The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-14
MOOSE DEFEAT
 MINERS; VETS
 WIN FROM ELKS
Biggest Opening Day Crowd on Record Watch
 Ball Games Sunday

nant raising yesterday by nosing out ahead of the Alaska Juneau ' to 6 while the Elks dropped their game to the American Le- zion, 4 to 6, after leading up to the final frame. Both games were seven inning affairs.
 Gov. George A. Parks officially set the 1928 season going by heaving the first ball to Mayor Thomas B. Judson. This was preceded by parade of the ball players and City League officials from the grandstand to the flag pole in center field where Man. ager McKinnon of the Moose raised the 1928 bunting. The largest opening day crowd was on hand, the stands and bleach CTS being filled almost to ca pacity.
 Champions Open Season
 The Moose champions tilted the lid, with the Miners for op- ponents. The latter lost through errors and some poor baseball in the initial frame. Stair, who heaved for the losers, had an edge on Schmitz, but the latter was given good support in the pinches and heaved steady ball all the way through.
 The Miners nicked Pete for eight safeties, including a circuit clout and a two-bagger, both gar nered by Robertson. Vale, Moose shortstop, also clouted out a homer. Schmitz struck out eight and Stair seven men. The latter walked one and hit two batters while Schmitz had a perfect re- cord.
 Five in First
 It looked like runaway ball when the Moose showed five men over the plate in their half of the first inning. Bill Schmitz was safe when Hollmann missed his grounder near second. He went to second on passed ball. Vale famed. Pete Schmitz singled to right center, scoring brother Bill Jimmy McCloskey threw to first to nab Pete but Habernich wasn't on the sack and Pete went on to second.
 Jung rolled down third base line near the plate and Little Mac MacSpadden, digging it out of the dirt, snapped the ball to third in an effort to catch Schmitz. Robertson was off the base and again Pete was given life. F. Schmitz was hit by pitched ball. filling the bases. Jernberg singled past second, scoring P. Schmitz and Jung, and sending F. Schmitz to third Jernberg went to sec ond on the return from outfield to the plate.
 A passed ball scored F. Schmitz and put Jernberg on third. Nello walked. Shusta hit to Habernich who threw Jernberg out at the plate, the batter being safe at first and Nello at third. In an effort to catch him at second, MacSpadden threw to center field. McCloskey's throw to head off Nello at the plate was wide and he scored standing up. Shusta was out trying to steal third, end ing the frame.
 Tie in Third
 The Miners got one of these runs back in the second and tied it by scoring four more in the third. In the second inning, J. McCloskey singled to center and went to second when Jung miss ed Schmitz's throw to catch him mapping. E. McCloskey drove the ball to right and Brodie let it get away from him, scoring Jimmy.
 In the third, Habernich shot one to left which Jernberg al most misjudged then dropped. Little Mac singled, advancing him a bag. Habernich stole third and Little Mac pilfered second. Big Mac singled scoring both runners, took third on the throw-in, and scored on wild picth. Hoilmann rolled out, Nello to Jung. Rob-