EAST
FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, July
28, 1955 Vol. C761
LOCAL NEWS
IMPROMPTU
SAILBOAT RACE MAY HAVE A FUTURE
East Farewell- An impromptu sailboat race drew a huge crowd on
Saturday and the event has been put on the agenda for the Town Council to discuss
and possibly make a yearly event. The race was organized by a couple of local
sailors to settle an argument. Ward James and Earl Dornan both had Catalina
sailboats and both had done extensive upgrading to the boats. They were talking
on the dock about two weeks ago and each felt his boat was much faster than the
other. Neither would back down and a
race was scheduled for Saturday to settle the issue once and for all. This was
supposed to be a two boat race around the lake but once they filed for a permit
to race, permits have been required since the tragic race of 1930, the word got
out and several others jumped on the bandwagon. By starting time Saturday there
were a total of ten boats signed up, including James’ and Dornan’s. The race
course was laid out by the Lake Charles Recreational Authority and they set the
start time at 1:30PM. The course took the boats on a three lap race around the
lake with the finish line in view of the Lakefront Plaza.
Word of the
race traveled quickly throughout town and with the summer in high gear there
was quite a crowd on the Plaza and around other viewing points on the lake. The
turnout was unexpected but everyone was in a great mood and there was a party
atmosphere in the air. The starter’s gun signaled the beginning of the race and
the boats slid past the starting line swiftly and gracefully. The summer breeze
was enough to push the boats along at a good clip. Fans cheered, although many
were not sure who they were cheering for. It didn’t matter to most, the sun and
the beautiful boats on the lake were all that really mattered. As the boats
glided by roars erupted and many folks waved and shouted to the boats. Most of
the sailors ignored the commotion and went about trying to increase their speed
or pass a competitor, but some took the time acknowledge the shore people with
waves and salutes.
The race went
back and forth between James and Dornan for two laps but as the boats came
around the second turn and third boat, skippered by a summer visitor, Jake
Smart, swung wide on the outside, close to the shore, and passed both James and
Doran. Smart crossed the line first followed by Dornan and the James. The final
order was; 4th- David Wells, 5th- Sonny Fisk, 6th-
Kathy O’Malley (the only female entrant), 7th- Billy Green, 8th-
Walter English, 9th-Steven Cross and 10th- Ralph West.
The huge turnout prompted the Town Council to look into making a boat race part
of the summer schedule. The positives are many and the negatives are few. The
only things that need to be worked out are the final course, the date and the
basic signup procedure. Everyone looks forward to this new tradition.
Sailboat
race on Lake Charles
SPORTS
TRAVELERS STILL CRACKED IN
CORNING
Corning- The Travelers continued their slide on Saturday when
their lack of hitting and failure to keep CGW off the bases led to their third
straight loss, 5-1. The CGW nine were the better team Saturday and they showed
why they are leading the league in runs. In the first inning they were able to
get on the board with two singles and a two run double by Moses. Traveler’s
pitcher, Billy Green, settled down and started to throw his trademark curve
with some efficiency. The night game was still hot, with temperatures in the
low 70s, and the humidity was high. This was no excuse for the lackluster play
by the Travelers. In the fourth a rare error by shortstop, Dale Dunham, allowed
another run to score and also kept alive the inning. CGW hitters took advantage
of the gift and scored two more unearned runs. Finally Green was able to strike
out the tenth batter of the inning, Renfroe. The Travelers were only able to
get on the board with a single homer by catcher, Joey Brown, in the eighth.
The Travelers
come home next week after a terrible road trip. Hopefully, they will get back
on track and not fall to farther out of the race. They will take on the
Southport Hawks who are also on the ropes in the standings. Next week’s game
starts at 1:35PM at the ballpark.
NATIONAL NEWS
US TO ORBIT SATELLITE – IKE
CALLS FOR IRON CURTAIN TO BE TORN DOWN – AT THE MOVIES
The United States says it plans to
launch a man-made space satellite that will circle the earth every 90 minutes
and share the scientific data gathered from it with all nations, including the
Soviet Union.
Geneva – While still awaiting a Soviet
reply to his offer to trade military information, President Eisenhower appeals
to the Russians to tear down the iron Curtain and permit freer contact between
the East and West.
At the movies -
The Man Who Loved Redheads Land of the Pharaohs - Jack Hawkins, Joan Collins, Dewey Martin, Alexis Minotis
We’re
No Angels - Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray, Peter Ustinov
Mister
Roberts - Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powel, jack Lemmon
The
Seven Year Itch - Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell
Not
As A Stranger - Olivia de Havilland, Robert Mitchum
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