The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 26, 1953, Page 6

On The Ground, In The Air, Conchs-Miami Tech Tilt Had Thrills HAROLD SOLOMON (arm outstretched) bats down a pass inten ap E 5 i eat left. Miami Tech tried 18 aerials ag: t Key West High in the first Gold Coast Conference ga or each team here last night at Wickers Sta Cruz, Conch, picks up some yardage ar: i right end in center picture. Tech's Will Pike, Johnny Hyle and Jim Askew teamed up to bring him dowr > ground and in the air against favored Tech, At right, John Carbonell gathers in Pineda’s pass on the Pineda streaked over two @laas lates from the cighteard line. FULLBACK DICK SALGADO had a busy time of it st Tech last night. In photo at left, he takes advantage of fine blocking to pick up six yards after breaking through the middle. In center pie- ture, he’s goalward-bound only to be stopped in his tracks moments later. At right, the final Conch touchdown sees Red Stickney under an avalanche of football players. Stickney set up the play by intercepting a Tech pass on the Tech 30-yard line with just 45 seconds to play. He ran ball to the one-yard line and then sneaked over on the next play. —PHOTOS BY FINCH, CITIZEN STAFF. MARIO LOUNDERS, Tech fullback, was a thorn in the sides of the Conchs during last night's tilt—maybe because he’s something of a Conch himself, having relatives here. At left, Red Stickney brings him to earth after he bad broken inte the clear and in picture at right he’s stopped by Don Cruz. Ralph White just missed snagging the touchdown pass in the end zone in center picture.