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Evening star., 1952-12-24
Johnny O'BHen Only Point
Shy of New Scoring Mark

year now starring for Fort Wayne
OF the National Basketball Asso-
ciation. the Pirates could have the
nucleus Of the best basketball
team in the major leagues.
They certainly don't have the
best baseball team.
Triumphant Return.
Last nights victory, scored be-
fore 12.752 fans who saw the
highest-scoring game in the 10
years of college basketball at
Madison Square Garden, was a
triumphal return engagement for
the O'Briens. When they played
in the National Invitation tour
nament last spring. a large dele
cation of family and friends came
over from New Jersey, but Holy
Cross turned back Seattle, 1878.
Johnny got 81 points, but Is were
on foul shots as Holy Cross held
him to three field goals.
Talking about that game last
night. Johnny recalled that holy
Cross f1oated back on me and I
couldn't get going"
Eyes, the Cross was definitely
a better team than NYU. Their
defense was much better, and
their attack was much more de-
liberate. When NYU attacks, the
first man open shoots. They
don't work the ball as well as
Holy Cross to set up a good shot"
Testimonial Planned.
How about Seattle's defense?
"Shucks, we're one of the weak
est defensive teams in the North
west." Johnny said with an Irish
grin. Defense or no, Seattle has
won seven games and lost only to
the Peoria Caterpillars. the AAU
champions.
Here's another oddity about the
O'Briens-they're about to be
among the first. if not the first,
college basketball players ever
offered testimonial dinner before
even finishing their career. The
folks in South Amboy are planning
one for January 3.
Considering the Garden crowd
last night, the home folks prob
ably could postpone that dinner
until March, when Seattle and the
O'Briens very easily could return
for the NIT tourney.
Evening star., 1952-12-24
BY the Associoied Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-The
next point the amazing Johnny
IOBrien scores for the Seattle
University basketball team will
lgive him q new four-year record
for college basketball.
The point-scoring prodigy, the
first collegian to top the 1000
mark in one season, contributed
20 points to Seattle's 102-101 vic
tory over New York University
last night and now is tied with
Nate DeLong, who scored 1852
points for River Falls (Wis.) State
Teachers College. From there it's
only q short hop for the agile
IO'Brien to the career record of
l2,902 set by DeLong in five years.
He made 1.051 last year and has
206 thus far this year.
Thus. Johnny once again takes
the headlines away from his twin
brother Eddie. his teammate ever
since they first started tossing a
basketball around as kids in their
native South Amboy. N. j. Eddie
scored 80 points, including two
vital foul shots at the end, and
was at least equally important as
his more publicized brother to the
teams victory.
Get Baseball Scholarships.
But it was only another con-
tradiction in the career of the
5-foot-9 twins who went to a col
lege 5000 miles from home on
baseball scholarships. That's right,
baseball-Coach AL Brightman got
the scholarships for them after
seeing them perform in the ma
tional semi-pro tourney at Wichita,
Kans.
Now. having won fame in bas-
ketball. Johnny says he's more in
terested in professional baseball.
PRO basketball would be nice,
but I'm really more interested in
baseball" Johnny said last night.
I'm an inf1elder and Eddie's an
outfielder. We both throw and hit
|right-handed. but I once pitched a
|softball game left-handed."
He didn't discuss any pro offers,
but it's reported the Pittsburgh
Pirates definitely are interested in
him. With O'Brien and Dick
Groat, Dukes All-America Of last
Evening star., 1952-12-24
Minnesota S Conquest
Of |||ini Tops Upsets
OF Basketball Powers
By the Assoeioted Press

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 24.-Illi-
nois' prestige as the Nations Sec
ond-ranking collegiate team in
the Associated Press basketball
poll dipped last night. The Illini
absorbed a 77-73 defeat at the
hands of Minnesota before 16,878
fans.
The victory was a tribute to
Coach Ozzie Cowles' inspired
Minnesota charges, who turned
the trick by outrebounding the
taller Illini and by skillfully exc
cutting ingenious defenses.
There were other surprises, but
none as unexpected as the nlini
defeat. st. Johns of Brooklyn tum-
bled North Carolina State, ranked
sixth. 67-56; Wayne of Michigan
whipped Duquesne. 71-59. to win
the Motor City Classic; Drake
Ihumbled Missouri, 77-57, and
Seattle took NYU, 102-101.
rLrSC StrlngefS slump.
The failure of the Illinois first
Istringers to turn in their top per-
Iformances aided Minnesota. In
fact. it was the ball-hawking and
shooting Of the Illini reserves in
the last IS minutes that kept their
team in contention.
Minnesota held Illinois 6-foot-9
center, John Kerr to five points
and he was forced to score one of
his two field goals from the out
side. Kerr previously had a 21.3
average per game for three con-
tests.
In addition, the Gophers were
able to do a generally effective
job of guarding the visitors with
out having many fouls called.
After trailing 1914 at the end
Of the first quarter. Minnesota
built up a 36-31 halftine ad-
vantage. Midway through the
third period Minnesota stretched
its lead to 1896 before the Illi-
nois substitutes made their all
out bid. With less than three
minutes left. Max Hooper, Illinois
forward, connected on his fourth
straight field goal attempt to put
the visitors back in the lead, 69-68.
Center Ed Kalafat of the Goph-
(See BASKETBALL, Page A-1O.)
Evening star., 1952-12-24

The majors winningest pitcher with a
28-7 record last year won't move all the
way to the all-time money earning top. Bob
Feller and Hal Newhouser, with salaries
upward of $4,000 few years ago, are safe
as the big earners for the time being, but
they got a few extra breaks, too.
When Feller was the right-handed king
pin and Newhouser the No. lefthander in
the American League the rival Cleveland
and Detroit clubs set a store by the lavish
ness with which they rewarded their respec-
tive aces. Both managements could afford
to be generous and they were, too. But
Evening star., 1952-12-24
American League Teams
To Try Out SO Rockies

CHICAGO, Dec. "a (R.-Nearly
|one-third of all players reporting
to American League spring base
ball training bases in February
will be rockies.
Current club rosters filed al
league headquarters list a total OF
303 players for spring training
80 of them rockies. The crop OF
yearlings is smaller by four than
last year.
'They may be down in quantity
but they're up in quality" said
Earl Hilligan, American League
Service Bureau director.
Cleveland has IS rockies in tow
biggest bunch Of the lot. Chicago
Philadelphia, Washington and De-
troit each has IA. Boston has 10
and New York and st. Louis have
nine each.
Detroit is carrying five more
than last year. the biggest gain
in the league. st. Louis shows
the largest drop, from II in 1862
to nine.
Yanks Have Bollweg, Renna.
Not included among. the nine
newcomers booked for the world
champion Yankees is Pitcher
Whitley Ford. He returns after
two years in the service. In 1850
Ford had a 9-1 season and beat
the Phillies in the fourth and last
World Series game.
So far, the outstanding rockies
on the Yankees roster are First
Baseman Don Bollweg and Out
fielder Bill Renna, both up from
the champions Kansas City farm
Bollweg hit 1925 in 1852 and was
voted the leagues most valuable
(See BASEBALL, Page A-90
Evening star., 1952-12-24

Twenty years ago - Pitts
burgh's 1910 upset victory over
Notre Danes football team was
voted as the Surprise Of the
Year" in the Associated Press
year-end poll.
Evening star., 1952-12-24
Totum Moy Stress Attack
By Fronk Leohy
Noire Dame football Coach

Miami's North-South Shrine
game. continuing to push into
national prominence, has lined
up two of the finest coaching
Evening star., 1952-12-24
Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN

UNLESS ALLIE REYNOLDS proves to better bargainer
than he is pitcher it looks like the National League will win
another honor from the American With his 900 contract
for 1885, Robin Roberts of the Phes highest
Evening star., 1952-12-24
Official Is Enthusiastic
Over Prospects Of
New Rookie Crop

Calvin Griffith, vice president of
the Washington Mats, predicted
today that the club had solved
its southpaw pitching problem as
he announced that five left-hand-
ers would be on the squad opening
spring training at Orlando, Fla,
in February.
The Mats, who struggled through
most of last season with only one
Ileft-hander on the staff, now hope
that five IS" boys will add up to
success.
They are Chuck Stobbs, Al Sima,
Darrah Stone. Bunky Stewart and
Lou Sleater.
Stobbs was acquired in the trade
that sent Mike Fornieles to the
White Sox early this month. He
had a 7-12 record last year and q
3.13 earned run average and is
expected to improve with steadier
work.
Enthusiastic Over Stone.
Sima and Sleater have been
with the club before and Stewart
showed promise in a trial last
spring, but it is Stone who makes
Griffith enthusiastic.
Darrah, a 6-foot-4, 210-pounder
with speed and a good curve, sud-
denly learned control at Charlotte
last year after two seasons in the
minors. The 22-year-old hurler
turned in two no-hitters for the
Hornets on the way to a ITO
record, and he added four vic
tories in the Tri-State League
|playoffs.
Griffith fatty predicts that
Stone will stay with the club.
Stewart posted only a 60 rec
ord at Chattanooga but is re-
garded highly. while Sima did an
abrupt about-face with the Look
outs and may be ready at last.
Sima had a 81 record with
Washington in 1851 and could do
no better than 5-12 with the
Lookouts the rest of the year.
Last summer, however, AL won
"a games and lost 9 for Chatta-
|nooga. Griffith explains that the
30-year-old New Jersey pitcher
learned to control his curve.
Sleater. obtained from the
Browns last season. was optioned
to Chattanooga late in the season.
His major league record was 4-3
and his earned run average was
400.
Three Catchers Necessary.
Griffith also said that the new
rule which bars recalls after July
81, except for emergencies, will
make it necessary for the Mats
to carry three catchers through
out the season.
Holdover Mickey Grasso will be
aided by Les Peden, drafted from
Los Angeles, and Bob Oldis, who
Ebatted .277 for Chattanooga.
Griffith says Oldis definitely will
stick.
A rockies infielder in the Vene-
zuelan winter league may help
the club. Griffith is getting SEN
Isational reports on 21-year-old
Pompeyo Davalillo, who is batting
.314.
Other new players include Leroy
Dietzel, who suffered two broken
legs in the last two seasons at
Chattanooga and will bid for the
second-base job; Pitcher Raul
Sanchez. who had a IL record
last September. and Outfielder
Glen Warner. who Joined the Mats
at the end of the campaign.
Evening star., 1952-12-24

tsee LIoNs-RAMs. Page A-1o0
Evening star., 1952-12-24

,See NORTH-SOUTH, Pg. Alloy
Evening star., 1952-12-24

(See BASEBALL, Page A-9.)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-22
Citizen Reporter
Driving Behind
Unison Whe1s He
F0ints At Wheel

HAIRY Unison, 1905 Virginia
strset, was pulled out Of a rather
precarious spot Ut ll:40 this
morning by . Citizen reporter.
Vinson, driving Z Studebaker &C.
dan on Palm avenue, off Bayview
Park. .sblacked out" The auto
mobile swerved across the street,
jumped the sidewalk and re-
tanning wall and landed approx
mately fifty feet out into the
water, between Virginia and
Truman. Momentum pushed il
another ten feet further before il
began to sink.
Bill Glib, Citizen reporter, was
following Immediately behind
vinson. He pulled his car to a
halt and dove after the rapidly
sinking Vinson car. Vinson was
hanging unconscious over the
front door Of his car when Glib
reached him. His face was under
water.
Water pressure prevented OPEN
ing Of the car door and it was
necessary to pull the unconscious
man bodily through the window.
His feet must have hung on
the steering wheel" said Glib.
The momentary hitch gave me
rather q fright but just as the
car sank from sight. we managed
10 break loose into the clear"
Youths Assist
A. Glib started towing the un-
conscious man TO shore, two
youths - Murphy Mcfarland. 10.
and Bobby Nichols. II ~ jump
cd over into the water to assist.
They were the first arrivals, hav-
ing observed the accident occur
while riding on the Boulevard
with Mrs. Viola Winbury of
(Continued o. Page Three,
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Condition OF
Shooting
Victim Poor
Assailant Held
In County Jail
After Marathon
Shooting Monday

Ths victim d the third act Of
violence 10 he reported u Monroe
County within the past month, Jo-
seph Thomas clings TO life by .
slender thread h Monroe General
Hospital today after four bullets
were pumped into him following an
argument In . Marathon juke joint
Monday.
Twenty-three year old Leonard
Bradley ID being held in the Coun-
" Jan In connection with the shoot
ing.
He Il alleged TO have pulled q
50 caliber pistol and shot the VIC
tim four times In the face, neck
and stomach. The victim was car
rying . pistol Of German manufac-
ture Il the time Of the shooting.
Doctors hold out little hope for
Thomass life today. He is said 10
have gained consciousness long
enough 10 make . statement to po-
lice but u paralyzed from the
neck down.
Sheriff's Deputy Tommy Dixon
= investigating the case.
Earlier this week. Joseph Perez
Vas arrested for the fatal knitting
e Frank Kee following an alterca-
tion On Whitehead Street. Perez 10
IN the County Jail awaiting hear
ins which has been set for Friday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-22
County Adopts
1852 Budget
At Meeting
MiIlage Also
Set For Health
Center. Hospital
And Mosquito Aid

The $5s2, 7ss.25 budget for the
operation Of the Monroe County
government was approved this
morning at . special meeting Of
the County Commissioners In the
Court House.
Also adopted in addition to the
budget were levies amounting to
two mills for the operation and
maintenance Of the Monroe Gen.
eral Hospital. 3 mills for the Anti
Mosquito District and 4 Of . mill
for the County Health Center.
County Clerk Earl Adams was
commended by State Comptroller
G. M. Gay for his preparation Of
tContinucd On Page Threel
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Leroy Torres
Dies In Miami

Fire Chief Leroy Terrss died
iodsy In Mercy Hospital In MI.
ami. secerding 70 word re-
esivsd about lao pm.
The chief had been III for
over two weeks and had under
gone one operation for . blood
elos on shs brain. He was due
for . second opsratien last
nishi - . pm. but because cf
MS failing condition. ise opera.
zion wss 10 b postponed Until
10 o'clock shis morning.
Shortly SITTER ] pm. today.
The Citizen received word that
Chief Torres had died. The fact
was confirmed BY . relative
but no details sivsn.
chisf Terrss msinssinsd .
home here o. 10zz GrinnsIl.
Tho slss 81 the City He'll WAS
lowered 10 hsIf-msst This sftsr-
neon % seon % confirmation
sf fhs death Of Chief Torrss
was made.
Lepsx Funersl Home b IN
charge q arrangements.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-22
Dr.. L. Comfy
Appointed
Health Officer
Lengthy Discussions
Cover Large Variety
OF Municipal Issues

Key Wesers who attended the
City Commission meeting last
night learned that such meetings
are about as practicable a. the
weather. What had promised to be
. short business session developed
into q three hour discussion Of gen.
eral municipal problems. During
the major portion Of this time, Co
DO and Delaney held the speaking
floor.
Scheduled business was quickly
completed at the beginning OF the
session. This included the and.
reading and adoption Of an ordin-
ance amendment granting conces-
sion rights to the XIV Ball Club
and suspension Of payment Of the
city OF profit percentages until
ten days after the close Of the base
ball seaSon.
Eric Curry was authorized to
make an independent audit Of the
city covering the period Jan. / :
July I, 1852.
Discussion for final adoption Of
the budget was held over until this
afternoon at five o'clock.
The LIST. reading Of an amend
ment to an ordnance relating 10
the renting and leasing Of automo-
biles was passed. This amendment
would require that N applicant
desiring to engage h the business
Of renting Or leasing Automobiles
must n j honafida nnsidout fon
Two YEAR,. 166 e1fs must Be lis
property and 4 hs operates inter-
mediate or Way-stations, an addi-
tional fee Of SIS win Be charged
for each such intermediate station
that may be established. No such
station may be established except
as an adjunct to the principal bust
ness.
Smith Grocery asked for and re-
ceived permission to sell package
wine.
Duke Bar B Que was granted Z
transfer Of license In name only
to L. Mcfarland.
Commissioners were agreeable
to permitting six taxis to park In
the stands between Angela and
Southland St. until 8 o'clock. Altar
8 pm, there may be seven such
stands. The licenses Of taxis and
names Of operators that are d.
lowed to use these stands win be
submitted to Dave King.
letters
Letters were read from Senator
Smathers who informed the City
that Veterans office would not be
closed; from Geo. Torano, IA An
gela St.. requesting q taxi license.
(No action could be taken since al
available licenses are In use.) The
Chamber Of Commerce wrote re-
questing IN increased monthly alio-
cation Of funds for advertising pur.
poses.
Nsw Pump
City Manager Dave King was
authorized to buy . new 400 gpm,
- portable pump to replace the |
worn-out stationary pump At Stump
No. 2. This pump win also serve
- an auxiliary for pumping at
broken sewer lines around town.
City Health osliesr
DR.. Leonard Comfy was appoint
Continued On Page Three,
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Many Public Issues Settled
AtLast Night Comm. Meet
Problems
Aired By
'Cobo, Delaney
Physical Exams
For Police And
Firemen Suggested


Commissioners Delaney ana CO.
DO stole the show last night after
the major business of the commits
sion meeting had been disposed of.
Listed in the order of presentation,
the following subjects were brought
|up for discussion:
l. Delaney: all organizations re-
ceiving financial support from the
City for their activities should be
required to submit q full report on
monies spent = effective this year.
Unanimously passed.
2. Cobo: the city manager should
investigate conditions of the local
golf course with the objective of
improving the green's. Passed.
3. Delaney: motion made to pro-
vide annual physical exams. for all
police and firemen up to the age
Of 50. Semi-annual examinations
after 50. (King instructed to look
into matter with regard to using
hospital facilities to conduct
exams.
I. Delaney: motion that reports
Of every Civil Service Commission
meeting be forwarded 10 the City
Commissioners. Passed unani-
mOusly.
S. Delaney: motion that the
heads Of various municipal depart
mcnts attend commission meetings
: y order that hey might he avail
nm I'm qooDtiOnihg tKipe In
formed Delaney that II was his,
Kings, responsibility 10 answer
all questions.)
8. Delaney: requested the city
manager to attend planning COM
mission meetings and find out what
outstanding business recommended
by the planning commission has
not been taken care Of by the plan
ming board. Complaints had been
received on this score. (The Board
h composed Of the city commits
xioners.) King stated that he had
already done this and matters
were now working smoothly.
Z. Delaney: motion made that the
city ordnance be amended permit
ting minor repairs and painting Of
houses without the necessity Of
paying fee. tvaluation Of such re-
pairs was limited to $780, After
discussion this motion was with
drawn due 10 confusion Il might
cause.
Q. Delaney: questioned King Is
10 q replacement for Harry Lee
Baker on the traffic committee.
IAN appointment Is under consid-
Grafton. /" said King.
.. Delaney: questioned the
amount police had 10 spend from
personal money In order 70 get IN
tContinucu IN Page Four
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Heart Attack
Victins Dies

Stricken with . hssrt attack
On pssFenis Street shis msrnine.
Daniel Evans u 10 Truman Ave-
nus WAS pssneonesd dad IN sr-
rival % Menres General Hespltsi
hs MAS g pears ED.
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Budget, Cabs,
Hospital Tax
Discussed
Dion Questions
Legality OF
Hospital Levy

Three subjects highlighted last
nights commission meeting: (1.),
the proposed budget; ca, millage
levy for Monroe General hospital:
(3), parking of taxis.
No definite action was taken to-
ward passing the proposed budget.
The discussion win be carried on
again this afternoon by the COM
missioners.
With regard to taxis, il was
agreed that they should be allowed
to use six stands between Angela
and Southland SITS. before six pm.
After that hour, seven stands will
Be allotted to them. The City Man
ager win keep list Of those taxis
which operate from these stands.
Dudees
Harold Laubscher, secretary Of
the Chamber Of Commerce, spoke
10 the commissioners when the
budget subject was opened for dis
cussion.
Il am rsprssenting 800 business
firms members Of the Chamber
Cf Commerce - that are dependent
70 . large extend on tourist trade, .
h explained. These 500 firms are
. good cross-section Of the other
80 business firms in Key West. !"
LaubDcher requested that the
CITY appropFiate I minimum az
800 a oplers - te1t % pQh1fo
thot Key WIT y H. N0nhcr +
vacation spot Of the landl" This
money could either b given to the
Chamber Of Commerce for adver-
Using purposes or used to hire q
private publicity company.
Under present plans. the City
donates $1,000. per year for such
advertising. Dave King cited an
additional 800. allocated for boat
races plus $l2o0. rent value that
the Chamber Of Commerce re-
ceives from Key West making .
total value Of $27oo. that the City
gives.
No agreement could Be reached
last night.
TsNy Marines
Martinez, representing the Noes
USO. requested that the City either
pay the utility bills or donate 500.
per year for this purpose to the
NCCS-USO. He mentioned the thou
sands Of service men that enjoy
the organizations functions, and
the fact that the City had never
before been requested TO help in
it, operation.
The YMcA-USO ID given $1,000.
per year for lis operation.
Commissioners appeared 10 be
favorably impressed by Martinez
statements but deferred action
pending further discussion.
Monroe General Hsspifsl
Fred Dion, local businessman.
brought up the touchy subject Of
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School System Millage Rate
Unchanged Announces O'Bryant
PUBLIC HEARING
SCHEDULED FOR
BUDGET, JULY %

No increase in the school tax
millage rate for this year was In
dicated when Monroe County
School Superintendent Horace
0'Bryant said that it would re-
main at 14lz.
However, homestead owners viii
receive what amounts to q reduc-
ton when it was announced that
the homestead millage rate for
school financing has been abo.
ished. It was reduced last year
from 2h to VI mill.
A public hearing on the 81 ,z30,-
800 budget has been scheduled for
July 18th in the Court House fol-
lowing which it win 60 to the
School board for approval.
The budget is substantially the
same as for the past year. OF the
AS millage rate, six mills are
slated for the County Current
School Fund, and one and . half
for the School Building and Bus
Reserve Fund.
The county is anticipating . re-
ceipt of a total Of $44O,770, in State
and Federal Aid, County Tax fund.-
amounting to 195, TBS, district tax
es totalling 1S2, 900, Racing Com
mission aid in the amount Of ST.,
500 and miscellaneous funds total
ling s., 1856.
Including Administrative expen.
ses, instruction, Operation Of
plants, General maintenance, Auxi'
hary agencies, fixed charges, cap
ital outlay, etc. the total outlay ID
estimated ut the 81, 23O, sos. figure.