The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28
WENZEL SUSTAINS
 FRACTURED ARM
FAIRBANKS STAR PITCHER OUT OF GAME IN FOURTH INNING AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL MILLS IN BOX WINS CAME FINAL SCORE 10 TO

| MILE IN BOX WINS CAME.
 FINAL SCORE 10 To5.
 NENANA. July 26-Tn one of the ] ;,"st games of baseball ever seen on inc local diamond the Fairbanks team lest night defeated team of Nenana players in the first of the Fairbanks Nenana series of three games. The final score of the game was 10 to D. The best of spirits prevailed between the players On the respective teams. 'N only incident marring the occa- sion being an accident in the fourth
 nnirg in which the arm of August Wenzel, th" Fairbanks pitcher, was broken putting him out of the gam, and in the hospital.
 Wenzel, the injured Fairbanks pitcher, was hurt in a very peculiar a-ay. He was in the box. pitching as usual and was seen to start to throw but, as he delivered the ball seem.
 ngly in a forceful manner. the stroke seemed to lose all power the ball hit ting the ground about midway be- tween the box and the home plate. At the same time popping noise was heard and Wenzel was seen to try to raise the arm, then to grasp it in his other hand.
 It was not until then that anybody rnaiz d that anything serious was the matter, and at that nobody thot that he had done more than throw his arm cut of place. after he said that he had 'u"t it, but a subsequent examination by physicians showed that the arm vas fractured in two places. He was immediately taken to the hospital where the arm was put in splints, and is reported as resing as easily as could bc expected under the circumstances. He will probably have to remain here weeks before he will be able to do work of any kind.
 To old fans the score of the game would indicate that it was poor one. Such, however, was not the case as it was simply matter of the Fairbanks boys getting in the most safe hits ai1 scoring on them. A few errors 'Fcre recorded by the scorers. but they are scarcely worthy of mention. After the injury to Wenzel. which occurred in the fourth inning, Mills took the box and, with the good sup port accorded him by the remainder of the Fairbanks players, succeeded ir winning the game.
 Jack Hansen, the oldtime Fairbanks pitcher, was in the box for Nenana. He was wild in his throwing at times, and this coupled with the timely hits and "xcellent base running of the Fairbanks aggregation. won the game for them.
 Two more games are scheduled | for tomorrow, the first starting at 10 o'clock in the morning and the second and last game of tho series at 2:3O in the afternoon. Nothing has as yet been announced regarding the proba ble lineup of the two aggregations, bur it is thot that it will be about the same with a possible change in pitch CTS. Certain it is that the Fairbanks team has sustained serious blow in the loss of Wenzel, and whether or moi they will be able to produce man who will ,acceptably fill his place in either of the two games to be played. remains to be seen.
 It is estimated that at least $1, ,OOO changed hands on the result of the game today. Fairbanks bettors GOV cred everything put up by Nenanaites and are apparently willing to bet as much more as they won today on the series, but most of the betting fans are skeptical regarding the result of this mornings game, some of them even going so far as to concede it to Fairbanks.
 The greatest merriment prevailed among the contingent of Fairbanks fans at the close of the game today. Led by Ed Herring, Bob Shaber, Jack O'Gara and others the Fairbanks Girls Rooters Club serpentined across the diamond singing lover and Over Again" indicating that they will root as loud as ever tomorrow for their home team and in celebration of to. days victory as we'll as those of other days. In honor of the girls a big dance is being held tonight at the la Dor union hall, nearly everybody in town being in attendance.
 The lineup today was as follows:
 Fairbanks-McLaugh c; Wenzel- Mills, p; McMullen. 1b; Bidwell. 2b; Noziglia, 3b: Fowler (Captain). ss; If; Cathcart, of; Brown. If.
 Nenana-Douse, c; Hansen, D; Pooahuru 1h. Kaetlv Oh. E,ol1yu0