The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-13
City Fathers viii
Hold COnfab With
Concession Man,
Stadium Group

The possibility of Key West
having en- entry in the Florida
International Baseball League
when they stmt action in MoY
will probably be decided on
Wednesday, night when the
city commission meets In spec
l0l session with the Stadium
Committee and Armondo Ace
vedo. who currently holds the
vefYeshment concession at the
Wickers Field Stodiun. The
meeting. which will be open
TO the public will get underway
at 800 p. m. in the city hall.
All that apparently stmds in
the way of a move that would
bring the Mi0mi Beach Fl0min-
Cos to Key West to campaign
in the Conch spongles is the
orrivol of satisfactory ogree-
ment between the Floninqo
boss and Acevedo. Owner
Poul Rust and General Man
uger Joe Ryan were unoble to
agree on q satisfactory deal
when thsY conferred here lost
week.
Acevedo is apparently dissatis-
fed with the offer they made.
Since the Flamingos have said
that they cannot operate here with
out the concession rights, they of
fered to buy them from the pre-
sent operator but apparently they
could not arrive at figure salts
factory to both parties.
The latest offer Is expected to
take the form of q suggestion that
Acevedo give up the concessions
during the baseball season and
keep them for the football season.
Some spokesman have reasoned
that the baseball concession Is
worthless il Key West does not
have an entry in organized base
ball.
Commissioners Louis N. J.
gisner and John caFbonell have
sealled The special meeting for
Wednesday night after Mayer c.
D. Harvey threw . wrench into
negotiations last week when he
asked mat The city be given .
nightly guarantee and larger
chunk ~ concession revenues.
The ball club had offered to pay
The city 40 pr cert Of ihs net
profits frem tho concessions but
Mayer Harvey held cut for five
per cert 81 me sross revenue and
. nightly guarantee Of $50 for
me use 81 HE park.
Flamingo owner Rust is reported
TO be somewhat discouraged by the
actions Of the commission in OPP
posing his offer to come here.
Some corners hold that he should
be encouraged rather than rebuff
ed as he was at the last weeks
meeting.
However. informed sources have
said that If q satisfactory agree
ment on the concessions can be
arrived at tomorrow night, Rust
will come to Key West.
0snsEsi Manager ice Ryan hes
announced that spring training
would start IN Key West on
March 18th " the Flaminses
GENE here. The team would play
. series Of sxhlhiiion with ihs
Atlanta Crackers and there 10 .
possibility that The Philadelphia
Athletics Wevid schedule . series
of games here.
Meanwhile. several civic groups
have passed resolutions urging
that "all possible inducements" be
offered the Beach club to move
here.
The Chamber of Commerce pass
Cd the following resolution at their
meeting on December nth;
WHEREAS the City of Key West.
Florida, Is q fast gorwing COM
munity, with . population increase
Of from around $4,000 to q. 1000
during the past ten years, plus
nearly $1,000 Navy personnel who
are now stationed here. and
WHEREAS q large population OF
citizens Of Cuban descent, most Of
whom are inveterate baseball fans;
the Navy personnel. practically all
Of whom are sports minded; mum.
erous tourists who seek recreation
facilities and . sports-minded pub
lie comprise the population Of this
island city. and
WHEREAS the lack Of other
types Of spectator sports and ath.
letic events make ii obvious that
organized baseball can and win
prove q successful enterprise here.
THEREFORE BE 1T RESoLv.
ED that an invitation be extended
10 the owners Of the Miami Beach