The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 15, 1947, Page 5

Paes, ae sett ae ae es aes TAS KEY WEST CITIZEN BROOKI YN NEARING EUROPE PLAYS AGAIN ‘Bombe agape ey pag ape: ; ; jombers Win 2 Games Sunday,|Boca Raton Wins From PENNANT; TAKE Bips [Cyclists Pace Germans’ Ir.t snp OnelFromRaiders, Other Team Saturday In First YR SERIES TICKETS Present Sports Revival), re cs — From Seetion Base, 3-2 And 9-6\Of 3-Game Seri ) | |ONLY THREE HITS AL+— emt, Ae M. Lente G | / a GRAY IN RARE FO) wt LOWED BY EACH TOSs- 1 W: FOR VISITORS, LET- teak Drop Owe Te Now ue SOX Win ER IN BOCA RATON. . TING SECTION BASE BAYVIEW foe In 17th Inning DOWN WITH SEX HITS NIGHT wane ~~ o- pone e —_ 5 Baca Raton Bombers won the , ell al te ; 5 first game of their three-game se- | TONIGHT— oe mh eo Games ale ' y Cries in Key West Saturday after-| 7:90—daldime. Dalry tweet om he Ome anes : noon at the Wiekers Stadium. Half-Acre Ne IN) IN | its first hit in the fourth and only ; TUESDAY ' . + Yoo Giant 6 | ONE OF LONGEST GAMES two men had reached first up to] 7:30—Key West Merchants — onageenent YEARS: HIGGINBOTHAN 1S iy ‘They were by walks in the Naval Hospital, woh . and. 9:15—USS. Gilmore va. Qa ~~ MOUND HERO . a es wat A ; ‘ in the fifth, Doggett singled to Sports Shop. ; aT ate, wt pw athe be ales res ln ite tet same Sunday. the’ rye Bive Sox yesterday regi: lift and Caldwell to right send URSDAY— os 5 op ee. custom. PEDAL PUSHERS roar around a banked turn before a large crowd omen X tered their first win of the mew|ing Doggett to third. Finkelstein 7:30—Adams Dairy va. pe ote t Letter ouene - Another shot made by it, at a Berlin bieycle race, malas uggs a with Seaman stand City League — baseball/struck out, Dukes singled to cen- Hospital OF tetewe tee be vetere, 2ohe Morris, naval es duel Bagh pitts hg schedule epee Pui Higginboth: bel fos bay oy" teen haan for; 9:15—American Legion vs, Babi ‘ : Chica, was > 5 Hisptes _ am, young righthander, pitche ly run ion Base. Sports Shop. =. eR Yl holed out enaea 3 By IRENE SIMON In the first inning, Mauidin 17 masterful innings to defeat the} I the seventh, Doggett and FRIDAY— . ee eee to wach ome. this unusual score. AP Newsteatures walked, Acevedo saerificed him Pirates, 7-5, at the Army Bar-|Caldwell again singled, but no, 7:30—Jerry's Half-Acee va , According to Professional Jo- ERLIN.—Bicycle racing is the most popular sport in postwar Ger- to, second ‘and: Sterling: singled to racks Field. damage resulted. ! West Merchants. Reem and Chirage aptit e dew soph Lopes, this is the first time many. Attracting the largest gates, bike races average more beau iain ayia Ster- pirates got to Higginbotham) ‘The visitors broke the ice and 9:15—VFW vs. USS. Gilme oe be Groves wlaning the nal hastens” that an|than 30,000 paid admissions with many other thousands lining the : for nine hits and five runs in the|scored once in ithe second. Vuce- —na-=eeqeenll ‘ a) te @ cad the Dubs eagle has been No. @ | streets of the race route. In the third frame, the Bombers first three innings and when it}lich singled; a wild pitch put him The condor, an American wrt 6 | Pilledetphia Since no athletic clubs are permitted in Germ: the re et first hit, Whitford hit looked like the Pirates wouldjon second; a fielder’s choice and ture, is one of the largest © fom Pilthergh T to 3 and papers sponsor and run the races. ae bits cat a el AO, aN Ne & marae zone ag a : ee ales wild piteh put him across ing birds of flight, uswallly . J . a ginbotham “! loor™ an plate. uring four feet in = & omenme tee Puates deeper Baseball Statistics In the fifth, Whitford walked allowed the Bucs just four bunt! 1 ¢he fourth, Vucelich, Staples nine feet between Nid ten ‘ * y | By The Associated Press This enthusiasm for the cyclists. however, is only part jand after two outs, Torcollotti singles and absolutely no runs the| 44 Haste singled and Vucelich ——— mame ee Vouk Vonhees took one of the great revival of public interest in sports which hag Single dand both runners scored. rest of the way. crossed the plate. 7, by Finkelstein 4; bases om \ eee & es swept Germany since war's end. In the sixth, with two outs, Ar- Pirates scored three runs on In the fifth, Whitford tripled to off Gray 3, off Finkelstein #; 1 om & aed s . ‘ j;mando Acevedo bit one to deep five hits in the first inning and deep left, Mihura forced Whitford on Boca Raton % oleh tedione dvopped ane’ Wlestde-Batesnswenes: Geages a ee 4 enthusiastically pile into stadiums to cheer on their BoE ie ees arte FS ton es et ae three hits in the|7 "the plate. Then he stole second Buse 6; swien bases: Mihure ' : Pihaeher’ : 7 racing, boxing, and soccer favorites. haha ee z the catcher Haste, Vucelich; wild } A y3-y Bay ‘ club— Ww. L. Pet. Horse and harness racing tracks are close runners- {silo the sewontlu.ctie) Mombers | Blue: Sox tallied: once! in the Bey hi beruyerita fir erro bad Finkelsicin 2; double plays: @ ' “* “4 tales colea ty Cae 105 43° .709/ pedal-pushers. Berlin alone has three big tracks ners-up to the won the game, Seaman walked first, once in the third and three |toss to third let Mihura cross the to Torcolotti to Mihura, Dulkes t i oes +4 ioe coed by Tampe 104 47.099) zs 8 tracks, two for horse racing and Whitford hit into a double times in the seventh. plate. ‘Torcolotti walked and Gorman; tine of game 2.00; i a » Poeewivenie. Miami Beach .. @8 64 579 kan one for harness racing. jplay. Maples walked, stole sec- 1, the ninth, Danny Lastres,|seored on Vucelich single to cen- Pires: M. Medina and Ma wore Miami 73 17 «487 ° { Soviet occupation authorities 9nd amd the ball got away from p.ck from a successful season|ter. On the throw home Vuce- field played on: Wicker } AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Petersburg 69 80 463 Sporting Notes ‘have given substantial backing to Viiateal allowing Maples to £0 with Palatka, took ove rthe pitch-|lich went out, eateher to second. Scorer: Aguilar, Bee ¥ RH, West Palm Beach .. 68 85 444)"; |horse racing and have lai to third. ‘Mihura hit one to Dom- ing chores and staged a magnifi-} In the eighth, Vucelich walked.’ —>>—>T } & tow 4 7 2 Lakeland m 49 101.327 A d ‘ | @ and have laid out enech, who fumble dthe ball and (of duel with Wigginbotuent. auanue — poor and 22 w¥ YY ~~ see wwwes oe Yet © @ © Fort Lauderdale .. 47/106 307 roun e City eae money for srebuikding Menies scored va winning Tun. «Tires struck out 13 ‘sna |Gondard walked, filling the bases, | STRONG ARS SRARD } ot m4 ot Mos: Rae . itracks and stables. This year the! In the field, Haste caught four ri man. ‘ i i TRIUMPH gS Os Peer sed Habinen Mational League | | By PEDRO AGUILAR —_[S0viets sponsored the " “Great flies in left. “Whitford and ‘Tro- allowed tour Dian Coane aaa | ae om ’ New York 90°53 620} Jerry’s Half-Acre, top team ia |e of the Soviet Cocupation colotti lese well: ae Oe “si Pirates’ attack, while A. Acevedo| At bat, Vucelich was the star. ~~ ’ Fine! Game Detroit = 97 @8' 542|the Class B city séftball league ;Power for .Racing Handicap,” {behind the plate. Sterling, Mira and J. Navarro had three each|He hit safely three times, scored MILL \ pie Qunntes ses Nae A Yaa |hagibont thigg Vely: valuable play” Se ea gud Roberts were, the best fer tag for the Blue Sox. A. Acevedo had three runs and drove home, one: at " Cleveland i i i re. } ¢ Tan ji ‘i ‘i Section Base, Dogge’ Dore eno adel 2 7 g on hakined’ ges GE Seat Charlie Mills, 57, and veteran ,# hice game in the field ,also. pestis are uranic Caldwell hit two safely eet All Grocers " ed Wagner: Mas- Chicago “TL 10 504 [nga gained three players who will! narness jockey, is still undisput. |, 19 the seeond battle of the aft. Aci: “Which should be a ree-| In the field, Whitford, Maples, ““""seene *saae ” p wnt Ferrell. Washington 59 82 .418|softball, baseball and basketball 'ed king of the two-wheeled bug- Tastres Ned iegieeai Ben wee ord. . Poccoletii tae Stooies. axed 8 Low = 53 87.379) teams, |gies. A Dutch citizen, Mills won A r pallies aaa hi reat game for the winners, and fevond Game a! Amorieen Longue Loca) Teams Lose, \81. veces in Berlin last year, a Tromso pines. ice ees 1 aS sees sscond dame wet Dukes Gorman, Fagan and Dog- | Cc AR WHEELS At Wawhongten RHE, W. L. Pet. U. of F. Gains | bringing his 40-year total of races 3 double by Lastres in the third, Box score of the Blue Sox-Pi- gett were the best for the losers. 7 agua 3 Hy ; Brooklyn 89 54 ,620| Haskins, as we all know, is a, Won to 3,000. land struek out three. He hurled ‘ate marathon follows: German sane AC of the 27 sass PA ot tnaten end Ooit: Can- is 80 59 .576)Star cage performer and was on} As always, boxing maintains a the last. four innings righthanded Pirates . lee cos & Wey aay. $500 SET on ’ & Masterson and Boston 79 66 .545|the city champs for 1945 and '46. tight hold on German sport fans. jand was touched for seven hits Player— ABRH POAE Boea Raton Bombers — J : e igh was destroyed during the wer,| ing hitters were Whi rnold, ss... 8 1 1 5 Whitford 40105 a Sehool five, played baseball and perli ‘: ~| Maples and the pitcher, Trocolot- S: 2b 6 } DEORE Es: First Game om = 6477 454 Berlin fans now jam 25,000 deep Maples. and the pitcher, Trocolo' antana, 115 31 le: 4 At Pete tte Rue ~ 84 sapiectinell and was rated good by: into the “Waldbuehne” cates ti, each with two hits. For the T. Alonzo, ef 8 9 1 2 1 0 ens 5 9 Hee ; ; I ON Y *S Cievetand 6 14 @ Pittsburgh 85 406 ene Dipyers: \style amphitheatre built for the |!0sers, Doggett hit two. Rodriguez,c 7 1 215 1 1|tyocoletti, 2. 3 1 1 4 2 0 » pare nw? Lh eneiaiaes Haskins played first, second and 1936 Olympics. All fights are sold In the field, Maples, Seaman Barcelo, rf 7°11 0 O Oj Wueelich. rf 423-353 3..0 Auto & Body a _ a ee | outfield in softball and first base! j i io and Staples were the best and Albury, 3b 6 0 0 1 1 Ligtaples, 3b Loot Ose GAME TS ‘and outfield in baseball. He was 0Ut With black market seats sell- a pai ; Staples, 3 603-05 GREENE ie! Moncrive, Fa; and Watker for R. Garcia, If 7 O21 2°34 Breer Kovage. Cotman, Marechal. | also considered good. At bat, in in as high as $300. ‘cae ae ee ‘Senehes | 2 i 3 one te ee 1 Oe an Chrhtote Franks ond Fioride-Intergetional League both Fi agers i ‘ _ {the logals. Finkelstein made some Sanchez, p Q 0 iGoedhard, cf ..2 00100 oe (Saturday's Scores) | sports, Fito and Harold were | lol of German boxing fans is good’ catches. Molina, p 10 0 0 0 0 Gray, p 301040 iami 72, West Palm Beach very good. When they left for tall, blond Connie Rux, 21-year! FIRST GAME la. Alonzo, lb. 4 0 112 0 1 os esi 6 Me . college, their batting average old challenger for the lighthes Red Raide: LT Spee Salis oe ei AGS SRM nai pane aI 6. 5 a r for ig! avy- ee ee an el Miami Beach 7, Fort Lauder-;¥3 477 and .420, respectively. |weight championship ef Germ-| Player— ABRHPOAE Totals— 62 5 13 51 14 7 Tales mane arising BROADWAY 46 6 dale t wer, Serer was not a good ‘any. Another popular star is Fritz ,Mouldin, cf BP. @ 0.0 Blue Sox Player— ABRHPOAE ; Lakeland @, Tampe 0. iter but was rated a good field-|Gahrmeister who won the Ger-|A. Agevedo, se 2 1 1 @ 0 1) Pinger AB R H PO A E)Dukes, 2b 301-230 CIGAR STORE Lemon, Loper| Havana 10-3, 5t. rsburg 1-5.) ball ¥ good § in bas-}man middteweight championship ; rts, ¢ 3.9 0 3 1 OC, Albury, 2> 5 2 0 @ 2 QO Moncrive, cf 40001 0 ond Guerra American Loogue ting tnecatbers who have lot [PE Mnocking out Distrioh Hucken RUMOR? 7308 12 0 og teen te 8 8 oleneoa are hina se 610 Duval Street “ | METS WHO: left known as the “Bla th from !J. Mira, if ... . Navarro,¢ ..7 1 3 5 0 6jGorman, 1b coe, deem ie ae ~e : RHE . , t! i o lopkins, 3b ...5 0 © 3 4 1/Fagan, 3b 4002390 mt. Louis |, . . C. Papy and Leroy Sawyer,|/: ; : -2 0021 20w f \ : 168 ' RUnCUn aR Winianiunse svi ens, ri 3 0 0 0 0 O\Doggette,ss 41215 0 i 1 $8] Pla, Caiago & Jere ood banketball players tory before 2200 fans in Ber 20001 Of, if 3004 0 Sead 42003) BASEBALL 4 Teh rain) mae? .s * make good in eines Pap ieseyes lin. Another ring favorite is Hein m4 23207 5 Steves, % 7 : ‘ : * . 0 endeletele p.206080 SCORES ’ nag rr a ' f les srman heavy- 2 ,rf..7 032500) ——_—_——- et : Dobson and New York 6 st Louls 4. me the ame Key West” in letters aoa ue leading German heavy-} pyo outs when winning run Higginbotham, p6 2 0 1.8 1 Total — 3 1 62722 2 . -8, Washing . . ake 5 : Fp OCQROG DS Eau ihe Ar eg ee NE reer ee es ! re by innings: R. H. E. Raggy ngs Philadelphia 11-4, Cleveland 9-4 ———— Soccer is still a big favorite os Boca Chica 010 120 010—5 9 0 POPULAR BRANDS of Goccnd Gome (second game called end 9th, cur- Pores _|with German sport fans. HPOAE so SS, inmines: | 58, He pi |Section Base 000 010 000-1 6 2 ° ’ ned sain few). The frail, bespectacled pitcher| sport is played by the most peo- | Whitford, ss - 1 0 3 0 Biue Sox— f “| Buns batted in: Dukes, Haste, gars and Cold MATIONAL LEAGUE Boston 1, Chic: 1 (ist game jof the Key West Merchants is $0| ple, and has a hold on German j Maples, ¢ © 9 0 O “400 100 360 000 000 02—7 11 4|Vucelich, Gray; sacrifice hit: as fa Lewis hw, “elled end ith, ; And game, }far the “Rookie of the Year.” He | youngsters akin to _ baseball's |Mihura, tb © 4 0 1 Pirates— |Meyers; three-base hit: Whitford; Soft Drinks r *- LW Fate Re pees Tat Tha blad ang fous page | ARE OF Aamericans youth Trosolealt, Mh 3.3 3 8 302 000 000 000 o00 o0—s, 1a 7/earned runs: Bora Raton 4, See & tes se fen in each game. He won over the] wwwwvv vv vv V¥ 7 VV EEX |Stapl 9 G '9. 0. Summary—Earned runs: Pirgtes on Bee. 1s strgek pu SA ae ABP tas an a ll Piest Geme aecaiee't r eeys Jerry's, Hospital and Adams : ndi ' | Haste, 0'4 0 0 4, Blue Sox 4; runs batted in: J. amet ane tA aes Softball Standings costiars, « cg & 0 Nevarzo 8B Garcia, datane, . | all 8 i] Coe | Foiledstahie Hy Pitehers’ Battle CITY LEAGUES Wee Pacan sett 44h 8 Barcelo, Lastres; stolen bases: Overseas Transportation ‘ 7e 1Ane 4. . é 74 7 TEE eal Bawards; Petersen (Sunday's Scores) , Ariss and Buster Roberts S04). 6. J weananaascaona| Folole | 28 9 321 4 1 2 cece C. albury, Lastes be Meck Lomanne Brooklyn 12:6, Ciiciaas) 2-3. night and Buster won. Each al- . CLASS A Red Bitdees a 0-2 3 5 2, Rodriguez; double play: Arnold ae et Nate) . lowed just three bingles and only} Club— Ww. L. Boca ‘Raton . 000.029 1—3 3 1 (unassisted), T. Alonzo to Santana, 9 Cc. Second Game Philadelphia 7-8, Pittsburgh the last two runs off Arias were| VFW 9 3 750 Runs-batted-in: Trocoletti 2. - C. Albury to E. Acevedo to Stines, | . a . & of earned, . . Jerry's exhibition Fri-| Bob's Sports Shop 5 4 .556,hura, Acevedo, Sterling; sacrifice Eenbotham hee Navarro to Fast, Dependable Freight and Express Servies en so far. Eight errors were|American Legion ——~- ned runs: Bombers 2, 2Y Coane BeeiDbe! TODAY'S GAMES chalked against them. Only six : 3; bas balls: off Higginboth- 4 | CLASS B true kout: by Seaman 3; bases on is: off Higgin! a lew Yor! n- Jerry’s Half-Acre d aman 0! viffen 5; left on “ , > q ‘a ee | word (6-12) vs fy ay three earned runs. Key West Merchants 7 5 43 | base: Bombers 6, Molders & stal- pte Aare naee oe eee ae aad Key West cago ut @ games : ica Adams Dairy .... 6 6 .500;en bases: aman ples, ©. Y as - 4 Snhate aae M6 Grove (5:6) |Great Catches Naval Hospital 5 10 333) Haste, Whitford, Villareal; double Pitcher: | Higginbotham; losing ) and Dorish (6- urs aya e ye catches - play: Domenech to Sterling; time Pp ir: Lastres. Express Schedule: © oF Deal (0-0) % made by Vidal in left on a long|are doing better and so far have ,of game: 1.35; umpires; M. Me- (Mo Stops En Route) non et Clevetand at els lant oa ee nee Moleret won all their games but one. eles and R. Bethel; scorer: Agui- Finkelstein, cf 1 0 9 2 2 9 7 DAILY (EX gene ——-Lemon 3. Fowl aude 22 |loss was to the Red Raiders. ar. ; Walker, cf 20 3 LEAVES WES’ . 1 8 © (9.12) in center off the bat of John eae | Ua 0 CEPT SUNDAYS) at 6:00 P. M. Ar i j . The Flyers have a Day, a very ,G. Lastres, p S.0e4 10 Q 4 . = hs ¥. ') Dewoit at Washi , night|Lewis, both seemingly labelled | 5464 pitcher and Henson did nat SECOND GAME jj | ————-—— tives at Miami at 12:00 o'clock Mid mi Ca Ove (10 Haef-|for homers, won the game for the | Boca , ~ erage weno - - alamalatatiadidainenl ; do so bad. Gorton is a good catch- Raton Bombers Totals— 3 6 82112 4 ah ner (9-12) Key Weet Merchants, er and Dean, Whitman and Ferns |, Player— ABRHPOAE _ Score by innings: R.H.E. eae ineroe xs National League er Whi es js 300 o’cl Mid- . . rat has faile it safel a ie =) | Mi § 3 | ein? - 714 Myghes (4-0) vs. Higbe (12-18), half. : ____|the city. Bo Meadors and Gabe iVucilich, 2 0 @ @ 0 0 Heh Svein Gages rae Te (Stops At All Intermediate Points) a6 6, ‘at Chicago—Gain (i9-} Little Joe Lewis, the diminutive |Lastres are the two best hurlers staples, 3 1 0 1 2 0 ples, Fagan, Lastres; three-base LEAVES KEY WEST DAILY (EX- one | Seminick: Bon- 19) vs. Chipman (6-5). pitcher for Adams’ Dairy, is hay-jand at first Haskins played 2 Haste, if 1 2 1 1 0 O hits: T-ocolotti, Doggett, Gorman; CEPT SUNDAYS) at 8:00 o'clock A. “ale ve Lge Only aurees ated ing some tough luck lately and [bang-up game but now, iene Woodall, 1 @ 0 8 0 0 caracdl PRE PHSEA RS one aee! M. and arrives at Miami at 4:00 0° is getti or sul t, ially | Wil ake his place. ario a’ i jules : 2 x At Pivtetnsr gh RHE! « Boca Chica Flyers did not look sed. Lopez will be ready for duty | ae eek ae Aske 7 200 0’ re Phetiedety ot 1). “What makes you think Junior}... "hot the other night but their|Soon. Villareal, Joe Mira, Dom-! i — — balls: off Toreolotti 1, off Lastres SUNDAYS) at 9:00 o'clock A.M. and Prttadeens gt 7 11 g & Going to be such @ great mer-|nitcher, Henson, looked good for jenech and Mouldin are all very| TOT colt A 1021 9 3.5; left on bases: Boca Raton 8, ee 4 Key West at 5:00 o'clock A onl Seminick; Queen, oa wow the grocery: he struck out eight of the Veter-|800d fielders. Player— AB RH POAE AES pale: Sa ehevienes 7 veh Neg Lyons, Roe, "en eG. ans under the lights. The Section Base has Muncrief Dukes, 2b i sens Tan ¥ ; Bors aed Hewett Bt jiidn' he ‘epee 3 The Boca Chica players made 12|behind the plate and Finkelstein Monerive, ¢ He ae Na nnGr: Jeske. Tomo PREE PICK-UP and DELIVERY SERVICE . - ‘ bd ioe iol + errers of commission and aboutjin the box, a very good battery. Mouldin, If 4 1 1 0 0 0 Staples; double play: Moncrive to FULL CARGO INSURANCE he Cremt Canvon of the Col-'esked = papa. yesterday /an equal number of omission. |Mastens, Dukes, Myers and Fagan Gorman, 1b 4 0 110 0 0 Dukes to Gorman to Moncrive to Office: 813 Street Phones 92 and race W J miles long, at didn’t you notice the skis were|They claim it was their first con-!made up a good infield and Gor- ett, ss... 3. 2 2 1 1 3 Fagan; time of game: 1.35; um- WAREHOUSE: Corner Eaton and Francis Streets om * i thes wide and gone and he had enother pair of eee ccas the Ure , Iinan, Bloodworth and Caldwell Caldwell. rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 pires: "Medina and R. Bethel; Seerly 6.000 fees deep. roller skates? hia hae eball, the Night Flyers make up an excellent outfield. (Fagan, 3b 3 1 i 2 2 0 scorer: Aguilar. \ i ~