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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-03-26
THEATRE TO OPEN

The spring opening of the
Cruise-In theatre, located out
side the city limits of Cambridge,
will be held Thursday evening,
March 26. There will be two
shows nightly, rain or clear, with
the first show at dusk. There
will be double feature each
evening with cartoon and news.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-03-26

Bobby Secrest, Columbus, spent
the weekend with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Dalton Secrest.
Mrs. Susan German was We'd
nesday Cambridge shopper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Gregg spent
Thursday afternoon with their
son, Lester and family of New
comerStoWn.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28
'Oriole Mogul
Says He Aims
To Please Fans

PHILADELPHIA IN - Every
thing do next year win be aimed
at pleasing the FANS" said Art
Ehlers, new head man Of the
Baltimore Orioles.
''Pm not going to predict Q pen.
|nant for 1854, " he said, ''but IN do
everything in my power 10 put "a
as high In the standings a. pos
sible."
Ehlers Is leaving q job 40 gener-
al manager d the Philadelphia
Athletics 10 try and rebuild the
old Sc. Louis Browns, whose fran.
chise has been moved to Balti-
more.
The balding, sandy haired base
ball executive leaves for Baltimore
Monday.
"I'n be commutlnS back and
forth for q WHILE" he said, ''until
] find . place TO live down there
for the family"
The new executive already has
an outline for his job at Baltimore.
He made It clear that:
1. He Ia willing to trade any
player on the Orioles roster.
.. He win first attempt 10
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28
". Virginia Boasts Win Streak

NEW YORK A-The Mountain.
GERS Of West Virginia emerged
from the upsets Of last weekend
with the country's longest major
college whining streak, the tor
team In scoring and the total Of.
lense leadership.
West Virginia rolled up 5S4 yards
for the seasons top total in 52-2(
victory over Virginia Military In.
stitute. The victory gave Coach
Art Lewis and his squad II straight
victories, the longest defeatless
string now that Michigan state and
Georgia Tech have been beaten.
And IT also gave the Mountain
GERS an average Of 36.6 points and
3ee.2 yards per game, NCAA
Service Bureau statistics showed
today.
Another Saturday rout. Furman's
$40 victory over Davidson IN
which the victors gained ST. yards,
catapulted the Purple Hurricanes
into first place in ground attack
with Sl9.4 yards a game to West
Virginia's 317.2 and into second
place in total offense with 3S7.8.
In total offense, West Virginia
leaped from 18th place and Fur
man jumped from 18th with foui
of the top five newcomers.
COP also has the most compile
tons, II, and shares with Army
Kentucky and Arizona State Of
Tempe the distinction of having
thrown eight scoring passes.
Last weeks total offense and
rushing leaders, Utah and Illinois,
both fell to third place. And Navy,
last weeks scoring leader, tum-
bled TO fourth and fell from sec.
ond to 10th in total otfense.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28

.. A forward wan that ID coming
10 life aftef going stale because a
AN unexpected layoH.
Last nights practice session was
devoted exclusively 10 Offense with
the Coneh running game showing
wen and their passes clicking On
occasion.
As q matter Of fact, they even
managed 10 kick some extra points
with solomon. SIN Logun and Red
Stickeny splitting the uprights with
boots.
solomon Is also showing vel in
the punting department
On the gloomy side Of the ledger,
o report that guard Ronnie Pin
der, the best puller on the Conch
roster, Is out with charley horse
and q touch Of flu. Whether or not
he'll see action Friday night, re-
mains to be seen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28
Minnesota Man
Named AP Back
|Of The Week

NEW YORK B-Because he has
Learned 10 play defense rs wen a
Ioffense, and because be was the
key man IN one Of last Saturday
major upsets, MiEEesota's Paul
Giel was chosen today rs the Asso-
eiated Press back Of the week.
u was . close contest In the bal
lots between Giel and Zeke Brat.
kowski u Georgia. but the Mime
sofa player got the can for his all
around performance. which In
|cluded Z Big Ten record for ball
handling.
Bratkowski's passing, according
to observers was s.uncanny" and
Sports Editor Furman Bisher Of
the Atlanta Constitution COM
mented: He means more to his
team than any individual In the
country" But "The Brat was
performing against North Caro-
lima, q team with an ordinary rec
ord this season, while Giel was
the. big man In Minnesota's 10
decision over nationally ranked
Michigan.
Giel had ''the greatest day Of
any athlete in the schools his
tory" said Charles Johnson, vet,
Ieran Minneapolis Star and Tribune
football writer. Michigan Coach
Bonnie Oosterban merely gasped,
HE was wonderful"
The Minnesota Meteor handled
the ball S. times to set q confer
ence record; he hit IL passes be-
fore missing one and completed Il
LOT 10 for 100 yards during the
game. He rushed for 112 yards, re-
turned kicks for SO, punted and
completely befuddled the Michigan
defense with his taking.
In addition, Giel, strictly an Of
fensive player up to this season,
turned in q superb defensive per-
Torrance. which included two
leaping interruptions of passes.
Other noteworthy performances
were turned in by Kosse Johnson,
Rice fullback; Neil Worden, Notre
Dame fullback; Tony Radios, Penn
State quarterback: Harry Speers
of Florida; and last weeks back
of the week." Bob Garrett of Stan
ford.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28

first Maryland unit on downs on
the Is and giving up a field goal
TO the second team after chasing
them back from the shadow Of the
Miami goal posts.
Against Maryland, the Hurrican-
es used IL Juniors and seniors, Il
sophomores and II freshmen.
Hurricane hackers look on the
Fordham game as the key contest
In the last half Of the Miami sche-
dule. Auburn, Virginia Tech and
Florida follow. II the Hurricanes
keep up their spirits and fight
back to take the Rams, they could
well wind up the season, with more
wins and losses.
Should the battering suffered IN
the Maryland game last over q
week and send q weary, battered
team on the field In the Polo
Grounds, the 1853 season win end
on q dismal note for Miami.
However, Miami coaches feel
their young charges have the will
and ability to rebound and they
are expecting the best perform
ance Of the year from their lads.
One coach said ~ playing a.
gainst Maryland was . complete
course in football for many Of our
boys. We believe they learned more
in losing that game than they have
learned in all their other games.
The defeat should make rather
than break cur team"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28
DIV MERCER eAiLEY

| ATLANTA, 1.-Two rugged line
men and a pair of versatile back!
are the leading candidates for Al
America honors In the Southeast
iern Conference area.
This quartet won heavy supper
from q regional board Of sports
writer's and broadcasters which ]:
helping select the 1853 An Amer
lea team.
Top choices after q mid season
survey of the area are tackle Sid
| Fournet Of Louisiana State, center
Larry Morris 0f Georgia Tech
quarterback Jackie Parker ol
Mississippi State and Steve Neil
niger of Kentucky. Meilinger |:
listed as a halfback, but he also
has played quarterback and end
this season. He was an AL Con
ference end the past two seasons
The six-man nominating board
also listed 4S other SEC star.
worthy Of ALI American consider
alton. The board nominated 81
llinemen and q backs, and line
men generally drew stronger sup
lport-nominations from several o
the board members - than thu
backs.
Close behind the four leaders i.
a group of four liEemen and on.
back. In this group are Ed Baker
Auburn center: Crawford Minis
Mississippi guard; Ray Oorrell
Kentucky guard; George Atkins
Auburn guard; and Leon Harde
man, Georgia Tech halfback..
Fournet, q rs pound junior
from Bogalusa, La, Is q main
stay in the tough LSU line which
has been largely responsible fol
holding six opponents to q total
Iof s. points. LSU has scored LII
points in three victories and three
tiles.
Morris, converted from fullbacl
to center with the advent of one.
platoon football, was an All SEC
Ilinebacker last year and has been
outstanding In Teen s shaky show.
ing 80 far. In almost every game
as any teammate. He was credited
with Is against Notre Dame.
Prior to Saturdays games, Nor.
and LSU compile the best defen.
|sive records in the conference.
Parker, leading scorer in the
SEC with % points, is triple
threat man. He runs. passes and
kicks and does oil well, Perhaps
his greatest achievements this sea.
SON were his performances in lead
ing State to . $50 rout of
Tennessee and . ~ tie with
Alabama.
Meilinger has been q terror
since Kentucky developed a pass
ing game and unveiled some more
runners to divert attention from
big Steve. He is the Wildcats top
pass receiver and punter and No.
2 ball carrier.
Members of the nominating
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28
Conchs Will Have To Cope
With Tricky Offense Friday

Key West football fans win be
treated Friday TO the same SORT
Of q battle as they witnessed in
the Bishop Curley clash when the
conchs go up against Miami Beach
according 70 the scouting reports.
The dopcsters say that the Ty-
phOOns have o giant forward wall
and that they run the same varia-
tons on the T-formation that en-
abled the knights to battle the To-
Gals 10 q scofeless tie. They fea-
tured spreads, hankers, man In
motion plays and pitchouts.
And he Beach has Key West well
secuted. Vic Vaccaro, Miami
Beach assistant has watched the
Conchs In action at least three
times this year. His presence has
more than once brought the COM
ment that he should be on the Key
West coaching staff since he
knows 80 much about them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28
Four SEC Players Are Seen
AS All American Material

board for the SEC area are sports
editors Harry Martinez Of the New
Orleans States; Araold FinnefrocE
Iof the Florida Times Union in
Jacksonville: Furman Bisher oil
the Atlanta Constitution; Raymond
johnson of the Nashville Tennes.
sean; Larry Shropshire OF the Lex.
ngton Leader; sad sportscaster
Bill Hickey of radio station wABT,
birmingham. They viii make
weekly reports on All America
candidates and later win make
another wrap Up survey of the
areas outstanding players.
Other players nopinated after
the midseason survey are:
Ends - John Carson: Georsia :
Joe Tuminello, LSU, jim Pyburn.
Auburn: Bud wiliis,e Alabama :
Howard Schnellenberger. Ken.
lucky: Bob Adams, Mississippi;
Sam Hensley, Georgia Tech.
Tackles - Jim Barron, Mississip.
pa State; Jim Hatch, Florida :
Bryan Burnthorne, Tulane; Tom
Morris, Mississippi State; and Bob
Sherman. Georgia Tech.
Guards-Franklin Brooks, Geor.
ga Tech: Sam Mrvos, Georgia:
Ed Duncan, Auburn; Joe DAG.
ostino, Florida; Paul Miller, LSU,
Orville Vereen. Georgia Tech; and
Pete Williams. Vanderbilt.
Centers-Hal Easterwood, Mis-.
sissippi State; Gary Dildy, LSU;
Tommy Adkins, Kentucky; Steve
Della Tore. Florida; and Ed Beat.
ty. Mississippi.
Backs - Glenn Turner, Georgia
Tech; Zeke Bratkowski. Georgia
Harry Speers, Florida; Bobby
Freeman, Auburn, Tommy Davis,
ILSU; Hal Lotion, Mississippi
Charlie Halfway, Auburn: AL Dog,
GET, LSU; Tommy Haddock, Flo
rida; Vince Dooley, Auburn; Ralph
Paolone, Kentucky; Bill bearing
Florida; Earl Blair, Mississippi;
Marchand, LSU; Fob James Jr.,
Auburn; George Suca, Mississippi
State; and Tommy Lewis, Alaba.
ma. y
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28

Friday nights game WIN b
doubly important 10 the Conehs -
they'll be trying 70 bring their r.
cord In the newly formed Gold
Coast Conference On 4 par with
South Broward. Key West Won its
only conference start over Miami
Tech, while Broward has defeated
both Miami Beach and Constance
10 give them two conference wins.
Key Vests next start win be q.
gainst Broward In their annual
suggest.
Coach Ed Beckman put his char
ges through . stiff IA hour drill
last night and when 1t was an over
he had at least three causes for
rejoicing:
l. The pass combination Of Joe
Pineda and Jimmy Solomon.
2. The running and passing Of
George Lastres.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28
Sports Roundup
~ GAYLE TALBOT

NEW YORK M--Sugar Ray Rob
|inson, who came cut Of Harlem 1
skinny hid 10 become one Of the
greatest ring fighters Of them all
has been . big-timer for all Of hi.
career. and he win not change now
that be Is playing the medium
might clubs As . song-and-danct
man.
When the Sugar Boy announces
he has been urged to come out oi
retirement and challenge Bobo Oh.
SON for the middleweight title
which he renounced only last year,
the lure dangled before him is
mot any ordinary sum. It is cool
$350. 900. a round figure worthy Of
the Robinson imagination.
The mere fact that the promot.
ers would need 10 gross at least
10 million dollars at the gate and
through television to pay off on
such q guarantee didn't faze the
great man.
There wasn't a doubt in our
mind that the powerful internation-
al Boxing Club had. indeed, caught
Robinson backstage and begged
him for the sake of $350, 900 and
the present - states to attempt
Ia comeback-until we stumbled
over the concluding paragraph.
"Of course" Robinson was
quoted as having said, "the final
decision win have to be made BY
my manager, George Gainford."
That sounded a gong back some
where in the inner recesses. Since
when was Sugar Ray Robinson de
pending on ''the Emperor" as
Gainford is affectionately known
Tor anyone else to make his decis.
ions for him? It spoiled the whole
story then and there, even before
officials of the IBC professed their
bewilderment.
1t was always . little joke with
Robinson during his brilliant ca.
reer to pretend that he took his
orders from Gainford, who was
his manager of record. George, a
huge and likeable Negro who ran
a gymnasium IN Harlem, took
Sugar off the streets and made
a fighter of him. It was to Robin.
sons credit that he never for,
sock his sponsor.
!. But the men On the fight beat
knew almost from the first that
not Gainford nor anyone else ever
was to tell the gifted young pugilist
what he was to do, either inside or
outside the ring.
Always Sugar would grin and
say, you'll have to ask George
about that" when reporters got
him cornered, but the joke was
shared. Nobody took him serious
ly, even though George sometimes
would be asked as a matter of
courtesy within the trade.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28

noon. Chick Meehan had put b.
gether . classy team for Manhat-
tan and Miamians, attempting 10
shake the depression day doldrums,
cooked up the idea Of bringing
Manhattan to Deep Dixie to play
the Hurricanes. II didn't look like
much Of q game since Miami had
struggled through Q sad season,
absorbing losses from South Geor-
|gia, Rollins and the Tennessee
Teachers. However, Bog zoppke Of
Illinois came down to give his for
|mer pupil. Tom Mccain, some
coaching aid at Miami.
The magic Of Miami's boom day
advertising had enough life to lure
{, 900 fans into wooden seated Moor
Park on q sunny New Years after
noon for this improbable contest
+ and they witnesses q battle far
better than many succeeding Or.
ange Bowl contests. For three per.
iods, Manhattan piled up huge
|yardage but, with some help from
Miami, fouled up every I'd drive.
A late break, plus the wearing e.
fects Il . hot sun gave the under.
gods q scoring chance and they
connected to win 10.
For the first time, Miamians
were proud of their football team,
and enough Of them saw the fu-
|ture both in the Hurricanes and
the New Years game idea to pro.
vide the support which has stan
dardized the Orange Bowl classic
as one Of the best and has given
the Hurricanes q high national rat.
ling.
Loss Of the stars from the 1851
Orange Bowl and 1852 Gator Bowl
teams brought evil days 70 Miami
In 1852 when only four of II games
were lost. This year, fielding q
team with . maximum q our sen-
iors IN the starting lineup and op-
Grating with . backfield which has
the fullhacks and halfhaeks one
senior, two juniors and Q sopho-
more with al replaeements being
freshmen. In Hurricanes have q
times been foreed b fight aleng On
courage alone.
However. the kids are learning.
After fumbling and erring Mary
t~-A i-sa - ~~.-t s~-i .-.~~a thor
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28
Gage Coach Says
|Japs Are Sporting

| NORMAN, Okla. H-0klahoma
Basketball Coach Bruce Drake.
back home today from Far East.
ern tour. said the japanese put
JUS to shame on sportsmansaip."
The Japanese referee Is king.
Nobody questions him "
/ Drake. who conducted coaching
clinics for the Army in Japan and
Hawaii for 30 days. said he found
the sport there to be the epitome
of amateurism.
Touring with two other coaches,
nppy Dye of Washington and Ray
Costing Of Trinity. Drake said he
found a highly competitive spirit
and more sport for its own sake
than is found in this country.
Game fixing scandals, such as
those which rocked basketball In
the United States, would be I'm.
possible In Japan, he implied.
Before the game" be said,
"the opposing teams huddle and
cheer for each othe-, then lire up
in midcourt facing each other and
bow politely twice. They repeat
this after the game too. There 10
no booing."
Because the country Il so sports.
minded, Drake said. the US.
Army believes the best way to Inn.
prove international relations with
Japan is through basketball and
other games.
The joke about the dumb college
athlete falls fiat there, he says.
for this reason:
There are no eligibility prob.
lens in Japan. All students think
iii is criminal to funk or cut
Glasses. They think Il is q disgrace
to their ancestors"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28

strengthen the Orioles pitching
staff.
3. He viii not attempt sudden
rebuilding job by handing out Law
ish bonuses to INFESTED high school
stars.
One Of the first things he said he
must do Is pick q spring training
site.
'I'd like q spot In Florida, but
I've got q lot Of papers to check
and contracts to look over before
definite decision can be made, 81
HE said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28
Miami -Fordham Clash May Mark
Milestone In Rebuilding Program

The first New York city football
team played by the University Of
Miami Hurricanes proved to be the
stepping stone both for Miami's an
nual New Years Orange Bowl clas-
sic and also the first stride taken
by the Hurricanes toward a spot
In the national football sun.
Saturday, Oct. 81, in the Polo
Grounds the Hurricanes play their
second game against q New York
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28

lin mid-November with three cham.
|pionships at stake.
Jimmy Carter defends his title
|at Montreal Nov. II against Mon
treats Armandy Savoie. Two days
later comes the Gavilan-B ratton
|welter scrap at Chicago. Also on
Friday, Nov. Is, at Sydney, Aus.
tralia, Jimmy Carruthers risks the
bantam title against Henry (Pap.
py) Gault of Spartanburg, S. C.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28

team when they meet Fordham
and this time the Hurricanes are
hoping to use the Rams as IN.
other stepping stone, this time to
make q long upward stride in q
rebuilding program which could be
about to jell after q year and 1
half of Illustration.
Miami's original contact with
New York City football came %
years ago last New Years after
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28
CannpaneIla's Boys Win

BEAUMONT, Tex. R-Roy Cam.
|panella's All-Stars defeated the
Negro American League All-Stars
so last night. Larry Dolby hit a
|three-run homer in the fifth inn.
ling.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28

A special king.size bed had ia
be ordered for Texas freshman
basketballer Ellis Olmstead. The
giant bed measures "a inches long
by 80 inches wide. 0lmstead ID sir
feet 10 inches tan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28

Eddie Barbarito, third basemar
at Quincy. H., q New York Yankee
farm, has been selected as the
most valuable player In the Three.
i League.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28

Domestic cats easily revert 10
the wild state.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28
Boxing Notes
BY JACK HAND

NEW YORK IN - Internationa,
Week in boxing ends tonight witt
Frances Mickey Laurent meeting
Rocky Castellani at Cleveland.
American boxers hold q 80 lead.
Bobo Olson took care Of Randy
Turpin, Ernie Dursndo knocked
out Charles Hnmez In Paris and
Garth Painter whipped Pierre
FLU Langlois at Madison Square
Garden. Now it's up to Castellani.
Kid Gavilan and Johnny Brattor
are training for their Nov. Is title
fight as though il were q New
York fight. The Keed's defense is
set for the Chicago Stadium bu,
Gavilan Is at Summit, N. J., and
Bratton at Greenwood Lake, N. Y.
Cavilan apparently was given
enough cash and q juicy slice Of
the ~ money to overcome his re.
Iluctance to get down to lat pounds.
Because he has kept in training,
|he Is not expected 10 have as much
trouble making the weight as he
did at Syracuse, N. X. for Carmen
BasiliO.
Randy Turpin seems to be get.
ting his wish to be left alone since
he lost to Bobo Olson. The British
Imiddleweight still is in . New
York hotel. He plans to return to
ibis camp in the Catskills later In
the week. Hell sail for home next
week.
The indoor boxing season win
be rolled into n three-day package
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28

Michigan States sophomore full
back Jerry Planutis was the captin
|of the u. S. Army football team
in Trieste, Italy, in 1850 and 1851.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28

While playing football for I'LL.
|nois, Harold (Red) Grange scored
|31 touchdowns, gained 3,6s7 yards
and threw a passes for CAB yards.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-28

The indoor boxing season win
he rolled into q three-day package
Evening star., 1953-11-12

servants such as Mr.. Jones, who
have done such a fine job for
their country and their fellow
citizens. J. The Federal Recrea-
ton Committee has arranged for
special bargain rates for Federal
employees wishing to. attend the
performances of the Mia
SlavenSka- Frederic Franklin
Ballet Company, which opens a
weeks engagement at the Ma
tional Theater starting Monday.
Contact the recreation committee
representative in your depart
ment or agency. :. DR.. Edward
H. Seymour of the Navy De-
partment's Office of Naval Re-
search has been given superior
accomplishment salary increase.
Six employees of the Navy's
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
have been given promotions.
They are Richard L. Bennett
Shirley H. Hull. Mrs. Angela
Murphy, Mrs. Anna A. Ricci. Mrs.
Dorothy B. Samek and Ray P.
Schall.
Evening star., 1953-11-12
Prince Georges JaYcees
Plan 'Boss-EmpIoye' Event

The Prince Georges County
Junior Chamber of Commerce
will hold it's first annual boss
employe" dinner at $50 pm.
next Tuesday at the Prince
Georges Golf and Country Club,
Landover, Md.
w. G. Carroll, treasurer of the
Engineering & Research Corp. in
Riverdale, will deliver the princi-
pal address. His subject will be
Looking Ahead" a forecast of
business trends for the county.
More than 100 persons are ex-
pected, including chamber men,
bers and their employers as
guests.
The meeting also will feature
presentation of the groups first
safety award for outstanding
safety records during the past
year. 1t will go to the Engineer
ing 81 Research Corp.
Evening star., 1953-11-12
Youth Badly Injured
In Motorbike Crash

Daniel Mayer, Is, of Vienna,
Va. suffered a severe leg injury
IN a motorbike accident last
night and is in fair condition at
Arlington Hospital.
Arlington police said the youth
was a passenger on motorbike
driven by Donald D. Hawks, 18,
OF the 14OO block Of North Taft
street, Arlington. Police said the
vehicle struck a car making a
turn about 1880 pm. at Wash
ington boulevard and Kensington
street. The other youth was not
hurt.