The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 22, 1953, Page 7

MIRA’S PERFECT BUNT WINS GAME FOR KIWANIS BY 5-4 SCORE HAZY MOON NOSES OUT BONNIE]... - VFW Beats Rotary 14-4 In Nighicap George Mira’s perfect bunt with two outs in the eighth inning scored Skaggs from third base and enabled the Kiwanis to squeeze a 5-4 victory over the Shriners in the first game of a Little League doubleheader at Bayview Park last night. In the nightcap, the VF W rout- ed the Rotary, 14-4. Roy Valdez, Kiwanis ace righthander, allowed only two hits while fanning 18. The Shriners started their scor- ing in the fourth when Crusoe singled and moved around on a wild pitch and a passed ball, but the Kiwanis came back in their half of the fourth and took a 2-1 lead on an error and singles by Sawyer and D. Garcia. The Shriners bounced back into the lead in the fifth when they tal- lied three times on two walks, a fielder’s choice, an error, and Pauley’s single, but the Kiwanis tied it up in their half ‘of the fifth on a walk, two errors and a single by T. Garcia. The game single broke it up in the eighth. Score: R. HE. Shriners _ 000 130 00-4 2 4 Kiwanis ... 000 220 01-5 9 1 Cruz and Mira; Valdez and Sawyer. In the second game, an eight- run_rally in the fourth inning sewed up the contest for the VFW as they went on to defeat the Rotary, 14-4. The VFW had piled up a 3-2 lead before the big outburst in the fourth. John Foley, VFW pitcher, al- |*#¢es. lowed only two hits, both by catcher R, Garcia in notching his first win of the season, He struck out 13. Raul Cervantes, VFW firstsacker, was credited with unloading the first homer of the young Little League sea- son, with a tremendous blast over the left centerfield wall in the fifth. Cervantes led.thisiteam. at the plate with a homer and two sin- gles in four trips. Tony Estenoz and Don Curry aided the VFW attack swith two hits each. RHE ame 200 020-—- 4 2 7 viene O21 B3x—14 10 3 Plowman, Walace (5) and R. Garcia; Foley and Esquinaldo, Sport Shorts WORCESTER, Mass. 9 — Dick Miller, 22, of Warren, Mass., un- defeated welterweight professional boxer, died last night a few miin- utes after he was struck a hard smash to the stomach in the fourth round of a scheduled six ~ round match. The young boxer died in his dressing room where he was car- ried after failing to regain con- sciousness before the start of the} a fifth round. | His. opponent, Jimmy Brown ot Hartford, Conn., was held on a technical manslaughter charge. { Miller had won 12 straight pro- fessional fights without a loss. } LAS VEGAS, Nev, (®—Twenty of | ACRE IN LAST NIGHT'S. FEATURE = Tonight's Entries $165.40 Quiniela Paid In Third When Cotillion, Bomb Light Win Fred Whitehead’s Hazy Moon, the favorite, nosed out long-shot Bonnie Acre by half a length in last night’s feature action at the Key West Kennel Club. The win- ner led from box to wire, with little threat from . the competition. Bonnie Acre made a game a |First Gam (NOT POST POSITIONS) First Race — 5-16 mile Stirring News Thataway Blew By Nick Lutz Queen’s Bomb Hunter’s Choice Kitchen Maid Lightning Rodney Second Race — 5-16 mile Staver Lustre Gal Sixty Days Beach Tramp Phoned Of ie By The Associsted Press Miami’s Champion Sun Sox lost their first game of the Florida International League baseball sea- son Tuesday night as they split a doubleheader with the Tampa Smokers. i The Smokers broke Miami’s six- game winning streak with an 8-2 victory in the first. The Sun Sox came back’ to capture the second 6-1. spurt to surprise the fans| Second - place Ft. Lauderdale and come from fifth to make | dropped an 19 decision to St up the other half of the win-|s twin rd boty dt croak goer by ning quiniela, Third ranking} to @ 7-7 tie in the second game Direct Answer My Bitsey Smart Dude Third Race — 5-16 mile Callaway continued deadlocked until Mira’ : dog, Gay Liner, made the grade up from eighth spot to pass the rest of the pack. Hazy Moon paid 5.80, 4.40 and 5.20. The second place lone shot while winner, and Honest King who has Rates sped: dewiat: fe of-the fans, Reckon- in for stiff com- a field which includes Cancer Benefit Show Thursday At Wickers Stadium The Cancer Benefit Show spon- sored by Arthur Sawyes Post No. 28, American Legion, will get un- derway at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday ‘at Wickers Stadium, Post Chair- man LeVan Reber announced to- day. The serié¢s of events will be- gin with the raising of the Flag by the Key West Guard of Honor. Following: which’ the Key West High School Band will be officially a beautifully mounted U.S. Flag for.use of the Band during its many performances, parades, ex- hibitions, etc. The Band will then entertain the audience with its beautiful drill exhibitions. Miss Lona Allen, local baton twirling exhibitionist is scheduled to — for the delight of the An “Ae nibbles baseball game has been arranged as one of the events. The Key West All-Stars will play the U.S. Navy All-Stars, } A beautiful fireworks exhibition will also be ptesented during the evening, Chairman Reber urges the public Reckless Trudy Top News Guajira Nadya’s Girlie Stop Over which was called because of the 11:50 p.m. curfew. The Lions, who set a league rec- ord Monday night by committing 11 errors, made five more in the first game and anotber in the sec- Jewel’s Trump ond for a total of 17 in two nights Luck of play. Fourth Race — 5-16 mile Havana broke a seven-game los- Eager Miss Lucky Teter Focus Roll Lassie Fame-N-Fortune Tippy’s Cash Moveable Portis Boy Fifth Race — 5-16 mile Wise Mike : Harvest Call Salter Path Flashy Frank Careful Sir Turning Point Fire Hazard Peck MTONIGHT'S GAMES: Boge at Miami Ft. Lauderdale at St. Petersburg Havana at West Paim Beach TUESDAY RESULTS Tampa 8 Miami 2 (first) eer ol . West Paim Beach 2 Win Round-The- STANDINGS: =. pcr.|Lsland Race Here Miami 815) Bill Furnish drove his “Wild Ft, Lauderdale TAA | Goose” to a solid first in Class “C” 429 in last Sunday’s outboard race. De- “950 | SPite a rough sea and stiff winds, ‘Furnish rounded ind in a min- BBB: Havana LITTLE LEAGUE STANDINGS Ametican Little ae Club— Ww. Kiwanis Elks - JayCees gear and other parts too. numerous ~ | to mention, Cecil Cates brought. his.extreme- .| ly fast Class “B” rig into a first place against a field of ten. 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Jimmy Wells and Bascom) Grooms came in for a third in Class “B.” A combination of wind, sea and red-hot driving by all contestants put a great demand on motors and | hhulls. All who saw the wildly leap- ing “rigs” agreed that it was a sight to behold. Spectators along Roosevelt Bivd. could see the boats | leap clear of the water, fly through the air and land smack back onto the ocean amid flying) foam and water. So gratifying was the turn-out of boats and drivers that another Round-The-Island race is tentatively set for June. Myhelyn Stable, owner of Mast- the Kentucky, Derby in 1952, has; SOUTH ATLANTIC By Sie Regents Peees enuesuetm! sewnmonctd Wednesday, April 22, 1953 x|Local Bills i i sbaeshae YESTERDAY'S. ‘RESULTS Augusta Subscribe to The Citizen oar nak 1130 DUVAL ST. THE KEY west CITIZEN Page? than $500; and that the require- ment that the Key West City Man- DIAL 2.2401 $$$ SAVE $$$ $ Our Used Car Lot Is Open Until 10 P.M. 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