The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-09-06
CApPERS' TEN RUNS IN
FIRST INNING SET.
TIED FATE OF OPEN.
ING CAME

was knocked from the undefeaf-
ed ranks after chalking up fiye
straight and which began slim
ping down the ladder. bounded
back last night in the opening
game OF softbali doubleheader
at Bayview Park. to demonstrate
they aren't licked yet''.
Reorganized, the Bottle CAP
pers staged comeback in d Bic
way. They needed only one in
ning-the first-to prove they
still have power and can win BAH
games. The rest Of the rounds
were unnecessary and were Just
a waste of time.
Adams Dairy, cellar occupant
of the Class A League, was the
victim of the Cappers' prowess
last night. After shaking off the
effects Of the first inning, The
Dairymen found they were on
the tail end of a 10 to / count
with six more innings to 60. A
dreary outlook, indeed, but the
Millkmen were able to hold the
Cappers to two runs in the rest
of the game while they chalked
up five more to make the final
count read II to 6.
The victory showed the Cappers
up to within a half-game Of the
idle league-leading Sher Jewel
ers.
Fourteen Bottle Cap Inn play
ers went to bat in the first in
ming. They scored the ten runs
on six hits and five bases on
balls. Dairymen used three
pitchers in a vain attempt to put
out the fire."
Sue Griffin pitched TO the first
four Capper batters. Three of
them walked and Jackie 'Carbo-
nell hunted safely. Then Gard
ner went in on the mound and
promptly passed two more bat
tiers and gave up double to E.
Albury, another two-bagger to
Baker and a single to Carbonell,
+ his second appearance in the In
ming. That sent Gardner to the
showers to "cool Off with Sue.
Floyd Villareal took over the
hill then and Mccarthy greeted
him with home run to deep left
center. Sterling singled and Kerr
ended the frame by striking out.
Incidentally, the Dairyfnen play
ed errorless ball amidst all the
confusion.
Adams Dairy run in their half
Of the first was recorded when
]. Lewis poled the ball over Me-
Carthy's head for homer. Three
singles and two errors gave the
Dairynen two more runs In the
third, and two singles and field
er's choice produced another tai
ly in the sixth.
DairyIilen threw scare in the
seventh when they batted out
four singles and a double. It
looked like another big rally was
on the way but the Cappers held
the Milkmen to three runs.
Cappers' two runs in the fifth
were scored when Mccarthy drew
a pass and Sterling poled one out
of the park to circle the bases
with Mccarthy ahead of him.
]. Carbonell and Sterling each
hit safely twice for the victors.
F. Villareal poled four safely for
the losers. Al Cruz and j.. Walk
er hit two each for the Dairymen.
Bottle Cap Inn was outhit Is
to 8 and committed four errors to
none by the Milkmen.
Afield, G. Lewis, Walker, Bar
Der and AL Cruz played a good
game for the losers, j. Carbonell,
E. Albury and Hancock for the
winners.
Score by innings: r. II. E.
Dairy - 102 DOL 3- 6 13 O.
Cappers --- 100 O20 x-l2 8 A
Griffin, Gardner, F. Villareal
and F. Sands: Hancock and E. AL
bury.
Home runs: Mccarthy, Sterling.
J. Lewis; two-base hits: E. Al
bury, Baker, G. Lewis; stolen bas-
es: J. Carbonell: sacrifice hit:
Baker; struck out: by Hancock s.;
by Villareal /; bases on balls: off
Griffin 8, off Gardner 2, off Vii
lareal /; losing pitcher: Griffin,
,lrnnirns. TvneS and Johnson.