The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-23
MINERS DRUb
 VETS il TO 3
 IN GOOD CAME
Ala s a Juneau Outplay American Legion Yes
 terday, Win Easily


 Alaska Juneau il, American Le- zion 3.
 That almost tells thu story of last nights affray at the City park. The Miners won because they played better ball, hit bet ter in the pinches and took ad- vantage of the Veterans miscues which were too numerous for comfort to any hard working pitcher.
 Enough in First
 In fact, the Miners chalked up enough simon pure Santa, Claus runs in the opening stanza to win with, and those they made after that inning were totally unneces- sary. Cunningham, who started for the Vets, didn't get the sup port to which he was entitled, but he was hit hard enough later to have been disastrous had not misfortune already befallen his club.
 Robertson, a new player, heav, ed steady ball for the Miners and was given almost perfect sup port. He got two sweet hits. got on base every time he was at bat, and scored three times. In addition, he held the Vets to five bingles which netted them three earned runs, and struck out five men.
 Cunningham yielded hits and was scored on 10 times in the three and two-thirds innings he occupied the mound. Manning relieving him, held the Miners hitless, famed five men, but was scored on once when Heinke dropped fly in left field allow ing a runner to score from third
 How They Scored
 The Vets opened hostilities without delay. With two men dead, Thomas doubled to left cen ter and scored on Eldred's time ly single.
 The Miners came back to score four runs on lone hit, three CT TOTS, walk and a fielder's choice. With one away, Hollmann drop ped a Texas leaguer in short left and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Robertson hopped a hot one past the box that Cunning ham knocked down and Eldred retrieved but threw wild to first, Hollmann scoring and Robertson anchoring at first. J. McCloskey shot one at Cunningham who fielded perfectly and chucked to centerfield trying to nab Robert son at second. The latter scored. McCloskey, racing for third, was safe when Grummett dropped Cunningham's throw. Big Mac walked and stole second. Grum- melt missed Habernich's grass cutter and McCloskey and Big Mac scored.
 In the third the Miners added two more. Robertson tripled to left center and scored on Jimmy McCloskey's single through sec ond. Jimmy stole second and come home on two hit and run plays.
 A single, a walk and a two bagger netted the Vets two runs in the fourth which were the last they made. Eldred singled, his second hit in as many times at bat He advanced to second on Bob Keaton's free ride to first. Heinke smashed out drive into left field for two bags scoring Eldred and Keaton. After that Robertson held the Vets hitless. Three runners got on the paths, one on an error and two through free transportation but they never got farther than second base.
 Five in Fourth
 The Miners put the game in re- frigeration in the fourth, mixing four hits, two errors and walk for five runs. Gene McCloskey started the inning by whiting. Benson singled to right and went to third when Midkiff let the ball get by him. Little Mac singled, scoring Benson, and then stole second and third. Hollmann fouled out to Grummett. Robert son singled to left, scoring Little