The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-30
MOOSE OUTFIT ELKS BUT LOSE
 SEVEN THREE
MacSpadden Wins Third | Game of Season to
 Tie Erskine

and out-bobbled the Elks to drop their seven-inning tilt The score was, Elks T. Moose 3. Hits and er- TOTS, Moose seven each, Elks s each. Big Mac" MacSpadden won his second victory over the Moose and his third of the season to climb into a tie with Claude Erskine as the leagues leading hurler.
 Earl Forsythe started on the mound for the Moose but his wild- ness coupled with poor support from his teammates let in five Elk's tal- lies in the first two innings and Clancy Converse went in at the third inning to finish the game on the slab.
 Bill Robertson, playing third, did a nice job of handling several hard chances to turn in the brightest per formance for the Purples, while Jim Elliott turned in the dumbest when he was caught asleep off second in the third frame Ted Adams opened the game by meeting Forsythe's first pitch for a Texas-Leaguer to short right center, but Moval, Moose centerfielder, robbed him of hit by turning in the finest running catch of the season. Jack Schmitz nearly seconding it few innings later with a beautiful shoestring snatch of Pete Schmitz' line drive between first and second
 First Inning Lead
 The Elks jumped into first in ming lead when with two down Kelly Blake reached first on Con- verse huff of his grounder Robert sen then hit another to shortstop and this time Jack Schmitz muffed Converse throw to first, Blake talk ing second and starting for third. Schmitz picked up the ball and in trying to head off Blake, threw wild to third to let Blake count the first run and Robertson take second Jim Elliott drove Robert son home with single to center and the Elks had two runs. Ben son flied out to center.
 More Tallies
 The Purples got ti.ree more tall lies in the second when Kenyon, first man up, worked Forsythe for a walk and Pete Schmitz doubled him to third. Then MacSpadden walked. Adams hit to short to force Kenyon at the plate, while Schmitz and MacSpadden moved up, Then Moval-subbing at catcher for flaw kins, who had injured his ankle in the first inning-let two balls get through him letting in Schmitz and MacSpadden, Adams going to third, from where he stole home two pitches later. Bardi famed. Blake drew a walk and stole second, but Robertson whiffed to retire the side.
 Paps Scored
 The Paps pushed across their first point in the third. With two out, Pete Rogers singled and stole second. Fritz Schmitz walked Adams then bobbled Grummett's roller, picked it up and threw wild to second to head-off Grummett at second, Rogers scoring, Schmitz talk ing third and starting for home but Kenyon retrieved the ball in right field and threw him out at the plate.
 Both teams collected two more runs in the fifth. Bardi topped a slow one and it trickled to the pitcher, but Bardi beat the throw to first. Bardi stole second. Blake hit a grounder to Fritz Schmitz for an easy out but Jack Schmitz drew a hard-luck error when he lost the throw to first in the sun to let Blake take second and Bardi scored.
 Blake went to third and Robert son was safe at first on Forsythe's s error, but Blake took too long a lead off third and was thrown out by Moval, Robertson taking sec- ond. Elliott was out at first, Con- verse to J. Schmitz. Robertson, with running start, scored on the play. Forsythe made another error when he let Benson's grounder slip through him Benson stole second. Luce grounded to the pitcher for the third down.
 Bonkoski, first batter in the Moose half. famed, but Stevenson walked and Converse singled him to second Rogers forced Converse at second to send Stevenson to third. Rogers stole second and Fritz Schmitz singled to score Stevenson and Rogers. Grummett famed for the third out.
 The Moosemen garnered a single by Moval in the sixth and an an- other by Rogers in the last but no