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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-22
Speeding of Sports
Hunt Goes On,
But Joe Louis
Needn't w orry
By ROBERT McSHANE

F" HEN Lou Nova, the not-so-ter-
put an end to the comeback hopes of
Make Baer, former toast of the ma
tons night clubs, he did little to-
ward clearing up an extremely fog
gy situation.
1t may be that N0va-who elect
ed to beat Baer the hard way,
smuggling it out with him-has Joe
Louis number. But that is highly
debatable. Nova didn't look like
worlds champion, even in beating
Make to bloody pulp. When he
whipped Baer it was merely the
case of mediocre youngster who
had more lasting power than the
rapidly slipping vet who faced him.
There's no denying that Baer real
ly trained for the fight. He knew it
was his last chance in big time COM
petition, and if he muffed it he was
through. But few weeks training
couldn't undo the many years he
spent IN becoming the greatest
glamour boy in boxing history. He
just didn't have it any more. He
had to win in hurry or Nova's
youth would settle the issue. It did.
Lou, judged by the Louis stand
ard, is far from being a great fight
er. He is Woodworking, cOnscien-
tiOus and ambitious. But he hasn't
punch. Had he been equipped
with even touch of dynamite in
either hand, he wouldn't have won
his last fight by the technical knock
out route. He would have stretched
Make for the full count.
Fortunately, Baer wasn't injured
badly enough to interrupt success
full career in the movies. AS a mat
ter of fact, and unlike most prize
fighters, Baer wasn't top-notch
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-22

schedule of seven night games-one
with each club-arranged
The venture brought results. The
field was again packed with bowling
fans. And though other club own
erS weren't enthusiastic about play
ing night baseball, they were will
ing to take a cut of the gates at
tracted by the nocturnal meetings.
When Larry moved to Brooklyn
one of his first moves was to in
stall lighting equipment. Results
were the same as in Cincinnati.
American league clubs began to
evince interest, and soon permits
sion was given st. Louis to erect a
system. However, lights were new
er installed because no agreement
could be reached with the St. Louis
Nationals, who used the same park.
Mack Follows Suit
Last winter Connie Mack, Athlet-
ic chief, upset the dope by request
ing that he be allowed to install
a lighting unit. The Cleveland club
followed suit.
1t won't be long before other clubs
fall in line. Connie Mack's first
night game added one or two new
converts, including Clark Griffith OF
Washington. And night baseball VIII
be a decided attraction as long as
clubs don't overdo it. Too many
night games would spell disaster
by running the novelty. Should Of
ficials be content with two night
games per year with each club, then
they can be assured of record-break-
ing crowds.
Comiskey's Chicago White Sox are
expected to be playing under the
lights before long. Since playing
in Philadelphia, the Sox like the
idea, and the owner approves of it
because of the additional revenue
night games will mean. Many a
loyal fan can't break away dur
ing the daytime, but would rush to
find place in line after working
hours.
Throughout these United States
are fans by the hundred thousands
who are unable to attend weekday
games. They would welcome the
chance to do little nocturnal ram
bling toward the ball park, and then
gate offerings would do great dea
in restoring financial security to IN
dernourished club treasures.
Night baseball will always have
few enemies. Some players will oh
ject to it on technical grounds, ano
undoubtedly they are correct in as
sorting that electric lighting FOR
baseball leaves something to be de
sired. Improved equipment has
been a deciding factor in making
night baseball more popular, anC
further improvements will do mucl
to allay present antagonism.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-22
Sport Shorts

PILLY ROSES Aquacade at tn,
Il New York Worlds fair has tn,
longest swimming pool in the worlC
Night baseball games can
run on indefinitely in the America
league. That circuit has a rul
prohibiting the start of an innin
after 1850 p. m. Gunnar Bar
lund, who has been doing prett
well for himself in heavyweight
fighting circles, doubles as news
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-22

Larry McPhail, then
business manager Of
the Cincinnati Reds.
Baseball was be-
coming more or less
of a dead issue in
Cincinnati, and Nc
Phail knew night
baseball was the an
swer. Despite the
protest of his fellow
N a tion al league
bosses, a lighting
plant was brought
into use. and a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-22

paper reporter for a
Finnish newspaper
Jack Dempsey
has gone into the
clothing business,
and plans on enter
ing the radio field
when television real
ly gets under
way William ].
Clarke has coached
Princeton's baseball
teams for a quarter
of a century :.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-22

fighter padding his income with
few hammy performances for the
movies. Instead, he was a second
rate song and dance artist, doing
very well in the fight game. Merely
a reversal of the ordinary proce-
dure.
1t is not at all unlikely that Nova
will get his wish and meet the
champion this fall. Which means
that he will probably be rushing
his big opportunity. In two years
Nova will be better fighter. He
will be more experienced-more
ring-wise. And if Louis should be
inactive for several months, soft
ened by luxurious living and trif1e
ring-rusty, Nova's chances will be
multiplied many times.
Not that Tony Galento should be
ignored. This rOly-pOly swat macs
trO of the saloons is perhaps as close
as any living fighter to Author Jack
LOndon'S portrayal of the abySmaI
brute. At least for publicity pur-
poses. However, it would be safe
to assume that GaIento has no place
in championship heavyweight ranks,
at least judged by haf-high stand
ards.
No Revenge for Joe
Fans are said to be clamoring
for a bout between Nova and Bob
Pastor, the lad who so successfully
ran away from Louis and managed
to 60 the entire route. A clamor,
by the way, is sport promoters
definition of a casual street corner
conversation between any two citi-
zens. The idea of the fight, never
theless, is deserving of considera-
ton.
Undoubtedly Joe Louis would like
to step into the ring once more with
Pastor, who shouldn't even be
classed with the champ. The big
drawback to such an encounter
would be the difficulty in promoting
it. Boxing fans would wait months
for an opportunity to take a short
vacation from the town wherein
the fight would be held. Pastors
drawing power is equal to Galento's
Iissome grace in the ring. So Louis
can entertain no hopes for an i'm
mediate revenge.
In all probability the search for
new championship timber will ex-
tend beyond the dead wood which is
still cluttering up the fight ring. One
of several possibilities is Patrick
Edward Comiskey, 18-year-old lad
with the brogue of an Irish come
dian. Some of boxing's best dream
ers can slip into rapid trance and
envision him as Joe Louis opponent
in a 1871 championship bout. And
that's looking long way ahead. At
the present time this glum young
Irishman isn't at all dangerous. But
the smart lads have picked him as a
real conner.
There are several other future
possibilities who may loom large
on the fistic horizon by the time
Louis is a couple of years older.
When that time comes, the white
hopes will have better chance to
unseat the champ.
Not many fans are anxious to pay
out their hard-earned cash to see
Louis fight the present contenders.
They are fearful-and rightly So
that they'll get to see about two min
utes of action. Most of them go
with a vague, forlorn hope that an
accident will happen, and that the
dusky dynamiter will be belted out
of his championship.
But most ring addicts have given
I'D even that hope.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-13
F. W. BORTON
VISITED HERE
OWNER OF RADIO STATION
IN MIAMI: FORMERLY RE-
SIDED IN KEY WEST

F. w. Borton, owner of WQAM
radio station in Miami, who was
on his Cruiser Concha and visit
ing in Key West, accompanied
by Mrs. Borton, this morning
asked The Citizen to remember
him to his many friends in the
city.
He will be recalled as being a
one time resident of Key West
engaged in the electrical business
and made a number of close
friends whom he intended to visit
during this trip, but was called
to Miami and left on the early
bus this morning, to attend a spe-
cial meeting, and will return in a
few days for his cruiser.
Among those to whom he par
ticularly sent his greeting, were
B. l.. Grooms, of the Key West
Electric Co., and l.. p. Artman,
publisher of The Citizen, and al
SO B. d. Trevor, who was at the
time of his residence here, con-
nected with the Consumers Ice
and Cold Storage Co, and Frank
H. Laid, who was engineer of
the same concern, and others
whom he expects to meet on his
return.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-13
BILL lee NOW
MUCH IMPROVED
RECEIVERS SUFFICIENTLY TO
BE REMOVED FROM HOS
PITAL TO HIS HOME

Bill Lee, correspondent in Key
West for the Miami Daily News,
has recovered sufficiently, from
a recent severe illness, to be re-
moved from the Marine hospital,
where he has been for the past
four weeks, and today was taken
to his home ats 322 simonton
street :
Mr.. Lee had been attending
the Amerfeafi Legion Convention
in Fort Lsuderdale, and imme-
diately upon his return became
ill. Examination proved he had
suffered gastric hemorrhages,
and it was necessary to place him
in the hospital where blood trans
fusions were given and, shortly
after, signs of improvement in
his condition were evident.
Since that time his condition
has improved to such an extent
that today it was decided he could
be taken to his home where it is
expected he will remain for about
one week and then be again ac-
lively at work.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-13
MRS. DAN LEWIS
CRITICALLY ILL
DAUGHTER OF MR.. AND MRS.
CLIFFORD HICKS; NOW IN
TOWNSVILLE. GA.

Disturbing news relative to
his daughter, Mrs Dan M. Lewis,
was received this morning over
long distance from Thomasville,
Ga, by Clifford G. Hicks, and he
expects to leave this evening or
early tomorrow.
Early in the year the Hicks
family received news of the
daughter being stricken with an
illness which was caused by a
rare germ in the blood stream,
and had been taken to the hos
pital in ThomaSville.
Later Mrs. Hicks left for
Townsville and is still there.
Mr.. Hicks was kept advised as to
the condition of Mrs. Lewis, and
seemed to feel that she was get
ting along alright until this
morning he was talking over long
distance with the doctor at
Thomasville, and decided that he
must leave for the bedside, as
indications were that Mrs. Lewis
was thought to be sinking.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-13
new CHARTER
AT CITY HALL
COPY OF PROPOSED MEAS
URE MADE AVAILABLE
TO GENERAL PUBLIC

The suggested new charter for
the City of Key West, framed by
the Citizens Charter Revision
Committee in study sessions over
a period of the past sdSen months,
is now available for public per-
usal. The committee turned a
copy over to Archie Roberts. city
clerk. this week with the request
that it be posted so that all may
view it.
Without funds to pdblicize the
contents of the charter in The
Citizen, the only other avenue
left open for bringing the charter
provisions to the attention of the
citizenry-at-large, was to post it
in the City Hall as stated above.
Many residents have viewed the
charter already.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-13
OFFICIALS OFF
TO TALLAHASSEE
MONSALVATGE AND ADAMS
GO IN INTEREST OF PRO
POSED MEASURE

County Commissioners William
Monsalvatge and Earl Adams.
president of city council. left over
the highway today enroute to
Tallahassee to confer with Sena-
tor Elmer Ward and B. e. Papy
on passage of a proposed bill.
The bill in question has been
approved by both the council and
county commissioners, and is re-
lative to the commissioners be
ing empowered to use surplus
gasoline taxes for the purchase,
as an investment, of any obliga-
ton of any Special School Tax
District.
1t particularly refers to coun-
ties having a population of not
less than 1894 and not more than
1866, according to the next pre-
ceding state census, and to those
obligations issued to refinance
obligations which were them
selves outstanding on April l,
1899.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-13
TANKER ROANOKE
SAILED FRIDAY

Tanker Roanoke. of the Texas
Co. which was in port yesterday
and discharged cargo in the
tanks of the company at the Por-
ter Dock CO., sailed for Port Ar
thur. Texas. at 3 o'clock.
Discharged in the tanks at the
Porter Dock were diesel oil and
gasoline. There were about 1861
900 gallons of the former and 1885,
900 gallons of the latter.
Shortly after the Roanoke had
sailed the Steamship Nordmeer
from Rotterdam and Hamburg
arrived in port for orders. These
orders were delivered by the
Porter Dock Co. and at 6 o'clock
the ship sailed for Tampico.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-13
MURPHY ACT
CAUSES RUSH
LARGE NUMBER MAKE VISIT
TO COURT HOUSE TO
CLEAR PROPERTY

This morning the office OF
Clerk Ross c. Sawyer at the
county court house was scene
of hustle and mild excitement
because of the coming and going
of property owners seeking to
take advantage of the few days
left of the Murphy Act.
Mr.. Sawyer said that as usual
there were a number of people
who had just realized that the
time is drawing near when there
will be no further opportunity OF
availing themselves of the act
and they are rushing in to keep
the office busy as the final day
approaches.
AS matter of truth Mr.. Saw
yer said this is the first Satur-
day in some months when he will
be forced to keep his office open
in the afternoon because of the
number of. visitors arriving and
making application to have thelI
properties listed.
There will be but three more
days, said Mr.. Sawyer, when the
property owner will have the
chance to file application, for or
Wednesday, May II, the last OF
the applications must have been
entered and their property listed
under the Murphy Act.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-13
EXTENDS THANKS
FOR HELP GIVEN
FOR CONVENTION
RELATIVE TO KEY VESTS
ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING
MEETING NEXT YEAR FOR
ST. PETERSBURG

Joe S. Clark, national ex.
ecutive committeeman of the
American Legion. Department OF
Florida, has written Adjutant
John Delgado, Post Commander
Reardson and other members OF
Arthur Sawyer Post, Key West
letter of thanks and apprecia-
ton from ST. Petersburg Post, Is
for having made it possible for
st. Petersburg to secure the con-
vention of 1910.
''You we'll know" reads Mr.
Clark's letter "that when the vot-
ing seemed to- be in suspense and
it looked pretty dark for St
Petersburg, the delegates fol-
Key West, having passed when
Key West was called, arose and
cast their vote for st. Peters
burg, and this resulted in few
other posts doing the same, and
st. Petersburg won the conven-
ton by seven votes.
II, personally, want to com
mend Key West first of all for
the high type of individuals OF
your post which represented the
post at Fort Lauderdale. They
were indeed a fine group and il
was a pleasure to have such a
fine class of men opposing us in
the race.
Particular commentator is
due to Al Mills, Munroe Horre,
Commander Reardon, Adjutant
Delgado and all of the others
who were in the representative
group at Fl. Lauderdale. Your
post has certainly won the friend
ship, not only of ST. Petersburg
Legionnaires, but of all the
dictionaries of the department.
81 also think your delegation
should be commended for the
outstanding work which they
did in trying to get the conven-
ton. In all of my years in the
department no post, regardless of
size, has had so many workers,
gave so much entertainment, and
was so enthusiastic in their eff
forts as were the Key West
Legionnaires. The showing made
by this group will long be re-
membered in the annals of Flor
ida.
with sincerest thanks for
your cooperation, with highest
commentator for your efforts,
and with expressions of the
greatest esteem and respect for
the Legionnaires of Key West,
and with the assurance that our
convention corporation will do
everything possible for your
delegation in 1910, l want you to
believe me sincerely and cor
daily yours,
Joe S. CLARK"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-13
Great Interest Shown
By Prospective Visitors
Relative To Key West
Chamber OF Commerce Re-
ceives Many Inquiries
Dealing With Different
Subjects

Requests for information of all
kinds continue to come to the
Chamber of Commerce, but prin-
cipally from visitors who desire
certain concrete ideas of what to
do and how to do it in connection
with their trip. Here are a few
excerpts letters received by the
secretary.
Il am interested in a trip to
Havana by way of Key West"
What hotels have you in Key
West and can l take boat from
there TO Havana"
will you kindly inform me
what it will cost to drive from
Miami to Key West and return
with four persons in an auto
mobile over the new highway
and the crossing ferries"
Give me further information
about your city and trip there. "
1T is my intention to drive
from here To Key West. Furnish
me With more information about
your city and its hotels"
OF course there are others,
these being just a few among
many. There is one from a lad
IN South Carolina who wants the
secretary to buy him a good
fighting cock, because he has
heard that there are some good
ROSTERS in the city, and there
are a number who would be glad
90 sign an article about the city
if il would be written for them.
THE life of n secretary is of
course one grand sweet song,
with a few sour notes inter
sperscd here and there" said
Mr. Singleton.
In addition to the queer per-
sons who write for information
there are the local sob sisters and
brothers who are shocked and
mortified to realize that in be-
tween the season there are a
few months, April, May and
June, when the unfortunates who
do not live in Key West, are
frantically trying to earn money
TO go somewhere.
When this is pointed out to
comfort the disconsolate, they
hug their grief to their bosoms
and wall: They will all go to
the worlds fair, which is an eX-
pensive ballyhoo, specializing in
skin shows and high prices that
will glorify a few professional
self glorifyers. and leave little
old New York wishing it had
profited by the experience of
Key West, last July.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-13
FIREMEN CALL
MASS MEETING
4.
MATTERS RELATIVE TO NEW
CITY CHARTER TO BE
DISCUSSED

Announcement i'm this issue of
The Citizen. signed by Harry
Baker. chief of the Fire Depart
ment. and Secretary John Rob-
erts. calls members of the de-
partment to a mass meeting to be
held Monday night at 8 o'clock
in the City Hall.
There are several matters of
importance to be discussed at the
meeting. and the principal sub
ject will be several provisions of
the proposed new city charter,
copies of which can be seen in
the City Hall.
Particularly are the matters
relative to the selection of new
employees of the department,
which. will be placed before the
meeting for serious discussion,
and il is for this reason III is de
sired that all members attend.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-13
RIVER BRIDGE
TOLLS TO BE
ELIMINATED
ROAD DEPARTMENT CHAIR
MAN SAYS CHARGES WILL
BE REMOVED COMPLETELY
BY NEXT JANUARY

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. May Is
| (FNS).-Tolls on the st. Johns
River bridge will be completely
removed January |, 1910. accord
ing to an announcement by Ar
thur B. Hale, chairman of the
State Road Department. Hale
made the announcement to a
committee of east coast mayors
and county officials headed by
| Walter B. Fraser, mayor of St.
Augustine.
The committee, composed of of
ficials from st. Augustine to Key
West, was organized recently by
Fraser for the purpose of getting
the bridge made toll free. 1t
won its first victory last week
when it lodged a vigorous pro-
test against the announced plan
to double existing toll rates on
the ST. Johns bridge in order to
aid with the cost of the new
Main street bridge, now under
construction. The county board
rescinded it's action following the
committees protest.
Fraser, whose work to allow
the entire state to benefit by the
removal of tolls has been out
standing, had pointed out that the
St. Johns River bridge was the
only toll bridge on u. S. High
way No. ] from Maine to Miami,
and as such was definite detri-
ment to Florida. Besides, he
said, 1.-THE tolls were originally
intended to last only long enough
to retire the bridge bonds. The
county is supposed to have the
necessary money for that, and the
only reason for continuing the
toll charges is to help defray ex-
penses of the Main Street bridge.
We had hoped to have tolls done
away with before the start of the
next tourist season, and Mr.. Hale's
announcement is indeed crafty
ing". III
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-13
HARRY WATKINS
GIVEN TRANSFER

Harry Watkins, bus operator
for the Florida Motor Lines, left
the city this morning after being
on the run between Key West
and Miami for the past eight
months and is to be transferred
Monday to the Miami-St. Pc
tersburg run.
He begs to be remembered to
his many. friends, especially the
regular anglers whom he has
met and who were responsible
for some of his great catches he
made during his residence in the
city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-13
Negotiations Toward Set
Element OF Differences
Are Now Nearing An
End
nN Associated Pressl


NEW YORK. May l3.-Nego.
tiaiions for settlement of the Soft
Coal strike appear TO be approach
ing the end. Conferences tonight
and tomorrow morning point 10
agreements being reached by
Monday. although some operators
are still obstinate concerning
closed shop demands from min
ers.
In the meantime. The backbone
of the strike is broken as back
to work" movements are being
initiated by independent opera
tors and their laborers in various
strikes who have made separate.
satisfactory settlements.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-13

HAVANA.-Reports have come
to the Cuban capital concerning
Objectionable criticism of the en-
tertainment offered at the Cuban
Village at the New York World
Fair. One part of the feature
presented is reported to depict a
white girl being sacrificed in
Voodoo rituals. Government Of
ficials are angry. calling attention
to the fact that such a perform
ance, by no means, reflects any,
thing to do with life in Cuba
Following complete investigation.
the Village may be closed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-13
ETIQUETTE NOTE

HUTCHINSON, Kans.-The de-
mand for soda bicarbonate at
the Hutchinson reformatory is on
the down grade, Superintendent
C. A. Bestwick reports. Recent
ly he gave the inmates forks and
knives, replacing their spoons,
and now it takes them Is minutes
to eat. They used to gulp their
food in eight.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-13
MRS. SINGLETON
dies in MIAMI

c. S. Singleton is in receipt of
a telegram announcing the death
of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Minnie
l.. Singleton, 6o'clock last eve
ming in Miamko4&gsn Singleton
was before marriage Miss Min
ME Kicker. Funeral Services will
be held in Miami 2 o'clock Mon
day afternoon.
Mrs. Singleton was a resident
of Key West and has a host of
friends in the city who will be
grieved to learn of her demise.