The Key West citizen., 1954-08-24
Action Slated
To Resume
This afternoon
y JACK <. BURKE. Joa

The $500 fans that watch
ed the opening games Of
the 1854 Atlantic Fleet
SoftbalI tournament were
given . variety Of thrills.
In one there were three
homeruns, in another q
seven inning rally and even
in one there were two games
in one. If the balance of
the tournament has half of
the thrills as the ones to-
night, the service personnel.
and civilians in this locale
will be talking about them
for q long time.
The first game at Naval Station
Field No. / went to the Fleet Ma
rine Force. They won ON . seven
th inning rally to nip the Battle
ship Cruiser Force entry 5 (.
With one out in the bottom half Of
the seventh, 4 wide throw by Bat
Lant's first baseman Bill Back
Inyer, caused the Fleet Marines to
come from behind.
Terry Knauver was the winning
pitcher for the Marines with Dick
Hatfield charged with the loss.
Ralph Lewis came in with two one
and the score I : 3, replacing Hat
Geld.
BatLant had ( runs, 6 hits and
Z errors. The Marines scored s
runs on ; hits with one error.
The first game at Walker Field
went to Amphib Force Z q
over. the Training Command. A
combination Of timely hits by Phib-
Liant and loose fielding on the part
Of TraLant in the first two innings
gave the phibLant Gators S runs
and lead which never was re
linquished.
In the top Of the sixth, willard
Robertson, center fielder for the
GaborS hit 4 tremendous home-run
to left centerfield with Girourard
on base.
George Riding pitched 4 spark
ling twO-hitter for the PhibLant
team.
PhibLank had I runs on s hits
with / error. TraLant scored 2 runs
on 2 hits with S big errors.
Another late inning rally was put
on by Destroyer Force. They edg-
ed out Mine Force 8 8. A home
run by DesLant's Bill Buchburger
in the sth was the deciding edge
FOR the Destroyer boys. nsn
Mort Ross and Bill HalIond each
had home-runs for the Mine Force
Team.
Joe Traylor was charged with
the loss while Gerald Burkhard re.
ceiyed credit for the win. This
game was the second at Field No.
!.
DesLant had . runs on 8 hits
with 4 errors. MineLant scored 3
runs on 8 hits with 8 costly err
rors.
The thriller Of the evening was
put on by Submarine Force and
the Air Force. In a tight pitching
duel between Bo WhaIen, who was
relieved by Jim Trier in the sixth
and Don GiIdweI Of Air Liant gave
the spectators a two-in-one BAH
game. SubLant came out the VIC
tor by scoring the winning run In
The home half Of the 14th.
The opening run was scored IN
The SubLant half of the first, Jim
French, SubLant shortstop, was
safe on q fielders choice, advanc-
ed to third on a single by Herb
s'Say Hey" Elmore and scored on
. fielders choice when Bill Russell
lined a sharp grounder to deep
second.
Air Liant tied the score in the
Top Of the 7th when Tom Herr
mann, Air Liant second baseman
singled, advanced to second on .
sacrifice by Gerald Thomas and
scored on a clean single to left field
by LinwoOd Gray.
The winning run came in the bot
tom Of the 14th. Ed Matthews led
of with z double down the third
base line, was advanced to third
on a sacrifice by Cy SimoneIli, and
scored on a fielders choice when
Ed ConneIl's throw to the plate
was late on = infield b0under by
Harry Combs.
The fielding game of the game
was turned in by Combs, SubLant's
third baSeman. In the 5th inning
he went high into the air to spear
q hard-hit, bounding ball off the
bat Of Linwood Gray, center field
or for Air Liant, and threw him out
at first by q stride.
Jim Trier besides pitching Z hit
less and scoreless innings for Sub
Liant, also lined a triple to deep