The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 24, 1940, Page 3

SATURD AY, A ue SOX LOST ‘HEARTBREAKER’, er eee 5.7. 6 Higbe and) Warren: Bowman 3-2 YANKS, CARDS GAIN ON LEADERS 7533 TRIPLE PLAY SAVED GAME FOR BARBERS; WON IN LAST FRAME MERCHANTS WALLOPED USS. NOA IN NIGHTCAP: FINAL CONTEST FOR LAST- PLACE SOx A triple play in the third in- ning of the opening game of a softball doubleheader last night at Bayview Park saved the game for Sawyers Barbers as final results proved. The three consecuive killing executed against the Blue Sox oc curred with the bases loaded. Then Goss hit to the pitcher, who CONCHS, MARINES PLAY TOMORROW LEATHERNECKS. HAVE WON EIGHTEEN OF LAST TWENTY GAMES Key West Con managership of hs, under the Roy Hamlin, petition to the U. seball game to be pl w afternoon at the Solie threw home to catch the runner the k coming in from third; backstop pegged to first before Gc reached the base and first-sacker Steriing whipped the ball back to home plate just in time to nab Ogden trying to score. Ward and Arthur Griffin pitched good ball for - their spective “team. “THe “Tatter-Tim ed the Sox to five Bhd [AAS * Manager Carabalio’s boys knot- ed the count in their half of the seventh but the Barbers ta once in the final period c same inning to edge out the Sox, 3 to 2 i Esmond Albury. Barber tt baseman, had a perfect perc age at bat. In four tries, he poled a triple and three singles. Leader for the losers was Ogden. with two safeties The game last night final one for the dropping out of League. This posed of only ers and Barbe! Score by in Sox Barbers 200 000 1— 3 10 1 (2 outs when winning run scored Ward and Soldano; A. Griffin and Hopkins. Sox, the HEAVY HITTING IN AFTERPIECE J. Ogden’s he y hitting in nightcap of the softball tw last night featured the Merch: victory over U.S.S. Noa, 10 to 6 Ogden connected safely three times in that many chance West, Ridgeway and Sands al- so contributed timely hits for the victors. Coto Garcia, the singing play- er. poled a homer in the with one on. One of Sands’ blows was a triple with the b loaded, also in the sixth frame. Score by innings: R. HE. Noa 000 204 0— 6 11 1 Merchants 122 032 x—10 12 2 Wenzel and Ridgeway; Cc. Thompson and Soldano. SOFTBALL SCHEDULE __ (Bayview Park Field) MONDAY NIGHT First Game—NavSta vs (American: League), Second Game—idiyaes Bar. bers vs. Pepper's PAuriliet® (Na- tional League). - .sssemr WEDNESDAY,,81GHT First-Game—Peppers Plu ers vs Sawyer’s tional Legaue). Second Game—Key West Conchs vs. Merchants (American League). ccc FRIDAY NIGHT First Game—.U S. Marines Key. West Conchs (Americ: League): Second -Game—Sawyer'’s Bar- bers vs. Pepper’s Plumbers (Na- tional League). MAJOR LEAGUE GAMES TODAY © AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland at New York. Detroit at Boston. two games. St. Louis at Philadelphia. Chicago at Washington, games. ~ NATIONAL LEAGUE ; Boston at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at St. Louis. Brooklyn at Chicago. New York at Pittsburgh. The ancient English “Com- pany” began as a _ voluntary trade-guild, usually connected with some nearby church, where it maintained a chapel dedicated to its favorite saint. two Economie history of the Ba- hamas dates from a royal grant in 1629. 000 000 2-2 5 1 4 sixth } last 20 games and are anxious to meet better competitio: Manager Hamlin claims have when the game ge! ‘ 2:00 o'tlock’ tomorrow. LEAGUE STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE pee League Baseball) Ww. L. Pet. 597 -563 539 -534 518 440 408 400 St. Louis Philadelphi ——o-—_ NATIONAL LEAGUE (Major League Baseball) Club— W. L. Pet. Cincinnati 43 .623 Brooklyr 50 565 53.527 54 518 56 509 538.508 45 69 395 ia 38 71 .349 NATIONAL LEAGUE (Key West Softbail) W.L. Pet. s Plumbers . 9 1 .900 's Barbers 6 4 600 110 pped out o AMERICAN LEAGUE (Key West Softball) W.L. s 5 0 meow mo wom mes ‘e 8 U. S. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT = circuit clout by Ernie Lombardi. Observation taken at 7:30 a. m. 75th Mer. Time (city office) Temperatures 24 hours 88 night 81 84 83 Precipitation 24 hours ending m., inches = iL’since Aug. 1, inches Excess since Aug. 1, Total: rainfall -since Jan. 1, inches 4.6 inches 1.30 19.43 cy since January 1. Ss 1.01 Wind Direction and Velocity E—8 miles per hour D 7 Tarometer at 7 30 a. m. teday level, 30.02 (1016.6 millib: Tomorrow's Alman-e Sontpe Sea 6:05 a. m p. m. p.m 6 m. m. Tomorrow's Tides AM PM High 1:46 2:53 Low 2.8:53 8:08 FORECAST. (Till 7:30 p> mg_ Sunday) Key .West, and. Naginityr Partly cleudy. with. seattered....showers tanight and Sunday; .. moderate east and southeast winds. Florida: Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday; scattered showers in south portion UNENDING HICCOUGHS BRISOL, R. I—Miss Elizabeth Sylvia, 26, has hiccoughed fot more than 35 consecutive days, at the average rate of once a minute. First stricken two years ago, she has had periodic attacks but the latest siege is the longest. ‘triumph over the Chicago White ; * homers by Max West and Chet APARTMENT. and Padgett, Owen: é = At Chicago RHE Chicago 313 0 (11 Innings) Hamlin and Phelps, ~ Mancuso. CLEVELAND BO BOWED Franks; Passeau, French and Todd. TON ——— 0 NEW YORKERS; At Pittsburgh R. HE New York 10 15. 3 BEES DOWNED REDS: 0%. fo iis! 2 Joiner, Lynn, Gumbert, Melton, Hubbell and Darining: Butcher, REDBIRDS NOW IN THIRD Lanning. Bowman, Heintzelman PLACE: PIRATES won 20 Davis . WILD GAME WITH GIANTS, LEGALS i 13 TO 10 IN THE COUNTY'S JUDGE'S COURT, IN. AND POR MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA. IN PRO- BATE. (Special to Tire Citizen) In Estate of NEW YORK, Aug. 4—New! BENITO'PERES NOTICE TO CREDITORS To all creditors York Yankees and St. Louis Car- dinals gained on the leaders of their respective league yesterday and are giving all indications of making the “home stretch” of the and all persons or demands against you, are hereby} ired to present demands which and or either of you, may have st the estate of Benito Perez, 1940 baseball season one of the late of Monroe County, the Hon. Raymond RF} hottest in history. nty Judge ‘of Monroe it his office in the County use in Monroe County, Flor- within eight calendar months ‘st publica- tlos hereof. All cla and de- mands net presented within the thme ard in the manner prescribed herein shal be barred as provided by law. Dated July 31, Defeating the American League leaders, Cleveland In- dians, again yesterday, the Yan- kees pulled up to within three “games of the idle Detroit Tigers and.are just seven games if back of the Tribe. World champions got at two Indian pitchers for nine hits, as Sundra limited the opposition to two safe blows. With the score all tied, up at 2-2 in the seventh inning, the Yanks’ moundsman himself poled a sin- gle that sent two runners across the plate and settled the issue. Cincinnati Reds bowed to the Boston Bees and Brooklyn Ded- gers were edged out by the Chi- cago Cubs but the Cardinals won their games with the Philadel- phia Phillies to climb up to with- in four and a half games of the second-place Dodgers and 11 ida, from the date of t A. D. 1949. RITA PEREZ, As Administratrix of the Estate of | Deceased. aug3-10-17-24,1940 | Benito Perez, will be insertea in The Citizen at | the rate of one-cent (Ic) a word fer each insertion. but the mini | mum for the first insertion in| every imstance 1s awe} cents (25c). Advertisers snould give fheir | victory over the Phils while the Giants were los- ing to the Pittsburgh Pirates gave them sole possession of third position in the National League. Yesterday’s win, 5 to 2, was also the Cerds eighth in a row. A single in the thirteenth in- ning by. Jimmy Bloodwprth, scoc- |__|} ing a runner*from third, gave the LOST — Yesterday somewhere} Washington Senators a close 3-2! between sunrise and ‘sunset two golden hours, each sét with sixty diamond minutes. No re- | ward ‘is’ offered “for they are x. The irony of-the loss was} that the single poled by. Blood- worth was the first ball pitched gone forever.—Horace Mann. by Clint Brown after he had re- lieved Dietrich in the 13th FLOWERS frame. ‘A home run by Chet Laabs and KEY WEST FLORIST, 417 Du-| another score put the St. Louis. Val street, opposite La Concha Browns in the lead in their game ee Phone 528. ep ron with the Philadelphia Athletics. @l! occasions. augi6-Imo{ but the advantage disappeared in FOR RENT the fifth inning as the A’s staged a three-run rally and went on to FURNISHED APARTMENT. | win 6 to 4. Boston Bees continue to be the Electric Box, Innerspring Mat- nemesis of the Cincinnati boys. . * Although he gave up 10 hits, Atchie Thompson, 100) Eaton Tobin kept them so well scat- . augi5-Imox | tered the Reds could do no better than score a pair of runs, one a FURNISHED HOUSE. 1116 Wat- son street. aug19-lwkx 1104 DIVISION STREET. Hot water, modern conveniences. Opposite Tift’s Grocery. Apply 1010 Varela street. jly24+t Meanwhile, with the aid of Ross, the Bees piled up seven runs on 13 safe blows. Brooklyn’s two best shortstops, Reese and Duroeher, are on the ailing list—and that’s what gave the Bruins their 5-4 11-inning HOTELS victory yesterday. Rookie Pete ¢————__________ | Reiser took over the duties injBRING YOUR VISITING friends | short-field for the Dodgers and, 1m need of a good’ night's = to THE OVERSEAS HOTEL threw the game away. A wild! throw to the plate by Reiser in Clean rooms, enjoy the homey | the final extra inning of the con- @tmosphere. Satisfactory rates. | 917 Fleming St. FOR SALE | i test let the winning run across aprl7-tf i the pan safely. In a wild game in which 33 hits were recorded and five er- rors committed, the Pirates out- ran the Giants 13 to 10. Results of the games: AMERICAN ame eo BUY SRVEN GALLONS of Guar- anteed Farm & Home Paint at} $229 Gal and get five free | during all this month. Inquire | at 1023 Watson street. At New York HE | Cleveland 5 6 2 sags eas New York 5 9 © GUAVAS AND LIMES. Mrs} Smith, Allen and Hemsley; Sun- Tynes, 1014 Grinnell Street. dra and Dickey. aug21-1wk | At Philadelphia R.H.E. DEericious KEY WATERMEL-| St. Louis 4 6 0 ONS at 406 Virginia Street. 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