The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 31, 1954, Page 6

a y Don Cruz Hurls No-Hitter Against South Dade Friend Blanks Red Sox On Three Hits Tuesday Only One Man Reaches Base As Cruz Fans 15 Batters Key West’s Don Cruz hurled a no-hit, near perfect ballgame last night as the Conchs picked up win num- ber five for the season a- gainst the South Dade aggre- gation in Homestead by an 8-0 score. Cruz used a sizzling fast ball, interspersed with a few sharp-breaking curves, to fan 15 batters and carve out the finest game of his career. He faced just 22 batters. Rated a “third string” pit- cher, Cruz completely be- fuddled the Rebel batters, striking out the side in the first and seventh innings. Only man to reach base for the South Dade nine was Rod Tyre, who walked in the third inning. He was forced out shortly at second base. Meanwhile, the Conchs blasted out ten hits and played errorless ball. The victory marked their second, against no defeats in Gold Coast Conference play. Key West started their scoring in the first inning when leadoff bat- ter Gibby Gates singled and stole second base. George Lastres then poked out a double, his first of two hits for the evening, to drive Gates home. Hal Solomon, who has found his batting eye with a vengeance after a slow start this season, then poled out a single to score Lastres. A big five run third inning, put the Conchs far in the van. George Lastres started the rally off with a single and Biff Salgado tripled to score him. Solomon and Julio Hen- Fiquez were both hit by pitched balls to load the bases. Eloy Rodriguez came through in the clutch with a two run single, scoring Salgado and Solomon. Julito Santana kept the rally a- live with another single that scor- ed Henriquez and Rodriguez. The Conchs picked up another run in the fifth, when Henriquez led off with a booming triple and After that, the Conch high - mand substituted freely, with 1 Players seeing action in the con- test. The Conchs will go back into action next Monday and Tuesday Pay re: series in the Wick- e lum wit Lauderdale nine. a) The box score: KEY WEsT Player— AB Gates, 3b Knowles, 3] Cruz, p .... Lastres, ef ........ Salgado, 1b ....... Curry. i Cy Sl Sl oR CH OH OH OHOHNHOMM HOM COM MHORRROS wlecccorononoHnnoon RI s 3 SCHoOSSOHweSoSHMOOOHG al cronnecsoceecocoor> be: ] SCOUMMONSHHS Underwood, rf-p .... 0 Stewart, cf Adams, Jb ....... Brown, ¢ ... Williams, 2b ..... Tyre, p-rt Brown, p .... Totals— ecoecoooocoom COKMSCOCONaDP Runs batted in: Rodriguez 3, Santana 2, Solomon, Salgado and Lastres 1; three-base hits: Sal- gado and Henriquez; two-base hit: Lastres; double play: Williams to Cates to Adams; wild pitch: Tyre; strikeouts: Cruz 15, Tyre 5, Under- wood 2; walks: Cruz 1, Tyre 2, Underwood 2; hits off: Tyre 9, Un- derwood 1; winning pitcher: Cruz; losing pitcher: Tyre. Sport Shorts LAKELAND (®—Florida South- ern College pitchers hurled one-hit ball against Howard College here yesterday, enabling the college here to whip the Birmingham baseball team 10-0 and 84 in a doubleheader. Walt Krauss and Beano Fanelli qere the one-hit pitchers. GAINESVILLE (#—The Duke tennis team swept the doubles and took four of six singles matches } pesterday to defeat the University me Tallahassee Owner Sees FIL Upswing TALLAHASSEE «# — Johnny George, cheerful owner of the Tal- lahassee Rebels, believes there’s a future for the Florida International League with “the right combina- tioa of color, promotion and sound business management.” The 30-year-old George seems as well qualified as anyone to com up with the formula that will put the tottering FIL back on its financial feet. For four years (1949 through 1952) he managed Crowley of the Class C Evangeline League and, in a town of only 12,000 population, drew more than 100,000 fans each season. His team won the pennant three times. Last season, he struck out on his own for the first time, taking over operation of the Dublin team in the Georgia State League. That venture failed and George turned the franchise over to local inter- fees but he says he “learned a George, a native Alabaman with a ready smile, is the owner, presi- dent and field manager of the Rebels and expects to work regu- larly as the catcher. Tallahassee’s prospects, he says, “are hard to tell until I see the rest of the league, but we have a good group to start with and I’m counting on getting some help lat- er.” The team, an independent, has a working agreement with Shreveport of the Texas League. There are six veterans in camp, including two heavy hitters, first baseman Conklin Meriwether and outfielder Chuck Tuttle. Meriwether hit 119 home runs during the past three seasons with Galveston and Crowley. Tuttle hit 30 or more homers a year in two seasons at Temple, Tex. Pitching prospects, George says, are “fair if I can get a good relief man,” Al Siff, a righthander, is expected to lead the hurling staff. Richard Caplette is a promising righthanded rookie, Golfers Slate Gala Dinner AUGUSTA, Ga. (#—The Masters tournament here, always one of the top social events of the golf season, is about to become the eating-est tournament of all. Latest addition to the social calendar is a dinner for all ama- teur participants the night before the Masters opens next week. Charlie Yates, captain of the 1953 Walker Cup team, will be host to the amateur trenchermen. The Augusta National Club’s an- nual dinner for the contestants and press will be held, as usual, on Thursday and on Friday the Mas- ters Club will be hosted by defend- ing champion Ben Hogan. The Masters Club is composed of 11 winners of the tournament, plus Augusta National President Bob Jones and tournament Chair- man Cliff Roberts. It was Hogan’s idea to have the defending cham- pion entertain the past winners each year. Charley Conch’s Selections Watch that tote board tonight! It’s Ladies Night at the track— and the fairer sex seemingly has a way of making those odds soar. They are all admitted to the track free of charge tonight. Charley Conch thinks that Legal Looter is the best hit of specula- tion of the evening. Other selections: First Race: Dublin Gal, Blissful and Silver-N-Gold. (1-8-5) Second Race: Focus, Porky Paul and Mer-Shack. (5-4-1) Third Race; Lodi, Perfidia and Prem. (2-45) Fourth Race: Silent Profit, Wa- va and Little Dusty. (8-7-4) Fifth Race: Tackler, Ranch Sty- le and Restore. (5-1-4) Sixth Race: Stormy Bug, Rem- uben Reggie and Moderator, (4- Seventh Race: Clowner, Ellison and High Legion. (4-1-8) Eighth Race: Trial Line, Rama- dan and Black Bomb. (6-5-2) Ninth Race: Legal Looter, Black Ceaser and Toggle Switch. (4-1-7) Tenth Race: Fixed Route, Jo Ann Del and Flirty Myrt. (5-1-3) of Florida 7-2. It was the Gators’ first loss of the season. JACKSONVILLE w—T. K. Lee et Birmingham, Ala., won the ass A championship and Rich- ard Shaughnessy of Dedham, Mass., won the high Class A open trophy as the Southern Zone trap- shoot opened here yesterday. Lee recorded 197 hits while Shaughnessy had 195. Bill Parry of Miami snared Class D honors with 184, By ED CORRIGAN AP Sports Writers What's this? The Pittsburgh Pirates atop the Grapefruit League standings, hit- ting home rus all over the place and one of their pitchers tossing | a shutout? The Pirates have been riding along in high gear all spring and their sluggers have been hitting— they already have 30 home runs— but not even the most optimistic Buccaneer would have predicted that 23-year-old Bob Friend would whitewash the powerful Boston Red Sox. That he did yesterday, with the Pirates taking the decision 3-0. He also became the first of Fred Haney’s pitchers to go nine full innings. The Pirate flingers amassed a total of four shutouts all last season. Friend, who has spent his entire major league career (three years) with the Pirates, gave up but three {hits and walked only one. He also contributed a pair of singles. The Chicago Cubs, with Coach Bob Scheffing at the helm, former |Manager Phil Cavarretta in the stands and new pilot Stan Hack on the way, defeated the Baltimore Orioles 3-1, Johnny Klippstein pitched six shutout imnings and Hank Sauer and Ernie Banks hit home runs, Joe Coleman went all the way for Baltimore, allowing six hits. The Cleveland Indians beat the New York Giants 2-1. Old Sal Mag- lie continued to impress the West- ern camp followers by going five innings and being tapped for only one hit. : The Philadelphia Phillies nipped the world champion New York Yankees 7-6 with the Yanks’ main stock in trade—a home run. Del Ennis hit it off rookie Bob Grim to break a 6-6 tie in the fifth In the only other game between major league teams—most of them are breaking camp in the South- land — the Washington Senators turned back the Cincinnati Red- legs when Roy Sievers hit a bases- loaded, two-out, ninth-inning home run off Jack Crimiaa. Elsewhere around the circuits: The Brooklyn Dodgers sent Don Zimmer, the heir-apparent to Pee Wee Reese’s shortstop job, to their Vero Beach, Fla., replacement center to await assignment to one of their farms. The Boston Red Sox sold veteran catcher Gus Niar- re to Louisville of the American sn. Gavilan And Olson Say They're Ready CHICAGO ( — .oth Bobo Olson) found making the 147-pound welter | and Kid Gavilan seem satisfied | they are as ready as they'll ever | no weight problem—unless it’s the be for their big fight — and both} 5 3 are sticking with the techniques | S°V®" °F eight pounds he will spot that brought them each a cham-| Bobo. pionship. | The Cuban senor is a sleek 153 Olson, the middleweight titlehold-| and feeling so trim that--he de- er, ended ring drills for Friday’s | layed a four-round workout for an match with a five-round sparring | hour and a half yesterday in fa- session yesterday. Gavilan, the|vor of a poker game. When he welter champ, will go a couple of | finally did appear in the Midwest final rounds today. |A. C. ring it was only a gesture It’s Olson’s 160-pound title that | to please a group of gym fans. is at stake in the nationally-tele- | He just went through the motions. vised (10 p.m. EST) 15-rounder at| Olson has made no secret of his Chicago Stadium. | intention to attack with the busy, Olson has reached a fine edge, | aggressive tactics that earned him | limit less than a joy, the Kid has says camp spokesmen — so fine that Manager Sid Flaherty wants him to take only the lightest of exercises from here on out, to avoid overtraining. For just about the first time since he became a champion and |54 victories in 60 fights and, next- | to-the-last-time out, the world’s | championship in a bout with Randy | Turpin. “He can’t keep me away,” says | Olson. “I’ve cornered better men 'than him on the ropes.” Boxing Results TUESDAY'S FIGHTS By The Associated Press LONDON — Don Cockell, 211, London, outpointed Roland LaStar- za, 1892, New York, 10. WASHINGTON — Floyd Patter- son, 167, New York, stopped Sam- my Brown, 16842, Newark, N.J., 2. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Joe Baksi, 239, Kulpmont, Pa., knocked out Billy Smith, 229, Aiken, S.C., 1. HARTFORD, Conn. — Johnny Cesario, 151%, Hartford, outpointed Wesley Lowrey, 150, Saginaw, Mich., 8. WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Ton Page 6 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Baldoni, 155, Baltimore, stopped Stanford Bulla, 157, New York, 2. CHICAGO — Ron Stribling, 134, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, outpointed Sauveur Chiocca, 145, Mexico, 10. LOS ANGELES — Dave Rollins, 129, Detroit, outpointed Reuben Smith, 127, Los Angeles, 10. SPOKANE — Gene Brixen, 185, Sandpoint, Idaho, and Chuck Roos, |199, Portland, Ore., drew, 6. TOKYO — Masahi Akiyama, Ja- |pan, outpointed Tommy Lerma, | Manila, 12. (For Orient lightweight title). County Stadium, home of the | Milwaukee Braves, has a seating capacity of 44,091. 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Gavilan, on the other hand, is confident he can make Olson fight at long range — where his well- known flurries pay off. “You think I’m going to fight his fight?” he demanded yester- day. “I won't let him stay in close. I keep him away with these (hold- ing his arms out).” The Kid says he doesn’t think Bobo can punch very hard and isn’t worried that the bigger man can hurt him — that is if Bobo is able to hit him. “What I got feet for?” grinned the confident Cuban. “He punch at my head, my feet move fast, like this (demonstrating what looked like a tango step). Where head used to be, nothing.” NCAA Hits TV Football Broadcasting _KANSAS CITY -—It’s a long time until the football season but the NCAA had a full-sized gridiron Squabble on its hands today—over that old bugaboo television. The NCAA TV Committee had no sooner come up with its recom- mendations for a nationally con- trolled TV football program next fall than the Big Ten conference balked. The Big Ten TV Committee said its idea of nine regional and three nationwide telecasts of football games was better. The NCAA plan calls for a na- tional game-of-the-week telecast on 12 successive Saturdays, with reg- ional TV games restricted to Thanksgiving Day. In addition, televising of sellout games would be banned as would panoramic programs in which brief views of several games are wrapped up in a single telecast. The Big Ten plan also would permit a team to appear twice regionally or once nationally while the NCAA proposal would limit a team to a single appearance whether on a regional or national basis. The NCAA committee’s recom- mendations will go into effect i approved by two thirds of NCAA members. A mail referendum al- ready is in progress. ; There were indications the Big Ten might split with the NCAA if the national program is ap- proved but it also was reported the conference might go along in the final reckoning. Lakers Favored In NBA Playoff MINNEAPOLIS (#—The Minne- apolis Lakers, proud royalty of pro basketball, open defense of their NBA championship tonight against Syracuse, once regarded as a team of ragamuffins. The odds tabbed the habitual champion Lakers as firm favorites to win their sixth title in seven years in this best-of-seven final Playoff. BODY BEAUTIFUL—Donald Kajawski, S.N. of N.O.U., is shown here snatching 230 pounds in the Body Building Gym at NCCS- USO, where he has been training since his assignment to Key ‘West seven months ago. “Ski” recently won in the weight-lifting contest for the 181- pound class at Al Christianson’s Gym in Fort Lauderdale, and will compete for the Florida State Championship at Tampa late in April. The Body Building and Weight-Lifting Gym at NCCS-USO is open to Service personnel every afternoon and evening ex- cept on Thursdays. Hot showers are available. There are no charges or admission requirements. Savoie-Persley Bout Slated ST. 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