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Evening star., 1949-03-11

Lakeland physician. said the pic
lures showed a definite fracture
of the skull
DR.. Watson refused to make any
statement as to when Houtteman
might recover.
The young pitchers parents in
Detroit were being kept advised of
their sons condition and they
planned to fly to Lakeland this
morning.
Even though they finished only
in fifth place. the Tigers were
going out this year to fight for
the flag with a new aggressive
spirit under their new manager,
Red Rolfe.
Houtteman's loss, however, is a
crippler.
Houtteman Was at Wheel.
At the wheel of his convertible
Houtteman was driving back to
quarters with girl and two
students at the time of last nights
collision.
Friends said the four were re-
turning from a Florida Southern
College dance which had followed
rowing regatta. Shortly before
midnight their car collided with
the truck at an intersection after
traffic. lights had been turned off,
witnesses said
Houtteman's car. being driven
with its top down, was flung
against a lamp post. The impact
with the truck stove in one side OF
the convertible. The other side
was similarly damaged when it hit
the post.
The truck drivers identity was
not learned Immediately.
Injured with Houtteman were
jeanette Bradley, about 20, of
Queens Village, N. Y, and two
Florida Southern students, Melvin
A. Knowles, "a, of Fair Lawn, N. j.,
and Arthur J. Falls, 10, address
not given.
All were brought to the hospital.
Manager Red Rolfe and Gen.
eral Manager Billy Evans, along
with others of the Tiger staff
hastened to the hospital.
With Coach Ted Lyons and
Trainer Jack Homel they were
still there early today awaiting
additional information.
DR.. Watson said after a super
fetal examination that he had
found no external injuries.
Evening star., 1949-03-11
By the Associofsd Press

LAKELAND. Fla, Mar. 1.-THE
Detroit Tigers hopes of making
fight for the 1949 American
League pennant got a smashing
blow today.
They lost Art Houtteman, young
pitcher of high promise.
In a Lakeland hospital early
today it was discovered that the
21-year-old right-hander suffered
a skull fracture in an automo-
bile-truck collision last night.
The Tigers frankly didn't know
when the fast-ball youngster
would return to action-if at all.
Five hours after his convertible
car collided with a five-ton fruit
truck in downtown Lakeland,
Houtteman was still unconscious
at Morrell Memorial Hospital here.
The pitcher and three Lakeland
companions in his car were hurt.
The crash took place shortly be-
fore midnight a block from the
Tigers training headquarters.
X-rays disclosed Houtteman's
injuries.
DR.. Edgar T. Watson, the Tigers
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bunt Mastered,
.Coan Expected
ToGain at Bat
Kozor, Stewart, Yost,
Evans Slug as Milons
Romp Over FerreIIs
a., P,..k>. A..L:s.
By Burton Howkins
Star Siaff Correspondent

ORLANDO, Fla, Mar. 11.-Gil
Coan finally has mastered the
technique of bunting and Man.
ager Joe Kuhel views sharp rise
in the batting average of the Mats
sWiftest specimen as result.
ellis got beautiful bunting
style now" declared Kuhel yes
terday after Coach Clyde Milan's
team walloped Coach Rick Fe--
rell's club, 1874. Coan and Al
Evans contributed home runs. but
a more welcome sight to Kuhel
was bunt dropped by Gil which
bordered on perfection.
"Coan worked on pushing bunts
down the third base line and
dragging 'em down first last year.
but never quite got the knack Of
it," said Kuhel. Its something
that takes a lot of practice. but
he's conquered it. Gil is likely to
bunt his way to a 300 average
with his speed.
ellis bunting wasn't good pre-
viously because he was tipping of
the infielders as to his Intentions
continued Joe.s HE was leaning a
little toward the pitcher, chang
ing his hands on the bat too soon
and he wasn't holding his hands
properly.
Stewart Also Studies Bunt.
1T takes split-second timing
and a lot of deception. Inf1elde2s
won't know how to play Gil this
year. With that bunting threat
he's bound to have them playing
him close in, yet if they play him
too tight he's going to get lot OF
sharp hits through the infleld that
otherwise might be reached. I
think Gil finally has found him.
self as a hitter"
Coan's bunting success has be-
come infectious, for eager to alb
sorb the niceties now is Outf1elder
Ed Stewart. Kuhel and Milan,
both experts at that batting phase.
are drilling him. Lewis always
has been a good bunter," said
Kuhel, "and it has helped his aver
age. It's going to help Coan and
Stewart too"
Coan's neat bunt down the third
base line in the first inning was
so precisely executed that Pitcher
Ray Scarborough didn't attempt
to play on him. Gil later stole
second and scored on Stewards
single to center. Scarborough, in
helpful mood, informed Gil he'd
hit him his next time at bat. He
did, nicking Coan on the arm.
Thompson Takes Trouncing.
Coan opened the fourth inning
with a lusty home-run drive over
the distant right-centerfield fence,
touching off 5-run inning
against Forrest Thompson. The
(See HAWKINS, Page C-3D
Evening star., 1949-03-11
Comeback Of Powers
Features D. T.. Rinq
.Trio's Victories
SpeeioI Dispotoh 10 The Stor

NEW YORK, Mar. 11.-Ellot
Powers .fistic stock. way down
after his flrst-round loss in the
recent all-Army tournament. rock
eted to new heights today. The
Fort Belvoir private stole the
spotlight in the final round of the
Eastern Golden Gloves tourna-
ment last night as he kayoed
ght-HeavyWeight Roosevelt La
Borde of Hampstead, N. Y, in !
minute and 35 seconds.
Powers was one of three Wash
ington ID. c. battlers to win
titles. bringing the Capital City
delegation within l point of tying
the champion New York squad,
which racked up 20. The SPORT
ing New Workers gave the trophy
to Washington anyway.
A Madison Square Garden
crowd of 11,546 saw MiddleW eight
ROLAND Randall and FlyWeight
Eugene Smith also win titles for
Washington. Randall scored the
quickest knockout of the finals.
stopping Frank Patterson of New
York in l minute and % seconds
of the first round.
La Borde. who entered the ring
with a record of 20 knockouts in
33 bouts. failed to solve Powers
southpaw style and never recov-
cred from the soldiers initial
salvo. 1t was Powers 33d win in
35 fights.
Smith had to stage last round
rally to overcome Victor Con-
zalez of Puerto Rico after receiv-
ing a cut eye in the first session.
Leon Daughtry, Washington
welterweight, staged a fast finish
against Johnny Saxton of New
York. but couldn't overcome the
new champs early lead.
Last nights winners and run
nersup will meet the Western team
here on March % for national
Golden Gloves crowns.
Thomas Coptoins Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Mar.
II P.-John L. Thomas, all-State
guard the last two years. has been
named the 1949 football captain of
the University of Virginia team.
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Prospect of A||-Kentucky Tilt
In NIT Has New York on Edqe

smothered the University of Louis
vile. 91-57.
Opening the bill tomorrow will
be Bradley and New York Uni
versity with San Francisco taking
on Manhattan in the second half
of the matinee offering. Tomor-
row night Bowling Green meets
St. Johns of Brooklyn and Loyola
of Chicago tangles with City COL
lege of New York.
Westerns first opponent will be
the Bradley-N. Y. U. winner
while the Loyola-C. c. N. Y. VIC
tor qualities to meet Kentucky
The Kentucky schools share the
Monday afternoon card.
The San Francisco-M Manhattan
winner will meet Utah Monday
night when Defending Champion
st. Louis opens play against the
Bowling Green-St. Johns sur
vivor.
st. Louis closed its regular sea-
son last night with a 54-37 con-
quest of Missouri and then head
ed East. The other out-of-town
clubs are either here or expected
in tOdaV.
Evening star., 1949-03-11
Phils' SiSler Improves.

CLEARWATER. Fla.-Dick Sis
Ter, Philadelphia Phillies first base-
man, has been acting like new
man at the plate since his tonsils
were removed. In an intraSquad
game yesterday Dick banged out
two hits, including a homer, as
Benny Bengough's Boys were de-
feated by Dusty Cookies Comets,
IA.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calf
Ralph Kiner will be his own boss
at the plate again this year. Man
ager Billy Meyer continues to let
the big boy swing freely and
makes no effort to have him
change his tactics and hit to right
field.
LAKELAND, Fla-Aaron Rob-
inson's hopes of making the De-
troit Tigers right-fleld stands a
target this summer seem to have
some promise. The catcher belted
one so far out in right in squad
game yesterday that the boys i'm
mediately started making COM
parsons.
PHOENIX, Ariz.-Larry Jansen
will take the mound tomorrow
when the New York Giants open
their exhibition schedule against
the Indians. says Manager Leo
Durocher.
Mario Picone, who is regarded
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FeI|er's '49 Debut Impressive;
Dodqer HurIer Miffs Robinson

as having a good chance of max
ing the Giants hurting corps, gave
up one hit in a two-inning stint
in an intrasquad game, yesterday.
Evening star., 1949-03-11

Eddie finds himself sitting the bench and
hopefully scrunzng an old ball cubooking
comebacks.
The Cards nod out Brooklyn for second place last
and Dyer this splendid showing chiefly to two Stan
Mua hit 1916 and 13l Harry Breceen
20 Without this pair ST. Louis couldn't have finished
better than fifth.
The Good PIoy Was Missing
Early year that Third Baseman Whitley
Kurowsk for example, falling apart He was getting heavy
nd bittns 81 homer M he did in 1877 Whitley drove across
shipped him
repairs six weeks before the tense season was over.
had Don Lang third base Dyer unused the other
ready. only the field.
I'm hoping that Kurowsk Is pounds lighter and with another
operation behind him come back
The second baseman al schoendienst missed ST mid
due to shoulder docation I'VE tried Erv Dusak
ineder La Ponte and tried him too But we weren't making
that good play at the bag
doesn't show in the records but we hurt It cost our
pitchers deretiring double
paythis is Marty Marion and schoendnst handling the
bal-and we'd retire
half STEP would score,
and still the pitcher wouldn't be out of the inning"
He Pressed the Buttons, Got No Response
The Cards catcher Del Rice who batted 1877. Young Joe
Gaagoa of the 1916 World Series was sent to Columbus to
learn to throw.
could call Rice behind the bat the Bill
Baker whose career is behind him.
all the buttons which used we'll for
Billy Southworh Ray Gabby
they the Cards Push button and there
appeared young Kurowskt couple of Deans
whatever needed Dyer only Lang Baker Jones and few
pitchers who couldn't relieve the strain little
old BrecheenS left
Munger with 011 record sparkling
second-pace team The stylish but fragile Howe Poe who
81 1916 only 49, When he he had
baseman of big league caber Dyer reluctantly asked Mus to
finish the season on the bag
Bless that boy" grinned Eddie hes wonder But he
just goes
what can happen to a club in single season.
Eddies Not Squowkns, Just Hoping
isn't complaining He's good and shrewd
a for that stuff. On the contrary, he
They all did their best-Lang third Dusak La Poine
at second Jones at first Dering center Rice behind the plate
ec-but it wasn't good enough.
I'VE em fight We led May IS and from
eight back to only September
lose Kurowi and schoendenst and
fellows aren't ready, it hurts"
Hurts not to have that sockpe
ably
Evening star., 1949-03-11

the war years the CardnaI manager had the
biggest and most productive replacement depot
in baseball working for him.
This was the span when the likes of the
Dean brothers, and the Coopers, plus Martin,
Terry Moore Musal Pollet, Ernie White, Beaz
ley, Kurowski, Delaney and the rest, came up
from the farm teams and made it possible for
the Redbirds to finish in the first division 13
times in the last Is years.
But today the Cards farm system is only a
pale copy of that remarkable chain established
by two men with a peculiar genius for breeding
ball players, Sam Breadon and Branch Rickey
There is a shortage of players now and the
Evening star., 1949-03-11
Yanks Sparing Di Mag.


up one hit in a tWo-inning stint
in an intrasquad game, yesterday.
Yanks Sparing Di Mag.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-The
New York Yankees open their
exhibition schedule against the
st. Louis Cardinals tomorrow and
Manager Casey Stengel already is
looking over his injured list.
He said after yesterdays session
that Joe Di Maggie may not ap-
pear at all and that if he does. it
will be as a pinch hitter. Charley
Keller, another of his outfield
stars, may play a few innings late
in the game, he indicated.
VERO BEACH, Fla.-Manager
Barney Shotton led his Brooklyn
Dodgers on a safari to Miami to-
day where they will tackle the
Boston Braves in weekend
exhibition set.
However, the members of the
squad still were buzzing about the
words which passed between
Jackie Robinson and Chris Van
Cuyk, young pitcher assigned to
Fort Worth of the Texas League.
Van Cuyk busted off Robbie a
couple of times in an intraSquad
game yesterday and the first base
man warned him against repeti-
ton of the close throwing.
After the game, though, Rob-
inson, apparently cooled off, said
he wanted to forget the incident
if Van Cuyk would do the same.
Red Sox Rockies. Shine.
SARASOTA, Fla. - Two Red
Sox pitchers, Chuck Stobbs and
Frank Quinn, are making strong
tries to stick with the club. Stobbs,
20-year-old bonus player from
Norfolk, Va, gave one run in four
innings in an intrasquad game
yesterday. Quinn, former Yale
star, also worked four frames and
allowed one tally. He struck out
three and walked only one.
BRADENTON, Fla. - Braves
Rookie Pitcher Normie Roy had it
on good authority today that his
hurting is impressive.
John Quinn, general manager
of the National League cham
pions, watched the Waltham
(Mass.) pitcher work two innings
in yesterdays intrasquad game
He was enthusiastic over Roy S
showing.
Evening star., 1949-03-11

(See HAWKINS, Page C-3D
Evening star., 1949-03-11
Thomas Cuptuins Virqiniu

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Mar.
II (Pp.-John L. Thomas, all-State
guard the last two years. has been
named the 1949 football captain of
the University of Virginia team.
Evening star., 1949-03-11
Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN
Star Steff Correspondent
Now It's Hard to Get Parts

ST. PETERSBURG Fla, Mar. 11.-Once upon a time the
manager Cardinals envied by nearly
pilot because when part out in his
all had to do order fresh Up until
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
Why Destroy APP?

This brought good They
from getting then prices public
A&P has done of these things
has tina we ehavean
oodbu As
is the il and
Nobody said high the opposite This
of the
of if Of raised
mandpock the
high the
ne dollar of
which is less than amosan
The that like wp policy by coming
do their shopping A&P bg it because the American
people, by their patronage, have made it big
Obviously theory of the lawyers that the have right
their will make that and
destroyed simply big and if the
public hurt in the process
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
What Shall We Do?

Frankly they could make breaking A&
as the antitrust lawyers wih and selling off the
But this what the American people Do they with
lawyers that food prices
picture other charge more?
Frankly if business
But seriously doubt that this the Twelve
made this chain
rallied They they liked quality
AS a result of their opposition the a defeated
Now faced
the heavy and all the trouble lawsutsi involve.
But believe this attack threat millions
for quality foods low p who rely
button of their products; and o our loyal employees
We feel that responsibility all these people defend
legitimate this policy built
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
Who Will Be Hurt?

There has been mind that good business and
good citizenship sell food cheap possible AS
said about A&P firmly
the selling of less made bloom
great.
We sincerely believe that have helped the
voluntarily business profted
ton of THEN products.
We know that 10000 loyal employees enjoy
the highest shortest
the retail food efoundau
A&P good opportunities for security and
We Of - rent IN
Who
our
Obviously all these people will suffer this business
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
Do You. Want Higher Prices?

There A&P The
owprot distribution which pioneered
will face destruction and the public will suffer
AP the chain this For than ninety have
tried build sound business the simple formula the founder
Year
better job make business efficient the
o the in the form Of lower prices
keep their and
profits down.
In the old before AP food that the SOC often sold high
ST 90 retail
Today grocer SOC generally sells the public less than 6Of
have been adopted only by other but
There today literally hundreds of chain
voluntary and individual merchants operating with the methods
andn the esamepa aternh here eunder attack
lawyers destroying will be
the of argesca distributor
Smyrna times., 1949-09-22
Do You Want Your A&P
Put Out OF Business?

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AnnPa Jane
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meanh f 1t would meal dertb
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-01
FAUSTO CASTILLO DIES
In HAVANA HOSPITAL
Was Proprietor Of
Grocery Store
Al Fleming And
SimOntOn Streets

Fausto Gastric, who was better
known as plain Fausto, and who
was the props ctor of grocery
store bearing that name at Flem-
ing and Simonton streets, is dead
in Havana, according to word re-
ccivcd here today.
Castillo had gone to Havana for
treatment of a serious illness and
death came to him in Cuban
hospital.
Castillo had been building a
new store at Bahama and Flcm-
ing streets. The structure, with
fixtures would have cost him
about 100000.
According to word received at
Lopez Funeral Home, which hung
a wrc2th on the Fleming and ST.
monitor street store door, the fun
eral probably will be held in Ha-
Vana.
His only chic, a daughter, An
ma. who is the wife of Carl Week
". went to Havana this morning
on an early airplane. Weekly was
already there.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-01
INJURED
IN AUTO CRASH
THIS MORNING
Nat. Airlincs
Workers Get
Wage Increase

National Airlines maintenance
workers ushercd in the New
Year with wage increases rang
ing from six to IL per cent. In
addition, top pay brackets in all
classifications were raised.
National and the international
Association of MachinistS UND)
announced agreement upon a
straight l0-ccnts per hour pay
hike for all classificationS of
employees. The. wage amend
ment was the only change in the
existing contract, which is ex-
tended to January, 1850.
Only a single meeting was re-
quired to renew the lam contract.
This was the second renewal
since the original contract was
negotiated in l945, following
ccrtification of the lam as bar
gaining agent for mechanical
workers.
Under the wage amendment,
pay will range from $1.03 for a
starring apprentice mechanic to
$l.99 for lead mechanics and in
spcctors. Overtime and other
special features of the contract
remain the same.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-01
Weather Bureau
Tells Condition
Over Country

A bulletin issued by the Wealth
or Bureau this morning gave
weather conditions that existed in
the United States Us the New
Year was born.
The bulletin follows:
The New Year was uShcrcd in
with snow and strong winds over
New York and pcnna and moder-
ate rains and flooding of rivers
over much of New England.
While clear and chilly weather
prevailed during the night from
the Great Lakes and Virginia
southwark to the Gulf of Mexico.
Cool, even to the tip of south
Florida.
Further carly morning weather
charts show some cloudincss over
the middle and upper Mississippi
valleys and the Plains but no
snow or rain in those sections.
At the same time cloudy skies
blankcted the Rocky Mountains
and Pacific states with some
SHOWS over Nevada and Idaho. a
deep low pressure system or
storm center over New England
is causing rather strong winds
throughout the middle and north
Atlantic states. Temperatures are
generally in the 20's over the
Great Lakes, New York western
(Continued On Page SIX
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-01
fOne Man Held For
Driving While
Drunk
IIcatl-on Collision
In Roosevelt Blvd,
Al Second Curve
Al Head Of island

Seven persons were slightly IN
jurcd at :45 a. m. this morning
in collision of two automobiles
on Roosevelt boulevard on the
second curve at the head Of the
Island.
One man, Carl BriSbin, who
was driving one Of the cars which
crashed hcadon with the second
automobile, was arrested by
charges of operating car under
the influence of liquor, causing
and accident and leaving the
scene of an accident.
Those listed by Patrolnan N.
c. Davenport, whose wife was
slightly injured in the crash, Us
having been hurt were:
Francis A. Quigley, Donald J.
Shea, the only sailor in the
group; Mrs. Orva Brisbin, wife OF
Carl Brisbin; Mrs. Noevella Wea-
yer of Stock Island; Mrs. Frances
Davenport, who lost a few teeth
and may have broken nose. and
w, c. Weighncr, driver Of tho
other car, who was alone in his
automobile.
Mrs. Weaver and Mrs. Davcn-
port are still undergone treat
mcnt in Municipal Hospital. but
the others were discharged Hfter
treatment for their injuries,
which wcer largely cuts and
bruises.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-01
Mrs. f. Knowles
Died Last Night.

Mrs. Fronia Knowles, 80, died
last night in the Monroe County
Hospital. after an illness of sew
eral months, Mrs. Knowles resid
ed at Fletcher lane.
She is survived by one son,
John Knowles; sister, Mrs. Curtis
Stanton; br o her, Milt o n
Knowles, two grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock
in the Fleming Street Methodist
Church, Rev. J. B. Reid pastor Of
ficiating. The body will be
placed in the church at 200 p. m.
Pritchard Funeral Home is in
charge of ARRANGEMENTS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-01
Marriages In
United States
Declined I'm 1913

NEW YORK. N. Y, Jan. l.
There were about l,850,000 mar
riagcs in the United States dur
ing 1948, it is estimated by statis-
ticians of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company. Although
this represents decline from the
total of nearly 100000 in l947,
and a falling off of about one
fifth from the all-time high of
1900, 900 in 1916, the l940 total
is still the third highest in the
country's history.
1.-THE most significant factor in
keeping the marriage rate at a
high level has been the satisfac-
tory condition of employment
prevailing during the year" the
statisticians report The mar
riage rate is apparently return
ing to normal peacctimc pattern,
in which annual fluctuations arc
influenced in large measure by
business conditions"
The decline is l948 marriages
from the l947 level was country
wide, being relatively greatest in
the South Atlantic and east
south-central cities and least for
those in the northeast. OF the
cities with a population of l,0OO,-
900 or more at the time of the
1910 census, Detroit's decline was
greatest at 1913 per cent. New
Yory's decrease was 80 per cent,
Chicago's was 5. 2 per cent, Phila-
Continued On Page SIX
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-01

lasped in several places. No loss
Of life had been reported up to
early this afternoon.
A cold wave is sweeping the
country and extending its chilly
fingers deep into the South, with
Jacksonville reporting low of
q and New Orleans, 26.
Philadelphia Mummies had 20
postpone their annual parade be-
cause cold and heavy winds and
slushf in the streets. Parts of New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut,
Vermont and Massachusetts re-
ported flood waters. The Hud-
son River rose l712 feet during
the night but began to recede at
noon today.