The Key West citizen., 1954-10-09

kick and passed to Gene Favors for
the extra point.
After Sanford had quick-kicked
out Of danger to the Conch 50, Key
West started a sustained march
that netted them a I'd on just
seven plays. Gates and Stickney
alternated to carry the ball down
to the three yard line from where
Haney dove over the line after just
los of the second period had
elapsed. The conversion try, Ha-
ney's kick, was not good.
Coach Ed Beckman emptied his
bench at Slis point and threw in
the reserves - and Sanford scor-
ed. It was Johnny Jones, a very
hard man to hit, who pulled the
trick. 1t was keep" play with
Jones taking to two of his mates
and slicing off right tackle to score
at the en- of So yard jaunt.
That development had a sober
ing effect on the Conchs and they
proceeded to chew up Sanford like
a stalk of celery.
Favors took the kickoff and
scampered up to the Conch 40 be-
fore he was dumped. Haney, VINO
blossomed forth as something of a
runner last night, moved the ball
down to the Sanford 4S behind fine
blocking.
Then he did it again. He tossed
a touchdown pass that Favors ga
thered in, on the dead run, on the
rs yard line and drove for score.
1t made the score 81 -s6 after De-
merritt had kicked the point.
The half ended shortly, a deve-
lopment that met with enthusias-
tic response from Sanford. They
retired to their dressing room and
the expected tongue lashing from
their coach.
When they tramped back on the
field for the second half, their spot
ter announced that they were GO
ing to make a battle of it, and for
awhile, it appeared that they were.
Just for a little while that is.
The C0nchs took the kickoff On
their own ten and moved the ball
up to the so from where they were
forced to punt - the first time
during the evening that they had
the ball and failed to score.
Stickney was rushed and his punt
was short and wobbly. Sanford's
Jim Hawkins took it on his II and
elected to hand off to Jones, who
ghosted down the sidelines on an
So yard scoring jaunt before the be-
fuddled Conchs could catch on.
Frank Hold broke through and
blocked their kick for the extra
point.
But that was all for the Celery
Feds.
Hampered by Is yards in penal
ties, the Conchs drove 80 yards to
their seventh touchdown in II
plays.
Red Stickney pulled off his run
ming gem of the evening to put the
Conchs deep in scoring territory
when he went off tackle on an in
side reverse from his 80 down to
the II yard line. Gates bulled down
to the two yard marker.
On the next play, Gates faxed a
handoff to Stickney and spun over
standing up. Haney's kick split the
uprights to make the score 80 u.
A pass interception by pint-sized
Everett Atwell on the Conch As
gave the Conchs the ball late in the
third quarter and they made the
most of it. Haney carried the bail
to the AZ from where the drive
was climaxed by another of his
passes, this time down the middle
to Red Stickney on TIE 2s
ney took off to the left and elud-
ed a lackadaisacal SANFORD Sc, =
dairy to score easily. Haney's kick
was not good and the score stood
Is IL.
Only Conchs' score in the final
period, came when the Conchs for
ward wall smothered the visitors
and forced them to punt down to
the 40 yard marker. Demerritt.