The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-10

brand new sparkling baseball uni
forms Sunday afternoon and the
Strand Theatre turned out in FUN
uniforms for the first time since
the league started. Was that the
reason for the good performance of
both clubs?
Manager Ignacio Valdez meant
business when he told league off.
eials last Wednesday that he
he would have a winning club in
their next game. The islanders
really had to play bali to win the
over time contest against the
Strand one more chance. ssYou
either have a competitive club on
the field In your next scheduled
contest or out YOU Co." the quiet
non laxative pilot was told. Well
the result was good.
Some one should offer a prize or
something to the pitcher who wins
more games in the season or the
one who strikes out more men in
any one inning or the entire series.
So far Ennis, whose first name
this column was unable to learn
in his first and only appearance
in a FAWTuland uniform has the
strike out record for this season
with Is in one game.
Speaking of a prize for the
pitcher with most strike outs in
one game takes this writer back
to the early thirties when L. p.
Artman, Sr. Publisher and editor
of this newspaper and a good base
ball fan and supporter in those
days handed out dollar bills to a
batter coming through with a safe
hit in the pinches or to the pitcher
stopping the batter from coming
through via the strike out route
In one particular game pitcher
Jose Casa had q pocket full of dol
lar bills when he struck out Is
batters in a crucial game against
the Young Sluggers, Casa pitched
for the Pirates and while it was
not known just how many pesos he
had after the game it was esti-
mated to be not less than fifteen,
which in those days was real dough
when q dollar was worth a dollar.
The noisiest guy at the ball game
Sunday afternoon was none other
than Key Vests famed shortstop
of days gone by Armando Acevedo.
II you were one of the many fans
who attended the ball game be-
tween the Islanders and Strand
can you tell this column who Ace
vedo was roofing for?
Catcher Shrigley of VX-1 is the
hardest working ball player on the
field. In the game with the FAW-
TUland last week he covered first
and third base whenever a ball
was thrown in by an outfielder and
in many instances he prevented a |
base runner from scoring. His
great performance lead us to be-
lieve that the tall well built catch |
has played in fast baseball.
Alvio Acevedo Islanders Short |
stop has handled IS chances with |
only one error chalked up against
him. The lad is doing a fine job in |
the key spot.
Well the fans got a bang out of
Albert Cabot, Strand third sacker
when be caused umpire Bohom to
run Alvio Acevedo. Islanders short
stop from the third base bleach.
ers were razzing pitcher
Esquinaldo from that point. Jump
he's a player in the game and not
q fan yelled Cabot. The Islanders
were at bat during the incident.
Chicho Rodriguez doesn't miss a
bali game and his voice can be
heard at times all over the park,
but did you notice that he was very
quiet in last Sundays game dur
ing the Strand.Islanders fracas.
Well to let you in on q secret Lefty
Rodriguez. Islanders singer ard
second baseman Jesus Rodriguez
Of the Strand are brothers and nat.
urally, chieho Is the Father OF the
two. So he couldn't lose. But listen
to him when either Of the above
mentioned teams tangies with eth
er the FAWTulant or Vx'l. Boy
o-boy. win you hear ''ese e. mi
hijo" splenty,