The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-31
TOMMY MILTON WINS BIC AUTO RACE; OF 24 STARTERS ONLY 10
 FINISH; 15O,000 WITNESS RACE

second, third, fourth and fifth in nings.
 Elks Take Lead
 Alexander set the Elks down in the first without a run, striking out Joe George and Ryan. Bags nicksi him for a single but was caught al second when he attempted to steal, Hanna to Kehoe. They scored one in the second without a hit. FIy first up, hit to third and was safe at first when McCloskey fumbled and threw wild. Fry going to second on the throw. Nelson fouled out to Hanna. Fry went to third on a passed ball and came home when Alexander un'corked a wild pitch Sabin and Henning struck out. Three men faced Alexander in the third, Davis struck cut Williams flew out to Gus George and Joe George flew out to Magorty.
 1 In the fourth inning the Elks scored four runs when the Legion's infield took temporary balloon ascension giving them two and Harry Sabin hit freak home-run for the other two. Bags led off with a single, his second of the game. Ryan i hit to third, forcing Bags at sec ond, McCloskey to Kehoe. Kehoe hurried his throw to first to catch Ryan, the ball going wild and Ryan taking second Fry hit to third, Me Closkey fumbling and giving him life by bad peg, Ryan going to third. Nelson hit to deep short, Heron mess ing the hit and losing Ghe ball while Ryan and Fry came home and Ne- son went to second. Sabin hit what l should have been a single to left l field, but the ball struck a pebble and bounded out into the road, Nell son and Sabin scoring before Wood ard could retrieve it. Alexander stopped the riot by striking out Hen ming and Davis.
 Legion Regains Lead
 In the sixth inning the ex-soldiers put across three runs on four hits mixed up with two walks and a couple of wild pitches and lost an opportunity to score more through poor base-running. Kehoe first up, 1 hit for a single and went to second and third sllccessivey on two wild pitches. scoring from third when Woodland slammed out single. Mo. l Closkey singled putting Woodland on 1 second. Both men advanced a peg with Gus George waited for four wide ones after Browns fly had been gathered in by Nelson at first. Ma gorty hit long single to center, scoring McCloskey and Woodland and l putting George on third Magorty stole second and while he had the habit attempted to steal third, which was already occupied by George. Hen ming threw to second and George, attempting to come home, was caught by the return throw, Davis to Hen ming. Alexander swung like gate for the third out. [
 EIks Score In Seventh
 In the seventh on three hits, two errors. sacrifice hit and hi, batter, the Elks again took the lead by scoring four runs Davis was safe at first when Gus George and Magorty collided on a fly ball in right center field Williams hit for single, Davis going to third and Williams to second on the fthrow-in. Alexander started something when he missed Joe Georges pop-up. put ting three men on basos. Bags sacrificed, Alexander to Brown, Davis scoring. Ryan hit for two bases, scoring Williams and George. Ryan stole third. McCloskey muffing Han mas throw to catch tho runner, Ryan scoring. Fry singled, went to sec ond whom Alexander hit Nelson Sabin flied out to short. Fry was out. Heron to McCloskey. when Hen ming hit to short.
 The Elks added three more in the eighth, after McCloskey relieved Alex l ander. Davis dumped a roller in ] front of the plate and was out, Hanna to Brown Williams walked. Joe George hit for two bases. Williams scoring. Bags was given life or an error by Brown. George scoring T Ryan struck out, Baggs stole sec