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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-11
Chapter q

a MILESTONE had been passed
"A the first lap of the journey
had been made. Beads Of perspira-
ton clustered on Rruce's brow.
This passing under the portal to
the clinic was the first Of a long
series of doorways through which
he must pass. IF T'nette were here
with him now he would squeeze
her hands tightly, would look ln-
TO her dear eyes, and say:
s"You - and only you, have
brought this all into being"
It was amazing how quickly the
newness wore off for some of
them. how the long case his
tory write-ups became nightmar-
ish chores. It was here that the
real wedding out began. A familiar
face here today, pale, haunted
eyes in deep sockets; tomorrow,
gone. A voice in a long corridor
enquiring of a hurrier-by:
where's Jim?"
"A huddled DIT Of conversation,
then:
.'Oh, that's too bad"
But wild horses could not have
dragged away the ones who lived
through the first terrifying weeks
of the clinic. 1t grew upon them.
II was like a narcotic. They for
got the outside world and its di-
versions.
Bruce got home to Encino now
only over weekends. He would
have liked to make it oftener,
particularly now that Nola had
gone. She had returned East after
a fruitless attempt to persuade
T'nette to bring Julie to Connec-
ticut and spend the winter with
her. =.
The weeks assumed a kind of
pattern, q sort of, rhythmic regu-
larity in WHICH Bruce and his as
sociates became hypnotized. They
talked, ate. drank, slept, dreamed
medicine - medicine - medicine.
Karen .Thayer was the only one in
the whole class able to take the
business in stride, to pay it lip
service through the day and for
get it at night. It was q hard pill
for the boys to swallow; and il
Karen had not been so beautiful,
the men would have loathed her
Instead: they tolerated her. More
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EnchiIadO Party
Postponed; Will
Be Held Later

The enchilado party that
was to be held by the Island
City Baseball League was
postponed until q later date.
as soon as the chairman re-
ceivsd word that the USS
Gilmore had left the docks
on account Of the approach
ing tropical storm.
"A meeting was called and
it was decided to postpone
the party until the Gilmore
players and their leaders
return.
Weather permitting. there
will be two games at the
Barracks ball diamond TO.
morrow. First game will be
that Of the leaders. San Car
los. and the Pirates. second
place. The players are hoping
this game will go on. rs the
losing managers will have TO
walk from the city to the
hospital. This is the wager
made at last Wednesdays
meeting.
Second game. if the Gil
more is not on hand. the
players from the San Carlos
and Pirates will : be picked
and will play the Blue Sox.
This game will be worth
seeing. The first game will
start at one o'clock.
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University OF Havana just
Too Much For Key West
Team Which Flew Over
Last Weekend
BY ACUILAH

s
| The trip to Cuba was bad from
, the start. The plane left with a
bright sun shining, but after be-
ing out about 20 minutes it start
ed to rain. Heavy clouds were
! encountered and the pilot had TO
| fly very high to avoid them. They
were like cliff in the middle
of the ocean.
Finally we crossed them and
ahead was Havana. At LILO am.
we landed and were met by. Coach
Kendrigan of the University OF
Havana and other officials.
After going through immigra-
ton and customs, we were taken
| to the Hotel Plaza, our headquar-
! tiers in Havana.
After breakfast at the famous
Marking Restaurant, we were
taken to the University Stadium
by the university's bus and went
right to the field. The Caribes
were practicing. -.
First Game
The locals could not have bat
ting practice for it was game
time and Manager William Gates
of the Key Westers sent Gabby
Lastres to the firing line.
Ramentol, one of the best anna
teur pitchers of Cuba, was named
for the University nine.
Maulding, first batter up for the
Red Raiders. walked. Hernandez
sacrificed him to second. Ar
mando Acevedo doubled to left
and Maulding scored the first run
of the game. r.
For Cuba. Gonzalez tripled to
deep left. Estrada walked and
wild pitch scored Gonzalez.
! Key West scored again in the
third, sending home two run
ners. Acevedo singled. An err
ror and a long single to right by
Toby Owen scored Acevedo and
Roberts.
In the sixth, we were leading
| 8 to 2, for in the third Estrada
and Dominguez walked and Els.
pinosa singled to center for an:
other Cuban run.
| Came the sixth and the Uni
versity players pumped out four
straight hits. Combined with {
couple of errors. Lastres went te
the showers. Toby Owen went
to the mound. He walked bat
ter and gave up two hits. Six
runners scored.
| Domenech pitched the last in
ming for the locals, allowing three
hits and two runs.
! At bat for Key West, William
Gates hit three out of four. Ar
i mando Acevedo three out of five
4 Hernandez. Acevedo and Roberts
! handled 10 chances without an
error and Villareal caught three
flv balls in left to lead the locals
afield. For the University, Es-
pinosa, the second baseman: was
the star in the field and at bat
He hit four safely in five times
up and handled some difficult
chances at second. where he had
three putouts and eight assists
Morales hit three safely.
Second Game
In the second game. Toby Owen
started on the mound for the To-
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than that, q few of them wor.
shipped her. Nor were the medi-
cal students the only ones. Steve
Christensen had become hopeless
ly infatuated; and so Bruce saw 2
good deal Of him; for Karen never
got very far away from Bruce.
ats rebound" Karen laughing
~ told Bruce. II guess his wife
must be quite a gall" .
"A hard worker" Bruce re-
joined, baffled.
TT WAS on the night Of the fall
l stag party which his fraternity
threw that Bruce began to under
stand Steven Christensen.
Steve had mad a few too many,
and he sought out Bruce.
81 should kill YOU" he said
morosely. "You have 4 perf'ly
suitable wife, but not satisfied
Want q redhead, too"
From the music room across the
hall the bawdy refrain of one Of
the fraternity's ballads drifted
in: -
''Whoopsy doodle. I'm Of my
noodle
rye thrown my truss away
my rupture's gone
"Sure, ]. know" Bruce placated
Steve. pleasantly.
mo, you dom" Steve tried ia
focus his bleary eyes. "You dom
know nothing about it. It's hell il
you've loved woman once and
then-theh you begin to resen,
her because Why? Well, man
alive, I'll tell YOU" He drew con.
fidentially close. But he had Il
shout, for the booty voices grew
louder as they crowed;
"Joy, Joy, JOY is everywhere,
My rupture's gone-my rup'
lures gone"
"What jerks!" Steve muttered
ooh, Helen. Well, about Helen
She hashed in restaurants, she
did. flashed in restaurants! AnC
she's never let me forget it-no
sir, not for one minute-that she
kept me for. five years" A look ol
despair clouded bis fine features
TITS hell, that's What it is. And il
you ever need money, don't
don't, I beg OF you, take 1t from
your wife. Don't ever do it. Ever
Bruce forgot the monolog unit
q month later when he saw in Qna
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RAIDERS LOST THREE
STRAIGHT in HAVANA;
BAD TRIP GOING OVER

Gals and held the hard-hitting Gu
bans to six bingles in seven in
snings.
Raiders again took the lead for
the first five innings and then
fell apart.
For the University. Estrada hit
a single and Hernandez a fluke
to right to give the Cubans their
first run.
In the second inning, Roberts
walked for Key West. Owen
singled through second. Gates
sacrificed them both base. Viii
lareal walked and Domenech hit
a fly to right. Roberts scored aft
er the catch. Tie score. Mauldin
went out, pitcher to first.
An error by Vilalreal put Lopez
on second in the fourth and two
outfield flies brought him home
for another Cuban run.
;, Key West tied the count again
in the fifth. Hernandez singled
to center and an infield out and
a. single by Roberts sent him
home.
In the sixth, for the University,
Dominguez walked. Espinosa and
Lopez hunted safely to fill the
bags. Morales singled to center
and Dominguez scored. La Fitte
hit into a double play, pitcher to
( catcher to first. Caseante, bat.
ting for Tuya, struck out.
In the ninth, Gates hit a double
and singles by Joe Mira and
Domenech gave the locals their
!. last run.
~ Gates, with two hits, and Joe
Mira, also with two, led the Key
West hitters in this game. Gates.
Owens and Joe Mira were the
leaders in the field for the locals.
For the Cubans, Lopez and
Morales hit three safely and Es-
pinosa handled nine chances, Es-
trada six, Gonzalez four and La
Elite six without an error.
Third Game
+, In j the last game, Patty Do
minguez held Key West runless
and to; only two hits, one by
Maulding and the other by Rob,
erts.
AT bat for the University nine
Gonzalez, Dominguez and Ruiz
each hit safely three times.
In the field, Mira caught foul
fly balls. Owen, Roberts, Ace.
vedo and Hernandez also played
a great game for Key West.
Afield for the Cubans, the best
were Santa Cruz, Espinosa anc
| LaFitte.
Soce BY Innings
First game: r. H. E.
Raiders - 1o2 600 oO2- 5 -
Havana - 1Ol O07 22x-l3nl7 3
Lastres,' Griffen, Owen. Dom
enech and Roberts; lRamentol,
Aguir and Estrada.
Second game: r. H. E.
Havana -. 100 1O1 116-11 IA l
Raiders - 010 010 DOL g 2
Tuya, Aguiar and { Estrada,
Mocelo; Toby Owens and Roberts
Third game: r. III. E.
Raiders -. 900 900 600 2 !
Havana 030 900 07x-10 Is Q
Lastres, Griffen and Roberts;
Dominguez and Macelo.
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The Weather
FORECAST

Key West and Vicinity: Rain;
cloudy and squalls this after
noon. tonight and Sunday. Fresh
to strong shifting winds becom-
ing of gale force early this af-
ternoon and continuing until to-
night. Moderating somewhat by
Sunday. Northeast storm warn
ing displayed.
Florida: Cloudy, rain and
lsqually conditions over south
portion this afternoon and to-
night and Sunday. Considerable
cloudiness with widely scattered
showers over north portion this
afternoon and tonight, becoming
cloudy with occasional rain:
Squalls over northeastern por-
, ton Sunday. Attention directed
TO latest advisory. -..
East Gulf of Mexico: Storm
warning displayed through Flor
ida Straits to Fort Myers and
small craft warnings from Fort
Myers to st. Marks. Shifting
winds of gale force over extreme
south portion this afternoon and
tonight, diminishing somewhat
Sunday. Fresh to strong north
easterly winds over central por-
ton this afternoon, becoming
strong shifting winds and gales
tonight and Sunday. Moderate
to fresh northeast to east winds
over extreme north portion this
afternoon increasing to fresh to
strong Sunday. Weather cloudy
with rain and squalls over ex-
IRENE south portion through
Sunday. with squalls spreading
to central portion tonight and
Sunday. Considerable cloudiness
with scattered showers extreme
north portion. Attention direct
ed to latest advisory.
Jacksonville through the Flor
| luc OIL dltS. oIOl III wal itlSS
through Florida Straits to Mel
bourne and small craft warnings
from Melbourne to Jacksonville
IShifting strong winds and, gales
lover extreme south portion this
afternoon, tonight and Sunday
Fresh to strong east to south
east winds over central portion
this afternoon, increasing to
strong shifting winds and gales
tonight and Sunday. Moderate to
Fresh east to southeast winds
over extreme north portion this
afternoon and tonight, increasing
to fresh to strong easterly winds
Sunday. Weather cloudy with
rain and squalls over extreme
south portion through Sunday
spreading to central portions to-
night and to extreme north por.
.tion Sunday. Attention directed
to latest advisory.
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Softban Games
NIGHT GAMES

THIS WEEK
MONDAY
7:00-Adams Dairy VS. Key
West Merchants.
8:30-Bob's Sports Shop VS.
ga American Legion.
TUESDAY
7:00-Jerry's Half-Acre VS..
Adams Dairy.
8:30-USS. Gilmore VS.. Ameri-
can Legion.
THURSDAY
7:00-Key West Merchants VS..
Jerry's Half-Acre.
8:30-USS. Gilmore VS.. Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars.
yRIDAY--
7:00--Adams Dairy VS.. Key
West Merchants.
s:30--Bob's Sports Shop VS.
USS. Gilmore.
NEXT WEEK
MONDAY
7:00--Adams Dairy VS.. Jerry's
Half-Acre.
8:30-USS. Gilmore VS.. Ameri-
:. can Legion.
TUESDAY
7:00-Adams Dairy VS.. Key
West Merchants Gas
game of Glass b.
8:30--Bob's Sports Shop We
Veterans Of Foreign
Wars.
THURSDAY
7:00-USS. Gilmore VS.. Bob''
Sports Shop.
8:30-Veterans of Foreign War.
VS.. American Legion.
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Central Councils
OF PAL To Meet

The Central Council of the
Police Athletic League will meet
with the colored council at st.
Joseph's Hall, Angela and
and Thomas, at z p. m, Bombay.
All members of both councils
are urged to attend.
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Gilmore And Blue Sox Tangle
In First Game OF Twin Bill
Tomorrow At Barracks For Lead
SAN CARLOS AND BUGS
MIX in SECOND CON
TEST; SAINTS IN lsT
POSITION

The first game of twin bill
a the Barracks will find the Gill
more and the Blue Sox tangling
tomorrow. The Gilmore will be
all out to defeat the Blue Sox
Tor third place, while the Blue
COX viii show their power in
trying to stay in third place or
move up for a tie for second
place.
The Gilmore and Blue Sox
have met only once up to date.
The Gilmore won that game, and
the Sex are out to even the
score. The Gilmore will have all
her guns out, ready for action
against the invaders.
The Gilmore will probably
use the same battery, Brooks
pitching, and Ezell catching, as
they did against the Pirates. The
blue Sox will probably use
Owens or Valdez for mound
auty, with J. Navarro as their
receiver.
Valdez has travelled from ball
club to ball club this first half.
lie first started out with the San
Carlos. Later he went to the Pr
rates, and he's with the Blue
Sex. Valdez needs only to join
the Gilmore outfit to complete
Q tour of all the ball clubs in the
Island City League.
The second game is to be the
best game, for San Carlos and
the Pirates hook up for the
leadership of the Island City
League.
The San Carlos is. in first place
with three victories and one de-
feat will have their full team on
the field to try to defeat the
second place pirates with three
second place Pirates with three
A victory for the Saints will
leave them in sole possession of
first place, while if the Buc-
cancers are victorious it will
put them half game ahead.
Both clubs have been raving
about how bad one is going to
beat the other. So, it's more Of
q grudge game than a plain or
binary everyday ball game.
The first time the San Carlos
and Pirates met. the San Carlos
was victorious, and the Pirates
don't like that a bit.
The Saints will use Diaz and
Walker to try to stop the Buc-
cancers. The Pirates will use
Salinero and Rodriguez to make
their main stand. Diaz, a slow
curve artist with a lot of ex-.
pegience, will try to stop the
fest pacing Pirates. Diaz has
been pitching a lot of good ball
games lately. He's an oldtimer at
tie game and will give the Pr
rates run for their money.
Salinero, another slow curve
artist, has been doing good job
d pitching lately also. He has
. lot of experience and will give
the Saints something to pray
about.
Someone said, Anything can
happen in Brooklyn" Well, it
goes for the Barracks, too. You
never know what's going to hap
pen there, also. So, don't forget
to come to the bali game Sun
day.
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The common cold is never IA
tai and rarely serious, but may
stimulate the onset of dangerous
diseases.
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fore we left for Havana, Cuba,
last weekend on the Aerovias @
plane, William Gates was telling
us ALI about his experience in
the Florida State League and in
the Florida international League.
He had the plane all to himself.
Nestor Castanedo was SO scared
/ of the plane he couldn't be seen
or heard. eWrink1ey Bill" Ingra-
ham, with his big cigar in his
mouth, and Armando Acevedo,
Buster Roberts, Joe Mira and the
rest of the players were telling
| the crowd what they were going
to do in Cuba.
At the Stadium, the boys look
ed good in practice and for the
first six innings in each game. If
1--we had played Swimming games
we would havS won the first two
and lost the last. one by a 80
score. -.
Bill Gates had a little fun in
the Stadium when the colored
boy had bat in his hand. Bill
told him to put it down and the
boy would not comply. After
telling him several times, the
boy said he wanted Gates to say
please before he would put the
bat down. Bill just went over to
him and gave him a light push
and the boy went down on his
back. That was the end of that
episode.
Joe Mira was the shiek around
the Stadium. Every one liked
the nice tan he had and his little
"bigote" (mustache in English).
| Roy Hamlin, Nestor and Duke
were interested in the World Sc
ries that they could hear over
the radio.
| In the second game, Gonzalez,
| first up in the seventh for the
University, lined one straight at
Lastres in the box and hit the
key West pitcher on the foot. 1t
was terrible line drive and sent
Lastres to the sidelines. Con
zalsz and the rest of the Havana
players went out to help oul
pitcher and did all they could
for him.
Gates played a great game fol-
Key West, as did Acevedo, Her.
nandez, Joe Mira and Roberts
Toby Owen had a good day al
first but was touched hard in the
box. Maulding and Domenecr
I. dropped easy fly balls. In fact
Meme did not drop his fly, he mis-.
Judged it. Then came the seven.
run spulrge, Duke dropped one
and he ran and sat himself or
the bench.
/ We hope the University play
ers perform in Key West. I viii
bet my scorebook we will win.
All Ingraham, Joe Russell
}. Gates, Roy Hamlin and severa
n others could yell out at the Ha
vana Stadium was "CERVEZA''
and more "cerveza". They mus
S like that word.
81 Armando Acevedo's father wa
there and when Arn1ando hit IN
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Key West In
Days Gone BY
As TAKEN FROM PILES
or TIE CITIZEN or
OCT. IL. 1897

The local company Of the
Florida National Guard needs 10
more recruits, IL was announced
today.
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first ball for double, he jumped
up and down shouting, "That's
my SOM"
Harry Baker was there with
Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Roberts and
Mrs. Lastres, Domenech, Camille
Roberts, Mrs. Acevedo and Mrs.
Hamlin and the Misses Alicia and
Gloria Acevedo, Nellie Acevedo,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ward, and
many others.
Although we lost, we had a
coed time and the boys enjoyed
every minute of the trip, especial
ly the tour through gay Havana.
While at the Stadium, club
composed of Cuban All Star
baseball players approached
Hamlin and asked that they be
allowed to play a game or a Sc
ries of games here just for ex-
penses. All have palyed in the
Florida-International League and
other leagues in the state. Fillo
Baez, who pitched for the Ha.
vana Cubans last year; Diaz OF
the Newport News team and Co
mez of the st. Augustine club
are the pitchers for the All Stars
wishing to come here. They hope
to play here on Navy Day, if pos.
sible.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-11

There were no mammals or
marsupials in New Zealand until
men imported them.
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County Clerk Ross C. Sawyer
will leave Wednesday for Orlan-
do to attend the annual conven-
tion of the County Clerks of
Florida.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-11

Wesley p. Archer today an
nounced his candidacy for re-
election as member Of the city
council. '.
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Three other announcements in
city election races were made
today. John Carbonell is running
for councilman; Ivan Elwood for
reelection as chief of police, and
Bienvenido Perez for captain of
right police.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-11

The United States has about
20 million acres of irrigated land.
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Scoutmaster Bob .Pittman.
Captain Philip L. Cosgrove.
who retired from the lighthouse
service. on September 80, today
received a letter from the Blu
reau of Lighthouses commencing
him for his creditabie service
for many years. .t
The Cuban gunboat Cuba,
which had brought to Key West
Cuban officials to participate in
the celebration of Ell Critic de
Nara, sailed today on the return
trip to Havana.
A large shipment of apples
will be received in the WPA
commodity rooms here. c. N.
Recio, supervisor Of distribution,
said today. The apples will be
! distributed among certified re-
/ lief workers. .-... (,
Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph:
"You are beginning to show
some intelligence when you lis
, ten to the arguments of those
who are against what you be-
lieve in" -...t.
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Troop S. Boy Scouts. held a
meeting last night in Wesley
House under the direction of
Scoutmaster Bob .Pittman.
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Armando Acevedo's father was
there and when Arnlar1do lift rf1e
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-11

first ball for double, he jumped
up and down shouting, "That's
my son!"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-11

All Ingraham, Joe Russell,
Gates, Roy Hamlin and several
others could yell out at the Ha-
vana Stadium was "CERVEZA",
and more "cerveza". They must
like that word.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-11

Nestor Castanedo was SO scared
of the plane he couldn't be seen
or heard. "Wrinkfey Bill" Ingra-
ham, with his big cigar in his
mouth, and Armando Acevedo.
Buster Roberts, Joe Mira and the
rest of the players were telling
the crowd what they were, going
to do in Cuba.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-11

At the Stadium, the boys look
ed good in practice and for the
first six innings in each game. II
we had played Swimming gamef
we would havS won the first two
and lost the last. one by 80
score.
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News and Notes
Of Havana Trip
By PEDRO AGUILAR

AS reported in an article be-
fore we left for Havana, Cuba,
last weekend on the Aerovias @
plane, William Gates was telling
us ALI about his experience in
the Florida State League and in
the Florida international League.
He had the plane all to himself.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-11

We hope the University play
ers perform in Key West. I will
bet my scorebook we will win.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-11

Joe Mira was the shiek around
the Stadium. Every one liked
the nice tan he had and his little
"bigote" (mustache in English).
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-11

Roy Hamlin, Nestor and Duke
were interested in the World Sc
ries that they could hear over
the radio.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-09-12
French Oscars"
Arrive For Bette
Davis, Gary Cooper

Statuettes awarded by the
French Motion Picture Academy
to Bette Davis and Gary Cooper,
for the outstanding performances
in American films exhibited in
F Fra n ce during the past year,
arrived in New York on Friday
(5) via Air France. At La
Guardia Airport, the trophies,
equivalent of the American M. P.
Academy's Oscars, were trans
ferred to a United Airlines plane
for the remainder of the trip to
Hollywood, where Charles Boyer
has been designated by the
French government to make the
presentations to Miss Davis and
Cooper.
Miss Davis, a Warner Bros.
star, appeared the past year in
Deception"
Gary Cooper appeared in
Warmers Saratoga Trunk"