The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 3, 1952, Page 3

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over aad. of 11:to 10, the -winners- ) Pita 7 ie Wild pitches, Rogeigueet? ite re} Hit by pitchers, Leeburg, Pita. Time, 2:30; umpires, Al Rodri- @t the plate, Rocky Gu- on bases; scorer, ilar. Games scheduled for Friday e. it. 8 p.m. ewes Co. vs. Amer- tancing of the league. wpeo-s’ wKocof > 4 = £22 ee Y Fields” reident Jack. Burke, which he lees ue baseball season hei ‘ : ea Pp ma ae SHORTSTOP. of Pepe's nine. Lake a throw to the ‘plate’ in’ last / night's een Decided tin nisi Marines: Monte Irwin Hurt’ - EN Writer Werld Series opponents been determined on | Raa Sox | 2—two weeks before the of- | opening of the season. ‘Three. teams, the New York} || ¥ork Yankees received severe | plat Secitves) a erg ‘Citizen Statf Photo| } Weg boosted. ‘Here's what’ happened: 1. Monte Irvin, leftfielder of the champion Giants and National ue runs batted in king of 1951, his right ankle in an ex- | hibition’ game against Cleveland at Denver, Colo. Irvin will miss ponents May Have. \bell. rings. In Simmons and Robin ; trounced the Yanks, 11-1, the Red Sox smeared Houston of the Texas ith Williams, Coben {this probly means the end of his brilliant career. He will be 35 when this second tour of duty is Red Sox Manager Lou Boudreau indicated in Houston, Tex., that pair of young: golfers after thei Don Lenhardt and Clyde Vollmer prob: would alternate the left: ji . Boston Sox and New ‘field jc». Arother candidate. is be | Rookie Gene Stephens. penna The return of Simmons y | H Wedacsaey whi opt teria | enhances the stock of the, Pane ‘\fdurth, the Philadelphia Phillies, | Simmons is in shape and should | be ready to pitch shortly after mr 4 Roberts the Phils have two pe tential 20-game winners. In exhibition games Wednesday | . |the Cincinnati Reds nosed out the | Washington Senators, 4-3. Brooklyn By is Tt ro il k JACKSONVILLE Ward t least half of the emapaign and | Teague, 13-2, the Fhils defeated jpossibly the ‘entire seasc.1: 2. Ted Williams, star and lefttielder of the Red Sox! passed | tr his. physical examinat fack- | sonville and will report for’ uetive duty with the Marine Air Corps | May 2. 3. Jerry Coleman, infielder of.) the Yanks; also passed his physical | examination at Jacksonville and -will return to duty, with the Marine. Corps also on May 2. | 4,.Curt Simmons, crack lefthan- ded pitcher of the Phillies, wilt be discharged as a sergeant of {the ‘28th Infantry Division. He will return to the United States from: | Germany within 10 days. The recall of Williams and Cole- man to the colors was expected | but the loss of Irvin came ‘as a, shock and cast gloom over the | Giant camp. vin was injured in the second | inning in a game Cleveland won, 5-0" He battéd .312 last year and led‘ the league in runs batted im with 121, He also starred in the {World Series against the ate, apie gs eee. Te ets ant alibi sthe , out | ft alfebeiet { rel to x | pron ert we caegite pected induction, of. Willie, Mays: Williams, highest salaried player in, the game, end Coleman, will ing To Be By BOB HUDSON ST. PETERSBURG TIMES ST. PETERSBURG (#—Pitching, | or lack of it, is the big problem | facing St. Petersburg Manager Gerald (Spec) Dozier as he hustles his St. Petersburg Saints through spring training in preparation fc. the Florida International League season opening April 6. The youthful FIL veteran, who shifted to St. Petersburg this year after piloting a weak Miami Beach team to a 6th place finish in 1951, has only two ret from last season’s mcind staff which was generally regarded as. the best in the league. Portly Woody Rich, @ 25-game }winner in 1951, and Big Clarence (Hooks) lott, the swift lefthander also miss the 1953 season, They are lin for 17 payee: For Williams, Main Problem OF St. Petersburg Saints | hands of Nesbit (Neb) Wilson, Pete |Thomassie and Roberto (Tapanes) Fernandez with Rookie Red Ryan putting up a strong fight to nudge one of the veterans. Wilson, husky pcewer-hitting left- fielder who performed with Denver of the Class A Western League last year, won the Southeastern League | batting crown while playing for Dozier’s Pennant-winning Pensa- cola club in 1950. Big Net. had a .355 average | | which included 35 homers and drove home 163 runs at Pénsacola. Little Gil Valdivia, a Cuban who came to the Saints during the .of, season, will haridle’ the catching | the Bcjton Braves, 3-1, the Chicago. Cubs ‘beat the Brooke Medical Cen- -1, the Pittsburgh Pitan ct ty Lar fined Lack the St. Louis Brown | 5-2. In night games the Chicago |. | White Sox dowred Austin of the. Big State League, 5-0, the ‘White ; Sox “‘B” squad defeated. Dallas of the Texas. League, 4-2, and. the}, Philadelphia Athletics nipped farm (ae Savannah Sally League farm hands, 7-6, 4 Golfers Seeking Second Florida State _| Amateur’ Title Clash Today Raheets aa Freak: Morsvich: a end Ties sateen | Borkovich;* parece champion from Lakeland, and Rodgers, who won in 194'.at his home. ater "their two F, oF Three. teen-agers were a im leaving Sonny ‘finney, edllegiate champion from ' see the youngest player Tinney’ had fine iron his usual good putting in round that nosed Dan Sike versity of Florida ge‘f eu up. Ralph Ghioto Jr., Jac » CO shegae Panama City rry, Tallahassee, * up eat batth ie" te hare experi Fraser ran into Ji 6, 1945 and 1950 « pien, and Lee won 2 up ; was*beaten by Key Scales, Ocala bebe Bernie - Powers, Orlando city champion,~eliminated Tommy AV: cock, *Jacksoivitie ‘veterar Won the state title in 1927 and 19 +» Dr. Charles Hillyer, Jack: osteopath: who was edalist } day with a Samder-par 67 on (h¢ Next time you pre Mise anv lettover sliceé torbot s{ faced sandwiehes for-the nexi c lunch, Arrange the ‘on bre or toast, top with h serve with a..cooked vegetable, who won the FIL strikeout ¢rown | duties. | while posting a 22-12 kecord, have jumped to higher classificatica. The outfield appears stronger and the infield, bolstered by ex- Havana Cuban Shortstop Chino Hidalgo and former West Palm Beach Manager Herschel Held, ‘is definitely improved. | First base and reserve catching |strength poses a problem Dozier jthinks can be ironed eut bat the | pitching question. looms larger | each day } | Righthanders Dinty Moore and | | Monty Lopez who toiled ‘for >the | | Saints last year are teing counted upon heavily to blend with New- | | comers George Greene, Ray Wood |ward and Herb Whitcomb to give Dozier his needed pitching | Citizen Staff Photo | strength. | | Moore, the No. 3 man on the WIS. FAST ONE IN for the first | 1951 mound staff, turned im a | | creditable 16-12 record to help the | ALL SCHEDULED |}Saints finish second behind the | ~|Tampa Smokers during regular AIRLINES N 7 B a | his assistant Jee Holt were com- (season play while Lopez, pitching | onlay Seouts tod ‘by C. Sem B. Curry. for | mcstly in relief, won five and lost| HAVANA-NASSAU & result he’s back _— — werk in ergenizetion | nine | WEST INDIES ' Of s. Chub | of the troop. } AllStar First Baseman Don pO " The following scouts received} Pope is now with the Atlanta th The Scouts of bees 28 were Pat Malone, Danny ; Crackers and if the Saints can fill | H A V A HN A Folie were notified sel ea lents of bever st tecas | Beate, Teddy. Key, Joey Carry, |the vacancy, the infield will be/f 9 var tae edad to pack bin meeting of the Men's ee nee Howard Carrera, Jackie Key, |set with Held at third, Hidalgo at go PROM 4258 i ing St. Methodist Church last Mon- ; Billy “Cangalio, “Bobby Spesctr, jshortstop and Billy Seal at second day night Earnest Knowles, Charles Rivas | Seal led the Saints at the plate —_—_— last season with a 309 average § IMO NE TRAVEL AGENCY Oppesite Greyhound Bus Station S18 SOUTHARD STREET PHONE 298 Cn mm ORM ty o| wocononsorot ee oy - edad ed Peete TRAVEL INFORMATION - TICKETS SEABOARD RAILROAD TICKET OFFICE KEN-L-RAT S$ OUP |n0G FOOD OIA mew 4 OS mw Bees = to mgt MAYOR HARVEY AGENTS aitike of the opener at Wickers’ Field as Jack Burke looks on. 79% PURE CREAMERY. BUTTER GR. A MEDIUM EGGS =- 47¢ dad A hearty meal was served after 29d William Higgs. — r ys jand Held hit 259 for West Palm which Tenderfoot badge were awarded to a number of the boys. Chop two hard-cooked eggs and /Beach. Hidalgo, purchased from All Joined in singing, led by Asst. | mix with three tablespoons of thick | Portsmouth of the Class B Pied- is 8 Scoutmaster Joe Holt. A movie | Sour cream and _ of salt and| mont League, had a lofty 312 Narsth ha. the the..phone.on| “The Battle Of: Midway” was | freshiy-ground pepper; use as aj average with the Champion Hava- hook before officers knocked | shown as a specia! feature. fitting “for A eS, fubchbod! na Cubans in 1950. > the door... Scoutmaster Dan Clements and for crunchy contrast and flavor The outfield is in the capable

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