The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 5, 1938, Page 5

POLLY AND HER PALS TH' LAY-OUT, SEATTLE WIKS FOR GYSELMAN STRUTS STUFF Knocked Omayel' Comes Back Strong—Hollywood Now Is at Top of Heap (By Asscciated Press) San Diego scored the fifth straigh victory yesterday, defeating Oak- land; Portland was blanked whii Seattle evened the series with Sai Francisco, taking the game yester- day by a score of 9 to 2 Dick Gyselman was the hero o Seattle’'s day. He hit a single, doubk triple and homer and his mate clouted the offerings of two Sai pitchers for twelve hits n drove in three runs and scored himself in the fifth in ning, stole second and third base at other stages of the gamg, a fea all the more remarkable in:view ¢ the fact that he was knocked ou by a pitched ball Tuesday night and forced from the game. Hollywood in blanking took the leadership in -the Coast League. Portlan Pacific GAMES WEDNESDAY Pacific CoastfLeague Seattle 9; San Fr@hcisco 2 Portland ¢; Hollywood 4 Oakland 0; San Diego 4 Los Angeles 6; Sacramento 4 National League Brooklyn, 5; Rittsburgh 9. New York 3; Cincinnati 2. Boston 3; St. Louis 3. Game called | in fifth inning on account of rain | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1938. You SAID IT! T DON'T LIKE S PAP DIAMOND AGGREGATION HAS STRENGTH Champs Show Just One Big Weakness as Scribe Previews Teams Neath the dimming nightfall, sounds the ¢ and mack that betokens the of meeting of horsehide ball with ha.d- wood and learthern glove, as each vening Elks and Moose prance c s the swardless surface of Fire. ien’s Park ‘Theopening battle of the 1938 sea- on looms but scant ten Gays away nd behests stringent practice and currying preparation if teams entered in the C >hannel League bascball flag chase. Ience, while antler-bearers sharp- n batting eyes and loosen winter- inotted limbs on the Juncau dia- ond, the wat of the ’hannel the Fireman crew of Doug- s also strives to take shape for the naugural contest in which it will ppose the Moose here on May 15 Well-Balanced Teams A glance at the present team line- ps shows a better vaianced trio dying for the coming han for the past few are holes yet to be in three * squads, but nrea capable back-bones are pres- nt around which three well-shaped ineups can be constructed The Moose, last scason’s ons, are kened. Mo ine problem facing Moose skies of sting on ine acros all Philadelphia 6; Chicago 4 American League Cleveland '0; Washington 1, thir- | teen innings. St. Louis 2; New York 3 Detroit 4; Boston 1 Chicago 4; Philadelphia 1. STANDING OF CL Pacific Coast League Won Lost i3 14 14 15 15 17 19 22 33 Hollywood Portland Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco Seattle Oakland 563 531 531 465 National League Won Lost 13 10 9 New York Chicago Pittsburgh Boston Cincinnati Brooklyn 5t. Louis Philadelphia 1 American League Won Lost 11 10 9 8 6 6 5 5 1 Cleveland New York ‘Washington Boston Chicago Detroit Philadelphia St. Louis B NOTICE We wish to announce that we have sold the P.-I. and Times route to Paul and Gerald Coke. We hope that our customers will show them the same patronage and courtesy that they have shown us in the past two years. Thanking you kindly, adv. HENRY and ROBERT SATRE 424 | r Art McKinnon is the curing of an fficient catcher to spell former Elk| Zelly Blake behind the bat. The oss of Tex Hawkins, who has left ;Jnn’mi, and Orin -Addleman, trad- d to the Elks, will most likely make the Moose' fight for a third straight flag consideraly tougher Mocse Injield O. K. In the infield the Moose have no | worries. First-sacker Joe Snow, sec- ond-baseman Fritz Schmitz, shor |patcher Jack Smitz and third-base- | .nan Joe Werner, the four members f last season’s tightest infield, are | aal-back on the job, while Bert Beck, 1 newcomer touted as “the goods” is | set for a utility role, if he does not push one of the regulars to sidelines The Moose outfield aiso should | put no wrinkles in Manager McKin- aon’s brow. The batting power and 5 ielding fleetness of Captain Stan| rummett, and Tom Martin are oresent, while last year’s hitting hamp, Hilding Haglund, should | e on hand to fill his old spot in plenty of time. Pitchers Are Winners Three winning pitchers from last season will carry on with the hurl- ing chores for the Paps, top-coucker Johnny Smith being backed by his mates Bob Kimball and Clancy Con- verse. It is no secret that the Moose - | noundsmen have been working out regularly for more than two months now, and that they expect to have the jump on the hitters Manager McKinnon feels that he could well use another fair hurler to ease the duties on his corps and to hold up the staff in case of injuries. Also, another hitting outfielder would be welcome; but, as it stands, the Moose team is set for battle. It presents the best-rounded strength of any club in the league; with a large portion of power at the plate ARCHITECTURE'S ATROCIOUS ! YUH KIN THANK My NEPHEW, ASHUR, )/ FER THAT. 1 By GLIFE STERREIT BUT ICAN'T EVEN BZGIN T!UNDERSTAND HOW ANYONE COULD DESIGN ANYTHING SO CONSISTENTLY D\IZTY AS — ~ WITH HIM (T'S SIMPLY A MATTER O' WiLL- POWER ! 3 “"YW WHEN BILL JURGES SAW RED (not meaning the baseball players, either) over what he thought was an “out” decision of Umpire Reardon on this slide to third, he squawked—then found he'd heen wmistaken. He was safe and helped Cubs beat the Reds. 10 to 4, at Cincinnati and consistent strength on the de- tense “If only I had another catcher sighs Manager MecKinnon Douglas Tomorrow In tomorrow's Empire son’s runners-up, the Douglas Is- landers, will pass in review before the critical pre-season eyes oi the fans. sea - ;s SR SRk e T HOSPITAL NOTE | P Odin Kliatt underwent a mjor op- eration today at St. Ann’s Hospital and is reported to be in a favorable condition Mrs. George Peterson, patient, was dismissed Ann's Hospital today - - ” The Empire ciassifieds for a medical from St Try results. Swatters Have Thrilling Day In ng Leagues TEN-ROUND 60 (By Assaciated Press) Heavy hitting was responsiole for many big league victories yesterday Carl Hubbell, although he cam= through for the scason’s third straight win, needed Jimmy Ripple" batting to subdue Cincinnati. Ripple hit a triple and three singles four times up at bat Lloyd Waner was poison to Brook yn and hit a homer, two triples and a single and drove in five runs The Yankees stretched their win- ning streak to three games for the first time this season ESCOBAR GETS WALLOPING IN Bantamweight Steps Out of Ranks Into Feather- weight Class NEW YORK, May 5. World Bantamweight Champion Sixto Es- featherweight cchar invaded the FOUR NEW BALL PLAYERS MAKE BIDS FOR PLAY Assignments to Be:-Made to Teams Next Week, from New Registrants Heading the list of new ball play- ers to put forward their names for places on the line-ups of the three Gastineau Channel League team are two diamond performers whe showed briefly here last season Otto McVey, who'served here mos of last season in the capacity of umpire, has forsaken the blue uni- form in quest of playing togs, yes- terday registering at the office of The Empire his determination tc hold down an outfield post. McVey was w:“en by the playing bug nea he end of last season when he ws pressed into service one evening to fill out a short-handed Elks team Another player signed up is Gor- don Ferguson, who also took part in one game here near the end of las cason. Ferguson, an infielder, has high school experience and one sea- son with the Washington State Col- ege Freshman team behind him. Rounding out the lict of four play- ers signed up to date are Ray Carl- on and Roy Fisher, both recent ar- rivals in Juneau. Carlson, a rangy young outfielder, performed las vear in the uniform of the Crown Hill Athletic Club in the Seattle Community League, Fisher has ex- perience both at first base and o he pitcher’s slab. He was former in the Eastern Washington Base- hall League, playing with Medical Lake and with the Walla Walla Bears. With all three league teams still 1| <hort-handeds there is yet a big| | need for more new ball players to| sign up. All will be given a team ranks last night and was given a|assignment and a fair trial of Uu'il‘ sound 10 round Leating by Na Kitfin of Philadelphia. Both fighters weighed in at 122 pounds. .o ‘Alaska” by Lester D. Henderson t| diamond prowess. New players are| s | requested to sign this week with the | league’s scorer, W. K. Clark, at| the office of the Daily Alaska Em- .!pire; and are advised to take ad- MUST BE HORSES and their chances which so Interests W. W. Howes, first assistant postmaster general at Bowie, Md, He attended northern opening at Bowie race track. vantage of the little time yet re- maining before the season opening by working out with the league squads each evening at Firemen's Park in Juneau or on the Douglas diamond League President William A. 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