The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-31
VETS COP LEAD FROM MOOSE IN
 SLUCG|NG BEE
Am erican n Legion Wins Hectic Ginning Game
 to Advance to Lead

The American Legion slugged out to victory over the Moose yesterday evening and dislodged the litter from first place in the City League race after just 24 hours of occupancy. The Vets are now one-half game ahead of the Moose and one and one-haH games ahead of the Elks.
 Osborne returned to the Moose yesterday just in time for the Le- zion batterS to blast him out of the box for enough runs to win most ball games. In the third in- ming they hit everything he threw across the plate, registering seven runs on two home runs, two two- baggerS, two singles and two er- rcrs.
 Was Hectic Inning
 Up until the third, it looked like just another ball game. Neith- CT side scored in the first two frames. For the Paps, Jack Scflrlitz singled anc went to third on Livingston's double with two out, but they died on bases when Big Mac famed. The second frame was eventless.
 Then came the hectic third Baker, Vet sflortstop, parked the apple for the circuit. Blake sin gled and went to second on wild pitch. Bob Keaton singled to left and Kelly scored. Bill Schmit2 grounded to brother Fritz who jug gled it momentarily then threw out Keaton at second but Bill was safe on first. Worth flied out to Nello in center. Herman cracked out homer to the top of the little green house, scoring Bill ahead of himself.
 Livingston juggled Grummets grounder too long and gave him gift of first base. A wild pitch advanced Stan to second, from where he scored on Ted Keaton's double. Baker came up for the second time in the inning and crashed out a two-bagger to score Ted. He went to third on wild pitch.
 Henning Stops Rally
 Capt. MacSpadden then yanked Osborne and Henning, warf1orse of a decade ago, went to the mound The stands gave him a cheer as he climbed the hill, and when he forced Blake to ground to second for the third out.
 From that time to the seventh, Art had most of the Vets guess ing with his crossfire and curves. His speed was nothing to write home about, but in the pinches he cut loose with all he had. He turned them back in the fourth, fifth and sixth without a score, and only two hits, one each in the fifth and sixth. He was nicked for two hits in the seventh for one run, the only one scored on him. He was hit on the leg by a wicked drive from Haines bat in the seventh and, after blanking the Vets in the eighth, gave way to Jack Schmitz It yNas a fine exhibition that Art gave, and when Schmitz went to the mound in the final frame with the score tied, the fans howled, We want Hen ming"
 Moose Fight Uphill
 While Art was holding the Vets almost scoreless, his teammates were fighting desperate uphill battle that brought them to a knotted count at the end of the eighth. They started fireworks in the third, Henning touched off the flare with a pretty single to left field He traveled to third on Fritz Schmitz's ripping safety to right field. Twig rolled an easy one to Che mound and Hen ming scored as Bot Keaton tossed to Ted to score Fritz at second and Ted killed off Twsgg at first. Jack Schmitz poled out a homer to left center for the second Pap counter.
 The Moose registered one more in the fourth when Erskine hit for two bases and scored on Nello's single to left field.
 Three in Fifth
 Tn the fifth the Paps chalked up three additional scores on one error and three clouts. F. Schmitz