The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-05-19
Highlights OF SoftbaI
Games Played This Year
Aguilar Tells OF
Great Contests,
Gives Play BY Play
or Mound Battles
By PEDRO AGUILAR

by FEOhO hIoiLfAN
The first game of the Glass
A League resulted in the first
shut-out for the Flyers over the
Adams Dairy, final score 3 to {
Henson famed IL. A homer by
Harrcll featured. The second shut
out for the Flyers was over the
Bamboo Room, final score to 0
Henson allowed two hits, one by
Vito Cascade and one by Aritas
He famed z.
On the 29th Blimp Ron wher
Richards shut out the Hospital by
3 to 0 score. He allowed two
hits, one by Nelson and one by
Harrington.
Another great game was on the
30th when the Flyers won over
the Veterans by 3 to 2 score
Henson famed Is and the Flyers
scored all their runs in the sec
one with three hits, while the
Vets scored two in the third. A
singled by Means, a bunt. by Og-
den and a single by Hopkins and
two scored.
Hancock allowed 8 hits but all
scattered. He hit two single and
a double in this game.
On May 8 the Bamboo Room
won over the Flyers by Z to l
score. Valdes was on the mound
for first two frames and allowed
one run and two hits in the sec
ond and Roberts went in and
pitched last five frames and al
lowed no runs and three hits.
The Bamboo scored one in the
second on a double by Joe Mira,
an error and a passed ball, and
won the game in the third on a
walk to Valdez, a walk to Ace
vedo and Aritas singled, Valdez
scored.
In the seventh Roberts blasted
a homer, Aritas hit two safely
and Harrell two for Flyers.
On May 10 Vets and Adams
played a great game that ended
in a three to three tie. Joe Lewis
pitched the full game for Adams
and allowed 7 hits. Otis Curry
pitched first four innings for
Vets and allowed 3 runs and
hits and Hancock the last three
and allowed no runs and two hits
On the same night the Tides
Inn shut out the Op-Dev-Stab by
a A to 0 score. Williams allowed
two hits. On May Is. Vets won
over the Flyers by an to
score. Henson allowed 6 hits ano
Hancock Z. Vets won the game in
last frame with a single by Ca
bot and a double by Means. In
their half the Flyers scored one
Siam singled, Coleman singled
and an error put him over the
plate.
With men on third and second
Fisher was out and Gibson is out
pitcher to first to give the Vets
their first game.
And the last game between the
Bamboo Room and the Veterans
the Cocktail Boys from dowr
Smith Lane way, shut the vets
out tight, final score 5 to 0.
Buster Roberts was in shape
and allowed one scratch hit ir
the second. Hopkins was doubled
on the next play, so no one was
left on base or reached first un.
til the last frame when Means is
safe on an error and went to sec.
ond on the overthrow, and thai
was all. Roberts famed 10.
Jack Villareal hit double anc
a homer, scored two runs. Juliu:
Villareal hit double and a sin,
gle.
The Adams second shut-out BY
the Flyers came on the night o.
May II. Final score was "a to 0
1t was the worst beating any club
has received SO far this year. The
Flyers hit Il safely good for IS
bases, Fisher hit two double anc
Henson hit a homer.
So far this year the Vets have
won a game at South Miami by {
to 0 score and then the South
MiamianS came down here anc
the Vets won by Z to score
In this game DoWnen hit a single
double and homer. Lee Griffer
hit two singles and Hancock hello
the visitors to two hits, one in the
first and one in the ninth.
Tuesday night the Bamboo
Room frayalad IN Homestead apc