The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-15
BARRIERS INCREASE
LEAD Ii: ID BY WHIPPING
MARINE TEN AGAIN q
NAVY BROKE INTO VICTORY
COLUMN LAST NIGHT AFT
ER SUFFERING SEVEN DE-
FEATs

! 80
I With the breaks of the game
coming his way in more innings
than they went against him, De-
Witt Buster Roberts last night
chalked UP his second straight
victory over us. Marines, 8-5.
The triumph increased Sawyer's
BARRIERS lead in the city softban
league to a full game over the
idle Peppers Plumbers.
+ Roberts, wild at times, worked
himself into holes" in the sec
ond, third and fifth innings but
was able to pull out them with
only a single run charged against
him. Lady Luck frowned on the
colorful highlander in the sixth
and seventh and the Marines
showed over four runs.
Chambers, leftfield, first man
to face Roberts, fouled out to
the catcher and the next two
batters went down swinging.
Then in the second he found
himself in tough spot. Walk
ing Sthes first batter, Buster"
forced Richardson to fly out to
short, but passed Sherik and
Regain to load the bases with
only one out. Calling on his re-
sourcefulness, the youthful hurl-
CT slipped three strikes past the
next two men to retire the side
without any damage.
Again in the third the Marines
filled the bags but failed to score.
Spakes, pitcher, grounded out,
short to first, but leftfielder
Chambers reached first on an
error. Langley and Lee walked.
Thompson fouled out to third
and Richardson forced Lee at
second
/ Roberts retired the Devil Dogs
in order in the fourth, but fell
victim to his wildness in the
fifth. After dispensing with Te-
beau, second to first, he allowed
Spakes an infield hit, but retired
him when when Chambers laid
down roller toward the mound.
The next three batters walked
to force home Chambers with the
first run. Richardson struck out.
/ In the sixth, two errors, a
base on balls, and a single to
right by centerfielder Jersitz
i produced two runs Another
pair was recorded in the seventh
on two errors and single to
right by Langley.
i A four-run rally in the fourth,
following three scoreless innings,
gave the BARRIERS lead they new
er lost. The first man up walk
ed and the second flied out to
left. Two passes filled the bags,
setting the stage for the first
hit and runs of the game. Melvin
Tynes stepped in TO one of Char
lie Spakes' offerings to send a
single into center. scoring two
| teammates. A couple of errors
and an infield hit by pitcher
Roberts sent home two more
runners.
Consecutive singles by Juani
Navarro, playing his first game
at short this season, and Esmond
Albury, followed by two outs
and a triple by XXI" Hopkins.
accounted for a pair of markers
/ in the fifth.
Two errors in the sixth, and
an erorr and triple by Kerr in
the seventh ehalked up two more
| runs. Il
Dewitt walked nine and struck
out seven in holding the Marines
to three hits, duplicating his
performance against them last
week Spakes passed five bat
tiers and famed four.
Kerr and Hopkins. triple each,
led the offense of the BARRIERS.
/ Lineups:
I BARBERS-A. Thompson. If:
]. Navarro, IS; E. Albury, c; Kerr.
10: Russell, ST; Hopkins. 3b;
fynes. CT; Arnold. %: J. Roberts,
! ri. and d, Roberts. p:
/ MARINES - Chambers. If:
Langley, %; Lee. IS; Thompson.
C: Richardson. ST: Sherik. IF.
Regan, ID; Jersitz, CT; Tebeau.
80. and Spakes. p.
Score by innings: r. II E
BARRIERS eco AL l--8 6
Marines 600 0l2 2-S 3 6