The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-03
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retrieve them. He went On TO tell
how other teams also had practice
sessions 50 often that the boys only
got in two days q week.
Under adverse circumstances
like that you can be sure the team
put IN more than maximum effort
to get up that State Champion
ship, He said.
Outlining a history Of the sea-
sons schedule. Davis described
the progress of his boys with en-
thusiasm and play by play points.
He exhibited a phenomenal mem
ory for situations. scores and
names, all told Of with anecdote
and keen humor. He might have
exaggerated q little, but that's hui
NOR which Americans understand
and like. Davis enjoyed a most at
tentiye audience who they en-
joyed his speech, especially the
hilarious account of a trip to Fl.
Pierce.
The coach said, you know it's
q job TO take any IL or IL young
boys on a trip. Wen, when you
take Key West kids, you really
have somethingl The boys down
here don't get chance TO see
things like freight trains in opera
ton, tcr example.
His story of how the pitcher
would look around to see freight
car shunted down the line with q
crash, and the bit about the Conchs
who insisted on going up and down
20 foot elevation on the road for
sensation new to them, was rol.
licking. The description of the
fancy uniforms and armfuls of
bats and balls which other teams
had, while the Key West players
came out with one ball, three bats
and only a few red caps that fit
provided more laughs.
Then he got down to business and
put across his point. The kids who
were good enough to be champs
have no practice field. He asked
that the Rotary club help in the
drive to purchase and support a
playground with playing field for
all the Key West youngsters.
Baseball is clean game.
There's less body contact so that
injury to players is minimum and
minor. If you can find it in your
hearts, and your pockets, reach
down in them to help" he appeal
ed. He pointed out that baseball
interest in the high school outfit
would bring good professional
team here too.
A complete guide to the officers
and chairnen Of the Rotary group
follows:
Officers:
President - Ralph Rogers
v. President - Horace 0'Bryant
Secretary - Paul Sher
Treasurer Charles Smith
Board of Directors:
Director A Merville Rosam -
Club Service Activities
Director b Jefferson knight -
Vocational Service -.
Director &C. Harry NJ. Baker -
Community Service
Director 81 Paul Sher - In
ternationaI Service.
Committees:
Club Service - Merville Rosarn
Attendance William Gale,
Warren Sawyer
Classification ~ Ernest Ramsey,
Jack Hayes, Allen B. Cleare
Club Bulletin - Richard Evans,
Orvis Kemp, George Ehrhart, Rob-
ert Dopp, Harold Laubscher.
Fellowship - George Ehrhart,
knight johnson.
Magazine - S. Cabrera, III, c.
B. Harvey, William p. Kemp.
Program - jeff knight, Kermit
Levin, Charles Thornburgh.
Public Information Orvis
Kemp, Earl Adams, Warren Saw
yer.
Rotary Information Charles |
Taylor, Edwin Trevor.
Sergeant-at-Arms - Arthur Lu.
jan, Ben Adams.
Vocational Service: Jefferson
knight.
Buyer Seller Relations - Albert |
Pierce, A. Lopez ST..
Competitor Relations - A. Matt |
land Adams, NJ. E. Bennett.
Employer - Employee Rela-
tons = Elio Garcia, Earl Julian
Trade Relations - Robert Dopp,
Glen Price
Community Service: Harry N.
Baker.
Crippled Children knight
Johnson, John Gardner.
Rural-Urban - Ed Strunk, 5.
Cabrera, Jr.
Student Loan - William Free
man, Eli Garcia, Horace O'Bry-
ant
Traffic Safety - Walter Price,
Ralph Spalding
Youth - Claude Spear, Robert
Dopp, Merville RoSam
International Service: Paul Sher
international Contacts - oscar /
Morales, Jerry Trevor.