The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-08-09
PAPS CAPTURE
SECOND HALF
PENNANT RACE
Last Minute Win Puts
Moose in Playoffs
Against Douglas

Even though it developed that
they weren't playing for keeps, the
Moose could not resist capitalizing
a break with one Of their spontane-
Gus smuggling rallies last evening.
Result: They erastd all doubt about
their right to the top OF the heap
for the second half of the 1888 Gas
tineau Channel League baseball
race.
Last evenings tilt between the Is
landers and the Paps had been
billed as the crucial tussle, the
game the Moose needed to win their
way into the season playoff against
the first-half champs, Douglas. But,
along about the fifth inning, the
news leaked out that the Elks had
decided to default all the rest of the
games on their schedule, putting
the Moose "in" no matter what the
outcome of the evenings play I'M
mediately the Islanders, who had
been really bearing down, lost a
good share of their interest in the
proceedings and the Moose made
use of the opening to uncork a last
minute sally that overcame by two
full TALES the four-run lead that
the Islanders had painstakingly
built up.
With the Islanders first at bat,
Johnny Smiths opening delivery
went for fly out, but the second
pitch served up by the Moose south
paw went over the fence for homer
for Claude Erskine and Douglas was
out in front, before the game was
well under way
Get Nowhere
In their turn at the plate the
Moose could get nowhere, and the
Islanders came in for their second
time at bat to count two more runs
as Turner opened with a single and,
after Jensen had flied out. advanced
to second on Niemi's drive to left.
McNamee let the ball roll through
him and Turner scored while Niemi
moved around to third, from where
he spiked the rubber on Rollers
double. which just got by Orme
along the right field line.
While Douglas hurler Jensen con-
tinued to keep the Moose hitters IN
line. the Islanders moved through
the third frame without scoring,
though they did advance men to
second and third, then added their
final counter in the first of the
fourth when Bonner's single with
one away was turned into a run
on a steal, Rollers safe bunt and
a pitch that got past Moose receiver
Grummett. Jack Schmitz ended the
Douglas squirt with a sparkling, I'M
assisted double slaughter.
No Score
The fifth inning was closed out
with no score, though the Islanders
did get runners to second and third,
while the Moose filled the bags. The
first of the sixth saw the gates again
swing wide for the Islanders when
Niemi was hit by a pitch to lead OIL
and Bonner advanced him to sec
ond with single Niemi moved up
again on Rollers fly and Bonner
stole. but both died there.
Then. in the lowering darkness,
the Moose came in to make the most
of a run of breaks that started
when Grummett, first man up
famed but was safe at first when
Andrews muffed .Boyd's throw to
first after a dropped third strike
Grummett pilfered second and
Schmitz followed with a single that
scored Grummett to break the ice
for the Black Sox.
Power Turned On
The vaunted Moose power was
then really turned on. Jimmy Orme
doubled Schmitz home and Mark
Jensen marched off the mound into
left field for the Islanders, whence
clande Erskine came in to take over
the mound work. Erskine made It
two away when Smith sacrificed
and Converse famed, but Haglund
squeezed Orme across and beat out
the bunt for a single.
Kimball then worked a walk TO
set the scene for cleanup hitter Joe
Snow, who clouted Haglund in with
a two-baser. Werner followed with
a single that drove across both KIM
hall and Snow to put the Moose two
runs in front. And, the game ended
that way 6 to 4, as Grummett. up
for the second tinfc that frame, flied
for the final out.
With night nearly set in, Douglas
Manager big Andy Andrews
opined that as the game didn't
count anyhow, it might as well be
called as it stood. Umpire Red Shaw
accepted the suggestion and the
regular league season for 1888 wa: