The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 9, 1939, Page 3

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FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1939 — ee. STRONG VENICE NINE TO TACKLE BLUE SOX READY CONCHS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY “Lefty” Surls, Former Boston Red Sox Pitcher, Slated To Oppose Key. West; Winfield Declares Locals In Good Enough Shape To:-Whip Yanks By O. L. MILIAN What promises to be—and every indication points to this pre- @iction—the most thrilling baseball games seen ‘round these paris for many a moon is the Venice-Key West contest scheduled for Sat- urday and Sunday afternoons, This series may prove to be a championship affair between see ees oe ‘west coast and east coast be-! Sie Sin han Test ee: AGUILAR PRED ing of both clubs. The games se y at 3:30 o'clock each “ VICTORY FOR KEY we can oniy say what they nave WEST QVER VENICE been doing for a number of | years—meeting and defeating; first-class teams from Homestead pecLARES CONCHS' BRAND | a:¢ ini Giechest ee condition, and | Sox to help the New York Yan- up to Fort Lauderdale. During this period, the locals have faced | some pretty smart pitchers and have come out victorious in very | hard-fought contests. ' In Venice the Conchs will buck ! up against a baseball team that has tackled and defeated the be: and most promising clubs on the west coast. feated the strong Ft. Myers All-, OF BALL SURPRISES | FANS AT HOME OR AWAY FROM HERE By PEDRO AGUILAR We predict that Key West Star aggregation 5-0 in a thriller; that had the spectators on their toes throughout. | Conehs brand of “Lefy” Surls, of the west coast, series with the Venice Indians on the local field this weekend.’ ball always; | surprises fans, whether they play | FOR GAME IN FORT MYERS SUNDAY | TRIO OF HURLERS IN SHAPE TO BATTLE WEST COAST NINE; PRACTICED ALL THIS | WEEK | | By PEDRO AGUILAR | Blue Sox, member of the Mon- roe County Summer Baseball League, are ready for their trip ,to the west coast to tangle with the All-Stars of Ft. Myers at that city Sunday. Sox have been practicing all this week and are| ‘in great shape. | Gates, Sanchez and: Diaz, the! | ' ! | first three innings and both teams |were limited to seven hits in a | weré able to score one more run jcago Cubs, 5 to 3, due to the THE KEY WEST CITIZEN HOME RUNS; RED SOX DE- FEATED BROWNS; INDIANS WON FROM SENATORS, (Special to The Citizen) NEW YORK, June 9.—Cincin- nati Reds and Philadelphia Phil- lies scored all their runs in the hi game in Philadelphia. Reds than’ the Phils and so they won, 3 to, 2, behind the stingy pitching} of Pay) Derringer, who won his eighth game of the season against one defeat. New, York Giants downed Chi- home run clouts of Danning and Bonura, one each. Neither start- ing pitcher went the route. Loli, Fette clebrated his mar- riage.by turning in a three-hit game .against Pittsburgh Pirates, and Boston Bees won a shutout victory, 2 to 0. Joe DiMaggio poled a home run, a double and ‘a single yes- ‘three hurlers on the Sox outfit, toe the! mound at.a moment's. notice. { Tony Castelano at first has hit) ithree safeties out of five tries at) ‘the plate in the opening game of| | league play a few weeks ago,| ‘and then poled two out of five “each will be ready to Just recently it de-'conchs will win the two-game im the second contest. Included /hehind six-hit ball by Trout, in his hits is a double. He han-/ died 22 chances at first, commit- ting one error. On second will be Al. Acevedo, terday against Chicago White kees' win their second game in a row over the Chisox, 7 to 2. Rook- ie pitcher Donald hung up his sixth straight win for the Yanks without a loss. Poling 13 safeties off four Phil- adelpihia Athletics’ hurlers, De- troit ‘Tigers evened the series with | the A’s by defeating them, 8 to 4, Secorid game of the Boston Red | Q . ALL THIS WEEK! Free Lubrication Complete with Oil Change TUNE MOTOR—COMPLETE ........... seseose $1.00 | Includes“overhauling carburetor and disiributo#, clean spark plugs, etc. 3 SANTE’S MOTOR SERVICE |Sox-St.’ Louis Browns double- header was postponed because of rain, but the Bosox grabbed the’ opener, 8 to 7. wae 2 former Boston Red Sox pitch-fan outside team on their own er, will probably get the aSSIEN- | ground or go away to compete ment on the hill for the visitors. ‘With an outside nine. Fresh from a shutout victory! Conchs proved this when they over Ft. Myers, this smart hurler | played in Miami last winter. may give the locals a lot of trou- | The writer does not know of ble but Key Westers will have; any other amateur baseball club confidence in the sticks of A Florida better than the Railey- mando Acevedo, Cyril (Beliss) ; wilam outfit of last winter—yet Griffin, William (Big Bill) Cates ’the Conchs whipped, that team. and Esmond (Tarzan) Albury,:On the Miami team were Ban- who finished first, third, fourth }gera, ‘an excellent catcher and a and fifth, respectively, in the! «sweet% hitter and thrower; recent championship series bat- “adams, Graham and ting circle, having an average of' gehemer in the box (Lefty is 400 or over contributing greatly ‘+ irst an and aill- "tne victatiy he best first basem: the Pirates. ae ___ | elass);. Duncan, Warren Schra- To check the visitors’ hitting | Ger, Gilmore brothers, Kight and spree, should they begin pelting Others outstanding. players. the ball, there will be on hand | Grahdm was fot able to finish Joe (House) Casa. and Robert’, game against the Conchs in| Bethel for Saturday's game and Key West. Quintan Lopez and Lucilo for: ‘he loeal outfit has shutout Sunday’s contest. Conchs will DelRay Beach, and DelRay had use its regular lineup with Grif-| several of their players on the fin behind the plate. All-State semi-pro nine last Steady practice has been held | years, by the Conchs every afternoon, Geltialan aitiianiinguiitpis and Manager Hamlin claims the eesceceesnescecnncaceses boys are in A-l contition. | MAJOR LEAGUES’ Pes oy Ee GAMES TODAY east s | eeesecse Receiv today om Nick} Peterch, manager of the Venice gy Louis at Brookiyn--War- Waite Onttite en UneuP of the | neke (6-2) vs. Presnell (2-2). D. W ais Shy, Pana Chicago at New York—French See caval (4-3) vs. Lohrman (3-2). P. Blalock, cf; é | Pittsburgh at Boston—Klinger D. Whiteaker, ss; | (4-6) Posedel (4-3). J. Darby, 1b; Cian dlink Peta . Cincinnati=--Philadelphia, not H. Whiteaker, 3b; * H. Duckwall, ¢; Geese M. Donavan, If; S: Wiggin, G. ‘Suris and B.| yy, mann coy Nemente i Higel, outfielders; \;,. j | 6-0) a Rin ao ley én ces aoe C. Surls, riches | Washington ~ at Cleveland— ee ak er. | Chase (8-6)ivs, Feller (9-2). Manager Peterch stated that], Boston, at.St. Louis (2)—Bag- the team would arrive between @ |C¥ (3-3) and Wilson (2-3) vs. Ken- nedy (2-6) and Kramer (4-4). and 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.| “‘piijadelphia at Detroit—Ross LUMBER BOWLERS /... DOWN HOTELMEN! ™4JoR easeeau ia is | LEAGUES’ STANDINGS GAMES OPENED NEW TER- @eececccccesccqocccseece RACE BOWLING ALLEY NATIONAL LEAGUE TOURNAMENT Club— W. L. Cincinnati it 15 Cheely Lumber Co. bowling St. Louis team defeated the La Concha) Pittsburgh Hotel five in three straight games | Chicagd last night in the opening battle | Brooklyn of the new Terrace Bowling Al-|New York ley tournament by scores of! Boston — 634-568, 635-453, 664-464. | Philadelphia Complete scores: + —_—— Cheely Lumber Co. | _ AMERICAN LEA Player— Total! Club— Phillips ~—- 102 123 98—324 | New York Harper — . 155 119 107—381| Boston _ Clawson 96 120 180—396| Chicago _ Orlando 169 143 130—442' Cleveland __ Carr ________.112 130 148—390| Detroit _ La Concha Hotel Philadelphia Player— Total Washington Gonzalez 114 93 97—304!St. Louis Edwards - 118 118 114—350| WITH MUCH GRACE Perrotti . 103 81 84—268) Kiernan . 97 83 70—250 ‘ Parks . 136. 78 99—313|. NEW YORK — To prove her Scheduled for tonight are All-| qualifications as a judge of con- Stars ys. DeMolays at 8:30 o'clock. | gressional doughnut dunking con- Purther schedule: Tuesday, First test, Representative Caroline O’- National Bank vs. Rotary Club;| Day dunked her bit of pastry in- Wednesday, Electric Co. vs. Gas | to a cup of coffee with becoming Co. grace, Pet. 677 595 511 O reees Sopm BREEN BERwEe SNSSRS wesreee: BO Lefty H "of the "Conchs over | around player in the state in his. Smashed two safeties in six times 511) jwho has collected a safety in ‘eight times up, and handled six | putouts and six assists without | {miscuing once. | ; A. Fernandez (Pie Traynor) at ‘third has been to bat seven times {and failed to hit safely. He has ‘tour putouts and seven assists to his credit, miscuing onee. | Fidel Lopez, shortstop, failed to get a safety in 11 times up. He accepted two putouts and six assists with one error. | M, Acevedog who played be- ‘hind the batter in the first game, |up in that game, handling seven) |putouts and three assist, Last | Sunday he played rightfield and later in the game switched to | third base after Pie Traynor was forted out of the game. In those | positions he had one putout and ltwo assists, but failed to hit the | ball in five tries. | -Gabriel Garcia played leftfield lin the opening contest and then) went behind the plate last Sun- | day. As a fielder, he accepted six putouts and secured one hit in three tries at the plate. As a catcher he handled five putouts and two assists with one error and hit safely once in three times | up. : | dg. Garcia poled a safety in six tries during the opening game of league play and last Sunday got another hit in five tries. Molina has secured three hits. Diaz blasted two. out of six, one good for a double. Pitcher Sanchez failed to hit in: three tries. , : Diaz pitched 13 innings for the {Sox in iplay,: allowing. 1¢ |hits and only one earned run. He | walked one, struck out seven and hit one batsman. Last Sunday, Sanchez allowed 11 hits in 10 innings. He struck out but one and walked two. No earned runs were scored off his delivery. He hit one batter. Gates has not pitched so far in ‘this league, but may get. the starting assignment at Ft. Myers. Battery will probably be Gates The game will be played at Terry Park, starting at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Steamer Cuba of the P. and O. |S. S. Co, arrived yesterday from Tampa with 30 passengers. There were five first cabin pas- Cleveland Indians downed Washington Senators, 7 to 5. | Results of the games: | NATIONAL LEAGUE At New York R.H.E, ‘Chicago »- $750 New York 8779 Lee, Root and Hartnett; Gum- bert, Brown and Danning. At Boston Pittsburgh Boston —. = Tobin and. Mueller; Fette Lopez: Night Game At Philadelphia Cincinnati — Philadelphia Derringer and Lombardi; Mul- eahy, Scott, Johnson and Millies. | St. Louis-Brooklyn, not sched- At Chicago New / York Chicago -. Donald and Di Beckman, Pippen, Dean, Joyce and Brucker; Trout and Teb- betts. St. Loui: Galehouse, and Desautels; Gill, and Glenn. NEW SCHEDULE AT RAMONIN’S Ramonin’s Restaurant, 615 Du- val street, announces a new schedule for the Summer months. This popular eating place will be closed except on Saturdays when special din- be served. : sengers for Key West, 21 first in and four second cabin pas- Fingte mit z ee Ea utry PRAIRIE MOON —also— COMEDY — SERIAL t ; | COCCOCCR GROSSES eSCO ROSE ‘, Cottage Cheese TIFT’S DAIRY Phone 639 1414 5th St, OELGER BEER The Best of the DIME BEERS For Sale By ALL LEADING RETAILERS Office: 319 Duval St. PHONE NO. 1 THE PORTER ALLEN QUALITY DAIRY PRODUCTS Light and Heavy . 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