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biggest surprises Of the season.
The Buckeyes were supposed to
fight it out with Michigan State
and Michigan for the Big Ten
crown. Now they could be out of
it. Illinois is definitely to be reek.
oned with.
The fact that California-re.
putedly a sub-par outfit this year
beat Penn was not what amazed
the experts. II was the way Pappy
Waldorf's lads put the Quakers
through the meatgrinder. Unless il
was a fluke, UCLA and Southern
Cal may have some competition for
the Pee title.
After enjoying a day off Satur-
day. Notre Dame plays Pitt this
week. Michigan State continues its
quest for the Big Ten title against
Indiana, which isn't figured to Of
fer much opposition.
Ohio State and Penn, the two
victims, play each other.
Maryland, which seems to be the
class of the South after humbling
Georgia 40-l3, tackles North Caro-
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by a 1877 score and came back
Sunday to capture 1913 decision
In a ten inning ballgame. The
games were scheduled as a part
of the annual ell Critic de Yara,
Cuban National holiday celebra.
ton.
In the opener, the losers used
three hurlers In an unsuccessful
attempt to stem the Navy on
slaught. QueSada opened on the
mound and allowed four runs on
two hits and three walks before
going to the showers. He was re-
lieved by Bob LaStres who lasted
Just two frames before Gibby
Gates took over. He gave up three
runs on six hits.
Burns went the distance for the
Bushnell and weakened in the
seventh frame when the locals
pushed across four runs on five
hits.
J. Lewis with three singles in
four tries and E. Rodriguez with
two for four. led the losers at the
plate.
Gizzi was the star for the win
ners. scoring two and driving home
three runs. Coto hit a double and
two singles. In the field, Dido,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-12
BY 20 coRRlAcN

NEW YORK Up - The college
football season isn't even half over
but il already looks like most of
the coaches who predicted dire
things as a result Of the one-pla.
toon system were right.
The mentors weren't the least
bit happy when The NCAA out.
lawed the two-platoon setup. Many
said they wouldn't be able to cope
with the new system.
The results after three weeks
seem to bear them out. There al.
ways are upSets, but some of the
scores are inexplicakle, like Cali
Ifornia as 400 massacre of Penn and
Illinois 4l-20 shellacking of Ohio
State Saturday.
From the very first day of the
season when Mississippi Southern
trouncedr Alabama. tie big name
coaches have been holding their
heads. Georgia Tech, until it
whipped Tulane, 27.13, Saturday.
had scored exactly one touchdown
in two previous games. Oklahoma.
until it whipped Texas, 1914, had
not won a game.
Musclemen like Michigan State
Michigan, Southern California
Baylor and Duke all had their
troubles. All Southern Cal, rated
the co-favorite for the Pacific
Coast Conference title, could do
was tie Washington 1913 on a
7o-yard return and 7s-yard pass
interrogation.
Michigan State, rated right be-
hind Notre Dame in the national
rankings, had to call on substi-
tute back Evan Slonic to score
the tieing touchdown, then 60 on
to beat Texas Christian 26-19.
Michigan beat Iowa l4-l3 on
sophomore Lou Baldacci's con-
version. Baylor edged Arkansas
l4-7 in the last three minutes, and
Duke beat Purdue 20-14, notch
ing the winning touchdown just
SO seconds before the end.
The Ohio State debacle and the
Penn trouncing probably were the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-12
RICH CARBURETOR
ROBS MOTORIST

Car owners. who are wasting
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win be pleased to learn Of q
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install IL On his car and heap
introduce 1t to others. They viii
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you write them or send your name
and address on Q post card today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-12
Earl Sands Says He's Back On
Track To Earn Eating Money

tEoiToRs NOTE: This is fhe
first Of . series Of three stories
on Earl Sande, the onetime jockey
great now on . comeback.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-12
football Results
SATURDAYS GAMES

oy TIE ASSOStAIEO PRESS
College
Florida As, Stetson 0
Tampa 26, Jacksonville Navy 6
Abilene Christian 20, Florida State
High School
Palm Beach 10, Lakeland IA
Orlando Boone IA, Fort Lauder
dale 0
Coral Gables 10, Miami Beach 0
Fort Pierce 80, Belle Glade 6
Auburndale 10, Sebring o
Miami Tech AZ, Naples 8
Pompano 26, Stuart 7
Manatee 26, Plant of Tampa IL
Arcadia Is, Punta Gorda O
Haines City 80, Avon Park 7
Winter Haven 9, Sarasota 0
Lyman 81, St. James of Orlando o
Pahokee 3S, Seacrest Is
Sunday
Archbishop Curley 26, St. Theresa
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-12
By JOHN CHANDLER

NEW YORK R--It was in thu
Jockeys room at Belmont Park
cameras were being set up. Wire:
were laying all over the floor, q
dozen men were shouting orders
and klieg lights frightened up one
corner where a little men in blue
riding silks was being coached fol
a scene.
This was Earl Sande, the great
little saddle demon of the Golden
TwentieS, who at the age of 81 is
trying a comeback.
eve got to leave this cap on. "
he said with grin. ''The hair on
top is kind of thin now" and he
pulled the cap down around his
greying temples.
81 just ran out of eating money. "
ne said. That's why I've got to
make good again."
The other jockeys were sudden.
ly quiet. Here was Sande, "the
handy guy" who was bootin' them
home before most of them were
born.
Eddie Arcaro and Ted Atkinson.
who were both two years old when
Sande rode his first winner in 1918.
came over and congratulated him,
Il took off about Is pounds-the
h I'D way" Sande said. 81
wouldn't advise anyone else to do
it that way-not eating, worrying
wondering if l could keep nv
strength to ride and try and earn
some money"
This was the Earl, who had
known Cadillac limouSines, with
chauffeurs-down but far from out
Most of his money went down the
drain in business reverses and
other things he didn't want to talk
about.
1t is appropriate that the name
Of the first horse he rode on his
comeback at Belmont was '.Hones+
Bread" He finished third and
Sande got the regular SIS He was
riding for the first time since 1879
Sande won the Kentucky Derby
three times, the Belmont Stakes
I'VE tunes. He rode Gallant For
IN 1880 and won the Triple Crown
Derby, Preakness and Belmont
when the Fox of Belair earnad
s3oS,27S which constituted a world
record for one horse in a single
season.
One of his greatest days was At
Belmont Park almost 80 years ago
to the day. 1t was Oct.2O, 1872,
and the sporting world paused for
The great international race be-
tween Zev, who had won the Ken
lucky Derby with Sande. and Papv.
rus, who won the English DERBY
Sande won in the mud with Zev.
beating the British jockey, Steve
Donoghue on Payrus.
The New York Times said ode
irious pandemonium'' broke out
after Sande weighed out.
The scene was almost duplicated
he other day when Sande came
back after riding Honest Bread.
He was the same lanky, but,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-12
Betty Pinder Tops
Navy Wives Loop

Betty Pinder topped the Navy
Wives Bowling League last week
in a fine 1913 game on the Naval
Station alleys. Mary Desrosiers
was second high with a 1856 game
while Ruth Forsythe and Marion
Thompson were third with 179.
Louise Duke piled up the high
series score with 48S and high team
game was rolled by Ship and Shore
at 705. They also compiled the
high team series at 2O45.
The league held its first business
meeting Wednesday morning at the
A and B Lobster House. All subse-
quent meetings will be held on the
first Wednesday of each month at
10 a. m.
The league standings:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-12
Coneh Chances Of Keeping Unseored
On Record Lessen With Cur|ey Clash

The chances Of the Key West
High School football team keeping
their unsecured record intact this
week appeared somewhat simmer
than at any time In the current
season with q battle with the we'll
rated Archbishop Curiey eleven in
the offing for Friday night.
The Conehs began drills this
morning for the game which viii
mark their toughest this season.
School was closed today for facul-
~ meetings and the Conchs took
advantage of q cool morning TO
run through their PAGES.
Quarterback Jack Topley will be
back to plague the Conchs this
year as the field general for Cur
ley. Topley was = thorn in the
Conch's sides last year when he
performed for the st. Mary's ele-
ven. This year, that school was
combined with Curley and the best
players for each school retained.
On the basis of yesterdays ISL
win against st. Theresa's the Cur
ley squad doesn't look to power
hl, but q report from Conch
scouts have 1t that the team boasts
. 200 pound line that viii give the
LOcals plenty of trouble.
And the ease with which the
Conchs have outclassed all but one
II their opponents this season Is
also q factor which viii work in
favor Of the visitors. Local fans are
showing q lot of interest In what
win happen when the Conchs run
into Q tougher ballclub than what
they have been meeting to date.
II viii be the acid test for the
locals - the longer they keep their
goal line unsullied, the tighter the
pressure gets.
Upstate sportswriters, who have
been sparing Of their praise are
beginning to take notice and ask
Just what kind Of team this is
we have down here.
They have been pooh-p pooling the
Conch record on the basis that
they have been meeting second
rate competition. But, the experts
hold that 1t Is no simple feat to
keep even . bad team from scor-
ing at least once in a ballgame.
Friday night win tell the tale.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-12
Sports Roundup
BY GAYLE TALBOT

NEW YORK N-Eariy reports
coming to this desk indicate that
one Of the chief beneficiaries oi
the return to old style football /:
the talented sophomore who had
not yet been too thoroughly indoc.
trinated In the two platoon sys
TEN IS to make him unpliable
The kids we are hearing about
In other words, learn fast how L
tackle and take care Of other de
fensiye chores II they entered col
lege primarily as offensive stars,
while II they were defensive stall.
warts In the original scouting re.
ports they take quickly to open.
ing up holes for their ball.carriers.
This Is the more noticeable, say
the dispatches, because numerous
returning veterans who figured ID
continue to star are finding their
places taken In the headlines by
ewcomers who had't been heard
Of up to q few Saturdays back.
Here Is a far from complete list
Of such sophcmores who are find
ing the one platoon to their lik.
ing:
Tony Branoff and Lou Baldacci
Of Michigan, a pair of backs who
stood out in the Wolverines crush
ing victories over Washington and
Tulane. Baldacci calls the signals
and is a 2lo-pound linebacker on
defense.
Don Shea. Georgia guard, who
had the critics raving over his all
around play in victories over Vii.
lanova and Tulane and in the Bull
dogs loss to the Texas Aggies.
Royce Flippin, Princeton half
back who passed the Tigers to a
thrilling 20-ls triumph over Column
bia with a winning peg in the last
- seconds.
Sandy Lederman. Washington
quarterback who as of this writing
10 leading the nations passers in
total yardage.
Bart Starr, Alabama's new field
general whose superb passing de-
teated Vanderbilt. He completed
nine Of Is passes for a total of
1s2 yards and two touchdowns.
J. c. Caroline, Negro halfback
Who promises to do much to keep
Illinois in the race for the Big 10
championship. Going into today's
games he stood fifth nationally in
rushing yardage. In the Illini's ss-
Il victory over Stamford he gained
lSS yards In 10 carries.
Bob Bartholomew, Wake Forest
tackle who is being touted as one
Of the real finds of the young sea-
con. Critics called him the out
standing man on the field both in
the Duke and villanova games.
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Babe Zaharias To Play Golf Fulltime Now

FORT WORTH, Tex. R-Babe
Didrikson Zaharias, whose sports
career was feared at an end six
months ago when she underwent
an operation for cancer, is reeov,
ering perfectly" and will return
to golf on full-time basis.
The famous woman athlete Is
here to play in the Texas Women's
Open, of which she is defending
champion, and it will be the only
tournament for her until next year.
But she will start a national tour
aboLt Nov. / with Lew Worsham,
winner of the Worlds Champion
ship Tournament at Chicago this
summer. They will visit IS cities,
under sponsorship of George May,
who puts on the Chicago tourna-
ment, and give lessons in golf-all
free to the public.
In January she viii make the
woman's golf tour starting at Tam
pa, Fla, where she lives and owns
a golf course.
Mrs. Zaharias was in Beaumont,
Tex, last week for the first six
month checkup following her oper-
alton. The physicians told her all
tests were negative and she was re-
covering perfectly"
The Babe now weighs 100 pounds
but is dieting and will cut down
to AS. 81 feel wonderful and am
playing we'll" she said. 1.-The only
trouble is that / get tired on the
back nine of a round"
But she makes the IS all right
and 1t was only a couple of months
ago that she finished third in the
women's division of the Worlds
Tournament at Chicago. She played
Is holes at the Fort Sam Houston
in San Antonio Saturday
and shot a ".
"But I'm like a butterball," she
srinned, "and / am just going to
have to push away from the potato
salad"
She will play in the Babe Zahar-
as Open, named for her. at her
home town. Beaumont, next April.
That will be the occasion for her
:heckup for the year.
"If anything shows up then III
lave to give up golf" she said
"You know it takes five years to
NOW definitely that you are
.ured."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-12

Black, Coto and West were the
best for the winners while Mira
and K. Rodriguez shone for the
losers.
In Sundays game. fate had a
hand in the loss when the locals
scored seven runs off Pelerine but
Mikes hurler Kaki Rodriguez was
hit in the hand by a pitched hall
and to leave the game. The locals
used three more hurlers but could
not stem the Navy tide.
Pedro Rodriguez went in and i'm.
mediately gave up two runs on
two walks, two hits and a brace
of errors.
Quesada had no more luck and
ne was replaced by Gibby Gates
The Navy broke a ninth inning
tie to cop the win.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-12
Illinois Coach
Amazed His
Subs Performance
BY TOM BRANAcAN

CHICAGO Ills the Illinois foot.
ball team really as good as il
looked in beating powerful Ohio
State 41-2O Saturday? That's some.
thing even Illini Coach Ray Eliot
wonders about.
Il just don't know" he unused
on returning from the unexpected
victory at Columbus. Maybe that
was just flash in the pan. Maybe
we actually have developed into
a steady team. How can you tell
now?"
Eliot was still shaking his head
over the performance of his sophie
more-loaded squad.
I'VE were all simply amazed"
he said. 81 just didn't know they
could do all that. OF course, we
had our share of breaks. We re-
covered four Ohio fumbles-that
sort of thing. But the boys were
really great"
How does Eliot explain this sud-
den surge to the heights from the
lackluStre Illini showing in being
tied by Nebraska 21-21 in their
opening game?
Well, l think we were green
against Nebraska. / wish we'd had
a game under our belts before we
played them. But we've been i'm
proving every week, apparently.
We beat Stanford (33-2D and I
think we were up for Ohio.
Possibly Ohio State was look
ing past US to some of their future
opponents.
but it's hard to say. You Just
can't explain that sort of an up
set"
Then Eliot turned with a frownI
TO the future.
Talking about upsets. how
about Minnesota? My scouts tell
me Yves Fesler's guys did a ter
rifle job in knocking over North
western (So-1s). We've got to play
hem next Saturday.
And remember: we're not going
% be able to sneak Up on anyone
after this, Those Gopbers look like
hey found themselves Saturday. 4
,nly hope We have"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-12
LUCKY TRUCKER

DENVER R-Police turned ovtr
his missing suitcase and the $l,Ils
In it to a Sommerville, MAST,
trucker yesterday before he had
time to report il was missing.
He ran down the street in seanA
of police and found two patrolmea
holding a man and the snatched
Satchel. I
Robert L. Whitney, 50, was hid
for investigation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-12
Western Teams
Dominate Natl
FootbanLoop
BY oRLo ROBERTSON

NEW YORK R-Could Commits.
sioner Bert Bell have been think
ing only Of one half of the National
Football League when he made the
prediction that every team in the
Circuit would be stronger and in
the thick of the pennant fights?
Here it is the third week of the
leagues saith season and three
clubs in the Eastern Conference
Philadelphia. Chicago's Cardinals
and New York-have not won a
game. The Eagles of Philadelphia
do have one tie.
BY contrast the Western Confer
ence has only one winless team
the Green Bay Packers.
The standings after one game
Saturday and five yesterday show
the champion Detroit Lions leading
the Western division with three
victories in as many starts. But
the San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore
Colts and the Los Angeles Rams
are only a game back, each with
2 and l records.
In the Eastern Conference the
Cleveland Browns hold their usual
place at the top but the surprising
Washington Redskins also have a
perfect record. However, the Red
skins have one less victory. having
been tied by the Eagles. Pitts.
burgh's Steelers trailed by a game.
The Lions took over the undis.
puted lead of their division yester-
day by edging the 49ers 24-2l. Bal
Itimore and Los Angeles remained
in strong contention with respec-
tive 1914 and 1920 victories over
the Chicago Bears and Green Bay.
Cleveland sat out yesterday after
beating the Eagles 37-13 in a Sat-
urday night contest. The Redskins
turned in their second triumph in
a Sunday affair, edging the Giants
1873 and Pittsburgh scored II
points in the last quarter for a
3l-28 conquest of the Chicago Car
dinalS.
The winning touchdown in yes
terday'S Detroit San Francisco
thriller came in the third period
on a 49-yard pass from Bobby
Layne to Leon Hart. Doak Walker
passed to Cloyce Box for another
I'D and picked up seven points
with his toe, including a 23-yard
field goal.
The 49ers found themselves
stymied through the last % min.
utes after losing their ace quarter
back. Y. A. Title, who fractured
a cheekbone scoring the West
Coast eleven's final touchdown I'M
the third quarter.
Jack Scarbath, All-America from
Maryland, was the big gun in the
Redskins victory. Two passes COW
ering a total of So yards, gave
them their touchdown and Bill
Dudley booted the remaining
points.
Jimmy Finks completed q of "A |
passes, two for touchdowns, but
the Steelers needed Nick Bolko-
vac's 2S-yard last period field goal
to beat the Cards.
Passing also played a big role
in the victories of Baltimore and
Los Angeles. The Colts Fred Enke
completed IA out of 81 for 236 yards
and two touchdwns while Norm
Van Brocklin and rookie Rudy Blu.
klch riddled the Packers defense
with accurate aerialS.
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wire, pale faced jockey, some
freckles still showing. He was back
doing what he always had wanted
to ride.
81 haven't had so much fun in
a long, long time" he said, dunk
ing his skinny frame into the show
er.
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lima. The Terps are one Of ne rev
teams in the country living up =
expectations.
uCLA, $50 winner over Wisco1
sin. plays Stanford while Southern
Cal has a date with Oregon Stae
and California takes il easy asainz
San Jose State.
Duke travels 20 New York for 4
game with Army; Baylor, the e.
vorite this week. Of the Southwesl
Conference, crosses paths WIZ
Arkansas. and Georgia Tech meet
tough Auburn. the team that foush
Mississippi State to . ALA stand
still.
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NavySweeps
Baseball
SeriesHere

The uSS Bushnell nine swept a
best OF three series with the Mikes
Plumber nine Saturday and Sun
Gay.
They won the opener on Saturday
Arizona sun., 1953-08-07
Lucy Phillips

Last Sunday, at Lucy Phillips
Memorial Church. the Rev. L. ].
Harper, in his morning, message,
titled "Where is Your Brother"
stressed that one is responsible for
his brother. The service was well
attended. The senior choir did the
singing. >4.-..+<~-
This coming Sunday afternoon,
presidents of the Missionary Socie-
ty and Lay Activities will meet.
Mrs. Mary Alice Houston is con-
ference president of the Missionary
work and Mr.. Richard Moore of
Tucson, is president of Lay Activi-
ties. Members of the CME churches
of the city will attend.
Sunday nights services at East
lake Park will be conducted by
Lucy Phillips.
Arizona sun., 1953-08-07
Grass Roots
Opinion

NEW MARTINSVILLE, VIVA,
WETZEL REPUBLICAN: THE
general economic level of Europe
and Asia is better than it was be-
fore World War II. American tax
payers have been MIXED of $29 bill
lions by the rest of the world. We
think it's about time to turn the
COW out to pasture and start be-
ing concerned about this country
for change"
MOUNT VERNON WASH,
DAILY HERALD: after peing
taxed to death on everything pos
sible, nothing could be more un-
popular than postage increases, af-
fecting everybody. Congress could
save some, money by cutting out
the trainloads of free postage,
much of which is pure trash, sent
under Congressional franking priv
ileges."
Arizona sun., 1953-08-07

Marshall, H. Nichols, H. Green, and
S. Hayes.
The first Sunday School super
intendent was Bro. G. Gray; first
mission president, Sister E. ,Oakry;
church pianist, Sister Bobbie Doo-
ley; first church clerk, Rev. E..
Moore; first candidate for bap-
tism, Sister A. Roberts, and the
first minister the church licensed
and ordained is Rev. C. N. Hail.
who is the present pastor of the
church. He has served the church
since his call and acceptance on the
first Sunday in October, 1850. Rev.
Hall is a young, forward looking.
energetic and progressive pastor
This church under the leadership
of this capable minister has grown
appreciably. Many are the church's
accomplishments under his admin
among them are the pay
ing off the church debt and burn
ing the mortgage.
Arizona sun., 1953-08-07
Tanner Chapel

Tannel Chapel services last Sun
day, were called to worship by the
pastor, the Rev. c. K. Hayes. The
choir was under the direction of
Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Moore. Serv-
ices were very uplifting and inspir-
ing. Holy Communion was admin
istered.
Listen to the morning services
at Tanner every Sunday night, re-
broadcast over KOY from 9 to 9:30
pm. The Holy Spirit is there for
you shut-ins.
Services at Eastlake park will be
closing the last Sunday in August.