The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-01-09
BOMBERS WIN
FIRST HALF
OF SERIES
MACH ORGANIZATION
DROPPED CONTEST TO HoL-
SUM BREAD GROUP 10 TO
LAST NIGHT

of the Winter Softball League last
night at Bayview Park when they
won over the NeWsmen in an ex-
training game and the Outside
Machinists of MOB lost to Holsum
Bread, Is to S. Machinists and
Bombers had been tied for first
position.
In the opening game, Holsum
Bread got to Limo Castro to score
two runs in the first inning on a
walk and homer by Daniel Las
tres; seven runs in the second
frame on four walks and three
hits. That sent Castro to the
showers. He was replaced by
Claude Valdez, who worked on
the hill the rest of the game.
E. Rosam went the route for
the Bakers, allowing only five
hits, two by Jim Albury.
o. Cruz, of the Bakers, hit safe
ly three times.
In the field, Lopez, Lastres, A.
Mira and P. Valdez for the win
! nerS, Baker, Albury, c. Valdez
and A. LaStres for the losers were
the stars.
Score by innings: R. H. E.
HolSum ------ 270 800 1-13 8 3
Machinists - 900 $50 O-5 S 4
E. Rosam and James Mira; l..
Castro, c. Valdez, Baker and P.
Machin.
Home run: D. Lastres; two-base
hits: Baker, J. Mira, o. Cruz;
stolen bases: o. Cruz, Baker;
struck out: by Rosam 4, by Cas-
tro l, by Valdez 2; bases on balls:
off Castro 5, off Valdez 3, off Ros-
am 2; time of game: 100; UNI
pires: Kiger and J. Aritas; double
play: Valdez to Gutierrez to Las
tres.
In the nightcap, a real game
developed between the Newsmen
and BomberS. 1t was forced into
an extra round for decision.
News scored first, pushing over
run in the second inning on
double by Brost, a stolen base
and a play that caught Sierra off
first.
In their half of the same stanza,
the Bombers knotted the count on
walk to R. Valdez, a base on
balls to Aritas and a wild pitch.
Bombers took the lead in the
third on a single by Charles AL
bury, a walk and a single by
James Mira that scored a run.
Bombers added two more in
the sixth on four straight singles
by Albury, Hernandez, Joe Mira
and Malgrat, but in the seventh
the Newsmen made it all even by
crossing the plate three times as
Villareal popped out, BroSt beat
out a roller to short, j. Ogden
hunted safely, Sierra singled to
center but BroSt went out at the
plate, Gutierrez doubled to left,
scoring Ogden and Sierra, Aritas
singled to right, scoring Cutter
reg, ]. Lewis forced Arias at sec
ond, third to second.
In the last half of the extra in
ming, the first batter up walked.
He was Charles Albury. Herman
DEE hunted safely. Joe Mira went
out on an infield fly. Malgrat
walked, filling the bases. R. Val
dez flied out to left and Albury
scored after the catch and that
won the game for the Bombers.
Albury, Joe Mira and Herman
DEE hit two safely each for the.
winners and Brost for the losers.
In the field, Lewis, HiggS, GoSs
and AriaS played well for the
Newsmen, Albury, Hernandez,
Mira, r. Valdez and pie Tray
nor" for the Bombers.
Score by innings: R. H. E.
Newsmen 0I0 900 30- 2 Q
Bombers - OIL 002 01-5 z o.
j. Ogden and Brost; Malgrat
and Charles Albury.
Two-baSe hits: Gutierrez and
Brost; stolen bases: r. Valdez q
Joe Mira, Magyar, Brost; struck
out: by Malgrat 2, by Ogden 3
bases on balls: off Ogden z, off
Malgrat S; left on bases: News g.
Bombers 8; time of game: 1.20;I
umpires: Kiger and A. Mira; scor-