The Key West citizen., 1952-12-24
Following
Through
BY
Pedro Aguilar


other sports enthusiasts will hang
up their socks tonight and we'l
wager they'll be praying for gifts
something like this: Louis Car
bonel will be asking for base
ball club for the Key West ConchS
in any organized league while c.
w. Montgomery, Moni Gomez, DR..
Lance Lester and DR.. Herman
Moore, all former directors of the
Conchs, would like chance to
serve the fans of this city since
they are all 100 per cent dyed in
the wool baseball addicts. Oscar
MILAN is hanging up two socks so
that Santa can put a Scorebook
lin one and a baseball player In
the other. .Ignacio Valdez, mana
ger of the Strand Theater nine of
the Island City loop wants chance
to play in any league in town. He
lis not particular---he has tried to
enter the Navy night league but
has not been successful. The local
clubs have played host to Navy
teams as far back as 1893 when
| the nine from the USS Maine
played here just before she sailed
for Cuba and was blown up In
Havana harbor and from 1906
when the local Navy yard was
officially opened down to this date,
local teams have played in the
Navy baseball leagues, so Ignacio
cannot see why his team cannot
play in the circuit to help to give
the Navy personnel here recreation
al Pazo wants bride in 1853
Kaki Rodriguez would like to
play ball in Miami next year. AL
Cabot only wants to play third
base for a Class B club. He is
playing a bangup game for the
Strand Theater nine. Dewitt Rob-
erts, softball, basketball, baseball
playing fireman wants to continue
playing all three games. A. Las
tres, Jr. wants Santa to bring him
a first baseman'S mitt---he wants
one he can use in every game. :.
Dany LastreS wants to play Class
la ball next year. George Las
tres is great prospect for a pro
career as a pitcher and we hope
that Santa gets berth for him
with a Class D club TO start. .Didi
Torres, better known as "San
Francisco" wants Santa to allow
him to continue fielding and hitting
as he did in the final days of 1852.
NJ. Esquinaldo has pitched great
ball of late and wants Santa to
send him another bottle of "Foun-
tain of Youth" water in 1858. Gu
ci Gomez wants Santa to send him
| a few hits and fewer strikeouts in
1853. Claude Valdez wants to con-
tinue to perform on the softball,
basketball and baseball scene and
all he asks is that Santa keep
him in shape and he will do the
rest. DR.. Julio DePoo is another
fellow who wants baseball IN Key
West in '53----regardlesS if it is
sandlot or professional, the good
Doctor wants to see it. Clayton
Sterling, Bob Santana, AL Acevedo,
Smitty and the rest of the Is
flanders want to see the game
Flourish here as well. Fans like
willie Sands, Wink Adams, c.
Curry, Joe Thompson and A. Las
tres, Sr. want to see baseball and
will walk a mile to see a good
contest. So Santa, won't you see
that they get at least one good
game a week next summer. Bill
Gates, our local boy who made
good in the pro ranks of the
national pastime as player and
a coach wants to continue with the
Brooklyn chain and we'd like to
see Mr.. Claus grant his his wish
for many years to come. Curtis
Brown, long limbed first baseman
has lost his eye and cannot get
! his regular hits so Santa, why not
send him a pair of specs to aid
him at the plate. Clarence
ely" ALICE wants Santa TO help
him to keep his arm in shape SO
that he can hurl at least one no.
hit game in So. Little Gallagher,
the school boy wonder who can do
wonders with a baseball on the
pitchers mound would like to pitch
in pro ball and he certainly has
the stuff---all he needs are few
pounds in weight and be is hoping
that Santa will help him out in
this department. Cheese Fernan-
dez has ordered another baseball
player for SO. so Santa, please do
not dissapoini him and bring on the
stock with a baseball and catch
ers mitt. Moe Henriquez wants
TO play ball for the Air Corps so
why not let him play for the AAF
and then return him TO campaign
with Brooklyn in 'S4----that's not
asking too much, is it,. Viii
Vidal wants to pitch in Class A
ball in IS and think that he de-
serves to work in faster company
Jack Burke wants Santa to
bring him bag Of golf clubs that
shoot holes in one and then he viii
be the city champ, Coaches Beck
man and Jones at the Key West
High School want Santa to give
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