The Key West citizen., 1952-09-04
Kew West Closes Out Home
Season With Double Loss

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sheir home season last night when
they dropped double bill to the
Saint Petersburg Saints, 4-S and
10-3.
In the opener, the Conchs ran
Aeadon into the slants of burly
Hooks lott who racked up his oath
win of the season at the expense
q Dick Hack, who pitched ac-
ceptable ball.
In the second game the Saints
Billy Seals and Roger Mckee, with
three hits each paced a thirteen
hit st. Pete's attack. .
The only thing to come off sue
cessfully at the Wickers Field
battlepit was the between game
wedding of George Vidal to Miss
Eloise Garcia.
In the abbreviated opener, the
Saints jumped into a 20 lead in
the opening frame on two hits and
Q Key West error.
However, the Conchs came back
TO knot it up in their half of the
inning on double and a pair of
singles.
Don Pope drew pass to open
the third inning rally, that gave
the win to the visitors. Rudy Tan
ner, who was Vidaps best man
laced a long triple to left field
to score Pope and then came home
himself on long fly.
Key West pulled to within one
run of the Saints in the fifth when
Barney Lutz doubled and scored
on a single by Charley Harig. How
ever lott turned on the steam and
quelled the rally. Lopez relieved
Hooks in the ninth as the Saints
coasted. in to the win.
The Conchs plane to Havana to-
day to end up the season with a
four game set against the Cubans.
On Sunday afternoon, they will
return to this city for an exhibition
game against a picked Key West
All-Star team. The Stars will toss
George Vidal up against the Conchs
who will come back with either
ZielinsH or Dick Hack. The game
is scheduled for Wickers Field at
800 pm. on Sunday. In addition,
the presentation Of the Little Lea
que Championship trophy viii take
place at the game.
With the Fill season completed,
the work of the Conch management
is cut out for them. First, the
board of directors must line up
some talent to insure Conch fans
the kind of ball that is going to
bring them out to the park consis-
tently. And the real behind the
scenes work of baseball, at the
October league meeting-wher
incidentally they may have to put
up a fight to keep their franchise
in the event another club decides
to throw in their chips and the
all-important minor loop meeting
where the real work Of arranging
player deals takes place. 1t will
behoove the Key West management
to have a competent representative.
at this meeting to do little horse
trading.
Negotiations are underway, ac-
cording to high Conch official,
TO arrange a major league affilia-
tion for the club. With the adoption
Of the new veteran limit, the big
league clubs are expected to relax
their aversion to hooking up with
FIJI clubs. Previously, they did
not like the idea because of the
high salaries prevalent in the lea
cue.
Florida International League
Baseball teams opened their last
stands today with the Miami Sun
Sox still nursing a lead Of Ia
games in the stiff pennant battle
with the Miami Beach FlamingoS.
Miami will play its last three
games at home, facing a possibly
tough series with the fourth-place
St. Petersburg Saints, who are
rolling on an s-game winning
streak.
Miami Beach has four games
eeft at Tampa, starting off with a
doubleheader tonight.
Miami. after dropping three out
of four games to Tampa. was
Hained out there Wednesday night.
Miami Beach was idle.
West Palm Beach handed Ha-
vana lis 29th shutout Of the sea.
son 10. Cuban Pitcher Enrique