The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-03

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Diaz pitched a brilliant
game giving up only one
run on one hit and one
walk. He struck out II men
with his speed ball. Yates,
going the distance for the
JayCees, gave up two runs
on just three hits and fan
ned nine men.
Leading off for the JayCees in
the second tilt was Santana, Lions
short stop. He made it to first
when pitcher Diaz hit him. Diaz,
pitching brilliant ball, struck out
LatorTe, Brandy and Demeritt to
retire the side.
Thrift led off for the Lions in
the bottom half of the first and
struck out. Cas-, left fielder,
struck out and Diaz grounded out
pitcher to first.
Alexander struck out as first
batter in the second and Yates.
the pitcher, looped fly to the
infield. Snow got on by a walk,
the only one given up by Joe
Diaz. Riyas, first sacker, struck
out to retire the side.
The second was a big inning
for the stout hearted Lions club.
Kerr, catcher. led off with the
longest clout of the nightcap, a
circuit base clout. First sacker
l.. T.. Curry received a nod from
Yates and took first. Adams
struck out and Curry went down
swinging for the third out The
summary for the inning was two
runs on one hit and no JayCce's
errors.
Diaz, still pitching wonderful
ball, struck out the next three
batters in order, Fernandez. San
lana and Latorre went down fan
ming the breeze.
For the Lions only three men
went to bat in the third. Wayne
Carey, right fielder, struck out
and second sacker Thrift famed.
Casas slammed the apple for a
long two Dagger to the right field
line and was out trying to
stretch it to triple.
rho JayCces went down in the
urfh with no runs and no hits
nd one man left on the base
Jads.
Diaz struck out for the initial
out in the bottom half of the
frame and homo run hitting Kerr
carefully placed long double to
the left center field. Curry struck
out and Adams walked. Wayne
Albury struck out to end the in
ming.
Taking advantage of the situa-
ton, tho JayCces scored a single
tally in the top of the fifth stanza
on one hit. one. walk and a passed
ball.
The game frightened down with
the Lions going down in order
and the JayCecs following suit in
the top of the sixth.
The first tilt of the evening
started off at fast clipp as Es-
quinaldo led off for the KiWaniS
nine striking out. George Mira
famed and Danny Oropeza went
down swinging to take care of the
top half of the initial frame.
The Rotary got right down 70
business and scored two runs in
the bottom half of the Stanza
taking advantage of a base on
ball and an error.
Leading off in the second for
Kiwanis. J. Mira was out on a
sensational unassisted play at
first finely executed by Rich.
ard Watson. Richard went deep
behind first on a ground ball
and shared il in a fine back.
hand stab. First bascman Viii.
bur johnson then clouted the
apple for double to right. Left
fielder Yates and short stop
Knowles went down swinging
to end the inning.
Rotary went down in the bot
tom half with no runs, one hit and
no KiwaniS errors.
After the Kiwanis gang went
down tanning, the Rotary came
back in the bottom half sending
eight men to bat. Pierron led of
with walk. First baseman Rich.
ard Watson slammed out a single
and Taylor got on by fielder:
choice. Frohock singled and witt
the aid of a passed ball and fom
stolen bases in the inning, three
men scored.
Kiwanis came back with a
two run tally on one hit in the
fourth. The summary for the
inning was two runs. one hit. no
errors and one man left on the
base pads.
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