The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-02
FOLLOWING THROUGH
PEDRO AcuILAR

PEDRO AcUILAR
Today we continue our review
of baseball doings IN this city
since the late 1905.
We have reached the year 1888
and the month of October.
Today we start with the first
of that month.
On October 1, 1888, the Tro-
jams lost to the Key West Conchs
and the Blue Sox won over a
club from. Perrine, Fla.
In the first game, Cyril Grit
fin, veteran Conch catcher, hit
three safely, one "a double in the
fifth with the bases drunk to tie
the game. An error and fly
gave the Conchs two more runs
and the game.
M. Varela, Jr., played right
field for the victors and hit a
single after being out of the
game several years.
Julius Villareal, young Conch
outfieider, got two safeties.
Clayton Sterling, rookie Tro-
jan first sacker, and Davila also
hit safely twice for the losers.
Albury, Baker and Acevedo
handled six putouts and IL as
sists in the infield for the vic
tors without an error.
Score: r. II. F..
Conchs - OO1 $50 1907 10 /
Trojans - 101 100 O00-3 z 2
L. Gonzalez and Griffin; Wick
ers and Rueda.
NOrT5. OoO5Y ~
In the second. game, the Blue
Sox won the contest ii, the fifth
on two d6ublesi twoAsingles and
a walk for five runs.
S@MS, athbs sdpepeds Tor Per-
rine, we9t..to the. showers after
that EDWARDS finished the
game.
In the sixth the visitors sent
Guiro Diaz to the showers. Mo-
lima replaced him and went the
rest of the way.
Al. Acevedo, Jesus and Ga
briel Garcia each hit two safely.
For the visitors, Campbell hit
four out of five; Leggett. two.
Simmons, two.
Score: r. H r
Perrine - 020 002 0OO-4 Is L
Blue Sox OO2 $50 OOx-7 IL Q
Swilly, Edwards and Moore;
Diaz, Molina and Al. Rodriguez.
The Coast Guard Cutter PAN
dora returned TIC port in time
for the veteran Catcher Joe Ma
varro and Outfielder j. v. Wood
son to appear in the Trojan line
up in the above Trojan onch
game. They were members of
the Pandora crew.
On October 8, the Pirates took
over leadership in the county
league by defeating the Troians,
while the lowly Blue Sox down
ed the strong Conchs.
Salinero opened on the hill for
the BUGS in the first game. He
hurled in great style, allowing
but five scattered hits. He had
only one bad inning, the third,
when two hits, an error and a
double by Sterling produced
three runs.
AL. Acevedo and M. Hernandez
hit two safely each. Domenech
cracked two for the losers.
AL. Acevedo and Kelly, rival
second basemen, were the stars
in the field.
Score: r. H. z.
Pirates 100 OH 1907 10 4
Trojans 003 900 1904 $
Salinero and p. Carbonell; j.
Walker, j. Carbonell and Rueda,
Rodriguez.
In the second game, Guiro Diaz
and Cork-Arm Molina held the
Conchs to nine hits. Their Blue
Sox mates got Is safeties off
Robert Bethel and Lucilo Con
zalezs
Gabriel Garcia produced four
bingles for the Sox and Diaz got
thred more.
In 1.-THE eighth. with Sthe bases
Loaded, AL. Rodriguez blasted
double to put the game on ice.
Orfutt, Gates and Villareal
each hit safely twice for the
Conchs.
In the field, ]. Garcia starred
for the Sox, Gates and Baker
for the Conchs.
Score: r. HI. F..
Blue Sox GAO OIL O40-lO is 8
Conchs l02 0O1 002-6 9 q
Diaz, Molina and AL. Rod
riguez; Bethel, l.. Gonzalez and
Albury.
Standings in the league after
the above games:
Club w. L. Pet.
Pirates - 3 0 1000
Conchs ----.--a 2 .667
TrolanS z 25C