The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
FOLLOWING THROUGH
BY AGuILAR
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It seems as though Pittsburgh
Pirates pitchers are m shape. Cy
Blanton pitched a no-hit no-run
game against the hard-hitting
Cleveland Indians last Sunday
and a base on balls to Earl Aver
i'll deprived Blanton of perfect
game. Averill was batting for
Mel Harder in the sixth. John
ny Allen hit Lee Handley on the
head the other day, and Lee was
taken to a hospital with a skull
fracture Pirates have won
eight straight games and it seems
they are going places. Paul
Waner signed his contract for
$4,000 that he demanded. He
will be in the lineup opening
day. .Blanton will pitch the first
game of the season for the BUGS
against Cincinnati Reds Monday
st. Louis Cardinals have won
81 out of the % exhibition games
they have played this year. &.
Dizzy Dean pitched two innings
Sunday against ST. Louis Browns
and allowed three hits and two
unearned runs. .Augie Galan'S
knee was tested yesterday and
physicians say he will be alright
in a few days. He needs to rest
it for while. .Bartell's bruised
ankle is down TO normal now and
he will be able to play in few
days. Joe Louis and Jack Roper
will fight April II at Los An
geles. Experts think that the
climate in California will slow
down Louis and that the bout
will last from six to eight rounds
on this account. Fasteners are
criticiZing the bout. However, the
LouiS-GalentO go is booked for
the East?. The only difference
between the California fistic en-
counter and the New York bout
is 5000 miles. The results will be
the same. Detroit Tigers sold
to Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Pof-
fenberger. He won six games and
lost seven last year Light
weights top the weeks fiStic slate.
Former lightweight champion
Tony Canzoneri makes his elev-
enth start of his comeback cam
LaIgn against Jimy Vaughan, of
Cleveland, at New York Can
zonerI dropped a decision to Ed
die Brink. Pedro MontaneZ, of
Porto Rico, fights Bucky Jones
Thursday at New York. New
York Yankees and New York
Giants lead in the Grapefruit
League. Bill Terry's team has an
average of 1888 and the Yanks,
.739. Giants have won 10 and
lost two, Yanks won II and lost
six. Pitching staff of the world
champions is beginning to worry
Manager Mccarthy. Lefty Go
mez has q sore arm and Yves Fer
rell is at a standstill. This puts
red Ruffing, Monte Pearson and
Hildebrand as sure starters.
Jack Cuddy predicts the end of
the Yankee rule in the majors,
and believes the Red SOX will cop
the pennant by 10 games. He
says the champs will falter at the
finish. Yanks have walked away
with three straight pennants and
are now after their fourth. Only
one club in baseball history has
been able to do this: New York
Giants under John McGraw, 1921
to 1924. Jack Dempsey picks
Buddy Baer as the best heavy
weight contender at present and
thinks Jack Roper is better than
Ealento. :. Bill RogeH VIII be
hack at short despite the great
playing of rookie Croucher.
Dillon Graham, sports writer,
picks the Yanks to win with Red
Sox second in the American cir
cult He claims Cincinnati Reds
win be on top in the National
League and Chicago Cubs sec
ond.