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 give 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.
Unbeaten Rocky Marciano scores
a nine punch first round knockout
over Jersey Joe Walcott in Chicago Stadium.
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