The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-26
Battle Slated
At WGIker Field
Here At7P.M.
- JACK K. BURKE. Joa

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softball championship of
the Atlantic Fleet.
Sublant defeated Service
Force last night and that
leaves them the only team
in tournament play without
. loss AirLant whose only
loss came in the hands of
SubLant Monday night,
handed SERVANT their sec
cond defeat last night as
well as Phiblant, in the
nights last game.
In early action at Walker Field
yesterday, PhibLant handed Bat
tleship Cruiser Force their sec
Ond loss to eliminate them from
play BY a score Of 81 2.
/, The winning run was walked A.
cross the plate when Willie Rob-
ertson, PhibLant center fielder,
drew a free pass with bases load
ed, chasing in Roger Nelson who
was resting on third.
Uhel Sloan, PhibLant pitcher, re-
ceived credit for the win after he
relieved Arlie Gilman in the 1st
inning with bases loaded for Bat
CriLant. One run was already in
and there was no outs. He gave
up Just one run and that was on
a sacrifice fly. The door closed
with one Of the incest relief jobs
done here during this tournament.
Early Lssd
The big bats Of SubLant unload
ed themselves last night and from
the LIST inning on 1000 fans knew
what the outcome would be. Bases
were loaded with three SubLant
players In the first inning. One
man hit a single and the other two
were hit with pitched balls. Ray
Downer, Key Wester on the Sub
Liant team, worked his count to %,
then lined the next pitch to deep
left, cleaning the bases and put
Ting SubLant in the lead.
Charley Franklin, another Key
Wester, pitched a / hitter for Sub
Liant. He struck out S and gave
UP no walks. Also, he struck out
the side in the 4th.
The fielding highlight Of the
game was turned in by James
French, SubLant short stop. He
went deep to his LEFT and speared
a line drive off the bat Of Joe
HAIRCUT, ServLant second baseman.
This fielding gem robbed HAIRCUT
Of a sure hit.
Herb "Say Hey Gilmore and
Billy Kelly of SubLant had the dis
sinction Of being on base four con-
secutive times in the first give inn
ing. SubLant scored 9 runs on I
hits with 2 errors. ServLant had 2
runs with 4 hits and errors.
No-Hit, No-Rvn Game
The first no-hit, no run game Of
this tournament was turned in last
night by Don Glidewe1 If AirLant.
This was his third win in a row
and it also eliminated ServLant
from the series.
Don has now gained the title Of
Iron Man" and in past perform
ances he has shown that his heart
is as strong as his arm. His only
defeat was handed him by SubLant
Monday and it was the i: inning
2-1 ball game. In the last three
days he has pitched q innings. A
gainst SERVANT he struck out II
and walked only two and in one
stretch he struck out 8 ServLant
players in . row.
AirLant had 6 runs on 4 hits with
! error. SERVANTS total was O-O-7.
With one more team to face So
hat they can play in the champ
onship game, AirLant, once again,
behind their ace, Glidewell, eked
nut q 10 victory over PhibLant.
Glidewell gave up Just one scratch
single in the last contest Of the
evening at Walker Field.
Including this last game, Glide
vel has pitched 4S innings Of soft
ball in five games.
Roger Nelson, PhibLant left field
sr, got the only hit in the second
inning and from that point on,
Glidewell slammed the door shut.
Earl Shaler, AirLant right field
or, scored the winning run after
.eaehing first on an error. He was
moved to second on a sacrifice by
Tom Fink and scored on a clean
single to left by Edward Connel,
he Filters first baseman.
For AirLant, run on 3 hits with
I error. PhibLant had a OILS re-
cord.
PIsY-oFf Tonighs
The championship game win be
played tonight at 7o'ciock at the
Naval Stations Walker Field. In
The event that AirLant defeats Sub
Liant, the second game wiz be
played at 9 o'clock to decide the
wi Of the Atlantic Fleet.
Rear Admiral George C. Craw-
fore, Comm crdsr Submarine For
&c Atlantic Fleet, n1st for this
tournament, viii present the win
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