The Key West citizen., 1952-11-01
COnchs Click With
PayOff Passes To
Cain HGrdfOught
5th Victory Fri.

The Key West Conchs
racked up their fifth grid
iron win of the current sea-
SON last night on the basis
Of q pair Of touchdown
passes, Joe Pineda to Lucy
Gonzalez, when they de-
Seated q tough Belle Glade
club, 14-7. The ''battIe" -
which oftentines resembled
anything but football due to
the unorthodox tactics of
the opposition-was fought
before $500 football fans.
The victory was gained
after the Conchs found
themselves embroiled in
their toughest battle to
date, chiefly against . giant
Golden Ram lire which out
weighed them by ! large
margin.
II was passing that did the trick
for the Conchs when their usual fine
running attack could make but lit
tie ground against Belle glade.
Game From Behind To Win
The Conchs had to come from
behind to capture the win, how
ever, when Belle Glade picked up
q touchdown in the first quarter
and converted to make It 10.
But the die-hard Key Westers
came back In the second period TO
click for q I'd to tie up the score
at the halftime III.
After grueling see-saw punting
duel throughout the third stanza,
Key West clicked with a 40-yard
touchdown pass to give them the
gai1ie-winning edge.
In game marred by frequent
penalties, (Belle Glade lost total
Of so yards which didn't count the
penalties the officials missed) the
locals clearly were the better club
on the basis Of fighting spirit.
Belle Glade's score in the ball
game came as the result Of some
sloppy Conrh baIllandIing when
they fumbled three times on their
first five plays from scrimmage.
Belle Glade recovered each time.
When Belle Glade covered q
Conch bobble on the six-yard line,
the stage was set for the only Ram |
di the evening.
A penalty sent them back to the
1i-yard marker, but pair Of short
aerials from Quarterback Jim VIII
liams TO Ken Kirchman gave them
q score.
With one minute remaining in the
quarter, the Rams connected with /
place kick for the extra point.
Key West Holds
That was the last look the visi.
tors had Of the goal line when the |
Key Westers frightened up their
leiense and kept the situation in
hand.
They needed but ten plays to eli
max q 45-yard march with a score
In the third quarter. Joe Pineda
blossomed forth as a running star
10 spark the drive, which was end
ed with a six-yard toss to Lucy
Gonzalez in the end zone. Pineda
ran around end for the extra point
iust before the half ended.
II was nip and tuck in the third
period but neither club was able
10 push across a score. After the
COnchs took the kickoff, they
marched down deep into Belle
Glade territory, only to lose the
bali on downs. A fifteen yard pen
atty against the Rams forced them
10 punt out oi danger and again,
with Pineda and Dick Salgado car
rying the mail. the Conchs went
Dn the march. After Harold Solo
mon had booted 9 nice punt out of
bounds on the Belle Glade lA.yard
line, they come back with one of
their own TO set out Of danger.
But the Conchs clearly dominated
he proceedings In the fourth stan
IA with the Rams never penetrst.
ng beyond the Conch forty.
Early In the final quarter, after
being stopped ON the ground, Joe
pineda dropped back to the forty
md tossed soaring aerial which
rang tire bell to Gonzalez on the
10, Lucy inggled the hall as $500
lans held their collective hreaths
Ind then Scampered into the end
rome 10 pat Kew West into the lead
or the first time In the contest.
Pineda's toss TO Vermette was
Iood for the extra point.
In the waning moments, the
sonehs launched two more drives
which fell short on the II and
ard lines.
iRIDIRoN GLEANTNGS: While
he Belle GladerS were fairly wen
Fersed in the science a football,