The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-06

Lyle and Green Construction team
| the third game by a score of IA to
0 against the Haines All-Stars.
The team left at midnight Sun
day with Lynn Forrest, a team
member who was unable to make
the trip taking the gang to Tee
Harbor where they boarded the va
kobi They arrived at Haines at I
/ o'clock, had breakfast aboard the
boat and then went directly to the
ball field for a good two hour prac-
tice In the middle of their workout
1 John Keith, the tournament man.
ager, arrived to inform the Criers
that the Skagway and Whitehorse
! teams were unable to make the
7 trip and we would play the town
team in the first game at $50 that
evening. After the workout the team
went to the hotel to clean up and
cat lunch.
Several of the team rested after
lunch but the majority of the team
went with Keith who took them over
the highway to Mile 35. About loo
yards from the new bridge that is
being constructed at Mile 35 a big
black bear ran across the road in
front of the car. He stopped a Sec
ond, looked at the car coming to-
wards him, then hurried off into
the brushes Keith judged the bear
to weigh between 600 and TOO
pounds. 1t was quite a treat for
most of the fellows who had not
seen a bear since living in Alaska.
Along the road coming and going
Keith would stop to let the fellows
talk briefly to Juneauites who were
working on the highway.
First Game
The first game started at $50
with a good crowd on hand to do
the roofing. Walt Speril was the
winning pitcher in the first game
which ended up in favor of the
Criers to S. John Keith was the
losing pitcher. Both pitchers went
the route. 1t was a nine inning
contest with the Criers out in from.
all the way.
At night a dance was given with
an orchestra from Whitehorse fur
nishing the music and the beverages
flowing freely. Everyone had good
time as they got to visit with Jul
neauites who were either visiting
in Haines or who lived in Juneau
at one time.
! Second Game
| The next day the team watched
| the parade and the races, ate hot
! dogs and drank coffee. Then they
went over to the ball field which
was nearby for practice session.
The game started at 80 pm. with
the same lineup as in the first. 1t
was a pitchers duel between Speril
of the Criers and George of Lyle
and Green. The game was tied up
3 to in the first of the seventh.
With two out, first baseman Scott
stepped to the plate and with the
infield playing deep laid a bunt
down the third base line. Pitcher
Speril was the next batter up. He
/ got the signal to let the first ball
go by and Scott stole second base.
With the runner in scoring position,
| Speril lined a single down the
third base line to score Scott and
the winning run.
Third Game
| With two wins under their belt
and the tapping of a keg of beer,
a little tension was off the Criers.
After a Is minute warm up by the
All-Stars the third and final game
started with Speril doing the catch
ing, Rohrberg pitching, Vuille
moved to second base. Kearney
moved to left field and the game
was under way. Rohrberg had
things well in hand with his left
handed speed ball and a change of
pace that had the All-Stars swing
ing like mad. His teammates played
air-tight ball behind him. At bat
they drove the ball hard and long
to all parts of the field and the
score was IA to at the end of the
seven innings with Rohrberg getting
a well earned shutout.
Only one homerun was knocked
by either team during the three
games and that was by the Town
Criers' big first baseman. Rohrberg
was the winning pitcher. Jeff
David DIETER known for his bas-
ketball playing was the losing
pitcher.
The Town Criers who made the
trip were: j. Vuille, catcher; w.
Speril, pitcher; G. Mueller, Short
stop; j. Scott, 1st base; K. Kearney,
End base; T. Kelley, 3rd base; r.
Rohrberg, left field; E. Scott, CEN