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She Fought The Man She Loved
To Gain The Right To Love Him

| the reputation of being a keen
b usine ss woman. Now your
brother has invested four hum
bred dollars in his car. He's been
unable to keep up his payments.
Instead of the Cabrillos losing
that investment, we are willing to
accept your business coupe at
present list price, reducing the
total amount of the indebtedness
which we will arrange for you to
meet in small monthly payments"
"What am I supposed to do. buy
pair of roller skates?"
''But Miss Cabrillo, you would
then be the owner of an imported
special"
Listen" flashed Constance. II
sell real estate. If ] took my
clients out in that four wheeled
night club, they'd expect me to go
into a bubble-dance. The answer
is NO"
Defeated, the man arose. "Okay,
if you Cabrillos can afford to lose
the investment"
Constance watched him leave,
her lips pressed tightly against
further words. His scene at her
office that afternoon had nearly
cost her a three hundred dollar
commission. The Ca bril- o S
couldn't afford to lose that.
She waited a moment to fortify
her spirit against the coming FAM
lily conference. John Raskthorne,
alone, signified a potential fiance.
For moment she toyed with the
thought of leaning against his
sturdy shoulder, of letting the
family lean against his equally
sturdy financial backing. Then she
Strengthened. She couldn't. They
had already gained credit on the
rumors that she would marry
him. She didn't know to what
lengths they would 60 If she be-
came Mrs. Raskthorne.
Stormy Rebellion
CTILL feeling the need to lean
- upon something she o o k e d
about the sunroom. Not square
inch OF the jade and scarlet
leather furniture was paid for. A
pet shop was threatening to carry
the macaws and marmosets back
to their store cages. They'd miss
the freedom Of the luxuriant trop-
ical foliage, also threatened with
return.
Why couldn't the Cabrillos real
ize that lineage would not pay
bills?
Well, she might as we'll get it
over. The library, John and her
mother signified a financial dis.
cussion. Along with his millions.
Raskthorne had inherited the role
of administrator of the Cabrillo
estate.
The heavy rugs caught and
smothered Constance's footsteps.
She stepped into the long room
unseen, and for a little while
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IAN eavesdropper," she quoted
lightly, crossing the room, never
hears good of herself. Would you
mind being as frank with a men,
Der of your family as you have
with friend, and tell me what
causes this rafting of skeletons?"
There was a moment of startled
silence, then Raskthorne jumped
to hold a chair for her.
In that m % m emit Constance
hated him; hated him for the pity
in his eyes; for the smooth assur-
ance OF his gestures; for his very
SturdineSs, the squared features,
the silver line on his temples
which blocked his brown hair in
to cap, his grey eyes with their
short, thick shade of lashes.
They are not like you, Con-
chita," he chided. They concede
that I am a member of the fam
lily"
Constance flashed him a white
Tipped smile. 'They are inclined
to accept everything good as their
own" she said, Now please,
there was talk of a sale and my
consent being necessary. May I
hear about it?"
Don and Donna sought TO speak
at once. At twenty-one they were
confident of their right to riches
by grace of being a Cabrillo; as
Constance at twenty-four was
confident all rights and riches
must be earned by individual eff
fort.
To be continued
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watched the group gathered about
the hearth fire.
As always, ner stormy rebel
lion Gained at the sight of her
mothers fragile, golden beauty.
She might scott at her untiring eff
fort to cling to youth, but under
meath her scofing lay deep COM
passion. It made her forgive her
father for dissipating the estate
during his brief life with Nadine.
Rebellion surged back as Con-
stance looked at her younger
brother Don, sprawled on a rug,
his hair yellow against the white
fur, his black Cabrillo eyes
moody.
Donna, his twin. and pure Ca
brillo, was a chic vision in black
and scarlet, though rather tense
vision as she sat on an ottoman.
hands clasped tightly about her
knees.
you're crazy if you think Con-
ME will SELL" Don was saying.
THAT girls shrewd. She'll hang
on until the rest of us starve to
death, SO she can have it for her.
self"
Don, DEAR" protested Mrs.
Cabrillo, gently. "Conchita is not
shrewd, she is modern"
Modern, my eye" snapped
Donna. my beloved sister is
what's commonly called a throw
back. Don't look SO shocked,
mother. Rask has ancestors he
doesn't brag about. AS long as
he's so intent upon marrying Con-
ME, he might as well know we
have a Shanty Irishman in our
ancestral wood-pile."
Constance slipped into a chair.
She might as well eavesdrop. If
there were sale involved, she'd
need to know the truth and they'd
never tell it to her face.
II don't feel you are justified in
saying your great grandfather
Michael was shanty."
ooh. mother-er." groaned Don,
"you can't squeeze any blue blood
out of a moniker like Mickey
Mahoney.
"This is the set-up, Rask. One
day, in a careless mood. a King
of Spain had an undersecretary
scratch some words on parch-
ment, granting a wad of land in
what is now known as California
to the first of the Cabrillos; that
is, of our branch of them; un-
derstand there are others.
'aThis land and our branch pc
tered out until, when Mickey Ma
honey came over from Ireland
during the California gold rush,
there were only forty-five thou
sand acres left.
Mickey wheedled the current
Don into selling him al, of this,
excepting the ranch proper. for
some thirty-five hundred dollars
in gold.
Mickey acquired a Scotch wife
and they acquired daughter who
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Ready For Faster Com
pany; Youngest Men,
Der Of St. Louis Organ
ization

tAsSoeiated Press Feature servicel
JASPER, Ind, Jan. 20.-The
not-so-little Tommy Tucker, who
went directly from high school
into professional baseball as the
property of the st. Louis Browns,
is ready for another step upward.
The lS-yeaC-old 1872 pound
pitcher first attracted attention of
major league scouts by a long
string of victories in high school
and American Legion junior
Now he's keeping in
trim for his next summers job by
working in his uncle's lumber
yard in this center of the Indiana
woodworking industry.
He doesn't know where the
Browns viii send him in the
spring but his record in the Kit
ty league last year was an indica-
ton that he's about ready for
faster company.
Tucker signe3 q Brown con-
tract last June and Immediately
was farmed out 20 Mayflcld. Ky.
There he won ten games and lost
four and his record showed three
victories over Jackson. Tenn.
subsequent winners Of the Kitty
league pennant Jackson beat him
once.
re also beat Union City ard
twice each ard Hop
kinsville. Bowling Green ard Pa
ducah once each HopkinsviIie.
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CAGE PROGRAM
THIS WEEK TO
BE DIVERSIFIED
LEAGUES rIRsT-HALr ENDS
TONIGHT; BENEFIT GAMES
IN orFINts. coNcHs HIT
ROAD FOR FIRST TIME

Basketball's oroeram this week
is varied.
Tonight, final games of the Is
land City League first-half will be
played in the High School Gym,
beginning at 700 o'clock, VP33,
cellar occupant, will battle the
fourth pt@ce High School varsity
five IN the opening game, and
champion us. Marines tackle
the us. Army cagers, who are
doomed for third position, in the
afterpiece. Lions Club. runner
up, completed its schedule last
Friday night.
Coach Johnny Offutt, in charge
of basketball in Key West, will
schedule exhibition affairs the
rest Of the week in line with the
local sports drive to raise funds
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making heauilneS py giving uie
grid world a fifth down.
The 46-year-old department
store fabrics buyer wishes he'd
given up his, hobby before COM
hitting l940's No, ! grid blunder.
But Red went into his 2lst year
as football arbiter and the Cor
nell Dartmouth game in particu-
lar. In the last minute he gave
Cornell fifth down. a touchdown
and rs victory resulting. Movies
showed the error, Red conceded
his mistake and Cornell acknowl-
edged.
Learned A Lesson
1T was just lapse of memo
ry", sadly declares Friesell. But
even after q years of officiating,
| learned a great lesson. When the
Dartmouth captain spoke to me
about downs il should have been
a red flag to take time out and
check back.
Just $50 persons wrote him
about the incident and he
"wouldn', take a million dollars
for the letters He spent SCI to
reply q every one, There wasn't
a single crank.
Maybe I'm through. laments
the genial redhead. I'm getting
old Next year is another year
but I've had my fun and it's been
n grand hobby. II took 81 years
for a boomerang TO come back
and HIT me in tss eyes, I still
love football aud hope I'm no
through.
Red won't work college games
next fall but he insists the fifth
down incident didn't influence
him in choosing professional work
exclusively, A recent ruling hy
Eastern Collegiate Athletics off
eials banned pro work for It's of
ficials. Red says he has had 10
forego his annual vacation each
year 20 get Saturdays off and be
lieves he owes ii Ia himself and
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Paducah and Bowling Green each
beat him once.
He is the youngest player in the
Brown organization.
He thinks Benny Tate, May
field manager. is great "A ball
player couldn't break in under a
sweller manager. he says.
In high school, Tucker was one
of a pair of Jasper pitchers who
cleaned up everything in sight
Last spring he won eight Of nine
games and IN 1899 he won seven
straight. six of them shutouts and
one a no-hitter.
His pitching mate was Roman
Pfeffer who still IL in high school
and who also has major league
scouts camping on his trail Pfef-
fer. also a basketball star, has in
dictated. however, that he viii go
10 college after graduation next
spring instead Of playing profes-
sl7nal baseball
pteffer had four no-hifsers last
spring.
When he isn't working in the
lumber yard. Tommy usually can
tss found scanning baseball maya
zines ard papers. he says he'll b.
81 perfect condition when gsse
Browns decide his destination Of
spring training tire.
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for the fight against infantiIe
paralysis. The coach win an
nounce the participants today or
tomorrow.
Key West High Schools varsity
basketeers win make their first
road trip of the season the latter
part of the week. Friday night
the Conchs are scheduled TO visit
against Andrew Jackson Of Mi
ami and Saturday night tackle
the Pone de Icons Cavaliers In
Coral Gables. Offutt Is attempt
ing to book game with an up
state five for Thursday night. He
has communicated with a num-
Der OF school clubs TO the north
but to date has been unsuccess-
full.
Ten members of the varsity
hopefuls will invade Miani for
the games and number Of stn-
dents are expected to travel with
the Conchs to compose o pep
team. Roberts Smith. John Men
endez. Anthony Mcmahon and
Dewitt Roberts viii probably
shoulder the burden for the 10.
eaI9. Mcmahon has consistently
led the city league in scoring and
Cantain Smith has been acclaim
ed one of the greatest floor men
produced by the school in recent
years. despite his snaIlness Of
stature.
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DOYLE PREDICTS INDIANS
WILL FINISH SECOND

Betting commissioner Jack
Doyle predicts the Cleveland In
dams will come in second, and
that Boston's Red Sox would be
third Detroit was given fourth
place preference. But no men,
ton of Chicago's White Sox was
made by Doyle. The Chisox, on
the same day Doyle was giving
out his preliminary predictions,
were acquiring Joe Haynes. II
Haynes arm can be worked into
shape by the Sox trainers, he may
add much TO the Sox' attack and.
in that case. the Windy City's
team in the junior loop may rate
further consideration.
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Tiger FlUe OF
SO Set MANY
Cage Records
Won "a, Lost 3 Games
And Scored 1868 Points
During Season; VIM.
Gates Outstanding
By RABID rANSTER

This is the time of year basket
bali followers recall the days
that wuz". Main topic of the
conversations usually centers
around the outstanding teams or
players of the past and many are
the stories told of that record
breaking club of 1886. We refer
to the Park Tigers.
From the files of a local sports
enthusiast we compiled list of
those records. The Tigers were
the "scoringest" group of players
Key West has ever produced.
The marks they set in 1896 are
still tops for local quintets.
Outstanding member of the Tt
gers was William Butch" Gates,
who played on Peppers Plumb
ers during part OF the present
first-half schedule of the Island
City League. Gates set record
for individual scoring that many
players since have attempted to
equal or break but have never
been successful,
On March 6, 1886, playing
against the WPA five, Butch
'swished' the basket for the
amazing total of As points, in
Guiding 10 field goals and seven
free throws. He ran up 282
points in league play, l3l field
goals and 90 charity losses.
| Other members of the Tigers
and points scored follow:
| Joe Hale, $50 points-ll0 field
GOALS. 10 free throws.
J. V. Woodson, 223--l02 figs, 10
fits.
/ Robert Dopp, 98--45 figs, 3 fits.
| Albury, 71--32 figs. Z fits.
Emerson Beccaise, 1913 figs, 3
fits.
| Johnson, Alb figs, 3 fits.
The club piled up 1863 points
| for the season, 925 in league play
and 443 in exhibitions--another
record still unbroken. Of the 925
points scored in league games,
Gates, Woodson and Hale ac-
counted for 735.
On March Z. 1886, the Parkers
set a mark for scoring in the sec
ond half of q league contest With
the Busy Bee five as opposition,
they sunk "a points in the third
quarter and 26 in the fourth pc
Iriod-50 points in the half.
Tigers won eight games in each
half of the leagues split sched-
ule and dropped a game In each.
The record breakers went to vic
tory in eight of their nine exhibit
ton affairs.
In other words. the Park Tigers
of 1896 won "a games, lost three
and scored 1883 points. An am
bilious season, if you ask us.
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AZ NON0IANCE CABRIL-
10 KNEW something
~ unusual was underway
the very moment Lam
son opened the street door
The buffers carefully acquired
mask of British indifference
had slipped, revealing a frankly
Irish twinkle in his eyes.
"Lammy," the girl accused
you look as though you'd been
paid your back wages"
you've paid them back to 81,
Miss Constance" he reproached,
"and if you'll pardon my saying
SO. you look happy yourself"
Il am! Bruce Macdonald put
his John Henry on the dotted line
at four o'clock"
Congratulations. That was the
business property deal?"
"Lammy, you're a man Of vi
sion. Macdonald said was selling
him a cow pasture. Now, it's your
turn. Come on, what's up?"
The British mask jerked into
place, and at Miss Cabrillo's tout
with it," he began scattering his
aitches about in agitation.
"H'I, really couldn't say. Hits
about money. Thousands. Master
Don says we will soon ave moth
ing to worry h'about."
Constance sighed YEARLY. 1.-THE
last time he backed horse,
hooked my car What else?"
MRS. Cabri1lo wishes you to
come to the library at once. Mr.
Raskthorne is calling. And
there is a person waiting for you
in the solarium."
"a person."
"a man h'about a bill"
"That sounds more natural" ap-
proved Constance, and walked to
a hall mirror.
A man-about-a-bill called for q
hat pulled to defiant angle, blue
black hair pushed severely under
the brim. It called for a fresh
flame of scarlet over mutinous
lips, and the narrowing of blue
eyes which had softened momen-
tarily during the tete-d-tete with
Lamson; Larnson who had been
everything from nurse-maid to
exchequer for the Cabrillos dur
ing his twenty years of service.
Constance walked briskly to the
arch of the solarium and stopped
short; "Just what are you doing
here?" she demanded.
A plump young salesman arose
from a chair. "You said you
couldn't talk to me at your Of
fee" he defended.
Nor any other place." added
Constance.
''But Miss Cabrillo. You have
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family to work on Sundays only
in 1941.
A prep school grid injury, Red
thinks, stopped his growth at five
feet, two inches. So he had to miss
football at Princeton. He cap
tanned the swimming team two
years, though, and led grid cheer
ing TO be near the game he loves.
Like any official, he's had his
narrowing moments.
In the early sos. Art Rooney,
pro football figure and then own
er of a sandlot team, led Red to
safety through an angry crowd of
$4,000 which didn't like it when
Friesell gave the visiting team a
touchdown after il blocked a punt
and carried the ball over the goal.
The defeat cost Rooney $4,000 but
he accepted Reds ruling without
argument.
Crowds Misunderstood
I've wished at times | could
explain some decisions to specta-
tors. he SAYS. Their miseoncep-
ton 0f rules causes their dis
pleasure. We have tough ones the
fans don't like but as long rs the
players aren't giving us hell on
the field We really don't care,
The hardest play to call is the
kick for point after touchdown.
No human being except the ref
cree can call that play when it's
close and he does II only as he
sees il and without hesitation"
Officials spend about 100 hours
a season studying rules, Before
the actual game they meet for an
hour 10 so over offsciating tech
nique, consider types Of plays tina:
might come up and rcview Ger
tain rules
Officiating is easy. II you know
the rules yo0 don't have any trou-
nie. But you gesia knew how -
count"
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Tommy Tucker, l8-Year-Old Hurler,
Set For Next Job Browns Hand Out
Comments On Sports
BY RABID FANSTER

Chicago was no push-ovcr in
the American League this past
season and almost ruined the IT,
gers chances for the pennant.
With another good twirler. Dykes
lads could attract plenty of at
tention IN their league, even ii
they do fall short of the pennant.
They may even be able to beat
Cleveland once in while then
as Detroit fans say. Chicago
gained the distinction of being
termed Cleyeland's cousins last
season while the ST. Louis Browns
did their best (unintEtionally1 10
give the flag to the Tigers.)
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Key West clsirns two contests
on the i2-rGn1c South Florida
interscholastic schedule this week
The largest crowd ever 70 al
tend a sports event in Madison
Square Garden. New York, wit
messed Fritzie Zivic retain his
welterweight title against former
champion Henry Armstrong last
week. Civic received sleS36 90
OF the s66.8i7.0I gate paid BY 23,-
$50 fans. Bob Fciler may be-
come the highest paid pitcher In
basebalI's long history It Is re-
Ported the 22~year odd firebailer
Of the Cleveland Indians will re-
ceive $50. 000 for his services this
year. AS 10 be expected, vice
president general manager War
rcn Giles. of the Cincinnati Reds,
predicts the world champions 1iil
finish in first place again thaS
season lie rates tha S. Louis
Cardinals as sase main threat tc
the Re<iSegs' paanans aspirations
Chicago Waite Sox sseess isast
two more c0ntrsci signatures 20
couplete thar t9sI rossszT. Exnae
L0gnharEis. Charley Root and
rzsskie Clyde Asek aaiasagh arc sssa
only players cast Of aia8 hAaEs5rsaa
an hzsth leagues mkzes car bG eox-
sasser~si hals5nufa stass year. On
aavsee af his doeinws. Jc@ Ned
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TRANSPORTATION NEEDED

Johnny offutt. coach of the
Key West High School varsity
basketball club. il seeking the
use Of an automobile for the
forthcoming road trip of the
Ccnchs. Anyone interested lin
frrthsring tie athletic pro-
gram oil the local school and
willing TO loan a car for the
youngsters 10 make the trip
Is urged 10 ccnamunacafe
with Mr.. Offutf before Thurs.
day Of this week.
Driver. gasoline and oil will
be furnished by the athletic
association. There will bs no
expense whsiever 10 the dcna-
tor. Coach offuft has already
secured the use of an aufomo.
bile but another In necessary 10
transports the full team.
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COLTS BLIND
BOGIES BEGIN
II. ALBURy.S 76 WON FIRST
OF SEASON YES
TERDAY

Sundays Blind Bogie, first of
the season at the Key West golf
course. was "a grand success.
Eddie Bush, pro. reports.
The event yesterday was won
by H. Albury. L. Pierce and
j. z. Scott ended in a tie for run
ner-up position.
Scores of the participants fol-
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each Thursday and Sunday at the
golf links throughout the season
In the near future il is hoped a
match can be arranged for visit
ing and local golfers TO team up
and play each ether,
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fell in love and married the last
of the old Don's grandsons.
Mickey went on to his just re-
ward without a son to inherit, so
the daughter inherited and the
land was back in the hands of the
Cabrillos.
Rattling Of Skeletons
THE daughter, Bridget, had in
L herited her fathers shrewd-
ness, but she didn't pass it on,
and by the time fathers older
brothers, her sons, got through
selling land to keep themselves
like human beings, there were
only two thousand acres left for
Dad.
II was six when he died, so !
didn't really know him, but from
what I understand, he was crack
ed on the subject of land. He had
the place homesteaded so mother
couldn't mortgage it. and left that
fool proviso in his will that it
couldn't be sold until Constance
was twenty-one, and never with
out her full permission.
consequently, we three have
to depend upon Comics decision,
and meanwhile we live like
church mice"
Donna leaned forward. you
see how important it is. Rask,
don't your"
Raskthorne's voice, S m OF h,
slightly whimsical, was heard for
the first time. "It looks to me as
though your father had gagged
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Today's
Anniversaries

l732-Richard H. Lee. Virginia
patriot, signer, famed statesman,
brother to famed men. born In
Stratford. Va. Died June 10,
I7g4.
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i793-Anson Jones. physician.
Texas pioneer and soldier. last
President Of the Republic of Tex
IS. born Great harrington, Mass.
Committed suicide. Jan. o, 1853.
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ie06-Nathanicl r. Willis, New
York author, poet, journalist.
among the great literary men Of
his generation. born in Portland.
Maine. Died Jan. 20, 1867.
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LEAGUE STANDINGS

Why does that old hen always
want 90 rcoSt or mail box
She was Matched from an egg
that Carne by parcel post.
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Friesell Advises Would-Be Grid Referees
To Learn How To Count And Never Forget
EDITORS NOTE: This is the second of series of four
of top officials in basketball football boxing and
By WICK TEMPLE. APP Feature Service '

PITTSBURGH Jan 20H you're thinking Of becoming foot
ball official, take chunky little Red Friesers advice:
Learn to count"
might prevent disappointment of the kind Red suffered
after becoming of the top gdron in whiteand then
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Mfick wlIl remain Inactive until
spring training tsewfrss Eesawsck
ssaa nsassstsew "a J0e Strip
Eaaenaii sseno0a In 1,xsaTs<3a RE
waa o oeau kailv' yicsim sast mea-
sors.
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le30-Williaul NJ Gabb. paieon.
toioaist. explorer Of California ard
Central America. pioneer in biz
field. born In Philadelphia. Died
there. May 30 1878.
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ls59--Charles A. E4sndb&rgts.
Little Falls. Mont, lawyer. con.
gresham, non partisan seagtia
leader. reformRr, fassssr of agA-
sor. born in Sweeen- Died Afsy
q. 1874