The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-04-26
BAMBOO ROOM PLAYS
TIE WITH VFW; FREE
BOYS BEAT BLIMP-RON
inaugmrnie 10Th
Anauai SofIball
saasoH Al Bayview
Park Last Night

The 10Th annual soitball season
Eot underway last night and the
BAMBOO Room, a new club in
the Class A league and the Vets
Of Foreign Wars played seven
O. seven dc.
In this second game. the Inde-
pendents won over the Blimp
Hon by an n 90 4 score.
The Bamboo Boys drew first
t'loend whcn casado hit one into
ube streets for a homer over the
eentoT ilclder's head, but c. Har-
"a, who started on the mound
far Ahe Bamboo boys got in
irtaillle and two singles and two
Nulks and he went 10 the show
1s.
G. Valdez came In and Mears
uieo oui 40 second and Ogden
scored. y. Valdez walked and
Card0va was forced home. A wild
pitch scored J. Garcia.
In the third. Bamboo added one
more. Valdez walked. Cascade
walked and Aeevedo hit q single
o. left, c. Valdez scored and Ca
sado was out at third on a per-
feet throw by Ogden.
In the fourth, the Smith Lane
boys took the lead, with five runs
when Mira and Santana singled,
end Barber was safe on an error.
Aritas hunted safely and Mira
ao0red.
On = bad throw to first, Santa
ma scored. Castro hit one to left.
G. Valdez hit through second and
all scored, Valdez was out trying
O. steal.
The Vets tied the count in the
same frame when cardova fan
nod. H. Garcia and Kiki Hop
kins singled, Mears walked and
y. Valdez doubled and two scor-
Cd.
Ice Griffen hit one out of the
park for a triple and two more
tame home for four runs to tie
the score.
In the third the Vets had a good
chance but lost out when Mears
walked and was thrown out at
second. Valdez and Griffin walk
ed, Hancock walked and Ogden
popped out.
~ bat, j. Aritas hit two hunts
safely, and Garcia hit two for the
Vets In the field, Villareal, Mira,
Santana, Barber and Castro were
the best for Bamboo and ]. Og-
den, Valdez and Griffen for the
Vets. Z
Score by innings: r. H. E.
Bamboos .- l0l 500-7 8 /
Veterans - 400 400-7 6 S
c. Harris. c. Valdez, Castro and
Walker; Hancock and Griffen.
Home run: Casado; three-base
hat. Griifen; two-base hit: p. VAL
der; struck out: by Hancock l.,
by Valdez 3; bases on balls: off
Hancock /, off Harris 2, off VAL
dez 8; hits off Harris 2 (pitched
10 4 batters); double play: Hop
kins 10 r. Valdez; time of game:
40; umpires: Villareal and Alb
sion.
In the nightcap, the Indepen-
dents won over the Blimp Ron by
an II 90 score. Williams held
the Blimp boys to four hits and
cawley for the Blimp held the
Free boys 90 z hits but errors
cost him lots of runs and the
ball game.
Kerr and Williams each hit
two for the Blimp boys. He scored
one and drove home three runs.
Ia the field, Adkins and Brister
were the best for losers and Me-
ador, Kerr. Solomon Ingraham,
for the winners were the best.
Score by innings: r.. III. E.
bllmpRon @ 002 200 4 4 6
Independents 042 23x-ll z 1
Cawley and Balmera; Williams
and Henriquez.
Two-base hit: HenriqLez; stol-
en- bases: Meador, Balmer; dou-
BILE play: Ingraham to Kerr to
Meador: struck out: by Williams
8, by Cawley d; bases on balls:
off cawley 0, off Williams 3;
time of game: lis; umpires: Alb
stnn and Xillareal: scorer. Apui-