The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-17
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 QUELL co. ONE
Sterling Two Lineup Charges Underhanded
 Tactics Employed

Two-NlIic. Iwc-cine, two-nine; came the call, and the Bremen last evening at 6:30 o'clock closed in up- on the Fire Hall.
 A little setting-up exercise to shake the kinks out of their good right elbows, Company One mount cd the fire truck, to ride their snort ing red steed to Firemen's Park, the way cleared for them by the fhriek of a siren and the resound- ing artillery fire sent up by ad- vance guard Bill Neiderhauser.
 Upon the playing field they de- scended for the annual scramble, while truck-loads of Company Two men came roaring down the hill from the other direction.
 Ready for brisk warm-up were the Bremen, but difficulty arose. Where's the balls? Where's the balls? Sounded from a chorus of booted helmeted, rubber coated ad- diets of the National pastime. Whereupon, Kelly Blake and Big Mac MacSpadden arrived on the scene with balls and bats Just how many balls Catcher Blake brought with him was to develop later.
 Some Line-U Ups
 First to take the field was Con- pany Two, boasting lineup that would awe the New York Yankees: Toeing the rubber was Frank Hein- ke, the renowned fast-ball artist; at first, towering and spreading Ken Junge: at second, dynamic, flashing, Rabbit Metcalf; plugging both third and short, that rock of ages, Big Mac. Covering the out field like a moth-eaten blanket were Roy Nolan, the Babe Ruth of the Far North; Frenchy Gaudet, the Phantom of the Pastures, and Lynn Tucker, the Creased Ghost.
 Behind the plate for Company Two crouched Houdini's Rival, Kelly Blake.
 Waiting to step into the hitters' Iox was Company Ones famous Mass Murders row: short patcher Porter; Red Shaw, ''The Man Who Knows" drafted as back stop for the epic clash; Dapper Roy Hoffman; Jim Orme, Titan of Swat; Pepper Pegues; Doc Hollmann, "The Man With the Dog; Howard But ton, The , Man From Nowhere: and Martin Lavenik, dug from dark alleys to hold down the outfield.
 Axe Yielded
 Axe in hand, Chief Mulvihill strode to his post behind the hurler. raised his gas-mask, and called: Play Ball"
 Porter, first at bat, famed, but Red Shaw came up with mighty How on which he was held at second only by an adept flying tackle. Hoffman lined out to third and Shaw was trapped off third to bring Company Two to bat and set
 
 Attempting to beat out a bunt, Blake crashed into first-baseman Hoffman. Blake came up bit the groggier, and out. Heinke lined out a four-base crack, but was held at third by Doc Holman and his dog. Junge singled and three runs came in from somewhere. Then Mac Spadden dropped a bunt into right field for three bases, but died there when a snappy double-slaying re- tired the side.
 Holman doubled and stole for Company One. Pegues singled and stole second, then went to third on Metcalf's error He died there, how ever, and Company Two came back to bat, leading to l. Heinke sim gled but was called out going to second. After a dispute over the decision, he was carried out. Met calf flied, then Hurler Orme dis played his true might as pitcher. flaming both Blake and MacSpad- den, who faced him from oppo- site sides of the plane. on three pitches, making a total of four outs.
 Mysterious Ball
 Hoffman singled for Company One, and reached third when a throw to nobody in particular boun- ded well into the outfield Coming in from third, Junge was tagged out by Blake, though it later ap- peared that the ball in play did not get back in from the outfield until ten minutes later. Lavenik laid a nice bunt, but was just as neatly tripped up on his way to first, mak- ing two out. Holman was safe on Big Macs error, Button pounded Holman across and himself went