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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-23
Grandfather

On pleasant days went down to the sea
Where he would talk of when he was a lad
And sailed in clipper ships and he had
staunch old whaler named the Nancy Lee.
Ten times he sailed from Bangor round the Horn
His course he charted by the friendly stars
That nightly cleaned above tall misty spars
And reached Bombay safely at early morn.
He knew where whitened huks of lost ships lay
With sails that would be spread again.
And horizons dmned at close of day
In cloud he familiar sailor men.
Homeward walked beneath the friendly stars
That nightly cleaned above tall misty spars
MARIE CAPPICK
West Fla,
20, 1887.
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James Sonny Parks, a famil-
lar figure on the streets of Key
West, died yesterday morning at
Mercedes hospital. Hen was IS
years old and a native of the Ba-
hama Islands. Many years ago,
Sonny was the victim of an explo-
sion aboard some vessels and lost
one of his legs. Later on it be-
came necessary to amputate the
other. For a long time he lived
with both legs off at the knees.
He has a number of relatives in
Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-23

There is no tax on the wages of sin
because they are unlawful, but they pay
a helluva lot of graft. This observation
was made in this column several weeks
ago. but it will bear repetition.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-23

To some the absence of occupation is
not rest but the hardest kind of work. and
this column thinks that person who finds
no joy in work of some kind is mentally,
morally ard physically deficient = a
moron, in other words.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-23

II has been said that this would be a
better wor. if each regarded himself as
his brothers keeper. Reciprocally, that
would be perfect, but as it is there are too
many brothers who want to be kept and
too few who want to be keepers
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eminent SPENDS
so much money,
though the net
effect of that
spend ding h a S
been to improve
markedly their
o W n financial
status.
The author OF
this book enjoys
high repute. but
his position is
based on an in
adequate con-
ception of the
public duties of
citizens Is a
nuhl;n exa;rifad
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-23

There was an interesting game
of Basketball played last night ut
the Athletic Club before a full at
tendance. The competing teams
were the High School Five and
the Marines and the former were
winners by a score of SO to Is.
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IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

]. Water and Sewerage.
2 Bridges to complete Road to Main a....
land. ras4aQ
3. free Port. 20 20 - Z,
4. Hotels and Apartments. ie"a1eE faes
S. Bathing Pavilion. e.fa -
9. An porcs-- Land ana Sea. ~ IL
z. Consolidation of County and CITY
Governments
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-23

Certain Eskimo tribes believe per-
son with bad temper is possessed by a
devil. Anyway, the idea seems logical.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-23

The Bible is the best selling book, yet
have you ever seen anybody buy Bible ?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-23

An educator declares that modern
youth is not so wild Except during second
childhood, perhaps.
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WEATHER FORECAST

(Till 1880 p. m, Sunday
Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Sunday with
occasional rain; not much change
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-23

That honesty is the best policy is best
understood and recognized in the business
world today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-23
Talking is never religion.

Temperance in all things is the great
lesson of life.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-23

, ! a WeiI~KnoWn du-hors Ia recent
book. refers contemptuously to the
inconsistent attitude of those persons
who are furious" because the gov
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Twenty-Five navy airplanes,
comprising two squadrons, en- route
to Guantanamo from Hampton
Roads, hoped off from Miami
this afternoon and should reach
Key West in about / 1-2 hours.
The first plane for this city was
seen about 2 o'clock over the
city, and shortly afterward Is had
arrived and had settled down on
the waters of the harbor. The sec
on squadron, consisting of II
planes, IS due to arrive later this
afternoon. The U. S. S. Wright,
largest tender of the squadron
and two other vessels are also en-
route to Key West.
Sale of lots in Plat Number /
of the Meacham Subdivision today
totals $57,205, and all of these
sales were made to Home seekers
and tourists. The prices and
terms are such as to enable any
person DESTROYS of securing a lot
to do so in an easy and safe way,
it is pointed out. There are al
ready six homes in the Subdivision,
and a number of other purchasers
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Rouen

OSI7-1918)
The roses OF Normandy are dead
Gardens filled with graves instead
Flower. that perfumed the air
Are gone and only old face. stare.
ALBERT C. KEITH.
Atlanta, Ga.
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BY score of to 4, the Box
Factory baseball team yesterday
defeated the Cuban Club Stars in
one of the most interesting and
fast games of the national pastime
ever played in Key West. There
was not one moment when the
players were not in action and on
several occasions the crowd was
up on their feet when the tensity
of the moment made it necessary
for spectators to give vent to their
feelings.
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have already indicated that their
intention is to build.
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Srzanne Lenglen, the French
tennis star, accompanied by Miss
Helen Wills, of California, were in
Key West today en- route with a
party of friends to Havana. Miss
Lenglen has been staging a series
of matches at Tampa. She and
the members of her party viii
spend several days in Havana and
later visit other cities in the Gu
ban Republic.
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Ny Plea

Oh, let write poem
OF sentiment and love-
OF plans, and dreams and hopes,
And of unaeen things above
o. castles built by fairies,
And the leaves upon a tree,
o. the blue that's in the sky
And Of ships that sail the sea-
And then | shall give thank,
To the one to whom | owe it.
For such precious gift,
That may be poet
CHARLES COLBERT.
Key West Fla,
Jan 90 1887.
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address questions the author care of ne,uspaper
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&. S. KENNEDY.
Official in Charge
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Barometer 1880 a. NJ. today'
Sea level, 1901.
Evening star., 1937-09-12
fNxSJRAIGHT OFEA
: ~ THE TEEII
* - a, w.,t.. m.c.u ~
By Walter McCoIIum

~ F ALL the amusing golf
matches played on Capital
courses, and there are plenty
~ of EN-. one Of the more
comical, almost-daily contests centers
around bushy-eyebrowed Clark Grif-
nth. boss of the Mats; portly Charlie
O'Connen, and their two stooges.
Uncle Billy Smith, unoficial assistant
secretary Of the ball club, and Herb
Guggenheim. local soft drink mag
nate and official accompanied Of the
Griffs. They play at Indian Spring
any day Griff is in town, and Billy
Smith can get away from his Job
OF bossing his minions who prowl the
aisles at Griffith Stadium.
For years Griff played at
Columbia, until he found the
hills Of that good golf course
a little too much for his handy
legs.
Then he went over TO Indian Spring.
Where the contours don't take so
much out Of the old gent. Between
Grif1 and O'Connell they usually split
up Guggenheim and Billy Smith. but
they get more laughs out of it than
out of show combining Eddie Cam
tor and W. c. Fields.
Griff is no soft spot at golf. At
66 years of age he still has the trained
slice and the unerring putting eye
Evening star., 1937-09-12
NAVY SHOWS DRIVE
IN GRID SCRIM MAGE
Tentative First-Stringers Get
Three Scores After Brief
Check by Plebes.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
A NNAPoLIs, Nd, September IL
A tentative Navy frst-string
foot ball team, scrimmaging against
the earlier starting plebes, were held
closely during the larger part Of the
practice today but finally shook
loose and scored three touchdowns,
two Of them after changes had been
made in the backheld.
After 20 minutes of play in which
the varsity could make little ground.
Bill Ingram scored after receiving the
ball on forward lateral from Charley
Reimann to Frank Case and running
40 yards.
Soon after new backfield went in
Alan Mcfarland intercepted pass
and ran so yards for a touchdown.
and little later Lem Cooke ran a
like distance from scrimmage for an
other score. Bob Antrim completed
the first backfield
The Navy had powerful line. with
Fike and Enrich at the ends, Lynch
and Hyson at the tackles. Capt. Du
Bois and Gunderson at the guards
and Wallace at center.
Cliff Lenz, l9s-pounder, who can
run, pass, kick and play defensively;
Hal Harwood and Jack Hardin, the
plebe backheld, made good impres-
sions
Evening star., 1937-09-12

that enabled him ten years back to
stick around the low 80s. Charlie
O'Connell, who also purveys soft drinks
at the ball orchard, and other spots,
is about as good as Grif1, but Billy
Smith and Guggenheim are rank
buffers.
Billy Smith is forgetful about every
thing. An old-time ball player and
erstwhile minor league manager, ne
refers knowingly to the good old
days when guys like Iris Cobb" and
''Ty Speaker" roamed the outfeld.
and when Lefty Johnson" was a star
pitcher for the local American League
entry. 1t isn't mannerism with
Billy. He's just forgetful.
He's known Griff for 30 years
and more. gets pay checks from
him regularly and still refers
to the guy with the overhang-
ing brows as 'Mr. Griffith"
He plays a pretty bad game of
golf and still by clever first tee
manipulation he contrives to keep
from losing too much dough to the
boss. Guggenheim probably Is one
OF the worst golfers who ever hit
ball. They-Griff and O'Connell-
give him a handicap on a sliding
Evening star., 1937-09-12

scale, ranging from 2 strokes to (
strokes hole. They figure that
when he gets on green in he's
good for 8 or more. When he
reaches a green on a par 4 hole in
4, he's right away one under his
par. They stop figuring up his score
when they've reached the twelfth hole,
but he always plays 'em out.
GRIFF practically has stopped play
ing with Pop Baines. his buddis
of old Columbia days, but when he
can coax Eddie Eynon out for round
of golf-which is about twice a year
he goes strong for those eagle deuces.
And the elderly gentleman has the
eagle eye which those heavy brows
portend. Put him within putting dis
tance on one-shot hole with couple
OF bucks dangling before him and he'll
give you heart failure with the ac-
curacy of his putting If he holes the
putt for a deuce he'll rib you until
you want to annihilate him.
They look serious-these four guys
Wllth tiicl sVcp OUT OH N gull course
but back Of it all is flock OF laughs.
They get 'em themselves and for first
class ribbing you couldn't find a fun
nier bunch. Griff, when he gets in
the groove, can score petty we'll, too.
Down in Florida two Winters ago.
they invited him to play in a handi-
cap tourney at Lakeland. Grin gave
his handicap as is. not intending to
understate his game. He shot a 7s
on the first round OF the 36-hole
tournament, and he felt so ashamed
of leading by so wide a margin that
he took s0-odd the next day and lost
the tournament.
Those guys thought I was a ringer.
didn't want to be in that position"
he said. You know you gotta have
some dignity" But when he gets
out with Billy Smith, Charlie O'ConneIl
and Herb Guggenheim there's no such
thing as dignity. It's catch catch
can and no holds barred.
Evening star., 1937-09-12
Invisible Fence Keeps Brilliant Harry Cooper From Golf Heights

completed only "A per cent of his
attempts.
I've seen BauRh only two days"
Flaherty was saying yesterday. yet
I'm convinced that he will match
Danowski and then some in passing.
The kid has natural way of throw
ing, as If he were tossing a base ball,
and the ball hits its mark as sure as
if you threw a base ball at board
fence 10 feet away The boys like to
catch Baugh, too which is a pretty
good indication that Sammy throws
the right kind of ball"
With Baugh and Danowski singing
forwards and with Tuffy Leemans.
Cliff Battles ct al running all over
the field, it looks very much as if
Washington might see one of the
seasons freest-scoring games at the
start. Last year, the greatest number
of points scored in any league game
was So, totaled when the Green Bay
Packers trounced the Pittsburgh
Pirates. 1910
GRID GOSSIP.
Leemans may not be the only fa-
miliar figure in the Giants lineup
Reports from the New Yorkers
camp at Orangeburg say that Ray
Hanken, George Washington's all
District flankman last year, has just
about clinched regular end position
=. Great defensive skill. plus per-
formance against the college all-stars
last Wednesday night that was rev.
elation, apparently have won him the
post from Jim Poole. University OF
Mississippi's crack product In
deed, it is possible that G. w. might
have three former players on the field
at once in Washington's first big
league game That is, should Dale
Prather, Washington rookie" con-
trive to crash the lineup at the same
time that Leemans and Hanken are
in the game.
What with Ed Widseth, Minnesota's
all-America tackle, also in the Giant
line and Mel Helm, an all-league
selection for four successive years. at
center, 1t appears the Redskins will
be fare to face with one of their most
formidable opponents at the very
start "a. 1t will be the same situa-
tion tor the Giants, however, who have
pronounced Washington as the team
to beat for the eastern championship
they lost last year All Redskin
players have one ear cooked for re-
ports from Green Bay today not
only for first information regarding
the national champions, but also for
the fact that the Packers are playing
the Chicago Cardinals, the Redskins
second league opponent BY the
time the Cards come here on Sep
tember "a, they will have played two
games, being scheduled to meet the
Detroit Lions next SUNDAY.
Evening star., 1937-09-12
Smart Program Today.

A TTRACTIVE matches this morn
ing find Ritzenberg meeting Alan
Staubly and Mather facing Doyle
Royal at IL o'clock Although un-
seeded. much competition is expected
from the Junior Davis Cup stars,
Ralph Buddy" Adair, David johnson,
Charley Charming, Mike Nunez and
Leonard Sokol johnson and Sokol
meet at o'clock, provided the latter
gets by Mariana Erana in a frst-round
encounter.
Pairings:
10 o'clock--T. O'Neill vs. Bob Smith, S
Menkoff VS.. Jonn Dennis. Howard Seigel
vs. Bernard Blankln, GeorEe Bolts VS.
Wiley Glassmire. Leonard Sokol VS.. Mari
ane Erans. Paul Mcdowell vs.. Arnold
Fua1l1 rreShman Nike ky, Nunez ys, Paul Hens
IL o'clock--Buddy Adsir VS.. Dr. Bartell
Spencer Howell vs.. Herroshoff, Allan Blade
vs. Bob BURGESS. Don Bent VS. Meyer Gel
sand. n Ritzenbers vs.. Alan Staubey Bob
Bra dley vs.. Stanley Haney Ed Mather vs..
DOYLE ROYAL
l2 o'clock Pierce VS.. E. Murdock.
Hickey Willis vs.. S. Barnes.
2 o'ciock-Hush Lynch vs. winner
Q Nelll-Smith. B. Contreras VS.. winner
MenkofDepnis, A Rice. VS.. winner Botts-
Glassmire. j. Farrin VS.. winnerNunez-
Helms
oclock-E. j. Niemeyer vs. winner
Pierce-Murdock Tony Latona VS. winner
Bent-Gelsand, Charles Claiming VS. win
ner Garoer-Toppins. D. johnson VS.. vim
ner sokol- -Ersna Bill Brese vs.. winner
Mcdowell ll-Freshmsn
Evening star., 1937-09-12
Stroke Under Champion.

HIS average is full stroke ahead
of that of Ralph Guldahl, the
curly-haired national open champ,
and half-shot in front of that of
Sam Snead, and more than two full
shots ahead of Gene Sarazen, who
has won two American national cham
pionships.
The Cooper style is one that makes
for consistency, more than brilliance,
and yet on scoring spree when his
putter is blazing, Cooper is the most
brilliant scorer in the game today,
He has rather q clipped back-swing
differing sharply from the full swipe
OF other stars, and his iron shots have
more punch and kick in them than
those Of any star hitting the ball
to-day. He is accuracy in person. and
yet you won't hear of him winning any
long-drivinr contests. The pros them
selves concede that Cooper perhaps is
the greatest golfer in the game and
yet they don't see how he'll ever win
a national.
lts one of those scrambled situa-
IONS that crop up in every sport, but
II they paid of on consistency. Cooper
would have won not one but half a
dozen national crowns.
Somehow some other guy manages
10 scar the course with sub-par
round whenever Harry is in the win
nlng spot Maybe some day he will
WIN, but he's gone so long without
winning that the odds are against it.
Evening star., 1937-09-12
SOUTHERN LOOP STARTS
North Carolina State. Davidson
in Weeks Big Clash.

RICHMOND. Va, September II
R).-The Southern Conference foot
ball conflict will get underway next
week end with guns booming on eight
fronts.
Next Saturdays scrap between
North Carolina State and Davidson
holds top interest. The game will
bring together the forces of Doc
Newton. former Wildcat mentor. and
Gene McEver, his assistant last year
who took over the coaching reins al
Davidson when Newton replaced Hunk
Anderson at State.
Richmond and Furman will launch
the grid campaign Friday night.
Evening star., 1937-09-12
GENERALS NEIGHBORLY
slated to Play Only Three Grid
Teams Not From Virginia.

LEXINGTON, Va, September II
P).-West Virginia, Kentucky and
Maryland are the only out-of State
teams on the 1888 foot ball schedule
OF the Washington and Lee Generals
Richard A. Dick" Smith. director
OF athletics, said Southern Con-
ference team, probably South Caro-
INA, would be scheduled for an open
Gate on November z.
The Generals in 1888 will open with
Hampden-Sydney on September 26 az
Lexingtno play Virginia in Char
lottesville October 3, West Virginia at
charleston October 10, Kentucky at
Lexington, play Virginia in Char
Tech at Lexington October "a. Rich
,nond IN Richmond October 81. Will
lam and Mary in Lexington Noven-
Der IA and Maryland at Baltimore
November 26.
Evening star., 1937-09-12
Grid Families
Assist Tulane

NEW ORLEANS (P).-Tulane's
Green Wave still includes
many gridders who are following
family trends.
The 1887 squad will include
three Paynes, younger brothers OF
Francis Payne, who played in the
Rose Bowl: Buddy Banker, young
er brother of Bill Banker, star
halfback of 90; Miller Upton,
whose brother Claggett also was a
Rose Bowler; and John Andrews.
son of Claibourne Andrews, former
letter man.
Evening star., 1937-09-12
Record Claimed
For Flag Chase
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
DURHAM. N. c., September Ii
The little class D Evan9elins
League Of Louisiana claims rec
ord for close races in an eight
club league during the season Just
closed.
So hectic was the campaign that
at the finish only IA games SEP
arated the first-place club from
the cellar entry. Lafayette and
Rsyne were tied in percentage
for the top rung and had TO play
a game to decide the issue. Lafay-
cite won.
Evening star., 1937-09-12
ATHLETICS ARE SUED
Fan, Charging Stadium Concrete
injured Him. Asks S55, 900.

PHILADELPHIA. September II up.
The Philadelphia American League
Base Ball Club was named defendant
today in s55,000 damage suit
brought by Chester A. Chase. 81, of
Roanoke Rapids. N. c.. and his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph T. Chase
Young Chase charged he was in
tured by a piece of concrete that fell
on him while he was watching a dou-
ble-header at Shibe Park last July.
Evening star., 1937-09-12
COAST LASS NET WINNER
Barbara Winslow Defeats Hope
Knowles for Girls Title.

PHILADELPHIA, September . IL
R).-A three-set victory over Hope
Knowles Of Philadelphia today won
Barbara Winslow of Hollywood, Calf,
the national girls tennis champion
ship.
Miss Winslow defeated her final
round opponent. 81, 7-9. 6-1. on
the courts of the Philadelphia Cricket
Club.
Returning to the courts in the dou-
bles final the Philadelphia girl again
was unable to clinch championship.
She and Polly Morrill, Of Dedham,
Mass. lost, ST. 81s, SIS, to Helen
Bernhard OF New York and Patricia
Cumming of Westfeld. N. j.
Evening star., 1937-09-12
Completes Seven Straight.

INCLUDED in those ll9 successful
aerials are string of seven sue
cessive tosses which he got off in
game against the Brooklyn Dodgers in
1894. In 1885 he bettered his all-time
average when he completed 81 out
Of 1873, or slightly better than so per
cent. That was the season in which
the Giants gained 795 yards via DAN
owski's passes, new all-time mark.
Although it was broken last year by
Arnold Herber Of Green Bay, Herber
Evening star., 1937-09-12
GOODMAN WON'T TURN

OMAHA, September II (P).-Profes-
sional golf is definitely out" for
Johnny Goodman. national amateur
champion. he said today on his return
from his West Coast victory.
Il looked over quite few offers.
but none of them appeal to me- he
said.
Goodman is an insurance salesman.
Evening star., 1937-09-12
DUQUESNE TO RAMBLE

PITTSBURGH, September II (P.-
Duquesne University's gridders may
not win national championship this
year, but they can lay claim to Notre
Danes title for long distance trav-
cling.
They will Journey 5000 miles in
meeting Texas Tech, Marquette and
Mississippi State.
Evening star., 1937-09-12
Tourney Attracts 64.

A FULL draw of 64 enrolled for the
years last tourney. All of the
Districts ranking stars are entered
with the exception of Dooly Mitchell,
who will be too busy to play. The
opening of school. in which Mitchell
Is professor, precluded his entry.
Welsh, naturally, was seeded one.
with Hugh Lynch rated No. q SIX
others were seeded in the following
order: Tony Latona, No. 8, Bill
Breese, No. 4: Lieut.. Jimmy Farrin,
No. S; Ed Mather No. s, Hy Ritzen-
berg, No. 7, and Ricky Willis, No. 8.
None of the seeded stars will play
before 2 O'Clock, with winners of
morning matches having been ordered
to play second-round matches this
afternoon. The committee is desirous
of playing two complete rounds to-
day, which would reduce the field
to l6
Evening star., 1937-09-12
WELSH DEFENDING
FALL TENNIS TITLE
Win of Meet Opening Today
Would Give Barney Full
Star Trophy Claim.

~ ARNEY WELSH returns to the
- local tennis scene today after
a two months absence to end
- a season exactly as he started
lt-in defense of an Evening Star
trophy The occasion is the beginning
OF the third annual open Fall tourna-
ment, sponsored by the Playground
Department, which starts at 10 O'Clock
this morning on the Potomac Park
courts.
Welsh, who captured The Stars
City of Washington tourney in June
can take permanent possession of The
Star trophy by winning the current
event, the Rockville Rambler having
won in 1885 and 1886. He and Ralph
McElvenny also can retire the doubles
trophies should they repeat their
triumphs of the Journeys first two
years