The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 13, 1947, Page 3

» MARCH 48, 1947 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN RAIDERS HALT INDEPENDENTS, 46-33; GILMORE TOPS TRANSIT, 40.39, IN GOLD MEDAL TOURNEY High School Line-up, Minus Parra, Not Quite Strongk—-——————- Enongh For City Champs; Cokes Play Navy Tonight GILMORE TQ FACE MA DREGAL IN OTHER QUARTER-FINAL GON- TEST AT GYM The USS Gilmore staved off a desperate last quarter rally of Key West Transit Co., last night to take a 40-39 decision in a Gold Medal basketball tournament: game at the high school gym. The Red Raiders, city champions, joined the Gilmore, Nayy All- Stars, USS Sarsfield and Coca Cola in ,the quarter-finals with a 46-33 win over the Independents. The latter, composed of the} Key West High School first- string line-up, with the excep-| tion of Albért Parra, center, heldj ! 150,000 POLISH SHOPS WARSAW.—(AP).—The _ semi- Afficial newspaper Rzeczpospolita reported there now are 150,000 private shops operating in Po- land. the champs 7-all in ‘the first period. The ‘combination of Skaggs, Haskins and Meador jwas @ bit,teo tough for the dark- horse team, however, which had the ‘tough luck of drawing the No. 2 team of the tournament in the first round. Bernie Papy, with 14 points’ and Galey Sweeting with 10,1 were hitting the hoop impres- sively “but the Independents needed some strength at center. Adolph Lastres, a fonward, at- tempted to fill the bill but Skaggs and Parra, now in a’ Raider uniform, were a bit .too, much. Haskins, Raider guard, tallied 18 ‘points. The Gilmore ‘led, 36-39, going into the last quarter, but Transit came ‘back with a roar which all. but nipped the sailor team at the tape. In tonight's games the USS. Madregal plays the Gilmore at 7 o'clock. and Coca Cola takes on the Navy All-Stars at 9:30. Box scores: USS. Gilmore Player-Position— FG FT TP Ulm, f 4 1 9 Snyder, f 1 2 4 Parker, f 4 0 8 Picket, f 0 0 0 Landervile, c a De Shorne, c 0 0 0 Prenzel, g 0 1 1 Snell, g 0 0 t) Stachewski, g 4 sige #1) Edelman, g 2 0 4 Totals— 17 6 40 Key West ‘Transit Player-Position— FG FT TP R. Barber, f 4 | 1 9 Sweeting, f 4 0 8 Herring, ¢ 4 1 9 Smith, g — -2 1 5 G. Barber, g 3 2 8 Totals— 17 5 639 Seore by quarters: Gilmore 12 22 36 40 Transit 6 15 29 39 Independents Player-Position— FG FT TP Papy, f -8 a4) 14 Parks, f 1 i 3 Fleitas, f i 2 DY 30 Lastres, c 0 1 1 Key, ¢ 2219 2 403 eg K. Sweeting, g - : 0 0 0 SF 5 EDM ST IEE A Lastres Expresses Thanks On Leaving For Newark Club Gabe Lastres, the Key West policeman who left last night for a try-out with the Newark Bears at Sebring. Fla., left the following mes- sage to his many friends here: “I wish to express my gratitude to all the peo- ple in this little island for what they have done in one or another to give me their support and who haye wished me success. I can't name anyone in particular, so T am making this humble but.aincere statement to all of you. “I will always haye you and my dear old Key West in my thoughts. That will en- courage me more than any- thing else. Thanks to all. ‘ “GABE LASTRES.’ The young pitching ace whe peat the Rad Baiders. 3 to @, Sunday. allowing two hits in 13 innings. ‘said he would keep in close touch with -his friends here. SLEDaLIO# 4s [Blue So G.: Swe@ting, ¢ 8 e. 1 Cruz, g ae 1 5 Totals— 1 11 33 Red Raiders Player-Position— FG FT TP Meador, f —............ 3 i 7 Roberts, £ bah: | 0 2 Sweeting, 0 0 0 Alonzo, f - ne ') 0 0 Parra, ¢ em 5 Skaggs, c a 2 #14 |Haskins, g my 8 18 Villareal, g - 0 0 0 Sawyery g -s-... 0 0 0 Totals— 17 «120 «(46 Score by quarters: . i Independents 16.. 21. 33 Raiders _ 3446 9 Jeanne Reynolds s 157 Leads Pinsters Jeanhe Reynolds was high scorer with 157 at the USO-Serv- lice Wives’ Club bowling at the } Naval Air Station-Seaplane Base alleys Tuesday morning. . Runners-up were Virginia |Schumann with 146 and Sue ‘Smith and Lucille Browning with ; 124 each. Other players were the Mes- dames Jayne Sears, Vera Wood, Eloise Hinger, Myrtle Bracktl and one newcomer, Grace Berry. ; One War, One Husband BERLIN.—(AP)—A woman in | Kiel, overcome with grief after shaving -received confirmation |recently that her husband was ; killed in one of the last battles jof the war, suddenly spotted a strange man, jumped up with joy ‘and kissed him. It was her first- husband, missing since the j first world war, who had just ireturried home from Siberia, the newspaper. Neue Zeitung said. x, Trojans To Play Opener NIGHTCAP TO START AT 8:15; CHANGE MADE DUE TO DEMAND OF FANS The Miami Tourists’ opening game of the season, Sunday, 1946 city champions, at Muni- 3:15 p. m. instead of 1 o’clock, General Manager Jay Cone an- nounced . today. The originally were to have played the first game of a doubleheader. Instead, the Trojans and Blue Sox, Winter League leaders, who are playing the other game on the twin bill, will meet at 1, o'clock. Miami will then face the) Raiders in the second game. Roy Hamlin, stadium chairman, has assured Cone that the Miami game will start promptly at 3:15 o’clock, regard- less of the outcome of the first game. Cone said that the change is’ being made because of a demand! from the fans that the Miami game was being played too early, | making it difficult for many of them to get to the park in time for the opening pitch. Meanwhile, the Miami continued its vigorous batting drills yesterday and today. Man-| ager Dave Coble said he was, vey, pleased with the way the: Doubleheader | when they play the Red Raiders, | cipal Stadium, will be played atj Tourists | lub; GAME SUNDAY (SLE LLL LLL) |\Pirates Issue i\Challenge To Miami Club Here Perucho Sanchez, manager of the Pirates, asked The Citizen yésterday to publish a challenge from the Pirates to the Miami Tourists, who are, training here...., Sanchez said he believed the Pirates could give a bet- .ter account of themselves than any other team in the city, and hoped some ar- rangements could be made to permit such a game. Any date is satisfactory, he add- ed. ethene taht ' boys are hitting so early in the | season. “We might even beat | Raiders Sunday,” he said. Coble announced the arrival of !Gerald Beck and Eddie Schiff- the committee | hauer of Miami, infielders; Byron | Newton, also of Miami, an out- fielder; Gene Richetti of New} {York an outfielder, and Ar-| mando Gallart, of Havana, an | infielder. Coble said he expects the ar- rival of three or four more men, | bringing the total number try- ing out to about 42 players. Be-| fore the Tourists leave for M ami and the opening game of the | Florida International League season, Coble added, he will cut the squad down to 22 players, “However, most positions on the team are now wide open,” he said, Bob Lyle, Florida's leading about all the happenings about the games and the how they are made. He outstanding personalities. sports broadcaster, tells in the world of sports, players, the scores and ar his interviews with WGBS 710 ON YOUR DIAL New Merchandise Has Just Arrived! YOUR LAST CHANCE -_ Feed Dicut igt* io Pe 5 DRESSERS Dressers In the Light Finish SPECIAL -. 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