The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-28
both boys famed Is men
as they pitched tight ball
throughout the game.

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as they pitched tight ball
throughout the game.
The first game OF the evening
was an eight to 0 shut-out as
CaSas, the versatile little pitcher
for the Lions, blanked the mex
perienced VFW squad with two
hits. Harper went the distance for
VFW giving up the eight runs on
IL hits with two teammate err
rors.
Many Little League fans had
been anxiouslY waiting the
time when the Rotary and Jay
Gees would tie ends again and
pit the curve ball expert Yates
against the fast and furious
pitching of Richard Watson.
The time came and as result.
the best game of the young
season was produced.
The game was filled with
plenty of excitement and tight
competition. In the sixth and last
inning of play, Aeosta centerfield-
er for the Rotary Club was at bat
when Stuart Yates threw in al
wide-sweeping drop ball. Acosta
dropped to the ground, out cold.
The ball had hit him in the very
top of the head. When he came
to, however, he took his position
on first feeling no pain.
The blow that won the game
was hit by Norman Alexander in
the bottom of the sixth for the
JayCee squad. Villareal, second
Sacker for the club was resting
on third base as result of one of
the three walks given up by the
fast Richard Watson. Norman
power-packed long double into
right field to score Villareal as
the winning run, much to the de-
light of Papa Alexander.
The JaYCees scored their first
run in the initial run in the
first frame as hird-baseman
Latorre reached first on an err
ror by the first baseman. Snow
walked and Villareal singled to
right field to score Latorre. The
next three men. Brandy. Alexan-
der and Yates, struck out TO re-
tire the side.
The score was knotted in the
fifth inning as the Rotary
squeezed their only tally across
the dish. Gather Bethel led off
and rested on first when Stuart
Yates threw him a meat ball that
he placed in right field. Vildosti-
que grounded out, short to first
to advance Bethel to second. Lit
tie Bobby Frederick walked, ad-
vanced around to third and was
put out at the plate trying to
score on the over throw. FtWasn't
in vain though, for Bethe1Sscorec
before him on a steal home.
Yates was credited with the wiz
giving up just one run on one hit
by Bethel and one error, by Whit
ley in. the. first 'stanza. Watson
/ gave up two runs on three hits
and one teammate error by Bobby
| Frederick.
Lions Collect ii Hits
Little Monkey" Casas pitched
himself coveted feat Saturday
night at the Bayview ballyard
when he blanked the VFW team
with two hits. The score was 30
The Lions. with a powerful
batting lineup. collected IL
hits. five of which came in the
fifth inning. to stay in front of
the VFW boys all the way.
They scored two runs in the
initial stanza as the Vets boys
got off to bad start. They added
two tallieS In the fourth inning
and four in the fifth.
Thirteen seemed to be the
lucky number for the pitchers ir
the two nightcaps, for Casas
Yates, and Watson all struck out
Is men apiece. Harper, the con
troll artist for the VFW, having
a bad night, struck out four bat
tiers. The four pitchers tied the
record for strike outs in one
doubleheader, 43. set on May %
when the Kiwanis lost to the
JayCees 1873 and the Lions won
over the ElkS To.
/ Paul Albury, manager of the
Lion entry in the Little League,
pushed his boys to score two in
the first. two in the fourth and
| four in the fifth on IL hits and
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