The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-15
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The Key West Conchs divided d
twin blu last night at the Wickers|
Field Stadium with the West Palm
Beach Indians and they ran hot
and cold u TIE process.
II Tie opener, Key VESTS own
George s'Vidi" Vidal took advan-
laGe q . hopping fastball to tame
Als cousins" from West Palm
and limit them to lust three hits
fcr TIE evening and emerge q 81
winner.
n the second half Of the bargain
bin, H. Conchs dropped ! 10-s ball
game 10 = sloppily played contest.
Vidal scattered his three safeties
and never was ID trouble as he re-
tired 3 Indian batsmen on strikes.
The only West Palm score came
In the sixth frame Of the abbreviat-
ed opener when MontaIbano reach.
ed first on = pass and came around
on Billy Spears two Dagger, the
only extra base hit Of the game
for West Palm Beach.
Meanwhile, the Conchs, looking
like q first division ballclub start
ed things rolling In fine fashion ii
the first inning when Mendez polk
ed out his usual game opening hit,
2 single to center field. Chickie
DeS0uza sacrificed him to SECOND
and he scored on Barney Lutz
screaming double to the fence.
A big third inning produced three
markers for the Conchs when they
started 4 rally with two men out.
Nap Reyes and Chuck Harig both
singled and Pete Williams doubled
to plate them both. Catcher Stan.
sky then came through with j base
knock to score williams.
Mendez scored the final run In
the fourth ming when he singled
and went to second on ! passed
ball and stole third base. Lutz gar.
nered his second RBT Of the game
when Ne lofted q long fly 10 push
the runner across.
The eonehs cet . Wess Palm
hUrler eUlkeswski for IN even
tsn hlis n ne ssvsn Inning cen.
isss with Mendss going tws tor
eovr On No basis q hls brace 81
slnsIos. Pete Williams bsiied :
eosl I.coo Nv Virtue n Ms iriple
ard tNe bases On balls.
In the niahtcap, the story was
written with 1 different finish when
the visitors Wenf into the lead ii
The first inning and never relin.
pushed their margin.
They gained the first counter On
doubls By Bragg and : single
BY Weiss.
A big second frame gave them
three runs when Dick Hack walk.
"a Fox and was touched for q
single ~ Glunt. Bragg drew the
second pass 81 the frame and al
romped home on 1 base clearing
triple by third sackcF Montalbano,
Hack then bore down to retire
LAYING on strikes 70 end the up
rising.
The hopes IL the Key West root.
ers were famed 10 life ID the third
when ne Conchs pushed across i
three counters to pull within one
run e the Indians. Hack started
4 ar with I single 10 left field
Mendes and Desouxa both walked
10 load The hassAcks. Lutx' lone
ny - center scored Hack and
Napoleon Reyes further cndeared
himseN to rooters when he hook.
Cd out single 10 score Member
and Desonxa. Chickie scampered
home III TIE way from second base
on the Nil. West Palm hurier Heg.
strom then broke down 70 retire
the aide.
In The fourth frame, the visit.
orx exploded for five runs on Z
like number of base hits. Includ.
tng Z pair q circuit clouts BY
nragg and Menard. Clarence AIcs
came Into the haIlgame al this
point y relieve weary Dick Haacl
and twiried q three hit per.
furmance that saw ne West Palm
club score but twice On The ex-Kcy
West senipru yitcher. A trio Il
Conch eTrurs hurt Aces cause.
Hekstrom bore down On ths
Conch's 10 allow ihem but three
hits b " final six Innings 70 xair
ne win.
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MIDI" Vidal could do ncthinS
wrong last night and his flne mound
pertosmanee reaehed it, peak Il
Ne nlxh inning q Ais effprs wher
~ rxsi7ed the side q skrikes. Al
the fms ies him know shey ~
prceiasec Il. 10.
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