The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-12
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ever, the city commission Monday
night instructed city manager Vic.
tor Lang to confer with him to
work out a solution.
But today, Acevedo indicated
that he is no longer interested in
the concession rights.
Reply 70 Statements
His statement:
I'm reply to the article in The
Key West Citizen of Monday 10
May, 1854 concerning the conces.
sion etc. at Wickers Stadium,
would like to clarity the statement
printed in said paper.
''The letter that Mr.. Lang stated
he sent to me by personal mes
senger was found Monday morning,
10 May, on my front porch. Why
wasn't this letter delivered to me
personally, as it was dated Friday
8 May, 1854? contacted three of
the five members of the Stadium
Committee, and they denied any
knowledge that the recommends
tons in said letter were for me,
but were for the City, and who Of
the committee directed Mr.. Lang
TO submit these recommendations
to me?
II wish to challenge the state
ment Of the person who stated that
the telephone at the Stadium was
locked up and couldn't be used
when one Of the players was in.
jured. personally left my con.
cession stand to call an ambulance,
but one of the other players said
they would take him to the hospital
in q car.
Says Beoth Was Open
although I have nothing to do
with the telephone booth, it defin.
itely was open at the time this
player was injured, which is con.
Trajectory to the statement in the
paper.
"As far as the City Baseball
League is concerned, there are
more players on the field than PEG
pie in the stands, and after the
5th inning the stands are almost
bare. Why should we burn electric
ity (at the expense Of the City, an6
stay open until II a. m. just tt
sell maybe two or three more
sOdas? There have also been times
when I have filled my boxes and
packed them with ice, then had to
cancel the game because there
were not enough players for the
game. Does the Stadium Commit.
tee, who suggested that I stay open.
know that?
II have had the concession al
Wickers Stadium since 1916, and
I had no disagreement with any.
one until 1851 when I renewed my
contract. Since then some person
or persons has jealousy or malic.
iously tried to cause unjustifiable
disagreement between the City and
myself.
Wants Nc Trouble
II don't consider the time and
effort in operating the concession
worthy enough to accept the Sian
derous remarks made to me and
my family, which in the future
would cause something serious to
happen, and don't think a physical.
ly powerful or important person
will cause me to back down to
their remarks. I wish trouble from
no one, but you can see that If ]
kept the concession I would not
be able to stand by and have my
family slandered without taking
some action.
From the above statements you
can see the injustice that has been
done to me and in order to avoid
more serious complications which
are foreseen, ] find it impossible
under the circumstances to con-
tinue the operation Of the conces'
sion at Wickers Stadium.
81 would like at this time to ex'
press my appreciation to the City
Commissioners for the fine cooper
alton and support that l have been
rendered while operating the con
cession, and if at any time In the
future I can be Of assistance to
them, please do not hesitate to cal