The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-04
FIREMEN LOSE
 7-6 TO MOOSE
 IN CLOSE ONE
Guy Homers 10 Clip Doug. las Lead : MdgortY
 Doubles for Finish
Inning: Tot. Douglas ........ 203 000 6 Mocse HOO 32 '

At GAS last night, the Moose had six men on the field and Doug las had seven and both teams were searching the stands and grounds for enough players to put a team on the field Judge Holz- heimer refused to pitch for the Moose when secuted and the search continued for the better part of ten minutes. At length, and with the assistance of the Elks, Legion, Teen-Age and sub" Teeners, the two teams had nine men per and got underway with the official league game.
 When the first ball was pitched there was little interest and most spectators would have swapped their seats for little or nothing, but as the last two innings rolled around, not one person could have been pried from the stands by a crew oi building wreckers with crow bars in hand.
 First Hea
 The Bremen opened fast in the first heat, tagged Smithberg, the Moose hurler, for triple, double single and were two runs in front when the Moose took the stand In the last of the first, Vuille was the lead off man for the Moose and made base on a walk; Simmons popped up for the first out. and Forsythe then banged cut a hard single to drive Vuille home for the first counter. Guy. the next man to bat, was walked and it looked as if the Moose would bring in the tying or winning run. Magorty popped. up to Jensen for the second down and Macdonald squared off at the plate with Forsythe on third and Guy right behind at second. At that point, Dodson short for the Bremen, sneaked into second and caught Joe Guy loafing off the bag. Guy headed for. third and forced Forsythe into home where he was tagged for the retiring out as he headed for pay dirt.
 Three Up-Three Down fl
 It was three up and three down for the Bremen in the second when Fratrich and Sullivan were caught by the first baseman and Johnny Jensen, the Juneau wooden sface champ, famed for the third The Moose came up and brought in their second run when Selmer singled to bring in Mcdonald who had been the first man up and caught on for a double. Vuille took the three count for the re- tiring out.
 In the first of the third, the Firemen brought in three more runs by virtue of three errors and two singles, when Dodson, Jensen and Tyvol scored. Dodson made first when Guy let an easy one go through his legs, Jensen came up for single, and was follow ed by Tyvol who rapped out his ! second one of the day and brought [ Dodson in for the score. The | Moose then completed the one inning circus hy throwing the ball away twice and letting two runs in. Simmons picked up Morrison's base line drive at third and spun around for a double play toss to | second but the second base man wasn't around and the ball drifted into right field while Jen- sen was rounding the bases and heading for home Macdonald peg ged the ball to the plate but was few feet short of catching Jen- sen who passed the pan and was in the dugout watching the parade.
 At that point. Jim Vuille noticed Tyvol, rumbling toward third, and made a low toss to Simmons who couldn't stop it from passing into left field. Tyvol, taking good ad- vantage of the outside peg, grab ] bed another deep breath and bar relied for home and the third run. l Kalakay then popped up to third ! and Fratrich famed for the last down.
 Three Runs Behind
 Then three runs behind, Sim mons, Forsythe and Guy went | down in quick order. Morrison stopped Forsythe drive that was too hot to keep. picked it up be- ! hind the mound and tossed it to I first for the putout It looked for a minute as though Guy had caught on for single midway in- to center field. but Dodson went back at full steam from his short position to pull it down for the third out In the first of the fourth, the Bremen made it four run lead when Sullivan came home on Yam cy's single. Yancy then tried to make 1t home after an error in right field, but was called out at the plate. That particular call brought means of agony from the stands, and rumor has it that the Douglas fans are undertakinp fo