The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-05-10

the other by the long hitting
Albury's second circuit'
clout, which came in the
top half of the fifth stanza
was the longest ball ever
hit in the Little League in
Key West It went into the
street off the Right center
field.
The game started as a
pretty good pitchers duel
when the KiWanis pulled a
fast one early in the first
frame. They went out in
front with three runs on
one hit and three walks.
The hit was collected by
Knowles when he singled
down the left field line.
The stout hearted Lions came
back in the top of the second with
three runs to tie the tallies on
two hits and no errors. l.. T. Cur
ry led off with double Dagger
to right field, Adams struck out,
Joe Curry walked, L. Curry
struck out, then, Wayne Albury
selected his bat and slammed his
first homer of the season into
centerfield scoring two runs be-
fore him. The summary: three
runs, two hits, no errors.
4 After the Kiwanis went down in
order in the second, the Lions
scored another four runs with
the assistance of Kerr's home run
and two errors.
Knowles, the short stop, led off
for the Kiwanis in the bottom
part of the third with a single.
Mira struck out, Valdez walked
and Johnson singled. Oropeza
doubled to drive in three runs.
The most sensational play of
|. the nightcap came in the top of
the fourth frame when Lion Joe
Diaz stole home.
Joe had singled to get on the
initial sack and went to third on
a double by Kerr. Diaz came in
with the pitch. When the dust
cleared, he was safe on a beauti-
full slide.
The top of. the fifth was the
wild and woody affair for the
Lions. They scored six runs on
six hits and no Kiwanis errors.
Those hitting for the Lions were:
Thrift, single; Diaz, double; Kerr,
double; 1t, Curry, single and
Wayne Albury, home run.
The KiWanis went down in the
bottom half of the frame for their
last bat $50.
In The First Game
The Rotary's were on top all
the way and not until the last
frame did the JayCees give them
a full fight. The JayCees scored
six runs in the bottom half of the
fifth stanza, just to fall short by
two of tieing the Rotary in a
blooming rally.
Leading off for the Rotary in
the. first was Fredericks with a
strikeout. Frohock walked. and
Watson was on by a fielder's
choice. Pinder, the short stop,
went out for the third out, from
pitcher to first
Watson was pitching good ball
foHsthe Rotary and gets credit for
the win; although be was taken
out and put back in again. In the
first frame Die struck out the
:. initial three batters.
Pitcher Yates, for the JayCees,
wasn't doing SO badly either. He
downed Taylor, Jordan, and Lloyd
in three strikeouts.
The third and fourth innings
were the big guns for the Rotary
squad. They scored four runs in
both frames. In the third they
got four hits and in the fourth
scored on one hit and three er.
rors.
In the bottom of the fourth
Yates was safe at first on an errol
and went to third on anothel
bobble. Alexander and Snow
walked. A passed ball brough
the boy Yates across toeing tht
dish. Rivas went down for thu
third out.
After the Rotary scored thei
last run in the fifth, the JayCee
started their long running rally
They scored six runs on four hit
and two Rotary hobbies fallini
short of the tieing count by jus
two runs. Hitting in the innin
for the JayCees were Latorre
Demeritt, Brandy and Yates.
The scores;
Team r, H. T
Rotary ---- 004 Al 8 6
JayCees - 900 10 4