The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-19
KEY WEST MINES PREPARING
FOR BUSY BASEBALL WEEK;
JUNIOR TEAMS PLAY TODAY
Other Tournament Con-
tests; conchs To Tam.
pa; Sox To Fl. Myers /;
Miami Wildcat. Coming
BY .. L. MILAN
Key West nineg are prepar!

for a very busy week ahead.
Biggest baseball week Key
West has had in years began
this afternoon at $50 o'clock
when the Ft. Lauderdale Ameri-
can Legion Juniers FLASHED with
the local aggregation represent
ing the Arthur Sawyer Post No.
% in a scheduled district cham
pionship elimination tournament.
This contest opened five-day
attraction of the national pastime.
which will run through Sunday
afternoon when local teams will
play at Cuscaden Park at Tampa,
Fla; Terry Park at Fl. Myers,
and at Lake Worth, and a Miami
outfit comes here for a game
Sunday afternoon at Trumbo
Field with Trojans.
West Palm Beach Juniors, lead
ing the district championship
tournament, will clash against
the strong Key West nine tomor-
row afternoon at Trumbo Field.
This will be the second meeting
of these clubs. The locals took
a to decision over the Beach
kids on July IL in West Palm
Beach in their first encounter.
However, because of a special
agreement between American Lee
gion officers, this contest was
not official since nine full innings
were not concluded as the game
had to be halted in the firSt-half
of the ninth because of rain. At
that time Key West was at bat,
one man was on first and there
was one out. Under the present
regulations, nine innings must be
completed before the game will
be official. Tomorrow's West
Palm Beach-Key West conflict
viii open with one man on first
base and one down to complete
the contest that was called sew
eral days ago. Then full nine
inning game will be played
Friday, July Il, the Junior
Conchs will journey to Ft. Pierce
for a scheduled game in that city
and will then return to Key West
where the Lake Worth nine is
slated to play the local Juniors
Saturday afternoon.
In the meantime, Roy Hamlin
and his fence-busting Conchs viii
travel to Tampa and Cuscaden
Park, whree the local champions
viii meet strong Ybor City all
star aggregation in a three-game
series in that city July % and %.
Frank Caraballo has accepted
terms from Fl. Myers and will
take his Blue Sox to the West
Coast city for a game on Sunday,
July %, against the Caloosas.
At Trumbo Field, the Trojans
viii cross bats with the Wild
Cats, strong ball club leading
the South Miami League. This
contest is scheduled for Sunday
afternoon, July %.
Armando Fernandez and Albert
Rodriguez have decided to make
the trip to TT Myers with the
Blue Sox.' The pair Of infielders
failed to accompany the team on
its first trip to the West Coast
city several weeks ago
Conchs viii carry their regular
lineup with no additional players
from any other club in the Mon
roe County League. Mario San
chez and juice Barcelo have oh
tanned written releases from their
respective team and have signed
with the Key West outfit. They
viii, therefore. play in Tampa.
Sanchez, a tantalizing curve ball
twirler, may get the pitching as
signment in the morning game
Sunday. Joe Casa, who man
handled the Ybor City boys dur
ing the series here July 8 and 4,
viii again open the series for the
locals on the firing line, with
Robert Bethel scheduled to pitch
the third and final contest.
Heartbreaking news came late
yesterday that AFmando Ace
vedo. flashy shortstop. will not
make the trip with the Conchs
Friday morning. The blonde
haired infielder cannot get off
from his job until Saturday after-
noon at 5 o'clock, at which time
arrangements have been made by
Roy Hamlin, team manager, Tor
special transportation to get Ace
vedo in Tampa Sunday in time
for the morning contest.