The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-06-13
ELKS WIN FROM
 VETS IN FREE l
 HITTING ORGY
Bills Win Y to l2; Five Pitchers Used in Great
 Batting Game

Batting Game In as f-ee-nltting and widest scoring orgy ever staged at City Park, the Elks and Legion last night mixed in a dogfight that ended after two and one-half hours of all sorts of baseball inl which a total of 29 runs were scored on 25 hits, including three and three two-baggers, ten bases on balls and 12 errors Five pitchers were used in the contest, the Elks using two and the Legion three.
 The Bills emerged top dog, win ming the game by score of IT to. 12. This wasn't all the tallies' that could have counted as is evil denced by the number of runners left stranded on the paths, 10 Elksi and seven Veterans.
 Clarke Blasted Quickly
 Clarke, who started on the mound for the league leaders, was blasted out of the game in rapid order Majors retired the Bills in order in the first frame. Then the Vets started to swing their war clubs with effect. After Lowe famed, Clarke lost the location of the plate ard passed Livingston and Kearney. Worth smacked out and sending Kearney to third. Tel Keaton singled to score Kearney, Worth taking third. Ted stole sec- ond. Junge booted Haynes ground7 CT, Worth scoring and Keaton adj vancing to third. Haynes stole sec ond. Heinke singled viciously to left, Ted scoring, Haynes going to third. That was the end of Clarke, Junge going to the mound, Manning moving from left field to second and Gallwas taking his place in left. Ellis sacrificed Haynes for the fifth tally. Majors went out, Boyd to Andrews, to end 1 the inning
 Elks Torpedo Majors
 The Elks didn't waste any time getting to Majors in the second, Boyd, first up, drove a two-bag- ger to left Haynes snared Andy s foul fly. Junge was safe when Majors threw wide of first, and Boyd went to third on the play, Junge going on to second. Rod- | land scored them both with a double to left, which Heinke ough. to have had but misjudged. Bon ner singled, Rodland taking third. Bonner stole second.
 Clarke famed for the second out. Neimi singled to left and Bonner and Rodland scored, Nie- mi taking second on Heinke's throw home. Majors lobbed one over to Roller and the Elks' short- stop smashed it through right cen ter on a line drive for the circuit. Ellis sent Majors to the bench and called Koski to the rescue. Man ming rolled to the mound but Kos Xxi threw the ball into the dirt and Jimmy was safe. Boyd singled for his second hit of the inning, sending Manning to second. Kea- ton threw Andrews out at first to retire the side.
 Vets Recapture Lead
 The Vets weren't counted out however and came right back to regain the lead in their half of the second by scoring three more runs Junge hit Lowe for gift base but he wasted it when Boyd threw him out at second Livingston's grounder got through Junge. Rear ner singled to left, Livingston ad- vancing. Worth popped out tc Manning Ted Keaton drew a pass, filling the bases. Roller miss ed Haynes grounder and Living ston scored. .- Heinke singled tc score Kearney and Keaton.
 In the first of the third, the Elks scored two runs to tie. Junge singled to open the session Red land was passed. Bonner and Gall was were easy outs. Niemi anc Roller singled to send Junge anc Rodland across the plate. Man ming flew out to Worth in right.
 The Vets had one man on bas' in the third. but didn't score. Tho Elks went without scoring in ths first of the fourth. Worth replaced Koski here. In the fourth thf Vets scored three, making tht count II to in their favor.
 Kearney singled and Worth drove the apple over the fence back ol left center and across small gar age for a 21-karat homerun. Rol' Ter missed Keaton's grounder. Bon ner juggled Heinke's grounder, Te' going to second. Ted scored whei Junge played to get Ellis at first