The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-09-10
Bottle Cappers Nose Sher
jewelers. 70 Again Claim
Class A Loop Leadership
MERCHANTS IN NEW
SUITS, BOW TO VETS.
AND co INTO TIE FOR
4TH SPOT WITH THEM

Bottle Cap Inn again perches
on top of the Class A Softball
League as undisputed leaders.
They climbed on top all by Them
selves last night by defeating
their eternal rivals, Sher Jewel
ers, IN the opening game Of 4
Bayview Park doubleheader.
The drive back to the top of
the league was begun after the
cappers recognized about two
weeks ago. They began a down
ward plunge when dissension
riddled their ranks. The remain
ing players took stock of their
strength, added other performers
here and there and began conae-
back, climaxed last night when
they knocked the jewelers. down
into second place after tying the
Sparklers last week.
The loss was the first suffered
by the jewelers. since Paul j..
Sher, Duval street merchant, as
stunned sponsorship Of the club.
Final count of the game was
3 to ] but that can hardly tell of
the thrills and suspense from the
first inning until the last.
Bottle Cap Inn, known also as
the Machinists, scored all its runs
in the second frame and then had
to hold on tight the rest of the
way.
Mccarthy opened the Bottle
Cappekss half of the second by
drawing a base on balls. Kerr
then lifted the ball into deep
center for home run, scoring
Mack ahead of him. AlburyI
flied out but Carey doubled to
left. Castro struck out. Baker
singled, scoring Carey. carbonell
singled but Gates popped out to
short TO end the round. Three
runs on four hits and no errors.
Jewellers, formerly the B29
Bombers, went runless until the
third when they showed over their
lone marker. Parks and Charles
Albury drew walks. Then Abreu
was given a free pass to first to
load the bags. An excellent ops
portunity for rally that would
wipe ont the three-run Capper
lead On wild pitch, Parks
scored but Areu was thrown out,
catcher TO second Castro went
TO the showers and Hancock took
over the mound. Navarro and
Hernandez were easy putouts for
Hancock One run, no hits, no
errors. Thus the Jewellers muffed
their sgolden opportunity.
Castro and Hancock combined
tfir pitching ability to hold the
jewelers. to two hits, both secur-
ed by Malgrat who hit each hurl-
er once. Hancock struck out
three batters and Castro whitfield
one. Castro gave UP five bases
on balls. Including the three that
set the stage for the lone JeWeler
run of the game in the third.
Baker and Gates each poled
two safely for the Bottlers.
In the field, ]. Carbonell, Gates,
Mccarthy, Albury and Kerr play
ed a great game for the victors.
Carey made wonderful catch
that brought fans to their feet.
For the losers, Navarro, Herman
DEE and Alfonso were outstand-
ing.
Score by innings: r. H. E.
Bottle Cap Inn
$50 600 0---3 7 2
Sher Jewellers
00l 900 OIL Q O
Castro, HaRoOcl1 and Fl Albtany;
Parks and algrat
Home run: Kerr; two-base hits:
Gates o. Carey; stolen bases;
Abreu; struck out: by Hancock
3. by Castro |, by Parks 8; bases
on. balls, including the three that
S, off Hancock 2; winning pitch
er: Castro; time of game: LOO;
uInpires: johnson and Mira.
In a game that witnessed wild
pitching, Veterans of Foreign
Wars defeated the Key West Mer-
chants, III to 8, in the second bat
tie of the evening and rose into
a tie with the Merchants for
fourth position.
Each moundsman, Arias for the
Vets and Vidal for the Merchants,
hit four batsmen and each issued
four bases on balls.
A total of 10 runs We're pro-
duced in the game on l8 hits, aid
ed by eight errors.
Merchants appeared on the field
in their new uniformsiinxed
before taking their positions.
A double by j. Garcia and
three hit batsmen gave the Vets
their first two runs in the top
half of the second inning. In
the third, hit and three bases
on balls, plus two errors, produc-
ed five more runs. A walk and
three hits, aided by two miscues,
gave the Vets two more in the
sixth, and an error and home
run to deep centerfield by A.
Mora added their last two mark
ers.
Meanwhile, the Merchants tai
lied three runs in their half of