The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-09-20
Merchants Leading Class B
. League By Beating Jerry's
Half-Acre Team Last NIGHT
VETERANS TAKE FIRM!'
Err GRIP ON FIRST PO.
SITION IN CLASS ga"
LEAGUE

top of the Class b League last
night at Bayview Park. The Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars took a
firfner grip ON first place in the
Class A League when they beat
the USS. Howard w. Gilmore out
fit in the second game of the
evening. ~S~
Merchants had a big first in
ming when they scored eight runs
on three hits, three bases on balls
and several errors.
In the second stanza a double
by Vidal and Fleitas' single gave
the Merchants another run.
After walking Vidal in the
fourth, Griffen went to the show
ers. Bolton took his place on the
mound. A sacrifice hit and two
will dpitches scored Vidal.
In the sixth, a walk, single by
Vidal and a couple of errors let
two more runners cross the plate.
For Jerry's Half-Acre, a walk
an da double by Walker pro-
duced its first run. Three bases
on balls, a passed ball and two
combined, combined with hit by
Mira, scored four runs in the
fourth. Four hits and an error
accounted for four more in the
sixth.
In the seventh, Sweeting dou-
bled and Pineda singled with two
outs. Then Higginbotham hit a
line drive over Valdes' head. VAL
DIES jumped and knocked down
the ball, turned arouno and caught
it while still in the air. That re-
tired the side and ended the bat
tie.
Mira, three safeties, topped the
losers at bat, and Vidal, two safe
ties, led the winners. Pazo, Brost
and Blanco were outstanding in
the field for the victors, Higgin-
botham. Vinson and Griffen for
the losers. %
Score by innings: r. II. E.
Jerry's --.- O01 404 O. 9 9 6
$40 102 x--l2 6 3
Griffen. Bolton and Vinson; n.
Perez and Fleitas.
Two-base hits: Mira, Walker,
Sweeting, Vidal; stolen bases:
Fleitas 8, Vidal 2, Valdez, Brost,
Hernandez, Sweeting, Bolton;
sacrifice hits: Alayon, Fleitas;
struck out: by Perez 4, by Griffen
Q, by Bolton 4: bases on balls: off
Perez 5, off Griffen 5, off Bolton
Q; time Of game: lis.
In the nightcap, the Vets and
Gilmores started out scoring in
the very first inning.
Gilmore tailed the first run on
q walk and wild pitch and a
one on q walk. an error and sin
single by Stinett. The Vets scored
giles by Hernandez and Santana.
A single by thinner and a cir
cult clout by Fallon produced two
runs in the second frame for the
Gobs. Five hits, including dou-
bles by Machin and Santana, plus
two errors, accounted for five
runs for the Vets in their half of
the second and gave them COM
Portable lead.
In the third, a walk and singles
by Stinett and Stenger sent two
more runners across home plate
for the Gilmores.
The Vets pulled away again in
the their half of the third when
Wells doubled: and four free pass
es to first and a couple of errors
combined to give them three tai
lies.
The Vets sewed up the game in
the fourth when they scored four
more runs on singles by Castro
and Baton and double by Wells,
assisted by three errors.
Gilmores blasted out six sim
giles in the fifth for four runs.
At bat, the leadesr were Stin-
EFT, three, and Stenger, Fallon
and thinner, two each, for the
losers, and Wells, three, and San
tana, two, for the victors.
Hernandez, Castro and Baton
played we'll afield for the Win
ners. as did Papyzian, Snee and
Stenger for the losers.
Score by innings: r. H. E.
Gilmore --.--------. 122 04- 8 IL 8
Veterans --------- 1873 40-13 IL 1
Porter, Tucker and Fallon;
Arias and Castro.
Home run: Fallon; two-base
hits: Wells 2, Santana. Maehin;
stolen bases: Machin 2, Fallon,
thinner; struck out: by Arias 2,
by Porter l, by Tucker 3; bases
on balls: off AriaS 3, off Porter 2.
off Tucker S; double plays: Snee
to Stenger to Papyzian; umpires:
c. Griffen and ]. Mira; time of
game: lilo.