The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-05
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FOLLOWING THROUGH
By AGUTLAR
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LOnlDA 81 ~ Z A6<4GO6
win open Play on april Is. Lees
turg Anglers under the leader
ship CT Nellie Leach, is rated the
best club in tho circuit, having
almost the same players as last
year when they won the cham
piOnship.
Tommy West will manage the
Daytona Beach nine. and Dale
Alexander, former batting champ
of the American League, will
l5ilot the Sanford club. These
two managers are newcomers in
the league.
Veterans w.lo will return to the
Anglers are Groat, Willie la Paz.
Drew, Risk, Gobel, Marina, Ira
Wis. Hardee, and with some very
good rookie talent, the Leesburg
outfit will be hard to beat.
Sanford is also strong. Joe Engle
viii send enough talent to Pilot
Alexander to make that club a
contender for first place. Sid
Hudson. Joe Finder, Cleo Jester
viii return TO the hurting staff
Lapgston and Stith will be back
on the club. The rest will be
newcomers.
The G-Men, under Don Nc
Shane, will have a good outfit
Only three of the 1888 players
viIl be back. They are Living
ston. Sparkrnan and Gallagher.
Larry Gilbert Of Nashville will
ship talent to the G-Men to keep
them in the race.
John Camel of Orlando will
have Sam Cole, Alabama Smith,
Frye, Pete Schire, Bales, KaIka
and Elliott, and a bunch of good
rockies.
At Dayton3 Beach, the Cardin-
ais Will help manager West, and
with Donnelly, Weznick, Med
son. Steen, Shreaba, Pee-Wee
Walker, Stafani and Stay a good
club will start the season. In
Leonardo, Knoblaugl they nave
two good rookie pitchers.
At Palatka, Bill Lietz will be
! the manager and IL players from
Last years squad ere ready to
tart. They are Andrews, Gaddy,
Ivey. Miller, Occaillini, Trammell,
Kinard, Eubanks and Floyd, with
Iour promising rockies.
Lee Meadows will mastermind
the DeLsnd entry. The ex-major
lsaguer wiz build a club around
tRcd anderson, Al. Smathers and
; f,Uas Newell from last years
teaml The rest of the outfit is
made UP of rockies, recommends
cd by Pat Patterson, last years
mana ger. They are Lynn Warren,
Schaeffer, Tones, Harrington and
Bciknap. Warren and Schaeffer
]. ere from the University of Flor
IDA, Torres from Tampa and the
other two from sandlots at De-
Land.
The mystery team of the league
is the st. Augustine Saints, I'M
Ger manager Allen Mobley. Fred
Herring bought the club from Joe
Cambria and has four OF last
years regulars on the club, Judy,
who managed the team; Kirk
I9nd, Helm and Howell. Rockies
include PalisanO. a catcher from
Buffalo; Joe Navarro from Key
West, and the skipper. Pitchers
include Eickeler. Gadek, Lowers,
Bundy, O'Neal, O'Higgins, Miller
and WickerS. InfielderS, Kirk
land at third. who will have to
Step some to beat Roberts Brown
sGd Mario Hernandez. who are
lIyiag. out for the job; Bill Snyder
Il ShortStop, battling with Kelly
.1r that position. and ]. Carbonell,
Judy, COWehi, Howell, HeadOn
and Kirkland, all trying for an
infield berth. OutfielderS, Bar
cello. Helm. Howell and a flock OF
rockies President Herring brought
Gown from Baltimore.
BOBBY SCHULTZ. the genia
clerk at the Sports Cigar Store
picks the big leagues TO finish il
tho following OrdaT-- Na4iopa