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The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14
Bobby Shantz
Will Ask For
Raise
BY JOE REIcHLER

NEW YORK Up - Pint-sized
Bobby Shantz, fortified by the
American Leagues Most Valuable
Player Award for 1852, is going to
demand a giant-sized increase in
his pay check when he sits across
the table from General Manager
Art Ehlers of the Philadelphia
Athletics Monday.
The wee lefthander is expected
to ask for SIS, 900, an increase Of
almost 200 per cent over what he
received during the past season for
winning "A games while dropping
only seven for the fourth place
Athletics.
Shantz's 1852 salary was only
$4,000 as he topped the American
League pitchers in games won and
finished high up in the earned-run
average column.
Bobby sought to talk contract
with Ehlers last week but the AS
general manager told the little
hurler:
Lets not talk contract now. I've
got to see X-rays of your broken
wrist first. l don't want to sign q
pitcher without an arm"
Shantz fractured a left wrist bone
in the final week Of the past
season.
Ehlers' refusal to talk contract
at that time probably viii cost the
Athletics several thousand dollars.
For since then the 27-year-0Id
southpaw has received the leagues
highest honor-the first time a non-
championship club player has won
the award since Ted Williams of
Boston in 1949. The last PhiIadeI-
phian to be honored was Jimmy
Foxx in 1893.
Shsntz received Is of the possible
"a first place votes cast by two
dozen members of the Baseball
Writers Association Of America. He
rolled up . total of ESQ votes for q
wide margin over Allie Reynolds,
ace Of the New York Yankees
pitching staff.
Reynolds, third last year, polled
1S3 points. He was followed by
two Of his teammates - Mickey
Mantle and Yogi Berra. Early
Wynn of Cleveland. Ferris Fain ol
the Athletics. Nelly Fox of Chicago
and a trio Of Cleveland players
Bob Lemon, Mike Garcia and Al
Rosen-round out the first 10.
II don't want to be unreason.
able but I think ! am entitled "a
pretty good increase said
Shantx. 81 realize that the Athletics
don't draw as many people as. for
instance. the Yankees and Indians,
and probably can't afford to pay
as much money as I feel l am
worth. But taking everything into
consideration | don't think / am
asking for too much"
Bobby said bis arm feels sound
again and be Is certain he can pick
up where be left off when he vas
hit BY a bah threwn by Wall
Masterson Of Washington while q,
bat.
Shantx expects the As to Be il
the thick Of the 1853 pennsnt race
and predicted the Yankees again
VIII be the team TO beat.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14
Irish Pointing
For Upset Win
Over Spartans
BY RiP WATSON

NEW YOkk R-The 1852 college
football season, an extravagant
production nom the opening cur
tain, moves toward the closing
scenes tomorrow with the current
bowl game contenderS in support
ing roles and two non-bowl teams
taking over the center of the stage.
Conference crowns and roles in
the Jan. bowl extravaganzas will
be awarded the winners of several
key games, but all must give way
to Notre Dame-Michigan State
clash at East Lansing, Mich, as
the days top attraction. NOtre
Dame pulled the upset of the week
last Saturday in topping Okla
homa, and the big question now is
can the Fighting Irish do it again
against the nations No. / team.
Knocking off the nations best
and ending . 22-game winning
streak are not the only incentives
for Notre Dame, however. States
hard-running stable of backs ran
up . $50 score on the Irish last
year, and that's the worst drubbing
ever handed . Frank Leahy team.
Notre Dame could skyrocket its
present sixth-ranking with a vic
tory.
For the second straight week,
football fans who like to watch
from their living room instead of
a stadium seat viii see 4 top-notch
contest. After watching Notre
Dame and Oklahoma last week,
the Stay-at-homes win see Sugar
Bowl-bound Georgia Tech against
Alabama. Bama, the last team to
defeat Georgia Tech, a games ago
in 1850, has not been in a bowl
game since 1913, but q victory over
the nations second-ranked team
would give the team something TO
do next New Years Day.
Two other games that have .
direct bearing on the eventual bowl
lineup are slated for the South.
land. Maryland, No. ; In the coun-
try, meets an undefeated but twice.
tied Mississippi team anxious to
become the schools first bowl rep
resentative since 1885. Maryland,
barred from the bowls by a South.
ern Conference edict, is a two.
touchdown favorite. Tennessee, No.
in the AP poll. takes on Florida,
which has never been in q New
Years Day game. Tennessee il
talked Of ~ q favorite for the
Cotton Bowl and Florida would be
q natural for the Orange Bowl.
Out on the Pacific Coast, South.
ern California must get by Wash.
ington to keep its record perfect
for the big clash next week with
UCLA. II Southern Cal lives up tc
its fifth place ranking tomorrow,
the game with fourth-rated UCLA
win determine the coast entry in
the Rose Bowl. grand-daddy of the
bowl classics. UCLA has an oper
date tomorrow.
The other entry likely win b
| determined tomorrow at Ann Ar.
Dor, Mich. where Purdue. No. Il
in the pol. invades Michigan il
the Big los climax game. Purdue
7 is 80 In the conference and Michi
I gan 81. Wisconsin. also 81, Il
J heavily favored over Indiana.
The Cotton Bowl best. az ante
/ matte reservstiOu for the South
west Conference champion. will b
Teas II the lea cue leaders cau
Get past cd rival Texas Chrissian
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14

unanimous iS-r0und decision.
FIVE YEARS AGO - Alabama
knocked Georgia Tech from the
ranks Of the football unbeaten,
t4-7.
TEN YEARS AGO - Michigan
deFested Notre Dame. 50 %. before
81 500 football fans AZ South Bend.
Ini.
TWENTY YEARS AGo-Ceorse
Barker Of NYu. won the ICIA
cross country race over SIN mile
course 10 the record time OF Is Sc 4
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14

But TCU has beaten Texas in up
sets before and could do il again.
Texas IL No. Q In the pol.
Anoshee conference Champion
ship due to Be settled. although the
winner won'i be eligible for bowls.
Is that In the Big Seyen- Missouri.
which has woa four league games
10 o ruW. 10 Q tAree.s0gchdCwn
ueasrdog to vsngsfal CklAh0na.
winneF of three straight e0nfeFsnee
games AFTER - opening loss 10
Ce1orado. oklahoma ts No. in
he pol.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14
SPORTS
MIRROR
eY Tha As1asialad Pra,,

TO-DAY A YEAR AGO - Jimmy
Carter ef New York successfully
defended his world lightweight title
for the FIRST time by hauering Art
AE&Eon cf Los Angeles 10 win a
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14

Tom Miller. Duke University
tackle. IS the son Of z. Z. (Rip)
Miller. Z. s Naval Academy as,
sts,sni athletic directoT and former
Noirs Dame ashlets.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14
ToMoRRoW's
TIDES

A new air route takes planes
from Europe to Greenland and
thence directly to Fairbanks. Alas
ka on their way 10 the Orient.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14
SPORT SHORTS

WEST PALM BEACH Up - The
West Palm Beach Indians of the
Class B Florida international
League are up for sale.
Several persons we're reported
interested in forming a syndicate
to take over the baseball club from
Lou Ordway, sole owner for the
past five years.
Ordway said other interests
would prohibit his continuing in
baseball at this time and invited
anyone interested in buying the
club to attend a meeting tonight.
PALM BEACH N - Maureen
O'Brien, one of the top U. S. ANA
teur swimmers, announced Sunday
she is turning professional to be-
come an instructor at the Sailfish
Yacht and Beach Club.
Miss o'Brien, holder Of the
American record in the 100-yard
h"ckstroke, is from Red Bank,
N. J.
TAMPA Us - Bill Stembler, Mi
ami golfing veteran, Is the only
man to win the Palma Ceia invi.
rational amateur golf tournament
twice.
At the start Sunday Stembler,
defending champion. was six
strokes behind Capt. Hale Baugh,
MacDill Air Force Base. champion
StembIer shot u and 60 for hi
| last two rounds on the s,0S3-yard
par 20 course, while Baugh
dropped from the running with 70.
90.
Stembler's total Of 80 for the
u holes was just good enough b
edge Tampa's Les Handt. a dark
horse who closed fast also for q
go. Handt shot 70 and 60 sun
day.
Jimmy TreEevant, medalist from
/ Tampa. was third with Is, fol.
lowed BY Jimmy Lee, Tallahassee
2sT, and Bev Nabers, St. Peters
burg. 29s.
/ Baugh finished sixth
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14

John Gurski Of the Navy eleven
is the third end in the last four
years to captain the Middle team.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14

Relative Humidity at 500 AN.
77%
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14

Observations taken at City Office
Key West, Fla, Nov. IA, 1852
500 AM EST
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1952-08-01

The judith Basin, Land Of Grass and Gait
Architect of Tomorrow's Beef Cattle
The Bar Y, Sheep and Cattle Empire
Top Hands and Top Horses
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-11
BY Homer Hoffen

ture indicated his twisted body
but ! assembled them, trained
them, equipped them, and sub
consciously / must have believed
some miracle would let me ride
to the Gulf with them. That's why
! found reasons to wait and pro-
craStinate and delay-until Senor-
ita O'Neill opened my eyes"
He turned to smile at her, with
that strangely magnetic smile that
was as warm as a fire and as
strong as an iron cable.
THE squadrons were gathering,
L and as the three inside the
house, finished their meal there
was a. knock on the door and the
white-haired maiordomo, who had
challenged them the day before,
came into the room.
He swept off his hat and his
eyes were bright with excitement
as he addressed Palmenter.
"Los hombTeS eStdn dqui, se-
nor, he announced. 'They are
ready for you now-whenever
you are ready for them"
Palmenter looked from Clay to
Toni. his lips drawn into a thin
smile, his face suddenly tense
and alert.
$50" he said. 'The men are
ready for you. Are you ready for
them, Mr.. Farrar?"
Clay smiled back at him, one
friend smiling at another, each
fully assured that the other would
back him to the limit.
I'm ready" he agreed. II take
it you'll want to explain the situa-
ton to them a little before I'm put
on the auction block"
Palmenter nodded. '"They know
me-" he apologized. They'll ex-
pect some sort of explanation
from me-"
When they passed through the
great door at the front and stood
on the wide veranda, it seemed to
Clay for an instant that all the
hard-eyed adventures on the face
OF the earth had been gathered to-
gether in this remote, sun-bitten
courtyard. Standing in uneven
ranks, they packed the stockade
from one side TO the other, the
troops separated by irregular in
tervals, the captains q few PAGES
in advance Of their commands.
Palmenter pulled himself for
ward and his head turned slowly
as he surveyed the horde before
him.
"You are the fighting men of
Las ESpinds! You have come here
! ibecause there was something that
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-11

had to be done, and because ycu
were the men who had to do IL
Some of you have been here d
long time-perhaps too long-but
now you viii not have to wait
any longer"
There was a rolling growl oe
approval from the courtyard and
he waited until it had died away.
Now have found a man 70
leao you'll A fighting man! A man
you can trust and a man you can
followl A man who is new TO
Texas. but a man with a record OF
courage and ability behind himi"
His voice dropped to a lower
pitch, but pitch so clear and
resonant that it could be heard in
every corner OF the vast stockade.
You know, as ! know, that YOU
need not follow any man unless
he is a man of your own selection.
l cannot tell you to follow this
man, but l can tell you that If I
were able TO do so, ] would follow
hlml He is here now. Judge him
for yourselves. Gentlemen Sc.
nores-Clay Bennett Farrarl"
As Clay stepped forward. he
was suddenly and angrily aware
that cold shivers of excitement
were racing up and down his
spine. In the first instant of facin1
them. the faces below him were 4
olur-a blur of men who could be
only doubtful at best, and coldly
and bitterly suspicious at The
worst. There was one almost al.
rectly before him, a massive.
deep-bearded captain with hard
gray eyes and mouth as still and
unyielding as a bar of steel. II re
could convince this man
Clay began to talk to him
None of you know me. / am q
stranger here, and you have been
asked to risk your lives with me.
although you have never seen me-
before"
The captains hard mouth waa
as unyielding as ever. And this
man was a symbol of al the other
men before him. -.
i am not a soldier, but I have
fought the ComancheS and
white men. too. when il was nee
essary 10 do so. / am not q quar-
termaster general, but I have
taken wagon trains across the
plains and done it safely. / am nos
Texan, but / am q Kentuckian
by way Of Missouri, and know
that many of you have followed
much the same route 10 get here
TO be continued,
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-11
Chapter 70

Chapter u
DALMENTER was waiting for
them, and as they entered he
pulled himself up out of the chair
and stood waiting to welcome
them. Whatever bitterness he had
felt the night before had been
erased or hidden in the night, for
he was again the suave and i'm
peccably courteous host who had
greeted them upon their arrival.
They settled themselves at the
breakfast table, and as they ate
Palmenter told Clay of the steps
he had taken to bring Clay and
his guerrilla troops together.
"All told" he explained, eve
have about two hundred active
men here who have been partially
trained as soldiers; roughly equiv
alent to a cavalry regiment.
There are others, of course-ser-
wants and herdsmen and colored
slaves-but they do not concern
you. for they win not be part of
your group. The regiment, how
ever, has been divided into two
squadrons, and each squadron is
divided into four troops of ap-
proximately twenty men each.
Each troop is led by a captain,
and you viii find that these cap
tains usually speak for all of their
men. There are five troops of
Americans and three of Mexicans.
How many of them will want to
go with you, ! have no idea. That
is a matter you must work out
with them now"
They are all here?"
'Most of them. Two troops were
away, but sent word to them last
night. They should all be here
within the hour. Mr.. Farrar-" He
hesitated as if he found it hard to
speak. "Mr. Farrar, you may have
found me discourteous and abrupt
last night. Let me say now, before
you meet these men, that / wish
you every success with them"
Clay looked up in surprise,
startled at such a sv eeping change
in attitude from man as sure OF
himself as Palmenter.
"Why, thank you, sir. I'm very
pleased to hear you say that, al
though / must admit I'm a little
surprised"
Palmenter lifted his shoulders
in an unmistakable gesture oi
self-reproach.
why" he admitted, 'T suppose
it's because / wanted to lead them
myself. OF course. It was obvious
ly impossible"-a restrained ges.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-11

The horns of the rhinoceros are
modified hairs.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-11
HAL
BOYLE
SAYS

NEW YORK R-"Dear Mr.. Poor
Mans Philosopher:
"Can't you ever let well enough
alone? Recently you wrote an ar
ticle saying you felt sorry for real
tall people on account of they were
a nuisance to themselves and had
trouble fitting into a civilization
built for ordinary-sized men.
'Well, you just broke the heart
of my little boy, Elbert. He had
always wanted to be a giant. Now
he says if it's no fun to grow up
to be a giant, then he'll grow back
down and be a midget. He will,
too. Stubborn little tyke /.
Hasn't grown an inch all week.
"This has my wife upset. She
says, isn't it bad enough to be
married to a husband with mind
like a midget?'
"What we both want to know
is: how can we make our Ebert
want to be a giant again?
(Sd.) INDIGNANT FATHER"
/ guess the best thing to do is
to give little Ebert the other side
of the picture. A number of readers
have written in to say there is no
pleasure in life like being tall
enough to reach up and chin your
self on the nearest elm tree.
It turns out most human Alps
enjoy the air at their altitude, and
wouldn't lose an inch if they could.
The positive advantages of being
tall were best expressed by John
Schmiedeler of the Salina (Kas.) }
Journal, who started knee high
to a telephone pole and recently
was estimated by a local trigono-
metry student to have paused at
six-feet-six inches.
''When / go to a parade, I see
a parade, not the back of the
neck of the man in front of me-"
wrote Schmiedeler.
81 can change a light bulb with
out danger to limb from sfaky
ladders.
''It's true that not all clothing
stores welcome the sight of me
STOPPING through the door frame.
But there are those who do cater
to the long man, and they are in
creaSing in number.
II never had much trouble in
the Army. l warned the draft
board the day l was inducted that
clothing me was a government
project from now on. And since
it was either get me some uniform
and boots or let me stay in the
sack all day, I was outfitted quick
ly."
Schmiedeler said his puny five
foot-plus buddieS had no edge over
him in taking cover in time of
danger. He recalled that during one
night air raid alarm he dug "a
slit trench across two hills and
valley before Bed-Check Charlie
(the enemy pilot) got his engine
warmed up"
He also pointed out that an Army
pack seemed lighter to a tall man
because he had more back to carry
it on, and he could set a walking
pace hard for the little guy to
keep up.
Imagine how much better off
/ am in a snow Storm" Schmiede-
ler continued. 81 wade the drifts
easily that the small man must
avoid for fear of suffocation.
''It's true that / bump my head
on a door jamb occasionally, but
/ never get elbowed in the mush
on a crowded bus.
"There have been some tall men
who, inferiority complex or not,
did mighty deeds. Remember Abe
Lincoln? He wasn't a small man.
You wouldn't call Gustav v Of
Sweden a shrimp and he was a
king.
"On the diStaff side there Is
Eleanor Roosevelt. Then there is
the bevy of tall New York show
girls. Their talents are obvious,
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-11

all I'll lay odds they are not Of
inferiority."
As to my observation that tall
men did get one bonus in the fact
that an awful lot of girls like to
lean on their shoulders, Schmiede-
Ter said:
81 find the sweet young things
rarely able TO reach shoulder.
But, Brother, do / get cried on
just above the belt bucklel"
There you are. Indignant Father.
Tell little Ebert that if he really
finds a way to grow up to be a
giant to let me know. l have
changed my mind and think I'd
like to try TO be one. too.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-11
Att JOBLESS GET
WEEKLY PAYMENTS

Average weekly payments of
about $500 each were given to
Att unemployed for a total Of
$86, ,952 for the week ending Nov
ember 28, according to Raymond
E. Barnes, Chairman of the Flori-
da Industrial Commission, go coun-
ties reporting.
The increase of some $1,000 in
employment over the state and
decrease of $780, AIT over the pre-
vious week is probably due to en-
ployment of special help for the
holiday trade, and increased aeti-
vity in citrus packing plants. In
1851 during the corresponding per-
iod, 5,SO5 claimants received STA,
673.
In thisAcounty 16 claimants quail
fled and we're paid a total of 1929.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-11

~ Hs~ssss'SssI
Evening star., 1952-09-14
Fall Is Time to Renovute
Old Lawns, Experts Say

Want a better lawn next year?
Now is the time to do something
about it.. say horticulturists.
The long summer drouth just
passed makes it even more i'm
portant to give the old lawn some
attention. They say to stir up the
soil on bare spots. or on areas
where crab grass has taken over,
and sow grass seed.
Fertilize old lawns with half
pound of sulphate Of ammonia
and 11a pounds of 5-10-5 fertilizer
on 100 square feet. To get an
even distribution Of the fertilizer,
use a fertilizer spreader If one is
available.
Early September also is the best
time Of year to sow grass seed
for a new lawn. A lawn started
now will have less weeds than a
lawn started next spring. Also II
will have a chance to get started
before cold weather, and will be
all set to continue growth in the
spring.
If seed is sown by hand. it is
q good idea to stake off a square
area and figure the amount OF
seed needed. Then divide the
seed into two equal packages. Sow
one-half in one direction. and the
other half in another direction
This method will help get good
coverage.
For average conditions, a mix
Evening star., 1952-09-14

Through aggressive competition for
food and moisture. Timothy red
top and perennial ryegrass are too
coarse and "clumpy" for the aver
age lawn owner. Chewings fescue
Is the best grass for dry shade.
Danish bluegrass (Poa trivialis) Is
the best for moist shade. For a
mixture Of grasses for the sunny
yard. Chewings fescue. creeping
red fescue and Kentucky bluegrass,
viii I'LL the need for most situa-
tionS.
Gather the pears before they
soften on the tree. Allow them
to ripen In shallow trays in a
airy situation for a few days IN
order that they will be mellow and
juicy. The Seckels' are ripe now.
The Bartletts will be within a few
days.
Fall planted Strawberries often
gain a season over spring planted
ones but they should have soil or
their roots and should be fertilized
and protected during the winter
to give the best results. Space the
new plants a foot apart in
rows. Pinch of the runners and
keep them free from weeds for
best growth.
Smelling lima beans has always
been considered a chore. Ripping
them open with the thumbnail is
standard practice. Shipping with
shears has been done. But few
use the scalding method. Sort the
Evening star., 1952-09-14

This puts the new plant on Its
own. Leave it there for a sea-
son SO that 1t will have a strong
root system before being moved
to the new location.
Roses Easily Layered.
Climbing roses are easily rooted
by layering. In fact. If a long
cane can be taken for the layer
ing, several layers may be made
at one time.
New shoots make the best ma
terial for layering. Old wood will
send out roots if carefully handled
but the resulting bush is likely to
be slower in developing. After the
growth is strong enough to carry
the new plant, the old branch may
be removed.
Plants. with many branches may
be made to send out roots on each
cane by mounding the soil 6 OF
8 inches about the crown
Those kinds which root very read
lily need not be notched. but those
that are slow to send out a new
root system should have each
cane notched in the manner de-
|scribed for those bent over and
pinned to the ground. This meth
cd is called mound layering,"
Evening star., 1952-09-14
NotionuI Rose Show

HERSHEY, Pa. A National
Rose Show will be held here
Thursday and Friday.
In connection with the show,
the following lectures have been
planned:
George Hart OF the Conard-
Pyle Co.. How Roses Are Pro-
duced"; Prof. Robert P. Meahl of
Pennsylvania State College. How
to Grow Garden Roses; c. H
Lewis. chairman Of the American
Rose Society Judges Committee,
How Roses are Judged" and Mrs.
William Lowry, How to Arrange
Roses"
The show is sponsored by the
Penn-Jersey district Of the Amer
ican Rose Society. Admission is
free.