The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 5, 1954, Page 6

* & * Atlantic Fleet Softball Tournament To Be Held Here This xe * Trip To State Tourney Is At Stake Today Key West’s National Lit- > League All-Stars earned e right Wednesday to . ompete in the finals of the iami District Little League ’ wurnament when they de- + ged Miami Central, 9-3. They were scheduled to > 2et the Miami Northern ne this afternoon at 4 m, in a game that will de- de who will represent the ; wth Florida District in the ate Tournament to be held Palm Beach August 9. wey West’s American Little Lea- he issued not a base on balls. Key Westers came from be- d to gain the win. The Miami- : had piled up three runs by the imung. But a walk, a single | Dick Gareia’s double scored » runs and a single and a walk ded the bases. Before the inn- had ended the Key Westers : scored five counters. ‘ete Esquinaldo’s three run ho- vr was the big factor in a four . fourth inning whieh supplied clincher. he box scorest MIAMI CENTRAL (3) ‘layer— ABR H P ryda, ¢-of ...n.. 3 Ky PChC renee 3 ° coocooeooKrorE Crecceornence HM eoMoon mn wD SCOCCOCONKONHOD ecoooNncooHococe mM i —Flied owt for Varochuck in 6th KEY WEST (9) 4ayer— TY, 9 .. vevez, Ib Garcia, ¢ Garcia, 1b Garcia, cf v ° wescsccorm> conez, 2b quinaldo, rf CHO NN EH H 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 ty) nw OomuNor 3BI—Turk, Perk 2, R. Garcia 2, Garcia, Mira, Esquinaldo 3; H: R. Garcia, Flawley; HR: ‘tk, Perk, Esquinaldo; SB: Mira; Estonez; DP: Jackson and inn; Left: Miami Central 3, Key jet 6; BB: Turk 2, Stolfie 2, Paro- ‘Sek 1, Jackson 1; SO: Turk 2, eooccorcoos v *« * *& End Near For kee Newport x ® *& Dream Is Winner Of ey West In Miami Little League Tourney Finals x & *& Top Navy Sport Event To Be Tampa Tarpon |Hambletonian Despite Ailment | pe To Public Tournament There are just two weeks left in the8-week 7th Annual Tampa Tar- pon Tournament. As the thousands of anglers continue to vie for daily and weekly high scoring honors and a chance’ to qualify as an eli- gible entrant for Derby Day, Sun- day, August 22, the pacesetter in the Rudy Schaefer Awards com- petition is Bob Steber of the Nash- ville Tennessean. Steber landed his 78 Ib., 5 ft. 10 in. Tarpon beauty while fishing aboard the Sister Su- san, skippered by Wynston O’Neal at 12:30 p. m. on July 28, 1954. The Rudy Sehaefer Awards Com petition is restricted to sports writ- ers and commentators only. e are plaques for the by-line living within the 75-mile Tampa, and those point. Also there i besides many other sports ties. along the Atlantic Seal 36 Pros Tee Off In Tam O’Shanter By CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN CHICAGO ‘ammoth George Bayer, the Bunyan of the links, may never strike it right in is He the $205,000 Tam O’Shenter golf jamboree starting todey, but he & pro set apart from the others because of his incredible power. His colleagues — such as The tank-like Bayer was among 36 pros teeing off today in the first Townd of the All-American tourney, the first phase in promoter George S. May’s fabulous extravaganza that runs 10 days and is climaxed by the “World Championships” next week. The “world” champion receives $50,000 in cash and a $50,000 ex- hibition contract. The All-Ameri- can meet is a mere warmup, with a top prize of $3,420. Bayer, pro at the Glen Head, N.Y. Country Club, is not expect- ed to win, but he is bound to draw attention of the swarming galleries | 3¢*' for his feats off the tee. About 300 pros had to shoot for 60 qualifying spots. Leading the Survivors with six-under-par 66's yesterday were four club pros —|G: Tom Burke Jr. of Chicago; Paul McGuire, Wichita; Jay Hebert, mere, N.Y., and Mike Sipula Ottawa |” ee Jackson 2, Lopez 3; HO: Turk 3 in 2, (none out in 3rd; Stofie 0 in 0 (pitched to 2 batters; Jackson 4 in 3. WP—Stolfie 2; PB: Almyda 3, R. Garcia, Turk; Winner: Lopez; Los- er: Turk; Umpires: Russell, Strick- land and Alberts; Time: 1:28, S328 = mfw bgk MONROE MOTORS, INC. DOES IT AGAIN | ! NEW FORDS $1695.00 and up NEW MERCURYS $2495.00 and up Many New Car Trade Ins at WHOLESALE PRICES... Also SEE THE SELLERS FOR THE BUY OF THE YEAR Baseball Resulis Boning 1 2 ae cy i New Oriesta Chattanooga Mowe e Pe ce a Seaapcee? a 3 seaeendei BEeUEoy! i wensecee? PELL 3 nt eekee CURL aeakes? KRAMER TO GUIDE NETTERS NEW YORK most promising young tennis play- ers in the country today were placed wader the guiding wing of Jack Eramer with one thought io mind—to win back the Davis Cup from Australia, | .PITCHING - Bal GOSHEN, .Y. @ — Newport Dream has caused Del Cameron a lot of lost sleep im recent months, but the determined Mttle harness racing driver must have laid his head on the pillow with a broad smile last night. For with all his aches, bandages and lniments, Dram tossed away the crutches and went out to defeat 15 rivals in the $106,890 Hambletonian yester- E « RE 3 f B it iif Es! the first heat yesterday. In the deciding dash aa hour later it was evident Newport Dream was lame walking to the post. But he wouldn’t. quit: He took the lead with about a mile remaining, and held on desperately to beat C.M. Provost’s Harlan, Pittsburgh, by a head as the crowd roared. Claude Tops Bowling League Action Claude Spear of Key West Sup- ply really came into his own last Friday night in the Commercial Bowling League bowling a high single game of 221 and a high series of 365 and boosting his average to 171 to take over the lead in all three departments. His Key West Supply team mates rallied around him by downing Monsalvatge Cigar Co. for four points and also breaking high team single game with an 845. Johnnie's Place inching toward the top by downing Linds- ley Lumber for four points and taking over second place. Rollaway Lanes continued at top of the league by taking points while losing one to a Roy’s Auto Parts team. wat eeaa C8 naar —Eight of the}, NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING ~ Snider, id RUNS—Musial, St. Louis, $9. RUNS BATTED IN- Musial, 8. Lowte, #4. HITS—Mueller, New York, 147. HOME RUNS- Mays, New York. 26. | Antonelli. New York. 6-2. i One of the Navy’s top sporting events—the Atlan- tie Fleet SoftbaH Tourna- ment—will be held in Key Weet August 28-26, * was announced Wednesday. The event will be preced- ed by the Atlantic Fleet Submarine Force Tourna- ment to be held here at the Navy's Walker Field Aug- ust 17-19. Kk marks the first time that Key West has been chosen for the tourna- ments. All games will be played at the Navy’s Walker Field which is be- ing refurbished expecially for the tournament play. The public is in- vited to attend the games. Rear Admiral G. C. Crawford, Commander of the Atlantic Fleet Sabmarine Force will be host for the affair and will be on hand for the tournament finals. The tourneys are expected to Produce some of the best softball action in the east. The winner of the fleet tourney will battle it out with the east coast shorebound champions and the winner of that tussle will battle i out with the West Coast champs for the All-Na- vy title. The top softball talent — 150 strong — of the eastern seaboard will coverage on Key West for the Teams competing in the tourney will include New London, Newport, Charleston and Key West. Robin Roberts «Nears 20-Game Winning Mark By BEN PHLEGAR AP Sports Writer Robin Roberts is about ready to knock on that 20-game door again. If he gets inside, he will be the first to do it five seasons in a row since Carl Hubbell was the meal ticket of the New York Giants. The Philadelphia strong boy has been coasting along most of the year on the fringe of the spotlight, yielding the center of the stage to the exciting pennant races. But he’s been winning just the same. When he handcuffed Milwaukee on five hits last night for a 2-1 triumph, he ran his victory total to 16 against 9 losses. Two seasons ago when he won an amazing 28, exactly a dozen of the victories came after Aug. 4. Roberts isn’t quite up to his pace of last year when he won his 19th game on Aug. 4. But the righthander still remembers with dread the rough going he encoun- tered onee he reached 20 in 1953. He ran his record to 20-8 on Aug. 12 but staggered through the last seven weeks of the season with only three more victories. (HEAR CHARLIE (8 IN TH’ FIREWORKS BUSINESS Now, Kk & x * * Month Key West Downs Homestead, 2-1 To Gain District Finals Joe Lewis Hurls Three-Hitter In Bayview Contest Behind Joe Lewis’ three hit pitching, the Key West Conchs edged out the Home- stead All-Stars, 2-1 in the ifirst half of a Fourth Dis- trict softball tournament doubleheader at Bayview Park last night. In the opener, Hallandale ousted West Palm Beach with an 8-5 win. Lewis, young Conch righthander, Pitched magnificent ball as he notched his first tourney win. Lew- is struck out one and walked one and only four balls were hit in the | outfield. Lewis, who was working with a 2-0 lead, lost his shutout in the seventh when Homestead threa- tened. With one away, Harvey Rue singled to center. Clint Cooper then hit to DeWitt Roberts who bobbled the ball with both runners being safe on the play. Freddie Fuch’s grounder bounced off George Bar- ber’s chest to load the sacks. Steve Brundo, who followed, bounced to Earl Smith at third for the second out with Rue scoring on the play. However, Lewis got the dangerous Arnold Mcllwain to ground out to retire the side. Key West got its first in the fourth when Smith singled to cen- ter going all around to third when centerfielder Billy Forte let the ball go through him. Mickey Wertz who followed Smith, struck out, but he, too, was safe when. Arnold Mc- Ilwain dropped the third strike. De- Witt Roberts long fly to center scored Smith with the first Conch run, Key West’s other tally came in the sixth on Wertz tremendous homer over the right field fence. It was the first homer hit in the tournament and increased Key West’s lead to 2-0. The win enabled the Conchs to play in the finals Friday night. They play the winner of the Ha:- landale — Homestead tilt tonight. If the Conchs lose Friday night, then a second game will be neces- sary to decide the winner of the tournament, since the tournament is a double elimination affair. In the first game, Hallandale ral- lied for three runs in the sixth inn- ing ‘to oust West Palm Beach from the tournament with an 8-5 win, Hallandale built up a 4-0 lead in the first three innings, but West Palm Beach came back in the fourth to score five runs to take a temporary lead. After tying it up in their bottom of the fourth, Hal- landale broke up the game with three runs in the sixth. Hallandale picked up a run in the first when Jack Blanton was hit by a pitched ball, went to second on a wild pitch. And scored on firstbaseman Bob Douglas’ error. They added two more in the sec- ond on a walk, two errors, and a wild pitch. Ken Powell’s single, a double by Ozzie Souder, and a wild D Page 6 pitch netted Hallandale another tal- ly in the third, In the fourth, West Palm Beach jumped on starter Ray Hobbs for five runs on two hit batsman, two walks, an error, and singles by Douglas and Buster Sumner. Billy Merchant, however, came in and stopped the West Palm Beaeh ral- ly and went on to his first tournament win. He allowed one ‘hit the rest of the way. Hallandale tied the game wp in the bottom of the fourth with an unearned run when Pete Shepard j walked and scored when center- fielder Don St. Onge Blanton’s high fly. The winning rally in the sixth started with one away. Blanton doubled to center to start things off. Jack Jolley followed with a long triple to right center scoring Blanton. Monty Robertson then hit a Texas league double to score Jolley with the second run and he, too, scored on Mickey Ubieta’s lone shot single to center. Hallandale will play Homestead tonight at 8 p. m. in a single af- fair. The winner will play the Conchs tomorrow night. It will be probably be Roy Glisson on the mound for Hallandale. It is ex- pected that Homestead will bounce back with the tireless Freddie Fuehs. : WEST PALM BEACH lst Game = vy [-} Ball, ss St. Onge, cf Douglas, 1b Dennis, 1b Aiello, rf Sumner, 2b Butler, If Fogleman, e Pearce, p BSiSe mires OK HOMnMCOD hooHoCOoKCS SCMourHounHr NROKCOOOND SCrooOCORHHES Totals B35 318 6 4 HALLANDALE Ist Game ABRH Blanton, tb Jolley, 3b Robertson, cf Powell, ss Barnon, If Ubieta, 2b-ss Souder, If-2b Glisson, rf Shepard, e Hobbs, p Merchank, p + ht et ne te Oo ne em Oe PO 9 0 2 o 1 2 0 0 7 0 0 SNooowoeoaoD rosso oooooom Totals 258 62111 1 RBI — Ball, St. Onge, Jolley (2), Robertson, Ubieta. 2bh — Blanton, Robertson, Sou- der. 3bh — Jolly. Sac. — Ball, Sumner, Glisson. SB — Sumner, Butler. DP — Jolley to Ubieta to Blan- ton. SO BY: Hobbs 4, Merchant 1, Pierce 6. BB OFF: Pearle 5. Hits OFF: Hobbs 2 in 3 1-8; off Merchant 1 in 3 2-3. Winner — Merchant. Loser — Hobbs 3, Hobbs 2, THE KEY WEST CITIZEN dropped | Thursday, August 5, 1954 | Pearce. Umpires — Gugliemo, Servis, Rodriguez. Scorer, Castaneda. Time, 1:53, Teams RHE West Palm Beach 000 5000534 Hallandale 121 103 x 861 HOMESTEAD 2nd Game AB RHP °o NOSHOOCOHOCaD Biendo, 3b Mcllwain, e | Griffin, ss Forte, cf Hamblen, If Mitchell, rf | Rue, 2b | Cooper, 1b z Stewart Fuchs, p SCOMNSOHNHE ROS eeceooHenc® Totals 271 31810 8 KEY WEST 3nd Game AB vu w CNH HROONSD Pazo, ss Smith, 3b Wertz, rf Roberts, 1b Valdez, cf Barber, 2b Kerr, If G. Villareal, e T. Lewis, p ecoooocorHe® cCorocconHoes wmoowroocourwp Cooneoreeos Totals 21 2 32112 8 2 safe on error for Cooper in 7th; RBI, Biondo, Wertz and Rob- erts; HR, Wertz; Sac, Roberts; DP, Biondo to Rue to Cooper; §O by, Lewis 1, Fuchs 6; BB off, Lewis 1; Winner, Lewis; Loser, Fuchs. Umpires, Rodriquez, Gugliemo, Servis; Scorer, Castaneda; Time, 1:12. 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