The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-30
GAMES PLAYED SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY; GOODYEAR
DROPPED, TRIO OF TILTs TO
co IN CELLAR

Diamondban League swung into
action Saturday afternoon. Con-
tests were also played Sunday.
Army took first place by win
ming al three games scheduled for
that nine. Administration is in
second place, taking two games
and dropping one; Soda Fountain
is third, winning one and losing
two, and Goodyear dropped into
the cellar by being on the short
end of the whole three games.
Army and Soda Fountain, who
were scheduled to play the first
game of a doubleheader Saturday
afternoon, moved their game up to
Saturday morning so that the
Army players could listen to the
broadcast of the Army-Navy foot
ball game that afternoon. These
two teams played the first game
of the new softball circuit. Army
winning in a loosely played con.
test, 10 to 5.
At 8 p. m. Saturday. Goodyear
and Administration were seen IN
action. Both clubs went on a
hitting and scoring spree. A total
of 10 runs and 10 hits were made
in this fracas. Leading batters
were Garcia. iVillareal, Malgrat
and Valdez for the losers, and j.
Roberts. GossHand Kennedy for the
victors. The Office boys staged
a three-run rally in the ninth to
win the game.
Score by innings: R. H. E.
Goodyear
O22 500 600 9 IL q
Administration
O2S OO1 O13-1O 8 5
Batteries: Gates and Soldano;
E. Roberts and Hopkins.
Sunday morning Army and
Goodyear tested each other in the
first game of twin bill. in this
contest there, was a total of %
hits and 19sruns accounted for
White, Vail and Smith were the
leading hitters for the winning
club and A.. Alonzo, Garcia and j.
Vil,areal for the losers.
Score by innings: R. H. E.
| Army ...-..r ,O34 800 Ill Is a
| Goodyear 40S O1O o. 8 10. z
Batteries. Ortega and Powell
Fernandez and .Esquinaldo.
In the second game of the morn
ing doubleheader, Administration
went wild with Soda Fountain,
scoring 10 runs to the losers five.
Every member of the Office out
fit secured at least one hit.
| Score by innings: r. H. E.
Administration
4sO 200 5-19 Is 0
Soda Fountain
zO4O 900 o. 4 6 8
| Batteries: In the first game
Sunday afternoon, Army and Ad-
ministrat:on, who were at this
point tie for first place with two
victories each. got mixed up in one
of those "rare" games. This was
by far the best played game of the
league and one of the best seen on
a local diamond in many a moon
Manager Thrower of the Army
used his 'ace" pitcher, Cannon
balP Conch Hodges, who twirled
the most colorful game of his ca
reer. He had the Office boys
Ipopping up his smoke-ball in one
two, three fashion, in most every
inning, and held them to just three
lsafet:es and nary a run.
| "Speedhall' Roberts. on the
mound for the losers, also pitched
bang-up ball, allowing the victors
the same number of hits, but the
Soldier boys scored two runs on
two safeties and walk.
| Both moundsmen received won
derful support, only one miscue
being committed by each team.
Mears and, Kohler received cred
/ it for the three hits for the VIC
tors, Mears getting two. ]. Rob-
erts knocked out two and Kennedy
one for the, losers.
Chocolate Bar" Nessel wants
lall the girls to know that he play
ed a wonderful game in right field
flor Army.
| Score by innings: R. Fl. E.
iAdministraion-
1900 900 90 8 ]
Army .,,-.,+i 900 200 x-2 8 ]
| Batteries: Hodges and Powell
liz. Roberts and Stickney.
In the seeepd game of the twin
bill Sunday Soda Fountain nosed
out Goodyear, 9 to s. The feature
of this gamemas 4 triple play by
the losers. Leading hitters were
Carey and Borges for Goodyear
and A. ~Aloazo and Gonzalez fol-
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