The Key West citizen., 1952-10-11

media who lofted pass good for So
yards and a score to John Vermet-
te provided the thrills in the ball.
game but fighting Ke,
West forward wall paved the way
for the decision over the top-rated
upstate club.
Things looked dark indeed for
fhe conehs in fhe opening mo-
unonts Of tha contest when the
Lake Worth club ran ihe kickoff
back to their own SO yard line
and with Jan Jenniche carrying
Bhs mail, drove 81 yards TO f1e
coneh one yard marker where a
Tenacious coneh defense froze
them. When center Jimmy De.
Merit Jared Jenniehe with
bons-eFvshing tackle IS he drove
through she line, ihe ball slither.
I'd from his hands and Peter
knight pouneed on u 10 give the
conehs possession. Jimmy Solo
mon punied ihs conehs out Of The
hole.
After the Key West boys had tax.
en- possession Of the ball again on a
tumble on the first play Of the
second period, a fifteen yard penal
ty gave them first down and set
the stage for their first score.
After a futile attempt at running
game through an eight man Trojan
line, the Conchs took to the air
when Joe Pineda rang the bell with
an aerial which Lucy Gonzalez
gathered in on the Lake Worth Is
yard stripe for q n yard advance.
John Cruz and Pineda then alter
mated to rip off steady gains behind
beautiful blocking to carry them to
the four yard line. Joe Pineda
streaked over from there for the
first touchdown. Pineda clicked
with q pass to Vermette for the con
version to make il 10.
Peter Knight latehed on TO an.
other Lake Worth tumble midway
In the same period to set the stage
for another Key West score.
After two unsuecessful attempts
a. cracking through the line fhs
cenehs then took 10 the cir once
more. Pineda clicked with toss
10 Gonzalez scod for " yards.
Plneds. iwe plays later. faded
hack 10 the conch 4l yard line
and waited . soaring toss which
went out into the clear and which
Nermefte gathered IN on fhe Lake
Worth IS yard line and seampeF.
Cd across ihe line for ihe second
Key West tally.
Brawny Stu Logan, who fought
bis heart out. furnished the oppor.
tunity for Key West third touch
down when he fell on 4 Trojan fun.
Bile on the Key West SO.
On ths next play, Lucy con1a-
les brought the Fans 10 their feet
with : display ~ yard touchdown
avni. Lucy knitted through the
lefs side II the line. A. he snsked
aeFoss she line ee seFlmmape. h
appeared that ne was going 10 be
srnsared BY . host Of Lake Worth
iaekIert, but he saw his chance
end cut 70 HE right end thread.
ID hla way down the center ef
The Held through . frantic TFe.
len dssense 10 seoFe.
Lake Worth drove 10 their lone
acore shortly when they travelled
90 yards in II plays with the help
of q IS yard penalty. Barnes hulled
over from the three yard line and
Wayne Lisle drop-kieked the extra
point.
The fourth quarter saw the visl.
tors pun out ell the stops il a des.
perate but futile effort 10 crack the
Key West defense, but an inspired
forward wall would have none Of
that and they hit the visitors low
and hard and managed 10 prevent
further scoring. The action was
centered between the 20 yard lines
up until the last three minutes az
the game when the Trojans went
into the air in a fighting effort TO
gain the edge. john Caghoneli.
Julio Henriques and Wayne Brans.
ley dHg in and sparksd the Kes
West holding same al this point
Jenniche threatened to upset the
applicant when he broke into she
clear ca three occasions cnly 10 be
sowned BY he ccneh secondary,
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when they poshed dewn - re
keY West ene-tsoi marker kua .
hard shaTsins nee ard white
sersard wall drove shsn hack ~
tAe fhtes. Tee mesh tima n .
heaaie sast NAN anegAar five
yards sna sAs tlnal s0n tsoaa
- ceaeha h possession " fha
nsgsksn en their sWn eight Yard
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