The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-22
FOSTER TAMES FLANDERS AS
 ELKS TAKE WIN
Erskine's Homer Is Lone Douglas Score-Elks
 vs. Moose Tonight

Breaking to a four-run lead with the opening gun, the Elks' baseball team last evening coasted it's way to a to l victory over the Douglas Islanders, as play resumed in, the Gastineau Channel League at Fire mems Park, after more than a week of enforced idleness.
 Claude Erskine. Island hurler, broke his prolonged hitting slump with a titantic clout over the new grandstand in left field to blast Elk-chucker Fosters h ope for a shutout. Erskine's record-setting drive came in the last half of the final inning, with the pillows un- tenanted,
 Only Two Safe Blows Besides Erskine's four baser, the Islanders collected only two safe blows off Fosters heaving, and only two other times, in the first and third frames. threatened to score. The Island attack in the first was nipped by double-play of Fotser'S own making, while that in the third died lingering death of pop-flies and trickling grounders.
 Three singles, one double by clean-up-man Forsythe, and a wild pitch. a hit batter and passed ball went into the Elks' scoring of four runs in the opening session. Two of the runs were earned, as was the final Purple tally, which was added in the fourth inning when Robertson beat out an inf.eld grounder and was bounted home by Foster.
 Game Opened
 Molly MacSpadden opened the game with a ringing single. and stole second. McAlister was nicked by a pitch just before Forsythe doubled to score MacSpadden. Young McNamee. playing a one night stand for the Elks before taking over outfield patrol duties with the Moose for the rest of the season, singled Grant then let a pitch slip through him and Me Alister counted, while Forsythe and McNamee advanced. Robertson fan ned for the second out, Lawson, second hitter, having hit a foul fly for the first. A wild pitch by Erskine let Forsythe in while Me Nance moved to third. then Ad- dleman rapped McNamee home with a single
 Following tn heir fourth-innin9 score, the Elks did not spark again until the first of the sixth, when McNamee singled and moved to third, but died there.
 Hitting Star
 Hitting star of the contest was McNamee. burly brother of Red McNanee, steamer Yukon purser Young McNamee was the center of debate between Elk Skipper Nowell and the league officials before the game commenced; it being decided that the University of Washington player perform in the one game for the Elks before moving perma- nently to the Paps.
 Perhaps the new Elks uniforms, which made their first appearance last night, had something to do with the tide of the contest, but for the first time this season, the Islanders were on the outside look ing in all the way through, and had to watch their league lead be whittled down.
 Playing tonight at Firemens Park will be the Elks and the Moose, in a tussle postponed from June 3. A win will put the Elks right back in there with the Islanders in the first half race, and will destroy practically the last chance for the Moose.
 McAlister is due to throw from the hill for the Elks this evening while Smiths number is up for the Paps Game time is 6:30 o'clock, and clear skies is the weather fore cast.
 Score by Innings
 Team 12 4 , 6 7-R H K Elks ..-... 4 0 0 1 0 0 0-5 8 2 Douglas - 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 3 0
 The Box Score
 ELKS- AB R H 20 A MacSpadden, lb. w 4 l U Lawson, 2b. ...--.--.~...-. 0 U