The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-26
Red Raiders Move Closer
To First Place With Twin
Triumph Over Boca Ration

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Key Vests Red Raiders moved
closer 10 the Dade County Base.
bali League leadership by taking
both ends of doubleheader from
the Boca Ration Bombers here
yesterday by the scores of 1915,
and 81, while Fl. Lauderdalel
Tarpons were bowling to EAL's,l
40.
The double triumph put the
Raiders a half game from first.
place. The locals have one more
game remaining to be played with
Fl. Lauderdale in this half.
Ia the first game at the NUM-
cipal Stadium yesterday, the Red
Raiders walIoped Ed Burke,
Bomber hurler, for IL hits and 10
runs as Rubber Sweeting was
yielding seven safeties to Boca.
Ration. Sweeting struck out 10,
and issued only one free pass,
Burke struck out two and walked
six.
Raiders Opened Scoring
Mario Hernandez opened the,
Raiders soaring in the second in
ming by drawing a walk. Jack,
Carbonen forced him at second,
and Navarro followed with a.
single. After Swceting struck
out, successive doubles by Danny
Lastres, Julius Villareal and Phil
'ip Baker Melted the Raiders four
runs. They added another in the
third when Dewitt Roberts sim
Rled and went all the way around
on a balk, a wild pitch and an
error
Bombers scored a run in the
fourth when Landers drew al
walk, stole second and scored
when Navarro threw the ball i'm
10 leftfield trying TO catch the
runner stealing third.
Raiders added run in the fifth
on two walks and Hernandez
single.
Bombers, after being held to
one hit for five innings, jumped
on Sweetign's fast ball for six
straight hits and four runs in.
their half of the sixth
Raiders came back in the sew
enth and scored twice on singles
BY Baker and Roberts, an infield
out, and an error. They tailed
twice in the eighth on walk to
Navarro, Manager Bill Gates sim
gle and Bakers long triple.
Philip Baker had perfect day
Al bat in the first game. he COLI
lected triple, double and two
singles in four tries. Dewitt
Roberts shared batting honors
with Baker. He collected twoi
singles in four tries.
Score by innings: r. II. E.
Boca Ration 600 l04 600 S z 81
Raiders 04l ono 22x-lO II 81
Burke and Hart; Sweeting and |
Navarro.
In the nightcap which was CALI
ed at the end Of the Seventh byt
agreement, the Red Raiders blast
ed Sam Lachut for II hits in
scoring an easy 90 victory Young
30 Meadors scattered eight hits, |
as he struck out eight, while is
suing only one free pass. Lachut |
struck out one and walked three.
Raiders wasted no time in TAX
ing the lead in the second game
as Lastres opened the first inning !
by drawing a walk, went to sec
0nd on wild pitch and scored
on Villareal's double.
They added another in thei
third on successive doubles by |
Villareal and Baker.
In the sixth frame, the Raiders
broke loose for five runs. Baker
opened the inning by drawing a |
walk. Alonzo doubled to right
center and both runners scored
on Dewitt Roberts triple to left.
Singles by Hernandez and Gates,
and Danny Lastres' double, ac-
counted for the remaining runs.
Rombers scored twice in their |
half of the sixth on two hits, a
passed ball and an infield out.
Raiders added two more IN the
seventh when Baker singled, went
10 second on a passed ball, NOV
I'd to third on an outfield fly and
scored on Roberts long fly to
left: Hernandez then followed
with a tremendous drive TO right
centerfield, which was good tor
q home run.
Villareal, with two doubles IN
four tries; Baker, with double
and a single in three tries; Her
nandez, with a homer and . SIM
Gle in four tries, and Gates, with
two singles in three tries, led the
Raiders attack in the second con-
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