EAST
FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, May
21, 1953 Vol. C232
LOCAL NEWS
TOWN COUNCIL
APPROVES GOLF LINKS
East Farewell- The Town Council approved the building of new
golf links on the old Reese farm after a short conference on Monday night. The
proposal by GC Designers was very detailed, well presented and warmly received
by the Council. GC went so far as to
invite the Council out to the farm to show them first hand where the clubhouse
will be, the views of the lake and the access from Lake Shore Drive. The old
Reese farmhouse will have to be torn down but the architecture the new
clubhouse is keeping with the style of the colonial mansion. GC is planning for wide patio/porch views of
Lake Charles as well as expansive views of the ninth and eighteenth
greens.
Construction is
started to begin next week and the Reese family will be moved out by the end of
the month. Their plans have not been
made public but it is rumored that they will take their considerable windfall
and purchase a new, smaller property around town. The initial construction will involve
clearing of trees for the fairways and layout of the greens. The clubhouse construction will begin
sometime after the greens have been established.
Following up on
the news that golf great Ben Hogan would be involved with the planning GC would
only restate that Mr. Hogan has expressed interest in the course and would like
to be involved in the design in some way. It would be very exciting to have
such a great pro to appear in town. The
News was unable to contact Mr. Hogan for verification.
This
will be the view from the front patio
SPORTS
FANS UPSET ABOUT HOME STADIUM
SNAFU
East Farewell- Travelers fans expressed their indignation at
that lack of a true home stadium on Saturday.
The game against the Bear Creek Cubs took a back seat to the fan
disapproval of the venue. The Regional High School field was certainly not
where the current League champions should play their home games. The fans made that fact perfectly clear on
Saturday. Banners and posters showed
their disgust and their sarcastic cheers when a homerun cleared the fence just
added to the unrest.
After the game a
representative for the owners, who are a group from Capitol City, said the
owners will be looking into building a new stadium after this season. That was
not enough for the fans who chanted for new owners and would not let the
representative finish. Several fans have said they will look into taking legal
actions as to return ownership to a local or a local group. This situation has
been rumbling under the radar for some time. The championship pushed the issue
to a back burner last season and the Travelers name was found to be cute in an
ironic way but as long as they won everything else was second. Now a new season
is upon them and the thought of playing another season without a home field is
unthinkable to some.
The Travelers ballpark
burned down in 1950 and the owners have been slow to replace or rebuild it.
Their reasons range from lack of space to lack of money. For each reason the
fans have responded with disbelief and loud recriminations. There is sufficient space right on Lake Charles
and if money were really the issue they should sell the team. The owners have been silent lately and
repeated questions from this paper have gone unanswered.
The game was a bit of a
sideshow but it did have lots of offensive action, partially due to the small
size of the field. The Travelers were able to win 12-9. There were a total of nine home runs hit
which ties a league record for homers hit in one game. The Travelers hit six
while the Bears hit three. Many fans realized early one that they could watch
the game for free from the football stands beyond the outfield fence. After the
third home run fans began standing just beyond the fence to get souvenirs. They
weren’t disappointed.
Homers by Brown, Archibald,
Sweet, Dunham and two by Johnny Cloos set the tone for the game. The Bears saw
Fink, Doral and Cunningham send the ball over the fence. There was defense in
the game, the Travelers were able to turn two double plays but pitcher Billy
Green was only able to retire the Bears in order once during the game. Bear’s pitcher Abe Vogel, was not able to do
much better but did manage to send the Travelers down in order twice. Both teams ended with sixteen hits but the
Bears had two errors and gave up three walks.
The next game is
scheduled for Saturday against the Ondita Cougars, again at the Regional High
Field. It remains to be seen if the fans will protest again.
NATIONAL NEWS
COCHRAN BREAKS THE SOUND BARRIER
– SINATRA GETS BOOED IN ITALY - MARCIANO KOs WALCOTT IN 1ST
Jackie Cochran - the first feminine jet pilot in the nation, becomes the first woman to fly faster than sound
and breaks two world speed records, averaging 652.337mph. She toppled the previous
record set by a woman of 540mph and she also beat the all-time close-course
mark of 635mph.
A disappointed audience in Naples,
Italy boos Frank Sinatra during a performance because his wife, actress Ava
Gardner failed to show. The singer walked off-stage in a huff amid the shouting
and booing. The show went on again only after the Police Chief personally took charge
of the situation.
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