The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-13
BY JIM COBB
Citizen Sports Editor

slim FIJI lead when they bested the
locals in both ends of twin bill
at the Wicker's Field battlepit -
and we do mean battlepit.
What the fans missed in base
ball, they made up for with the
antics of the athletes in a hectic
rhubarb in the opening tussle that
saw skipper Barney Lutz banished
from the ball game - for the Sec
Ond time in his baseball career.
In that contest the Conchs had
built up a one-run lead only to see
1t blasted when the Sox came back
with three runs in a hectic frame.
But that isn't all that happened
In the sixth inning. After Rocky
Rotzell and Oscar Sierra had scor.
ed ahead of him, Miami manager
Max Macon was trapped between
third base and the plate in try
for another counter. In the run.
down that followed, Foxy Make
managed to slip home safely. The
hassel that followed was hectic to
say the least. Catcher Frank Dun.
lap and assorted other athletes in
Conch uniforms averred that Ma.
con had interefered in the play by
waving his arms. In fact, they said,
Max had succeeded in DETECTING
the ball with his hands causing il
to go out of play.
Plate umpire Williams, after a
hasty consultation with third base
arbiter, Blind Rocky" Gugiermo
upheld his decision, however.
At this point, Barney Lutz steam
ed in from right field with fire in
his eyes to discuss the situation.
AS matter of fact, his debate
became so heated that Williams
suggested he step into the club.
house for a cooling drink. Barney
dill.
But this wasn't all - the fans
along the third base line, led, we
suspect by the boys from lei
Barrio de los Morrocollos had all
the time taken violent exception to
the ruling and they vented their
ire by showering the field, and
the jumps, with an assortment OF
objects ranging from peanuts to
rocks. The jumps frowned on this
and II too required the attention OF
all available police protection to
give the officials the feeling of Sc
curity that they required TO con.
tinue the game.
Earlier they had come in for a
bit of criticism from the Miami
bench resulting in the election oil
Sox hurler Arturo Seiias. after he
had been pounded from the mound
by the Conch assault. The rhubarh
resulted after he is alleged to have
vi cred some naughty words.
The Conchs had taken an early
lead in the ball game on the
strength of Frank Dunlap's home
run in the second inning.
Aiiami came back in the fourth
with a pair of counters on three
straight singles off the slants OF
Dick Hack by Rotzell. Sierra and
M con.
hey added another in the fifth
without the aid of a hit when Hum.
berto Fernandez. a very rapid lad
on the basepathS. staged a one.
man larceny exhibition after reach.
first on a fielder's choice. Hum
berto went TO second on a passed
ball and pilfered third. He added
insult 10 injury by scampering
home for a score.
The ConchS made il a ball game
In their half OF the fifth when they
plated three runs 10 give them a
shcrtlived edge.
Carlos DeSouza and Art Bosch
singled to open the frame and
Hack pushed them forward with a
sacrifice. Severino Mendez and
Chuck Hsrig came through with a
pair of well timed singles aud a
base on balls and made il all for
Seijas. Lowell GrosSkpopf took
over the Miami Sun Sox hurting
81 eeS and quelled the fire.
he Sox came back with three
run In the sixth and two more ia
the seventh 10 clineh the ball game.
The second game followed q fam.
iliar pattern with the Conchs
threatening but never hitting at the
right times as Miami mound ace
Labe Dean BANKED them on five
hits.
The Scx Jumped into the bah
game with q counter in the first
frame on q pair Of miScues by the
Key West inner line Of defense and
. brace OF singles by Rotfell and
Sierra.
CoHch pitcher Rene Soils man
aged to muffle the Miami attack
successfully up until the fourth
frame when they scored two runs
on Two singles BY Fernandez AMI
Jim BrSgsn.
They gained their final three
runs in the sevef IN - three base