The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-19
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TO BATTLE OONCHS
HVEGAME SERIES
PICKED TEAM NAY USE TRIO
OF MouNDsMEN: JOE CASA
SELECTED FOR HURLING
DUTY FOR EIAMLIN.s CREW
Rv q. 81. MILIAN


Practicing faithfully for the
past several weeks, the strong
picked team selected by George
Acevedo, Pirates star leftfielder.
is ready for a five-game series
with Key West Conchs. All-Stars
will march out to Trumbo Field
tomorrow afternoon to do battle
against Roy Hamlin's bombarding
artillery in. the opening contest
of the series, the winner of which
will receive the net purse of all
gate receipts.
Although, Manager Acevedo has
made no official announcements
as to his starting lineup this
writer would bet his boots that
the pitching assignments will be
split three ways
Public Specs Carbonell, Pi-
rates ace moundsman, will no
doubt be the starting off pitcher
for three innings. Carbonell has
won two games in five starts
during the first-half of the Mon
roe County League.
Guillermo Diaz may be called
on to work the 4th, 5th and 9th
innings. Diaz is the short, sturdy
slow-ball hurler, who had done
mighty good work for the Blue
'Sox in the city loop. Sox finish
ed in the cellar without winning
d game but it wasn't because
"Guiro" failed to do his part on
the mound.
Harry swiftly" Wickers, the
mightiest little pitcher in and
around Monroe County will prob
ably be the choice of Acevedo to
finish up the last three rounds.
Wickers won four games and
lost one for the Trojans during
the first-half schedule of the cir
cult and although was hit hard in
his last encounter against the
batting artillery of Gates and Co.
a little checking up in these last
frames.
Carrying out this pitching COM
bination will no. doubt battle the,
Conchs a little as they will meet
a semi-speed HEAVIER in Carbonell,
a very slow hurler in the person
of Diaz and a mighty speed tosser
in Wickers. No doubt the batting
timing of those hefty Hamlin
WALLPAPERS will be misjudging
more than once and the opposing
club is looking forward to upset
ting the dope bucket in succeed
ing where others have failed
defeating last seasons champions
and present first-half pennant
winners.
Joe Navarro, the fast-stepping
Trojan backstop and Cyril Crit
fins rival, will work the games
behind the mask for the Stars.
AT first base there is toss up
between Tony Castellano of the
Blue Sox and Clayton Sterling,
fence-busting batting hero of the
Navarro club, but chances are
both will appear on the starting
lineup with Sterling doing duty
in rightfield and Tony at first.
Second base will be split be-
tween Anthony Kelly of the Tro-
JAMS and Albert Acevedo, Pirates
ace infielder.
There's no competition at third
50 Mario Hernandez will be seen
in, that position. Hernandez is a
member of the BUGS.
With a pair of fast-stepping
shortstopnen to pick from, Mana
Acevedo viii probably select FL
del Lopez for the first game and
John Navarro to work in the sec
ond or if needed in the opening
conflict. The pair are fielding
marvels but Juan has the edge
on the hitting.
Evelio Rueda, Gabriel Garcia,
Jesus Garcia, Manuel Acevedo
win max up the outfield. with
more players in reserve.
Conchs, on the other hand, are
ready for whatever competitions
the opposition may have to offer.
Manager Harnlin win have his
regular lineup.
Joe House" Casa viii be on
the mound and Cyril Griffin be-
hind home plate. Casa viii pitch
his last game in Key West as he
is leaving for Miami in the near
future. where he viii join the
Merrill Stevens ball club in that
city. Joe win receive good
salary to pitch four games for
the Magic City nine.
Blue Sox and Pirates viii play
in the opening game. which will