The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-03
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SERIES PRIZES FOR
LEADING PLAYERS

will start tomorrow, will receive
prizes for their playing ability.
Awards will be, madejto the play
er who gets the most hits in one
game, for those polling the most
home runs and scoring the most
runs. A BOBBY prize for the play
er making the most errors will
also be given.
Official Umpires for the series,
it has been announced, will be:
Woodson and Salgado.
Opening contest of the series
will be played tomorrow after
noon, 8 o'clock. Twin bill Sun
day will get underway at p. M,
with the nightcap at $3.50 p. m.
There's no doubt that these
games will he hard-fought, excit-
ing and interesting from start to
finish. AL Lopez, manager of
the visiting nine, is bringing the
cream of the crop-players who
have developed in Tampa dur
ing the past two Years. Catcher
of the all-stars will be in Class
AA this season, is the prediction
of Lopez, captain and backStop
of Boston Bees, National League
team of the major circuits. Tor,
res is the leading pitcher of Tam
pa at present.
A. Castro is the only old-time
player on the squad. He will be
at first. Menendez will play
second-a very fast man on the
field. Clement at third and
Dominguez at short round out the
infield. All are exceptionally
good players.
Monis, Corrales and Ipolita are
the outfield players. with plenty
of punch and speed.
Roadside Pirates, of Key West,
will have their full lineup on the
field. None other than Izzy Rod
riguez will be behind the plate,
with Joe Casa on the mound. So
far Casa has pitched two games
this year and has lost both, but
he struck out 20 batters and
walked only four. Malgrat will
be in reserve. This latter pitch
er has twirled two games during
'39, winning one and losing one.
He whitfield IL men to face him
and gave three free passes to
first base.
Chino Hernandez will cover
first base. He is hitting only 200
but is considered a 800 hitter.
@. Garciasis slated for the second
base position. M. Hernandez,
who has a strong arm and is a
great fielder, will be on third. F.
Lopez will handle the shortstop
duties.
Barcelo, .3l5; C. Garcia, .347,
and Bazo will be the outfielders.
Torres, Alfonso and M. Sanchez,
manager, will be in reserve.
Al. Lopez will probably use
Lopez and Pizzolato as his bat
terry for tomorow's game against
the Pirates.
Blue Sox will play the opening
contest of the doubleheader Sun
day. Jerez will probably assume
the mound duties for the visitors
in this fracas. Howard Gates and
Al. Rodriguez will form the bat
terry for the Sox. AL. is hitting
800 so far this year. Gates has
won one game, shutout over
Key West Conchs, and pitched
part of another game that ended
in a tie. Gates has struck out
six and walked three.
Castellano will play first base.
He is clipping the ball at 1888
pace. al. Acevedo, second base
man, is batting 1888. also. G.
Acevedo, who is setting a 1875
pace, win cover third base. A.
Kelly, shertstop, is hitting only
$50.
Outfield players will be pick
ed from: M. Acevedo. 1888; J.
Garcia, .222; Gabriel, 1888; Mo-
lima, .273, and Hopkins, .33.
Diaz, another pitcher for the |
Sox, will be in reserve. He has
Won one and lost two games, |
striking out 10 and walking none. |
Molina has not won or lost a |
game this year, but has srtuck |
out two and walked four.
In the nightcap of the twin
bill Sunday, Torres, the leading |
Tampa moundsman, win prob
ably pitch. He is known as
Cowboy.
Key West Conchs will use c. |
Griffin behind the plate, natur-
al 800 hitter bat now possessing
only ZOO average. Bethel or
P. Carbonell will toe the slab. |
Bethel has won one and lost one
game this year. CarboneH has
won two and lost none. Bethel
struck out IA players and walked
but two, and Carbonefl whitfield
10 and issued only two bases on
balls.
N0BBEH ON MULE