The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 31, 1947, Page 5

w ms Dairy won the double- de last. night against the Merc ants in the playoff series nd need only one more game to gineh the flag and become Class umpions of Key West. first game it developed @ pitchers’ duel between ny Walker and Richard Walker allowed six hits id two came in the last frame. chard allowed five, three in first two and two in the fhe Merchants scored two uns in the first on a walk to singles by Valdez and Alonzo. The Dairy came ‘right ‘and scored two in the Ingram and Villareal hit » Ingram was thrown out and Lewis walked and ‘doubled for two runs. the fourth the Merchants wai ‘one. Fleitas was safe on _ ‘an-error, a wild pitch and a Wt by Fernandez. The stub- + born! Dairy ‘came back and tied hé score. Jasper Walker walk- , @ sacrifice hit and an error 1 the trick. n the sixth Walker was again ‘given a free ticket to first, Malgrat singled to left, uz flied out to center and ra ® scored, Sands bunted afely and Malgrat scored. In the last the Merchants ttied hard, when Alonzo singled, an infield out. and_ Blanco’s ingle put Alonzo on third. Fleitas flied out to short (Mand Alonzo came home, but the was relayed to the hot cor- mer and Alonzo was declared ‘out for leaving the base too soon. At Bat Alonzo hit two safely and ‘Ingraham and Malgrat each _ hit one in two times at bat. In » 1? the field, Lewis, Frank Sands *Malgrat played a great | ; for the losers the best ere, Valdez, Kerr, Blanco and lez. ‘Score of first game: R.H. E. £200 100 0—3 6° 2 7... 200 1022 x—5 5 1 Perez and Fleitas; Johnny 4 Walker and F. Sands. »» Two-base hits: Fernandez, Ster- i Ingraham; stolen _ bases: one; sacrifice hit: Malgrat; ‘k out: by Walker 2, by Pérez bases on balls: off Waiker, 7; Perez 3; hit by pitcher: In- im; time of game: 1.00; um: : Mira and Griffen; scorer: _} In. the second game the Ad- ‘ “ams Dairy won by a 6 to 3 score. Joe Lewis also held the ‘winners to 'six hits and Vidal held the losers to five hits. ' ~ The Dairy boys scored two in _ the secénd on a waik, a bunt ‘And a wild piteh and a fly to left ahd a stolen base. A. walk, a bunt and an out them one more and one ‘in fifth when Ingraham was hit by a pitched ball, a wild ch and a single by Lewis and n im crossed the plate. /Im the fifth the Merchants Scored one on a_ walk, stolen “Second base and. a single by Alonzo put him over the plate. _ In the sixth Blanco singled and hit a homer to center and . that was the last of the runs for Merchants. At bat Fernandez hit two for , the losers. Sands hit one in one time up, and Villareal hit one in two chances. ‘In the field, Ingraham, Villa- and Joe Lewis were the age for the losers, Kerr, Vidal and Fleitas were » the stars. Abston made a catch for the Adams boys that really “ the gam: for them. +, Score of second game: R. H. Adams 020 1111-6 5 3 (Merchants _. 000 012 0—3 6 |» Joe Lewis, Villareal and Sands; | Vidal and Fieitas. run: Pazo; stolen bases: ! 2, Blanco, Malgrat; hit by orga Ingraham, Yewis; sacri oe it: Ingraham; double pla to Fleitas, Blanco to Aloi Zo to Fernandez, Al Cruz (unas- : by Vidal 4, off 4, off Vidal 6; time of 1.00; umpires: Griffen and a;.scorer: Aguilar. ] Skates Donation ‘Whe pair of roller skates do- iby the Overseas -Cycle for the roller skating party Bayview Park tonight were ited, through error, to an- store, Mrs. Whidden said The normal temperature of the U -billed platpus is lower than that of other mammals. League ‘In Doubleheader ‘| Key West baseball league ‘| will play a. doubleheader Sunday , at. Wickers. Field. . In the first game the Na- val "Air “Station will cross { bats with the Red Raiders. j This game is scheduled to Start at 1:30 p. m., sharp, and it probably be Gabby Las- tres against Finkelstein or Monk Myers, with Roberts and Muncrive on the receiv- ing end: In the nightcap the Naval Air Station will play the Boca Chica Flyers. This game should be a hair.rais- ing one, for with Day or Hinson in the box for the Flyers, and Finkelstein hurl- ing for, the. Air , Station, ‘it should’ develop into a pitch- ers’: duel; ee D \WaOoeIear ee: K.W. High School |Track Meet To Be ‘Held At Park Field The High School Athletic As- sociation announces that it will hold its annual fall track meet Nov. 8 at 8 p. m. 3 The event is between grades. The 7th and 8th grade boys and girls comipéte against each oth- er, and the 9th-10th-11th and {12th grades compete against each other. | Last year the 12th grade won out by only six points. The Jun- iors this year have a strong | team and may upset the Seniors. The individual winners in’ each race will receive’ prizes, and the ‘class will get a banner. | Lands Sailfish. Weighing 56 Lbs. Boating a 56-pound, seven-foot and one-half inch sailfish yes- terday, Lawrence J. Dowditch, Manhasset, Long. Island, imme- diately. arranged to have his ,catch ‘mounted and entered in the Ruppert and the Field and Stream contests. i Fishing from the Sea Raider, Capt. Lefty Reagan’s boat, Mr. ‘and Mrs. Dowditch also landed four dolphin, weighing from 12 to 16 pounds. “That was some fish, that sail- fish,” commented Dowditch. PT RST TLL Softball Games: BAYVIEW PARK NIGHT GAMES nH SOFTBALL ; TONIGHT— 7:15—Adams Dairy vs. Key West Merchants (second game of Class B play- off). 8:45—To be announced. NOMINATIONS MONDAY i\AT GOLF CLUBHOUSE Nomination meeting for Key West Golf Club officers and di- rectors will be held Monday, No- vember 3, at the clubhouse, 6 p.m. This is the nomination of can- didates for the general election to be held in December. | After the nomination meeting, the “Alligator” team, captained E. by Gilmore Park, will be guests of the “Nighthawks” squad that 2 was captained by Harry Knight at a dinner. 'The dining place has not yet | been announced. BASEBALL. GAMES SCHEDULED WICKERS FIELD (Municipal Stadium) Afternoon Games SUNDAY— ’ 1;30—Naval Air Station vs, Red Raiders. 3:45—Naval Air Station vs. Boca Chica Flyers. Sunday, Nov. 9— 1:30—Boca Chica Flyers vs. Naval Air Station. 3:45—Boca Chica Flyers vs. Red LAMB AT 55c Certified Spring Legs of Lamb appeared in Baer’s Market ad- vertisement yesterday as 5 cents’a pound. This price should have read 55 cents a pound, ‘League! Queen, is now out to take | the Tequesta Queen. international beauty contest crown back. to‘her Fort Lauderdale home. Jan: is ex- pected to provide plenty of com- ‘petition for other entrants: when the judging starts Nov.’ 11" at Dade county’s new Crandon Park, four miles from the Miami main- land via the new Rickenbacker Causeway. Cuban Baseball... Team Is Beaten By Key Westers Key West Boy’ Scouts. won, 6 to 5, over a team representing the Exploradores Nacionales ‘de Cuba in a baseball game played | at Wickers Field yesterday as part of the entertainment «for the visitors. : While the ‘visitors tried hard to win, scoring one run in each the eighth and. ninth innings, they did not quite maker In the ninth, Eguro,:.pitcher for the Exploradores, ‘doubled, went to third on a .passéd” ball, but was out when «he tried’ to steal home. He .was thfown out by Ralph Hernandez, pi cher :for the locals, to Charles i catcher. ata Or Eguro ahd *M:'\Fetnandtz; iR. Henrique and .C.. Rodriguez Havana playérs’ Eguro, A. Vallaret, dez, C. Valdez, \-R.)'Cc Hoyos. : ‘ Key West ayers 4 i were oJ. Solomon,-M. Lopez, Perez, R. Henriquez, A. Goeh J. Smith, J. Fernandez, C. Rodri- guez, O. Ingraham. This afternoon the visitors were to be entertained at aquatic sports at South. Beach by the City Recreation Department. How They Stand BASEBALL Key West's Senior Baseball League (Wickers Field) Club— W. Red Raiders Naval Air Station __- Boca Chica Flyers Island City League (Army Barraeks) Club— Ww: L San Carlos Pirates: <i 2 SS, Blue Sox —.-_______ -500 USS, Gilmore 400 SOFTBALL Class B Playoff Standings Club— W. L. Pct.! Adams Dairy - -2 0 1.000 Key West Merchants . 0 2 .000} At 7:15 o’clock tonight, the third! game of the play-off will be” played and if the Dairymen win} they will be the champions. Class A League Club— W. L. Pet. USS..Gilmore 13 6.684 Vets of Foreign Wars 13 7 .650 Bob’s Sports Shop 13 7 .650 American Legion ..... 1 20.048! 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