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Evening star., 1951-12-02
By John CIoeett Proctor

Avenue, put up an extra wire around
his corner, thus having a double tier
of lanterns to throw light on the
decorations of the building. which
were flags, both of miniature and
large size, entWined in evergreenS.
FIoes Of Mony Notions
"Wangeman's Arbeiter Hail. No. 463
and 465. was very beautifully dec
Grated with evergreens. United States
and German flags and Chinese Ian
terms, and during the day his man.
moth orchestrion was attracting
attention. Brueggeman's Arbeiter
Hall. opposite. displayed flags OF all
nations, the United States. Swiss,
German and Irish colors being prom
inent. with the words Fools Head
quarters" with comic faces at either
end: and Joe Platz had profusion
of Chinese lanterns, miniature flags
and evergreens at his place; L. c.
Campbell had his windows festooned
with red, white and blue; Mrs. E. Lal-
leys place attracted much attention
by the novelty of the decorations, sew
eral fancy rugs being employed;
j. w. Kennedy's establishment had
large streamer and American flags
on the front; Nolan & Conroy had
myriad of miniature flags from their
windows. a.
I'm front of Havenner g. Co.'S Of
fee lover National Union Insurance
Co.'s offce) was a handsome paint
ing, on which were representations
of $4,000 United States bonds, and
in the center the American eagle
with colors and the emblems of COM
merce. agriculture, ETC., surrounding
it, and bags of gold. $4,000 and $75,-
600. on either end of it.
Stores Along the Route
From the store establishment of
NJ. H. l.. Gregory to the st. Marc
Hotel. line Of burgess was raised
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the court by my opinions nor use the
dignity of the court to give weight
to them. shall do nothing and say
nothing to advance my candidacy.
If should receive the nomination,
shall then resign from the bench and
state my views as private citizen"
This statement is vaguely remi-
niscent of Eisenhower's promise at
recent conference here Just before
taking off to Paris, when asked
whether he was candidate.
He replied that "as of the mo-
ment." his job as supreme COM
mander in Europe was too important
for him to express a partisan view.
He later added: IF the time ever
comes when feel that my duty COM
pels me to say word of any kind
Con politics. shall do so positively
and definitely"
Judge Parker won the Democratic
nomination on the first ballot. The
willy Bryan had kept a gold plank
out of the platform so Parker tele-
graphed that he would not accept un-
less it was put in. He won on this
point but lost the election to Roose-
velt. -
Seymour's Nomination
Another Democrat. Seymour of
New York. was so positively set
against a presidential nomination
that he became permanent chairman
of the 1868 national convention to
block the efforts of his friends. He
denied them permission to present
his name to the assemblage.
Seymour's own candidate was Chief
Justice Chase The other leading
candidates were Andrew Johnson,
Winfield Scott Hancock and George
Pendleton. Seymour was not men
toned. on the first three ballots. On
the fourth a North Carolina delegate
cast the States nine votes for him.
This unexpected move caused loud
and enthusiastic cheering" which
Seymour stopped by leaving his chair
to announce:
II must not be nominated by this
convention, as could not accept the
nomination If rendered. My own
inclination prompted me to decline
at the outset; my honor compels me
to do so now. 1t is impossible, con-
sistently with my position, to allow
my name to be mentioned in this
convention against my protest. The
clerk will proceed with the roll call. !"
On the 22d ballot the chairman
of the Ohio delegation cast the
States 81 votes for Seymour. The
New Yorker again declined, and. hot.
excited and overwrought, he left the
hall for a vestibule. While Seymour
was cooling off the convention nomi-
mated him by unanimous vote, hastily
named a vice presidential candidate
and adjourned.
In the election Seymour unexpect-
edly polled 2,703 ,249 votes to 3,l02 1888
for Grant. One historian has writ
ten:
IF all the white men of the South
had been permitted to vote the elec-
ton would have come very close to
being tie"
tBy Advancement with the st. Louis
Post Dispatch.)
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bitterly disappointed candidates In
American political history. feeling
more depressed. if possible, than
Charles Evans Hughes, who went to
bed on election night in 1916 think
ing he had been chosen President.
only to learn the next day that Will
son had been reelected by virtue of
CALIFORNIA; vote. The bitterness was
transmitted to Clark's children. The
family honor was vindicated at the
Democratic conventino of 1886. when
his son, then Senator Bennett Champ
Clark of Missouri, led the successful
fight to repeal the two-thirds rule
that had deprived his father of the
nomination.
Clark had reason to believe he
would be the Democratic nominee
and. because of the split of the Re-
publican party, would be elected
President. Like Robert A. Taft to-
day, he was the candidate of the
party organization. He also had the
aggressive support OF the late William
Randolph Hearst. He was the un-
QeTcOVer canQlQate OF 1dmmdny han.
Figured Without Byon
He and his organization had, how
ever. left William Jennings Bryan
out Of their calculations. Although
the Great Commoner" had been de-
feated in 1896, 1900 and 1908, he was
determined to continue the dominant
force in the Democratic party.
A masterful convention strategist
and tactician-none surpassed him in
the knowledge of convention histories
Bryan introduced a resolution. just
before the balloting began. denounc-
ing ANY candidate who is the repre-
sentative of or under obligation to
J. P. Morgan, Thomas Fortune Ryan.
Evening star., 1951-12-02
By Gould Lincoln

government there and take with him
several Western States. Burr and
Smith were both indicted in the
courts for treason. A Senate COM
mittee, however, took cognizance
of the case and reported a resolution
urging his expulsion from the Sem
ate, holding that Smith had been
guilty "of conduct incompatible with
his duty and station as a Senator
of the United States" The case was
debated many days and in the end
Smiths hide was saved by narrow
margin The vote to expel was 19
ayes and 10 nays-just missing the
necessary thirds.
An effort to oust Senator Henry
NJ. Rice of Minnesota, who served
from May, 1858, to March 3, 1863,
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Oysters and scallops are lazs
members Of the seafood world. In
their native element they lie on
one side. whereas most other BIZ
valves liz erect. standing on the
edges Of their shells
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NAVAL BASE
BASKETBALL LEAGUE

SCORES
fridays Gamesl
USS Robinson So.
USS Albatross %.
uSS Gilmore se.
USS Sarsfield IS.
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THIRTY NET HOpErULS
OPEN MOPPEr TOURNEY
FOR FIRST TINE HERE
Panama Plane
Arriving Here
Tuesday Night

The Pan-American plane that
will bring the Key West High
School Conehs to Panama and
back is due to land at Meacham
Field between 5 p. M. and 6 D. m,
tomorrow night.
Ed Beckman, assistant coach of
the football squad, will meet the
plane. The pilot, whose identity is
not yet known, will remain in
Key West overnight in preparation
for the 1880 a. m. take-0ff SEIZED.
uled for Wednesday.
Meanwhile the Conchs face a
rugged two days. They leave for
RedlandS Ito open the basketball
season. at 100 p, m. tomorrow.
They viii travel the I0O-odd miles
in private cars. play the opener,
and return Immediately following
the game.
Owing to the basketball game to-
morrow night the Conchs will be
limited to a light workout at Coun-
ty Beach this afternoon.
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the meeting going on TV. summed
1t up when he said:
at was once said that there was
one person in the world who did
not have faith in something and
who was not loved by some one.
We have faith in scouting, but our
heart belongs to you, Scoutmas-
ter Sands, the tneater magnate
said.
Following the dinner meeting the
men and their wives gathered at
the Elks club for : dance
II was decide to make the meet
ing an annual even,s with the next
gathering TO be held in Miami.
Present at the meeting were.
DR.. Stokes Filler Of Atlanta, Gr.,
Robert Fl, Owens. Jr.. Miami
Henry e. Davis, Miami. John Buff.
fun. Miami Gabriel L. Lowe,
Jacksonville; Harry Hayward, Mi
ami. Alvin Davis, Miami; Paul
Marks and Max Marks, Miami,
Charles Llnn, Miami, John F..
Roker, Tampa, George Montecino,
Miami. Alfred Torres. Miami.
George Peacon, Miami; Jack Kir-
chik, Miami; Leonard Sands, Mi
ami: Ben Archer, Homestead: A.
Galen Lund, Fort Lauderdale;
Gerald M. Hernandez, Miami; Jack
Roberts, Miami; Jack Davis. Mi
ami, Abe Schonfeld, Miami; Win
A. Baez, Miami; Mitchell Wolfson,
Miami; Geo. Cassidy, New York;
Stanton r. Cooper, Miami. Guthrie
Babcock. Miami. John S Bright,
Tampa; |. N. Meltzer, Miami: W,
J. n. Taylor. Miami; Charles A.
Smith. Jacksonville Tildo Carrero.
Miami; Harold Borden, Fort Laud-
erdale; and Scoutmaster Sands, of
Miami.
From Key West, Delgado, Ire
yor, Adams, Rev. John Armfield,
Charles Aguero, Allen b. Cieare,
Jr.. Alfred Mendoza. Neil Knowles,
Robert Dopp' Douglas r. Trevor,
Sir, Reggie Trevor. Douglas Ire
vor. Jr., Charles v. Lunn. Arthur
Frank w Figuerdo, Ralph
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home in Miami, he would find
there a TV set which had been in
stalled during his absence.
Choked with emotion, the boys
saw the man they respected and
admired, unable for the first time
to talk. He finally managed to get
out. Il thank you.
There are some mighty good
lawyers and orators among this
bunch, if. any of you think YOU
could talk on an occasion like this,
/ would like for you to come up
here and pinch hit for me.
Standing as man and applaud
ing loudly, the Scouts" kept
shouting Thanks TO you, Scout
master"
Finally. Sands said the success
of the Troop, considered for years
one of the bestin the United Stat
es. was not due so much to him
self, nor his officers. but to the
boys themselves,
Il gave the orders. The boy Of
ficers handed them down, but you
carried them out, Sands told the
gathering.
Still a greater surprise was IN
store for Sands. His wife Of many
years entered the room on the arm
of a scout and was presented a
wrist watch. A solo by Harry
Keyward expressed in music what
the boys" thought Of Scoutmaster
Sands.
Then came the moment when
sorrow swept over the room. There
we're tears in many eyes as former
Assistant Scoutmaster Edwin f..
Trevor read the roll of the known
deceased former troop members.
Some learned for the first time Of
the passing of scout buddy of
some IS years ago.
Then came 20 minutes of remini-
seing. This feature got off to good
start when Assistant Scoutmaster
Adams recalled that 80 years ago
Scoutmaster Sands had reduced to
ranks Charles Sands, now chief
navigator for Pan American Air
ways and Max Marks, state en-
ploye, for riding horses on the
sidewalk of the main stree tot
Miami.
MIR Sands admits he might
have been too hasty, that the horses
might have got out of control. so
tonight he is going to give back
to Max and Charles their corporal
chevrons. .
Sands consented and the chew
rons were pinned on the coats
Of Marks and Lunn.
Gabried Lowe recalled how the
troop was started. John Lowe, who
was POSTMASTER for the occasion.
called ON the men of today to re.
enlist and aid scouting as much as
possible.
Mitchell Wolfson, owner of a
chain Of theaters throughout the
south and who was responsible for
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X. johnson, John Mcclintock, Noel
Baker, Jack Williams. w. Curry,
Harris, Cefarino Moore. Orion Rus
sell Basil r. Tynes, Jimmy Coop
er, Fernandez. camus, Everett and
5ahn Rivas, Homer 3 HeFriek.
Emmerson Archer, Joseph f. Oar
rem, Mario f. Santana. Paul Di-
Negro Joe Cabrera, Isadore Vein
traub, Dan Navarro, Leonard T.
Curry. Cotton G. w Park. Joseph
A. Boza, Raymond G. Curry, Har-
old Cruz. Allen f. Curry. Joe and
Bill Allen, George W Adams, Ben
Adams, Earl Baker. Clarence
Gates, Ivan Roberts, Fred John
son, Allen Hampton. Henry r.
Saunders, Gerald Arams, Eward
Bayly and Earl Yates.
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1904 TO 1914:
l9O4-The value of the field goal
was reduced to points.
Football sank to its lowest
depths, owing TO a great number
Of deaths and Gripping injuries re-
sulting from mass plays where
brute strength and great weight
were the determining factors.
Many college presidents either
banned football, as a sport, or
threatened TO do so illness some
threatened to do so unless some
thing was done Immediately.
forbid them TO play. President
Theodore Roosevelt said that the
game must be made more safer.
With the fate of the game hanging
In the balance, football leaders
met in the winter of l905-06, ruled
out practically all mass forma-
tions, prohibited hurdling, permit
ted the forward pass and all other
safety" rules.
1906-The forward pass was in
troduced. Officials consisted of one
referee. two umpires and lines
man. Length Of the game was re-
duced to so minutes, divided into
two halves of 80 minutes each. Dis
lance to gain on downs was in
creased to 10 yards. First for
ward pass reported was thrown by
Wesleyan, against Yale, with Moore
passing and Van Tassel receiving.
Yale overwhelmed Wesleyan. any
way In the same season, Yale is
reported to have thrown pass
against Harvard, which was COM
pleted and resulted in a touchdown,
Yale winning the game SO. the
pass constituting the only score.
1907--Office of Field Judge was
created; one of the two umpireS
was eliminated
1908-Washington and Jefferson
occasionally numbered its players.
This was a college Invocation,
which was not continued, as a re-
gular thing at w & j.
1909--Value of the field goal was
again reduced. This time TO three
points. which is the rule today.
19l0--A player withdrawn from
the game for any reason was per-
mitted TO return to play in subse-
quent period. Game was divided
into four quarters of Is minutes
each. instead of the old rule of 80
minutes halves. Time out between
first and second, and third and
fourth quarters was fixed al one
minute, with 80 minutes out for
rest between halves.
l9l2-Teams were allowed four
downs to advance the ball 10 yards
instead of g. The dimensions of the
field were reduced to 10 yards
with extra space of 10 yards be-
hind each goal, the latter being
zone in Which forward pass might
be legally caught by the offensive
side. The kickoff which was form
erly delivered from the middle of
the field was changed to the kick
ing teams 40 yard line. A kick off
following touchdown was remov-
ed from the 25.yard line back to
the 20-yard line, The value of the
touchdown was increased from
to 6 points.
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XIV Sponsored Baseball Club
Is Sought For Class B" League
by al Palmer
Citizen Sports Editor

The possibility that Key West will graduate into
Grade baseball through entry in the Florida In
ternationa Baseball League doomed today the Wick.
crs' Field Committee Baseball called open
ing slated for Wednesday night TO consider the FEAST
bty of purchasing franchise in the league
The meeting which viii he open to the public, is
scheduled for 1880 p. m, Wednesday, IN the offices
of Roy Hamlin, Justice of the Peace III Whieheaa
stra
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Piarrot. Johnny Sellers, Myrna
Powell and Geraldine White,
The results by players is as
follows:
13-year-old girls;
Mlrietta de Pasquale-defeat-
ed Agnes Rush 6-l, 60; defeated
Betty Garen 60, 81: lost to first
seeded Pat White IN semis oil.
81.
Peggy Northumberland Janice
Watson rs, 90; defeated Joyce
Van Scyoc rs. GA; lost in semis
to second seeded Mitchell 90. g.
/.
Myrna Powel-lost to first
! seeded Pat White go. 60.
Geraldine White-lost to sec
/ ond seeded Mitchell rs, 90.
15-year-old girls;
Lynn Sellers--lost To second
seeded Pam White OIL, 90,
Marie Rendueles-loSt to Judy
CISCO 10, 6-3, 6-4.
l8-year-old girls;
Vita Barroso--Iost to Una Lee
roy 90, Ga.
| Dolores Villate-lost to Susan
/ Rogers Ga, 81
l3-year-old boys;
Anthony Hopey-d e e at G d
Richard Essen 6-3. and default;
lost TO first seeded Bobby Ger
CD, 60.
Johnny Sellers-deteated Don
Minis Cd, rs; defeated Roy
Robe GA, Ga: lost in semis to
| first seeded Bobby Ger 6-l, So.
Robert Parrot defeated An
drew Spencer 90, 6-3; lost to
State Champion and second
| seeded Bobby Macy Ga So after
holding 4-3 lead in the first
set.
Lawrence Bailey--lost to Macy
60. 81.
Robert Vargas-lost 10 Dooley
81, 6-3.
l8-year-old boys;
Frank Roberts-received bye
In won by default from Bob Race;
defeated in the quarters by first
seeded Dudley Johnston
4 Frank Hernandez--won By de
fault from Pete White; lost to Ed
White 81. OIL.
Frank Carey--got a bye and
defeated Alex SaIvalaggio 6-3,
6-l. lost 10 first seeded Canadian
Boys and Junior Champion and
third ranking U. S. boys player
81. oil
Doubles.
| Sellers and Parrot reached
finals defeating Hopey and Bail
ey (Key Vest 6-l, 6-3. Lost 10
/ Ger and Macy in finals.
Powell and White--defeated
Harbett and Bobbin in semis;
lost TO Watson-Van Scyoc in fl
mails.
| Jordan and de PasqusIe--lost
| in semis to Watson and Van
Scyoc in seunis.
| RendueleS and Villate--oefeat-
| ed Sundy and Krieg; lost 10
Pam and Pat White in semis.
| Carey and RobertS--lost 10
Rnbinoff and Rosen Ga, OIL.
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ness men will attend the meeting
some have already signified Their
intention. of adding financial sup
port to the venture,
Stock in the proposed club
will be limited 10 Key West res.
sidents only. Baseball circles
here claim there win be no dit.
ficuIty in selling ihe shares.
At present the Florida Interna-
tional League is composed OF the
Miami Sun Sox, Miami Beach Fla.
mingoes. Havana Cubans, Tampa
Smokers, St. Petersburg Saints
West Palm Beach Indians, Lake
land Pilots and Fort Lauderdale
Tarpons.
Pennant holders are the Tampa
Smokers who took the title from
the Havana CubauS.
The league opens operations
about the first week in April. II
has a l54-game schedule with n
nome games.
1t is considered the fastest
Grade B league in the nation.
II the deal goes through, and
preliminary reports point that
way-Wickers' Stadium will Un.
derso vast change both in
playing conditions and seating
arrangements.
Reserved seats and box seats
win be provided with regular big
league customs observed. The field
itself win be improved to accom-
modate higher grade of base
ball
Apart from the revenue expect.
ed to result from the influx Oi
players, officials and fans, the
publicity certain to be given Key
West will be welcomed by local
business and professional men.
Although the majority of play.
ers will be brought in from out
of town spots a spokesman for the
committee said today that tht
door viii be wide open" for To-
cal players who may be qualified
to make the jump.
The usual tag of "Conchs" may
not be used to signify the squad.
There has been some discussion
regarding a proposed contest to
give the team a name.
Wednesdays meeting may re-
suit in tentative committee be-
ing appointed to govern the local
entry.
The schedule will in no way
mean the end of the Island City
baseball league which plays reg
ularly all winter and summer.
According TO Harold Laubscher,
Chamber of Commerce manager
here, the introduction of Glass b
baseball into Key West will be one
of the greatest events in Island
City history
with Key Vests Cuban popu-
lation red-hot baseball fans, and
the International Leagues Hava-
ma Cubans first-rate ball club.
Wen draw as big a gate as any
city in the loop" Laubscher said
this morning.
He added that the resultant pub
licity will further increase Key
Vests growing Summer tourist
season and provide added recrea.
ton for ''one of the best baseball
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SCHEDULE OF
BASEBALL GAMES

Monday at 7:30 pm.
Naval Sta Cards VS.. Gulf
stream Store.
Tuesday at 1880 pm.
Benny's Cafeteria VS., NavaI
Air Flyers.
Thursday at 1880 pm.
Gulfstream vs.. Strand Theater.
Friday at 7:30 pm.
Benny's Cafeteria VS.. Strand
Theater.
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Starting today an entry


been held in Key West, and
50 plentiful have been the
entries that Coach Van and
the tournament committee
have decided to- also initi-
ate a tournament for boys
eleven years old and under
beginning Thursday.
The Junior Champion
ships for boys l8 years old
and nnder will begin next
Monday, December 10.
Eight players have been seed
ed in the 14-year-old group. The
seeding is as follows:
|. Robert Parrot
q Tony Dopp
3. Johnny Sellers,
q. Anthony Hopey
S. Johnny Roberts.
s. Earl Weech
z. Everett Atwell
z. Stewart Yates.
These are the eight players
players who are expected to
reach the quarter-final round
and. from then on, some brilliant
matches are expected Robert
Parrot, who extended State
Champion Robert Macy in sin
giles and won a cup with Johnny
Sellers in doubles at the recent
Coral Gables Championships,
and Tony Dopp who played
number 4 on the High School
tennis team last year, are ex-
pected to tangle in what should
be a close and hard fought final
However Johnny Sellers. An
thony Hopey and some of the
others may have other ideas as
To who is going to reach the
finals.
The winner and runner up
will receive handsome rewards.
The winner has his name in
scribed on the handsome j. J.
Trevor trophy and keeps it for
a year g wins are necessary to
retire it); and is given a hand
some gold take home trophy with
his name, year and champion
ship Inscribed, which was dom
ated by Ygnacio Carbonell, and
a brand new Squire tennis racket
donated by Bob Smiths Sport
Shop.
The runner-up receives silver
take home trophy donated by
Ygnacio Carbonell and a dozen
brand new tennis balls donated
by Bob Smith,
First round matches will be as
fellows:
Carl Trout VS.. Lawrence
Bailey.
Charles Aeheson VS.. Jim
Brice.
Martin Curry VS.. Stewart
Yates.
Johnny Roberts VS.. Omar
Callejs.
John Avila VS.. Mike Whit.
ley.
Wayne Carey VS.. Wayne
Williams.
Ronald Shelton VS.. Anthony
HopeY.
Johnny Sellers VS.. Ralph
Roberts.
George Degtoff VS.. Sam Cur
rY.
L. T. Curry VS., Fred Wash
burn.
Orlando PUG VS.. Earl Weech.
Everett Atwell VS.. Al Yates.
Robert Vargas VS.. Charles
Yates.
George Reese VS.. Joe Curry.
II is hoped that all matches in
the first round will be COM
pleted Monday. But if this is not
possible they must be completed
Tuesday so that the tournament
will end this week.
Entries IN the eleven year old
tournament include Anthony de-
Pasquale, Clark Knight. Herbert
Quesada. Eloya Perez. Onelio
Campo. Jasper Weech and Mel
son Sawyer, Any other boys
eleven or under who wish TO en-
ter are urged 10 see MIR Van.
Here are the long awaited re-
suits OF our players in the recent
Thanksgiving Tennis Champion
ships at Coral Gables. The play
ers made the best showing IN
competition thus far and this
time they actually brought
home the bacon"
Two OF our doubles teams
reached the finals and we there
fore had four players come back
with trophies, They were Robert
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The male Of the common house
sparrow is much more active in
nest building than the female.
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cal staff will be present and every
citizen Of Key West who is able
10 be donor is urged to respond
to this vital need. Any sudden Of
fensive BY the enemy would mean
death 10 any Of our boys who can
be saved by your blood
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IN 1919 II took i British tiirigible
los hours to fIy across the Atlantic.