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Conch Cagers To Make Bid For Class AA Title
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s24sKennel Club Daily Double Paid; Legal Looter Seeks 8t h Victory
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Locals Face
Miami Beach
In Opener
The Key West High
School basketball team will
attempt to redeem itaelf to
night after a somewhat med
iocre season when they tack
le the Miami Beach quintet
in their opening start in the
District Four Class AA tour
ney on the Miami Jackson
hardwood.
The squad will take the
floor minus the services of
Coach Win Jones who is ill
in a Miami Hospital. The
cagemen left this morning
under the direction of Coach
Ed Beckman.
Key West is considered to
be a slight favorite in to-!
night’s Miami Beach clash
but is hardly held to be a
contender to gain the cham
pionship.
To pull off that feat they would
have to defeat Miami High and
Coral Gables, both of whom bold
victories over the Cocdu.
If the locals can come up with
a win tonight, K will marie thear
first road victory this season. The
Concha have a season record of
eight victories and aix defeats.
Catch Beckman, who has had
only three days to get acquainted
wrdi Ms charges, was still up in the
air today on a possible starting
lineup. He said that he would pro
bably stick with Glynn Archer and
Julio Henriquei at the guards and
John Caibonell at center.
Stu Logun and Rail* White are
the probable starts at the guards, j
But Beckman emphasized that 1
Dick Salgado and sophomore Gene
Favors will see plenty of action mi
the tilt.
The Conchs will be out to avenge
a loss at the hands of the Beach
men two weeks ago on their court.
If they can win tonight, they'll
go up against Coral Gables tomor
row night in the sudden death pay
off.
The winner of that tilt will play
the winner of a West Palm Beach-
Mtami High game on Friday night.
The victor in that tilt will play
in the finals Saturday night and
will be assured of a shot at the
state championship in Gainesville
early in March.
Sports Roundup
By GAYLE TALBOT
NEW YORK OT—You may look
for the Yankees’ contract troubles
to diminish rapidly now that the
boss of the world champions, quiet
George Weiss, has reared back
and acquainted Vic Raschi with
some of the more unpleasant as
pects of a holdout’s life.
Instead of spending another
pleasant summer at the local
stadium figuring out how to dis
pose of a $6,000 World Series
check, the big right-hander finds
himself an outcast from the Amer
ican League and headed for St.
Louis, where the Cardinals, though
ambitious aad quick with a buck,
are some years away from win
ning a pennant.
One imagines that the sudden
change came as a jolting surprise
to the big right-hander and that
the lesson which Weiss obviously
was imparting will not be lost
upon those of his athletes who have
been skulking around among the
palms and waiting for him to’
meet their terms. In announcing
the deal which sent Raschi away
for $75,000 anti two minor players,
the Yankee general manager left
bo doubt that he was nettled at
the demands being made upon
him.
Raschi became the scapegoat,
first, because he was the most
expendable of the club's high
salaried veterans, and, second,
because be has been a thorn in
Weiss’ sensitive hide every spring
since he joined the club. Since
1851. when he last won 20 or more
games. Raschi has steadfastly
refused to be reduced from his
S4OOOO bracket, though his fast
ball obviously was departing.
Several spring! back a member
Oi the Yankee official family, not
Weiss, described the big pitcher
to this writer as “the meanest
holdout in baseball,** and he spoke
with much feeling. We do not doubt
that some of this feeling went into
yesterday’s deal.
As Weiss conceded frankly, be
was not sore enough at Raschi to
have dealt him to another con
tending club in the American
Key West Kennel Club Results
rntT race
Winner—Mrs. 0. Z. Farrell's Brindle 8., August, ltfiO. Wrinkle's Dream,
Imp.—Miss Baroaeta
DREAM'S PRIDE 19.00 8.80 4.20
BOOTS-N-SADDLE 660 4.80 Quiaitla (4-5) 133 20
FABULOUS FLIGHT 5 48
SECOND RACE
Winner—Velma Merriams Brindle D.. July, 1949. Flashy Sir—Jumping Judy
VIGILANTE 13.20 30.80 10.00
SILVER BAR 5.80 2.60 Quiniela (1-2; 62.40
BETTY JAN 2.40
Daily Double—Dream's Pride and Vigilante paid 245.40
THIRD RACE
Winner—Ed Souzas Black D., July, 1952. Tumble Bug, Imp Jeff s
Secretary
O. J. S INSIDE 11.00 8.40 3.80
SOUTHERN GENT 4.40 2.80 Quiniela (1-8) 26.20
CAPRICIOUS LADY 4.20
FOURTH RACE
Winner—Fred Whitehead's Red Brindle D., October, \*6o. Portia Bomb-
May Sue W.
AHEAD 10.20 5.60 3.60
WAVA 9.20 5.20 Quiftiela (S-t) 69 66
MELODY HILL 4.60
FIFTH RACE
Winner—Ed Souza's Black D., July, 1950. Faro—Howe White
BLACK FARO g.OO 4.40 2.60
LUSTRE GAL 10.80 3.40 Quiniela (3-4) 26.66
RESTORE 1.40
SIXTH RACE
Winner—Ed Souza's Brindle D., Feb., 1952. Rural Streak—Katie Quick
TRAIL LINE 22.60 22.60 6.20
TACK OUT 3.60 2.80 Quiniela (1-3) 54.06
RAMADAN , 3.60
SEVENTH RACE
Winner—Overseas Kennel’s Brindle 8., Sept., 1651. Chinkajam—So Yount
WANDA CHOICE 15.00 5.20 3.80
SUPER’S MEMORY 2.80 2.60 Quiaiela (1-5) 26 26
BLACK BOMB 7.40
EIGHTH RACE
Winner—Joe Batik's Brindle D., March. 1951. Beach Comber—Heat Wavo
FAME-N-FORTUNE 14.60 20.60 5.40
SALTER PATH 7.80 5.40 Quiniela (5-8) 79.26
ROBERT T. Y. J.OO
NINTH RACE
Brindle D > 19 “- Jovial Gesture-Bobbypins
BREAK THE BANK 5.60 3.60 3.00
HIGH LEGION 5.60 ~4.80 Quiniela (2-8) 18.80
MODEST BLOND 4.20
TENTH RACE
Winner—Claude Betterson's Brindle 8., May, 1952. Rural Speedster—Rita
Revo
JO ANN DEL 11.20 6.20 2.80
MADELINE’S CHOICE 7.60 3.20 Quiniela (3-8) 35 26
PRINCESS FLAX 3.00 M "
Stanky Says Raschi Will
Win 16 Games For Cards
By JOB REICHLIR
ST.PETERSBURG, Fla. Uti-Ex-
Yankee pitching star Vic Raschi,
unloaded by the world champions
for alleged “complacency,” was
tabbed today ar the fellow who
might fire his new club, the SI.
Louis Cardinals, to a National
League pennant. ,
The (tunning announcement of
Raschi’s tale by the Yankees to
the Cardinals for $75,000 was
made yesterday after he waa sur
prisingly wgived out of the Amer*
ican League.
Redbird Manager Eddie Stanky
was quick to declare jubilantly:
“The acquisition of Raschi
should nyake the Cardinals a def
inite pennant threat. He will be
our No. 3 starter behind Gerry
Staley and Harvey Haddlx. I look
for him to win from 12 to 16
games. I also look for him to beat
Brooklyn, the team that must be
beaten for the flag.”
Everybody appeared happy over
the deal except New York Mana
ger Casey Stengel, who reportedly
was in disagreement with General
Manager George Weiss over the
disposal of a pitcher who had
helped him win five straight world
championships.
Stengel reluctantly agreed to the
sale only after he had become
convinced that the veteran pitcher
and the front office could never
amicably settle their salary dis
pute. When he was informed that
I Raschi had intended to get in
touch with Yankee officials yes
terday morning but had postponed
jit because of other pressing mat
ters, the old skipper really burned.
! “If he only had contacted us,”
Casey growled, “he’d still be a
[Yankee today. I’d see to that But
no, he had to sit on his high horse
and refuse to meet us halfway.”
Weiss said in explaining the
sale:
“I don’t want to make Raschi
the whipping boy, but there is an
attitude of complacency on the
club. Some of the players have
become independently wealthy
through the winning of five
straight championships.
“Some of the players acted as
if they were the employers andi
the club the employe."
League. Vic still is too" respected
a competitor for that. It plainly
was because they realised this :
that the Chicago White Sox. for
one. did not shout in a claim when’
waivers were asked. They knew
that Weiss would quickly withdraw
the pitcher, as he is entitled to do
twice under the waiver rule before
it is for keeps.
Weiss was referring to the stub
born refusal of Raschi and other
Yankee holdouts to meet with club
officials to discuss their aalary
differences. Raschi, who dropped
from 21 victories in 1951 to 16 in
1952 and 13 last year, had stead
fastly ignored a contract calling
for a 25 per cent cut on his 640,000
salary for 1953.
Neither club was willing to dis
close the sale price but it was
reliably learned that the cash in
volved was $75,000 in addition to
two minor league players who
would be acceptable to the Yan
kees and who would be delivered
later.
The Cardinals, elated by the'ac
quisition of a proven right-hander
who they feel plugs one of their
moat glaring weaknesses, appar
ently weren’t the least bit fased
by Raschi’s healthy salary de
mands. It took them less than half
an hour to come to terms with the
big pitcher, who signed a contract
reportedly calling for $40,000. This
would make him the highest sal
aried pitcher in National League
history.
Gavilan Booed
In Listless Go
In Miami Beach
MIAMI BEACH. Fla. yft-Wel
terweight champion Kid Gavilan
reacted to the boos of the crowd
and hacked out a unanimous but
duH decision over Johnny Cunning
ham of Baltimore last night in a
10-rounder at the Miami Beach
Auditorium.
It was a tuneup for Gavilan’s
meeting with Bobo Olson for the
middleweight title April 2 in Chi
cago and the Kid said he needed
the exercise. But the
who paid 18 for seats thought he
could have given them more ac-,
tion for the money.
The crowd of 4.055 booed Gavi
lan several times in the early
rounds and in the fifth Referee
Eddie Coachman warned the
fighters to mix it up.
When Coachman called for ac
tion in the fifth. Cunningham be
' gan forcing the fight and he drew
the first cheers from the crowd
I when he rocked Gavilan with a
'slashing attack In the seventh.
The champion took the initiative
in the eighth and pressed the fight
:the rest of the way. Gavilan,
iweighed 156-?, Cunningham 152.
Tonight’s Entries
FIRST RACS J*W 4mile
Grade 4
Cuddly Cut*
Initial
Licorina
Silent Profit
Taxee Me
Rollaway Margie
Blue Manikin
Archangel
SICOND RACI - S-H mile
Grade 3
Taran
Dian Hill
Summer Gal
Chico Spider
City Scout
Rock of Plymouth
Three Dote
Scphtno
THIRD RACS - S-H mile
Grade 4
Budapest
Stylish Goldie
Gallant Brae
C. O. D.
Mist Guy
Memory Time
Hartagon
Sooner Shindig
FOURTH RACi - S-H mile
Grade 2
Rural Cousin
Lithe Trouper
. Buga Lass
Wee Hardin
Reconditioned
R. O. ‘S Rube
Fancy Trouble
Sir Omar
FIFTH RACS - 6-144 mile
Grade 2
Brave Pal
Easy Whirl
Last Lady
Tabcin
Pretty Blossom
Embraceabie
R. O. ‘S Moonbeam
Hush Shane
SIXTH RACI - S-H mile
Grade 2
Cotton Nose
Black Cesser
Mischief Gtrl
Ladyisb
Range Twilight
Shining Sue
Creetwood
Bramble
SIVINTH RACS - S-H mu*
Grede 1
Lite Lady
Short Bid
Red Carpet
Canuocuius
Even Key
Pomcaanna
Moderator
News Can-air
IICMTH RACi S-H 4mile
Grade 1
Boye*
i Cariita
Meadow Craft
Break The Bank
Wins Tuesday's
Feature Race
A two-way duel between
Overseas Kennel’s Legal
Looter and Fleet Wing Ken
nel’s Burning Bright is in the
offing tonight when that|
pair of greyhounds, along
with six other Grade One
performers, tangle in the
Ladies Night Special.
All ladies will be admit
ted free tonight and indica
tions are that they’ll be wit
nessing one of the top duels
of the racing campaign.
Legal Looter, who ran a
disappointing fourth in his
last itart Saturday night, has
compiled a record of seven
victories and Burning Bright
has a like number of firsts
—including a verdict over
Comstock.
Trouble aleo looms in the race
from dogs tike M. W. Fagg’a Gay
Skipper, an impramive winner in
his last outing, sod Royal Sey
mour’* Sir McKay.
Other entries include R. K.
Hutching's Ciribon, Ed Sousa's Ju
dy Doll, F. B, Stott’ Wilahire and
Noir.
The program will also feature a
bonus in a second Grade One hot
box affair, the eighth on the elate.
The entries in that race, in the
order of their post positions, in
clude Walter Owen’s Meadow Craft,
Velma Merriam'a Bardahl, Man
tie! Foster's Irene Hill, Fleet Wing
Kami's Flakes of Fire, Point
Breeze Kennel’* Boyee, Fred
Whitehead’s Carib, R. K. Hutch
ing's Let's Goby and M. W. Faff 'a
Cariita.
The program will get underway
at 8:15 p. m. with the first half
of the daily double.
Last night’s action produced a
heavy daily double payoff of 6245.00
when Drsem’s Pride and Vigilante
came in winners in the first and
sscoud race*.
Ed Souza’s Break The Bank, a
heavy favorite, waltzed home a
five length winner in the feature
race of the evening to pay 5.80,
3.60 and 3.00. High Legion lost
ground on a series of wide turns,
but managed to come in second for
1 5.60 and 4.80 while Modest Blond
ran third to pay 4.20
The program also produced four
large Quineiela payoffs, 133.20 on
1 Dream’s Pride and Boot-N-Saddle
in the first, 62.40 on Vigilante and
Silver Bar in the second, 66.60 on
A-Head and Wave in the fourth
and 79.20 when Fame-N-Fortune
and Salter Path came in winners fa
the eighth race.
Cun Club Has
Installation
The Key West Gun Chib held its
annual faeteUation of officers ban
quet at Raul’s Restaurant last Sat
urday evening. Installed as presi
dent wee Mrs. Evelyn Freer. Mrs.
Freer fa an active smallbore rifle
shooter and is one of the best fe
male rifle shots in Florida. Hie
new vice-president fa Mr. A. L.
: Peltier. Held over from interim ap
pointments of last year were the
treasurer, Mr. C. H. Furoeaux and
the secretary, Mr. J. A Smith. The
new Executive Officer fa Mr. P. T.
Thom peon and the near Chief In
structor Mr. H. S. Morgan.
After the installation tha new pre
sident appointed Mr. Summer Ed
dy chairman of the range improve
ment committee and B. Freer and
D. H. Forsythe to be rifle and pto
toi instructor*.
J Distinguished guests at the din
ner included former city manager
Dave King and his wife and Mr.
and Mrs. Faraido.
| Flakes of Fire
Irene H&
Carib
Bardahl
Let’s Goby
NINTH RACI 6-14 mile
Grade 1
Judy Dofl
Legal-Looter
Burning Bright
Wash ire
Gay Skipper
Cfaben
Sir McKay
, Noir
TINTH RACI - 34 mile
Grade S
Steroi
Ember*
Trade In
Rene Mary
Spring Bunny
1 MM Gale
Bob Murphy
Steagh Bed
Saxton-Bratton
Bout Billed As
‘’Elimination’’
By RALPH BIRNSTIIN
PHILADELPHIA UP - Johnny
Saxton and Johnny Bratton meet
here tonight in a 10-round scrap at
the arena tentatively billed as the
first of a welterweight title elim
ination series.
The “tentative” descrip
tion would become permanent if
welter king Kid Gavilan should
beat Carl (Bobo) Olsen in their
coming battle for the middleweight
crown. The 147-pound title then
would be vacant and up for grab
by the likes of Saxton. Bratton,
Carmine Basiho and Billy Gra
ham.
Should Gavilan lose in this effort
to annex the middleweight title,
the Saxton-Bratton winner still
would be in a good position for a
title shot. A sellout crowd in ex
cess of 7,500 is expected for the
nationally televised (CBS) bout at
10 p.m., EST.
The 23-year-old Saxton, from
Flushing, L. I , ruled an early 9-5
favorite over the 26-year-old Chi
cago veteran.
The full house is drawing as
much attention as the fight in view
of promoter Herman Taylor’s oft
expressed opinion that television
is ruining boxing gates. Taylor has
reluctantly joined with the inter
national boxing club of new york
in promoting a once-a-month TV
fight from Philadelphia. His face
was slightly darker than pink yes
terday when he admitted the fight
looked like a sellout.
The fight is not being blacked
out in the Philadelphia area.
Saxton has won 43, lost 2 and
fought 2 draws as against a 59-21-
3 log for the more experienced
Bratton. The first will be decided
on the basis of rounds. The
point system is not used in Penn
sylvania. ,
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Charley
Conch s Selections
Totught. another popular Ladies
Night Program ha* been set at the
Kennel Club.
And judging by past weeks, the
ladie* will be out in force to
cash a few tickets.
Charley Conch figures that Le
gal Looter will come bacx and rack
up another win m the feature to
night.
| Other selection*:
First Race: Silent Profit, Cuddly
Cute and lmtiai. (1-7-8)
Second Race: Taran, City Scout
and Chico Spider. (74-3)
Third Race: C. O. D., Sooner
Shindig and Mis* Guy. (7-5-3)
Fourth Race: Rural Cousin, Wes
Hardin and Reconditioned. (244)
Fifth Race: Brave Pal. Last La
dy and Hush Shane. (7-5-2)
Sixth Race: Range Twilight, Cot-'
ton Nose and Black Caesar. (2-3-7)
Now On Display
1954
NEW
CENEBAL
MOBILE HOME
Also
STREAMLITE, LUXOR,
VAN DALE, SMOKER
RAWLINGS TRAILER SALES at
JOE'S AUTO SALES
Naxt to P. 0., Marathon, Fla.
ALL FINANCING AT 6%
Wednesday, February 24, 1954
Seventh Race: Red Carpet, News
Carrier and Short Bid. 1 8-2-3)
Eighth Race: Flakes of Fire,
Meadow Craft and Carib. (4-14)
Ninth Race: Legal Looter. WU
sture and Burning Bright. (3-5-8)
i Tenth Race: Reno Mary. Spnnf.
Bunny and Sleigh Bed. (4-74)
The Cleveland Indians’ spring
training schedule lists 34 games,
all against major league teams.
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