The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-13
PLUMBERS LATE
RALLIES DOWNED
DOUGHBOYS, sc
CANE FROM BEHIND TO
SCORE SEVEN RUNS IN
LAST FOUR INNINGS; ARMY
FOUGHT DESPERATELY


seventh inning, Peppers Plumb
ers last night staged late rallies
to overcome an early Army lead
and finally down the fighting
Doughboys, 8-6. The hard-earned
victory pushed the Plumbers up
to within a half game of Sawyer's
BARRIERS, pacesetters of the city
softball league.
The afterpiece between Nav
Stas and BARRIERS was postponed
by agreement between the mana
gers. Stas, unable to put full
team on the field due to extra
work at the Naval Station, re-
quested the postponement.
Facing an embittered band OF
Soldiers, the Pipe-Fitters, de-
tending champions, were extend
ed the full seven innings before
chalking up their fourth straight
victory over the Marching Men.
For three innings, the puzzling
change Of pace employed by
starting pitcher Almeda held the
heavy-hitting Peppers to a lone
run. Even after the Pipe-Fitters
got to him for two runs in each
the fourth and fifth frames, the
Army moundsman remained out
in front SIS with the help OF
timely safeties off the bats of his
teammates. After allowing the
tying score in the sixth he left
the hill in favor of Wood, who
was charged with the defeat.
Plumbers sent home a lone
runner in the opening frame on a
single and stolen base by Julius
"DoDo" Villareal, centerfielder,
and an error by shortfielder
Coleman, who dropped a long fly
hit by Doug Mccarthy, playing
same position for his team. Army
came right back in their half of
the initial canto and knotted the.
count when Rhoden, who had
singled, crossed the plate on a
steal and a two-base error by
third baseman Charlie Rosam.
Doushboys, holding Peppers
scoreless in the second and third
innings, jumped ahead with a
lone score in the second. A sin
gle, a wild throw to first and
fielder's choice allowed A. Walk
er to cross the plate.
In the fourth, both clubs tailed
twice. Plumbers sent home
two runners on consecutive dou-
bles by Villareal and Mccarthy
and a single by "Two-By -Four"
Higgs Army, blanked in the
third, accounted for their pair of
markers on single by catcher
Eddie Nelson, triple by second
baseman A. Walker and bunt
off the bat of Coleman.
Again i'm the fifth the bitter
rivals scored twice-Plumbers on
singles by pitcher Clarence Gates
and captain Jackie Carbonell,
walk and a long fly to left by
second baseman Mickey Ubieta,
and Doughboys on walk to
first sacker Saunders, singles by
Almeda and third baseman AS
sat and an error.
From then on Army didn't
have a chance. Cigarette Willie"
Gates, growing stronger as the
game proceeded, shutout the
Soldiers in the sixth and seventh
as his teammates knotted the
score and finally went over the
top.
A triple by Higgs and single
by sub Maitland Arias5 tied the
score in the sixth, and a triple
BY Can bonell, an error and a
fielder's choice won the game in
the seventh.
In a desperate bid for victory,
Army called on four pinch-hit-
tiers in the last frame Spradelin.
the first, flied out to second; Nc
Ardle landed on first on an err
ror; Simms walked and Cook, the
fourth cold" player sent into
the fray. ended the battle by
popping out to the pitcher. Wyie,
who followed Spradelin. ground
ed To third for the second out.
Carbonen and Higgs, triple
and single each, spanked the Of
Tense of the Peppers. Villareal,
double and single; Gates, two
singles, and Mccarthy, double,
followed.
A. Walker, triple and single,
and Nelson, two singles, led the
Soldiers at bat.
A. Lassres Plumber first base
man, executed an tanassisted
double play in the third when he
Snagged a line drive off the bat
of Wylie and touched first TO
catch Coleman off the bag.
Almeda. in five and two~thirds
innings. gave up 10 hits and six
runs. Hc struck 0llt one and
walked two. Gates, who went the
route for the victorS, passed three
and famed two
Score bv innings; Il. II. r
Plumbers 100 a2l Is III