The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-23

diamond WIlEH tIle VAL uCC1o
the Coca Cola nine.
In the second game, the USS
Coates will tangle with the Tel
co softballers. Game time for this
contest is 900 pm.
with nice easy motion and
showed plenty of stuff. Those in
the know say that he has a fast
ball with plenty Of hop and when
he learns to hang on to it will go
places.
George Vidal poked perfect
bunt in front of the plate in the
Ind frame to push LUfz into
scoring position.
Mendez long peg from center to
retire Mckee in the 9th was a
thing of beauty to see.
Wilson, ST. Pete center fielder,
was nursing lump on his head
the size OF Key Lime following
his BEAM by Hack. In the
dressing room after the game
his biggest concern was what his
wife in ST. Petersburg might wor.
nv. The game was broadcast in
that city.
Biggest beef In the FIJI seems
TO be the dead ball situation.
The hittsrs claim that they are
being robbed of base hits because
of faulty ovals. They also say
that one good solid wallop tends
to flatten out the spheres. The
balls came =, for discussion at a
recent league meeting according to
Louis Carbonell, but no action was
/ taken. Meanwhile, the batting
averages are suffering with only
one hitter in the loop batting at
better than 800 clip. Fernandez,
Sun Sox outfielder is the top man
with a 3O5 average.
Bias Sanchez. La Conehs mix.
oIogist and rsbid coneh rooter
and the writer propelled mana.
ger Barney LUtx TO PePe's Cafe
for q bowl OF "sovSe" following
Saturday nights ballsame.
Sanchez says there is nothing
like souse TO keep a ballpisyer
in shape. He wonders why some.
one doesn't offer . free bowl Of
the soushernnosi delieaey TO any
coneh stieker polling home run
at the Wicker's Field plant. :.
Lutz, incidentally, is pretty high
on the prospects of Angel Scull,
Havana centerfielder. Barney said
that Scull is every hit the ball
player that Sam Jethroe was at
the same stage of his career. And
the Conch manager should know.
He hit 800 as leadoff man for To-
ronto in l948. the same year
that the feet footed Braves fly
chaser campaigned with the rival
Montreal club in the International
loop. Lutz added that Scull has
speed he never has used. Claims
he never has been taught to run
properly
The possibility THAT Sevil may
yet play ball for the Conchs 70.
mains to be seen. He was loaned
TO the ~. LsuderdAle club and
then recalled al the llth hour
when the Havana club said that
his visa had expired. The action
ansered a soodlY number Of
the Fill club owners. Seull had
sat on the Havana bench and
upon his transfer 10 the Lauder.
dale club immediately wen. like
q ball OF fire
The left handed hitterS on the
hey West roster are plenty hap
by about the prevailing wind to
wards right field at the Wicker's
Field stadium Chuck Harlg and
Barney Lutx are a couple Of long
bali tiliters IN particular who ought
10 hoist q feW out Of the park in
that direction
RamorS that the lighting plant
at The field vas out u adjustment
ucrc killed "a hen the Conchs IN
an.rM,ly ascrTed that the light,
i0E >etup IS second only 70 the Hs
vans and Mama parks The cor
dstaou of she playing field Is anoth-
er thug Several & the bauplayer>
havc >a,j thai Tire diamond is the
>or1e>t they te seen ~ organized
han
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