The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 8, 1940, Page 3

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1940 TIGERS AND INDIANS BOTH WIN KEY WEST TEAMS GAMES AGAINST CHISOX, BROWNS TOOK TWO GAMES Detroit Half-Game In Front; Cubs Defeat Redlegs, 5. To 3 (Special to she Citizen) NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—Detroit Tigers remained! out in front of the American League pack to- day, but their margin was still the slim half-game attained on Tuesday. They won their con- test against the St. Louis Browns yesterday, but the Cleveland In- dians defeated) the Chicago White Sox again to Keep up the red-hot pace. Bengals triumphed over the Brownies, 7 to 5: Issue was de- cided in the third inning when catcher Birdie Tebbetts blasted out a double to clear the bags to climax a five-run splurge in that frame. St. Louis threatened in jate innings but Detroit changed pitchers twice and successfully held them. in. check. Indians made it three out of four against the Chisox by win- ning yesterday, 9'to 3. Sparking the Tribe’s attack, which netted 12 hits, was Lou Boudreau, whose two homers and a_ single NIGHT GAMES (Special to The Citizen) NEW YORK. Aug. 8.— Brooklyn Dodgers gained a full game on the Cincinnati Reds: by virtue of their win over the New York Giants in a National League game play- ed last night at the Polo Grounds. A crowd of 53/987 turned cut for “Mel Ott Night”, setting a new National League attendance record. Score of the game was 8 to 4. Besten Bees defeated the Philadelphia: Phillies in the other night game yesterday, 6 te 3. Posedel went the route for the Bees, giving up ten hits. Four Phil hurlers saw action. — ounted for six of his team’s runs. Cleveland put the game on ice with a three-run rally in. the seventh inning and made it all the more sure with four more tallies in the final stanza ;ccc CEAGUE STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE {Major League Baseball) Cinb— Ww Gf Re Detroit = 63 41 606 Cleveland 62 41 .602 Boston 56 47 544 Chicago 50 49 505 New York 50 50° 5 Washington 45 57 441 St. Louis 43 62 410 Philadelphia —. 39 Gi .390 —_—o—— NATIONAL LEAGUE. (Major League erie Club— : Cincinnati ‘ Ss * 649 Brooklyn 59 40 .596 New York 51 44 .537 Chicago. - —_._ §8 50 515 Pittsburgh 49 48 505 PLUMBERS CAPTURED OPEN- ER, 6 TO 3; SAWYERS EKED OUT VICTORY IN SECOND). 8TO7 Key West diamondball teams ‘won a doubleheader from Home- stead All-Stars last night at Bayview Park. Pepper’s Plumbers furnished the opposition. for the visitors in the opener; which. they won; 6: to 3. Taking advantage of the wild- ness by pitcher Cloninger,. of the All-Stars, the Plumbers scored! all their runs in the first two in- nings, and held the invaders in check throughout, although’ there were several instances. when St. Louis 47 50 .485'Hometead’ filled the bases in Boston — 36 61 371 Philadelphia 32 63 .337 NATIONAL LEAGUE } (Key West Softball) Club— W. L. Pet. Pepper's Plumbers __7 1 .875 Sawyer’s Barbers 43 571 Blue Sox a ES oo AMERICAN LEAGUE (Key West Softball) Club— W.L. Pct. Key West Conchs 5 0 1000 U.S.S. Navy 4 1 800 NavSta - 2 2 500) Merchants 12 235) U. S. Marines - 156 0 4 .000 —_—_—_—_——_—_—_——— SOFTBALL. SCHEDULE (Bayview Park Field) \ TONIGHT First Game—NavSta vs. Mer- chants (American League). Second Game—Biue Sox vs. threatening rallies that never ma- terialized. Plumbers. staged a five-run+ ‘splurge in the: initial frame. The first’ two men, Baker and. Villa+ real, to face Cloninger were: giv- en’ free tickets: to first, but the |third batter, Carbonell; struck out. Then Cates: lifted a triple to deep’ right center and’ the-scor- |ing- began: McCarthy flied’ out. ‘Nelson walked and Higgs rapped the ball into deep center for a home run; cleaning the bases. Five markers on just twa hits! Ingratiam ended’ the inning, go- ing out. third to first. Key West shoved over its final }run in the next stanza as Baker again walked, stole second and scored on Carbonell’s single to center. In the meantime, Homestead was: held. runiess. until the fifth inning. when two runners crossed the plate. Mistretta walked to open the frame; Lingren then singled to center but Mistretta Sawyer’s Barbers (National! yo. caught overrunning second) League). TOMORROW NIGHT First Game—Pepper’s Plumb- ers vs. Sawyer’s Barbers (Na- tional League). Second Game—U. S. S:-Lea vs. NavSta (American League). | and: was called out; Cloninger |hit a Texas leaguer in shortstop territory and was followed rapid- ly by singles: off the bats of M. BisHop. and! Barrow, scoring Lind- gren and Cloninger. In the next inning the All- Stars’ third and final run was recorded. .Caves singled to cen- |around the comer. A walk, a wild pittir and’ a’ single by M. Bishop produeed. what- many be- lieved to be the winning ram But the Sawyers had! other ideas. Sterling walked’ to. the plate with. determination written all over’ his face and’ poled 2 single: Kerr and! J. Russell. fol- | lowed suit and Sterling crossed the plate. Esmond. Albury then: brought home the’ bacon; Clayton Sterling was the out- standing player at bat. He knoek- | ed’ out a single, a double and’ a} triple. Kerr poled two’ safely: M. Bishop's double and. single | and. Caves’ triple and: single were | the best: for Homestead: Bishop, Caves and Lindgren | played well’ in the field’ for the! visitors, and. Albury, Rud§ell: and Homestead’ 300:063 01— 7 7 2 Sawyers 131 010:02— 8 7 3 ..Fuchs, Caves‘ and’ Caves and Leggett; J. Walker, Castro and. Hopkins. Today’s: Horoscope Today indicates one’ of very superior ability, who generally between. sunrise and sunset. | two: golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes: No re- ward is offered’ for they are Juste LOOK AT THESE LOW P Firestone IRES LOW RICES | “ope at a York Yankees dropped ter; E. Sullivan hit a fluke in-| ne forever.—Hiwnee Mann. their fith game ina row vester- MAJOR EEAGUE field ball; Lindgren walked and | °° day when they were defeated by GAMES TODAY te bases were drunk; Cloninger FOH RENT the Boston Red Sox, 10 to 7, in singled to center, scoring Caves; the first game of a twin bill. 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An extra'30 GOOD USED CARS just ar- a percentage over 500 for the NATIONAL LEAGUE inning was required to settle the| rived from Miami All makes first time since April. Scores of First Game issue. atid models: Must be sold in) the games were 10 to 9. and 12 to: At Pittsburgit R..H. E.| ,The invaders jumped into the! ays. 1 6. Two four-run rallies by the |St. Louis = 9 18 3, lead in the very first inning with ~ Bues, in the first and third Pittsburgh __._._10 ¥§ 3 a@ three-run blast that sent John- frames of the opener, proved the! Warneke, Hutchinson, Shoun|nie Waiker to the “showers and/ Cards’ undoing, although the Red- and Padgett; MacFayden, Lan- | Brought €astro to the mound.| birds staged a mighty effort in ning, M. Brown, Klinger and) Three waiks, a triple by Caves} ON ‘ the seventh stanza in which they Lopez. ami ary error by Kerr produced! notched sever’ markers. Addi- ——- |the trio of markers. tional runs, one each in the eighth Second Game | Sawyer’s sent Home @ runner and ninth innings, had the Pi- At Pittsburgh R. Hi E. im the opening: frame, also; on a rates jittery. In the nightcap, St. Lo 1 walk, a fielder’s' choice the Bucs got nine runs in the Pittsburgh 1213 2 single: third frame. Lee Handley, Frank-' Lanier, Doyle, Hutchinson. It the second inning, Key West ie Gustine and Bob Elliott each Russell, Shoun, Cooper and toolt the lead awey from the hit twice in this inning. Owen; Butcher, J. Bowman and out-oftowners Tiree walks Brooklyn Dodgers’ and New i and a double: by Castro: account- k Giants played! a night game ed: for the tallies: i the Boston Bees arid’ Phil- i _ H. From: the first inning until the adelphia Philligg= = i ~ ~s il jsixthy the WiKito®E were Held Recults of te garties: innati = le he: Sawyers shov- AMERICAN LEAGUE (10 Innings) a j hs ipyeach of the’ At’ St Tonia HE -Raffensterger, Passeau, Lee 'third-and fi a byf Detroit T 14 © and Todd; Derringer and Lom- Sterling and an error by Barrow St. Louis 12 2b bardi, Baker. gave them. the first single mark- Gorsiea, McKain, Benton and —— er, and a single and an error by Tebbetts; Trotter, Coffman: and Night Game Martin. tle other. Seore then) Swift. At New York R° HE. stood 6 to 3-in favor of the locals. es Brooklyn _.______..8 14 1 However, Homestead went to At Chicago 4 New York _* —_. £10 O work in the sixth sfanza A Cleveland Fitzsimmons and Mancuso; thpee-bagger by Mistretta, a base’ Tommie’s Skating Palace CHicago Hubbell, Schumacher and Dan- ‘om balls; a single by Lindgren, a A. Smith, Bisenstat and He ning. double by M. Bishop—and,. presto, ley; Rigney and Tresh. three runners crossed tlie plate. eee Night Game tying up the score at 6-all. In First Game At Philadelphia the seventh, last regulation in- At Boston Ri B.|Bostom _— ning; neither team scored. New York. —__—7 11 3 Philadelphia | Came the eighth, an extra LADIES Boston a 10 16 1 ~=Posedel:and Berres; Pearsom frame. The visitors seored a lone Breuer, Handley, Sundra, Don- Beck, Frye, Higbe and Warren.