The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-29
Kew West Conehs Blank Havana On
"vid" Vidars Five Hitter Monday
Me,,dez, Fielder
Hit liz Clutch For
Thinning Scores

The Key West Conchs handed
the Havana Cubans their NTH
straight defeat last night in Hava-
m. George Vidal was the deciding
factor In the win when he shut
the Hayanas out with five hits.
Key West got to three Cuban
moundsmen for nine safeties In
GLIDING doubles by Severino Men
dez and Willie Fielder. The Conchs
scored on. doubles by Mendez
and Fielder and singles by Carlos
DeSouza and Chuck Harig, gave
them the first inning counters.
Miami's leading Sun Sox con-
tinue to write new records In the
Florida international League and
maintain their grip on first place.
Monday night, the Sun Sox
BANKED st. Petersburg, 10. in IL
innings, for their 30th shutOut Of
the season, . new league record.
"A dozen Of their shutouts have
been by 10 scores and they've
won q and lost Is by the margin
Of 4 single run.
Gil Torres did the honors Mon
day night, notching his 18th win
against four defeats by scattering
five hits and striking out five. It
was Torres 10th shutout of the
year and was achieved before LISA
Miami Stadium fans. Oscar Sier-
ra's single scored Jim Bragan, who
had walked, for the only run.
West Palm Beach and Lakeland
battled Is innings to q A tie in
4 game halted by the midnight
curfew and Key West whitewashed
Havana to hand the Cubans their
fifth straight defeat. 60. Miami
Beach was rained out in Tampa.
Each team got nine singles at
West Palm Beach, where Gene
Stewards 2-run single in the eighth
knotted the count for Lakeland.
The Indians had gone ahead, az,
with three runs In the sixth on .
single by Chuck Weiss with two
On and George Menard's 2-run sim
Gle.
DUGOUT DIGGINGS: The
Conchs and the Cubans tangle to-
might In TIE final game Of the SER
iestwith Tom Mccall slated to get
the nod for the pitching chores.
Raul Sauches Is slated to get the
nod for the havana nine.
Willie Fielder played his first full
game h = month at third base!
Fielder Is one of the few players
that the conchs own outright and
according to those in the know is
Z real prospect. A youngster. Fell
der brohs . finger earlier In the
season.
while slss crowds o. Mieksrs
Flsld are holding UP well, lstle
sharper Inanseemenf ssill miehi
we'll shsw an increase. Perhaps
The club meovlls are eeliino 1
litsle eenplsesnt9 Fer example.
while Saturday nights sneeusstsr
with 81. psssrshvre drew loS3
psyino customers. which u Very
Sod fer mo floFlda 1nsernafion-
81 Lsspvs. Dus. q M Same time,
thsse were upwards u four-hun-
dred speetatevs ~ Dsvvisw
Park watehine ths listle Leasve
All.-9esss hsstls me- Miami Dsys
Clv6 nine. Perhaps n HEY Md
played thss Same - shs Hrss q
. devbie-hesdes 81 Wieksvs. they
esuld have drawn sless fans ssr
No csnehs.Sslnss sneeunisT. We
believe \ b wesih lhinkins shsus,
Anyhou.
when the Conchs return 10 This
city on Friday. they are almost
certain 10 draw . fine crowd with
the city's Cuban element Just itch
ing b get another shot Ut ssTrom-
pcloco" and Mike Guerra. Wen
match any 500 Key West thirdbase
fans with . like number al 70
betts Field fanaticos and wager
that the Brooklynites VIII b
drowned out.
Roy Hamlin 4 probably the most
snderpaid announcer In baseball.
Every nfght Roy goes out 70 the
ballpark early and sets up the PA
system and announces the game
for exactly nothing in The way Of
compensation. Besides that. ~ Ii
the man Responsible for the llag
n center field.