The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
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Douglas Wins , to 1 as Claude Erskine Holds
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SCORE LAST NIGHT Douglas 5, Moose l

Wiry- haired Claude Erskine gave the Moose their second consecutive trimming last night at the Fire mems Ball Park as he famed nine men and allowed only three hits in seven-inning battle that sud- denly exploded in the fourth frame into slugfest for the visiting Douglas nine and chalked up the final score of the game, Douglas 5, Moose l.
 It was the fatal fourth that turned the ball game and it was | in this canto that the only scores of the evening were made. For the first three periods and for the fol- lowing three after the fourth, the two hines, played close ball, with good fielding and nice pitching on the mound. On the plate for the local Moosemen was Speedball Smith who held the visitors down until he cracked up in the fourth to allow four hits before the crowd realized just what had happened. One, Two, Three
 It was one, two, three for most of the boys as they stepped up to the plate for the opening frames, with shortstop Rustad of the Is- flanders scooping up a hot one from the bat of Schmitz and fielding it in record time Neither team stood chance at the bat as they either grounded out, flied out or struck out.
 Then came the fourth, score keepers nightmare. The Moose drew blood as Slagle slid home after being walked by Smith. It was Joe Shows long single that gave the Moose shortstop the golden opportunity and he took it with his heart in his throat.
 The Island nine went to bat. Er- skine walked, Rustad doubled and as Slagle was put out at first on a fielder's choice, Erskine swooped in to tie the score and chalk up the first run for the Douglas boys. Manning doubled into center field and Rustad made the grade for another marker. Manning came in on Rollers single, and with the score standing to l, Smith was pulled from the box and replaced by Brown. The Douglas nine had taken three hits, two of which were doubles, from Smith in the one in- ming.
 One away and two to go Roller, starting from first, advanced two bases in quick succession on stolen bases, both times when Brown was winding up for the pitch. Then, when Stragier batted out a single and got caught trying to make second. Roller made for home plate to make the score stand 4 to 1 for Douglas.
 Snow Plays VOlley Ball
 Slugger Joe Snow pulled his sec- end error and costly one at this time when he became butter-fin- gers and bounced the ball from hand to hand, letting Niemi make first, very unusual action for the Moose first baseman. Niemi later brought in the fifth run for the Islanders. and Wiley knocked out the fifth hit of the inning to make a total of five runs and five hits for the frame.
 Erskine really started to bear down and pitch ball in the sixth and by the seventh was going So strong that Moore found himself famed almost before he had chance to lift the bat from his shoulder.
 Only half of the last frame was played as the Moose failed to re- taliate in the seventh and when Sturrock grounded out to make it three away, the ball game was over.
 Next Game
 The Moose and the Elks will battle it out on the Firemen's Ball Field Friday night at 6:3O in return match after Sundays Open-