The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 6, 1953, Page 6

JIMMY MIRA FIRES Y GOLF TITLE kkk K. W.CONCHS WALLOP REDLANDS * * * Gene Witzel Places Second With Hot 68 Here Sunday dimmy Mira put together the best round of his golf- ing career yesterday at the Key West Golf Club to cap- ture the City Championship when he fired ¢ magnificent 69 over the Stock Island layout.. At the same time, Navy champ Gene Witzel was burning up the fairways with a record breaking 68 but Mira copped the crown over the 54 hole distance by five strokes with a 215 net as compared with Wit- zel’s 220. It is the second city title that the 87-year-old stroker has captured. He held the title championship in 1947, the year that he came to Key West from Tampa. He could do no wrong yester- day when his tee shots went Mira has broken 70 although he has threat several ei i i iz =e 2 is : § as g z z z t i i Bs z te | Hg & 2b i 58 H 5 ir z i H I é i if Rtg ae ; 2 § qE. ad 4 ea gee pe bs fig TODAY A YEAR AGO — Sam- round nontitie bout at Washington. TEN YEARS AGO — Bob Mont- gomery, 137, knocked out Roman Alvarez, 13544, in the fourth round at Philadelphia. TWENTY YEARS AGO — The value of the Americen Derby was feduced from $50,000 to $25,000. _| Page 6 |FROM THE x* THE KEY WEST CITIZEN x *k Monday, April 6, 1953 PRESS BOX By OSCAR MILIAN Most of the folks attending the Redlands High - Key West High baseball series last week-end are for some reason under the im- pression the school heads are not giving baseball its full support.! They seem to base this on the poor attendance. One particular fan says that publicity is lacking. “There are no placards around town, like in the case of football when long before the season tic- kets are placed on sale and pla- cards with schedules are hung in every business place in Key West,” he added. How ‘bout it, Coach Jnoes? Let’s get together and do something about drawing crowds to these school games. Let the world know of the wonderful team you have. Hail the “King of Slings,” yes, that’s George Lastres lanky swift pitcher of the Key West Conchs who is making a name for him- self in the current baseball con- ference. The youngster boasts a handsome record so far this sea- son. He has pitched 20 innings, during which he has struck out 36, walked 11, has one wild pitch against 1 balk no hit batsman, 3 earned runs and 10 hits. Great prospects in this kid, providing “smoke doesn’t get in his eyes.” Folks at the stadium Friday really got a bang out of the way Mama Lastres rushed to meet sonny George as the school pitch- ing ace walked off the mound in the seventh inning after striking out ‘pinch hitter Robert Somers for the last and final out of the contest, to give him a congratu- lating embrace. It was a one hit- ter for George, s Allen Underwood, Redlands’ right hander didn’t do so badly for his club — the seven errors his team mates form high school pitcher in the class of *48, just recently discharged from the Army Air Force, says that judg- ing by the way the upstate kids field the ball gives all indications that they are not too experienced in playing under arc lights. There maybe something to that for the kids really misjudged a good many air balls. Julio Henriquez had quite a busy week-end behind the plate. The Husky catcher was credited with 27 put outs in the two game series. He also assisted it putting out four. Believe it or not but as it looks from this corner and judging by the brand of ball the kids are playing this season nothing will stop them from winning the tour- nament this year. So far the Davis clan had proven far super- ior to their opponents. Got to hand it to Coach ‘Paul Davis; he is a hard working man and he keeps the boys on the alert. “I want nothing but base- ball talk spoken in this dugout from now and until the game is over.” He tells the kids just be- fore game time. There is always a joker in a ball game and the title went to Tom Torbert Saturday night who was coaching at first base for the Redlands. Tom seemed to have gotten on the nerves of chief um- pire Afbert Rodriguez, who by the way is doing a grand job together with Red Myatt, by continuous yell- ing from the coach’s box at first, “let’s get the game over with and go to the dog track,” well he ap- parently over used the slang so he was ordered out of the coach- ing position and to the grand- stand. The kid however kept up with his fun. So it goes. Tonight's Entr (NOT POST POSITIONS) “Second Race — 5-16 mile Top News Holiday House Flashy Frank Raven Beauty Yardley My Design Bill Piper Blew By Third Race — 5-16 mile Islander Bombast Mountain Park Sooner Shindig Just Passing Mer-Shak Ramadan Little Secret Fourth Race — 5-16 mile Luck Lennox . Lucky Teter Do Dat Foolish Jill * Thought Blanch Sailor Often In Fifth Race — 5-16 mile Sixty Days Prem e Whistling Lad Aloof Pasha's Lady Jack Riboud Mill Town Beguile Honest Fax Make Haste Seventh Race — 5-16 mile Pretty Blossom Nick Lutz Payette Good Find Keen Kut Good and Glad Jack O’Lish Showmenow Eighth Race — 5-16 mile Bee's Trouble Kitchen Maid Tippy's Cash Exciting Speedy Girl Top Bracket Joyous Miss Want Ninth Race — 5-16 mile Bill Proverb Reckoning Pete's Ghost Phoned Vendome Two Ee Julienne Tenth Rece — 3-8 mile Fiesta Girl More Corn Harvest Call Adjust Movnable Vandal Date Line Claro Bizarre Gains Win At Key West Kennel Club Saturday F. B. Stutz’ Bizarre came in aj to place and 420 to show. Some winnter Saturday night in feature Mix returned 10.2 and 44 while action at the Key West Kennel! Highland Hawk paid 5.40. Club te pay a hefty 34.80 as the i Forward, ied ail the way to cop favered Mort ran an unexpected} a win in the 36 mile Marathon fifth before an enthusiastic racing | race to edge the favored Navy The winner led all the way and | | Diver and Bright Idol. In an evening marked by befty the isgue was never in doubdt but | payoffs, the fifth race Quiniela paid Some Mix, with a strong effort,joff to the tune of 247.60 and the set the pace throughout the race te | seventh race returned 123.00 for a) finish second = = while Highland Quiniela ticket Mawk. finished third Risarre, the longshot winner. H. E Started from the number ome spot to the post wi and never faltered. He paid 1.80. search of ber second straight + tm tonight's feature race Russell's Rect Mra chaning wit a crack fied te tors over the 5-16 mile distance but she will have plenty of action a pair dogs who have shown very well at the Kennel Club in Two-Ee and Pete's Ghost. 3 8 strong finisher, has saved many a race rt eich drives. But bas of strength in 2 28 well should be a real Other « from of duet Vendume, Phones ime b bis p = and the match; ea include Deo or Die, | i 69 xx a % *& ey West Kennel Club Result Charts—Saturday, April 4th Date of Last Race FIRST RACE—5-16 MILE 42 Dian Hill 3% 7 41° Sign Here a4 4 1° Lodi 37 41° Jacoba Bd re McLaughlin ny foe «+1 ho age ™% 56 Foster’s Brindle B., DIAN HILL 5.60 SIGN HERE LODI oy 2 4% 3 3 rs 1.80 Easy winner 430 " Wide, gained 9.60 ‘? From far back 80 * No mishap No factor Weakened Faded back Outrun Oklahoman—Bonnie Brook Quiniela (6-7) 15.80 Time—32.2 Driving 4 2d thruout 4 On outside BUN TH ne Fsmnnwwe 00m Oe Oe 3 Wo ers Boag ET aalsted 3883s Sree waar. ss Date of Last Race SECOND RACE—S-16 MILE eeseuegs rrr tty rere mon Oe eer) MMH AWUNNe Outrun 18 8 14.70 * Met interfer. D., August, 1948. Cameron—Nina Rose a $90 400. Quiniela (46) 43.60 JACK KOCHMAN 7.00 : Daily Double—Dian Hill and Shattering paid 33.00 Date of Last Race THIRD RACE—S16 MILE nr 14 ry - Pad st 6 ™ Time—32.2 oy “ Forced pace ‘t Up on inside “No mishap 40 4 Off late 12.80 *° No factor 3.30 * Gave way 6 8 5.40 * Wide turns Brindle B., October, 1951. Rolling Roy 90 7.40 12.20 70 60 40 40 40 yuerases Heenwnwman NA ARH mo Rananwan F 32 Quiniela (5-6) 83.00 2.40 Time—32.1 Saved for win * Steady gain “ Early pace "? On outside * Early factor +4) Wide Ist turn .80 *t No factor 8 40 * Outrun . 0.B.’s Caloway—Maryemma iela (2-7) 20.60 gegssgegs ae i MEmEna ENE Ng hag FL gz Og) 2 2's steeety Je 4 it amen & Werte reese Segosoeewon Brosmnanue : : Time—32 Saved ground * Forced pace * Good effort * Evenly * Wide ist turn ‘i No factor 30 * Off slowly 5.60 '° Faded steadily . Rural Speedster— b4 =2 00 Oe gn BO O0 Po i 0 am endo Quiniela (2-3) 247.60 Time—31.4 Up on inside * Closed «fast *4 Good effort * Outrun str. * No factor my Collided ”* Faded back ** Collided A Hf Ait apgeseund 30% S38 VIaAewnnwe ay Onan Qeene “ SUsaanwmes Foanonen sssss an ~ ; Eaaaet Hutch—Margamite 3.20 Quiniela (1-8) 28.80 420 pink a Ee wet 23 : : - Time—32 10.20 = Saved for win 60 * Came again .40 * Early pace *t Steady gain "No mishap *t No factor 2 * ” aesnags eS4nNenere Aeenmunswa saunanne AOI BN AVqZ A Time—31.3 Going away On outside Early leader Steady gain No mishap No factor *t Outrun “t Wide ist turn ‘ictory—Han Hebron Quiniela (3-5) 29.60 70 All the way 1.60 * Forced pace 4 ** 3d in foto 40 *! Outfinished 60 * Shut off 40 "' On outside 30 **Off slowly 6 ** Outrun .» 1959. O'Tammeriane, Imp.~ 2. wee eww aeRO OH ten vobuutan Sszeezsez < fe segensens onmennwe® pee eennan- 3 2 mi fe Sete Rose 3 q-emanaw soe Alder Wood Winner—Edward F. Wolf's Brindle Gay Melody TAMMIE BURNISHED BLADE COLETTE ° 20 30 Quiniela (28) 40 3.90 Time—31.2 All the way * Forced pace Wide 1st turn "+ Crowded early “+ Forced out * Ne factor RACE—S-16 Date of Lact Race TENTH «+2 Bizarre es mr 3 © Some Mix $30" Highland Bewt 321" Mort Last Summer MILE r z ~ - +7 id 4 1° Teany C 4 1° Flighty ” 7.30 ' Crowded «2 Big Pay Off es 21.20 " Faded steadily Winser—F. B. Stuts’ Brindle D.. October, 1961. Racing Luck—Leslie Jo BIZARRE um TM 4D wm he Quiniela (1-4) T1™ sgeeasy van wenen Prerrs 1 Auman SoS awk sesesss & : sf 4 weve nver yO om neces TAZ ne 2s in + IMB. Quick Victory—Re- 30 2” Quiniela (2-4) ‘= e4eenueur atetereee Fern t if 3% 5 ce ee] Stewart, ss ¥* ¥* & Don Cruz Baffles Upstate Batsmen As KW Cops 12-1 Win At Wickers Don Cruz’ slings proved too baffling for the Red- land nine so the Key West Conchs walked away with a handsome 12 to 1 victory over the upstaters. to make a clean sweep of the two- game,series and retain its undefeated record for the season, The contest was played at Wickers Stadium Saturday night before an impressive crowd. Lefty Ron Tyre, Redland | twirler, had the pretty well under through the third inning but showed signs of weak- ening as the fourth frame got under way ‘and the Conchs shelled his deliver- ies all over the lot for 3 tallies. From there on it was easy going for Paul Davis and his crew as they came through with a four-run rally in the fifth on two safeties, a base on balls two hit batsmen and a wild pitch. The contest was beautifully Played for the first three innings with the 21 favor of the locals, | Redlands’ lone score came in| the second Yrame when Robert Bon- ham got a free ticket to first, stole second on the second pitch and held up at third base as Ray Kugler was thrown out second to first, Bonham crossed the platter when Don Cruz drop curve failed and went wild and over catcher Julio Henriquez head. i Key West tied the count in the} bottom of the second when Julio} Henriquez belted a threé bagger to deep center and scored on Vin- cent Catala squeeze bunt along the third base line. The Conehs pushed over the tie ending tally in third inning on singles by Elroy Rodriquez and George Lastres aided .by a field- er's choice and a base on balls, Don Cruz who held the visitors to three well scattered singles was never in trouble, although he showed defectiveness at times. He struck out 14 batters The Lastres brothers sparkled at the offensive for the Conchs With each getting three hits of four trips to the pan. Allen Under- wood got two of the 3 hits for Redlands. The Conchs blasted Ron Tyre for 12 safeties including a triple by Julio Henriquez George Lastres. The Box Score: REDLANDS — Player— AB Burkett, rf . Turner, 3b Underwood, cf . Tyre, p Conchs control (1) R be] = ol ecoumnnonccor pencer, ss tonham, ugler, ¢ ngle, if Lernecker, “eeeoos 2b URN ~ mw lb wleecesecegnecn lmomnoeogene R! mle Totals— KEY WEST — (11) Player— ABR Gates, ef . Pita, ef Lastres, ib oe ner Herrick. if Pp Lastres, rf Luppens, rf Henriquez, ¢ Catala, ss Haskins, s« Solomon, Zb Warren, 2 - avonwnwe ° SumOOCnenn~reonw oan ene SMOnnewoocrowers ow leeeeieoooocowoH® Totels— uw b a Team— a G9 6 6-1 Wands . j |to take up where and double by is * # # SAT. TO REMAIN UNDEFEATED r i j Hy ry ig HH i HEH HH z i F Fe i i § # ; i ig Lit #8 H s z Hi i i] : i il i By GAYLE T; DENVER (®—We part Cleveland Indians and hitting on their exhibition vinced—again—that they, the American League stead of finishing you can count Two years ago up five games kees. Last @season the gap to twa g. sational stretch been 7% out in mid-Ji look of things, they i ? i i ai a F ig : j | : = » 5 7 i i & i z i only more so. Senor Al Lopez have a club which the Yankees—if he wouldn't even be close—but he such awesome power at the and such a group of fine that it is hard to see how miss. He doesn’t believe he cidentally. What Al has oo have a year ago ance. If Ray Boone the big comeback at shortstop, George Strickland, sharp glove man, xious. to take over. of their final 21 games in there last autumn, regard him rather hi A year ago they rookie second - bai gee & a Fide & = zs | Doug Hansen to ma! serap for his job, nor man named Bill G! giving Luke Easter an rest or replacing him in injury to the huge man. all that now. In addition, strength in Fa two-platoon it. Back of" Larry Doby, Mitchell and Harry Simpson sound Key West on nun OL 2 2—Ed Errors—Tyre, Bernecker 2, Crus, Catala 2. 1198 DUVAL ST. $3233