The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 23, 1952, Page 5

Conchs Drop Ino Over Weekend i Key West Club Takes To Road For Week Following Two Game Initial Home Stand; Will Return Next Saturday For Five Game Stand Against Havana; Tampa ~ For Maxim’s q By JIM COBB By virtue of a 3-hit pitching per- formance by Fernando Rodriguez, the Key West Conchs dropped a tight 3-1 decision to the Havana Cubans in Havana last night. The Cubans clinched the win for Rod- | riguez with two runs in the first on Bayview Tonight | Action in the Island City Soft- singles by Angel Scull and Tony | pt1) loop will resume tonight at Pacheco and two wil pitches, (Tight pitching performances again marked Florida Interna- tional loop play on Sunday night when three hurlers, Dale Mat- thewson, Tampa and Billy Har- ris, Miami cut the opposition down with three hits. Matthewson’s 1-0 victory over Miami Beach allowed Tampa to move into second pluce in the league. It was his 13th win of the season against four losses. Hiram Gonzales scored Tam- pa’s run in the fourth on Herb Chapman’s squ bunt. Harris handcuffed St. Peters- burg on three hits to give the Miami Sun Sox a 7-2 decision and increase their league lead to three games. Dick Gray and Jim Bragan led a 13 hit Miami attack. Gray drove in two runs with a triple and two singles. Fritz Luciano, West Palm Beach, blanked the Lakeland Pi- lots 2-0 with a five hitter. The Indians collected seven hits over Dinty Moore but bunched four of them in the fourth to score twice.) In Friday night's action in Key West, the Conchs lost a tough 5-3 decision in the finale of a two game geries with Saint Petersburg. Be fore a crowd of 1,500, the Conch’s Dick Haack and the Saint's Lopez locked in a pitchers duel that saw the Saints come out the winners by virtue of two unearned runs in the ninth inning The Conchs jumped into an early lead in the 2nd inning when Barney Lutz poled a single through the box that nearly took Lopez’ leg off and went to third on a sacrifice. Eddie Trojanow- ski plated Lutz with a clutch single to give the Conchs the edge. St. Petes came back in the fourth frame to knot it up on McKee’s long homer over the right field fence. The visitors tallied in the 6th on succesive singles by Wilson, McKe and Hidals once more Playing manager Bar making like a one man scored another Conch m in the last of the sixth wh bled and crossed the Pete William's triple i died on third base when Sai ped to first. In the 7th the Saints’s Vs singled and went to third fices by Lopez and I scored on Seal’s clutch € St. Pete's plated a f earned runs in the proved to be the Cor A pair of passes t Pope and set the n he dou pop: He nint chs u Va a and Wilson then took onc the fastballs on the first cour then called give them a seconc Key West started 9th that apple cart but it fell sh ¢ needed three threatened + t the runs to open th ond wher Haack choice strikes Harig 5 DUGOUT DIGGINGS Conchs planed te Havana yeste day afternoon te begin a six day read trip which w P e gemes with the C by three in West Palm Bee Wed., Thurs. » week, They return to t City for a f featuring a with Havanese Sunday and a trio Tampa on Wednesday Monday Tue 7:30 p.m, on the Bayview Park diamond when the VX-1 meets |the Coca Cola nine, | In the second game, the USS Coates will tangle with the Tel-| co softballers. Game time for this contest is 9:00 p.m. with a nice easy motion and | showed plenty of stuff. Those in the know say that he has a fast | ball with plenty of hop and when he learns to hang on to it will go places. George "Vielal poked a perfect bunt in front of the plate in the | 2nd frame to push Lutz into | scoring position. Mendez long peg from center to retire McKee in the 6th was a |thing of beauty to see. Wilson, St. Pete center fielder, was nursing a lump on his head the size of Key Lime following his beani’' } by Haack. In the dressing room after the game his biggest concern was what his wife in St. Petersburg might wor- ry. The game was broadcast in that city. Biggest beef in the FIL seems to be the “dead ball’ situation. The hitters claim that they are | being robbed of base hits because of faulty ovals. They also say {that one good solid wallop tends |to flatten out the spheres. The balls came '» for discussion at a | recent league meeting according to Louis Carbonell, but no action was {taken, Meanwhile, the batting averages are suffering with only one hitter in the loop batting at |a better than .300 clip. Fernandez, Sun Sox outfielder is the top man with a .305 average Blas Sanchez, La Concha mix- | ologist and rabid Conch rooter and the writer propelled mana- | ger Barney Lutz to Pepe’s Cafe for a bowl of “souse’’ following Saturday night’s ballgame. Sanchez says there is nothing like souse to keep a ballplayer in shape. He wonders why some- one doesn’t offer a free bowl of the southernmost delicacy to any Conch sticker poling a home run at the Wicker’s Field plant. Lutz, incidentally, is pretty high on the prospects of Angel Scull, Havana centerfielder. Barney said that Scull is every bit the ball- ‘player that Sam Jethroe was at the same stage of his career. And ithe Conch manager should know. He hit .320 as leadoff man for To- ronto in 1948. that the fleet footed Braves fly chaser campaigned with the rival geal club in the International loop. Lutz added that Scull has speed he never has used. Claims he has bean taught to run proper The possibility that Scull may yet play ball for the Conchs re- mains to be seen. He was loaned to the Ft. Lauderdale club and then recalled at the 11th hour when the Havane club that his visa had expired. The action angered a goodly number of the FIL club owners. Scull had sat on the Havana bench and upon his transfer to the Lauder- dale club immediately went like a ball of fire. on the Wicker’s Harig and Robinson Tries Solthall Set For |Zitle Tonight \ | | " By MURRAY ROSE NEW YORK (#—On the down- hill side of one of the most bril- | liant careers in the history of box- ,ing, Sugar Ray Robinson steps up ‘in class tonight against Light | Heavyweight Champion Joey Max- im in a bold try for a third world title. The sleek, clever, power-punch- ing middleweight king was rated |an even money choice to over- NEW YORK # — The Joey Maxim-Sugar Ray Robinson fight was postponed today until Wednesday night because of tain and cold. come a 15 or 16 pound weight handicap and join Ruby Bob Fitz- simmons (middleweight, weight, light heavyweight) and Hammerin’ Henry Armstrong (feather, light, welter) in the ultra- exclusive ranks of three-division rulers. “I’m not what I us2d to be but I still think I can win this one,” said the dapper, 31-year old Rob- inson as he waited out the hours for his 8 p.m. (EST) 15-rounder in Yankee Stadium. “I'll be in |there punching and trying for a | knockout.”” “If anyone is going to score any | knockouts, it’s going to be me,” snorted Maxim. ‘Charles and Wal- cott never even floored me, so what's he going to knock me out with? I'll belt him out.” | The handsome, 30-year old Cleve- lander doesn’t like Sugar Ray and | he doesn’t care who knows it. He’d like nothing better than to be the | first man ever to flatten the world- famed Harlemite. Most of the 35,000 fans who are expected to turn-out at prices from |$ to $30 figure on seeing the bout | go the full route, In case of postponement, the out- door show will be moved back to | Wednesday night. The baseball |Giants are playing a night game |at the Polo Grounds Tuesday and they and the Yankees have a mu- tual agreement that neither should compete with the other with out- side attracions, There will be no home television or radio broadcasts of the “battle | of champions” and the promoting | International Boxing Club predicts | a gross gate of over $400,000. The bout will be beamed over a closed circuit to 39 theaters in 25 the same year | Cities outside of New York. This | is expected to bring in another $100,000 for the principals to whack up. Under their 30-30 split of the percentages, each gladiator should collect close to $150,000. ‘Today's Games | American League Boston at Cleveland Washington at Chicago New York at St. Louis | (only games) National League Cincinnati at New York Chicago at Philadelphia St. Louis at Brooklyn Pittsburgh at Boston Florida International League Miami Beach at Tampa Lakeland at West Palm Beach St. Petersburg at Miami Key West at Havana Florida State League Leesburg at Palatka Orlando at DeLand Daytona Beach a Sanford Cocoa at Jacksonville Be 4 ves 4 0 ( 2 1 41 k 2 3 8 8 4 P 3 9 4 | ‘ 7 ‘ | for W x Ww - $s, Harig St. Pete Key Wes : Ss e-— M heavy- | —: SPORTS .— Berra’s Homer Gives Yanks Win Over Sox INDIAN’S SWEEP TWIN BILL FROM RED SOX IN SUNDAY ACTION; CARDS WIN PAIR IN NATIONAL By JOE REICHLER Associated Press Sports Writer Larry (Yogi) Berra’s ability to fill the departed Joe DiMaggio’s shoes is the big reason why the New York Yankees are winging their way to their fourth successive American League pennant. The slugging catcher, off to a ragged start due to a hand injury has been hotter than a hundred degrees in the dugout during the past two weeks. As a result, the Yankees have swept past both Cleveland and the Boston ed Sox into first place In the last 11 games, Berra has hammered 10 home runs, drove in 20 of his team’s 68 runs and per- sonally has accounted for eight of their nine victories. That’s rem- iniscent of DiMaggio at his best It was a four - bagger by Berra Sunday that snapped a six - inning scoreless duel between Billy Pierce of the Chicago White Sox and Bob Kuzava of the Yankees, and gave him the home the league at 14. The Yankees won the opener, 3-0, and lost the second, 2-1, but retained their two - game lead when the fourth place Indians swept a twin bill from the Red Sox, 7-0 and 5-4. The split also proved a boon to the White Sox who jumped into second place. The Washington Sen- ators jumped off to an 8-5 first game victory but the St. Louis Browns came Wack with a 3-2 win. Detroit took a hard - fought 12- inning 4-3 decision from Philadel- phia but the athletics bounced back with a 10-0 triumph. Rain cut National League activ- ity in half, forcing the postpone- ment of the scheduled doublehead- er between Chicago and the Giants in New York and the le affair in Brooklyn between and the Dodgers Airtight hurling by southpaws Al Brazle and Harry Brecheen | gave the St. Louis Cardinals a pair of 7-2 victories over the Boston Braves while Cincinnati and Phil adelphia split. The Reds copped the opener, 5-3 and the Phillies prevailed, 3-0, in the nightcap | Blanked by Kuzaya with two sin gles in the ope the White Sox regained their v ng ways in the second game when Marv Grissom outpitched the Yankees’ Bill Mil ler. Steve Gromek birth of a son hurling a two - hit shutout for Indians Bost in the game of their t Successive ley, Merrill Comb: in the sixth lock that 10th victo! 1 n Hal Newhouser, former pit celebrated the Saturday night by the over Jim Frid He sin run leadership of | Pittsburgh | Monday, June 23, 1952 Havana And St Pete: ‘THE KEY WEST CITIZEN P | ass | From The Press Box By OSCAR MILIAN | “He'll never do it” the | thought going through the minds of at least seventy five percent of Key West Baseball fans and en- | thusiasts, the got around two weeks ago that Louis was when news |Carbonell (the go getter) true sports loving man and truly a “Conch” if there is one in Key West, was behind the move of hav- ing this city represented im the | rtoriaa International League. The | other twenty five percent which in- | cludes this column, knowing Louie , to be a never say die “Conch 1 had the feeling that he would suc- | ceed as he did and to demonstrate | the approval of his action and stre- | nous work the turn out to the open- {ing game was proof and the old bey was busy shaking congratulat ing hands on ¢'l parts of the sta | dium with all sorts of fanatic and enthusiastic people, This column| Citizen Staff F pea pr anceer (ee tie! everiaay ST. PETERSBURG'S McKEE makes like a Saturday night's c die spirit of Louie” and it extends ies bea shome Mendez throw from cen w ‘ , however. C its best wishes for a successful is Sails; Umpire Kennedy. season and know that he will have jthe backing of his fellow citizens jand baseball fans of this city. | Baseball |MAJOR aye Brooklyn and ‘Tl York, 13; Westrum, N Pittsburgh, When Russell Sails read the ac. count of Friday’s game on two Mi Standings LEAGUE oes: ami papers and the Key West Ci | Phineas tizen guess he didn’t know whether By The Associated Press | aie aie Sebati |he did the catching for the Key Won Lost Pet. LEADERS eo oie ene ara | West Conchs or some one by aj National League | sree Sf + lsc name similar to his own. One Mi- | Brooklyn 2015 By The Associated Press is . |} ami paper spelled his name “‘Say- |New York 37 Pi League America nelekeuy 2 |les’ and another one named Sales , Chicago 4 : Ve oe oe a las the catcher. Our box score | St.Louis A. 81 BatangeS Muna Stn 336; DiMaggie, Reet sed. | showed the name Salis. So just be- Cincin: 9 32 Robinson, Brooklyn, 335, Loch faye age cea |fore Saturday’s game got under , P’de 25 (34 man, New York, -325, Baumt : slipericiee eeceo img ;way this column made it a point | Boston s 2 Chicago, 321; Atwell, Chic ~ Avila, Cleveland, 4 |to get it straight from its owner | Pittsburgh 17 47 316 M », Boston, 41; Rosen, ( | who corrected us all with his full| American League Runs — Lockman) New. York, | land, (30; Bara ren |name Russell Sails. New York 34 49; Robinson, Brooklyn, 47, Reese ost, Philadelphia, 9% Chicas ng Brooklyn Musial, St. 1 Runs batted in — Rosen, ¢ liye tiekeane didi scusknawctia’ | BOSan 4 548 42; Williams, New York He- land, 44; Doby, Clevelar |when this column visited the dug Cleveland 35 547 mus, St. Louis, 41 Dropo, Detroit, 30, Mele, Ct out of the Key West Conchs to get Washington 9 468 | Runs batted —in—Sauc B New York and Ve the first name of all its players P’delphia 25 455 | ca80, 60; Thomson, Ne dee they gave them in Spanish. For Detroit 19 0 455 | Campanel Brooklyr it Simpson, Cleve! instance third baseman Williams) Florida International League — £€8, Brooklyn, 44; Snide my CHE Eee re said his name was “Pedro” and) Miami 51 662. lyn, 43. : we gg te lng |left fielder Harig called himself Tampa 48 Hits — Musial, St. 1 D ppl lienagline ve-dages Pancho” his name by the way| Miami Bch 48 Adams, Cincinnat J HOME TUND <cOreay Ae is Chuck and Williams is Pete.| Havana 43 New York hoe t Wert, Detwoit, 1; B |Wonder if the fact that this is St. P’burg 37 Louis, 74 Ch dt, and’ Dropo, Detroit, about a fifty-percent spanish speak- W. P. Bch 6 ing town had any bearing on this. Lakeland 27 sane Ke West 17 There was no doubt about it. Florida State League | When Key Westers le hat the ef 0 1.000 |Conchs own Geor Vidal 0 ) 2 0 1.000 was to play a 1 2 1 667 Saturday r Le | 667 whole bleacher’ sections on the ( 1 2 333 first base line were occupied b E 1 333 Jax Beach Gains 2nd Half FSL Lead By GILBRIDE ociated Press Staff Writer NEIL