The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 16, 1953, Page 7

Theresey: THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page 7 Sets Bucs Down Wednesday By BEN PHLEGAR AP Sportswriter Russ Meyer’s sweetness and light campaign has given the Brooklyn Dodgers the first major dividend from the winter’s biggest player trade. The handsome hurler with a reputation for bemg his own worst enemy set down the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2, on eight hits yesterday in to pull the Bums into a first place “1 Chicago in the American weren't scheduled. Meyer came to Brooklyn two months ago today in a complicated swap involving four other players and half of the National League clubs. The merry-go-round started when the Philadelphia Phils sent Meyer and some cash to the Braves, who at the time were still Boston, in exchange for sae baseman Earl Torgeson. HOME” FOR YOUR FOOD DOLLARS the rain-idled Milwaukee Braves. Meyer to Brooklyn and took in Russ didn’t get mad at anybody. | return rookie outfielder Jim Pen- He even was reasonably pleased | dieton and utility infielder Rocky with himself. when he walked into | Bridges. Bridges, in turn, was the clubhouse, where in past years} moved to Cincinnati, where the he has been wont to argue physie-; Braves picked up first baseman ally with such things as wooden! Joe Adcock. The Redlegs still have benches and steel lockers. another player, or cash, to: come. Meyer pitched well enough to be; So far the Dodgers have all the | pleased. He struck out seven Pi-| best of it. Torgeson has only one | rates, walked only one and didn’t; hit in two games with the Phils—a | allow anybody to get as far as{double in six tries. Adcock has | third base in eight of the nine| singled and doubled in seven times | innings. The only Pittsburgh runs} at bat. Neither Bridges nor Pendle- | came on a two-run homer by | ton has played. | Johnny Lindell, the former New} Torgeson’s one hit came yester- | York Yankee outfielder who is try-|day as the Phils found the range | ing a comeback as a knuckleball| for an assortment of 1¢ safe blows pitcher. off four New York pitchers. The | Only three games were played| >arrage made it easy for Curt! Simmons to go one game ahead in the major leagues yesterday. In| o¢ Robin Roberts in their friendly | addition to Brooklyn’s victory, personal rivalry. Roberts was Philadelphia whipped New York,| thumped by the Giants, 4-1, Tues- 8-1, in the National League and; day. New York defeated Philadelphia,| Little Bobby Shantz, who suf- 41, in the American. The St. Louis| fered a bad break to his pitching were rained out at Mil-| wrist after winning 24 games last watikee, So were the Cincinnati| season, pitched well enough to win Redlegs at Chicago. Wet grounds|his return to regular competition and cold weather canceled the} but his Philadelphia teammates let Detroit, at St. Louis and Washing-| him down. Two 2f the Yankee runs ton at Boston encounters in thejcame after errors. Allie Reynolds American League. Cleveland and'was the winning Yankee pitcher. Babe Zaharias Is Proud Of Her Femininity, Does Her Own Work By WILL GRIMSLEY NEW YORK WA good way to get a five-iron draped around your neck is to call Babe Didrikson “ilieeh 2 sdslead Ge grant ac e greate: free ae + eared athlete bess —— , especially these last few years, has been very jeal-| ames postponed) ‘ous of her ime ie. She wants; ‘Tulsa 5 Dalle wom nobody disparaging it. Okjahom: Now the Texas phenomenon is Sire 4 s seriously ill in Beaumont, Tex., and they say she may never hit another golf ball or compete in another athletic eveni. If this be the case, the door has closed on the most fabulous athletic career of modern times. No man or woman ever matched the Babe for the diversity of accomplishments. But while the Babe won headlines as a world record-setter in the 1932 Olympics, as a Texas girl who tie in the National League , ie immediately switched AT ANY ONE OF THESE THREE STORES ARCHER'S 2 = 814 Fleming Street DIAL 2-5132 ARMOUR’S ARMIX 3+ 69¢} MILK — 3a 3Qe AQe¢ w. 49e YESTERDAY'S BASEBALL By The Associated Press PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE San Francisco 11 Oakland 10 (11 innings) Sacramento § Seattle 4 Los Angeles 3 Hollywood 1 (Only games scheduled) Minneapolis 13 anna City 12 (10 inngs) is City St. Paul 11 Louisville 7 GRADE “A” D. &D. FRYERS ARMOUR'S STAR FRANKS ARMOUR'S BANQUET BACON 39c CUBE GR. “A” MEDIUM STEAKS: 69c |EGGS ~ 59 —Fruits and. Vegetables— BANANAS 2+ 19% POTATOES 5 = 1% ORANGES ~ 2% CARROTS 2 = 19c CELERY = 10¢ CORN FLAKES >= 25¢ SUNSHINE SWEETS GIANT ECONOMY SIZE 67 SUGAR: 43" Saez FLOUR .. 50 | AL’ 4 | CRACKERS «- 2ic| TODAY'S BASEBALL SCHEDULE By The Associsted Press Doz. 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