The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-26
Conchs WaIIop Lakeland
80; DeIMonte Goes Limit
Mendez And
DeSOuza Lead
COnchs To WIN

The Key west COncnS DeSted the
Lakeland Pilots last night in a
game which might well have de-
.cided the tail-end championship of
the Florida international League.
Coping the win by an SO score,
the game gave them a 2-1 edge
in the. series with the seventh place
Lakelanders.
Severino Mendez and Chickie
Desouza were the big guns in the
Conchs assault which put them in
the lead in the opening frame
an edge which they never relin-
pushed. Mendez, with triple and
a pair Of doubles found his batting
eye with a vengeance.
Gaspar DelMonte started on the
mound for the Conchs and when
the smoke of battle had cleared,
he had given the Pilots but seven
hits and a pair of runs, one of
them on Ellis eighth inning home
run with nobody aboard.
The Conchs added single score
in the fourth and came back with
a pair of counters in the fifth. A
single run in the sixth and another
two in the seventh gave them a
comfortable margin which proved
to be all they needed for the win.
Miami's hopes for Florida In
ternational League pennant bright.
ened Monday night as the Sun Sox
defeated Havana, az. to sweep a
3-game series.
The victory increased Miami's
league lead to IA games over the
Miami Beach Flamingos, who spit
a doubleheader with st. Peters
burg.
Miami, in its last game of the
season with Havana, conquered the
Cubans with two runs in the sey-
enth on singles by Humberto Fer.
nandez and Paul Armstrong and a
double by Rocky Rotzell.
With Hooks lott and Billy Seal
IN the starring roles, st. Peters
burg dealt d blow 10 Miami Beach's
pennant hopes by stopping the Fla
mingos,. 2-l. in the first game of
their twin bill. lott pitched a Shit
ter and Seal slammed a 2.run
homer.
Miami Beach came back to shut
out the Saints, 20, in the finale.
A single by Pitcher Andy Elko.
groundout and q single by George
Mandy. produced the winning run
In the third frame.
The Tampa Smokers battered
three West Palm Beach pitchers
for IS hits and q s-6 decision. Hi
ram Gonzales led the attack with
three singles.
DUGoUT DIGGINGS: The Conchs
took to the road last night for
series with st. Petersburg. They re-
turn here for the final home stand
Of the season with ST. Petersburg
on September 1st. The tentative
series here with Havana on the
September 9Th, Sth, and 9Th is still
being negotiated with present
plans calling for II to be played
m Havana. The Cuban mogulls at
first agreed to play il here and
then changed their minds.
We hear through the grapevine
that Miami Beach Is planning an
appeal on the forfeited game which
cost the FlamingoS a crucial win,
last week. with loop president Hen.
~ S. Baynard. Baynard has indi.
Gated that he will call a loop meet.
ing within the next ten days.
The future Of Key West in the
FIJI. depends to Q large extent
on the status Of the loop itself. To
be ousted from the leagu
there must be vote with six az
the eight members Of the league
directors voting for the custer.
As We see il. the only possible
basis for kicking the Conchs out
would be for one Of the weak sis
tiers in the combination 10 throw
IN their chips. making Ii necessary
for . six club operation. Even. il
this happened. Key West still has
enough friends in the league TO
make an issue out Of such poll.
Personally, we think tia, Key West
viii have baseball II there Is =
league next year no one can
ignore the potential down here. The
FL. though. Is in = precsrioas
situation with every club standing
70 lose . si1eahle sum Of money.
The Miami Reach nneratton faces