The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-11-05
BROOKS STARS
STILL WIN BY
3 TO E SCORE,
BY PEDRO AcuilAR

3 TO 6 SCORE,
By PEDRO AeulLAR
Brooks Stars 8, Gulfstream Food
Store 6.
Strand Theater Is, Benny's Cafe
terra /.
The above scores were the finals
IN the doubleheader of baseball
played yesterday afternoon at the
Wlckers' Stadium.
In the opening game Clayton
STERLING hit the ball over the left
ileid fence. 1t was the first homer
mi over the fence in this league.
The score zig-zagged back and
iorth, the Stars scored two in the
first, then the bookstore boys
scored three in the third to take
the lead.
BROOKS scored one in their half
OF the third to knot the count,
then in the fourth. r. Lastres
singled and Sterling hit his homer
over the left field wall.
In the fifth, the Brooks scored
three to again take the lead.
In the sixth, Navarro doubled
and Gabe Lastres doubled to again
tie the score,
But in the fatal ninth. the
Brooks won the game, on a hit,
two walks, a fielder's choice and
a passed ball and two runs scored.
Dean and Sterling hit the left
wall for doubles. ALICE hit three and
Gene Smith three safely for the
winners and Sterling and Gabe
Lastres hit three for the losers.
In the field, Washington made a
great catch in right, l.. Butler and
Smith also played a good game for
the winners and Zepp, Sterling.
and Gabe Lastres for the losers.
Score:
Team r. II. +.
Gulfstream F. Store .......... 6 Ia 2
Brooks Stars ......................... 8 IL /
Batt-George Lastres, Coggell
and Arrange; ALICE, Smith, Gala
CHER, and W. Gallager, and Nc
Intoch.
Summary:
Home run--Sterling.
Two base hits-Gabe LastreS 2,
Navarro, Sterling. ALICE and Dean.
Stolen bases-Brown 2, Smith,
Dean, PORTER each.
Sacrifice hits--Ge0rge Lastres.
Struck out-Lastres s. Alice g.,
Smith 2, Gallager. 2.
Time-2:l8' minutes. Umpires,
Clark and Rodriguez. Il
In the nightcap, an exhibition
game between the Strand Theater
nine and the Benny's Cafeteria
boys. proved to be one sided
game, and the fans expected an
other pitchers duel Alike these two
clubs played on Friday night
Mongolo Sanchez held the hard
hitting Cafeteria boys to two hits,
and one run The Movie boys
scored in every inning but the
last. Santana hit triple off the
left field wall, and a double.
Roberts hit three singles, Fer
nandez double, Albio hit two
singles, Vidal, and Mongolo each
hit two, and Lopez, and Cascade
hit one each.
Joe Mira failed to get hit.
Danny Lastres and Alonzo each
hit one for the losers.
In the field, Vidal made some
wonderful catches in center. Rob-
erts and Mira also played good
game. For the losers, Pazo, and
Danny Lastres were the best.
! Benny's used four pitchers try
ing to stop the slaughter. but
only Armando Sanchez, their
catcher, held them the last inning.
Score:
Team R.H. E..
Benny's Cafeteria .u...-,-... l 2 2
Strand Theater .............~.......15 IS 3
Batt-P. Rodriguez, Macias, ID,
Lastres, Sanchez, P. and Rodri-
guez and Pazo, C.;M Sanchez and
Roberts.
Summary:
Two base hits-Santana, Vidal,
Fernandez.
Three base hitS-Santana.
Stolen bases-Vidal 3, Mira 2.
Struck out--M. Sanchez S, Rod
riguez l, Lastres 2, Macias 0.
Walks-M. Sanchez 3, Lastres 2,
Sanchez /,
Time-1:45 minutes.
Umpires--Rodriguez and Clark,
I.oser--P. Rodriguez.
Scorer-Aguilar.