The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-07
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 @The boys have to be pretty good to make the teams, just the same" the Judge said. youngsters are constantly coming up from the independent clubs, and in the future I'm expecting to form the latter into sort of farm system Oh, we follow the big time pattern though our league is only four club and pretty bushy."
 AS he talked I discovered the Alaska Judge is the Territorial counterpart of Base Balls High Car, Judge Landis and that in his hands is left nearly all the rue-making and organization program of the league.
 three each week. with playo series between the first and second half pennant winners. The victor is champion. And that lineup is not disturbed for the next season. But am empowered to distribute tal- ent and assign players to improve the other clubs the next year
 Tt may sound bit odd, but base ball is my big hobby and interest I played student at the Uni yersty of Michigan third baseman by choice. Later moving to Alaska, I tried it when quite bit older and I'm still redhot fan"
 While he sorted among the box scores and rec ords, got the story of daylight night ball
 They play from 63o in the evening on, and if it takes to 10 D. m. that's all right, too. Juneaus night doesn't start until nearly midnight
 You mean to say you play night base ball then without benefit of arc lights?"
 That's right The boys still see at Il D. in there's excuse for calling play because or darkness. whats more, at helcIllAdll, SeColu est city in Alaska they used to play the tide flats by the nlets The receding tide is out four hours; it leaves marvellous packed diamond ot sand on which few ground balls can take a bad hop All they have to do is finish before the tide comes back to wash up"
 In the Gastneau League 200 miles above Ket- chikan, feature is the July doube-double header Two games are played in the forenoon, the winners play that afternoon for purse of $250.
 Besides the Legion and Douglas clubs, Juneau oLod bytf Inc 11yc md 9ch Or- ganization uniforms and equips itself with funds furnished by the lodge or club.
 An instance of how pick up talent is found in certain Pete Rogers Holzheimer said. Pete came from Illinois ready to return to the States offered him steady job if he could win He pitched two shutouts to start off-hes the payroll today in the mine.
 Our Legion first baseman Joe Snow has the makings of a professional star. Then too, we get veterans like Pug Bennett the old St Louis nfelder Coming to Alaska some time with Seattle in the Coast League Pug stayed around Ketchikan until he was more than 50 years old. And he could still punch that ball for a safety
 Distance prohibits an all- mbracing Alaskan league if the rigorous climate near the Circle did not It's 2,OOO miles from Juneau to Nome, the Judge revealed and anyhow those far North towns could hardly scrape up nine. Distance likewise prevents organized base ball scouts from seeking out prospects.
 "Otherwise they might look twice at Claude Frs kne. He pitched no-hitter the other day. Not only allowed and hits, but didn't walk first base Isn't that what they call perfect gamer"
 The Erskine fellow is with the eague-leading Douglas Club, and, upon scanning the box scores, startled to note him batting No. 4 The Judge explained He knocks in plenty runs besides pitch ing. It occurred that both Gerry Nugent and Connie Mack could use such giant
 Juneau's field is provided and maintained by the Fire Department and recently $7OO purchase of ad- dtona ground enlarged the park. Still Judge Holz- heimer complained of the long hitting:
 We lost about 400 baseballs last year; those heavy couting efthanders knocked them into creek beyond the fence The current washed them into the channel"
 Sportsmanship and keen love of the game prompt the U. s. Attorneys activity in the game He was elected league president for the third time but pays his $5 each year for season ticket Each opening day finds the Territorial Governor tossing out the first ball, with parade and ceremony attendant They broadcast the games to the fur trappers and traders outside
 Golf the Judge says isn't making such headway They constructed a the Juneau city dump, also located those tide flats The chief hazard, as at Ketchikan, is that the will roll back and provide more than casual water to slow players.
 Mrs. Holzheimer accompanied her husband and sits with the National committee behind the Conven- tion speakers rostrum. She swapped places with the Judge yesterday, declaring she couldn't hear the speeches.
 Alaska, according to the delegate is O. K. Even the much -publcized Matanuska Valley resettlement colony is solving it's problems in pioneer style.
 We hoisted the loaferS out and now the real settlers are succeeding in home making. I under stand another colony is doing better at Homer "
 And Nome the far Northern city which burned last year while not rebuilt in day nevertheless has risen almost entirely anew
 Our ancestors trusted in Providence and thought depression part of the ordinary hardShins of