The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-27
DairyQueen
|Softballers
Gain Split

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Dewitt Roberts pitched a 3 hit
shutout to give the Dairy Queen
Billiards q 20 win over Home
stead enabling the locals to earn
split in the Softball doubleheader
played at Bayview Park Saturday
night.
Homestead, who will probably be
one Of the teams who will parti-
cipate in the District Tournament
which begins here on Aug. Bird,
edged out Coca Cola 2-1 on Arnold
McIllwain's two-run homer.
Freddie Fuchs, Homestead'S ace
highlander, hooked up in a pitch
ing duel with Coca Cola's Danny
McGrew until McIlwain'S homer
broke up the scoreless duel.
Centerfielder Billy Forte singled
prior to McIlwain's homer which
incidentally came after two were
away.
Coca Cola's only run came in the
sixth when Joe Lewis singled and
scored on Bunsy Villareal's ringing
double down the leftfield line.
Poor baSe-running cost Coca Co.
la a rally in the third. With one
away, McGrew dropped a Texas
Lacquer in short right. John Solo
mon followed with a blooping dou-
BILE to center sending McGrew to
third. Lewis, the next hitter, was
purposely passed to load the bas-
eS. Villareal then sent a short fly
to center and Forte's relay to Nc
Twain at the plate cut down Nc
Grew who had tagged up after the
catch in short center.
Fuchs, who went all the way for
Homestead, yielded four hits and
struck out nine. McIlwain led
Homestead's six hit attack with
homer and a double in three tries.
Solomon and Gibby Gates made
some sparkling plays afield to back
up McGrew's fine hurting.
In the nightcap, Dewitt Roberts
continued to carry his jinx against
Homestead. In all the years Rob-
erts has been pitching against
them, Homestead has yet to beat
him. Roberts, who was troubled
with is control, was in trouble
several times, but each time the
veteran highlander bore down and
got the side out. In the third inn
ing with one out, rival mounds
man Marty Bruder singled to CEN
ter. Bruce Ennis sacrificed Bruder
to second but Roberts famed Steve
Blonde to retire the side.
In the fourth, Homestead threat
ened again. After Harry Mitchell
famed, Bill Stewart singled to CEN
ter. Forte worked Roberts for
walk. Hayden Blaylock, next up,
grounded out to secondbaseman
Earl Smith for the second out, but
Harvey Rue worked Roberts for
another free pass to lead the sacks.
Roberts then got Clint Cooper to
bounce to AL Pazo at short for the
third out.
In the sixth, Roberts, working
with 10 lead, had Stewart trip
led off the left-centerfield fence to
gain the inning. Once again, Rob-
erts frightened up and got Forte on
an easy grounder to second for the
first out. He then famed McIlwain
for the second out, and got Rue
on an easy grounder to third.
Homestead almost scored in the
seventh again, when, with two outs,
Roberts hit pinchhitter Fred
Rhodes. Blonde then hit to Pazo
who threw to first but firstbaseman
Jack Villareal failed to cover.
Villareal's fine relay to Bobby
Santana cut down Rhodes at the
plate who had attempted to score
all the way from first on the err
ror.
The Billiards scored their first
run in the third when Pazo tripled
to right and scored moments later
on James Arita's sacrifice fly to
leftfield. The other Blizzard run re-
suited in the sixth when Kenneth
Kerr led off with line shot homer
over the leftfield wall.
Roberts, Smith, and Pazo each
had two hits to lead the Billiards
offense. Pazo had a triple and dou-
bic in four tries. Roberts had a
double and single in three attempts
and Smith had two singles in three
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