The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-25
Key Vest Takes
Sat. Contest, 6-5;
Pilots Win
SUM-, 8-5

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The Key West Conchs gained a
split over the weekend in pair
of contests with the Lakeland
Pilots when they captured a 6-5
decision Saturday night and drop
ped q Sunday evening verdict by
an s-5 margin.
A man named Lutz was the mar
gin of victory Saturday night when
his big bat and inspired base run
ming gave the Conchs the edge in
a ballgame, the result of which
was in doubt right down to the
wire.
Lutz,with double, pair of
singles and stolen base Saturday
night did not confine his offensive
work to that ballgame when he
came back in Sunday nights losing
outing with a single, double and
triple. Barney got credit for three
RIBS over the weekend and person
ally scored five counters.
In a hard fought contest Satur-
day, the Conchs jumped into an
early lead only to see it eaten up
before they finally regained the
edge in the eighth inning to cap
ture the win.
Barney Lutz, with two out in
the first frame singled to right
field. Barney pilfered second on
Lakeland twirler Van Nests first
toss and went all the way to third
base. on a throwing error on the
part Of the Lakeland backstop.
Nap Reyes single pushed Lutz
across the platter for a one-run
edge.
But the Lakelanders scored two
In the third frame when Vidal, who
hurled his fifth win in six home
starts, issued free pass to Wat
tercutter who trotted home on a
whistling triple by shortstopper
Burgos. Clock scored Burgos with
q single when it counted.
Key West tied it up in the fourth
when I.utz (there's that man AGAIN.
doubled to open the frame. Reyes
again came through with crucial
RBI in the form Of a double, Lar
raz and Solvent were passed to
load the bases but couldn't score
when Van Nest pitched himself out
Of the hole.
Lakeland pulled into the lead a.
gain In the fifth without the aid of
a base hit when Wattercutter and
Clock passed and a pair Of fielders
choices plated Wattercutter.
The Conchs scored once more
In the sixth when Reyes led off
with a double and came in on sue
cessixe one baggerssby Larrazsandt
Solvent.
Lakeland made IL q ballgame
with q pair Of scores In the sixth
on two hits and a pair Of walks.
But the Conchs tied il up in the
seventh on three straight singles
by Mendex, DeSouza and Lutz,a
walk to Reyes and Chuck Harig's
long fly ball.
Vidal plated the winning score
In the eighth stanza when he sing.
led, took second base on an error
and scored on chickie DeSouzas'
base hit.
Vidal. who suffered spells of dig.
xiness throughout the contest, stem
ming from his injury last week,
struck out three and walked five
while scattering eight Lakeland
safeties. Nap Reyes had a perfect
night at the platter with . pair
Of doubles and a single.
Ex-Conch performer Pete Will
liams was the villain Sunday when
he blasted q double with the bases
loaded in the sixth inning to put
the Pilots out in front with com
proved to be just what the doctor
ordered for the visitors.
Earlier the Conchs had gone into
che van with y brace of scores
when Mendex opened the game
with single and went TO third
on another one Dagger by Carlos
DeSouza. Barney Lutx plated him
with . two Dagger and in turn
Tomped home on Charley Hargis'
single.
However. Lakeland took adj
vantage Of starter Eddie Zielinski's
wildness in the second inning to
click for three runs. lndio Jimene7
assumed the mound duties in this
frame.
Key West pulled within one run
Of the lead in the third when Lutx
singled and came around on pokes
BY Reyes and Harig, both singles.
Lakeland increased their edge in
the fifth inning when Stewart and
Watercutter caught hold Of q pair
Of gopher balls which went for
home runs. The boys showed com.
plete impartiality however, with
Stewards sailing s7S feet over the
right field wall and watterculter'
Che same distance over the left
field barrier.
Barney LniI there we go AGAIN.
led of the Conch fifth with a
triple and came in on passed
ball for the fourth Coneh run in
a losing cause.
Lakeland iced the game In the