The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-16
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kept IN 4 fenced off area IN the
Stadium.
II don't entend 10 get into any
grief by letting stock out into a
residential area" vicks added.
Adams asked where the trucks
would be parked and Vicks told
him outside of the fence.
vleks told The commissioners
mat . recent box fight in Miami
Stadivn, resulted In more dam.
age 70 shs field than ell fhs stock
en- his ranch could do.
Carbonell said he walked out on
the. field at Miami Stadium after
the rodeo and was willing to bet
500 that the rodeo didn't do 500
damage in the two years it has
played there.
"Yev ere violating HE city
charter" Adams said. ''YeV are
letting me bars down. Nc telling
where This will end"
Adams then told how a previous
show had left two old jalopies on
the field that cost the taxpayers
money TO haul away.
Vicks offered to eliminate the
Irodeo's auto act in which a car is
jumped over five parked cars, ''n
you are worried about it."
Roberts said cars and trucks are
run on the field during football
season.
CarboneN said buses damaged
the field.
I'VE stuck our nseks out on
mis-" csrbonsli said. land we
have 10 90 through with Il. We
can psss This resolution and fhen
psss another enc sxempfins The
rodse from ts,s city ordinance
MAT prohibits H."
COoo asked VickS II he was viii.
ing to put up a 5000 bond.
Vicks said he didn't see why he
should.
Porter said, 1.-THE city doesn't
have to do anything. These gentle.
men can walk out of here and that
will be the end Of it,"
Vicks then agreed to the 5000
bond.
The controversy arose last
night when two members of
the Quarterback Club. local
football booster organization.
appeared before The city com.
mission to ask that they with.
draw permission to hold the
rodse ~ Wieksrs Field because
II would damage the playing
field there. The commission
granted permission TO the Ma.
tionai Championship Rodso As.
seciation last Friday TO hold
lis show at Wicksrs Field.
The promoters of the rodeo
agreed to post a $1,000 bond to
cover possible damage to the
field and to furnish about 5000
worth Of sod to make any ne
cessary repairs.
Earl Adams, president of the
club, pointed out that in the past
similar event caused severe
damage to the field.
1.-THE stadium is dedicated "a
the youth of the community
Adams said. 1.-THE Quarterback
Club gave $4,000 for sod and do
mated their labor so the city's
youth would have a football
field.
"Have you considered the
thousands of dollars in damage
that could result?" he asked.
Adams pointed out that Key
West has a state championship
baseball team and the Quarter.
back Club, along with other citi.
zens, is disturbed with the pros.
pect of allowing this event t.
take place.
When II was brought out
that the same rodso had per-
formed In Miami Stadium and
in Yankee Stadium. Adams re-
piled. Those sfadiums are
privately owned-ifs the tax.
payers who will have to re.
pair Wickers Field"
| w. Curry Harris, past presi.
dent Of the club, added: I'VE are
not here to criticize but to ask
you to reconsider. The stadium
should be kept for the youth Of
the community. It was named
for a man who gave his life ir
the service of his country and
think he'd turn over in his grave
il he knew what was going on
Adams also pointed out thai
there is a city ordinance on the
books which prohibits rodeos ir
Wickers Field.
Harris termed the staging Of
THE rodeo an 'unwarrantec
risk"
But Commissioner Louis Carlo.
nell said that he saw the rodeo ir