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PALS Rout Pine
St., e to 4, ToHold
Junior Loop Lead

The Police Athletic League in
creased its lead in the city Juni-
or softball league Wednesday,
routing the Pine Street Boys. 26
TO 4. at Bayview Park. In the
opening game, the Pine Streeters
tlounced the United Street Mar
ket nine, II to 2.
The PALS took a 10-run lead
IN the first inning and had no
trouble in holding it behind the
fast-ball pitching of joey Lewis.
The pitcher also scored five runs
PAL officials said today that
ell members OF the PAL team
must be PAL members from now
on or be replaced by PAL boys.
Other members of the league
leading PALS are Sam Roberts,
Peter Diaz, Earl Griffin. Bobby
Crusoe, Raymond Gwinn. Rollie
Sands, Robert Soper and Everett
RivaS. Names of players on the
other teams were not available
as the scorekeeper used only first
names in the scorebook turned
over to The Citizen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-15
.Stork Beats Goose
In Hospital Race

NASSAU, B.W.I. - (AP). "A
race between a stork and a
goose" ended here with the
stork making its delivery before
the goose" could land.
The Goose" a six-passenger
amphibian of that name operated
by the Bahamas Always, Ltd,
was rushing Hazel Role from
the tiny outlying island of An
dros to a Nassau hospital. On
the thirty-minute flight, the
stork overlook the plane, deliv-
ering Margaret Role. Margaret
Stalker, an English nursing sis
ter, officiated,
Captain Leonard Thompson
summed it up: at was a close
race. Our Goose was fast, but the
stork-probably aided by favor
able winds-beat us by few
minutes"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-15
TODAYS s..
ANNIVERSARIES
know America)

l761-Edward Preble,r noted
naval officer his day, hero-com-
modore in war with Tripoli, born
in Portland, Maine. Died Aug
25, 1907.
179l-Duff Green. Journalist,
industrial promoter. diplomat, an
active figure his generation, born
Woodford Co, KY. Died June 10,
1875. ~
1796-John Torrey, famed New
York botaniSt-chemist, a'Wonder-
fully attractive personality, born
in New York. Died March 10
1873.
1824-Charles G.. Leland, poet
editor, humorist, creator of Hans
Breitmann," born in Philadelphia
Died March 20, 1908.
l875-Robert A. C'Bob') Bart
lett, famed Arctic explorer, a TO
mantle figure, born Brigus. New.
fOundland. Died in New York
April 30, 1946.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-15
OLDTIMERS JUST SEEM
TO GO ON FOREVER

The Oldest active player in the
Sof1ball leagues is Monk Kerr. He
played with the Never Sleep
club in 1890 and has played in
Ievery game since. He has been
to all the state tournaments play
ed by Key West teams in Miami
Philip (Chita) Baker is another
performer who has played many
years and seems to just 60 on
forever. He is always a danger
!ous man at bat and on the bases
Dutch Goebring is Of the old
school. He played with the Re-
lief, Busy Bee and other clubs.
Rene Machin also played for
many years and always played
hard.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-15
Vic lombard Limits Bos-'
ton To Four Hits; Yanks
Beat AS, 8-5; Pills Clip
Giants. %
(By The Assoc,nted Pre..,

NEW YORK, Aug. 15-An eigh-
thinning single by Carl Furillo
scoring Eddie Stanky combined
with four-hit pitching by little
Vic lombard to give the Brook
lyn Dodgers 10 victory over
the Boston Braves yesterday,
tretching their National League
lead To Az games as the St. Louis
Cards took a So beating from
Pittsburgh.
Furillo aptly celebrated Carl
Furillo Day at Ehhcts field by
driving in the winning dun after
Stanky had opened the eighth
with single and taking second
ON a sacrifice. Pete Reiser flied
out and then Furillo drove a
sharp grounder through Nanny
Fernandez legs. Warren SPAIN
was the loser of the tight pitch
crs' battle.
Fritz Ostermueller set the Cards
back at Pittsburgh with nine
scattered hits, one a homer by
Terry Moore in the fourth. Ralph
Kiner's 30th homer in the first
with two on and Jimmy Blood
worth's single with the bases full
in the sixth provided the Pirate
runs.
The New York Yankees comb
ed Phil Marchildon and Bob Saw
age for 10 hits at Yankee Stad-
ium to beat the Philadelphia Ath-
,etics, 8 to for Allie Reynolds
18th vicaory. The AS We're held
To six hits. one a homer by Hank
Joost in the sixth with none on.
AT Philadelphia the Phillies
took their third straight from the
New York Giants, 6 to 5, using
four pitchers in the process. Pinch
hitter Don Padget's single with
the bases loaded in the seventh
rallied the Phils from a 4-3 de-
sficit.
In the only major league night
game Dutch Overmire shut out
the St. Louis Browns with four
hits at st. Louis. Cleveland and
Chicago were unable to play
. their night game because of rain.
Results.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-15
Nightfighters,
Unbeaten, Clip
So. Beach, 80
BocA cHIcA WINS 18TH IN
Is STARTS: PLAY RED RAID
ERS SUNDAY AT WICKERS
FIELD

The Nightfighters of Boca Chi
ca continued unbeaten in Is
games yesterday, defeating the
South Beach nine. composed al
most entirely of Blue Sox play
ers, 8 to 2, at Wickers Field.
The Nightfighters will play the
Red Raiders at 2:30 pm. at
Wickers Field Sunday, Manager
Floyd Acevedo of the South
Beach team announced today.
Five-hit pitching by Hansen
paved the way to the Nightfighk-
ers 18th win in Is starts. Only
ties iwth the University of Ha-
vana and the Blue Sox kept the
aviation team from Is straight
histories.
Scoring one run in the first
the Nightfighters knocked DeEin
Fernandez out of the box in the
third inning with a four-run out
burst. Fidal Lopez took over
and yielded three runs in the
fifth. South Beach scored it's on
ly runs in the third.
With the exception of Mora in
left field and Baker in right, the
South Beach lineup was the reg
ular Blue SoX club.
Score by innings: R. H. E.
Nightfighters 104 030 0-8 9 2
South Beach OO2 900 % 5 3
Hansen and Gordon; Fernan-
DEE, Lopez and Arrange, Acevedo.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-15
OFF.SEASON VISITORS
VIEW FLAMINGOS AT
HIALEAH RACE PARK

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rae
ing seasons most horse tracks
are as deserted as haunted
barn. But not Florida's shoWplace
Hialeah park, where more than
100000 off-season visitors have
come just to look.
The chief attraction at Hia-
leah is the herd of flamingoes
Their population has been mere
ased by IS since raging closed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-15

FOLLOWING
THROUGH
BY
PEDRO AGulLAR

B2seS SCATTERED
Last year and year before last
the B-29's had softball club that
was always fighting for the top
!rung Of the ladder. But times
have changed since then and Joe
! Mira and Malgrat have been pro-
noted to the Class B league; M.
Hernandez, Charlie Albury and
OSterhoudt have gone TO the Le-
gion; Buster Roberts to Bob's
Sports Shop; Rueda and Mario
Hernandez to the Veterans; Andy
Parks is with Bob's Sports Shop
and Juanie Navarro is with the
Legion. Pie Traynor'', the man
ager and all-around man, is re-
tired and r. Valdez is resting for
a while. Abreu is a retired bust
ness man. Sturtz is retired (pe-
riod), and Buck Sawyer is with
Jerry's Half-Acre.
SO far, Andy IS still pitching
good ball for the Sports Shop.
Malgrat has failed to get hit so
far in the second-ha Navarro
played one game and hit well.
Joe Mira is slowing up a little
and needs some rest. Charlie Al
bury is playing great ball. Mario
Hernandez has slowed up some
but we do not know the reason.
Buster Roberts is still pitching
good ball. Osterhoudt is Still the
same; he will never change :.
and so time marches on
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-15
Figure Skaters
Plan Benefits
For Olympics

LAKE PLACID, N. VA fig
ure skating operetta featuring
the three star members of the
u. s. Olympic figure skating
team-Dick Button, Gretchen
Merrill and Eileen Seigh-will
open August 80 at Lake Placid
and run four performances. Pro-
ceeds will go toward defraying
the expenses of the figure skating
squad in the l948 Olympic games.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-15
YOUNGSTERS

OF the new crop of players jus,
coming up we find that Haskins
Alonzo, Lastres, John Lewis ano
Paul Higginbotharn, of the Glass
IB league, show lots of promise
In the Class A league, Cascade
Johnny Ogden, James Ogden
Jack Villareal, Santana. Castro
Barber and Hopkins have played
we'll SO far in the past two years
In the box, Rosam and Claude
Valdez have been the best OF the
new crop of pitchers. and Rob
erts, Hancock and F. Tynes are
still the best of the lot.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-15
X Ely W EST Is
SENSATION OF
SOFTBALL EVENT
lBOb's Sports Shop Faces
No. l Seeded Team Or
Its Conqueror In Miami
Tonight

hey VESTS powerful entry IT
the Fourth District sotthall. tour.
nament in Miami. Bob's Sport,
Shop. makes its bid tonight f
enter the final round, when i
faces the winners of last nights
Pan American Clipper Home.
stead game at 8 O'Clock in Moore
Park.
Three of the four seeded teams
were still in the running up to
last nights games, Key West top
ping the only bracket. in (which
the seeded team had been elm
mated. -
The Pan American Clippers
No. / seeded team. had come
through as expected in theil
bracket and were Slight favorites
to beat the tough Brooker Lum-
Der nine of Homestead last night
Carls Liquors. finalists last
year, and No. 2 seeded team this
year, were to play the Pan Amer
lean Gremlins last night, having
beaten Horne Hardware Of Home
stead. 3 to 0, Thursday.
The No. 3 seeded team, Edison
Center, was to play Turner's Lii
quors or Horne Hardware to.
night.
Key Vests achievement in bat
tering its way to the top of its
bracket has been the outstand-
ing feature of the tournament
First Eastern Airlines of Hia.
leah upset St. Sophia, No, 4 seed
ed team. Then Laura Lee Cand-
les upset the upsetters, leaving
Key West to beat a team theoreti-
cally considerably better than the
No. 4 seeded team.
This, Bob's Sports Shop pro-
ceeded to do, knocking + off the
upsetterS of the upsetters, 4 to 2
Thursday night. to become. the
first team to enter the semifinals
although the embarrassed Miami
papers played down the feat.
Last nights rest was Just what
Manaer Alton F. (Dutch) -Goeh-
ring wanted so that Dewitt Rob-
erts, his ace windmill pitcher, and
Blondel Hancock, as steady as
the Rock of Gibralter, would be
thoroughly ready for tonight.
crucial clash.
IF the Clippers are the oppon-
ents, they will have TO do better
hitting than they did Thursday
against Rogers Electric wher
they won, 4 to ! on only two hits.
One happened to be a double
with the bases loaded. BROKER
Lumber, the Homestead club. on
the other hand, trounced the
Junior Chamber of Commerce, 10
to 0.
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PLAYERS FOR SALE"

Last, but not least, Ralph Ser
ra, who also was on the B29
Bombers, is out of job playing
ball. He has taken off weight for
the doctors pulled out his appen-
dix. and now is open to play with
Class A, B or X league. SO, let's
hear fro fnsofrle club that needs
ball player who may not be a
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-15
TODAY'S GAMES

Recommendations League
Tampa at Miami.
Havana at West Palm Beach.
Miami Beach at st. Peters
burg.
national League
New York at Boston-Jansen
Q3-lH VS.. Barrett (9-8).
Brooklyn at Philadelphia, night
game-Hatten Q1-D VS.. Rowe
Q0-8).
st. Louis at Pittsburgh, night
game--Munger (9-3) VS.. Bonham
(9-5).
Chicago at Cincinnati, night
game-Lade (96) VS.. Wander
Nicer GID.
American League
Boston at New York, night
game-Ferris 10-lO VS.. Drews
(5-2).
Philadelphia at Washington.
night game-Coleman (4-6) VS..
Masterson 90.
Detroit at Chicago, night game
Trucks $3.50 VS. Haynes Ga
Cleveland at St. Louis, night
game-Black (9-8) VS.. Kinder
go.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-15
TOnsiIlectOn1ies in Polio
Season Up to Physician

Although summer is pOpu-
larry considered a favorable
time for removal Of children's
infected tonsils or adenOids,
the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis, through its
local chapter, urges parents to
seek the advice of their own
personal physician on whether
such operation during the polio
season is advisable.
Scientific investigations car
ried out with March of Dimes
funds indicate that there may
be more of a predispOsition to
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star but surely will be out evsay
game.
Bert Baker is another PLAYER
who can help any club. =
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Softball Games
BAYVIEW PARK
NIGHT GAMES


7:3O-American Legion VS..
USS. Gilmore (eXhlbl-
tom.
9:l5-Adams Dairy VS.. Naval
Hospital.
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cock. He has less walks in each
game than any other mounds
man.
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PITCHERS

Pitchers who are doing we'll
although d little wild at times
are: ''Vieia" Arias, Claude Val
DEE, Vidal and Harris. Best con.
troll is displayed by Blondel Han.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Marchildon, Savage and Rosar;
Reynolds, Shea and Robinson.
Cleveland al Chicago, postpon-
cd, rain.
Boston and Washington, hot
schcduled.
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American League
GAME RESULTS

Wednesdays Scores)
Tampa 8, Miami 8.
Havana 81, West Palm Beach
0-6.
Fort Lauderdale at Lakeland,
postponed.
Miami Beach at st. Petersburg,
postponed.
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nfante paralysis infection result OF tons and adenOd
operations performed during the polio monhsJune
through September.
Consequently the National Foundation points cut parents
guided their physicians advice in each
divdual 81
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National League

National League
Thursdays Scores)
Pittsburgh S, St. Louis 3.
Brooklyn /, Boston 0.
Philadelphia 6, New York 5.
Only games scheduled.
American League
Thursdays Scores)
New York 8, Philadelphia 5.
Detroit z, st. Louis 0, night
game.
Cleveland at Chicago, post
poned.
Only games scheduled.
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Baseball Statistics
BY The Associated Press


Island City Baseball League
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
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NOueflDGTT ydNU FdIIOn, T.
Tynes and Walker.
Home run: Curry; two-base
hits: A. Acevedo, Walker; stolen
bases: Stinett 2, Means, Kozel,
Curry; struck out: by Tynes |, by
Rodenberry 7; bases on balls: off
Rodenberry 3, off Tynes 6; time
of game: l20.
Second Came
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-01-01

this number 17,171 passengers
travelled westbound from Europe,
while 14,361 passengers were
booked eastbound from New York
to Gothenburg, Sweden.
While the carrying capacity of
the Swedish American Line has
been reduced since the war due
to fewer passenger ships and addi-
tional space converted to crews
quarters, the total number of pas
sengers carried compares favor
ably with record travel years be-
fore the war, when the Line had
three passenger ships in service,
Mr.. Lundbeck pointed out.
The "Drottningholm", which in
augurated the company's service
in March, made nine voyages dur
ing the year, while "Gripsholm"
completed seven round trips. Dur
ing the early months of the serv-
ice both ships made westbound
calls at Liverpool in accordance
with special arrangement with the
British Ministry of War, for the
purpose of aiding in the transfer
of passengers and refugees to the
United States and Canada.
In addition to the "Gripsholm"
and the "Drottningholm", the COM
pany has a new motorliner under
construction at Gothenburg, Swed-
en-, which as the Stockholm" =,
will enter the transatlantic trade
in December 1947. The Swedish
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-01-01

The first day of our ocean fish
ing was not so good. Only three
of the six fishermen caught fish
among them one of % pounds. The
writer had the distinction of land
ing tor boating p the smallest
one for the day-a three pound
jack salmon. Among those who
had nothing but kelp touching
their hooks, my fishing pal felt
the bluest. But the day had been
glorious, the gently rolling sea in
the warm sunshine had been eX-
hilarating and no one was seasick.
AS good sportsmen we forgot the
disappointments of the past and
concentrated on the joys of to-
morrow
In the morning the weather was
less inviting. 1t took some time
for the Captain to decide about
the wisdom of taking a bunch of
landlubbers out of the bay and
over the foam topped ridges of
water rolling in from Okinawa
way. When we finally made
start we found four new hands in
our crew of six, all eager to catch
salmon although a little uneasy
about the big waves coming to-
ward us.
We had not been trolling very
long before 1 attracted every
body's eyes away from the sur
rounding scenery by calling out:
Il got one"-which is a signal for
all lines to reel in" 1t was the
first strike this day.
1t was evident to all that l had
hooked a very lively fish" al
though the pull on the line did not
exactly indicate prize winner in
a salmon derby. There was a one
pound lead sinker near the end of
the line which makes reeling in a
laborious job even without fish.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-01-01
Parcel Post Agreement
Concluded Between
Sweden And Russio

STOCKHOLM.-An agreement
concerning parcel post has been
concluded between Sweden and
Russia. The agreement also covers
the transit of such mail via Swe-
den. This transit is expected to at
tain a considerable size.
Several countries, including the
USA, have already announced
their interest in availing them
selves Of this possibility, says Mr..
Gunnar Lager, head delegate Of
the Swedish Post Office, on his
return from the negotiations in
Moscow.
From Sweden it will also be pos
sible to send parcel post via Rus
STA to China and Iran.
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steady about three per
second. After seeing a flash of my
catch deep in the water the Cap
tain said: IT'S a small salmon"
but a moment later he suddenly
announced: by gosh, man, you've
caught a BIRD" And sure
enough with his big landing net he
brought in ''murre', which in the
parlance of the average landsman
means an overgrown and glorified
"helldiver." The GU st re h d
wings were wound around the line
where it had become entangled at
a depth of some forty feet. This
explained the rhythmical pulling
on my line since all diving birds
swim under water more power
fully with their wings than with
their feet.
We were told that catching a
murre on fish line in this man.
ner was not the first time in Coos
Bay history. Net fishermen have
reported catching them even to a
depth of 80 feet.
There followed considerable good
natured joshing and inquiries as
to whether my fishing license also
included a bird hunting license.
But all foolish remarks came to a
sudden halt when my pal informed
the rest of us that something had
caught her line. The waving back
and forth of the fish pole gave
positive proof that something else
than keip had become attached to
her hook. All the other lines were
hurriedly reeled in to avoid fatal
entanglements with the frantic
peregrinations of a hooked fish.
The deep bending of the pole and
the tense expression on the face
of the one trying to steady the
pole and to reel in, indicated a
hefty objector at the other end of
the line. Short periods of Keeling
in were promptly followed by
shorter but more effective periods
Of Keeling out and it seemed like
some nip and tuck game with the
odds in favor of the wet end of the
line. The gallery gods crowded to-
gether in the forward part of the
deck, lent words of encouragement
and advice-mostly the latter
although it was not at all needed
by the one holding the fishpole.'
The struggle seemed to change
little in favor of the "reeler-in"
when she became overwhelmed
by the responsibility and asked
her Lord and Master to take over.
This was done, not very reluctant
ly, and the Master with degrees
from training schools on Lake Su-
perior, Mimi; Lake of the Woods,
Ont; Cream Lake, Sask.; Juneau,
Alaska; and Acapulco, MexicoJ
succeeded in bringing the fighter up
to the boat where he sulked under
the keel for some time before the
taut line tired him out and drag
ged him into the waiting landing
net. 1t was chinook salmon
weighing % pounds. The Lord and
Master referred to was thereupon
denoted. He became but the
humble helpmate of the Master
Fisherman of that day.
When the Captain was untwist-
ing the bird from my fishline he
was heard to mutter: You'll
never know what you'll pull out
of the sea-" This proved to be no
idle statement an hour later. MY
line running down at an acute
angle from a heavy lead carried a
plug intended to lure a salmon.
There was a strike followed by a
very hard vibrating pull. There
was no letup in the steady drag
or the curious quivering of the
Il line A salmon usually makes runs
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American Line also operates fleet
of fifteen combination freight and
passenger ships with accommoda-
ton for up to twelve passengers
each.
Mr.. Lundbeck said that people
desiring to visit Europe should
travel now while space is still
available.
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gather some personal contacts
with the stripers of Coos Bay.
Thus endeth the fisherman's
perfect day. And it was on Fri
day, the thirteenth of September!
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-01-01
Swedish American Line Carried 81 ,532
Passengers In Civilian Traffic In 1916

The Swedish American Line first transatlantic steamship
company civilian traffic since the carried
32 passengers between the United States and Europe
between March 80 and December TO- 1916 c. H. Lundbeck
Jr managing director of the Line said yesterday Of
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You'll NeVer Know What
You'll Pull Out Of The
Sea" - At Coos Bay
By E.. P. GUAM

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