The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-19

review of the national pastime
in Key West.
The review. which has been
published in this column inter-
mittenly the past several months,
covers baseball doings here since
the late 1905.
We have now come to July of
1899.
1t was announced on July 6,
1889, that the Miami Junior
Baseball Club would arrive here
July 7 to open the fifth district
American Legion tournament.
! Manager William Gates of the
locals will send Evelio Drown
Boy Vargas to the mound and
John Menendez behind the plate.
The schedule of games for Key
West was as follows:
July 10--Key West at Fort
Lauderdale.
July Likely West at West
Palm Beach.
July 13-Fort Pierce at Key
West. .e
July 14-Lake Worth at Key
West.
July 17-Key West at Miami.
July 19-Fort Lauderdale at
Key West.
/ July 2O-West Palm Beach at
Key West.
! July 2l-Key West at Fort
I Pierce.
! July 22-Key West at Lake
Worth.
On July 7, 1899, it was an
nounced that the first game for
Key West in the American Lee
gion Junior Baseball Tournament
had been postponed until later
date. Key West was scheduled
to meet Miami on this date
On July 10, Key West won
over Fort Lauderdale, ia, at
Fort Lauderdale. Key West got
nine hits and committed no er-
rors. The uptsaters were limit
ed to four hits. They did not
miScue.
I Evelio Drown Boy Vargas
! pitched for Kew West, striking
out Is batters.
: On July II, the Key West
junior team defeated last years
district champions, West Palm
Beach, 3 to 2, at the latter city.
! Key West was leading at the
end of the ninth when a squall
: stopped the game.
Manager Daniels of West Palm
Beach claims the game should
be replayed.
Evelio Blown Boy Vargas,
who conquered Fort Lauderdale
the day before with four-hit-
ter, was on the mound again for
the locals. John Menendez was
/ his battery mate.
/ Meadows, Fischer and DoWney
worked for West Palm Beach.
! On July IA, Lake Worth came
to Key West for a game with
the local American Legion jun
ior club and won AS at Trumbo
Field.
Ninth inning errors cost the
Key WeSters the game and first
place in tournament standings.
Ormond Cordova's tumble and
wild throw and John Menendez'
wild toss gave the visitors the
victory.
Once more, Evelio Brown Boy)
Vargas toed the slab for Key
West but the errors were his
downfall.
Archer poled triple and Men
endez collected a pair of singles
to top the local hitters.
Raplh Arnold, Arthur Thomp-
son and Lefty Aritas starred in
the field for Key West. Der
mott, Schultz and Gibson were
outstanding for the visitors.
Score: r. H. Z.
Lake Worth 100 O1O oO2-4 5. 3
Key West 102 900 000-3 Z z
Withins, Hackle and Mkefer;
Vargas an Menendez.
j On July II, 1899, Key Vests
AL. junior squad won over Fl.
Pierce in a walkaway, 200.
/ Ralph Arnold and A. Lastres.
Jr., Grip gained the admiration
of fans at Trumbo Field for their
brilliant fielding.
Malcolm Archer started On the
mound for Key West but was
yanked. Nite Blanco. who re-
lieved him, also was sent to the
showers. Gabriel Lastres then
went to the mound and held the
visitors to three hits and one
run the rest of the way.
The locals produced II hits off
three visiting pitchers. Archer
slammed four safeties, as did
G. Lastres. Menendez hit three
safely.
Score: R. II. Z.
Fl. Pierce 900 500 l00-l0 IS 2
Key West 205 043 l5x-20 II 5
Eberhard, Waddell. Sadler and