The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-31

ed back on a penalty for illegal
Iuse Of the hands.
Gibby Gates had taken the kick
|off and driven up to the Conchs'
rs yard marker from where they
launched Q determined assault. Pr
media and Don Cruz alternated to
carry the ball down to the Ty-
|phoon's 10 from where they scor-
ed
Marty Shapiro, one Of the finest
schoolboy backs to appear in Key
West to date, supplied the punch
which carried the Typhoons on an
inspired jaunt down to the Key
West three yard line before they
held. II took Shapiro just five
plays from scrimmage to go from
the 20 down b the goal lire.
But, he had the Solomons -
Jimmy and Harold, to cope with.
Their hard tackling defensive tac.
lties spoiled the score for the visi-
tors.
The .conchs took over on downs
and Pineda and George Lastres al
ternated to carry them out Of
trouble.
The break that gave Miami
Beach fhsir score came in the
middle OF the second quarter
when Tommy Crew lifted punt
down to the Key West Is yard.
marker. cibby Cafes was wait.
Ing 10 gather \, In bur HE pig.
skin hit Den Cruz and took 0
wisrd bevnee 10 where the Ty-
phoen's Sherman Carr fell on II
10 give them possession on the
eoneh 10 yard marker.
Shapiro went over two plays Ia
ter from the four yard line to put
Key West on the short end Of the
score for the first time this year.
| Morrie Gould's kick was blocked
by q host Of hard charging Key
West linemen.
The Typhoon defense frightened
up after that and Key West could
60 nowhere for the balance of the
half. Inspired defensive play by
Barry Sugarman and Paul Bast
smothered the Conch assault. The
half ended after an exchange Of
,punts.
| The third quarter threatened to
be q repeat when Jimmy Solomon
bobhled the pigskin after taking q
punt, but two plays later guard Ju-
lilo Henriquez Jared Shapiro so
hard he fumbled and Henriquez re-
covered on the Conch 20 yard line.
The Key Westers went on the
march to drive all the way down
to the Typhoon 20 with the aid of q
Is yard penalty. Their offense STALL
led at that point when end Stan
lack intercepted a Conch aerial.
John Carbonell, Stu Logun and
Ronnie Pinder teamed up to drive
the visitors back on the next three
plays and force them to kick out
of trouble.
Diminutivs cibby Gates sup.
piled the spark that started the
Conehs On their way 10 the win
when no took Crews punt on Tho
run on HE IS yard lire and
strsaksd IS yards before he was
lsvsllsd by = gang Of Typheon
taekisrs - the quarter ended.
Pineda ripped off 20 yards on
two jaunts off tackle and then tos-
sed q pass which clicked to Red
Stickney for another 10 yards. Mo-
ments later, he spun off tackle to
knot the count. He was smothered
on the try for the point.
The Conchs were not satisfied
with q tie, however, and they made
immediate plans to do some more
scoring.
They played bruising defensive
ball to force the Typhoons to kick
from their own IS down to the Key
West 20. The Beachmen again had
3 hard time stopping punt reciev-
ier Gates and he fought his way
down to the Typhoon IS to set up
the tie breaking score. Pineda
picked up five yards only to see it
nuisified by = penalty.
He then clicked on q pass I'd
Red Stickeney out In the fiat down
to the Is.
Sticksaey bulled the heH dswn
Ito ths - yard marker.
Pineda iced the game moments