The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-02
VIEW. upsets League-Leading Bob's
Sports, 3 to |; Merchants Top Sailors
MAITLAND ARIAS TURNS IN
TWo-HIT JOB IN EXCITING
SECOND GAME OF EVENING
AT PARK FIELD LAST NIGHT

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Maitland Arias, the Veterans of
Foreign Wars upset the league
leading Bob's Sports Shop nine,
3 TO !. last night at BayvieW Park
in a Glass A softball league game.
In the second contest of the eve
ming, Key West Merchants, lead
erS of the Glass B loop, trounced
the USS. Gilmore, last-place club
in the Glass A league, 13 to 6.
In the opening game last night,
Sue Griffen went all the way for
the champions of Class B league
and won over the USS. Gilmore.
Griffen had one bad inning, the
opening round. He gave up four
hits and walked a batter. Cou-
pied with several errors, the
sailors scored their runs. After
that he allowed only one hit and
the sailors failed to score again.
Merchants tallie donce in the
second on hit. a walk and a
fielder's choice, and added four
in the third ON one hit, four bases
on balls and two errors.
Wilkerson hurled the fourth in
ming for the Gilmores and the
got to him for two hits
and three bases on balls for five
runs. Another walk and two
more safeties gave them two 9TH
err markers in the fifth. Porter
then went in to pitch the sixth
round and two errors scored the
Merchants last run.
AT bat, Cascade hit two safely
for the victors and Osborn and
Tucker each poled two hits for
the losers. In the field, Papazian,
Stenger and Hurta starred for the
Gilmores, Rodriguez, Alonzo and
Blanco for the winners.
Score by innings r. H. E.
Merchants - Ola 52l 0-13 7 5
Gilmore - 600 900 o. 6 5 6
Sue Griffen and Brost; Brem-
mer, Wilkerson, Porter, Fallon
and Collins.
Three-base hits: Brost, Tucker;
two-base hit: Casado; stolen bas-
es: Papazian, Osborn, Alonzo, R.
Garcia, Casado, c. Garcia; struck
out: by Wilkerson l, by Porter 2,
by Griffen 5; bases on balls: off
Griffen 2, off Bremmer 5, off Will
kerson 4, off Porter l; hits: off
Bremmer in 3 innings, off Will
kerson 4 in 2 innings; losing
pitcher: Wilkerson; time of game:
1.20.
The second battle of the eve
ming was a real ball game, thrill
ing and exciting until the final
man went out.
Maitland Arias hurled a Won
derful game for the Veterans of
Foreign Wars. He allowed only
two hits over the route, one by
Kerr in the second and the other
by Mccarthy in the fourth.
Dewitt Roberts limited the
Vets to six hits for Bob's Sports
Shop. The Sportsmen played err
rorless ball. Despite the four err
rors committed by the Vets, Bob's
were able to score only one run
to three for the Veterans.
In the seventh inning, Parks,
first batter up for the Sportsmen
and hitting for Arnold, flied out
to left Up to now the Sportsmen
had been. held scoreless. Garcia
dropped Parks fly ball and the
runner landed on first safely.
Bethel went IN to run for Parks.
Gonzalez went out but Roberts
hit to the third baseman, who
threw wild to first, allowing
Bethel to score the SportSmen's
only run. Baker walked. Carbo-
nell struck out and Villareal flied
out to center to end the game.
The Veterans got their first hit
in the very first inning when
Santana hunted safely. In the
second, M. Tynes singled to left
and in the third j. Garcia walked,
Hernandez singled to center, Gar
Cha going to third and Hernandez
to second on the throw in; Castro
singled to center and both runners
scored; M. Tynes and Rueda were
easy putoutS.
In the fifth. the Vets scored
their third and last run. Garcia
doubled to left, wild pitch put
him on third and Castro flied out
to right, J. Garcia scoring after
the catch.
In the field, Villareal, Arnold,
Sterling and Baker were the best
for the Sportsmen, Santana, Cas-
tro and Tynes for the Vets.
Score by innings: R. H. E.
Bob's -----------.-- 900 900 IL 2 O
Veterans ---- 002 0lO Ks 6
Roberts an dCarbonell; Arias
and Castro.
Two-base hits: Mccarthy, Gar
cia, Santana; struck out: by Rob-
erts 3, by Arias 7; bases on balls:
off Roberts Z, off Arias 4; double
Iplay: Vilareal to Sterling; hit by
pitcher: Machin, Rueda; time of
game: 100; umpires: F. Villareal