to snag third base- man Jim Finigan and pitcher Ar- nie Portocarrero from Kansas City are prepared to renew their bid with a better and bigger propo- sition, 3. Lane also has been closeted with Géneral Manager Greenberg of the Indians and may soon an- nounce a trade that would send outfielder Dale Mitchell 59 Chicago for catcher Carl Sawatski and a utility infielder, 4, The Cards and Reds unable to come to an agreement after a four-hour session yesterday may yet swing a deal that could be bigger than the original one that would have exchanged a St. Louis infielder for relief pitcher -Frank Smith of the Reds. The Dodger-Reds deal didn't come off as expected. E. J. (Buz- gie) Bavasi Dodger vice president said he called it off. “The more I thought of it” he said “the less I liked it.” Walter (manager Alston) wanted to make it but I feel I would be giving up too much, Sure, I would like to have Post in left field but 1 de- cided I would be better’ off with Gilliam who can play left field as well as second base, The deal is off but we may be able to do something yet.” The last-minute reversal left Manager Birdie Tebbetts of the Reds somewhat bitter, “Tf Bavasi still wants to deal it will have to be without Post. I plan to keep him” Tebbetts said. Lane busiest of the traders found resistence in his bid to Kan- sas City for Finigan and Porto- carrero. The curley-haired dyna- mo figured in two deals Monday that involved 13 players. Parke Carroll business manager Jof the Athletics said he had not been offered the men he wated. “We can’t let Finigan and Por- tocarrero go unless we get four players of major league ability” he said. “What Chicago has of- fered were guys who have only a year or two left.” Those Other Dogs Can't Be Zip DENVER (#—There’s only one Zip, Gov. Dan Thornton wants the nice people of Denver to know, and he’s been found. Zip, a golden retriever, strayed from the governor’s quarters last week but was recovered a few days later after stories about him appeared in the papers. Trouble is there are more dog- gone dogs that look like Zip in ‘Denver than anyone knew, And most of them have been brought to Thornton’s door by well-meaning citizens the last few days. One gent called with a golden retriever under his arm yesterday. Told the real Zip had returned the caller told Thornton he’d taken a taxi all the way across town to return the pup. The governor dug into his. pocket and paid the cab fare. HORSE AND BUGGY GETS PARKING TICKET COLUMBUS, Ohio #—A horse hired to. pull a buggy. as a TV program publicity stunt was left tied to a parking, meter yester- day. A policeman came along, put a ticket on the horse’s nose, and [ts horse and buggy to headquar- trs. The horse’s driver had ne- glected to put a coin in the meter. Ten Pinnings By JUDSON STEPHENS _ Here we go for the week start- ing the 28th of November, . .After everyone had enough Turkey over the Thanksgiving holiday they all settled down to some very high Scores, ...We will start with the— Mr. and Mrs, Navy Bowling League Standings 11-28-54 Wok 3 3 21% 14% 18 18 1%’ 18% 16% 19% 16% 19% 16% 19% 14% 21% High single game for the men folk to Knock 225, Grenuck 214 and Gilmore 213. . High single for the lassies to Helen Gatts 207, Lou Duke 191 and 189. . High 3 games men was Knock 562, Grenuck 544 and May 530. . .High series. for ladies was Lou Duke 537, Helen Gatts 524 and Maxine Ritter 505 . . High team game was team No. 1 with 950 and team No, 7 with 944 . . -High total 3 games went down for team 2 with 2756 and team 5, 2666. . .Some more high Navy bowling was done on ‘Monday evening at the Officer and CPO League (A Section) Standings 11-29-54 Team SADD No. 1 Naval Hospital Naval Base Officers Fleet Sonar Officers Fleet Training Group B 15 Destroyer Division 601 10 18 Other highs. . .Dunton 213... Grenuck 541.. Fleet Tra Gi team 868. . .SurAsDevDet team 2423 for 3 games. . High single game to Tanner with 228 and high series to Trask with a roarin’ 611 . . leading averages above 170... Trask leads with 176 followed by Terrill 173, Dunton and Martin tied with even 170. . .Next we go to the Civic Bowling League which does theirs on Double “A”. . .Hot night for K of C who took American Le- gion for 3 points. . .Shubif trim- med the VFW same night for 3 al- so to keep the American Legion still in the lead but K of €-gaining steadily along with Base Holy Name Society, . .Standings on 30 Nov were: Team American Legion VFW K of C Base Holy Name Society Elks< Kiwanis Shubif 15 21 Grotto 13 23 ‘We will give elevator man of week to M. E. Lewis (VFW) after a 221 game he came in with 137 . . .Mycek almost got him though with a 169 followed by a 96... High single to Lewis with 221, My- ers 199 and DeMonge 192. . .High three games to Meyers 567, Lewis 530 and Grenuck 513. . High team single to Shubif with 899, VFW 829 and K of C 808, . High team three games also to Shubif 2465, VFW 2280 and K of C 2225. . few splits made. . .Monroe nabbed the 3-7-10, Umble the 5-7 and Kraeger 6-7. . . 130 average men getting games over 165. . .Madden 186, Tift a 167 and 177, Jansen 190. . .and away Team 8 woe 1 9 15 13 14 14 3 15 we 23 13 21 15 20 16 20. 16 16 20 16 20 we go to the Commercial League who roll on Monday nights at the }Double “A” and Rollaway. . . ‘Standings on 29 Nov were: Team Gilmore Key West Supply Luigi’s Manta Ray Rollaway Monsalvatge Question Marks Johnnie’s Place Coast Guard 13 23 Pepsi Cola No. 2 ll 2 Highs of the week. . Sopchick 201, Daily 205-520, Prusinkas 214+ 527, Williams 214-553 (last 3 ‘all of Key West Supply). . .Marchin 518, Lou Poganski 223-571, Bob - Sailor 220-556, Stepanelli 513, Hollerich 206, Makowski 513. . .elevator man of week to Alton Parks with 223 to 117 next game. ..On the other lanes. . .In the Navy Wives Bowl- ing League, the standings: Team Ww Kotton King 32 622 Sigsbee Snackery 320 «12 N.C.CS. 294 14% Sewing Machine Center 21 23 Maury’s Luggage 19. 25 Fausto’s Food Palace 17% 16% A & B Storage Ww 2 Coca Cola 8 % Weekly highs. . .Team. . .Faus- to’s 2130, Kotton King 2098 and Sigsbee Snackery 2095. . .Individu- al’s. . .Ann Valant 525, Dee Fol- kins 516, Dottie Williams 500, . . Splits these gals got...Jo Ann Bargel 5-8-10, Betty Ward 2-7-10 (Wow!). . .High team game was Sigsbee Snackery 746, Coca Cola 744 and Fausto’s 734. . .single game individuals to Ann Valant 205, Dee Folkins 189 and Dottie Williams 187. . .other interesting notes. . .Marion Roberts of A &B Storage average 122 rolled a hot 181. . Shirley Evers with 123 got a high 164 and Jo Ann Bargel of Fausto’s holding 119 average had two high’s of 165 and 161. . .This was all done on the Naval Station Alleys. . .tha’s it. TAYLOR TO KOREA TOKYO (#®~—Gen, Maxwell Taylor, commander of U.S. } forces in the F, South Korea maces ee tele day visit, Hester Battery STARTS 809 TIMES After Only 5 Minutes ‘Rest In a recent test, @ stock Hes- ter Battery was deliberately discharged by the starter on a car, ‘switch off, until the battery refused to turn the engine over. 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