The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-21
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across with the winning run il the
that frame.
Key West kept the issue in doubt
up TO that time when they scored
single runs ia the fourth, fifth and
sixth innings 70 knot the count.
they scored anther in the first
of the tenth on Nap Reyes single
but Saint Petes came back with
two III their half Of the tenth on Z
walk and three singles.
Gaspar Delmonte allowed the
Saints ten hits while the C0nchs
raped out nine off the slants of
Monte Lopez.
In Saturday nights contest with
the Lakeland club, II was differ
ent story however when the locals
walked off with 4 20 win by viz
tue Of newcomer Tom McCalIs
sterling two hit pitching effort.
The win brought the Conchs to
within 81 games Of the seventh
place Pilots.
The Conchs started off in fine
fashion Saturday night when they
scored two runs in the first inning
% Chickie DoSouxa's triple, Lutx'
walk and Nap Reyes single.
In the third inning they scored
pne more when Lutz opened the
frame with Z double and came
across on Charley Harig's single.
In the fourth they .shelled Pilot
hurler al lillian from the hill when
they pushed across four runs on Z
like number Of hits including Rene
Soils tremendous home run over
the center field wall 10 open the
frame. Mendex contributed !
screaming triple and DeSonza 1
double III the big inning. Lakeland
reliefer Bob Klafter Jared I little
better than his predecessors when
he limited the Conchs to but three
safeties ii the final five frames.
Mccall faced but thirty buffers
for the win. He struck opt four and
walked one while allowing but one
man past first base. Shortstop De-
Souza was the batting star Of the
evening with d triple and double.
Mendez pulled out n bis slump
somewhat with 4 triple and q one
bagger.
The red hot Tampa Smokers
BANKED Miami's Sun S0x. so, Sum
day mint % knock the East Coast
ers out IL first place il the Florida
international League. Miami Beach
took over the top spot for the sec
cnd time In three days BY three
percentage points.
Miami Beach rallied to shade
Laksland's Pilots, I'll. ST. Peters.
burg ssqueered out i 50 victory
over Key West Ii 10 innings and
West Palm Beach slugsed Havana.
1o.l.
RoGelio Martinez notched his
third victory over Miami, scatter.
ing seven hits whIla his Tampa
mates raped Billy Darden and
Lowell Crosskopf FOR nine. Martin
ex also drove IN the first Tampa
run with 3 single IN the fifth. II
was Tampass eighth win IN rs last
nine games.
Lakeland grabbed ! one run
lead over Miami Beach ID the first
On Z single hy Frank Snntora and
Harry Gels triple but Kose Morant
settled dawn then and Slowed only
two more hits. Ray williams
tripled % score Whitley Plat with
TIE tying run and Chuck Ehlman
drove williams home with ! single
% win.
Key west lied score in the top Of
the 10Th On Nap Reyes single but
s.. retsrpburg came back win two
Il the home half q I wan and
three singles. Casper del Monte
allowed the Saints 10 hits 10 nine
- Mo. re Lsope,.
me West Palm Beach Indians
sailed Euxxhic Perez and Ni<k
fappas for - hits, Including dou
nlen ~ George Sophc, Gordon
hfaeg aud George Menard. Sopko
80 West Palm Beseh's bal attack
with four hits ID i've times 10.