The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-09
SOFTBALL SERIES
ANDBASKET TWIN
BILL NOW SOUGHT
Pedro Aguilar Appointed
To Sports Council By
Keith Morgan, National
Chairman

An appeal to sportsmen OF Key
West to contribute their services
! in a drive to raise funds for the
fight against infantile paralysis
has been made by Keith Morgan,
national chairman of the Com
mittee for the Celebration of the
Presidents Birthday. Each year
the committee designates Frank
lin Delano Roosevelt's birthday,
January 80, as an occasion for
raising funds to further the work
i.of the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis, Inc.
To create interest locally in the
campaign, Mr.. Morgan has ap-
pointed Pedro -Aguilar, baseball
and softball enthusiast, member
of the national Sports Council.
A beautifully inscribed Certificate
of Appointment has been for
warded to Mr.. Aguilar. 1t is
countersigned by Grantland Rice,
chairman of the Sports Council.
Plans are already under way
to stage a three-game series be-
tween the city's leading softball
clubs, Sawyer's BARRIERS and Pep
per's Plumbers. Mr.. Aguilar has
secured the cooperation of Roy
Hamlin, manager of the Peppers,
and a number of players on the
teams. Theodore Albury, Barber
pilot, will be approached for his
approval.
An unnamed Key West sports
enthusiast has agreed to furnish
funds for the cost of the lights
at Bayview Park, and the cleo
trio company will be asked to run
a direct connection to the light
ing system, thus avoiding the
costly installation of a meter.
Tentative dates selected for the
series call for the playing of the
opening game on the night of
January "a, to be followed by con-
tests on January 81 and 90.
Another sport will be called
upon to help swell funds for this
worthy cause, Mr.. Aguilar an
nounces. Coach Johnny Offutt.
in charge of basketball in Key
West, will be asked to bring an
upstate team here for one or more
exhibition games during the week
preceding the Presidents birth
day. An all-star club of Key West
players could furnish the opposi-
ton for the visitors and two 9TH
er local quintets could engage in
/ the opening game of double
header.
T., In the event Coach Offutt finds
it impossible to arrange for the
appearance of an outside club at
that time, receipts above expens-
es of regular Island City League
twin bill can be donated.
Definite plans for the events
will be decided within the next
week. Mr.. Aguilar states.
( In announcing Mr. Aguilar's
appointment to the Sports Coun-
Gil, Mr.. Morgan wrote:
TN our beloved America, there
is abroad in the land an evil
thing more implacable than any
man-made torture. Striking swift
" and stealthily. without regard
I TO age, class. creed or color. the
furtive germ Of Infantile Paraly-
sis goes on its deadly way. A
vast company Of men and women
Of good will and strong heart,
have made common cause against
this common enemy. in order that
little children may live and laugh
and PLAY, as God intended them
to do.
You. too. whip have pitted
your heart and your viii and
your power against this mercilesS
enemy. have earned the everlast-
ING gratitude Of thousands # its
victims and az other thousands of
anxious mothers and fathers In
appreciation Of your value as a
co-warker. you. Mr.. Pedro
Aguilar. arr hereby appointed q
the Sports Council for the 1871
Fight Against Tnfantiie Paralysis"
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