The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-18
ISLANDERS BEAT VETERANS; ELKS NOSE OUT MOOSE
Claude Erskine Pitches Mo- Hit Game During
 Double Contest

WlJn ClauQe ErSRlne plUcnng per feet ball to score a no-hit, no-run, no-walk victory over the Legion, Douglas tallied five runs in the nightcap of yesterdays doublehead- CT to gain clear title to top spot in the Gastineau Channel Baseball Leagues standings
 The Elks beat the Moose in the opener by the score of to 6.
 Ward McAlister was the only Le- zion man to trod the base paths, reaching send base twive, once in the third inning on a wild throw to first by shortstop Eddie Roller and again on Erskine's own pebble of little pop-fly and a steal. Hurl- ing with excellent control, Erskine nipped the corners to strike out eleven of the twenty-three batters to face him in the seven-inning tilt
 McAlister Fans Eight
 McAlister, on the mound for the Legion, famed eight men and issued nary walk. but was touched for ten singles and two earned runs by the slugging Islanders.
 Douglas first counter came in the second frame when Roller gained second on huff by Strange of his fly to right field and scored on Pet erson's single to right. The other four of Douglas scores came in the sixth. Roller lead off with a single to center and went to second on Bonners sacrifice bunt. Peterson also singled to center and Roller scored, Peterson taking second on the throw-in to the plate. Mo- Donald fouled out to Snow at first. Niemi beat out roller to third Peterson taking third. Niemi, with a long lead, tallied behind Peterson when Jensen singled to right. Jen- sen stole second, took third on a passed ball. and counted when Krause, the Legion catcher, recov- cred it and threw over the third baSeman'S head. Andrews famed and Erskine flied to center for the final out
 Ken Junge, the first batter for the Legion in the final half-in- lI.ng, drove a grounder to Andrews and Erskiile took the throw to first for the putout. Novel; rolled an easy one back to Erslline on the mound, who threw him out at first Hagerup popped high fly to Jensen at second and the game was over.
 Elks Beat Moose
 The Elks came from behind ill the first contest to take 7-6 de- cision over the Moose. Home runs by Ted Adams and Bob Jernberg scored three runs for the PurpleS in the fifth to knot the count at five-all and send pitcher Clancy" Converse to the showers. The Moose took a one-run lead again in the sixth, but the Elks took the breaks in the last of the seventh and counted the tieing and winning runs when Jernberg and Elliott were safe on errors to score on Big Mac MacSpaddens single to center.
 F. Schmitz, the first man up in the ball game, was safe at first when Jernberg dropped the ball on his fly to left field. Grummett sacrificed him to second. Forsythe and Hawkins walked, to fill the bases. Stevenson struck out, but MacSpadden hurling for the Elks hit Converse to force in Schmitz. Jack Schmitz famed for the third out and the Moose had one run lead The Moose made the count three to nothing in the second. Mo- val reached second on single and a steal. Helman struck out. F. ! Schmitz spanked double to left and Moval scored Grummett sin gled to score Schmitz. Forsythe singled, but Hawkins rolled one to Duckworth who stepped on third and whipped the ball to second for a double play, forcing Grummett and Forsythe and retiring the side. The Moose counted again in the first of the third when, with two out, J. Schmitz was safe on muffed grounder by Duckworth and scored on Movals long triple to right field.
 First Elks' Score
 The Elks got their first score in the last of the third. With two down, Kenyon walked and beat out the throw to second on Adams rol- Ter. Forsythe juggled Stevensons toss with Kenyon in pickle be- tween second and third and Ken yon was safe on third and Adams on second. Stevenson bobbled Bar dis grounder and Kenyon scored.
 The second ElkS run came in thf