The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-27

Baker didn't DO SO pad!
We wonder, too, what happen
ed to juice Barcelo when taking
shower bath after one Of the
games?
Joe qIouse) Casa, Hamlin's
best winning bet. quit putting
'em over in the second inning OF
the morning game Sunday after
the umpire had walked two men,
whom Casa had struck out. How
ever, to avoid friction with strike
and ball caller and his catcher,
Griffin, Joe walked out Of the
game with a complaint that his
stomach was out of order.
Unconfirmed reports have it
that the Tampa team will make
another trip to Key West on Sat-
urday, September 2, to play the
locals another series on the End,
3rd and 4th of that month. Key
West fans will welcome the Ybor
City aggregation back to this lit
tie island and so will William
Butch Gates and his gang, but
we have our doubts on this pros
pective series.
We do hope Manager Nash
Diaz and his Fl. Myers Caloosas
have come to the conclusion the
Key West Blue Sox' ball club is
much superior to his aggregation.
The Sox shutout Fl. Myers last
Sunday but Diaz is not yet sat-
isfied and is using as perfect
abb for the no-run defeat: The
rain came down just in time to
stop a prospective batting rally
in the lucky seventh"
Flores s'Cuco" Castillo, former
Key Wester, who reserved COM
plete section on the third base
line Of the bleachers for Coneh
rooters, ran out Of seats in the
morning game Sunday but COM
fofted the fans in another place
behind the home plate where a
group of Conchs we're seated.
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News that Chelo Castillo, for
mer Key West ball player. who
got tryout with the Cincinnati
Reds two seasons ago. was to
play second base for the Conchs
was circulated along Ybor City
business section last Friday eve
ming and the report to a certain
extent made Key Westers feel
good and confident. Chelo is now
tipping the scales at 30 pounds
and there is no surplus flesh.
This kid could handle a stick and
howl
Key West lost three out of
three in Tampa but we cannot
say that the boys failed to make
a hit with the fans in that city.
A loud cheer greeted Cyril Be
liss" Griffin, juice Barcelo, Ma
rio Pena, Ar1mando Acevedo and
William Butch Gates as they
stepped to the plate with men on
bases.
Cyril Griffin and juice Barcelo
were easily the outstanding bats
men for the locals in the Tampa
series. Griffin batfed in three
runs on as many hits in the first
game and scored twice himself
while Barcelo showed in three
runs and scored three times on
as many hits in Saturdays con-
test.
Julius "Do-Do" Villareal did
his part with the stick, too. The
Conch's outfielder clouted one to
deep left center that brought the
bleacher patrons to their feet.
The local boys did their work
with the stick but failed on the
finfield and outfield.
Carl Lopez, former Key West
.all-around bali player. umpired
the third and last game of the
series and did better work than
previous umpires had done. TO
a great extent the west coast
strike and ball callers were par
tial to the home team too openly.
Probably the most disappoint-
ed baseball fan in all Ybor City
was Alexandra DeCastro of So
Ross Avenue, whose private bust
ness prevented him from seeing
the ball games and the Key West
Conchs IN action. Mr.. DeCastrc
!. had everything set to see the
third and what he hoped to be
the deciding contest but there was
no deciding game as Tampa won
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