The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-09
BASEBALL MEN GIVEN AWARDS,
 SEASONS PLAY
Fire Department Pulls Off Annual Banquet to
 Diamond Stars

Gastineau Channel League base ball players and officials were roy ally dined last evening as the guests of the Juneau Volunteer Fire De- partment at the restored annual Baseball Banquet, held in the ban- quet room of Percy's Cafe.
 Following and excellent dinner, League President William A. Holz- heimer became toaStmaSter for the evening. Opening his remarks, he congratulated the players on the past season, expressed regret over the fate his All Stars met when opposed to the Champion Moose, and outlined the returns from the post-season benefit game. He sug- gested the naming of the Fire De- partment to care for the fund raised for injuries, and action was later taken to that end by the players.
 AS master of ceremonies, PreXy Holzheimer called upon honorary guest Judge George F. Alexander for brief address and exacted a few words each from the managers Of the three teams, Umpire Donald Hagerty. and other officials. The members of the Firemen's banquet committee were individu- ally introduced. and applauded by the players. Judge Holzheimer then announced the awards of prizes to the outstanding, and otherwise, players during the past season. Following discussion of improve ments for the next season, sug- gested by speakers of the evening between compliments on the sea- son just past, votes of appreciation were rendered President Holzheim- CT, Vice-President Frank Heinke and other officials.
 Prizes awarded to players were:
 Claude Erskine wins one electrical appliance offered by Alaska Elec- trict Light and Power Company to pitcher with most putouts.
 Claude Erskine wins one pair of baseball shoes offered by Juneau- Young Hardware Company to pitcher credited with most strike outs.
 Jack Schmitz wins shave and haircut offered by Brownies Bar Der Shop to player making most er- TOTS.
 Claude Erskine wins five pounds of Gold Shield Coffee offered by Gastineau Grocery to batter mak- ing most sacrifice hits.
 Joe McNamee wins one Sheaffer Pen offered by Ludwig Nelson to player with best batting average.
 Joe McNamee wins one bacon offered by the Sanitary Meat Com pany for player committing biggest bonehead play. Let in run when played ball to home instead of first with two out)
 Jack Schmitz wins $5 meal ticket offered by U & Lunch to short stop making most putouts.
 Eddie Lawson wins one carton of cigarettes offered by Garnick' s Grocery to second baseman making most putouts.
 Orrin Addleman wins one case of Amocat Home-Style peaches of- fered by West Coast Grocery Com pany to catcher making most as- sists.
 Earl Forsythe wins clean and press for one suit offered by Leon- ards Valet Shop to classiest n- fielder.
 Earl Forsythe wins one framed picture for the Snap Shoppe for infielder with the best fielding av- craze.
 Hiding Haglund wins one gallon of wine offered by the Juneau Li- quor Company for the classiest out fielder.
 Joe Snow wins one dozen pencils offered by J. B. Burford & Con- pany, for the player credited with 4 the most times at bat.
 Joe Snow wins one pair for For tune shoes offered by Big Van for batter drawing most trips to first base on balls.
 l Ev Novel; wins $3 in trade of- fered by the San Francisco Bakery for outfielder making most errors Joe Snow wins one sack of po- tatoes offered by the Home Grocery for batter making most hits.
 Kelly Blake wins one case of beer offered by Bill Douglas Min CTS Recreation for the catcher charged with the fewest passed 1 balls.
 Earl Forsythe wins $1.50 Album from Ordways Photo Shop for the infielder charged with the fewest errors
 Rabbit Ellensberg wins one brush set offered by Guy Smiths Drugs for the outfielder charged with the | fewest errors.
 Joe Snow wins one ham offered