The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-02
Indians Edge Conehs Friday 81;
KeyWest aces Havana Here Toniqht
Indians Rally
With Two Out
In Seventh
TOGain WIN

A big seventh inning when they
scored all of their three runs gave
the West Palm Beach Indians a
81 victory over the Key West
Conchs last night in West Palm.
Rene Soils went all the way for
the Conchs, giving the home club
but eight hits. but Sam Brewer du-
plicated his effort for West Palm
to gain the win.
Brewer pitched himself in and
out of trouble in, the eighth when
Severino Mendez led off with a sim
gle but was forced at second by
Chick DeSouza. Skipper Barney
Lutz then hit a ground ball to first
base and Weiss, trying for dou-
BILE play. threw wildly to Gus Mon
talbano allowing DeSouza to ad-
vance 70 third base. Nap Reyes
scored Carlos with onebagger to
left field, but the threat was
erased with a sharp double play.
In the seventh inning, Soils had
retired two Indians when Gordon
Bragg singled to left to open raj
ly. Fritz Luciano singled to send
Bragg to second. Bragg scored on
an infield error and the bases were
loaded when Weiss was passed in
tentionally. George Menard singled
10 plate the second and third coun-
lers.
Mendez, with a double and sim
gle and Senior Napoleon Reyes with
two singles were the hitting stars
In the contest.
The Miami Sun Sox gained an
other full game in their Florida
International League baseball duel
with the Miami Beach Flamingos
Friday night when they swept
doubleheader with Lakeland, 81,
and IA.
Miami Beach split with Havana,
losing the first game 80 and win
ming the second 10. and now trails
the Sun Sox by three and one-half>
games.
Gil Torres led Miami to its VIC
tory in the sevep-inning opener
with a three.hit pitching perform
ance. The Sun Sox jumped off
with two runs in the first lining
when Max Macon and Paul Arm
strong, who had started double
steal, both scored after q wild
throw to home plate.
Havana scored in an extra eighth
inning to defeat Miami Beach in
their opening game, which was
scheduled for seven frames. Angel
Soul opened the eighth with a sin.
gle, advanced on a sacrifice and
a ground-out, and scored on a sim
gle by Mike Guerra.
Miami Beach came back TO shut
out the Cubans in the second con-
test. George Handy and Jesse Le-
van led the assault with homers
over the right field fence.
Hooks lott pitched a four-hitter
to lead st. Petersburg to a SO
victory over Tampa.
The current Conch home
stand will them in a total
OF seven contests and local ton.
sils will certainly get q work
out with the Conchs' arch ri.
walls - Hav ma furnishing the
opposition. When the Crbans
leave. the Tampa club will
move in and everyone
knows what happens when the
Cubans come to town.
The Key West Management
has announced that they have
obtained offices in room 507 in
the La Concha Hotel. And Hank
Day has been appointed publ city
manager for the club. We, per-
sonally think these moves are
for the better. Day has a wealth
of experience in baseball. be-
sides knowing all the finer points
OF baseball writing.
The Cnnch uniforms have been
returned from Miami where new
lettering was applied. Good deal!
DUGOUT DIGGINGS. A single
game tonight at the wickers Field
Stadium viii pit the Conchs against
the Havana Cubans. Game time is
s:lS pm. And tomorrow afternoon,
the same teams will tangle in an
afternoon game scheduled for > D.
m, Tomorrow night, an arc light
contest will also be played at the
regular time. This will make il
three games for the weekend.
The Box Score:
KEY WEST
Players ABB RI PO AE