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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-22
B. Oldham Answers
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MIAMI In III the voters Of South
Florida don't know where Bradley
Oldham stands en- state ISSUES. no.
body can blame Oldham.
Before the candidate for the
Democratic nomination as COVER
nor went to bed Friday night, he
had talked about it, nonstop, for
Is hours.
Oldham went on the radio at
p. m. Thursday. He said the people
we're entitled to know how he stood
on everything. He invited tham to
shoot questions at him. they did.
He estimated he got 1000 ques-
.tions, asking what he thought
abclt such things as sales taxes,
corruption In government, the
State Milk CdntroE Board, and, the
proposed East Coast shbtf-KlSh!
way.
Many or the questions were rep.
'etitious, but OMAN stili had
plenty to keep him Oh me air IA
hours. Eleven stations ii the MI
ami area carried the program il
relays.
Heavy eyed but still in good
s 80 2 a
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sILENTsvoTERS uPsEFs lPflE /.
CART OF STRAW ia QTfNG

The Citizen wishes to inform local poticos as well
as public generally that regard To the Tumblngs
in Key West about strawbaOt voting it still adheres
firmly to its practice not to publish stories about socaled
contests Of that nature. However ai such voting may
be declared to be, proponents Of this side that side viii
strive by to bolster The straw vote o the
didates they favor
Straw voting put The Literary Digest out d Business
AS most readers will recall the Digest, in IFS final state
meat about the 1886 presidential election asserted that
the results Of its poll indicated that landon would defeat
Roosevelt whereas Iandon carried only two Maine and
Vermont Of the nations As states.
Ii 1913 Gallup. Roper and al other straw vote Eek
ports said that Dewey would defeat Truman lie Mag
azie, carried away BY that guessing referred 10 Dewey
week before the election, our neM president" III a.
picture Of him San Francisco ferryboi ne predict
edresut put Gallup, Roper and Commentaries Winchel
Kaltenborn and many Others behind eigA bail Win
che, in pcture,n Life after The election had his mouth
opsped 50 widely he looked haa the eight all II
his mouth fSH s a8
The Citizen maintains that nobody knows positively
how election, locally or nationally, viii result local
H the count Of the official ballots kds shocked many o
US Instance after instance may be recalled of
who seemed sure TO win nut who came out on The short
end when the ballots we've counted. The Eitizen knows
u instance whore the straw ballot count in three diff
ferent cases Indicated that certain candidate in Mon
roe county election would win, but The official count
showed he had lost by l,0S8 votes.
Even before that time, the present publisher of The
Citizen established rule not to publish stories about
straw baoting because h, felt that likely as NIT such
story would mislead his readers. s xa asssSs
s Every assertion that So-and-So will win ii nothing
but thought fathered BY wish ms nan says this can
edate will win. another thinks the opponent will win,
and the assertion in each instance stems from hope The
majority vote as rule, i the silent vote and the silent
vote has upset calculation And ii may be noted
that the silent voter does not participate III straw ballot
ing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-22
Wor
Roundup!
By STAN CARTER

SEOUL, Korea R-U. S.. jet
planes-outnumbered 81 to 75-hit
three Communist MICS in swirl
ing air battle ever Northwest Kd-
rea late Friday, climaxing one of
thehir most successful weeks of the
air war, the q. S. Fifth Air Force
reported today.
After az Commute battle high
over Sinanju American I-s6 Sal re
pilots claimed one Communist
MIG.15 probably destroyed and
two others damaged.
During the week ended Friday
U. N. pilots DESTROYED nine Russian
built fighters, probably destroyed
three and damaged 26.
Only four planes Of the Fifth
Air Force were lost--one in air
combat, two TO Red ground fire
and che for an unknown reason.
Overcast skies Saturday kept
most Allied warplanes on the
ground and limited the ground
fighting to a few desuItory Red
probes.
I'.S4 Thunderict fighter-bombcrs
made few close-support strikes
against Red front-linc positions on
the east coast. They destroyed
bankers and trenches and three
aeG occupied buildings.
t'arfier-bascd planes and Allied
Maaships hammered both Korean
coasts Friday.
.'lsi.es from the American car
riers Valley Forge and Philippine
Sea roamcd deep into Communist
Territory on The eastern coast. Pr
lots reported 100 cuts in the lat.
tered Red rail system and heavy
attacks CT rail installations at
Ilungnam, Kilchu and Hamburg.
The United Nations plane lost in
air combat was a propeller driven
F-51 Mustang, considerably slower
than tie sleek Russian jets.
One of the MIG damage claims
was made by Mustang fighter. II
is rare when a propeller driven
plane can get into position to dam
age a jet. but it has been recorded
two N three times before in the
Korean War.
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PRESIDENT ENDS
lContinued From Pa,,n So.

Continued From Page one)
the Chief spoke at the Thursday
press conference.
The President began his third
week Of the llth working-vaca-
lion with 2 walk around Kew
West this morning. He win have
been at the Little White House
Just 30 days when he leaves On
bis personal plane The Inde.
pcndence from Boca chica Ta,,rs
day.
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! 1000 Questions
Marathon: Plans
!, In Other Cities

vocal shape after his ordeal Of
the air waves, Oldham went to
Bayfr0nt Park and talked for an
other hour to some 1000 persons.
During his broadcast, Oldham
asked for small donations with
no strings attached" to help him
with his campaign. He said hum
dreds of dollars were pledged He
called them dollars for decency'
and said he would use the money
ito finance other round.the-clock
sbroadcasts in the Tampa, Jackson
vi1ie and Orlando areas.
Oldham answered questions about
everything. He even told one lis
tener that if he had to choose be-
tween his two opponents, Dan
McCaptyN apdt Alto fAdams, he'd
laEg Mcc atiy. sBut Ne added hasti-
nv that he could do better job
Ft1an either. -..-s-------- is'-s ss.
ne blasted the iKu Klux Khan.
racketeers, Special interest
gronps and professional politicians
in the state government
He said milk prices are two to
six cents higher in Florida than
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NAyAI. HOUSING

Continued From Page Onel
lhe proba' lc taxation on these
housing projects.
The commission also voted ON
th@ motion 10 authorize the CIV
Astarney Ignaiius Lester. Ia pre.
pare ! resolution employing Ne
t.ready and Company, fiscal agents
II Miami, for the handling 81 the
Ban million dollar bond issue for
ID City Electric System expan.
s.dl providing The fee for their
sefvst meets with the approval
81 the city commission.
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most other states and advocated
removal of price-fixing powers Of
the State Milk Commission.
The Sanford businessman de-
clared he was opposed to the idea
of sales taxes and would never
consent to putting them on the
necessities ,oi lie.
On the question of highways, he
said the flaming Of u. S. / should
be completed as quickly as pos
sible.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-05

balls. Forbes then grounded to Jor-
dan at third, who tagged McGovern
for the first out, with Westcott NOV
ing to second on the play and Forbes
safe at first on the fielder's choice.
Barth then got his second straight
hit, this time a double to right, scor-
ing Westcott and sending Forbes to
third, from where he scored after
the catch when Berger flied to
Christian in right. Clark then flied
out to left and the inning was over.
The Braves tied it up in the
eighth when, with two away, Plat
doubled and scored on Hersom's
single, but Herson was thrown out
when he tried to 60 to second on
the throw-in. The game was won
in the bottom half of the tenth when
Riddle, the first man up, walked
and scored on Christians three
Dagger to right.
Summary: Allentown AR OH. 1E.
4Left. Hagerstown Or. 10H. 0E.
cleft.
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AT YORK
(Thursday, May 29)

The Braves lost the first of their
three-game series with York on
Thursday night by a score of 7 to l.
Jerry Levinson, making his first 1852
start for the Braves, lost the game in
the first inning, when the Red Roses
got to him for four runs.
Pat Gosney went the route for
York, holding Hagerstown to four
hits Gall singles) and he would have
had a shutout but for his wildness.
He gave up a total of eight walks,
four of them coming in the sixth
frame and accounting for the Braves
lone tally The fourth walk to Gin
girella, who shared the catching
chores with Hersonn, scoring Chris
tian.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-05
PLAYER CHANGES

John Noske, who has been playing
shortstop with the Braves, has been
sent to New Bern of the Carolina
League.
William Loos, the former Will
mington outfielder signed by the
Phillies in 1949 to a bonus contract,
has been signed to the Braves as a
free agent and has already reported
to the club. Loos played for Will
mington in 1850 and wound up the
season with a batting average of
.318. Last year he played with the
Eastern League for awhile and
wound up the season with Terra
Haute.
Given his outright release by the
Phillies at the end of the 1851 season,
Loos was playing semi-pro-ball in
New Haven, but finally decided to
get back into organized ball and was
Immediately signed by Hagerstown.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-05

Is to 8. Charlie Miller went the
route, with Hersom behind the plate,
while for Allentown, Umberger start
ed, was taken out for pinch-hitter
in the eighth, and Wieand pitched
the bottom half of the eighth and was
charged with the loss.
The Braves took a one-run lead in
the third when Miller, who had
walked and moved to second on
Freund's single to right, scored on
Jaderlund's three-b Dagger to center,
but Freund was thrown out at the
plate when he also tried to score.
Allentown tied it up in the fourth
when McGovern, who had doubled
and moved to third after the catch on
Westcott's long fly, scored after the
catch when Barth also flied out. They
then took a one-run lead in the fifth
when Cummins singled, stole second
and scored on Umberger's single.
The Braves went out in front to
q in the seventh. Hersom opened
the inning with three dagger and
after Miller had grounded out, he
scored on Freund's double. Jader-
lund popped, UP but Riddle walk
ed and Christian followed with a
single to left, scoring Freund.
The Cards tied it up in the eighth
when Westcott walked and scored on
Forbes three-ba Dagger. But the
Braves came back in the bottom
half and won the game. Pirello, the
first man up, singled to center. Plat
then grounded to Barth at first who
stepped on the bag but threw the
ball into leftfield trying for the dou-
BILE play. Pirello raced for third on
the error and was safe when Forbes
booted the throw from Berger for
the second error on the play. Her
som followed with single to right
scoring, Pirello, and Miller sacrificed
him to second, from where he scored
on Freund's two-bagger.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-05
First Game

In the seven-inning first game the
lone run came in the bottom half of
the first inning when Senties, the
first man up, tripled, and Kolosow-
ski, batting second, followed with a
single, scoring Senties. From then
on, Andy Bush, only gave up one
hit, but the damage was done.
Harry Wilson, a lefthander and
York's leading pitcher, who beat the
Braves here on May 25, also allowed
only three hits Duck Riddle got
two of them, single and double).
Hagerstown had scoring chance in
the seventh, with two on and none
out, but an infeld pop-up, followed
by a double-play, ended the inning
and the game.
Summary: HagerstoWn, OR. 3H.
0E. Left; York 1R 3H. DE. 2 Left
Second Game
Jack Larson (Hagerstown) and
Don McKeon york. hooked up in
another pitchers battle in the reg
ulation nine-inning game that went
into the tenth frame before it was
decided.
After four-and-a-half scoreless in
nings the Red Roses broke the dead
lock in the bottom half of the fifth,
when Senties walked and scored on
Arroyo's double. Stuckmyer fol-
lowed with "a single, with Arroyo
stopping at third, from where he
scored on wild pitch.
The Braves tied it up in the sew
enth. Jordan and Plat singled in
succession and Pirello came right
behind them with another single,
scoring Jordan, and then Plat tied
the score on Holtzapple's error.
That was all the scoring until the
bottom half of the tenth when, with
two out, Smith singled, stole second
and scored on Holtzapple's second
double of the game.
Summary: Hagerstown, 2R. III.
1E. Left; York 3R. 10H. 2E. IL Left.
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an easy 81 win over the Sunbvry
Giants on Tuesday night. Dusty
Hersom was his catcher.
Carl Wolf, the Highlander who
beat the Braves 10 to in his pre-
vious appearance here on May 2,
with Bush pitching for Hagerstown,
was the starting and losing pitcher,
being relieved in the seventh by
Rod Mackay.
The Giants lone run came in the
sixth, when Cooney doubled and
scored on Forsyth's double.
The Braves scored two in the first
inning. With one away Jordan walk
ed and took second on a wild pitch.
Riddle was safe on the third base
mans error, with Jordan holding
second, but he moved to third after
the catch when Christian flied out to
right. Billy Loos, breaking into the
lineup for the first time Che replac-
ed Plat in leftfield) singled to right,
scoring Jordan, with Riddle stopping
at second, from where he scored on
Freund's single to right. Mulcahy
got walk, but was forced at second
by Hersom to end the inning.
Their third run came in the fifth.
Christian and Loos singled in sue
cession and then pulled a double
steal. Freund then got his second
RBI when Christian scored after the
catch when Freund flied out.
Hagerstown batted around in the
sixth and four more runs came in.
Hersom, the first man up, singled
and then stole second, but Bush
forced him at third. Jaderlund then
hit one over the rightfeld wall, scor-
ing behind Bush. Jordan followed
with single and scored on Riddles
double. Christian walked but was
forced by Loos, with Riddle moving
to third, and then Freund got his
third RBI when his single scored
Riddle with the fourth run of the
inning. That was all for Wolf and
Mackay went to the mound and
struck out Mulcahy to end the in
ming.
The final run came in the eighth
when Loos smashed one high and
wide over the rightfeld wall, for his
third hit and his second RBI.
Summary: Sunbury, 1R. 5H. 1E. 7
Left; Hagerstown, 8R. 12H. 0E. IL
Left.
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SUNBURY HERE
(Tuesday, June 81
Behind the fve-hit pitching of
Andy Bush, the Braves coasted to
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-05
ALLENTOWN HERE
Sunday, June u

The Braves made it two straight
over the Cards on Sunday afternoon,
when they won the second game Of
their three-game series, in ten in
nings, by score of 5 to 4.
Bob Giggie went the route, for his
fifth win against two losses, and
Dusty Hersom was his batterymate.
Ronnie Kump, lefthander, started
for Allentown but was taken out for
a pinch-hitter in the tenth and was
relieved by Swinger, highlander,
who was charged with the loss.
Hagerstown took a one-run lead
in the second. Pirello walked but
was forced by Plat. Hersom then
grounded out with Plat taking sec
ond and when Forbes made a bad
throw on Giggie's grounder, Platt
moved to third and Giggie was safe
at first on the error. Freund then
singled to right scoring Plat, but
Jaderlund grounded out to retire the
side.
It was 80 Hagerstown in the
third. With one away, Christian
(who had for including a double
and triple) singled to right and
moved to third on Jordan's single to
the same spot. Pirello then walked,
filling the bases, and Plat came
through with a single to center
scoring Christian and Jordan. But
the rally ended when Hersom hit
into a double play.
The Cards got two in the top half
of the fourth when, with two out,
Forbes singled to center and then
Barth smacked a hot drive that hit
the top of the rightfield wall and
bounced over for home run. 1t
was 4-3 Allentown in the sixth.
McGovern, the first man up, doubled
to right and Westcott got base on
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-05

Errors: Forbes, Barth. Runs Bat
ted In: Freund 2, Jaderlund, Chris
tan, Hersom, Forbes, Barth, TIMBER
ger. Two-Base Hits: Freund 2, Nc
Govern. Three-B Base Hits: Jader-
lund, Hersom, Berger Sacrifice:
Miller. Stolen Base: Cummins. Dou-
BILE Plays: Carmichael to Cummins to
Barth. Left On Base: Hagerstown
10, Allentown 5. Base On Balls:
Miller 3, Umberger 7, Wieand /.
Wild Pitch: Umberger. Strike Outs:
Umberger /, Miller A. Hits: Off I'm
berger 7, Off Wieand 3. Runs and
Earned Runs: Off Umberger 3-3, Off
Wieand 81, Off Miller 3-3. Win
ming pitcher Miller, losing Pitcher
Wieand. Umpires: Mailman and
Fazio. Att: 472. Time: hr. So min
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-05
ALLENTOWN HERE
(MOnday. June q

In game that saw a combination
of loose fielding and sparkling de-
fensive play the Braves won the
final game of their series with AL
lentown on Monday night by a score
of to 4, to sweep the three-game
series.
Jack Larson, aided by a swell re-
lief job by Charlie Miller, got credit
for the win and Bob Bills, who was
relieved by Ron Kump in the sixth,
was charged with the loss.
Hagerstown scored run in the
first when Mulcahy, who was back
at second after being out for some
time with an injury, slapped three
Dagger and scored on Hersom's dou-
gle. They added another in the
third. Freund singled and took sec
ond on an infield out. Riddle walk
ed, but Christian popped up for the
second out. Jordan was up next
and he grounded to Cummins at sec
ond who booted the ball and all
hands were safe, loading the bases.
Mulcahy then got an infield hit
scoring Freund But the inning
ended when Plat grounded out.
The Cards tied it up in the fourth.
With one away, Berger doubled and
when Freund made a bad throw on
Ossola's ground ball, Ossola was safe
at first and Berger went to third on
the error. Cummins got walk fill
ing the bases, but after Larson took
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-05

Carmichaeps pop fly, Bills came
through with a single to left scoring
Berger and Ossola. Larson then
threw out McGovern and the rally
was over.
That was all the scoring until the
sixth, when the Braves battled
around and three more runs crossed
the plate. Freund was hit by a
pitched ball and Jaderlund sacrificed
him to second, from where he scored
on Riddles double. Christian fol-
lowed with another double, scoring
Riddle, and Jordan got a base on
balls. That was all for Bills and
Kump went to the mound. Mulcahy
was up next and he grounded to
Carmichael at short, who booted the
ball and Mulcahy was safe at first,
but when Christian tried to score on
the play he was caught in a run
down and tagged out, with Jordan
moving to third and Mulcahy to sec
ond. Plat then got an intentional
walk filling the bases and then when
Forbes booted Hersom's grounder,
Jordan scored on the error. But the
inning ended when Larson forced
Hersom at second.
The Cards got their third run in
the seventh when Westcott went all
of the way to second when Jordan
folded his grounder and then made
bad throw, from where he scored
on Barth's single. They got their
fourth and final run in the eighth.
With one away, Larson walked
Cummins and Carmichael and then,
with a count of three balls and no
strikes on Kump, Miller went to the
mound. He gave up the fourth ball
to Kump, loading the bases, and
Cummins scored while McGovern
was forcing Kump at second. But
Miller ended the rally in a hurry
when his quick throw to third caught
Carmichael off base and he was
trapped in rundown to retire the
side.
The Braves sixth run came in the
bottom half of the eighth when
Christian, who had singled and NOV
ed to third on Jordan's single, scored
on Platt's single.
Summary: Allentown AR. III
4E. 10 Left. Hagerstown 6R. OH.
Be. IA Left.
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AT HARRISBURG
"wednesday, Nav 2S)

Harrisburg took their two-game
series with the Braves, winning the
second game on Wednesday night by
a score of to3.
Bob Giggie, who pitched two-hit
ball through the first five innings,
gave up nine hits in the last three,
Tex Berresford, highlander, went
the route for the Senators and shut
the Braves out in all but the first,
fourth and ninth innings.
The Braves took a one-run lead in
the top half of the first when, on the
first pitch, Jaderlund slammed one
over the rightfeld wall Jordan fol-
lowed with a single to center and
moved to second on a passed ball,
Buck Riddle, who took over the first
base chores, lined out to second, but
Christian got base on balls. Pirel-
10 struck out and Freund grounded
out, to retire the side.
Harrisburg came right back to tie
the score in the bottom half. Book
walked, went to second on Henry's
single and while Isreal was forcing
Henry at second, Book moved to
third, from where he scored on Krat-
zer's single to left. Giggie then re-
tired the side without any further
damage.
That was all the scoring until the
fourth, when the Braves went ahead
81. Freund was safe at first on the
second baSeman'S error and went to
second when Plat walked, from
where he scored on Hersom's single
to center, with Plat taking second.
Giggie and Jaderlund both popped
up, but Jordan beat out hit to deep
short, moving Plat to third and Her
som to second. But the rally ended
when Riddle forced Jordan for the
third out.
1t was 80 Harrisburg in the sixth
Isreal, the first man up, singled to
right and Kratzer followed with a
double to right, with Isreal stopping
at third. Etchison then got the
third straight hit of the inning, a
single to right, scoring Isreal and
Kratzer. Tuminelli then hit into
a fast double play, Pirello to Freund
to Riddle, but Moreno kept the raj
ly going with a single to left. Esrang
walked and Berresford beat out a
hit to the pitcher and the bases were
loaded, but Giggie pulled out of any
further damage by whipping third
strike past Book.
Harrisburg, however, came right
back with another run in the sew
enth, when Isreal, who singled and
stole second, scored on Tuminelli's
single. They followed that run up
with another in the eighth when
with two away, Book doubled and
scored on Henry's single, to make the
score to 2.
The Braves got their final run in
the ninth. Hersom was hit by a
pitched ball and went to second
while Gingerella, pinch-hitting for
Giggie, was being thrown out at
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-05
Keeping Up With The Braves
BY DOUG STEWART

first. Hersom then moved to third
while Jaderlund was being thrown
out, from where he scored on Jor-
dams single to right. Riddle end
ed the inning and the game by fore
ing Jordan at second.
Summary: Hagerstown 3R. 5H.
0E. 9 Left. Harrisburg 5R. 11H. 2E.
10 Left.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-05

ErrOrS: Jordan z, PlreIIO, beVIn-
son. RIBS: Ganss 2, Holtzapple,
Smith, Gingirella. Two-base hits:
Senties. Sacrifice: Kolosowski. Dou-
BILE plays: Levinson to Pirella to Rid
die. Left on base: Hagerstown IL,
York 5. Base on balls: Levinson 2,
Gosney 8. Strikeouts: Levinson 5,
Gosney 9. Umpires: Angstadt and
Shealer. Time: 2 hrs. min. At
tendance: 529.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-05
DOUBLE PLAYS

Through Tuesday night, with 80
games played, the Braves had COM
pleted 81 double plays-21 at home
and Is on the road.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-06-05
AT YORK
(FridaY. MAY 300

The Red Roses swept the three
game series, taking the Memorial
Day double-header by scores of 10
and 80. The attendance was 2,478,
a record for the season.