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| _Sitka All Stars. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE.—JUNEAU, ALASKA OAI(S GO TO TOPSPOT IN P. (. LEAGUE By BILL BECKER It took the Coast League's most beaten pitcher to knoc® cisco out of the lead for time this season. Oakland's aging Jack Salveson, loser of 12 games, scattered 10 Seal hits last night and twirled the Oaks into the top spot with a 6-3 victory Morecver, Salveson, a righthand- er who started the season with Sacramento, chipped in a single in the Oak’s winning four-run ral- ly in the seventh. Big Jack Graham kept advancing toward Tony Lazzeri's PCL record of 60 by er as San Diego downed Portland, 9-4. the first Hollywood handed the Los An- geles Angels a 4-1 trimming on Pinky Woods’ five hit pitching. Frankie Hawkins singled home the winning run in the last of the ninth to give Sacramento a 4-3 decision over Seattle. It was RN Cecil’s 11th triumph. Joe hit a two-runi homer. STANDING OF CLUBS National League an Pran- | bashinz out his 39th hom- |* BlA(KWEll COMES BACK .INTO FORM Seven Hifs — Many Players Injured By JACK HAND Ewell Blackwell's return to his 1947 form is the worst news National League hitters have heard since opening day. The lean Cincinnati ace showed |his old time zip yesterday in strik- |ing out 13 Chic swingers while king the Cubs with seven hits, It was his first complete game since the opener reds, four games under .500, rate as contenders this time. But their “nuisance value” to the rest of the clucs will be en- League's All-Star second was injured in Bro: Braves were snappi: six-game win string, 7-4. Stanky suffered a sprained @ e in a col- lision with third baseman Bruce Ed- wards who got baseman lyn while his the Dodgers’ off lightly with a| loaded, caught on with an spiked right shin jeasy three base hit deep into right | Fittsburgh kept pace with the(field and brought in two runs to put Braves, remaining 2': games back |the oldtimers out in front. Grummett | in second place, by dumping St.|made second on the hit and retused | Louis 6-4. to try for third. He said hed try| | Injuries also hit the American |if allowed to walk to third, but run-| |League where pitcher Early Winn|ning was out. When the last man - |of Washingtcn and third baseman !went down, the old-timers had sur- George Kell of Detroit, an All-Star |prised the crowd, the Teen-Agers {team regular, were sidelined by|and themselves. . . . they were lead- |spramned ankles. 4. The Red Sox nicked Wynn for he last of the fifth Joe Wer- | -|two runs before he left and added who relieved Koski on the another pair off F: {for a 4-1 edge behind Parnell. Kell's injury, serious” Detroit’s game with St. Louis ‘the eighth inning. The Tigers were described as ‘mnot for 3| well on their way to a 12-2 romp at that time. Team: w L Pct. Beston 43 31 581 Pittsburgh 39 549 St. Louis 38 528 New York 35 .500 Philadelphia 36 3 480 Brooklyn 33 36 478 Cincinnati 3B 39 473 Chicago 30 43 411 American League Team: W L Cleveland 4 26 Philadelphia 46 30 New York 42 31 575 Bosten 37 33 52! Detreit 36 37 493 Washington 33 40' 452 St. Louis 26 44 371 Chicago 23 46 333 Pacific Coast League Team: W L Pet. Oakland 59 43 5 Ab San Francisco 56 42 San Diego 56 4 Los Angeles 55 45 J Seattle 48 47 505 Hollywood 45 53 450 Portland 39 57 .406 Sacramento 34 61 358 Channel League Team: W L Pct. sicose 9 2 818 Ilks 7 6 538 Legion 6 6 .500 DOUGIAE, ...t 2 10 167 e LEADERS IN B. B. Leaders 1In tune big leagues, thr.ugh games of yesterday, are as follows: American League Batting—Williams, Boston 394, Boudreau, Cleveland .368. Runs batted in—Williams, Beston 72; DiMaggio, New York 70. Home runs—Keltner, 20; Cleveland DiMaggio, New York 18. . Pitching—Fowler, Philadelplia 7- 1 .875. National League Batting—Musial, St. Louis Ashburn, Philadelphia .350. Runs batted in—Sauer, Cincinna- ti 64; Kiner Pittsburgh 63. Home runs—Sauer, Cincinnati 24; Kiner, Pittsburgh 23. Pitching—Poat, New York 8-1 .888. WESTERN LEAGUE Final scores of games played last night in the Western International League are as follows: Tacoma 10; Vancouver 8. Victoria 3; Bremerton 2. F Spokane 13; Yakima 7. Salem 7; Wenatchee 4. — BASEBALL PLAYOFF 10 BEGIN SUNDAY O. R. Cleveland, acting commis- sioner of baseball in Juneau, said today that the first two games of the 4th of July baseball series will be played at the ball park beginn- ing at 1:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The playoff was originally postponed due to games scheduled with teams from the cruiser Atlanta and the 411 Cleveland said that the teams will draw straws to determine games for the Sunday double header, and that the playoff will probably be the fol- lowing Sunday, July 18 I —l MRS. REYNOLDS LEAVES Mrs, Percy Reynolds and two daughters, Ruth and Rhoda, left by PAA Clipper yesterday enroute | .Cleyeland opend up a full R’Jmi’inigm in @ regularly scheduled game on Philadelphia by slugging the . SRS | hapless Chicago White Sox, 14-1,| i York took a fall out of the | SOAP Box IRIA[S i 6-5. | Henrich’s grand slam | | homer helped the Yanks end a four-| oN H'll IONIGHI | game losing streak by beating the 1A's 6-5. - e | HTFR DIES | FROM [NJURIES .. July 9.—(P— STOCKTON, Calif., from the ring unconscious. MOOSE AND DOUGLAS BASEBALL TONIGHT Afer last night’s heated and back wrenching five innings between the Teen-Agers and Oldtimers, the Moosze and Douglas will take the ball park starting at 6:30 o'clock tonight. With the Award series to be played Sunday, both teams should jce all out for lifting the batting averages, bringing the homer totals up, and putting the wood on for two and three basc hits. IPAA BRINGS IN ; FLIES OUT WITH 23 Twenty-three persons flew north and 23 others left here for Seattle yesterday on PAA Clippers. Arrivals were Steve Brojec, How- ard Darwin, Gerald Hill, Rae Harris Wiliiam Kerns, Mary Ehler, Frances Himpson, G. A. Doelker, George Jchnson, Phylliss McCormick, Val- encia Piol, John Anunciacion, Mar- cus Reeves, Clifton, Ruth, George and John Meyers, Sandy Alanzar, Arthur Torozu, Beverly Pack, Har- old Smead, Ella Grimes and Ebo Okiana. Leaving were Mary and Richard Peter, L. M. and Constance Fryk- man, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Wood and infant, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Baker and Bill, Mrs, Percy Reynolds, Ruth and Rhoda Reynolds, Tommie Mierzejewski, Michael and Gertrude Sprenze!, Dave Alexander, Rober Ellis, R. W. Kruse, Fred Weiraugh, Joyce Murphy, Isabel Davis and Rosa Logg. Mr. and Mrs. H. Hilscher arrived frcm Annette. HOSPITAL NOTES Benham A. Barnett of Haines was admitted to St. Ann’s Hospital yes- to Monyoe, Wash., to visit friends and relatives for several months. terday for medical attention. Ser- gius Sheakley was discharged. Blanks Chicago Cubs with hanced by the return of a solid| Blackwell Eddie Stank; the Nationai rest Thompson | meund, was unable to get the pitches Lefty Mel i him to retire from in A 124-pcund Filipino boxer knowa here cnly as “Little Joe,” died to- ‘duy frem ived ir a main event iizht with Roy Hiza, . 118, on Honolulu. “Little Ji went down three times in the 8th round last night The third time he was carried OLDTIMERS LOSE IN PHOTO FINISH GAME LAST NIGHT ITeen Ager; Pull from Be-| hind in Last Frame for 6-5 Win Tension pripped the ball park last | night the Juneau baseball im- mortals (those who run to first and declare a rest period before attempt inz second) took the field against | the bristling and waiting Teen-A, Before the game got underway th: ldsters attempted to modify severa: as { rules but met with little favorabie | response. ! Pirst, Stan Grummett proposed that if an oldtime batter took two healthy strikes, he should automati- cally be given first. Reason behind | this was that he would be ulmb.n' to swing the bat on the third strike. { 1t was also sought to have the ul(l-l timers run the bases in wrelays, | should a man get on first. That too was vetoed The five inning game got under- lway with the Teen-Agers rapping Koski for three hits and two runs The oldtimers took the plate and were retired three up and three dewn. Again in the third and fourth, | the Ten-Agers brought in a run and) were leading 4-0 when the fifth inn- ing got underway It was in the top of the fifth thatl the slow moving warriors opened |up and appeared to have the game on ice. Sluggers like Red Shaw, Fred Henning, Molly MacSpadden and Jim Orme caught on for singles to cut the Teen-Age lead down to one run Stan Grummett came up with the sacks down and walked in the winning runs, giving the Teen-Age a 6-5 win. Old Time lineup--Koski, p; Cough- {lin, ¢c; MacSpadden, lb; Henning, 2b; Werner, 3b 3 J. Or > {1f; Red Shaw, cf; Ed Krause, rf. The Mcose and Douglas are set | for the ball park at 6:30 o'clock to- | All toys entering the Soap Box Lerby races are urged to take their Tcars to the 12th Street Hm for last minute trial runs tonight at 7:30 ocl ur}. Jon Skuse, head <f the coap com- mittee, reported a large turnout of 12 boys at the trials held Wednes- day and added that many of the cars approacited race day condi- «on. However, tkuse said, theres <till a great deal to be done and au should be in there pitching 1ight up to the starting gun if the are’ goinz to be in their best serating form for the July 18 race. Particular attention is brought to the fact that prizes are offered for the Lest designed car, the best up- Folstered and the best steering ana brake designs. FIFTY-FOUR ARRIVE BY ALASKA COASTAL Fiftjy-four persons arrived and thirty left with Alaska Coastal ilights yesterday as follo From Taku Lodge: Mrs. Reischl and D. Blanchard. R. A, From Ketchikan: Mr. and Mrs. Gouroff. From Sitka: Ione Olson, Ethel Baker, G. Thortson, J. Sullivan, O. Granell and wife, C. Diez, L. L. Frank, L. Frank, G. Harrison, E. Larson, and A. Stepetin. From Tenakee: A. Hicks, From Hoonah: Robert Norton. From Pelican: George Ostorne. From Superior Packing: Robert Ellis. From Skagway: Doris Boyd, J. E. Heidelburger and Jessie Rathbum. From Haines: J. Hoffman and R. C. Manuell. To Skagway: H. Rowland and R. Smelling. To Haines: Mr. and Mrs. W. Klaney. To Excursion Inlet: F. Willard, wife and son and Ed Alegaya. To Hoonah: Willlam Dick, J. Jackson, Mrs. Welsh and Jack Templin. To. Tenakee: B. Hicks. To Tulsequah: J. J. Kerr and J. Williams. To Gustavus: M. Chase and wife. To Sitka: S. W. Smith, Mrs. D. Green, John Grinnell, O. W. Grin- rell, J. Sullivan. To Pelican: N. Albright, D. Milnes, Mike Goodman and J. Chapman. To Wrangell: Chuck Forward. To Ketchikan: J. McKinley and D. Blackwell. To Hood Bay: J. O, Leab, ——— e PRINCE RUPERT VISITOR Mrs. Jarvis H. 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