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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-13

fore he entered Pennsylvania
State College and learned some
of the finer points of fiSticuffing
under Leo Houck. He did attach
himself to a Hollywood screen
writer and press agent, Paul Moss.
But he didn't win the worlds
middleweight championship-not
quite.
He didn't because there are
such things as over-the-weight
matches, contests ira which a
champion forces the challenger to
come into the ring a fraction of
a pound or SO over the division
weight and thus take no chance
of risking the crown.
Beat Both Champs
Billy managed to get both of
Americas world champions" in
to the ring--and beat EN- both
but no titles were at stake. First,
he tackled Ken Overlin, possessor
of the New York State world
championship as result of tri-
umph over Ceferino Garcia, Over
lin was looking for a soft touch
and a sizeable piece of dough.
Soose won the decision at Scran-
ton, Pa, and Immediately there
was a yell, in which New York
writer's joined, that Soose had
been the beneficiary of a home
town" decision.
Later Soose engaged Tony Zale,
who wore the National Boxing
Associations world crown be-
cause of his victory over AL Hos
TAX. Billy whipped him, too,
And so he was the uncrowned
middleweight champion.
Soose is very likely to be a rec
ognized champion before the year
is out, so you'd better get to know
something about him, He is a nice
looking lad. who photographs
well. black-haired, hlack-browed
six feet or so, l6l pounds He has
a nifty, jolting left jab and also
throws a nice hook. But his right
is a cracking weapon. He uses il
judiciously but when he does
throw it it goes on a straight line
with all the power of his shout
der and body behind it. 1t speaks
with authority, too, although il
doesn't have crushing power The
thing that impresses you most
about the kid is his poise He
seems TO know what It's all about
quickly and gracefully and has
acquired the ability to block most
punches with his gloves, rather
than his elbows or arms or body
Few punches Sift through TO his
jaw.
Keep your eve on Soose. He's
likely Ia be boSipg's No. S'ar
of l9ai. @
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-13
GOLF CLUB TO
NAME OFFICERS
STUDY RESULTS OF TESTS IN
EXPERIMENTAL GRASS
FOR GREENS

Key West golf club members
will meet at the clubhouse Friday
night at 100 o'clock to elect Of
ficers and make plans for the new
season. ii was announced today.
Members of the club viii study
the results of tests In experiment
al grass for tina green's. Expert
gnsnts have been conducted on
the putting green with Coos coun-
~ cresping bent grass. il was ex-
planned. and club officials will
ask the members 10 decide If II
should be used on the other
greens.
Present officers Of the club are
John Pinder. tzTice elected pFesi-
dent: Glen c, Price, vice preSi-
dent. and Horace O'Bvyant. secre-
tary treasurer for TIE past two
terms
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-13
Yacht Racing

FOUR YACHT RACES are
scheduled to take place in south
ern waters during the coming
two months. Three of the events
are annual affairs The fourth is
a newcomer, being run for the
first time this season.
Opening the faces will be the
2O0-mile Miami-Nassau classic on
February II. Commander R. E.
Collins, chairman of the commit
tee in charge of the event, ex-
poets a greater number of start
ers over the Is that made the
dash last year. Stormy Weather
finished first last winter to run
it's consecutive Miami-Nassau
triumphs to four. AS yet, this ia
nous ketch has not made its en-
try.
Next will come the st. Peters
burg Havana race, to be followed
Immediately by the Havana-Key
West 90-odd-mile dash. Most of
the entrants in the st. Peters
burg Havana event are expected
to make the run to Key West,
which will begin March 7.
Two of the oldest yachting
clubs in the South, the Biscayne
Bay Yacht Club and the Havana
Yacht Club, will jointly sponsor
the latest seagoing classic added
to Florida's marine events. 1t
will be the Miami-Havana race
scheduled to be held. March ID.
Motor yachts will be invited to
enter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-13

C.G.C. PANDORA'S baseball
club will play a series of games
in Havana this week against the
Republic of Cuba nine, l940'4l
amateur champion. Pandora will
patrol the waters between Key
West and Cuba during the flight
of planes from here tomorrow
and will remain in the Cuban
capitals harbor several days.
The cutter will return to its home
port Saturday. Coast Guarders
will carry an excellent trio of
moundsmen in Mckay, Revels
and Butler to throw against the
amateur champs. The team en-
gagged in practice session yester-
day afternoon at the East Martel-
10 Tower field.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-13
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Island City Basketball League
Today's Horoscope

Today's degree points 70 fine
and genial disposition. Turned in
the right path there is the max
ing of student Of philosophy,
with a tendency TO mysticism
There is danger, however. that q
certain weakness of character
may run away from control and
lead 20 dissipation unless curbed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-13
MEET THE MAN WHO
BEAT THE CHAMPS

Billy Soose holds decisions
over both the NBA and New
York State world" middle
weight championship he
won those decisions in over
ihe-weight matches. Now.
with Billy still moving along
brislrlY. there's a hue and cry
for a Soose championship
fight. Dillon Graham. in this
story. gives you a closeup of
young Soose. the man likely
TO be bexing's No. star OF
1917.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-13
S0ose'S Success Story
Complete---Except That
He Lacks FiStiC Grown
Holds Decisions Over Sew
eral Champs; May Be-
come No. l Boxing Star
OF 1911
BY DILLON GRAHAM
Sports, Editor, APP Feature Service

oROILos 6QAlOks <1E i SdAAAC 0~@ 49,
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Imagine
the Pennsylvania-born son of a
Hungarian steel worker enter
ing college, learning to box, hlr-
ing a Hollywood press agent as
manager and winning the world
middleweight championship. .
Sounds like the plot of a film
writer's concoction, doesn't it?
But it's largely true.
Billy Soose is the young hero.
He was born in Farrell, Pa, some
% years ago anG became a pretty
fair roughrand-.umble fighter be-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-13

The negro was being eXamin-
ed for a drivers license.
And what is the white line in
the middle of the road fors' he
was asked
'Fo bicycles was the reply
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-13
BASKETBALL
TONIGHT
High School Gym. 700 p. n.y.

TONIGHT
First Game Club VS.,
VP53.
Second Game-PeppeI's Plumb.
erS VS. US. Army.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
First Gaue--Llons Club vs.
High School.
Second Game-VP3S VS.. US
Marines,
FRIDAY NIGHT
First Gsne-pepper's Plumbers
VS.. Lions Club
Second Game-Htgh School KS,
US Marines.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-13

Key West High Schools varsity
five will soon begin its schedule
with upstate basketeers. Defin-
tie dates have not been an
nounced by Coach Johnny Offutt
but it is probable the opening
game of the season will be play
ed during the week beginning
January 20. I d
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-13

Present indications point Ma
rine domination of the city cage
leagues first-half. Devil Dogs
registered their sixth straight vic
tory Friday night and now pos
sess a two-game lead. Initial
half of the split schedule will end
the latter part of this month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-13
Basketball

CUTTER PANDORA BEARS
engaged in pair of basketball
exhibitions the past weekend and
lost both games. The opposition
was furnished by two clubs of
the Island City League. VP33
edged the Coast Guardsmen by
seven points, 1923, Saturday aft
ernoon, and the Lions Club rung
up a 1924 triumph yesterday
afternoon. Main purpose of the
contests was to furnish competi-
tive practice for the three clubs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-13

Florida East Coast Baseball
Leagues annual meeting was
postponed last week until Janu-
airy rs 70 give Cocoa additional
time 10 consider proposed plans
to Join the circuit. Cocoa may
take over the Hollywood fran
ehise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-13

Plantation Key Yacht Harbor
bonefish tournament will open
this, Saturday and continue until
May Is. Many prizes will await
lucky anglers and special awards
will be given women. A cup has
been donated for the largest
bonefish caught during the tour
nament.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-13
Fishing

METROPOLITAN MIAMI
FISHING TOURNA MENT got
under way yesterday morning
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-13

From an American Legion sand
lot team to the Cleveland Indians
is the jump taken by Vern Erie
burger. II, of Detroit. Freiburg-
er, described by Vice President
c, c. Slapnicka of the Tribe, as
another Hal Chase. will journey
to Florida with the major leagu-
ers for spring training.
Twenty-eight of "a Chicago
White Sox members have come
to terms with officials and have
signed le4l contracts. Pitcher
Cliff Melton and outfielder john
ny Rucker have signed new con-
tracts with the New York Giants
Billy Myers, recent addition
to the Chicago Cubs, and another
shortstop. Bob Sturgeon, have ac-
cepted their contracts, bringing
the total of Bruins signing TO
eleven. Al Lopez, catcher. is the
first PLAYER 70 come to terms with
the Pittsburgh Pirates The sign
ing was announced the past week
end. Coaches Bernard F Kelly.
Darcy n. Flowers and Honus
/ Wagner. manager frankie Frisch's
aides. will be with the BUGS again
this year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-13

! UNITED STATES fourth-rank-
ing middleweight contender a
year ago will make his first
comeback appearance in Miami
Beach tonight. He is Ben Brown,
23-year-old native of Atlanta, Ga.
AL Gilbert, Washington, d. c.,
veteran will climb through the
ropes to oppose Brown.
Browns climb to the top was
abruptly ended in the third round
of an encounter with Tony Zale,
MIA champ. Later Ernie Vigh
knocked him out in two rounds.
Since then the Albanian has been
inactive. He began training re-
Gently for his comeback and now
regards himself in good physical
condition. He weighs 165 pounds.
The first fighter to make a de-
Tense of his crown this year will
be. Lou SaIca, bantamweight
king, who will take on Tommy
Forte in a 15-round scrap tonight
in Philadelphia arena. Forte,
%, defeated Lou Little late last
year to gain a crack at Salica's
title.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-13

Arturo Godoy will be given
another chance to defeat Joe
Louis in a championship bout,
The third meeting of the Chilean
and Brown Bomber viii take
place ir. Los Angeles next April.
Godoy dropped a 15-round de-
cision in their first tusSle and was
stopped in the eighth round of
the second match.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-13

A non-title bout between Ken
Overlin, New York middleweight
champ, and Tory Cisco, Norris
town, Pa, has been arranged for
the presidential Inauguration, day,
January 20, in Washington, D. C..
Overlin Is a recent bridegroom.
He will defend his crown some
time in March. The fight next
Monday will be one of number
of tuneup affairs for the, cham
pionship battle with an unnamed
contender
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-13

Lou Nova, who defeated Pat
Comiskey in Madison Square
Garden last Friday night, has
been offered $500 to meet Bud
dy Baer in California. Baer is
ready to sign if Nova agrees to
fight him. Buddy will meet the
New York negro Eddie Blunt in
IA 10-round battle Wednesday
night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Raj Gives Battle

Raj night fighters intercepted
several formations and prevented
others reaching their detectives.
Machine gun battles were fought
out in the darkness. high above
the flaming town. while on the
ground fire-fighters grappled with
the flames under a spreading pail
of smoke.
Fire Illuminated the town
and surrou ing countryside
throughout the night.
Four enemy planes were be-
lieved shot down or so badly dis
abled they were unable to reach
their bases.
Working class and prosperous
residential districts alike Saturday
morning presented tragic evidence
of the nights ordeal.
There were pathetic piles of SAL
vaged but charred furniture out
side Quilted homes.
Many persons-not yet fully
counted-were rendered homeless
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Big Fires Seen
At Portsmouth
International News Service Cable

BERLIN. Jan. II. - German
raiders Friday night concentrated
on the British south coast port
and naval base of Portsmouth.
causing two huge conflagrations.
six large fires and so smaller
blazes, it was announced in Berlin
today.
The announcement said the raid
ers also caused a violent explosion.
apparently by scoring a direct hit
on a munitions depot.
A German bomber sank an 5000
ton merchant vessel west of Ire
land Saturday morning, it was
announced.
Returning from a sea foray, a
German submarine reported the
of $500 tons of British
This raised the total
bal" of the U-boat captain, Com
mander Hans Gerret Won Stock
hansen. to 101 $50 tons.
A British attempt to carry out
a daylight raid on French territory
Was frustrated by aHti-aiFeFaft az
tillery and German pursuit planes,
the high command reported. Eight
enemy planes were brought down.
Six German planes were listed
as missing as the result Of the
night attack on Portsmouth and
other detectives in southern Eng
land
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

Atty. Gen. Herbert J. Rushion
who was sales tax director until
January l. has instructed legisla.
tors to provide more funds for the
sales tax department to hire audi
tors.
I'VE put on q few last year
and collected S1,0O0,00 more
a month";" he told them. I'm
of the opinion that with more
and more auditors, collections
can be increased TO $1,000, 900
more q MONTH"
Meanwhile. a bill has been in.
troduced in the House by Rep
George Higgins (R) of Ferndale
which he says viii increase coffee
tions.
1t would force merchants to pay
all sales tax in advance by pur.
chasing stamps in different de-
nominations. which would be at.
tached to receipts or packages al
the time of sale. A similar sys.
tenn is now in effect in Ohio.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

German ehrughB
Two Canadians
Killed by Train

CHATHAM. Ont. Jan. IL
Sergt. John Hyde of the Kent
Regiment, was instantly killed,
and his comrade, Sergt. George
Harrogate. was fatally injured and
died within an hour when they
were crushed between a switching
box car and the freight shed of the
Chatham Canadian National Rail-
way yard today.
Both men belonged to the regi-
mental advance party leaving for
training at London and were in
tn freight yards with full equip
ment on their backs. Their packs
caught in the side of the moving
box car and they were dragged 20
feet before the engineer could stop.
Sergt/ Harrogate's wife was at
the station waiting TO say good-by
to him. but the moving cars pre-
vented her from seeing the tragedy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Planned I'd Coventry

The attack appeared to be a
deliberate effort to level Ports
mouth in an about aerial blitz
such as the British manufacturing
town of Coventry suffered weeks
ago.
Flames and blasts wrecked or
damaged churches. schools, hotels,
business premises, theaters. motion
picture houses. hospitals and model
tenement buildings.
The procession of German planes
first came early in the evening,
dropping flares, while anti-aircraft
batteries sent up a SCATTERING bar
rage.
Then came the second wave of
Nazi attackers. Following their
usual "Coventrizing" tactics. they
dropped first fire bombs, then high
explosives
Thereafter the German planes
flew overhead necessarily. save for
one brief lull.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Murder in Alps

As the army grows. so are grow
ing the British plans to retake
continental positions. Their sue
cesses in the western desert Of
Africa and the Greeks success
against the Italians open up one
possible foothold-Italy-but il
will be murder to try to 60
through the Alps and attack Ger
many's back door from that point.
However, a strong British army in
the Alps could close up another
gap in Britain's blockade of Ger
many.
But from the Bay of Biscay 70
the Skagerrak there are dozens Of
points thH British would prefer to
have und r their control. For one
thing: the freedom of France
means further military assistance
and the end of several new Ger
man sea-raider bases. For an
other. the territory is more con-
ducive to blitzkrieg attacks than
southern or southeastern Europe.
And the Raj will be near enough
TO be of tremendous assistance. at
the same time protecting the home
front.
Mondays article: Britain's
fleet In action.l
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
IS Millions Loss
In State Taxes
DoubtedbyN Minis
Van Wagner Choice
for Post Tells of
Need to Plug Leaks
Times star Correspondent

( LANSING. Jan. 11.-IncreaseC
sales tax collections of SIS, 900. OOC
a year. as envisioned by Governor
Van Wagner. were doubted today
by Louis M. Minis, who will be.
come director of the tax depart
men upon Senate confirmation.
II haven't given the matter
all the study l should. but
don't believe collections can be
increased that much by stop
ping lesxs,' he said.
Biggest leakage comes In the
inability of the department TO
collect sales taxes from certain
INSCRIPTIONS used car dealers.
But the total sales OF all used
cars in the state doesn't produce
$4,000. 900.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Brenda Joyce 10 Wed
Young Accountant

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 11.-GNS}
Gf~enda Joyce. young film star
today announced that within
10 days she will marry Owen
Ward. a young accountant.
The wedding will be quiet
one" she said, in a church and
with about % friends in attend
ance. If her studio doesn't need
her Immediately. she and Ward
will go on a brief wedding trip
She rose to stardom as Fern in
The Rains Came"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Other Appeals

Among the other appeals for
exemption are:
An elderly couple on Lindsay
avenue an area restricted to single
family dwellings. ask that they be
permitted TO construct a small
apartment upstairs in their home.
When the home was built. they
say, the design provided for such
an apartment so as to supply an
income against eventualities of old
age. sickness or what they de-
scribe as "other hazards Of life"
The owner Of a home on st.
Aubin avenue seeks TO convert a
two-family building into a three
family, only interior alterations
being necessary"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Sets Nep Record

Minis said he was confident,
however. that more taxes can be
deposited in the state treasury by
more diligent collection methods
although this year will break all
records with $4,000, 900 income.
Naturally. I will make some
changes Of my own In the de-
partment and apply modern
business methods to its opera
tion." he said. Then we will
see II there Is any improve
p,anfv
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Report 100000 Nazis
Stationed in Rumania

LONDON. Jan. IL. = (INS) -
The London Daily Express re-
ported from Istanbul today that
IL divisions of German troops
nearly 200,000 men-are now esti-
mated TO be stationed in Rumania
The paper said most of these
troops are concentrated along the
Rumanian- Russian frontier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Wreck Arms Train

These operations have been the
talk of London for weeks. although
there had been no official an
nouncement. First indication that
something mysterious was afoot
developed when an evening news
paper printed pictures of new
German army prisnnerslheing
taken through London" Then
some raid volunteers were given
leave and the secret was out.
The greatest single feat credited
to these raiders is the destruction
of German ammunition trains near
Boulognc, They landed and were
forced inland on their own when
their small boats were attacked by
German E-boats. Their discovery
Of the ms was accidental, but
they knew what to do. Days later
a few survivors of the party
reached another part of the coast,
stole a boat and got home. The
was confirmed by the
Raj.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Portsmouth Hard Hit
By Nazi Air Raiders

and today were accommodated in
emergency centers.
Others were evacuated to neigh
boring villages by bus.
Among the casualties were men,
bers of one fire-fghters' post,
which was completely wiped out
by bombs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

unteers for raids on German camps
in France. These are information
raids. never on a large scale for
obvious reasons, and certainly not
invasion tests. Neither are they
designed to penetrate far inland
or land mechanical equipment.
Several Of these raiding parties
every member must be an ex-
pert swimmer just in case-have
thrown CONSERVATION into the
German army organization. One
British group annihilated the staff
of German divisional headquar-
tiers at one spot. and brought back
the commandant-aIl in one night.
Another group blew a-Ger-
man airdrome while its planes
were bombing London. They also
took prisoners. Several others
secuted the invasion ports. getting
exact details of preparations for
the Raj to work on.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
SwindIes Newsboys,
Gets 90 DAYS in Jail

Forswindfiag two newSboyS out
of $3.50, Ervon Mendell Is, of
1887 Thirty-fifth street was SEN
fenced Saturday by Judge w. Nc
Kay Skillman to 90 days in the
House of Correction. The news
boys said they gave Mendell S190
and Sunday paper for a 81 bill
he was going to give them. But
instead he fled with the money.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Vital Naval Base
Grip pl e d by
About Raid
BY T.. c. BLOOMFIELD

init news service SIAN Correspondent
PORTSMOUTH, England. Jan.
11.-Causing wide destruction 10
houses and buildings, including six
churches, and killing and injuring
as yet uncounted victims, Nazi
Saturday morning, gave this i'm
portant British seaport and naval
base a terrible aerial pounding.
For hours after the raiders de-
parted British authorities insisted
that the attacked city be described
merely as IN English south coast
town. But Saturay afternoon
they permitted its Identification as
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

back the Germans and finally
break the Siegfried Line or find
some back door" through the
balky Balkans for an invasion Of
Germany.
effectively. ] cannot state that
the British army today Is ready
for that Herculean task; II is not
yet of victory size. although 1t
soon may be.
The morale of the army is ex-
cellent and its new material, much
of which comes from the United
States, is superior to the blitz-
krieg equipment the Germans
used in Flanders and Franc. But
in size and amount of equipment,
the army is still only defensive
weapon, however successful II
may be against the Italian forces
in Africa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Business Life at Stake

A contractor has contracted 10
erect an office building for a sheet
metal plant on Piquette avenue. a
section zoned for only multiple
residence dwellings. He points out
that the lot on which he intends
to build is the only vacant prop
erty between the metal plant and
the auto plant the company serves.