The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-09-08

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.Sylvonite Wins
Libby Tournament
Libby's annual baseball tourna-
ment and Labor Day celebration had
Old Man Weather to fight this year
but nevertheless the affair proved
success. A drizzling rain slowed
up the program somewhat Monday
morning but the skies cleared in
the afternoon, with the result that
close to a thousand people watched
the playoff for the championship
between fast teams from the Key
stone mine at Sylvanite and Occur
d'Alene. The game proved walk
away for the hard rock miners,
who won the game and the cham
pionship with II to | score. Sec
ond money went to Occur d'Alene,
with Libby taking third place by
defeating the Western Pine team of
Spokane that same afternoon, the
score to 4.
The baseball tournament started
Sunday morning with real battle
between Libby and the keystone
miners from Sylvanite. This was a
nip and tuck scrap, Sylvanite TAX
ing the game by one score lead,
6-5. Erickson and Allen were the
battery for Libby; Brown and
Campbell for the miners. Both teams
got eight hits. Erickson struck
out 5, Brown TO- The Libby team
had errors chalked against them,
Sylvanite errors.
Sunday afternoon the attraction
was battle royal between Occur
dAlene and the Western Pine boys
from Spokane. 1t ended with the
lake boys winning against the lum-
bermen, 7 to 6, another one score
victory.
In the Sunday game against the
Western Pine team, Libby had
Cummings on the mound and Allen
on the receiving end. The scoring
seesawed back and forth during
much of this game, with the score
either tied or with a one point
margin. But Libby was able to nose
out with a one point lead, 5 to 4,
over the Spokane lumbermen. Cum
mings struck out II men, Schoen-
ing and Medved 2, the latter two
twirling for the lumbermen. Each
team was able to make only 5 hits.
Cummings, powerful young
twirler, attracted much attention
both from the fans on the sidelines
and the players themselves. He
has a fast ball and big, snappy
curve. He is expected to 60 fal
and it is understood he is under
contract with an eastern team.
Stoddard, University of Idaho
athlete, pitched Sunday for Coeu
d'Alene. He also attracted favor
able comment, with a fast ball ant
quick breaking curves.
The miners of Sylvanite have
clever aggregation built back 0
Brown on the mound. Brown ha
travelled with fast company. 1t is
strong, well balanced team, ant
were altogether too much for Coeu
d'Alene in the play off game. Th'
miners made seven runs in the frs
two innings and four others there
after while allowing the lake boy
one lone score.
The races and other athleti,
events were staked Monday morn
ing. They provided entertainment
for lot of youngsters and Older
ones as well. The results of the
various events are given below.
Races
Bays, and under-Jim Quene
man, lst; Robert Beasley, End.
Girls, g and under-Patricia Pet
erson, LIST; Donna Lee Adamson
End
Boys, IL and under-Gerald Neils
LIST; John Solem, End.
Girls, IL and under-Joyce Nc
Rell, LIST: Louise Beasley. End,
Boys, Is and under-Dick Brin
ton, LIST; Ben Vaughn and Bill
Seims, tie for second.
Girls, 10 and under-Ardyth Kel
Ter, LIST; Alice McRell, End.
100 yard free for all--Hank Ka
tarzy, list; Brad Phillips, End.
1 Boys bicycle race-Bil Seims
LIST; Vergil Olson, End.
Girls bicycle race-Dolene Hugo
LIST; Leone Hugo, End.
Log Saving
The log saving contest of thi
year smashed last years recorc
held by Hank Smith and Waite
Swanson, 1914 seconds. Brad Phi
lips and Hank Katarzy put say
through a 10 inch log in 25lz sex
: onds. The second place money wer
to Walter Swanson and Bill Dedi
: who did the job in 27.6 seconds.
, Log Chopping
: Walter Swanson, LIST, SGT second
} Harold Bitterman, End, one minut
and four seconds.
t Benny Vaughn climbed tt
: creased pole to win the So prize an
Oliver Decker caught the grease
. pig.