The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-28
HOME RUNS BY WORTH, HAYNES
 DEFEAT MOOSE
Vets Take Fridays Game } to 4 In Contest of
 Wild Pitching

Two home runs and a three bagger mixed with Ozt5orne's wild- ness and an outfield error, gave the American Legion five runs last night, enough to nose out in front of the Moose Ly a 5 to 4 score in a six-inning game that ended on account of darkness.
 Tom Haines was the hitting hero of the game. He crashed out a four-5ase blow in the first with two on, and a three-bagger in the fifth with one on to drive in three runs and score a fourth himself. George Worth contribut- cd the fifth with another home run smash. These three hits were 1 the whole sum total made by the Veterans.
 All Pitchers Wild
 The Vets used two hurlers, Bill Schmitz and Hermsen, and Os- borne went the route for the Paps. They were all as wild as 8 Feb ruary Taku wind, and wild pitches, walks and hit batters got to be as common as hard times in the
 Hoover administration Schmitz walked six men in four frames, Hermsen one in two. Osborne hit two and walked two in five innings and both Blake, Vet back stap, and Big Mac who finally tanned Osborne, covered miles chasing pitches that sailed over under and around them.
 Despite these handicaps and a few minor fielding errors, the fans who braved the raw, chilly weath- CT. got their moneys worth O. thrills and went home satisfied when the Vets clinoihed the game and again tied the league stand. ings in a triple knot.
 Both Score in First Both teams scored in the firs frame in a manner that indicated the need for an adding machine : by the scorer. Bill Schmitz made 3 his debut on the mound for tht l season by walking brother Fritz v Moose lead-off man. Twig lait ,, down a bunt to the box and Bil t; took aim and chucked the pil n some Is feet over Haines' heat l to the right field wall. Frit'
 went to third and Twig to second
 Bill momentarily gained contro
 and famed Jack Schmitz. T'hel
 he uncorked a wild pitch that SCOT
 ed Fritz and sent Twig to third
 Livingston singled and scored Twig Curley stole second. Grumme snared Erskine's low fly. He threv wild to second trying to doubl
 Livingston and the latter went t : third where he died when Wortl 2 took MacSpadden's fly after a fin s run.
 n The Vets promptly chalked ul D three runs in their half of tn
 first. Brodie popped out to J : Schmitz. Worth almost knocke' e Livingston off his feet with a lin 5, drive to third. The ball was de a flected right into Twig's hands s and the Moose shortstop thre1 l. lout George at first.
 Osborne hit Mathison to eas - the strain. Grumrnet waited h out and drew a pass. With tn Is lcount two and two, Haines picke' V high one out of the air an h drcve it into the yard back of tn h little green house for the circuit $ the Vets counting three. Hermsel
 walked, but Bakers best effort wa # pop fly to first.
 $ Moose Regain Lead e The Moose filled the bases i le the second but failed to coun
 They scored two to make one l. run lead in the third on one hi Il one error and two passes. Herm > sen threw out Livingston to stai IS the frame Erskine singled ove II short. MacSpadden walked an n Bransfield repeated to fill the bag
 A wild pitch scored Claud and ser
 5he other two runners up notcl Nello hit sharply to third. Grun t met caught MacSpadden at u = bag, while Bransfield went to thir, T Hermsen dropped Blake's throw (
 second and Nello was safe, Bran:
 field scoring. Osborne famed.
 That was the end of the Pap
 scoring. They had the bases loat
 ed in the fourth but failed to ret