The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 12, 1954, Page 6

Conchs Down Typhoons On Lastres One Hitter xk bi ee ’ He te te xk k * me x k * x k * 5 ee Ee 2 Happy John And Portis Boy Produce §17720 Kennel Club Daily Double x * kkk Key Westers Win Opener 10 To 1 Over Miami Beach By OSCAR MILIAN ‘The Key West Conchs, proudly displaying their new uniforms with the words “State Champions” inscribed, te vacked up their first victory of the season in the Gold @ Coast Conference when they blasted the Miami Beach =Mfyphoons, 10-1 before a large crowd last night in the » Wickers Field Stadium. ve It looked like a well bal- ‘> anced ballgame and a pitch- ‘S@r’s duel between Lefty Les , Colodny and George Lastres through the third inning (when, the score stood at 1-0 Player— AB RH PO in the Conchs favor. Key|;.0y 9» eR West, scored in the first in- Ge: ie . e, 3] ning when speedy Gibby Pea, Gates led off with a base on codon ib. jaisomo, SS balls, stole second, took Crew, of . third on a wild pitch and Colodny, p “ ,» | Lurie, rf ... scored on Eloy Rodriguez’ | Fenster, p line single to center field. | xBloom .. The same teams will go back at it tonight in the sec- ‘ond game of their series at 6:15 p. m. The game proceeded tightly with neither club getting anything near @ scoring chance until the fourth inning when Colodny showed s’ of \.2akening. Julio Henriq. husky Key West catcher startc. the seven run attack in the fourth inning when he singled off Joe Lee’s glove at third base. George Key West-Miami Beach BOX SCORE ‘ Action At Wickers Satdium Last Night MIAMI BEACH (1) ecooroscso ecocooroscoose Totals— xFlied out for Fenster in - KEY WEST (10) Player— Gates, CE wm Santana, ss .. zCatala ..... Rodriguez, 2! Cruz, 3b Henriquez, Lastres, p Salgado, 1b Solomon, If Pita, rf zzCurry Foroscsed rm Key West Kennel Club Results FIRST RACE Winner—Elvin Burk’s Brindle-D., March, 1952. Happy Son—Edith HAPPY JOHN 17.60 =: 10.60 6.00 GRAY HORN 4.60 3.00 Quiniela (2-8) 56.20 TOAST OF THE TOWN 6.00 SECOND RACE Winner—Fred Whitehead’s Brindle D., September, 1951. Portis Bomb— My Lady Luck PORTIS BOY 7.60 5.40 3.80 BENDINA 22.80 5.20 SOONER SHINDIG 3.20 Daily Double—Happy John and Portis Boy 177.20 THIRD RACE ‘Winner—Ed Souza’s Dark Brindle Ba dane 2a Beach Comber—Slick Chick SLICK MISS~ 12. Quiniela (1-7) 9.20 Quiniela (1-2) 42.80 3.00 2.20 2.60 FOURTH RACE oe te Breeze Kennel’s Dark Brindle D., July, 1950. Rance Lee— ul 8.40 4.40 5.00 7.80 5.60 Quiniela (1-2) 34.60 10.60 FIFTH RACE Winner—Ed Souza’s Brindle B., May, 1952. High Cotton—Queen Royal 7.60 4.00 2.80 COTTON CADETTE z RELEASE CALL 5.80 aa Quiniela (3-6) 17.60 STARCIA SIXTH RACE Winner—Jack Ortner’s Red Brindle D., January, 1951. Rural Speedster— She’s Telling Me x CASWELL 34.80 8.20 5.40 BRAMBLE 4.60 ray Quiniela (3-8) 58.80 THREE DOTS SEVENTH RACE Winner—E. F. Snipes’ Dark Red Brindle B., August, 1952. Grove Park—~ Viking Miss 12.20 4.60 2.80 OVER MY SHOULDER SPEED IN REVIEW 4.40 2 Quiniela (3-6) 36.00 EIGHTH RACE ROCKET JET Winner—Fleet Wing Kennel’s Brindle D., July, 1951. Chinkajam—Scatterling LICORINA 23.80 820 4.40 8.80 an Quiniela (1-7) 111.60 NINTH RACE Winner—F. B. Stutz’ Red Brindle D., June, 1952.-Kansan—Flamingo BOGOTA 10.60 6.60 3.80 MATTHEW HILL 13.80 15.60 Quiniela (1-5) 66.30 TRADE SECRET 6.40 TENTH RACE BUGS LASS CITY SCOUT it field for two bases. stole third and scored fielder Bob Ger dropped long fly. ‘enster then went in to for the Beach and put out as he retired the side in Lastres, who displayed top , lost his chanees fora no- in the last inning whell, with men out, Bernie Balsam lofted The Miami Beach club showed much improvement over last year and it would seem that Lefty Les Colodny is going to give other teams something to worry about. leoows aloococonoonone® Totals— ae, 26 oe zPopped out for intana in 6th. eo ae “zzBatted for Pita in 6th, ry 8 Miami Beach — 000 000 1— 1 Key West 100 702 x—10 Errors: Leroy 2, Ger, Balsomo, Crew, Colodny; runs batted in: Rodriguez 4, Lastres, Salgado; two-base hits: Salgado, Rodriguez; stolen bases: Gates 4, Santana, Rodriguez; double play: Lee to Leroy to Balsomo; left on bases: Miami Beach 5, Key West 3; bas- es on balls: off Lastres 7, off Col- odny 5; strike-outs; by Lastres 12, by Colodny 1; hits: off Col- odny 5 for 6 runs in 2 2/3 in- nings, off Fenster 1 for 4 runs in 2-1/3 innings; balk: Colodny; wild pitches: Colodny, Fenster, Lastres; passed balls: Bertman 2; winning pitcher: Lastres; losing pitcher: Colodny; umpires: Rod- riguez and Halpin; time: 2.00. puniecemantal Foster’s Dark Brindle B., July, 1952. Style King—Free rown GINGER HILL LUCKY PACKAGE BERKSHIRE 10.80 5.80 1 4.20 40 4.80 Quiniela (5-7) 45.60 3.60 K.W. Kennel Club Entries FIRST RACE — 5-16 mile Grade 4 Clayton Ward Spiedell Buzz A Bit Stylish Blond Silver-N-Gold . J. ‘S R. Rooster Talata Toes Initial SECOND RACE — 5-16 mile Grade 5 Roll Lassie Silver Bar Migrator Mer Shack Sod Buster Dublin Gal Gay Jeff Flirty Myre Come Drive NUMBER ONE in Power! FirePower V-8. Plus t! y sichonvecterinT oon One Power Steering Come drive NUMBER ONE in power! a Beach winner € ++ Dayton '64 NASCAR tests! Here’s America’s highest-rated engine... 235 t 's most powerful, most automatic no- ite! Plus the indispensable safety of the NUMBER and braking. 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Charley Conch had two Quinielas last night, the fourth race for 34.60 and the ninth for 66.80. Looks like that Magic Conch Shell is paying its way. Don’t forget to pick up your copy of the Greyhound Racing Record at the program counter to- night. Other selections: First Race: Spiedell, Clayton Ward and Silver N Gold. (8-4-7) Second Race: Roll Lassie, Silver Bar and Flirty Myrt. (7-1-2) Third Race: Aloof, Restore and Lovely Day. (1-6-3) Fourth Race: Peck’s Pearl, Pre- dict and Soi Bonita. (1-2-3) Fifth Race: Ramadan, Lekko and Cotton Nose. (1-6-7) Sixth Race: C. 0. D., Stormy Bug and South Boston. (4-3-7) Seventh Race: Hartagon, My Bitsy and Wava. (2-4-6) Eighth Race: Mercury Switch, Be Final and Modest Blond. (3-7-8) Ninth Race: Kenya Colony, Bar- dahi and Fiction Lad. (4-3-2) | Tenth Race: , Mohammedan, Wicked and Lilac Lady. (5-6-8) | Eleventh Race: Irene Hill, Tack Out and Flakes Of Fire. Stoc’: Cer Races Secnscr-d by KEY WEST AR ASSOC., INC. Sunday 2:00 P.M. ROAD TRACK BOCA CHICA ADMISSION $1.28 Mohammedan, Riviera Seek Wins Tonight In Feature Elvin Burk’s Happy John and Fred Whitehead’s Port- is Boy triumphed in the first and second races at the Key West Kennel Club last night to produce a spanking pay- off of 177.20 at the Daily Double window. Happy John gained his victory when he edged Gray Horn by a two length mar- gin and Portis Boy breezed past the finish line to edge Bendina by a full five lengths. The first race produced a Quini- ela payoff of 56.20 and the second paid 42.80. In the feature of the evening, F. B. Stutz’ Bogota came driving at the finish to gain a victory. Mat- thew Hill trailed the leader by two and a half lengths to pay a neat Quniela of 66.80. Trade Sec- ret ran third. The winner paid 10.60, 6.60 and 3.80 while Matthew Hill returned 13.80 and 15.60. Trade Secret re- turned 6.40. In tonight’s eleven race week- end program, a top field of grade one pups will go to the post in the hotbox special. They'll be led by F. B. Stutz’ Mohammedan who will be out after his first grade one victory. Recently upgraded by racing sec- retary L. L. Griffin, this three- year-old shows plenty of early | speed and could be a winner to- night. Competition will come from Point Breeze Kennel’s Riviera, who has not been out of the money in his last five races, He’s an-| other upgr. ded starter. i Mrs. 0. Z. Ferrell’s Lilac Lady! should also get a lot of attention from racing fans. Other feature entries include: | Joe Balik’s Fame ’N Fortune, Fred | Whitehead’s Just A Bomb, Jack | | Post 8:15 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Friday, March 12, 195 CONCH BEATS THROW—Key West's Jerry Pita beats the throw at first base in the first inning of last night's Key West- Miami Beach clash when the Typhoon shortstop bobbled the ball. Conchs won, 10-1. Same clubs will battle again tonig t at 8:15 o’clock.—Citizen Staff Photo, Ortner’s Honest Buddy, R. As Hutchings Wicked and Jack Ort- ner’s Westrock, Tonight’s program will also fea- ture the usual % mile distance marathon with a special field in- cluding Irene Hill, Tack Out, Lon- | gienne, Mocambo, Flakes of Fire Red Carpet, Carib and Glen Page. The program will get underway YoU SAVE MONEY WHEN YOU BUY A DEPENDABLE HESTER BATTERY With Its Self-Charging Feature ‘WE BROUGHT BATTERY PRICES DOWN You Help By Buying A HESTER BATTERY LOU SMITH 1116 White Street Time, P.M. NO MINORS Free Parking Buses Every 20 Minutes 10 RACES NIGHTLY Adm. 25¢ PARI-MUTUEL BETTING State Supervised Beautiful New Grandstand at 8:15 p. m. with the first half of the Daily Double. All service- men are admitted to the track free of charge. | First in Flo "First in Oe¥ "The Smalley System's “NEW CARS. LOW RATES IMMEDIATE DELIVERY | MEACHAM Airfield Terminal KEY WEST QUINIELAS EVERY RACE DAILY DOUBLES Ist AND 2nd RACES Warm. Comfortable Seats ... 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