The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-17
Conchs Drop Heartbreaker 70 Tampa,
AZ, As Soils Hurls Brilliant Effort
Rene Soils Hurts
One Hit Ball For
Screen Innings As
Smokers Cain W III
~ jim coBB
Citizen Sports Editor

" Jim coBB
Citizen Sports Editor
Tampa's Smokers captured
AZ decision over tie Key West
Conchs last night in that city
and il was heartbreaker to
1nse fof the Conchs all the way.
After giving up six hits and
four runs in the first two in
nings, Conch hurler Rene Soils
muffled the Tampa hitting at
tack and allowed them but one
hit for the balance Of the con-
test.
But the Conch plate work was
evidently not at its best when
Tampa's Dick Baxter and Red
Barrel set them down with but
five hits and the two ms.
The Smokers, who had been
shutout three times in ! row
last week while losing four of
Ave games, are currently riding
on the crest Of q six game win
ming streak.
The Smokers thus picked up hall
. game on Miami Beach, idled at
Havana by rain, while Miami's
leading Sun Sox trimmed Lakeland
rs, and pulled into q full-game
lead over Miami Beach. West Palm
Beach shaded st. Petersburg, 5-4.
IN 10 innings and drew 10 within
Beach shaded st. Petersburg, 5-4,
~ games Of the Saints IN fifth.
Miami ratified IL hits off Paul
Klafter, al Zilian and John Mikan,
while Lakeland got nine safeties
off Billy Darden and Art Seijas,
s0upled with five Miami miscues.
Monte Lopez, Vicente Amor and
Clarence (Hooks) lott went to the
hill for the Saints, with lott the
loser. Charlie Harris went the
route for West Palm Beach allow
ing eight hits. The winning run
came when Chuck Weiss reached
second on an error, Bin Spears
was walked Intentionally and when
Jack Fox sacrificed. free pass
was issued to Babe Glunt. George
Menard then forced WeiSs but IIar-
ris singled 10 score Spears,
DUGOUT DIGGINCS; To-
night the same two teams 90 II
Il again In Tampa. Tomorrow
night. Tho conchs return TO
Key West where they will
mset tho Laks.snd Pilots In Z
thrse-sams series including !
Friday evening douhlshsadsr
getting underway II e:l5.
A definite slight Improvement
In the brand Of baseball is evil
dent since the Fill All Stars be-
came The Conchs ON June 21st.
AT that time, the All-Stars were
struggling along with q II won
and So lost record for d percent
aRe rating OF .227.
Since DOMINIC the Conch span
gles, they have won 3 Of their
Is games to date for 4 500 rat
Ing. which Is 4 considerable inn
provement over their late June
position.
When the Key West Baseball
Club took over the franchise. the
team was nine and q half games
out of It'll place. but they have
now Whitfield that lead down 10
seven games. And Thu sday's
three-game series with the Pi-
lots will give them a good
chance to pick up q few games
on the seventh place club
The series win mark the first
meeting Of the two clubs since
Che change.
The Conchs 20 Gown around
the league ii 4 battling club and
even the leaders son't take
chances with them anymore.
They 7 - seldom been beaten
badly.
n loslna anager can seldcm
90 anything RICH In tn sYss
q ahe fans. Barney Luts. Tor
example. draws 30 In 81 The
fnns when ~ falls - relieve :
pitches when Tho opposition
starts 10 bsls them around .
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aon.i = u - realise. with 10
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could foul up IL pitching Tor !
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