The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-16
Is Runs Ii, 18th
Inning S,oamps
COnchs; Vidal
Hurt In Snlashltp

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may have set a record last night
at the expense of the luckless Key
West Conchs when they came
through with q Is run splurge in
the 4th inning of rain shortened
contest to take the win 1875.
Every member of the Beach
club crossed the plate at least once
during the fatefull inning with Co
lombo, Levan. Plat and Wilson
scoring twice.
The outburst was featured by a
$50 foot home run blast by the Jes-
Sc Leyan who il pacing the FIJI
batting race. There. was one man
aboard at the time. After that, Is
of his mates paraded to the plate
- II of them scoring.
The conshs, who used four
twisisrs In On effort to stem fhe
tide. picked UP their runs in the
first inning when Charley Haris
streiisd end old pre- Nap Reyes
picked . tremendous home run
blast cut If The WiekeTs Field
plant.
They picked up three more in
the third stanza on three singles by
Dunlap, Soils and Willie Fielder and
q trio Of walks.
Gaspar DelMonte started in the
contest going out in the fourth
frame after five hits. Soils, Hack
and Jiminez then came in to at
tempt TO stem the tide. Jiminez
twirled creditable ball up until the
time the rains came In the top Of
the seventh.
Andy Elko, relieving Dick Mac
MILAN who was injured in a COLI
sion with Key Vests George Vidal,
in the third frame muffled the
Conchs with just one hit.
The Flamingos were three per.
centage points ahead of the Miami
Sun Sox today in the Florida Inter.
national League race for first
place.
The Sun Sox beat the West Palm
Beach Indians 40 to stay very
much in the race. In other games
the Havana Cubans took both ends
Of a double. header from the Lake.
land Pilots As and 10, and st.
Petersburg scored its ninth straight
victory by beating Tampa So.
The Miami Sun Sox had things
their own way most of the time
against the West Palm Beach In.
dians. A triple by Dick Gray, sin
giles by Jimmy Bragan and Hum
berto Fernandez, and a three base
error by Gus Montalbano led to
the scores.
The Havana Cubans made the
most OF three errors by Lakeland
TO score their four runs in the
nightcap. Two of the runs came or
throwing errors by Watercuttel
who twice threw into left field try
ing to pick runners off the bases
Angel Scull Of Havana was large.
~ responsible for the 10 victory
in the opener, stealing four bases,
two Of them In the third frame
when he crossed the plate with
the winning run.
st. Petersburg chalked UP its vic
tory over Tampa. thanks to Billy
Seal, who drove in all five Of their
runs.
DuGOUT DIGGINGS: Tonight
the Conchs come back with fire in
their eyes in an attempt to even
up the series. Chico Morillo is slat.
ed to get the nod for. the Flamin-
COS while the Conchs viii come
back with either Louis Carbonell
or Joe Cabrera. Ray Ryan viii re.
ceive their losses. Game time is
Sis pm.
George Vidal and Dick Mae.
MILAN eellidsd last night In fhe
third inning with Q thud that
could be- heard on Duvai Street.
Macmillan had hit Q roller 10
FIRST base thar Vidai picked vp
end raced for the bag. Beth
~sFs knocked Geld In the result.
Ing collision. Taken 70 the Galley
Msmerisl hospital by smhul.
anee. their injuries were dias.
nosed 80 net serious alfhovsh
Macmillan required . couple Of
stitches 70 close . cut ever his
eye. Vidal received nothing worse
than . shaking Up and. we ina.
CINE. Q headache.
We don't even know IL we should
bother explaining this no-hit rhu.
barb which is consuming so much
space In the Miami dailies. Oscar
MILAN. after all. is the official
scorer--and q competent one. n he
called Dunlap's ninth inning smash
o hit-then in our book il is q hit
and We wouldn't take Il upon our.
selves 10 ask him TO change il.
Howard Kleinberg's error seems to
be 10 not completely checking his
information.
We think Bill Harris Il . red hot
pitcher and capable Of pitching no.
HI ball. n anvcna In to III. IL
And 80 would have Med b have
seen q ne-h3t Asusame. But. il
must be considered nat Frank
Dunlap naxeS his .,ytag p;ssine
baseball 20 xad the doahle shat
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