The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 29, 1941, Page 3

1941 THURSDAY, MAY 23, Plumbers Extended Extra Inning To Down Navy, 9-7; Army Buried Marines, 35-2 Sailors, Playing Best Ball Of Season, Led League Pacesetters In Early Frames of the last-place Navy last night extended the league-leading Plumbers an extra inning before Playing its best game season, capitulating, 9-7. Going into the sixth, in white paced the city champions, 3-2. knotted the count in the scored four runs in the seventh, were in turn tied in the Sailors’ half of the same frame and then won the game in the overtime inning. Throwing a seare in the eighth, Navy loaded the bases on two singles and a walk after one went down but the next two batters flied out to end the game. Suffering their fifth straight loss and 12th in 13 starts, the Sailors gave the league leaders one of the toughest battles of the seasons, Despite their 12 de- fe broken only once, ‘Navy has displayed ‘the greatest fight- ing spirit of any team in the loop. The past three games have shown marked improvement, climaxed by their near-victory last night. The score was tied on four dif- ferent occasions. Plumbers tal- lied first in the second “on an error and a single by catcher Gene Torres. In the fourth, Navy shot ahead as two runners cross- ed the plate on three singles and a walk Peppers created the initial knot in the fifth, 2-2, when a member scampered home on a walk, stolen base outs, Sailors went ahead again in the fifth on a brace of singles and a fielder's choice but were knotted in the sixth when Plumbers scored a lone marker on second baseman Charlie Ros- am’s triple and first baseman Aurelio (Crip) Lastres’ single. Two errers, a double by cap- tain-shortstop Jackie Carbonell and singles by leftfielder Ever- ett Higgs and Torres gave the city champs a four-run lead in their half of the seventh but not for long. Coming back in the bottom portion of the same round, Navy threw the game all- even again as four batters circled the bases on errors, walks and a single. Then came the clincher in the overtime stanza. Maitland Arias, won went the route on the mound for the Plumbers, doubled. Ar- thur Griffin, pitcher-outfielder, reached first when catcher Lucas dropped the third strike and threw wild to the initial sack Singles by shortfielder the men defending Plumbers sixth, las McCarthy choice sent Arias and across the pan Sailors went scoreless in their chance at bat in the eighth Carbonell, Villareal, Torres and i two out of four each, led ‘tors at bat. ain Johnson and Wollet like number in as many chances at the plate to spark the Sailors. Griffin, who reached first on a dropped third strike in the eighth, has gone down swinging in every appearance at bat, six in all The victory was the eighth straight for the Plumbers and in- creased their | ad to a half-game over runner-up Sawyer’s Barbers Shortstop Poret, the hei hit- ting Navy shortstop, was forced from the game in an early in ning, and three Marines and a Soldier were required to regulation team on the field due to shortage of performers Score by innings R. H. E Plumbers 010 011 42—9 10 7 Navy 000 210 40—7 9 7 Arias and Torres; Gonzalez and Lucas Three base hit Arias Villareal Gonralez 4 balls: off G and a fielder’s Rosam; tw Carbone Gonzalez struck out base hit ases Grif bases Army | new as make hits i Witt safely the De run lies and one. T and two infield __ Julius |) Villareal and centerfielder Doug- U °Griffin |, “tures, put a tr a Do sd JUNIGR SOFTBALLERS MEETING TOMORROW An opportunity to: demon- strate what they can do in organized competition will be extended junior softball play- ers of Key West at a meet- ing 2 o'clock tomorrow after- neon in Bayview Park. Invited to attend the or- ganization meeting by Mar- vin Lewis, WPA recreation director, youthful boy and girl performers of this popu- lar sport will hear plans for formation of leagues in which they will be given a chance to display their talent. Boys between the ages of 12 and 16 will be eligible to join league teams, three of which already have been or- ganized. It is hoped four or more clubs will be formed before a schedule is drawn. Formation of a girls’ league will depend on the number of thet sex represented at the meeting tomorrow, Lewis announced, “I am anxious to revive interest in the sport among young girls of the city”, the recreation director said today. “If the necessary number of teams is represent- ed at the meeting, Key West will have its first organized girls’ league”. SPIT I SSM: STANDINGS RR MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUES American w. L. 28 «15 21 16 22 18 21 19 19 20 17 18 14 26 13 23 National w. L. 28 «9 27 12 19 14 17 21 16 20 13 20 12 21 10 26 Island City Softball League First-Half Pet, -651 568 -550 525 487 486 -350 | 361 Club— Cleveland Chicago New York Detroit Philadelphia Boston Washington St. Louis Pet. 163, 692 -576 | 447 444 -394 -364 .278 Club— St. Louis Brooklyn New York . Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh Boston Philadelphia . Pet. -900. 818 636 417) -273 077 Club— ; Plumbers Barbers Army Army game. Today’ s Horoscope Today gives some life, but it is apt to be disputes and turmoil. when combined in life with persons of a at balances this, have a very good combination of push and | yn, but the full strength s degree is very likely cantakerous success in full of Some na- daily nature discre' of toda to produce nature. a most hompson and Solen- , Were on the sick list, and Charlie Spakes, leave the city, elsewhere Army second; his batting | pair of doubles in six trips to Third baseman Assaf t Nelson hit Outfielder was preparing t ansferred to duty H. Walke {markers with Lombardi. ‘CARDS EXTEND VICTORY RUN TO NINTH STRAIGHT NOSE CUBS BY ONE RUN THIRD GAME IN ROW: IN- DIANS AND CHISOX LOSE AGAIN: A‘S IN FIFTH SPOT (Special to The Citizen) NEW YORK, May . 29.—St. Cardinals annexed _ their ninth straight victory yesterday afternoon and their third in a row by one-run over the Chicago NIGHT GAMES Louis’ (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. May 29.— The Brooklyn Dedgers eked out a 6-5 12-inning victory against the Philadelphia Phil- lies in a nocturnal game last night at the City of Brother- ly Love. Both clubs pound- ed the ball for 14 hits and each used a pair of mounds- men, In an American league game under lights last night, the New York Yankees nos- ed the Washington Senators by the same score, 6-5. Yanks were outhit, 7-12, but two Nat errors aided in the scoring. Peek, a rookie pitch- er, went the route for New York. —_——— Cubs. A pinch hitter, Don Pad- gett, singled in the winning run in the ninth for the 6-5 triumph Max Butcher, scattering 12 \hits, and Vince DiMaggio, blast- jing a three-run homer, sparked the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Philadelphia’s Athletics, _hit- ting their stride, battled 16 in- nings to down the Boston Red Sox 8-6 after blowing a five-run lead. The win shoved the A’s into fifth position, only games behind the pacesetting Cleveland Indians. Cleveland, suffering its third consecutive loss, maintained its four-game margin when the Chicago White Sox bowed to the St. Louis Browns Once again, Bruce Campbell, a former teammate, proved the undoing of the Tribe. Monday, Campbell poled a two-run double to down the Indians; Tuesday he blasted a pair of homers, and yesterday knocked ina pair of| another circuit clout. Browns, coming from defeated the Chisox, 8-4. Results: NATIONAL LEAGUE At Cincinnati R. H. E Pittsburgh, to8 4 Cincinnati 412 0! Butcher and Lopez; Moore, E Riddle, Hutchings, Beggs and At St. Louis Chicago St. Louis 69 0 French, Page, Olsen and Mc- Cullough; White, Krist, Shoun and Mancuso, R. H. E 511 1 Night Game At Philadelphia Brooklyn Philadelphia (12 Innings) Davis and Phelps; Crouch and Warren. R. H. E. 614 0 5 14 Higbe, Hughes, Boston at New York, rain AMERICAN LEAGUE At Boston Philadelphia Boston (16 Innings) Beckman, Ferrick and Fleming, Ryba, Wilson lak. Hayes and Pyt- R. H. E 812 0 At Chicago St. Louis Chicago 413 2 Galehouse, Auker and Ferrell Smith, Appleton and Tresh At Detroit Cleveland Detroit Harder, Einstat, Heving and Hemsley; Trout, Benton and Teb- betts. Night G Game At Washington » New York 23 20 16 or 15; Barbers 23 (on Marines 30 (on oe { HITS AS DODGER four with In his first songs eececcesecooe STRONG ARM BRAND COFFEE TRIUMPH Sceeecceseccesasecsconce seven | behind, | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN "PAGE THREE SARIN a AND THE HATTERS N Here’s how Key West's representatives in baseball, Clayton William Cates, DeLand Red Hats. came out at! the plate in recent performances: Monday, May 26 ABR HPOAESH Sterling lb 5.1 210 10 0 Cates, 3b 4 1.4%..169 0-4 Run batted in: Sterling; two- base hit: Sterling. The score: 1 Ocala DeLand The standings: Club— 1, St. Augustine 2. DeLand R 201 000 003—6 101 021 30x—8 | W. L. Pet} 27 13! .675 | 26 14 650, rm ger ea emarremema SPORTS CALENDAR | BASEBALL (Major Leagues) TODAY American Cleveland at Detroit. 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