The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 24, 1952, Page 5

George Vidal Touched For Eleven Hits As Cubans Edge Key West: Mendez Laces Three The Key West Conch @eam, which bids fair to set an all-time record for ha luck, dropped a heartbreaking 4-2 ball m rd game to the Havana Cubans Havana last night. In a game which for Conchs followed a familiar tern, Havana twe earned runs in the to gain the game Key West’s Georg: dal, pitched himsel of more holes thar take the credit for Three hits and t in that frame downfall winning fir the pat- scored un- fourth winning in and a gopher the pa a proved he walked in two trouble throughout the di he walked 6 Cuban He v touched for 11 base hits but a sparkling Conch defense kept the score dowr Severino Mendez was the big gun for the Key West nine with three singles in four tries. The Conch markers came in the 7th inning when Barney Lutz smacked a leadoff double against the right field wall and Williems’ single plated him. Williams went ell the way to third on an overthrow to 2nd base. Curtis Brown, playing his second game in Conch Spangles, sacrificed Williams in for the second tally. Willie Felder kept the Key West hopes alive with a single but Vidal was thrown out by the baseball | - |through with noteworthy perform- » over Close Race Is Sugar Ray’s Expected For Edge May Go Rookie Award |To 8-5 Wed. By JOE REICHLER NEW YORK — Fresh money Associated Press Sports Writer | poured in on Sugar Ray Robinson Who are going to win the Rookie | today and there were indications of the Year awards this year?|that the middleweight king may {It's a wide open race with practi-| be favored as high as 8 to 5 when leally every club in both big | he goes swinging for Light Heav ‘leagues boasting at least one out-| weight Champion Joey Maxim's standing candidate. — crown in Yankee Stadium Wednes- Sammy White, Eddie Mathews | day night, and Bob Nieman, a trio of first The és Pe > ” i i so-called “smart” bettors lyear “pnenoms,” laid solid claim fo this beer Meany, coming jlaid it on the line in big batches {of green Monday after an all-day drizzle forced postponement of the battle of champions from Monday night to Wednesday. When the undercover wagering closed down Monday night, the sleek, poised middleweight cham- pion had jumped from even money ances. | White, 23-year-old Boston catch- ler, banged out three hits and drew walk in four times at bat to lead the Red Sox to a 12-6 victory the Detroit Tigers. Sammy struck his fifth homer in the third a inning and followed with a pair)to the role of favorite at 7 to 5. of singles ip a big ll-run fourth) The boys apparently believe to drive in four runs. | Maxim will lose his edge in the Mathews, the fuss-faced third |baseman of the Boston Braves, jrapped his 12th homer in the sixth ‘to put his team on even terms |with Pittsburgh and scored again 2-day delay. The swarthy, 30-year- old Clevelander tipped the beam at 174% weigh-in and he'll have to make 175 pounds or less again at 11:30 as the Braves rallied with five " a. m. Wednesday. Robinson scaled runs in the eighth to down the . Pirates, 9-3. The 20-year-old slug-| 100 nd said he expected to his close to that again at the Wednes- day ceremony. Joey appeared drawn at the three hits for Browns but could|Weigh-in after drying out (ab- not stave off@MA7-hit hitting spree | Stained from liquids) overnight. He by the Yankeés that gave New | S#!¢: 4 / - ae \ “1 won’t have any trouble mak- York a 14-10 slugfest win over St.|. : be Louis. In the day's only other ac- | ing the weight. I'll probably weigh tion, Washington whipped the Chi- cago White Sox, 6-4, Another freshman, Jimmy Bride- | wester, starting his first game for the Yankees, slapped three singles ger ranks fourth in the National League in home runs. Nieman bat in three runs on guy any day in the week.” Manager Jack (Doc) Kearns said “Maxim is an old pro. This thing ; jand drove in a pair of runs to| Won't make any difference.” eae Sanchez, who,|Play a prominent role in the vic-; Yet the general feeling was that Sea Rolando ‘Via ae $| tory the dark-haired, 6-foot-1 champion sina i a. a Ivan DeLock, the young right-|had come out a loser in the set- caoeite down on three strikeouts Mander from Seranton, coasted to | back. He had gone through a long 2 sintl anneadie his fourth victory once the Red | training period and hit his target Lee ae Sox broke through for their 11-run! just about on the nose. Now he’ gam am eee outburst against Ted Gray, Billy|have to worry, and Joey is one ,_bucouT BIgsE eos . e Hoeft and Hal White. of the game’s greatest worriers, | carmen the | Nine pitchers went to the well | about keeping down his poundage night for the fi ea : ; “(as the Yankess and Browns] and still maintain his sharpness. current ee TOO °’ pounded out hits and drew 10} Robinson was very pleased at jaunt to Palm Bea ‘ rp te bases on balls in the 3-hour and 22-| his weight. He, too, feels Maxim Manage: Luiz si a ight minute same under the St. Louis} lost by the postponement. Yet, eeeatcenind chares ees . 8 lights. Joe Collins, who was al- Sugar said: after Russ Sails incurred a te most traded away before the June | “I wish we had fought last night jury in Sunday's game in Ha- (15 deadline, continued his bom-j{ felt good, real good. Felt like vana. Willie Felder replaced pardme th a pair of home runs | fighting” Luiz in right field a le to drive in four! The bout won't be telecast to Curtis Browr nkee runs. the homes or broadcast in-the U.S. sta rforme . J ae re pica sneer three |The special theater-TV arrange- k : iets. suffered his. sixth Ieee | Beamed over a closed circuit to ¢ re pee 39 theaters in 25 cities outside of ; i k against two victories Nawi Yok, 1 ink gight © Senators stopped the White ame ' Sox rush as Frank Shea pitched , The veteran righthander singled | Ss ins 7 in hat proved to be the two} at winning runs and gained his ath | For Jax Beach . Vv althou ne neede elp | Speedy Angel Scull tailed ie lor doe Haynes in the seventy, | . 8Y WER. GILBRIDE an attempt at erg : a k wash out the scheduled | Assetiated Press Staff Writer base after his third inr g sine | at between the Cards and|_ The Jacksonville Beach Sea gle when Lutz’ thr - spacer ts in B n, Cincinnati |Birds shut out Cocoa, 8-0, Monday by three feet aed in ( York and the |Sight for their fourth straight win another atter the seventh es in Philadelphia. |i? second-half play of the Florida however. ‘ the Philadelphia |State League apa A were: aot eaheduied. Pitcher Tom Mills chalked up t ie 17th victory of the year for ‘ | Jacksonville Beach against only : \ FAIRNESS IN DOG lone loss. He held Cocoa to seven sued From Page One) {hits, struck out five and walked P & to this) three Think | In other games, DeLand we vide f out Orla 6-5, Palatka wh Mendez go he stole se 4th fr T other than Mike Al Rosen Leads Jn All Star Race Leest 4, and Dayton. 3 been a ict of con- beat 8-6 pout the elements = Del. half p ad ck would bring to ner a best in sec e s it not true that we play so far with three wins ave elements in Key West one loss, broke a 5-5 tie with ( w at MM could w do do in the last of the 10th w Dog tracks certainly w with the wo s K w Monday at the official | even a little less. I can take that | —: SPORTS .— BASEBALL |MAJOR nowseears | LEACUE By The Associated Pri LEADERS National League Boston 9 Pittsburgh 3 St. Louis at Brooklyn postponed rain National League Cincinnati at New York postponed/ Batting—Musial, St. ;Louis, .339 rain . : ‘ Robinson, Brooklyn, .335; Lockman Chicago at Philadelphi d | ny *, een Hadelphia postponed | New York, .325; Baumholtz, Ch | American League Se oad Chicago, 316 | Boston 12 Detroit 6 ee erat New Yorks | 49; Robinson, Brooklyn, 47; Reese Washington 6 Chicago 4 | New York 14 St ONLY GAMES | Brooklyn, 46; Musial, Williams, St. Louis 42 o 10 v Louis New York, and Hemus ji i St. Louis, 41 Florida International League p . 5 Havana 4 Key West 2 rd patted in pee Chica St. Petersburg 5 Miami 0 lee , nL ioneie ¥ rk, 55; Lakeland 3 West Palm Beach 2|C@Mpanella, Brooklyn, 47: Hodges | Brooklyn, 44; Snider Brooklyn, 43 Hits — Musial, St. Louis, 79 Adams, Cincinnati, 76; Loc! New York, and Schoendi enst, Louis, 74; Sauer, Chicago Home runs — Sauer. 19; Hodges, Brooklyn son, New York, 13; Mathews, | Miami Beach 2 Tampa 1 Florida State League Palatka 11 Leesburg 4 Jacksonville Beach 8 Cocoa 0 Daytona Beach 8 Sanford 6 DeLand 6 Orlando 5 | Chicago = ner Pittsburgh, 12. Siandin Ss Pitching — Roe, Brooklyn, 6-0, g 1.000; Hearn, New York 875 By The Associated Press Erskine Brooklyn, 6-1, 857: Braz Won Lost pet. | le. St. Louis, 5-1 833; Maglie National. League New York, 9-2, .818. | Brooklyn 42 15 American League | New York 37 20 Batting — Rosen, Cleveland Chicago 34.6 567 , 336; DiMaggio, Boston, .326; Kell St. Louis 34 31 (523 | Boston, .325; Fain, Philadelphia Cincinnati 29 32 .475 323: Goodman, Boston, and Mitch- Philadelphia 25 34 424 ell Cleveland, .314. Boston 25 37 403 | Runs — DiMaggio, Boston, and Pittsburgh 17 48 262 Avila, Cleveland, 42; Rosen, Cleve- American League jland, 39; Minoso, Chicago Berra New York 35°23 603 | New York, and Joost Philadelphia Poston ss 8 (88g | 8. Chicago 35 29 .547|_ Runs batted in — Rosen Cleve Cleveland 35029 i547 | land, 44; Doby, Cleveland, 41 Washington 30 28 .517 | Dropo, Detroit, 40; Mele, Chicago. | St. Louis 29 «34 .460 | 4nd Vernon Washington 37 | Philadelphia 25 30 “355 | Hits — Simpson, Cleveland, 77 | Detroit 19 42 1311 | Fox, Chicago, and Rosen, Cleve | Florida State League | land, 76; Kell, Boston 75; Robin |Jaxville Beach 4 0 1.000/ 80M, Chicago, 74. DeLand 3 1 .750 |_ Home runs — Berra New York Orlando 2 1 3 |14; Wertz and Dropo, Detroit, 13 Leesburg 2 2 500 | Rosen, Cleveland, 12, Doby Cleve Daytona Beach 2 2 1509 | !and 11. | Palatka 1 2 333 | Pitching — Shantz Philadelphia | Cocoa 1 3 9 | 12-1 .923; Sain New York, 7.2 Sanford 0 4 778; Raschi New York and Mar | Florida International League | "er? Washington 62 750, Dob | Miami 51 27 654 | 80 Chicago 8-3 .727 Miami Beach 49 29 +628 A -% Tampa 48 (29 623 T d ° G ‘ aoe « 2 3 Today's Games St. Petersburg 38 40 487 i Wert Palm Beach 96 42 dpe | gn re nasmelsteds Press : 52 | American League jL akeland 28 49 364 Key West 7 61 21g | New _Yor® at‘St. Loui: zht ht | Wa | Boston at Detroit | Philadelphia at ( National League Kroll Will Meet T i \ St. Louis at Brooklyn (2 sht urnesa In PGA (Cincinnati at New York 2st LOUISVILLE tm) = You can tab | rsa, at Boston a big cigar-chewing fellow named | MiCa80 at Philade ns Roh eHacaat bd ‘i Florida International League Miami | Florida State League cogugsy to. Has Jaundice 19M Delinquents Officers Fined and Thom.- | ¢} Bos- | , ton, Westrum, New York and Ki-|— ‘Tuesday, June 4, 952 ee THE KEY WEST ciTizew ™ Page § ‘Conchs Drop Close One To Havana Last Night Peter Varela Triumphs In K. W. Men’s Tennis Tournament With Victory Over Ist Seeded Bob Robinson; Van Ousted In Semis Of Nei Play night with a officia! in for he Ll te rst when Sx a fr om, behi nc ‘Cruz Leads Coca Cola To | to softbaliers in at the Bayview toubleheader Leagie last best tennis. Fa Cruz four of his team’s runs omer and double in two ips to the plate. Coca Cola scored a in the mon’s fly dropped double and went to center fielder lead the for ‘th ee *!eome was evident from the begin Peter Varela. regained the Keys. West Senior Men's Tennis Cha {pionship Sunday with a surpris ly easy trimph over first |Bob Robison. With his 6-2, Ee victory, Peter gained eat of the John M. Spottswood tro: seeded Followinc Through By Pedro Aquilae The Evans Enterprises nine won over Cafe baseballers last night in American Legion Jun- ior Baseball loop play at the Wicker’s Field Stadium by a 106 score. It was a well played ball game until the final frame when the Pe- pes nine blew up and two hits, two errors and three walks gave the Evans boys the ballgame. 6-3 fin posses | Not too much can be said about ithe final match out because the ning. Robison, probably under the effects of his long semi-final duel with Coach Van, did not play his He was tense, listless and erratic and although he tried hard to bring his hard hitting game under control, he just did not have it on Saturday Pete on the other hand was full of pep, vim and vigor and “daz aled ‘em with footwork.” Playing the Pepes mainly a steady, fast moving! ‘This is the fifth game that the game the “old-timer” was in com- fyans nine has won over the Pe- mand all the way pes team and all were won in the | The semi-finals produced one | hinth inning. of the closest matches in the tournament when Robin- son and Coach Van clashed. The | final score was 8-10, 6-1, 11-9 and Henriquez allowed the Evans boys two hits in the first six frames and two in the last, but he walked eight and let go with three on a walk, r, Sleight single and Gambles’ double.| Ces onareaned niall hour match wild pitches. | His teammates They added anot n the third | firee eve rar ganyihing else. The | zanged up on Knowles for nine y ed ¥ irst set was even all the way and os onitwo walks and s single. | with some fine running and shots {1° "“*: J. Cruz put \‘oca Cola back in| ‘in the eighteenth: nerve In the field, Leon was the best the ball game > third with| The second set went in R ed for the losers and Kerr, Knowles his treme ie er with two|favor in the beginning ns and Santana for the winners. VX-1 took a 5-4 edge in re Meets “final set. and pat | TRE newer citizens of Key West fourth without the aid of a base ‘up little fight in the latter anes probably do not know the Renedo hit. Two errors and a wild pitch of the set eS family, but the older ones living produced” the The final set was tense, close | im the city will remember the fou In the fif a staged |and long. Both players had there | Renedo brothers, Tomas, Dr. J their “sinning ; Robert |nerves on edge and sharp words | Renedo, Enriquez and Helio, who ed, Ingraham /|Were heard more than once durin vas buried yesterday, < Cruz doub) i|the set. The match seemed to be tzens of Key West, from the home wild pitch and |i Coach Van's hands as he ran turn of the century, when their Don Cruz’ double produced an- |# 5-3 lead and led 40-15 on | er. | father was living, until about 1930 brace of scores. vice in the ni game At th when they moved to Miami, they 1 threatene the sixth, Pot however he Coach tighten ere idolized for their many act two ay, Gamble | UP his forehand 1 lost a of kindness and for the ma took secc one a. wild When all seemed iost for the ( blessings they brought to many of d scored pp's dou. Ne also picked up his game ar the less fortunate of this city. Th Higgins then popped to third the set went on. Both player € vere always ready to help every for the game tired but their spirit m them , one, Cubans and Americans; white D. Cruz z play excellent tennis as the match colored and they counted their attack with went down. ito. the Phe by the thousands n tw point saw Van m av M he rest in peace and may ble and Clark t tempt to make a des; © family of Helio Reneco, is VX only to se the igen f hese columns, rece: In the ap, the Usgs @P of the net nost heartfelt sympathy. c : eave : e ‘ Me the other semi-final ly by ‘Telco to take an 8-7 dafested John McNulty Jimmy Lee Victor traight for the Coate ie ae ek ae PENSACOLA (PB Te The Navy & k a 2-0 lead pelae had i e the defending « n the second t the aid of etained his crown at the 7 wo € cere Pe 2 County Club Tourr produced t t ja defeating Hend: ) t “ 1 Green, Pensacola, 7 and He former Florida state an the ‘ j moved into the thre n keep uf h th a 4 and 3 morning é x Weldon Doe, Montgo Jr Goll ireen made the finals ; Sinclair Watson, Pen 2 . rs from Floridi Equalization Bd. Meets Wed. Night ssippi took F determine ECHO \ kentuck® sTRAIG poUREON a 4 YEARS OLD >] 4 a - pa THE FULL FLAVOR OF OLD KEMTUCKY— NATURALLY GREAT SINCE 1868