The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-11

walks and allowed a nit WI
seventh.
Cruz no hitter was spoiled by
Jacksonville pitcher Max Wad-
dell, who lined a sharp single to
center, scoring Bonnie Yarbrough
and Preston George, the two nien
Cruz walked. No other Generals
even reached first base.
While posting his eighth win Of
the season, Cruz struck out seven
and walked two. He was never In
trouble.
Cruz mates gave him all the
support he needed by banging out
II safeties, including q triple and
four doubles, and by playing error
less ball In the field.
Key West jumped to 4 one run
lead in the first inning after lead
of man Julio Santana slammed
a long triple to right-center field.
Santana scored minutes later when
Lee third baseman Wayne Stone
bobbled George Lastres' hot groun-
der.
The Conchs grabbed three more
runs in the second on three hits,
one error, and q hit batsman.
Biff Salgado opened the inning
with 4 double. Left fielder Harold
Solomon followed with q single to
left, scoring Salgado. Leeburg
Knowles, the next batter, was hit
BY . pitched ball, then Jerry Pita
reached first safely on another er-
or by Stone.
Santana struck out, but Eloy
Rodriguez doubled to right center
scoring Solomon and Knowles, with
Pita stopping at third. Lastres hit
into double play, (short stop Bill
ly Yarbrough to first baseman
Bonnie Yarbrough back to Billy
Yarbrough covering second) to
end the inning.
After Cruz retired three straight
Lee batters in the bottom. Of the
second, Key West came back in
the third with two more runs on
two hits and q Jacksonville error.
With one out, Cruz reached third
base safely on q three-base error
by short stop Billy Yarbrough. Sal
gado brought Cruz home on q sin
gle to center. Then Solomon scor-
ed Salgado on q double TO deep
center but Solomon was called out
trying to stretch his two-bagger in
to q triple. Knowles grounded out.
Edning the inning.
In the fourth, Santana singled,
went to second on Rodriguez fly
to center and scored on q single
by Lastres.
The Conchs added two insurance
run in the top Of the seventh on
two hits, q walk and a wild pitch.
Cruz opened the inning with a
single and went to second on a
passed ball. Salgado and Solomon
were tossed out. But Knowles was
safe at first on fielder's choice
while Cruz beat the throw at first
on q fielder's choice while Cruz
beat the throw to third. Pita doub-
bled to left, scoring Cruz and adj
vancing Knowles to third. Knowles
scored on wild pitch by Chuck
er Max Waddell; then Santana
struck out to end the inning.
Jacksonville Coach Mcintosh
stop the Conch hitters. Sid Smith
used three pitchers in his bid to
stop the potent Conch hitters, Sid
(s-2) started, but was relieved in
the fifth by Dale Willis (11-0)).
Max Waddell (l-D relieved Will
lis in the seventh. Smith was the
loser.
Smith allowed seven runs on 10
hits and three errors. He struck out
four. Willis struck out four, walked
two. Waddell gave up 2 runs on
two hits. He struck out two and
walked one.
The Key West victory sends the
Conchs into the finals against st.
Petersburg's Green Devils who
knocked OFF Miami jackson 81 in
the semi-finals Thursday afternoon.
Conch ace George Lastres (14-0)
ID expected to oppose Sonny Stull,
(10-1) in the championship Class
IA contest.
Pacing Key Vests hitting attack
Thursday night were Santana, Sal
gado, Solomon and Pita. each with
two safeties.
The box score:
KEY WEST