The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1928-06-08
MINERS DEFEAT
VETS I TO 4 IN
GOOD CONTEST
Tailenders Win from Lead
ers and Tie Up Race for
League Leadership

Jimmy McCloskey outpitched
Manning last night and the
Miners walloped the Veterans Z
to in a well,played game at City
Park. The victory of the Miners
put all four clubs tied with per-
centage of 500 each in the race
for first place in the opening
half of the schedule.
However, the Miners and Vet
Grams are in better position than
the Moose and Elks as they have
played six games to the others
four.
Two Home Runs
Two home runs featured last
nights contest. Manning got the
first. in the second inning and
Robertson collected the other in
the fifth, his second of the sea-
son. Manning scored runner
ahead of himself and Robertson
drove in two men. . sls
The latter also got a two-bag-
The Miners outhit the Vets, get
ting nine, all off Manning, and
the Vets nicked McCloskey for
six. The Miner hurler struck out
seven men to Manning's two, and
Bob Keaton who pitched one in
ming, relieving Manning, famed
one man. McCloskey was inclined
to be wild, issuing five free trips
to first and heaving one wild
pitch.
Hit In First
The Miners raped the apple
with abandon in the very first
frame, clouting out five hits, one
a two-bagger, which mixed with
a sacrifice and an error gave
them three runs.
Little Mac started things with
a nifty single to left and went to
second on Watts sacrifice hunt.
J. McCloskey singled, scoring him.
Jimmy was out on relay throw
from Heinke to Manning to T.
Keaton. Robertson doubled to
left and scored on Big Macs sin
gle. Heinke let the ball -oll be-
tween his feet and Mac went to
second from where he scored on
Habenicht's single to left.
Homer Scores Two
The Vets came right back in
the second to score two runs on
single and a circuit smash.
Heinke led off with a single
across second. Manning smashed
one across the walk into gar
den for the rountrip.
Each team scored again in the
fourth. In the fifth the Miners
showed across three more and the
Vets put over another in the
sixth, leaving the count seven to
four.
The Vets run in the fourth was
without a hit T. Keaton was
safe and took second when E. Nc
Closkey threw the ball over first
He was safe again when E. Nc
Closkey dropped a throw from
Big Mac, B. Keaton being safe at
first on the play. Grummett flew
out to Big Mac. Hanna drew a
pass, filling the bags. Mangan
was hit by a pitched ball, forcing
T. Keaton across the plate with
a score. Isakson famed for the
third out with the bases all
jagged
The Miners score in the fourth
was a part gift. T. Keaton miss
ed Big Macs grounder and the
latter stole second. He was
thrown out at first when Holl-
mann grounded to the box, Doc
being safe at first. He took Sec
ond on a passed ball and scored
when Gene McCloskey raped a.
single to 'rightfieid.
Iced Away IN Fifth
The Miners iced down the game
in the fifth. With one out. Watts
doubled to deep left. T. Keaton
juggled ]. McCloskey's grounder,
Watts going to third and McClos-
key anchoring at first. He
promptly stole second. Robertson
drove the ball to deep rightfield
among the parked cars and can
tered home with Watts and Me-