The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-24
TOURISTS BEAT u. OF
MIAMI, 5-2; PREPAR-
ING FOR PIRATES AND
BALTIMORE ORIOLES
BY JOHN VosBuRGH

80 AAFA NFa&A ~ @NA~AE
BY JOHN voSBURGH
The Miami Tourists rolled up
their third straight victory of the
spring training season yesterday,
truuncing the Blue Sox, Winter
League leaders. by a score of II
a. 8. before $50 fans at Municipal
Stadium. Many If the onlookcrS
wished that the Red Raiders. who
bad shut out the Pirates, 80, in
the tigst game of the afternoons
dnublchcader behind the one-hit
pitching Of 30 Meador, had play
ed Miami instead of the Sox.
IN unraveling the Sox, Miami
dubbed Guillermo DiaZ and Bub-
bCr Swecung for Is hits, five of
theu for extra bases, including
homo run by Centerfielder Chand-
lea The Blue SoX had good rea-
son to be- blue-they committed
eight errors and the scorekeeper
generously credited them with no
more
In this respect, the Hosemen
we're no worse than the Raiders
Were last Tuesday when they took
an 8-l3 shellacking from the Tour
kts The Raiders also made eight
errors in that game. Whether or
not the Key West lads are afflict-
ed with stage-fright at meeting
the big bad Tourists is not def
tnitcly known but the evidence
seems 90 indicate IT, Some of the
buys let rollers dribble through
theii legs which your Aunt Sarah
gouid scoop up with her eyes
shut
~ any rate. the Pirates get
chance to redeem Key West
somewhat Thursday when they
lace the Tourists at the Sta
dium al AIS pm. The Raiders
evil play Miami in the second
game Of a twin bill next Sun
day. Roy Hamlin. sports head
here. announced.
Big game OF the week, of
course. is the visit of the Bal
timoFe Orioles here Saturday to
tackle the Tourists. The Orioles
have been upsetting some of
the major league clubs. includ-
ing the Pittsburgh Pirates Sat-
uFdaY. 4 TO /. so the pressure
will really be on the Tourists.
The most impressive demon
stration against the Miami club
o. date was given Saturday
when the University of Miami
lost a 5 10 decision at Municipal
Stadium. A couple of 'right-hand-
ers named Dennis Hamoleton and
Jim Clark held the Tourists, to
five hits The support which the
college boys gave their pitchers
should make the Raiders and
Blue SOX blush like a poinciana
tree IA bloom.
Some poor base running by the
college team. coupled with the
fact that their only two errors
came IN the same inning, dashed
hopes of an upset Gene Elliott
and Joe Sylvester of the Tour
lists, yielded six hits, including a
home run in the first inning by
centerfielder Andy Novak.
The less said about the Tourist
Blue SoX game the better T h c
Tourists are now hitting their
stride at bat and the combination
OF their stick power with the
sicve-hke Blue Sox infield was
catastrophe. Only in the ninth
dad the SoX really show some ac-
ton. Up TO this time Mel Fisher,
highlander, and Lefty ONeill,
had held the home team to five
hits.
After Santana had doubled
with two away, three Of the Ace
vcdo brothers hit in quick sue
ccssion. Manager Manuel Aceve-
do singled, Albio Acevedo dou-
blcd and Armando Acevedo sin
glcd 10 account for three runs.
Claude Valdez banged out a
homer IN the first inning but was
relieved after some unSteadinesS
IN the field George Souter led
the Tourists with a triple and &
single, but Armando Gallart, the
Cuban Shortstop, was a standout
with his double, single anc
smooth play in the field
The Red Raiders performance
against the Pirates was the sole
bright spot of the weekend
Young Meador had sharp curve