The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-25
Boca Chica Wins In 18th, 30,
Over Boca Chica; Miami Ties
Section Base, Plays Raiders
;;an,e With Key West Called
In 18th With All.Stars
Leading, z to 5, Three
Raiders On Base

a fast "tripleheader" 1T Wickers
Field yesterday in which the Mi
ami All-Stars played two games
without winning or losing.
The Submarine Base crack nine
bowed to the Boca Chica Night
fighters, to 2, in IL innings in
the opener. Then the Miamians
played 80 tie with the Section
Base, which was called after five
innings to give the Red Raiders
a crack at the visitors.
They played nearly four in
nings until Umpire F. Villareal
called the game on account of
darkness with Miami leading Z
to 5, with three Raiders on base
and two outs.
In the first game Metcovitch
poled homer to left center,
about 400 feet from the plate,
with one on for the Sub Basers,
to tie the score at 3-3.
In the ninth it looked as
though the Sub Base would win.
Matcovitch singled to left, Blood
worth flied out to center, Kenny
put Matcovitch on second with a
sacrifice, and Walker hit one
back at the pitcher that bounced
away for a single. Matcovitch
went to third. However, B e t
forced Walker at Second. In the
Matcovitch opened with
a single to center, Bloodworth
sacrificed him to second and an
infield out put him on third, but
Walker famed to end the threat.
In, the twelfth the Nightfighters
broke up the ball game when
Gorton, first up, singled to right,
Whiteman sacrificed him to sec
ond and Myers singled to center,
scoring Gorton.
In the second game the Sec
ton Base took the lead in the
third on Fagan's single, an infield
out, Myers single, and an error
by Walters filling the bases and
then a triple steal with Pagan
stealing home.
In the fifth the All-Stars tied
the count after two outs. Walters
to center, stole second and
and Villareal singled to right,
Walters scoring. Villareal went to
second on the throw home. Me-
laor singled to center and Villa
real scored the tying run.
Score by innings: r. H. E.
Miami Stars - OO1 O2-3 A
Section Base - 201 00-3 2
Bindchadler and Molaer; Finkel-
stein and Muncrief.
Three-baSe hit: Seward; stolen
bases: Pagan, Myers, Seward,
Walters; double play: Bindchadler
to Trowbridge; struck out: by
Finkelstein 7, by Bindchadler 4;
bases on balls: off Finkelstein 5,
off Bindchandler l; time of game:
100; umpires: E. Albury and F.
Villareal.
In the last half of the fourth
of the third game the Red Raid
ers took over Lopez and
Hernandez walked. Haskinc fn""-
ed Hernandez at second and Joe
Mira walked to fill the bases.
Jack Villareal walked and Lopez
was forced home. Simpson went
to the showers and Villareal came
in to pitch for the Stars. Lastres
popped out to the pitcher and
Maulding singled to score Has
kins and Joe Mira. Acevedo
singled to center and Villareal
scored after Roberts walked to
fill the bases. Umpire Villareal
called the game on account of
darkness.
Score by innings: r. H. E
Miami Stars ---- 061 OF 9
Red Raiders l 010 As 5
1.-TWO outs when game called
Bindchandler, Simpson, ]. Viii
lareal and Molaer; Bo Meador, F
Lastres and D. Roberts.
Home run; Trowbridge; three.
base hit: Melear; two-base hit
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