The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-04
Mates Jump On
Havana For IL
Hits In III
VII, Sunday
BY JIM COBB
Citizen Sports Editor


Conchs, whose fortunes 60 up
and down like ping-pong ball,
got their dander up last night
and drubbed the hapless Havana
Cubans, Ill, with a II hit as
mult after absorbing a pair of
losses in the first two games of
the series here.
George Vidal, who is fast earn
ing a reputation around the
league, sharpened his pitching
pecord when he gave the Cubans
but four hits in the win.
A tremendous $40 foot home
run clout by backstopper Poppy"
Dunlap in a big four run first
inning was the high point in the
victory.
The fun started in the opening
frame when Severino Mendez
poked out a single and Barney
Lutz blasted out a double to
plate him. Rene Soils then singled
and Dunlap blasted his base
clearing home run over the right
field wall.
The Conchs, who scored in
every frame but the fifth, con-
tinued their drive in the second
when Mendez blasted his second
single of the evening. Carlos De-
Souza drew a pass and Barney
Lutz laid down perfect bunt to
advance the runners. Soils got
credit for an RBI when he reach
cd first ON a fielder's choice and
the Cuban infie1d committed a
pair of miscues for the scores.
The third inning produced an
other &C unter for the locals when
Jiminez, performing in left field,
poked out q screaming triple TO
the fence and came home on De-
Souza's single.
Barney Lutz opened The sixth
frame with terrific triple and
scored moments later on Dun
laps single.
They added two more in the
seventh when Mendez reached
first on q fielder's choice and
went to second on DeSouza's
single. He scored ON another
fielder's choice.
The locals added another in
the eighth stanza when Bosch
doubled and romped home on
Jimenez' third base hit Of the
evening.
Vidal was IN trouble but once
during the evening when he
allowed the Hayanans to load
the sacks in the sixth when he
walked Garcia, Mike Guerra
singled and he issued another
pass to Pacheco. He retired Me-
jido on strikes and a tight Conch
infield prevented a score.
Vidars shutout was spoiled in
the fourth when he walked Gar
cia and Mejido doubled.
Every man on the Conch club
hit safely with Lutz, Dunlap and
Jiminez bearing the brunt Of the
attack.
In Saturdays game, the
Conchs didn't fare so well when
they received a So drubbing.
Garcia twirled a five hit effort
for the CubanS while the visi-
tors jumped on three Conch
hurlers for ten safeties and the
ball game. Five Conch miscues
helped the Cubans along.
Sunday afternoon Havana scor-
Cd six runs in the first two in
nings and coasted in to a 81 vic
tory. Enrique Soto and Paul San
chez scattered nine Conch safe
ties.
Whitewashing the Florida In
ternational League leading Miami
Sun Sox Is becoming a habit
with Saint Petersburg's George
Greene. who blanked the top
team for the third straight time
IN a row, Sunday night. 10.
DUGouT DIGGINGS: The
same two clubs 60 at it again in
che series finale with game time at
500 p. IN. The Conchs will be
attempting TO even up the series.
while the Cubans, who have been
losing an awful lot of late. will
attempt to break into the win
column.
The revamped Key West In
field ran hot and cold. AT times
they brought the fans 10 their
tset with sparkling play.
Chikis DeSou1a in particular
shons when he made some
Beautiful putouts al second
hass.
Frank Dunlap was complain
ing before last nights bah game
that he was hitting the bali solid
" but that there was always an
outfielder in the way. should be |
happy after his tremendous
homer last night.
odd Man" Barney Lufz.
who by the book should be q
little Too old for that sort of
thing. ID showing the fans some
nifty base running. ''El Cato"
eeull should watch Lutz close
u. With his speed and q little