The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 21, 1953, Page 6

High School Ning Journeys To Lake Worth The i Key West High School Saseball squad will reach another milestone in theit bil for fame this after- noon imLake Worth when they met the hiyhly touted Trojan#in the second of a thrée game series for the District{Seven . crown. The ; Conchsaeaptured the opener Tuesday night by a one-sid- ed 11-Osscore and a win this afternogn will “clinch. the erown @nd give them a shot at the-State Championship. Lake’ Worth, who is the defend- tng StatesClass A champion poses a stiff it however, with the game iy going either way. For West, it’ will be: George | Park. Blow Marked 2nd String Catchers’ 3rd Pinch Homer By BEN PHLEGAR . AP Sportswriter If the Boston Red Sox can figure out some way to beat the other Eastern teams they will bé 4 real Pennant threat in the American League. They’ve got the Western ¢lubs solved for sure. The Sox finished up a profitable home stand ‘against the West. in sensational ‘fashion yesterday, With two out in the 14th inning— the season’s longest game — Dél Wilbur blasted his third pinch-hit home run of the year to give them a 3-2 triumph over the St. Louis Browns. i Wilbur’s blow off Don Larsen propelled Boston all the way from fourth place‘ to second in the stand- ings, three games behind the ‘pace- setting New York Yarikees. * ‘The Red Sox have the best in- tersectional record in either league. ‘They burned up the ‘West early +this month on a 62° road trip and. then won six- more and Tost only two: when. the Western teams came in to visit Fenway Against the Eastern clubs, how- ever, the Sox have won just five ‘ : 3 i Cs fet ef Hd i il 4 TE i 3 i E : : ij z i j rie, aT tie if if ; i i & i iz g E E a2 if E pestis pti clay yeee slee i Hi ei £ i { ay E Archery Meet Set Here For Saturday The Key West Archery Club will sponsor a match Saturday, May 23 at their Stock. Island range starting at 1:00 p.m. ‘The competition will consist of 20 arrows fired from 30, 40 and 50 yerds with prizes for first, second and third place. For further information, inter- ested parties thould call, 2-3800 Sor 2-6788, ) By The Assocteted Prets: NATIONAL Won Lost Pet. Behind 7. 3 64 16 1 7 é Ft ri 2 5 4 9 ™% a ™% 10. % 16. Chicago 6 Brooklyn 7 Milwaukee 2 atl 14 Philadelphia § St. Louis 11 Pittsba:gh 6 TODAY'S SCHEDULE = Brooklyn at New York <0) ira in i To Clinch Di |DEL WILBER’S HOME Evans Boosts Softball Loop Lead On Wed. Evans Enterprises ‘scored five runs in the first two innings last night to defeat the Dairy Queen in the first game of a softball doubleheader at Bayview ‘Park. The win ineréased Evans’ loop Jead to two full games, ~ Frank Ramsey won’ his - fifth game of the season’ as he limited the Blizzards to two hits, both of Death’ Sct hasemnams Crip Las, es, Evans scored four unearned runs in the first inning when two errors and a walk f ed by a bloop- ing triple by y netted them three runs, $ tau ei avonr aSeBs zg 0 @ 1 1 1 1 H 0 o 0 2 e 1 2 e 1 alwee i mz @ Bl ucescermng Sil weocaumocoer al 5 ) i | 4) | | Seeococonne> ulecsocoonuet i ) wlreesosvooe wl eeseonocoe SI Ho eHaneand les ole nil Be tHE, ve ? {| Be ry i i rh E i I iF a] Sl ere muronm mit Rl evenronmnmnd weoone> El eweoennmmun Hy el ei scone Tid Page 6 ‘Thursday, May 21, 1953 Cookie Gomez Leads Softball Sluggers, Ramsey Tops Horlers Cookie Gomez, the Dairy Queen’s peppery second baseman, is lead- escoror - Sports Mirror By The Associated Press TODAY A YEAR AGO — TV | phia, 356, RUNS tights to: the Jersey Joe Walcott- rict Title Toni R GIVES RED SOX WIN WEDNESDAY THE KEY WEST CITIZEN By The Associated Press NATIONAL LEAGUE Ezzard Charles fight were sold: to} 26: the Gillette Razor Company for ing the softball circuit with a cool ! 9175,0% 500 in games played through Fri- day,-May 15th. Gomez has blasted e| While Frank Ramsey, Evans pit- cher has hit the most homers. and leads in runs batted in with seven. and Gomez have collect- most hits, five, and four are tied for the most les, They are: Barber, Ken- Kerr of the Dairy, Queen and ed FIVE YEARS AGO—Herb Me- Kenley won the 400-meter at the Los Angeles Coliseum in :46.9 be- fore 59,661 fans. TEN YEARS .AGO—Bob . Mont- gomery ‘outpointed Beau Jack in 35, rounds to gain New York state recognition as world's lightweight