The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1928-06-09
ELK BALLMEN
DEFEAT MOOSE.
co into LEAD
6 to 3 Win by Bills Last
Evening Gives Them
First Place

Well Jlnea nltS coupled with
costly errors by the Moose bal
tossers, enabled the Elks nine to
League when they defeated the
Paps, 6 to 3, in a good seven in.
ming game played at the city park
yesterday evening. Five days
ago, before the game with the
Miners ON June 3, the Eiks were
in the cellar.
Andrews featured the contest
when he connected with one OF
Pete Schmitz's heaves in the third
inning and sent the ball over the
left field fence into the creek for
a home run. The bases were
empty at the time, as Blake and
Barragar had scored already in
the same inning.
A glance at the score book
the contest really was, for the
Elks got bingles to 6 by the
Moose, While they made errors
to by the Paps. Each pitcher
struck out three men and only
one walk was given, by Schmitz.
Paps Aid Bills
However, two of the Moose err
rors came in the first, which, with
one hit and two stolen bases by
the Elks accounted for one-half
of the scoring for the Bills, while
in the third they scored three
more runs when the first four
men up connected for hits.
Koski kept the Moose hits we'll
scattered, and his team mates did
likewise with the errors, with the
exception of the third inning
when the Moose put one run over
with the aid of Bill Schmitz's
single and three errors in the
field.
Bill Schmitz singled off short
stop and stole second to start the
inning off for the Moose. F.
Schmitz struck out while Bill
went to third on a wild pitch by
Koski. Scott fumbled Kearny's
hit to short, Bill coming home on
the play. Kearny went on to sec
ond on another wild pitch by
Koski and was advanced another
sack when Nello's grounder went
through Henning, Nello being safe
at first. Kearny did not stop at
third when Henning muffed the
bail, which went past Scott, who
was backing Henning up. He was
nabbed for a second out when
jackson made a perfect throw of
Nello's grounder to home plate.
Pete Schmitz went through to
second and Nello to third when
Coughlin misjudged an easy fly
by the Moose pitcher, but neither
scored, for Vale made the third
out, Scott to Andrews.
Elks Take Lead
In their half Of this frame the
Elks scored three runs. Blake
was safe at first when Kearny
muffed his grounder. He advanc-
ed to third when Barragar hunt
ed down the third base line and
was safe at first because Junge
failed to hold P. Schmitz's throw.
Barragar stole second, and went
to third while Blake scored when
Vale chose to throw Coughlfn's
grounder home to catch Blake
Couglhlin stole second and scored
OIL Barragar's heels when Andy
hit past second. Andrews tried
to stretch the hit for two sacks
but was out, Shaw to Vale. Jack
son popped to Vale and Koski was
out, Kearny to Junge.
Hits by F. Schmitz and Kearny
in the third failed to net any
scores for the Moose. Fritz being
put out at the plate on a throw
from Henning to Blake.
Blake singled past first in the
third. Barragar drove him to
third with a two base hit into left
field. Each advanced a base on
Coughlin's hit into right garden
and Barragar stole home as
Coughlin was put out, NellO to
Vale, in an attempt to pflfer sec
ond. Andrews homered into the
creek in left field. Jackson flew
out to P. Schmitx; Koski was