Portland Buys Salem players
PORTLAND, Sept. 8 — Three members of the Salem Senators of the Western International Baseball League have been bought by the parent Portland Beaver Club of the Pacific Coast League and six others on option have been recalled.
George Emigh, business manager for the Senators, said catcher Bill Beard, outfielder Eddie Barr and shortstop Bud Peterson were purchased and will report to the Beaver Club tomorrow.
WI League Attendance Just Short of Million
TACOMA, Sept. 9 —President Robert B. Abel of the Western International baseball league, reported Tuesday that paid attendance fell just short of the 1,000,000 mark this year.
He said the eight teams drew 981,083 patrons, compared to some 800,000 last year. Spokane led with 270,752, more than double second place Victoria's 130,332. Vancouver, B. C., drew 117,098 and Tacoma was fourth with 113,783.
Other attendance figures were Salem 102,889; Yakima 87,237: Bremerton 86,496 and Wenatchee 72,496.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
W.I. All Star Team Chosen
TACOMA, Sept. 7 —Spokane's second-place Indians landed four positions to dominate the Western International league all-star team picked by official scorers and announced here by Robert B. Abel, president of the circuit.
Tribe players named were pitcher Bob Costello, Shortstop Buddy Hicks, Third Baseman Bob Morgan and First Baseman Herb Gorman, the latter sharing honorary occupancy of the initial sack with Victoria's Jack Harshman when they wound up tied in the balloting.
Tacoma's Earl Kuper, the league's leading hitter, gained the catching berth, Art Lilly of Yakima was picked at second base; Frank Mullens of Vancouver, Ed Murphy of Bremerton and Bill White of Victoria were the outfield selections; and Wandell Mosser of Salem was chosen as the team's left-handed pitcher.
Bob Hedington and Glen Stetter of Tacoma were named utility infielder and outfielder, respectively, while Jack Wilson of Salem was the scorers' pick for the managerial post.
Costello's selection was the nearest thing to an unanimous choice, the big Spokane right-hander receiving seven out of eight votes, while Kuper and Mossor were the next most popular picks, each getting six votes.
Tribe players named were pitcher Bob Costello, Shortstop Buddy Hicks, Third Baseman Bob Morgan and First Baseman Herb Gorman, the latter sharing honorary occupancy of the initial sack with Victoria's Jack Harshman when they wound up tied in the balloting.
Tacoma's Earl Kuper, the league's leading hitter, gained the catching berth, Art Lilly of Yakima was picked at second base; Frank Mullens of Vancouver, Ed Murphy of Bremerton and Bill White of Victoria were the outfield selections; and Wandell Mosser of Salem was chosen as the team's left-handed pitcher.
Bob Hedington and Glen Stetter of Tacoma were named utility infielder and outfielder, respectively, while Jack Wilson of Salem was the scorers' pick for the managerial post.
Costello's selection was the nearest thing to an unanimous choice, the big Spokane right-hander receiving seven out of eight votes, while Kuper and Mossor were the next most popular picks, each getting six votes.
Final Standings and Stats for 1947
WESTERN INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct. GB
Vancouver .. 86 66 .566 --
Spokane .... 87 67 .565 --
Bremerton .. 86 68 .558 1
Salem ...... 80 68 .541 4
Victoria ... 80 72 .526 6
Tacoma ..... 72 81 .471 14½
Wenatchee .. 59 92 .391 26½
Yakima ..... 59 95 .383 28
INDIVIDUAL BATTING
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB RBI Ave.
Kuper, Tac. 114 378 83 143 28 14 9 2 96 .389
Mastro, Vic. 119 446 116 168 35 8 17 24 103 .377
Mead, Van. 150 572 118 202 33 4 25 10 133 .353
Williams, Wen. 150 555 130 196 46 8 19 15 116 .353
Gorman, Spo. 145 574 112 202 45 7 12 6 139 .352
Stetter, Tac. 117 446 82 156 40 4 5 2 78 .350
Hooper, Vic. 135 491 119 171 27 12 15 19 84 .348
Carpenter, Van. 41 138 37 48 12 1 3 5 39 .348
Garaghty, Spo. 31 92 24 32 2 2 0 1 13 .348
Hedington, Tac. 145 584 114 198 39 16 14 4 115 .339
Clift, Yak. 72 169 54 57 14 1 7 4 36 .337
Phillips, Spo. 84 301 53 101 19 5 11 10 63 .336
Hicks, Spo. 146 574 114 192 29 13 5 6 101 .334
Mohr, Van. 147 642 139 211 25 6 7 38 63 .333
Brenner, Van. 82 229 33 76 14 0 12 0 49 .332
Constantino, Yak. 54 155 22 51 4 1 2 1 23 .329
Goldsberry, Yak. 117 439 99 144 33 7 6 15 97 .328
Mullens, Van. 146 572 124 186 23 5 33 37 135 .325
Kubiak, Sal. 144 536 98 174 19 4 1 23 80 .325
Tedeschi, Tac. 148 591 133 191 25 16 14 24 79 .323
Barr, Wen.-Sal. 129 460 95 148 27 9 11 19 103 .322
Beard, Sal. 132 433 66 139 20 6 5 8 87 .321
Beringhele, Yak. 79 298 50 95 13 3 0 4 51 .319
Clough, Tac. 58 151 29 48 11 1 6 0 26 .318
Wilson, Sal. 23 22 2 7 2 0 0 0 5 .318
Kramer, Spo. 21 60 4 19 4 0 0 0 9 .317
Wasley, Wen. 137 544 59 170 38 6 9 11 105 .313
Greco, Tac. 133 447 73 140 25 6 21 0 102 .313
White, Vic. 151 666 112 207 47 6 18 7 118 .312
Murphy, Bre. 154 590 105 184 30 5 15 51 109 .312
Dalrymple, Wen. 77 242 42 75 11 1 5 1 44 .310
B. Jensen, Vic. 151 580 101 178 38 15 11 10 129 .307
Maul, Brem. 148 564 99 173 27 11 10 9 84 .307
Harshman, Vic. 152 484 134 179 31 10 36 16 142 .306
Ahearn, Bre. 39 72 13 22 2 2 1 0 12 .306
Moore, Yak.-Sal. 138 479 83 146 29 5 9 3 81 .305
Andrade, Wen. 121 446 80 136 30 5 14 10 91 .305
Greenhalgh, Wen. 108 433 101 32 27 9 8 19 53 .305
Hjelmaa, Van. 140 564 107 174 26 5 5 8 75 .303
Volpi, Bre. 120 393 48 118 11 2 6 1 75 .300
L. Tran, Van. 147 531 91 157 33 5 7 18 87 .296
Donnan, Spo. 123 470 75 138 27 9 8 2 69 .294
Paton, Tac. 113 417 67 122 17 3 10 1 72 .293
Miller, Tac. 119 493 84 144 20 3 4 7 52 .292
Donovan, Tac. 115 408 64 119 22 5 11 8 53 .292
Morgan, Spo. 149 535 116 155 32 18 6 16 100 .290
Peterson, Yak. 142 492 80 142 21 2 3 6 79 .289
Gilson, Tac. 44 52 11 15 2 1 0 0 5 .288
Rose, Wen. 26 49 8 14 7 0 1 0 6 .286
Simon, Yak. 66 144 33 41 7 1 0 1 22 .285
Estes, Van.-Wen. 139 545 96 155 26 3 9 7 82 .284
Frost, Wen. 56 92 19 26 7 0 4 0 20 .283
Stumpf, Van. 117 380 31 107 10 2 5 1 59 .282
Harris, Yak. 126 424 89 119 25 2 13 7 77 .281
Bushong, Bre. 149 564 102 157 16 2 0 8 46 .278
Estrada, Van.-Br. 111 431 60 120 16 2 3 7 48 .278
Hall, Van. 36 83 13 23 8 3 2 0 21 .277
Nunes, Sal. 141 544 96 149 ? ? 6 12 68 .275
McCormack, Spo. 119 399 70 110 22 7 2 2 75 .276
Schmees, Spo. 138 532 109 147 27 26 20 6 109 .276
C. Peterson, Sal. 134 528 85 145 18 14 5 24 53 .275
Patterson, Vic. 146 525 122 144 27 16 20 6 109 .274
Krug, Sal. 133 452 78 124 26 8 1 15 54 .274
Barisoff, Bre. 145 524 80 143 24 13 9 8 103 .273
Reese, Bre.-Van. 133 454 84 121 18 5 8 25 76 .273
Anske, Vic. 49 150 22 44 5 2 0 1 16 .273
Matson, Bre. 30 110 24 30 6 0 2 1 10 .273
DeVaurs, Bre. 136 545 80 146 24 9 4 22 63 .268
Miller, Spo. 28 30 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 .267
Cavalli, Vic. 130 492 69 130 27 7 20 8 96 .264
Phillips, Yak. 137 473 67 125 24 3 12 5 94 .264
Rhyne, Wen. 98 262 46 69 13 6 1 4 30 .263
Robertson, Van. 21 38 7 10 2 0 2 0 5 .263
Lilly, Yak. 156 591 141 155 31 6 8 23 76 .262
Haskell, Wen. 148 568 103 149 26 5 10 24 81 .262
Gedzius, Bre. 153 508 90 133 21 1 6 4 77 .262
Spaeter, Sal. 133 513 84 134 21 6 1 8 43 .261
Sullivan, Bre. 24 69 6 18 5 0 0 1 7 .261
Forsythe, Spo. 24 27 3 7 0 0 1 0 6 .259
Fortier, Van. 26 35 9 9 2 0 0 0 2 .257
Zinn, Wen. 73 254 41 65 8 2 9 9 36 .256
Clifford, Tac. 73 224 17 57 10 1 1 2 25 .254
Sinovic, Sal. 79 177 21 45 4 5 4 0 27 .254
Robinson, Yak. 112 425 75 107 20 2 12 4 77 .252
Righetti, Vic. 141 487 66 122 21 4 10 1 81 .252
Winter, Wen. 131 452 71 113 22 6 11 18 77 .250
Latino, Spo. 34 60 9 15 0 0 2 0 9 .250
Norbert, Vic. 39 52 13 13 2 1 2 2 8 .250
R. Jensen, Vic. 22 24 0 6 0 0 0 0 4 .250
Bufflap, Spo. 108 355 66 88 13 1 0 1 52 .248
Wallenstein, Yak. 64 117 20 29 2 0 1 7 14 .248
Lowman, Bre. 58 158 22 39 9 0 5 1 28 .247
Anderson, Van.-Sa. 32 65 10 16 6 1 1 0 10 .246
Bartolomei,Sa.-T. 127 428 73 104 25 3 10 5 71 .243
Tinsley, Tac. 17 33 3 8 1 0 0 0 4 .242
Mohler, Sal. 12 29 5 7 0 0 0 0 2 .241
Barnes, Yak. 122 473 93 112 11 6 2 15 38 .237
Ronning, Brem. 82 270 34 64 14 4 2 3 41 .237
Gunnarson, Sa.-Va. 35 102 15 24 3 1 0 2 6 .235
G. Peterson, Sal. 13 17 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 .235
Morgan, Tac. 31 65 9 15 3 0 1 0 3 .231
O'Neill, Spo. 63 197 24 4 8 0 0 2 22 .228
Chetkovich, Tac. 40 79 12 18 0 0 1 0 8 .228
Dunn, Spo. 47 184 32 41 11 1 0 0 14 .223
Snyder, Van. 41 90 6 20 3 0 0 0 5 .222
Samson, Spo. 35 81 14 18 1 0 1 0 13 .222
Hedgecock, Van. 41 101 14 22 3 0 3 0 11 .218
Romple, Yak. 33 51 6 11 2 0 0 0 7 .216
McCollum, Wen. 37 81 12 17 1 0 2 0 10 .210
Jonas, Van. 29 74 11 15 2 1 2 0 12 .203
Woop, Vic. 26 50 7 10 3 1 0 0 6 .200
Ward, Yak. 26 50 7 10 3 1 0 0 6 .200
Stephens, Van. 11 43 10 8 0 0 0 0 3 .178
(note - Nunes figures not all available; Woop and Ward have same stats through the newspaper source)
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING
G W L Pct. IP H R BB SO HB WP
Forsythe, Spo. 21 5 1 .833 57 70 43 20 28 0 1
Lazor, Sal. 30 16 6 .727 203 219 119 87 81 6 7
Sullivan, Bre. 22 13 5 .722 178 164 70 50 97 9 4
Gunnarson, Sa.-Va. 30 16 7 .696 226 274 146 88 105 4 1
Hall, Van. 31 15 7 .682 235 235 154 173 216 10 8
Werbowski, Spo. 30 17 8 .682 203 219 130 83 110 3 4
Costello, Spo. 34 21 10 .677 251 265 154 129 202 3 6
Hedgecock, Van. 38 21 10 .677 236 242 132 117 161 5 2
Lowman, Bre. 30 16 8 .667 213 212 93 68 98 5 0
R. Jensen, Vic. 14 4 2 .667 48 57 51 49 48 0 3
Mossor, Sal. 31 18 10 .643 230 198 108 128 216 1 5
Marshall, Bre. 39 16 9 .640 199 186 119 141 159 4 6
Walden, Tac. 35 19 11 .633 260 271 133 109 115 1 6
Wyatt, Sal. 38 17 10 .630 262 250 136 114 153 7 18
Romple, Yak. 32 8 5 .615 131 152 100 97 95 2 12
Saltzman, Van. 5 3 2 .600 35 38 21 21 20 1 4
Blankenship, Vic. 46 13 10 .565 205 216 123 97 126 2 6
Samson, Spo. 29 13 10 .565 186 192 111 114 105 5 10
Mitchell, Vic. 31 15 12 .556 197 195 117 124 105 5 10
Ahearn, Bre. 35 11 9 .550 175 207 116 86 90 4 7
Cordell, Yak. 23 11 9 .550 140 149 85 75 105 3 8
Vivalda, Wen. 40 17 14 .548 252 306 185 107 115 5 4
Kasparovitch, Vic. 35 14 12 .538 232 227 111 92 107 5 5
Robertson, Van. 19 7 6 .538 91 117 76 43 57 3 7
Snyder, Van. 41 16 14 .533 247 293 147 84 160 1 3
Latino, Spo. 33 10 9 .526 165 196 119 82 33 5 4
Woop, Vic. 40 16 15 .516 265 255 154 181 252 5 14
McCollum, Wen. 35 13 13 .500 207 243 146 84 165 3 4
Johnston, Bre. 31 11 11 .500 201 220 116 86 74 4 1
Chetkovich, Tac. 36 12 12 .500 192 219 148 111 76 3 1
Jonas, Van. 11 4 4 .500 58 75 45 36 26 2 0
Kittle, Bre. 35 13 15 .481 216 192 84 69 130 7 8
Morgan, Tac. 21 11 12 .478 174 209 130 77 55 10 1
Kramer, Spo. 20 7 8 .467 150 199 94 49 77 2 0
Gilson, Tac. 37 8 10 .444 153 200 116 67 44 3 3
Frost, Wen. 35 7 10 .438 151 205 143 115 73 4 2
Anderson, Va.-Sa. 38 10 13 .435 176 185 129 131 114 2 10
Simon, Yak. 40 9 12 .429 141 144 107 127 111 2 9
Spitzer, Spo. 31 6 8 .429 141 144 107 127 111 2 9
Condon, Wen. 34 7 10 .412 151 221 138 53 38 8 3
Greco, Tac. 12 3 4 .429 53 54 40 43 44 1 4
Prior, Vic. 11 2 4 .400 42 39 37 48 20 1 5
Wallerstein, Yak. 48 7 11 .389 172 255 175 128 131 3 10
Strait, Yak. 32 7 11 .389 143 214 132 98 68 2 8
Brysch, Yak. 37 5 8 .385 121 180 121 80 50 4 8
Nowels, Yak. 34 8 13 .381 152 199 160 127 81 8 14
Greenlaw, Tac. 43 7 12 .368 177 234 146 81 130 5 6
Miller, Spo. 29 4 7 .364 99 109 79 82 65 4 1
Cronin, Wen. 18 4 7 .364 104 140 79 29 67 3 1
Arnold, Vic. 21 4 7 .364 74 91 69 41 60 3 3
T. Rose, Wen. 26 5 10 .333 119 109 109 138 92 5 10
Sporer, Sal. 31 5 10 .333 96 89 71 79 59 8 3
Bryant, Van. 25 4 8 .333 165 141 79 37 52 3 1
Day, Wen. 11 2 4 .333 55 75 42 27 22 1 0
Tinsley, Van. 17 3 7 .300 87 96 69 56 37 3 3
G. Peterson, Sal. 12 2 5 .286 41 69 62 35 19 0 1
Sinovic, Sal. 30 5 13 .278 133 166 97 70 81 3 6
Ward, Yak. 25 4 13 .235 134 174 125 89 72 7 11
Osborne, Wen. 29 3 15 .167 127 178 119 59 68 2 5
Waltho, Wen. 7 0 2 .000 20 32 27 17 7 1 0
Dierick, Sal. 2 0 2 .000 9 10 5 10 10 0 0
B. Barisoff, Bre. 2 0 2 .000 9 15 10 6 1 0 0
Conovor, Bre. 1 0 1 .000 7 6 5 7 8 0 0
(note - Simon and Spitzer have same stats through newspaper source)
W L Pct. GB
Vancouver .. 86 66 .566 --
Spokane .... 87 67 .565 --
Bremerton .. 86 68 .558 1
Salem ...... 80 68 .541 4
Victoria ... 80 72 .526 6
Tacoma ..... 72 81 .471 14½
Wenatchee .. 59 92 .391 26½
Yakima ..... 59 95 .383 28
INDIVIDUAL BATTING
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB RBI Ave.
Kuper, Tac. 114 378 83 143 28 14 9 2 96 .389
Mastro, Vic. 119 446 116 168 35 8 17 24 103 .377
Mead, Van. 150 572 118 202 33 4 25 10 133 .353
Williams, Wen. 150 555 130 196 46 8 19 15 116 .353
Gorman, Spo. 145 574 112 202 45 7 12 6 139 .352
Stetter, Tac. 117 446 82 156 40 4 5 2 78 .350
Hooper, Vic. 135 491 119 171 27 12 15 19 84 .348
Carpenter, Van. 41 138 37 48 12 1 3 5 39 .348
Garaghty, Spo. 31 92 24 32 2 2 0 1 13 .348
Hedington, Tac. 145 584 114 198 39 16 14 4 115 .339
Clift, Yak. 72 169 54 57 14 1 7 4 36 .337
Phillips, Spo. 84 301 53 101 19 5 11 10 63 .336
Hicks, Spo. 146 574 114 192 29 13 5 6 101 .334
Mohr, Van. 147 642 139 211 25 6 7 38 63 .333
Brenner, Van. 82 229 33 76 14 0 12 0 49 .332
Constantino, Yak. 54 155 22 51 4 1 2 1 23 .329
Goldsberry, Yak. 117 439 99 144 33 7 6 15 97 .328
Mullens, Van. 146 572 124 186 23 5 33 37 135 .325
Kubiak, Sal. 144 536 98 174 19 4 1 23 80 .325
Tedeschi, Tac. 148 591 133 191 25 16 14 24 79 .323
Barr, Wen.-Sal. 129 460 95 148 27 9 11 19 103 .322
Beard, Sal. 132 433 66 139 20 6 5 8 87 .321
Beringhele, Yak. 79 298 50 95 13 3 0 4 51 .319
Clough, Tac. 58 151 29 48 11 1 6 0 26 .318
Wilson, Sal. 23 22 2 7 2 0 0 0 5 .318
Kramer, Spo. 21 60 4 19 4 0 0 0 9 .317
Wasley, Wen. 137 544 59 170 38 6 9 11 105 .313
Greco, Tac. 133 447 73 140 25 6 21 0 102 .313
White, Vic. 151 666 112 207 47 6 18 7 118 .312
Murphy, Bre. 154 590 105 184 30 5 15 51 109 .312
Dalrymple, Wen. 77 242 42 75 11 1 5 1 44 .310
B. Jensen, Vic. 151 580 101 178 38 15 11 10 129 .307
Maul, Brem. 148 564 99 173 27 11 10 9 84 .307
Harshman, Vic. 152 484 134 179 31 10 36 16 142 .306
Ahearn, Bre. 39 72 13 22 2 2 1 0 12 .306
Moore, Yak.-Sal. 138 479 83 146 29 5 9 3 81 .305
Andrade, Wen. 121 446 80 136 30 5 14 10 91 .305
Greenhalgh, Wen. 108 433 101 32 27 9 8 19 53 .305
Hjelmaa, Van. 140 564 107 174 26 5 5 8 75 .303
Volpi, Bre. 120 393 48 118 11 2 6 1 75 .300
L. Tran, Van. 147 531 91 157 33 5 7 18 87 .296
Donnan, Spo. 123 470 75 138 27 9 8 2 69 .294
Paton, Tac. 113 417 67 122 17 3 10 1 72 .293
Miller, Tac. 119 493 84 144 20 3 4 7 52 .292
Donovan, Tac. 115 408 64 119 22 5 11 8 53 .292
Morgan, Spo. 149 535 116 155 32 18 6 16 100 .290
Peterson, Yak. 142 492 80 142 21 2 3 6 79 .289
Gilson, Tac. 44 52 11 15 2 1 0 0 5 .288
Rose, Wen. 26 49 8 14 7 0 1 0 6 .286
Simon, Yak. 66 144 33 41 7 1 0 1 22 .285
Estes, Van.-Wen. 139 545 96 155 26 3 9 7 82 .284
Frost, Wen. 56 92 19 26 7 0 4 0 20 .283
Stumpf, Van. 117 380 31 107 10 2 5 1 59 .282
Harris, Yak. 126 424 89 119 25 2 13 7 77 .281
Bushong, Bre. 149 564 102 157 16 2 0 8 46 .278
Estrada, Van.-Br. 111 431 60 120 16 2 3 7 48 .278
Hall, Van. 36 83 13 23 8 3 2 0 21 .277
Nunes, Sal. 141 544 96 149 ? ? 6 12 68 .275
McCormack, Spo. 119 399 70 110 22 7 2 2 75 .276
Schmees, Spo. 138 532 109 147 27 26 20 6 109 .276
C. Peterson, Sal. 134 528 85 145 18 14 5 24 53 .275
Patterson, Vic. 146 525 122 144 27 16 20 6 109 .274
Krug, Sal. 133 452 78 124 26 8 1 15 54 .274
Barisoff, Bre. 145 524 80 143 24 13 9 8 103 .273
Reese, Bre.-Van. 133 454 84 121 18 5 8 25 76 .273
Anske, Vic. 49 150 22 44 5 2 0 1 16 .273
Matson, Bre. 30 110 24 30 6 0 2 1 10 .273
DeVaurs, Bre. 136 545 80 146 24 9 4 22 63 .268
Miller, Spo. 28 30 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 .267
Cavalli, Vic. 130 492 69 130 27 7 20 8 96 .264
Phillips, Yak. 137 473 67 125 24 3 12 5 94 .264
Rhyne, Wen. 98 262 46 69 13 6 1 4 30 .263
Robertson, Van. 21 38 7 10 2 0 2 0 5 .263
Lilly, Yak. 156 591 141 155 31 6 8 23 76 .262
Haskell, Wen. 148 568 103 149 26 5 10 24 81 .262
Gedzius, Bre. 153 508 90 133 21 1 6 4 77 .262
Spaeter, Sal. 133 513 84 134 21 6 1 8 43 .261
Sullivan, Bre. 24 69 6 18 5 0 0 1 7 .261
Forsythe, Spo. 24 27 3 7 0 0 1 0 6 .259
Fortier, Van. 26 35 9 9 2 0 0 0 2 .257
Zinn, Wen. 73 254 41 65 8 2 9 9 36 .256
Clifford, Tac. 73 224 17 57 10 1 1 2 25 .254
Sinovic, Sal. 79 177 21 45 4 5 4 0 27 .254
Robinson, Yak. 112 425 75 107 20 2 12 4 77 .252
Righetti, Vic. 141 487 66 122 21 4 10 1 81 .252
Winter, Wen. 131 452 71 113 22 6 11 18 77 .250
Latino, Spo. 34 60 9 15 0 0 2 0 9 .250
Norbert, Vic. 39 52 13 13 2 1 2 2 8 .250
R. Jensen, Vic. 22 24 0 6 0 0 0 0 4 .250
Bufflap, Spo. 108 355 66 88 13 1 0 1 52 .248
Wallenstein, Yak. 64 117 20 29 2 0 1 7 14 .248
Lowman, Bre. 58 158 22 39 9 0 5 1 28 .247
Anderson, Van.-Sa. 32 65 10 16 6 1 1 0 10 .246
Bartolomei,Sa.-T. 127 428 73 104 25 3 10 5 71 .243
Tinsley, Tac. 17 33 3 8 1 0 0 0 4 .242
Mohler, Sal. 12 29 5 7 0 0 0 0 2 .241
Barnes, Yak. 122 473 93 112 11 6 2 15 38 .237
Ronning, Brem. 82 270 34 64 14 4 2 3 41 .237
Gunnarson, Sa.-Va. 35 102 15 24 3 1 0 2 6 .235
G. Peterson, Sal. 13 17 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 .235
Morgan, Tac. 31 65 9 15 3 0 1 0 3 .231
O'Neill, Spo. 63 197 24 4 8 0 0 2 22 .228
Chetkovich, Tac. 40 79 12 18 0 0 1 0 8 .228
Dunn, Spo. 47 184 32 41 11 1 0 0 14 .223
Snyder, Van. 41 90 6 20 3 0 0 0 5 .222
Samson, Spo. 35 81 14 18 1 0 1 0 13 .222
Hedgecock, Van. 41 101 14 22 3 0 3 0 11 .218
Romple, Yak. 33 51 6 11 2 0 0 0 7 .216
McCollum, Wen. 37 81 12 17 1 0 2 0 10 .210
Jonas, Van. 29 74 11 15 2 1 2 0 12 .203
Woop, Vic. 26 50 7 10 3 1 0 0 6 .200
Ward, Yak. 26 50 7 10 3 1 0 0 6 .200
Stephens, Van. 11 43 10 8 0 0 0 0 3 .178
(note - Nunes figures not all available; Woop and Ward have same stats through the newspaper source)
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING
G W L Pct. IP H R BB SO HB WP
Forsythe, Spo. 21 5 1 .833 57 70 43 20 28 0 1
Lazor, Sal. 30 16 6 .727 203 219 119 87 81 6 7
Sullivan, Bre. 22 13 5 .722 178 164 70 50 97 9 4
Gunnarson, Sa.-Va. 30 16 7 .696 226 274 146 88 105 4 1
Hall, Van. 31 15 7 .682 235 235 154 173 216 10 8
Werbowski, Spo. 30 17 8 .682 203 219 130 83 110 3 4
Costello, Spo. 34 21 10 .677 251 265 154 129 202 3 6
Hedgecock, Van. 38 21 10 .677 236 242 132 117 161 5 2
Lowman, Bre. 30 16 8 .667 213 212 93 68 98 5 0
R. Jensen, Vic. 14 4 2 .667 48 57 51 49 48 0 3
Mossor, Sal. 31 18 10 .643 230 198 108 128 216 1 5
Marshall, Bre. 39 16 9 .640 199 186 119 141 159 4 6
Walden, Tac. 35 19 11 .633 260 271 133 109 115 1 6
Wyatt, Sal. 38 17 10 .630 262 250 136 114 153 7 18
Romple, Yak. 32 8 5 .615 131 152 100 97 95 2 12
Saltzman, Van. 5 3 2 .600 35 38 21 21 20 1 4
Blankenship, Vic. 46 13 10 .565 205 216 123 97 126 2 6
Samson, Spo. 29 13 10 .565 186 192 111 114 105 5 10
Mitchell, Vic. 31 15 12 .556 197 195 117 124 105 5 10
Ahearn, Bre. 35 11 9 .550 175 207 116 86 90 4 7
Cordell, Yak. 23 11 9 .550 140 149 85 75 105 3 8
Vivalda, Wen. 40 17 14 .548 252 306 185 107 115 5 4
Kasparovitch, Vic. 35 14 12 .538 232 227 111 92 107 5 5
Robertson, Van. 19 7 6 .538 91 117 76 43 57 3 7
Snyder, Van. 41 16 14 .533 247 293 147 84 160 1 3
Latino, Spo. 33 10 9 .526 165 196 119 82 33 5 4
Woop, Vic. 40 16 15 .516 265 255 154 181 252 5 14
McCollum, Wen. 35 13 13 .500 207 243 146 84 165 3 4
Johnston, Bre. 31 11 11 .500 201 220 116 86 74 4 1
Chetkovich, Tac. 36 12 12 .500 192 219 148 111 76 3 1
Jonas, Van. 11 4 4 .500 58 75 45 36 26 2 0
Kittle, Bre. 35 13 15 .481 216 192 84 69 130 7 8
Morgan, Tac. 21 11 12 .478 174 209 130 77 55 10 1
Kramer, Spo. 20 7 8 .467 150 199 94 49 77 2 0
Gilson, Tac. 37 8 10 .444 153 200 116 67 44 3 3
Frost, Wen. 35 7 10 .438 151 205 143 115 73 4 2
Anderson, Va.-Sa. 38 10 13 .435 176 185 129 131 114 2 10
Simon, Yak. 40 9 12 .429 141 144 107 127 111 2 9
Spitzer, Spo. 31 6 8 .429 141 144 107 127 111 2 9
Condon, Wen. 34 7 10 .412 151 221 138 53 38 8 3
Greco, Tac. 12 3 4 .429 53 54 40 43 44 1 4
Prior, Vic. 11 2 4 .400 42 39 37 48 20 1 5
Wallerstein, Yak. 48 7 11 .389 172 255 175 128 131 3 10
Strait, Yak. 32 7 11 .389 143 214 132 98 68 2 8
Brysch, Yak. 37 5 8 .385 121 180 121 80 50 4 8
Nowels, Yak. 34 8 13 .381 152 199 160 127 81 8 14
Greenlaw, Tac. 43 7 12 .368 177 234 146 81 130 5 6
Miller, Spo. 29 4 7 .364 99 109 79 82 65 4 1
Cronin, Wen. 18 4 7 .364 104 140 79 29 67 3 1
Arnold, Vic. 21 4 7 .364 74 91 69 41 60 3 3
T. Rose, Wen. 26 5 10 .333 119 109 109 138 92 5 10
Sporer, Sal. 31 5 10 .333 96 89 71 79 59 8 3
Bryant, Van. 25 4 8 .333 165 141 79 37 52 3 1
Day, Wen. 11 2 4 .333 55 75 42 27 22 1 0
Tinsley, Van. 17 3 7 .300 87 96 69 56 37 3 3
G. Peterson, Sal. 12 2 5 .286 41 69 62 35 19 0 1
Sinovic, Sal. 30 5 13 .278 133 166 97 70 81 3 6
Ward, Yak. 25 4 13 .235 134 174 125 89 72 7 11
Osborne, Wen. 29 3 15 .167 127 178 119 59 68 2 5
Waltho, Wen. 7 0 2 .000 20 32 27 17 7 1 0
Dierick, Sal. 2 0 2 .000 9 10 5 10 10 0 0
B. Barisoff, Bre. 2 0 2 .000 9 15 10 6 1 0 0
Conovor, Bre. 1 0 1 .000 7 6 5 7 8 0 0
(note - Simon and Spitzer have same stats through newspaper source)
Sunday, September 7, 1947
YAKIMA - The Western International league champion Vancouver Capilanos dropped a doubleheader to the lowly Yakima Stars Sunday night, 9 to 5 and 6 to 2, to finish the campaign a mere one percentage point ahead of the second place Spokane Indians.
The Caps, by virtue of the twin loss, end the season witn a .566 percentage as compared with Spokane's .565.
Carl Gunnarson was chased by a seven-run splurge in the opener, while Keith Simon, the winning pitcher in the first game, smacked a bases-clearing triple in the fifth inning that eluded pitcher Pete Jonas, playing in right field.
(First game):
Vancouver ...... 011 030 0—5 10 1
Yakima ........... 011 007 x—8 13 1
Gunnarson, Bryant (6) and Stumpf; Simon, Romple (7) and Constantino.
(Second game):
Vancouver ........ 100 000 010—2 9 2
Yakima ............. 000 330 00x—6 6 1
Hall and Stumpf; Wallerstein and Phillips.
First game:
Tacoma ........... 001 300 052—11 14 3
Wenatchee ...... 120 010 360—13 19 2
Morgan, Greco (8), Greenlaw (8) and Clifford; Rose, Osborne (8) and Dalrymple.
Second game:
Tacoma ............ 231 120 0—9 11 1
Wenatchee ....... 400 000 0—4 7 1
Walden and Clifford; McCollum, Burd (5) and Dalrymple.
Bremerton at Salem (2), cancelled, rain.
Victoria and Spokane, idle.
The Caps, by virtue of the twin loss, end the season witn a .566 percentage as compared with Spokane's .565.
Carl Gunnarson was chased by a seven-run splurge in the opener, while Keith Simon, the winning pitcher in the first game, smacked a bases-clearing triple in the fifth inning that eluded pitcher Pete Jonas, playing in right field.
(First game):
Vancouver ...... 011 030 0—5 10 1
Yakima ........... 011 007 x—8 13 1
Gunnarson, Bryant (6) and Stumpf; Simon, Romple (7) and Constantino.
(Second game):
Vancouver ........ 100 000 010—2 9 2
Yakima ............. 000 330 00x—6 6 1
Hall and Stumpf; Wallerstein and Phillips.
First game:
Tacoma ........... 001 300 052—11 14 3
Wenatchee ...... 120 010 360—13 19 2
Morgan, Greco (8), Greenlaw (8) and Clifford; Rose, Osborne (8) and Dalrymple.
Second game:
Tacoma ............ 231 120 0—9 11 1
Wenatchee ....... 400 000 0—4 7 1
Walden and Clifford; McCollum, Burd (5) and Dalrymple.
Bremerton at Salem (2), cancelled, rain.
Victoria and Spokane, idle.
Saturday, September 6, 1947
Caps Clinch WI Pennant
YAKIMA, Sept. 6 — "By jingo, we're in!" came the words from Vancouver Capilanos general manager after looking at the calculations on his pad of paper.
The Capilanos, with a major assist from the weather, clinched the Western International league pennant tonight as rain cancelled out Spokane's last bid for the title.
The Indians, a full game and one percentage point behind the Caps their scheduled doubleheader at Victoria washed out while Vancouver's game with Yakima was with also cancelled because of rain.
In fact, all league action was halted by rain today.
The Caps and Stars will play twice Sunday but even a double loss by Vancouver would still give the Canadians a final percentage of .565 as compared with .565 for the Tribe.
However, the clinched wasn't all so assured for awhile today. Spokane management hoped to move today's rained-out double header with Victoria from the British Columbia capital to the Inland Empire city to be played tomorrow. League president Bob Abel gave his blessing. Brown wired a protest to Abel and every team in the WIL. "It's against baseball law," insisted the man who has been in the game for close to 45 years.
But Ruby Robert needn't have worried. For one thing, the players couldn't get plane reservations to arrive in Victoria on time. Even if they had, Victoria Athletics management has already paid its players and many are on their way home.
Regardless of the outcome of Sunday's games, which close out the season, the Indians are assured of second place, one percentage point ahead of the Bremerton Bluejackets. The Bluejackets end the campaign with a doubleheader at Salem.
VICTORIA, Sept. 6 - Victoria Athletics wound up their season tonight at the Douglas Hotel with management entertaining members of the Victoria and Spokane clubs.
J.V. Johnson, president of the team, presented Bill Wright with a wrist watch for his selection by the fans as the Athletics most popular player. Len Kasparovitch received a $50 cheque for his hitting prowess, the righthanded pitcher having socked a single off the scoreboard several weeks ago. Jack Harshman also came in for a presentation, receivinga $25 cheque and a trophy from a Victoria business firm for leading the club in home runs.
Umpire Frank Dehaney left the players in high good humour with a side-splitting take-off on Alan Strange and his difficulty in pacing the low-ceiling Bremerton dugout.
Most of the Victoria players will be on their way home before nightfall. Only Jack Harshman will see further action. The clouting first baseman will join the San Diego Padres immediately and finish out the season with the P.C.L. club.
Rainmaker Is Hero As Capilanos Clinch 1947 Willy Loop Pennant
Hectic Last Days Were Apt Climax To confusing But Amusing Season
By CLANCY LORANGER
News-Herald Sports Editor
[September 8, 1947]
YAKIMA.—And so, kiddies, our heroes drove off the big, bad Indians and lifted the mortgage on the W.I.L. pennant. The fingernail-biting finish of the race was a fitting climax to a season which had the so-called experts running around in circles, and the casual fan somewhat confused by it all. The latter, picking up his paper one day, would find the Caps in the midst of a robust rally that threatened to pinch them into first place any day. A week of so later the Brownies would be floundering in the second division, and having trouble with teams like Wenatchee.
The Vancouverites made two false starts in pursuit of the bunting before they finally did get settled down to the serious business of winning more than the next club.
After dropping the first four games of the season, Brenner and Co., getting fine pitching and some surprising hitting from rookies like Buddy Hjelmaa and Len Tran, set out on a nine-game victory streak that put ‘em right up there with the leaders.
ENTER BREMERTON
Then their pitching collapsed and after breaking even for the early part of May, they ran into their Bremerton nemesis. The Bluejackerts took there in a row at Vancouver, then contributed five straight losses at the Navy Yard city to an eight-game Vancouver losing streak.
A couple of deals got them straightened out early in June. Lefty Carl Gunnarson was picked up from Salem in a trade for Hunk Anderson and Pete Jonas was signed (for half the ball park, ‘twas said). That got the hurling corps in shape again, and our boys were away once more; they won 18 of the next 27 games.
Then the Caps went to Bremerton again—and lost seven straight. Victoria added two more losses, and the club hit the skids—but before the squad dropped completely out of the league bottom, a couple more deals were made—and these moves got the Brennermen on the victory road for keeps. Probably the smarted piece of business was the trade of Jimmy Estrada, who wasn’t doing us much good, for Bill Reese.
ADDITIONS HELPED
Bill Wright, who never did round into shape, was let go, and Reese took over at first base. Reese had long been known as a capable man at the gateway, but you have to watch him day by day to really appreciate him. Reese “made” the infield, and shortly thereafter another man arrived to do the same for the outfield, and to add a needed note of authority in the batting order.
He was Paul Carpenter, a |ball player’s ball player,” without whose light-footed antics in left field and timely swatting in the cleanup spot, the Caps couldn’t have reached the top.
Wish new vigor at the dish, a superior defense, and brilliant pitching from Jim Hedgecock, Bob Snyder and Bob Hall, aided and abetted by Carl Gunnarson and, occasionally, Sandy Robertson and Ron Bryant, Vancouver started their final drive on July 25 with a double triumph in Salem.
ONSLAUGHT STARTED
From there in, not even Bremerton was safe, as the winning streak piled up. A five-game string was topped by a nine-tilt victory whirl, and the boys bettered even that one with 12 triumphs in a row. The record at one stage was 23 wins against four losses, and you don’t stay in the second division with that kind play.
It was a pleasant and profitable season for a lot of Capilano individuals, especially, of course, Bill Brenner, whose scalp was being called for both privately and publicly before the last big uprising.
Bill had a good year as a player, too, despite a bad knee injury, and his presence in the lineup almost nightly the last few weeks contributed no little to his team’s success.
BOYS GOT ROLLING
And a number of fellows who had trouble getting started last year after stints in the armed forces, gents like Jim Hedgecock, Frank Mullens, Bob Snyder and Charley Mead hit their true strides this summer.
The happiest surprises of the season, of course, were the infield kids, Buddy Hjelmaa and Len Tran. Ticketed as spare infielders, the duo established themselves early as regulars and earned their spots all the way.
Of the others, Lee Mohr was inclined to be an individualist, but you can\t overlook his value as a lead-off man or his healthy batting average; and Bob Stumpf, though he hardly lived up to his billing as a big league prospect, made a competent understudy for Brenner.
All in all, it was an interesting, albeint nerve-wracking, season, and any time, you’re passing a rest home, why, drop in.
Spokes Lose Last Chance As Rain Kayoes Double Bill With Victoria
By CLANCY LORANGER
News-Herald Sports Editor
[September 8, 1947]
YAKIMA.—Vancouver Capilanos fought the battle in the Commercial Hotel lobby here Saturday night and emerged with the 1947 Western International League pennant.
Yakima, which has eight inches of rain yearly, came close to its quota Saturday, and washed out the Brownies’ scheduled game with this city’s Stars. And when the rainmaker, definitely on our side, did the same for the Spokane-Victoria doubleheader at the Bremerton-Salem game, the Caps backed into the Willy championship.
With the tension gone today, the Brownies went through the motions in their last two games in a carnival atmosphere that saw everybody, including Larry Manier, get into the act. Relief hurler Manier functioned at first base as the Caps won the first game, 9-5, and then bowed, 6-2 in the second. But nobody cared.
FIRST SINCE 1942
The championship, first for Vancouver since 1942, was actually their second in t[unreadable] years of play, for the WIL ceased operations during the period, 1943-45. It was the first, too, for Manager Bill Brenner, serving first full year as manager.
The 25-year-old backstop took over the club in the last month of the ’46 campaign, and had that time hitting the fastest pace in the league at the finish.
Saturday’s struggle, while it lasted, was the tougher on the winners than a game would have been. When they learned the contest here had been cancelled, they settled down (if you can pacing up and down settling down) to sweat it out.
Finally came word that the games in Victoria were off, and the boys breathed a little easier for even if the Caps had lost both Sunday games, they’d still have finished [ ] percentage points up on Spokane.
But Bremerton still had a mathematical chance of catching the Brownies, so the ads had to worry again. Finally, however, about 7 p.m., the message was flashed from Salem that their game had bowed to the weatherman, too. The Caps were in!
SPOKANE FOILED
At least, they were in for a few hours. Then Bob Abel, president of the W.I.., wired General Manager Bob Brown of the Caps that Spokane had proposed coming to the Inland Empire Sunday with Victoria and playing the games there.
Brown, who, a few hours before, had predicted that Spokane might try something like that, was furious. It was against baseball law, he said—a game starts on a certain day, and finishes on a certain day, regardless—and Abel had no right to even suggest going along with Spokane’s idea. Ruby Robert dispatched a hot telegram to Abel to that effect.
But once again fate—dear fate—stepped in and made things easier for us. Reg Patterson, business manager of the Victoria Athletics, announced that he was unable to get plane reservations to Spokane—and that was that. The Caps were in—definitely.
Victory Rally To Greet Brenner’s Boys Tonight
[Vancouver News-Herald, Sept. 8, 1947]
Hold onto those long-distance cheers for the Capilanos, baseball fans, because you’re going to be able to deliver them in person. Yep, Bill Brenner and almost all of his pennant-winners will be back in town tonight, and you’re invited to get in on the royal welcome which awaits them.
At 7:45 tonight, the doors of the Veterans’ Memorial Centre, 636 Burrard, will be tossed open, and from that hour forward, the welkin will get a tremendous beating at the hands of the gathered horde.
A big program has been whipped up to greet our conquering heroes, most important item of which is the presentation of bonuses from the Capilano baseball club.
And the baseball writers are even now working up a few presentations of their own, the nature of which we can’t divulge until they happen. To make sure there won’t be a dull moment, Barney Potts, his orchestra and entertainers, will be on hand to further the fun.
General manager Bob Brown reported last night from Yakima that all but one or two of the pennant winners will return for the salute. And Bob forwarded an invitation to all you baseball fans to be on hand at 7:45 when Peard Sutherland opens the celebration.
[WILFan note: Sutherland was the Assistant PR director of BC Tel at the time]
YAKIMA, Sept. 6 — "By jingo, we're in!" came the words from Vancouver Capilanos general manager after looking at the calculations on his pad of paper.
The Capilanos, with a major assist from the weather, clinched the Western International league pennant tonight as rain cancelled out Spokane's last bid for the title.
The Indians, a full game and one percentage point behind the Caps their scheduled doubleheader at Victoria washed out while Vancouver's game with Yakima was with also cancelled because of rain.
In fact, all league action was halted by rain today.
The Caps and Stars will play twice Sunday but even a double loss by Vancouver would still give the Canadians a final percentage of .565 as compared with .565 for the Tribe.
However, the clinched wasn't all so assured for awhile today. Spokane management hoped to move today's rained-out double header with Victoria from the British Columbia capital to the Inland Empire city to be played tomorrow. League president Bob Abel gave his blessing. Brown wired a protest to Abel and every team in the WIL. "It's against baseball law," insisted the man who has been in the game for close to 45 years.
But Ruby Robert needn't have worried. For one thing, the players couldn't get plane reservations to arrive in Victoria on time. Even if they had, Victoria Athletics management has already paid its players and many are on their way home.
Regardless of the outcome of Sunday's games, which close out the season, the Indians are assured of second place, one percentage point ahead of the Bremerton Bluejackets. The Bluejackets end the campaign with a doubleheader at Salem.
VICTORIA, Sept. 6 - Victoria Athletics wound up their season tonight at the Douglas Hotel with management entertaining members of the Victoria and Spokane clubs.
J.V. Johnson, president of the team, presented Bill Wright with a wrist watch for his selection by the fans as the Athletics most popular player. Len Kasparovitch received a $50 cheque for his hitting prowess, the righthanded pitcher having socked a single off the scoreboard several weeks ago. Jack Harshman also came in for a presentation, receivinga $25 cheque and a trophy from a Victoria business firm for leading the club in home runs.
Umpire Frank Dehaney left the players in high good humour with a side-splitting take-off on Alan Strange and his difficulty in pacing the low-ceiling Bremerton dugout.
Most of the Victoria players will be on their way home before nightfall. Only Jack Harshman will see further action. The clouting first baseman will join the San Diego Padres immediately and finish out the season with the P.C.L. club.
Rainmaker Is Hero As Capilanos Clinch 1947 Willy Loop Pennant
Hectic Last Days Were Apt Climax To confusing But Amusing Season
By CLANCY LORANGER
News-Herald Sports Editor
[September 8, 1947]
YAKIMA.—And so, kiddies, our heroes drove off the big, bad Indians and lifted the mortgage on the W.I.L. pennant. The fingernail-biting finish of the race was a fitting climax to a season which had the so-called experts running around in circles, and the casual fan somewhat confused by it all. The latter, picking up his paper one day, would find the Caps in the midst of a robust rally that threatened to pinch them into first place any day. A week of so later the Brownies would be floundering in the second division, and having trouble with teams like Wenatchee.
The Vancouverites made two false starts in pursuit of the bunting before they finally did get settled down to the serious business of winning more than the next club.
After dropping the first four games of the season, Brenner and Co., getting fine pitching and some surprising hitting from rookies like Buddy Hjelmaa and Len Tran, set out on a nine-game victory streak that put ‘em right up there with the leaders.
ENTER BREMERTON
Then their pitching collapsed and after breaking even for the early part of May, they ran into their Bremerton nemesis. The Bluejackerts took there in a row at Vancouver, then contributed five straight losses at the Navy Yard city to an eight-game Vancouver losing streak.
A couple of deals got them straightened out early in June. Lefty Carl Gunnarson was picked up from Salem in a trade for Hunk Anderson and Pete Jonas was signed (for half the ball park, ‘twas said). That got the hurling corps in shape again, and our boys were away once more; they won 18 of the next 27 games.
Then the Caps went to Bremerton again—and lost seven straight. Victoria added two more losses, and the club hit the skids—but before the squad dropped completely out of the league bottom, a couple more deals were made—and these moves got the Brennermen on the victory road for keeps. Probably the smarted piece of business was the trade of Jimmy Estrada, who wasn’t doing us much good, for Bill Reese.
ADDITIONS HELPED
Bill Wright, who never did round into shape, was let go, and Reese took over at first base. Reese had long been known as a capable man at the gateway, but you have to watch him day by day to really appreciate him. Reese “made” the infield, and shortly thereafter another man arrived to do the same for the outfield, and to add a needed note of authority in the batting order.
He was Paul Carpenter, a |ball player’s ball player,” without whose light-footed antics in left field and timely swatting in the cleanup spot, the Caps couldn’t have reached the top.
Wish new vigor at the dish, a superior defense, and brilliant pitching from Jim Hedgecock, Bob Snyder and Bob Hall, aided and abetted by Carl Gunnarson and, occasionally, Sandy Robertson and Ron Bryant, Vancouver started their final drive on July 25 with a double triumph in Salem.
ONSLAUGHT STARTED
From there in, not even Bremerton was safe, as the winning streak piled up. A five-game string was topped by a nine-tilt victory whirl, and the boys bettered even that one with 12 triumphs in a row. The record at one stage was 23 wins against four losses, and you don’t stay in the second division with that kind play.
It was a pleasant and profitable season for a lot of Capilano individuals, especially, of course, Bill Brenner, whose scalp was being called for both privately and publicly before the last big uprising.
Bill had a good year as a player, too, despite a bad knee injury, and his presence in the lineup almost nightly the last few weeks contributed no little to his team’s success.
BOYS GOT ROLLING
And a number of fellows who had trouble getting started last year after stints in the armed forces, gents like Jim Hedgecock, Frank Mullens, Bob Snyder and Charley Mead hit their true strides this summer.
The happiest surprises of the season, of course, were the infield kids, Buddy Hjelmaa and Len Tran. Ticketed as spare infielders, the duo established themselves early as regulars and earned their spots all the way.
Of the others, Lee Mohr was inclined to be an individualist, but you can\t overlook his value as a lead-off man or his healthy batting average; and Bob Stumpf, though he hardly lived up to his billing as a big league prospect, made a competent understudy for Brenner.
All in all, it was an interesting, albeint nerve-wracking, season, and any time, you’re passing a rest home, why, drop in.
Spokes Lose Last Chance As Rain Kayoes Double Bill With Victoria
By CLANCY LORANGER
News-Herald Sports Editor
[September 8, 1947]
YAKIMA.—Vancouver Capilanos fought the battle in the Commercial Hotel lobby here Saturday night and emerged with the 1947 Western International League pennant.
Yakima, which has eight inches of rain yearly, came close to its quota Saturday, and washed out the Brownies’ scheduled game with this city’s Stars. And when the rainmaker, definitely on our side, did the same for the Spokane-Victoria doubleheader at the Bremerton-Salem game, the Caps backed into the Willy championship.
With the tension gone today, the Brownies went through the motions in their last two games in a carnival atmosphere that saw everybody, including Larry Manier, get into the act. Relief hurler Manier functioned at first base as the Caps won the first game, 9-5, and then bowed, 6-2 in the second. But nobody cared.
FIRST SINCE 1942
The championship, first for Vancouver since 1942, was actually their second in t[unreadable] years of play, for the WIL ceased operations during the period, 1943-45. It was the first, too, for Manager Bill Brenner, serving first full year as manager.
The 25-year-old backstop took over the club in the last month of the ’46 campaign, and had that time hitting the fastest pace in the league at the finish.
Saturday’s struggle, while it lasted, was the tougher on the winners than a game would have been. When they learned the contest here had been cancelled, they settled down (if you can pacing up and down settling down) to sweat it out.
Finally came word that the games in Victoria were off, and the boys breathed a little easier for even if the Caps had lost both Sunday games, they’d still have finished [ ] percentage points up on Spokane.
But Bremerton still had a mathematical chance of catching the Brownies, so the ads had to worry again. Finally, however, about 7 p.m., the message was flashed from Salem that their game had bowed to the weatherman, too. The Caps were in!
SPOKANE FOILED
At least, they were in for a few hours. Then Bob Abel, president of the W.I.., wired General Manager Bob Brown of the Caps that Spokane had proposed coming to the Inland Empire Sunday with Victoria and playing the games there.
Brown, who, a few hours before, had predicted that Spokane might try something like that, was furious. It was against baseball law, he said—a game starts on a certain day, and finishes on a certain day, regardless—and Abel had no right to even suggest going along with Spokane’s idea. Ruby Robert dispatched a hot telegram to Abel to that effect.
But once again fate—dear fate—stepped in and made things easier for us. Reg Patterson, business manager of the Victoria Athletics, announced that he was unable to get plane reservations to Spokane—and that was that. The Caps were in—definitely.
Victory Rally To Greet Brenner’s Boys Tonight
[Vancouver News-Herald, Sept. 8, 1947]
Hold onto those long-distance cheers for the Capilanos, baseball fans, because you’re going to be able to deliver them in person. Yep, Bill Brenner and almost all of his pennant-winners will be back in town tonight, and you’re invited to get in on the royal welcome which awaits them.
At 7:45 tonight, the doors of the Veterans’ Memorial Centre, 636 Burrard, will be tossed open, and from that hour forward, the welkin will get a tremendous beating at the hands of the gathered horde.
A big program has been whipped up to greet our conquering heroes, most important item of which is the presentation of bonuses from the Capilano baseball club.
And the baseball writers are even now working up a few presentations of their own, the nature of which we can’t divulge until they happen. To make sure there won’t be a dull moment, Barney Potts, his orchestra and entertainers, will be on hand to further the fun.
General manager Bob Brown reported last night from Yakima that all but one or two of the pennant winners will return for the salute. And Bob forwarded an invitation to all you baseball fans to be on hand at 7:45 when Peard Sutherland opens the celebration.
[WILFan note: Sutherland was the Assistant PR director of BC Tel at the time]
Friday, September 5, 1947
WESTERN INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Standings after games of Friday
W L Pct. GB
Vancouver .. 86 64 .573 --
Spokane .... 87 67 .565 1
Bremerton .. 86 68 .558 2
Salem ...... 80 68 .541 5
Victoria ... 80 68 .541 5
Tacoma ..... 71 80 .470 15½
Wenatchee .. 58 91 .389 27½
Yakima ..... 57 95 .375 30
Vancouver took a full game lead over Spokane in the Western International league's hot pennant race Friday night, but both Spokane and Bremerton retained their mathematical chances for the 1947 title.
Vancouver beat Yakima, 6-1, Spokane lost to Victoria 11-6 and Bremerton beat Salem twice, 2-1 and 9-2 to keep the championship battle a three-way affair for the final two days of play.
Vancouver, a full game ahead of Spokane, has three games left to play, while Spokane has two and Bremerton three - Bremerton is two games behind the pace-setting Canadian club. Vancouver also has the best of the schedule, finishing out its string against eighth place Yakima.
VÍCTORIA, Sept. 5—Joe Blankenship got off to a shaky start before the Victoria Athletics scored four runs in the first inning and went on to an 11-6 victory over the Spokane Indians in the first game of a season-ending three-game series.
Led by Jack Harshman, who snapped out of a slump with a home run — his 36th — a double and two singles in five trips, the A's piled up eight runs in the first three innings and then coasted in as Blankenship hurled hitless ball from the third to the ninth inning, when Spokane scored their final runs. Three Indians runs in the first inning were unearned.
Wally Kramer surrendered six runs before being pulled, and suffered the loss.
Spokane ........ 300 000 003—6 9 3
Victoria ......... 431 002 01x—11 18 1
Kramer, Latino (2) Miller (8) and O'Neill; Blankenship and Anske.
Tacoma ......... 130 000 010—5 19 0
Wenatchee .... 001 013 02x—7 12 1
Greenlaw and Clifford; Vivalda and Dalrymple.
YAKIMA, Sept. 5 - Hal Saltzman shut down the Yakima Stars on five hits and an unearned run as the Vancouver Capilanos pulled off a 6-1 win tonight to move into sole possession of the Western International League race by a game, with two days left in the season.
Frank Mullens had three of the Capilanos' 11 hits, including a double that scored two in the fourth and a single that brought in another. Len Tran doubled twice.
Rowe Wallerstein, normally a pitcher, but playing in left field, singled in Spencer Harris in the second.
Vancouver ......... 120 201 000—6 11 1
Yakima .............. 010 000 000—1 5 1
Saltzman and Stumpf; Ward and Constantino.
First game:
Bremerton ........ 100 100 0—2 5 2
Salem .............. 000 100 0 — 1 3 1
Marshall and Volpi; Diericks and Beard.
Second game:
Bremerton ...... 000 400 002—6 9 0
Salem ............ 001 000 010—2 9 3
Kittle and Ronning; Anderson, Carr (4), G. Peterson (8) and Beard
Clift to Resign as Yakima Stars' Pilot
YAKIMA, Wash., Sept. 5— Harlond Clift announced Friday night he would hand in his resignation as manager of the Yakima Stars effective at the end of the season. The Stars play their final game of the W-I league season Sunday night against the league-leading Vancouver Caps.
"My plans at present are not complete," Clift said. "I expect to move to St. Louis but beyond that I have no definite plans."
Clift, who took over reins as manager of the Stars last season from Spencer Harris, played for the St. Louis Browns lor 10 years prior to returning to what he calls his "home town"— Yakima.
Angels Purchase Tedeschi, Sutak
TACOMA, Wash., Sept 5 — The Los Angeles Angels have picked Pete Tedeschi, centre fielder, and Tom Sutak, infielder, to play with the Pacific Coast League team, the Tacoma Tigers team management announced today.
Choice of Tedeschi and Sutak was made undre the terms of an agreement with permits the Coast League team to select two players from the Western International League Tacoma roster at the end of the season.
Tedeschi is a brilliant fielder and has a batting average this season of .329. Sutak's selection was a surprise, however, as he had done on the voluntary retired list in order to continue his teaching job.
Standings after games of Friday
W L Pct. GB
Vancouver .. 86 64 .573 --
Spokane .... 87 67 .565 1
Bremerton .. 86 68 .558 2
Salem ...... 80 68 .541 5
Victoria ... 80 68 .541 5
Tacoma ..... 71 80 .470 15½
Wenatchee .. 58 91 .389 27½
Yakima ..... 57 95 .375 30
Vancouver took a full game lead over Spokane in the Western International league's hot pennant race Friday night, but both Spokane and Bremerton retained their mathematical chances for the 1947 title.
Vancouver beat Yakima, 6-1, Spokane lost to Victoria 11-6 and Bremerton beat Salem twice, 2-1 and 9-2 to keep the championship battle a three-way affair for the final two days of play.
Vancouver, a full game ahead of Spokane, has three games left to play, while Spokane has two and Bremerton three - Bremerton is two games behind the pace-setting Canadian club. Vancouver also has the best of the schedule, finishing out its string against eighth place Yakima.
VÍCTORIA, Sept. 5—Joe Blankenship got off to a shaky start before the Victoria Athletics scored four runs in the first inning and went on to an 11-6 victory over the Spokane Indians in the first game of a season-ending three-game series.
Led by Jack Harshman, who snapped out of a slump with a home run — his 36th — a double and two singles in five trips, the A's piled up eight runs in the first three innings and then coasted in as Blankenship hurled hitless ball from the third to the ninth inning, when Spokane scored their final runs. Three Indians runs in the first inning were unearned.
Wally Kramer surrendered six runs before being pulled, and suffered the loss.
Spokane ........ 300 000 003—6 9 3
Victoria ......... 431 002 01x—11 18 1
Kramer, Latino (2) Miller (8) and O'Neill; Blankenship and Anske.
Tacoma ......... 130 000 010—5 19 0
Wenatchee .... 001 013 02x—7 12 1
Greenlaw and Clifford; Vivalda and Dalrymple.
YAKIMA, Sept. 5 - Hal Saltzman shut down the Yakima Stars on five hits and an unearned run as the Vancouver Capilanos pulled off a 6-1 win tonight to move into sole possession of the Western International League race by a game, with two days left in the season.
Frank Mullens had three of the Capilanos' 11 hits, including a double that scored two in the fourth and a single that brought in another. Len Tran doubled twice.
Rowe Wallerstein, normally a pitcher, but playing in left field, singled in Spencer Harris in the second.
Vancouver ......... 120 201 000—6 11 1
Yakima .............. 010 000 000—1 5 1
Saltzman and Stumpf; Ward and Constantino.
First game:
Bremerton ........ 100 100 0—2 5 2
Salem .............. 000 100 0 — 1 3 1
Marshall and Volpi; Diericks and Beard.
Second game:
Bremerton ...... 000 400 002—6 9 0
Salem ............ 001 000 010—2 9 3
Kittle and Ronning; Anderson, Carr (4), G. Peterson (8) and Beard
Clift to Resign as Yakima Stars' Pilot
YAKIMA, Wash., Sept. 5— Harlond Clift announced Friday night he would hand in his resignation as manager of the Yakima Stars effective at the end of the season. The Stars play their final game of the W-I league season Sunday night against the league-leading Vancouver Caps.
"My plans at present are not complete," Clift said. "I expect to move to St. Louis but beyond that I have no definite plans."
Clift, who took over reins as manager of the Stars last season from Spencer Harris, played for the St. Louis Browns lor 10 years prior to returning to what he calls his "home town"— Yakima.
Angels Purchase Tedeschi, Sutak
TACOMA, Wash., Sept 5 — The Los Angeles Angels have picked Pete Tedeschi, centre fielder, and Tom Sutak, infielder, to play with the Pacific Coast League team, the Tacoma Tigers team management announced today.
Choice of Tedeschi and Sutak was made undre the terms of an agreement with permits the Coast League team to select two players from the Western International League Tacoma roster at the end of the season.
Tedeschi is a brilliant fielder and has a batting average this season of .329. Sutak's selection was a surprise, however, as he had done on the voluntary retired list in order to continue his teaching job.
Thursday, September 4, 1947
W L Pct GB
Vancouver .... 85 64 .570 --
Spokane ...... 87 66 .569 --
Bremerton .... 84 68 .553 2½
Salem ........ 80 66 .548 8½
Victoria ..... 79 72 .523 7
Tacoma ....... 71 79 .473 14½
Wenatchee .... 57 91 .385 27½
Yakima ....... 57 94 .377 29
Vancouver and Spokane remained neck and neck in their race for the Western International league title Thursday night as they prepared to enter their final series of the year.
The Canadians toppled Bremerton 7-4 to slide the Puget Sound nine two and a half games back in third place, while Spokane drubbed Yakima 19-9 and moved within .001 percentage points of the northerners.
Salem retained its' mathmematical chances with a 2-1 edge over Wenatchee, but looked forward with no delight to a five-game meeting with Bremerton.
Yakima ......... 302 001 000—6 6 2
Spokane ....... 203 306 50x—19 17 0
Romple, Strait (4), Wallerstein (6) and Phillips, Constantino (7); Miller, Samson (3) and Bufflap.
BREMERTON, Sept. 4 - The Vancouver Capilanos won for the first time in Bremerton all season, defeating the Bluejackets, 7-4, tonight, as Jim Hedgecock won his 21st game of the season.
He allowed eight hits, walked four and struck out four, and lost his shutout in the eighth when former Cap Jim Estrada smacked the ball into the right-field corner. Pete Jonas, normally a pitcher, was in right, and took his time fielding the ball. Estrada stopped at third, saw the confusion in the outfield, so started for home and was awarded an inside-the-park home run.
They scored three more off him in the ninth, including the final run on Estrada's single.
Lee Mohr led off the game with a single, the first of his four hits, and scored on Frank Mullens' single. Bill Brenner singled him home in the third, and after a single run in the sixth, Mohr's bloop single brought in a pair of runs in the four-run seventh.
The losing pitcher was Joe Sullivan, who only works weekend home games due to his job as a fireman, who dropped to 13 and 4.
Vancouver ........ 101 001 400—7 11 0
Bremerton ........ 000 000 013—4 8 1
Hedgecock and Brenner; Sullivan, Ahearn (7) and Volpi.
Wenatchee ......... 000 100 000—1 6 2
Salem ................. 000 101 00x—2 8 0
Condon and Dalrymple; Lazor and Beard.
TACOMA, Sept. 4 - It was the same old story tonight, as the Victoria Athletics booted away a well-pitched game by Dick Mitchell, who allowed only five hits, but lost to the Tacoma Tigers, 3-2. Dick Greco singled home the winning run in the eighth inning.
Vic Mastro played second base in place of the ailing Leo Righetti with Bill Anske seeing action behind the plate for the first time in several weeks after breaking a finger.
Victoria ......... 020 000 000—2 7 3
Tacoma ........ 000 020 01x—3 5 0
Mitchell and Anske; Tinsley and Kuper, Clifford (5).
Vancouver .... 85 64 .570 --
Spokane ...... 87 66 .569 --
Bremerton .... 84 68 .553 2½
Salem ........ 80 66 .548 8½
Victoria ..... 79 72 .523 7
Tacoma ....... 71 79 .473 14½
Wenatchee .... 57 91 .385 27½
Yakima ....... 57 94 .377 29
Vancouver and Spokane remained neck and neck in their race for the Western International league title Thursday night as they prepared to enter their final series of the year.
The Canadians toppled Bremerton 7-4 to slide the Puget Sound nine two and a half games back in third place, while Spokane drubbed Yakima 19-9 and moved within .001 percentage points of the northerners.
Salem retained its' mathmematical chances with a 2-1 edge over Wenatchee, but looked forward with no delight to a five-game meeting with Bremerton.
Yakima ......... 302 001 000—6 6 2
Spokane ....... 203 306 50x—19 17 0
Romple, Strait (4), Wallerstein (6) and Phillips, Constantino (7); Miller, Samson (3) and Bufflap.
BREMERTON, Sept. 4 - The Vancouver Capilanos won for the first time in Bremerton all season, defeating the Bluejackets, 7-4, tonight, as Jim Hedgecock won his 21st game of the season.
He allowed eight hits, walked four and struck out four, and lost his shutout in the eighth when former Cap Jim Estrada smacked the ball into the right-field corner. Pete Jonas, normally a pitcher, was in right, and took his time fielding the ball. Estrada stopped at third, saw the confusion in the outfield, so started for home and was awarded an inside-the-park home run.
They scored three more off him in the ninth, including the final run on Estrada's single.
Lee Mohr led off the game with a single, the first of his four hits, and scored on Frank Mullens' single. Bill Brenner singled him home in the third, and after a single run in the sixth, Mohr's bloop single brought in a pair of runs in the four-run seventh.
The losing pitcher was Joe Sullivan, who only works weekend home games due to his job as a fireman, who dropped to 13 and 4.
Vancouver ........ 101 001 400—7 11 0
Bremerton ........ 000 000 013—4 8 1
Hedgecock and Brenner; Sullivan, Ahearn (7) and Volpi.
Wenatchee ......... 000 100 000—1 6 2
Salem ................. 000 101 00x—2 8 0
Condon and Dalrymple; Lazor and Beard.
TACOMA, Sept. 4 - It was the same old story tonight, as the Victoria Athletics booted away a well-pitched game by Dick Mitchell, who allowed only five hits, but lost to the Tacoma Tigers, 3-2. Dick Greco singled home the winning run in the eighth inning.
Vic Mastro played second base in place of the ailing Leo Righetti with Bill Anske seeing action behind the plate for the first time in several weeks after breaking a finger.
Victoria ......... 020 000 000—2 7 3
Tacoma ........ 000 020 01x—3 5 0
Mitchell and Anske; Tinsley and Kuper, Clifford (5).
Wednesday, September 3, 1947
W L Pct. GB
Vancouver .... 84 64 .568 --
Spokane ...... 86 66 .566 --
Bremerton .... 84 87 .556 1½
Salem ........ 79 66 .545 3½
Victoria ..... 79 71 .527 6
Tacoma ....... 70 79 .470 14½
Wenatchee .... 57 90 .388 26½
Yakima ....... 57 93 .380 28
TACOMA, Sept. 3 - Slugging outfielder-turned-pitcher Dick Greco batted in three runs with a homer and a single while striking out 10 Victorians to give the Tacoma Tigers a 6-5 win over the Victoria Athletics here tonight.
The A's tries to pull it out in the ninth. They scored a run but Bill White struck out and Jack Harshman popped up to end the threat with the bags full.
Victoria ........ 101 000 021—5 8 1
Tacoma ........ 040 000 02x—6 13 1
Woop, Arnold (8) and Mastro; Greco, Greenlaw (9) and Clifford.
BREMERTON, Sept. 3—Bill Barisoff set a Western International League record last year with 40 home runs. So, it was only fitting that in a rare mound appearance, he should give up home runs. And he and his fellow mounsmnen surrendered five as the Vancouver Capilanos crushed the Bremerton Bluejackets 15-3 tonight.
Charlie Mead had a solo shot to tie the game at 1-1 in the second. Then, the outfielder-turned-pitcher gave up one to pitcher-turned-outfielder, Pete Jonas, playing in right due to an injury to Paul Carpenter, to begin the fourth inning. Bill Brenner added a three-run shot later that inning. Mead stroked a three-run blast in the sixth and Len Tran hit one for three runs in the eighth.
Bob Snyder picked up his 16th victory in going the distance. Barisoff was gone by the end of the fourth in his first pitching appearance of the year.
Bremerton ....... 101 100 000— 3 13 1
Vancouver ....... 010 533 03x—15 13 1
B. Barisoff, Johnston (4), Smith (6) and Volpi, Ronning (8); Snyder and Brenner.
Wenatchee ...... 100 202 000—5 10 2
Salem .............. 000 000 000—0 8 1
Frost and Dalrymple; Mossor and Beard.
First game:
Yakima ........ 010 010 0—2 7 4
Spokane ...... 031 020 x—6 6 3
Cordell and Phillips; Werbowski and O'Neill.
Second game: (called due to curfew)
Yakima ........ 000 000 01 —1 5 5
Spokane ...... 100 213 03 —10 10 0
Nowels and Constantino; Spitzer and Bufflap.
WI All-Stars To Barnstorm
SPOKANE, Sept. 3—Two Western International league all-star baseball teams will compete in post-season games around the circuit this month to raise additional money for players, team managers said Wednesday.
Art Lilly, Yakima Stars second baseman and manager of the Eastern all-star club, said the games tentatively were scheduled to open September 9 and finish in Spokane September 15.
Hub Kittle, veteran Bremerton pitcher, will manage the Western all-stars.
Games will be played in Yakima, Wenatchee, Vancouver, Bremerton, Victoria and Spokane, according to tentative plans.
The managers announced these tentative all-star lineups: Eastern all-stars—Lilly, Yakima,
manager, second base; Charlie Peterson and Spencer Harris, both Yakima; Mel Wesley and Lou Estes, both Wenatchee, and Levi McCormack, Spokane, outfielders; Bud Peterson, Salem, shortstop; Mel Nunes, Salem, third base; Gordie Goldsberry, Yakima, first base; Bill Beard, Salem, catcher, and John Cordell, Yakima; Lou McCollum, Wenatchee; Hunk Anderson and
Ken Wyatt, Salem; and Bob Costello, Spokane, pitchers.
Western all-stars—Kittle, Bremerton, manager, pitcher; Eddie Murphy and Bill Barisoff, both Bremerton; Harry Hooper, Victoria and Frank Mullens, Vancouver, outfielders; Bill Reese, Vancouver, first base; Glen Stetter. Tacoma, second base; Babe Jensen, Victoria, third base; Joe Gedzius, Bremerton, shortstop; Frank Volpi, Bremerton, and Earl Kuper, Tacoma, catchers,
and Bill Hoop, Victoria; Jim Hedgecock, Vancouver and Jim Lowman and Bill Johnston, Bremerton, pitchers.
Vancouver .... 84 64 .568 --
Spokane ...... 86 66 .566 --
Bremerton .... 84 87 .556 1½
Salem ........ 79 66 .545 3½
Victoria ..... 79 71 .527 6
Tacoma ....... 70 79 .470 14½
Wenatchee .... 57 90 .388 26½
Yakima ....... 57 93 .380 28
TACOMA, Sept. 3 - Slugging outfielder-turned-pitcher Dick Greco batted in three runs with a homer and a single while striking out 10 Victorians to give the Tacoma Tigers a 6-5 win over the Victoria Athletics here tonight.
The A's tries to pull it out in the ninth. They scored a run but Bill White struck out and Jack Harshman popped up to end the threat with the bags full.
Victoria ........ 101 000 021—5 8 1
Tacoma ........ 040 000 02x—6 13 1
Woop, Arnold (8) and Mastro; Greco, Greenlaw (9) and Clifford.
BREMERTON, Sept. 3—Bill Barisoff set a Western International League record last year with 40 home runs. So, it was only fitting that in a rare mound appearance, he should give up home runs. And he and his fellow mounsmnen surrendered five as the Vancouver Capilanos crushed the Bremerton Bluejackets 15-3 tonight.
Charlie Mead had a solo shot to tie the game at 1-1 in the second. Then, the outfielder-turned-pitcher gave up one to pitcher-turned-outfielder, Pete Jonas, playing in right due to an injury to Paul Carpenter, to begin the fourth inning. Bill Brenner added a three-run shot later that inning. Mead stroked a three-run blast in the sixth and Len Tran hit one for three runs in the eighth.
Bob Snyder picked up his 16th victory in going the distance. Barisoff was gone by the end of the fourth in his first pitching appearance of the year.
Bremerton ....... 101 100 000— 3 13 1
Vancouver ....... 010 533 03x—15 13 1
B. Barisoff, Johnston (4), Smith (6) and Volpi, Ronning (8); Snyder and Brenner.
Wenatchee ...... 100 202 000—5 10 2
Salem .............. 000 000 000—0 8 1
Frost and Dalrymple; Mossor and Beard.
First game:
Yakima ........ 010 010 0—2 7 4
Spokane ...... 031 020 x—6 6 3
Cordell and Phillips; Werbowski and O'Neill.
Second game: (called due to curfew)
Yakima ........ 000 000 01 —1 5 5
Spokane ...... 100 213 03 —10 10 0
Nowels and Constantino; Spitzer and Bufflap.
WI All-Stars To Barnstorm
SPOKANE, Sept. 3—Two Western International league all-star baseball teams will compete in post-season games around the circuit this month to raise additional money for players, team managers said Wednesday.
Art Lilly, Yakima Stars second baseman and manager of the Eastern all-star club, said the games tentatively were scheduled to open September 9 and finish in Spokane September 15.
Hub Kittle, veteran Bremerton pitcher, will manage the Western all-stars.
Games will be played in Yakima, Wenatchee, Vancouver, Bremerton, Victoria and Spokane, according to tentative plans.
The managers announced these tentative all-star lineups: Eastern all-stars—Lilly, Yakima,
manager, second base; Charlie Peterson and Spencer Harris, both Yakima; Mel Wesley and Lou Estes, both Wenatchee, and Levi McCormack, Spokane, outfielders; Bud Peterson, Salem, shortstop; Mel Nunes, Salem, third base; Gordie Goldsberry, Yakima, first base; Bill Beard, Salem, catcher, and John Cordell, Yakima; Lou McCollum, Wenatchee; Hunk Anderson and
Ken Wyatt, Salem; and Bob Costello, Spokane, pitchers.
Western all-stars—Kittle, Bremerton, manager, pitcher; Eddie Murphy and Bill Barisoff, both Bremerton; Harry Hooper, Victoria and Frank Mullens, Vancouver, outfielders; Bill Reese, Vancouver, first base; Glen Stetter. Tacoma, second base; Babe Jensen, Victoria, third base; Joe Gedzius, Bremerton, shortstop; Frank Volpi, Bremerton, and Earl Kuper, Tacoma, catchers,
and Bill Hoop, Victoria; Jim Hedgecock, Vancouver and Jim Lowman and Bill Johnston, Bremerton, pitchers.
Tuesday, September 2, 1947
STANDINGS
W L Pct. GB
Vancouver ... 83 64 .565 —
Bremerton ... 84 66 .560 ½
Spokane ..... 84 66 .560 ½
Salem ....... 79 65 .549 2½
Victoria .... 70 70 .530 5
Tacoma ...... 69 79 .466 14½
Yakima ...... 57 91 .385 28½
Wenatchee ... 56 90 .384 26½
VANCOUVER, Sept. 2 — It was gift night at Capilano Stadium tonight — management gave members of the Vancouver Capilanos engraved wrist watches and the Caps gave the Bremerton Bluejackets seven runs in the fourth inning and an 8-7 Western International League win.
Charlie Mead hit a three run homer for the Caps before Bob Hall got into trouble in the fourth and was replaced by Carl Gunnarson, who gave up three more hits and a couple of walks and seven runs came in. A single and Charlie Bushong's double in the seventh proved to be the difference.
Frank Mullens hit a two run homer for Vancouver in the fifth. The Caps scored twice in the eighth but had a chance for more. Bill Reese, Bill Brenner and Len Tran hit singles in a row to score a run. Pitcher Ron Bryant was sent in to pinch run and got trapped off second for an out. Bob Stumpf then ripped a pinch single and only one run scored. Reliever John Marshall got the next two outs to end the threat.
Bremerton ....... 000 700 100—8 11 1
Vancouver ...... 003 020 020—7 11 1
Ahearn, Lowman (5), Marshall (8) and Volpi; Hall, Gunnarson (4), Hedgecock (9) and Brenner, Stumpf (9).
Victoria ....... 000 100 002—3 7 6
Tacoma ...... 101 111 00x—5 7 2
Kasparovich and Mastro; Walden and Kuper.
Wenatchee ....... 000 000 010—1 7 2
Salem .............. 006 014 00x-11 13 2
Osborn, Waltho (3) Byrd (8) and Dalrymple; Wyatt and Mohler.
Yakima ....... 002 000 005— 7 8 4
Spokane ..... 000 660 16x—19 15 3
Strait, Brysch and Phillips; Costello and Bufflap.
Rainiers Recall 11 Men From Lower Class Loops
SEATTLE, Sept. 2—Seattle's Pacific Coast league baseball club management announced Tuesday night that it is recalling 11 players who were optioned this year to leagues' of lower classification.
Seven of the players are with Vancouver in the Western International League. They will report to the Raimcrs next Tuesday, after the W.I. season ends. The others will not report until next spring.
The seven recalled from Vancouver are: Pitchers Bob Hall, Bob Snyder, Harold Saltzman; Catcher Bob Stumpf; Infielder Leon Mohr; Outfielders Paul Carpenter and Frank Mullens; Infielder Dick Briskey and Pitcher Carl Shapley will be called back from Boise's Pioneer League,
team. The other two are First Baserman John Sturm, who has been player-manager for Ventura in the California league, and Shortstop Joe Kaney, with Lynn in the New England league.
W L Pct. GB
Vancouver ... 83 64 .565 —
Bremerton ... 84 66 .560 ½
Spokane ..... 84 66 .560 ½
Salem ....... 79 65 .549 2½
Victoria .... 70 70 .530 5
Tacoma ...... 69 79 .466 14½
Yakima ...... 57 91 .385 28½
Wenatchee ... 56 90 .384 26½
VANCOUVER, Sept. 2 — It was gift night at Capilano Stadium tonight — management gave members of the Vancouver Capilanos engraved wrist watches and the Caps gave the Bremerton Bluejackets seven runs in the fourth inning and an 8-7 Western International League win.
Charlie Mead hit a three run homer for the Caps before Bob Hall got into trouble in the fourth and was replaced by Carl Gunnarson, who gave up three more hits and a couple of walks and seven runs came in. A single and Charlie Bushong's double in the seventh proved to be the difference.
Frank Mullens hit a two run homer for Vancouver in the fifth. The Caps scored twice in the eighth but had a chance for more. Bill Reese, Bill Brenner and Len Tran hit singles in a row to score a run. Pitcher Ron Bryant was sent in to pinch run and got trapped off second for an out. Bob Stumpf then ripped a pinch single and only one run scored. Reliever John Marshall got the next two outs to end the threat.
Bremerton ....... 000 700 100—8 11 1
Vancouver ...... 003 020 020—7 11 1
Ahearn, Lowman (5), Marshall (8) and Volpi; Hall, Gunnarson (4), Hedgecock (9) and Brenner, Stumpf (9).
Victoria ....... 000 100 002—3 7 6
Tacoma ...... 101 111 00x—5 7 2
Kasparovich and Mastro; Walden and Kuper.
Wenatchee ....... 000 000 010—1 7 2
Salem .............. 006 014 00x-11 13 2
Osborn, Waltho (3) Byrd (8) and Dalrymple; Wyatt and Mohler.
Yakima ....... 002 000 005— 7 8 4
Spokane ..... 000 660 16x—19 15 3
Strait, Brysch and Phillips; Costello and Bufflap.
Rainiers Recall 11 Men From Lower Class Loops
SEATTLE, Sept. 2—Seattle's Pacific Coast league baseball club management announced Tuesday night that it is recalling 11 players who were optioned this year to leagues' of lower classification.
Seven of the players are with Vancouver in the Western International League. They will report to the Raimcrs next Tuesday, after the W.I. season ends. The others will not report until next spring.
The seven recalled from Vancouver are: Pitchers Bob Hall, Bob Snyder, Harold Saltzman; Catcher Bob Stumpf; Infielder Leon Mohr; Outfielders Paul Carpenter and Frank Mullens; Infielder Dick Briskey and Pitcher Carl Shapley will be called back from Boise's Pioneer League,
team. The other two are First Baserman John Sturm, who has been player-manager for Ventura in the California league, and Shortstop Joe Kaney, with Lynn in the New England league.
Monday, September 1, 1947
WESTERN INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDINGS after Monday's games
W L Pct. GB
Vancouver .. 83 63 .568 --
Bremerton .. 83 66 .557 1½
Spokane .... 83 66 .557 1½
Salem ...... 78 65 .545 3½
Victoria ... 79 69 .534 5
Tacoma ..... 68 79 .463 15½
Yakima ..... 57 90 .388 26½
Wenatchee .. 56 89 .386 26½
TACOMA, — The Vancouver Capilanos blew a 6-0 lead and fell to Tacoma, 13-8, in the first of two tonight, but came back to win the second one, 5-4.
The Tigers managed to pummel Bob Snyder for 21 hits in the opening game. Earl Kuper and Bob Hedington batted in four runs apiece. Both hit triples, as did Paul Tedeshi.
Len Tran brought home three runs and Bob Stumpf had two RBIs — without the benefit of a hit. In the seven-inning nightcap, Sandy Robertson threw a seven hitter. The Capilanos broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth and managed to stay ahead of Tacoma with a run in the sixth.
Guy Miller batted in three Tigers, Charlie Mead had a double and two singles to bring in three runs, and Lee Mohr had three singles.
First game:
Vancouver ......... 600 000 020—8 7 1
Tacoma ............ 001 235 02x—13 21 3
Snyder, Bryant (6) and Stumpf; Morgan and Kuper.
Second game:
Vancouver ........ 011 021 0—5 13 0
Tacoma ............ 002 011 0—4 7 5
Robertson and Stumpf; Greenlaw, Morgan (7) and Kuper.
First game:
Victoria ........... 001 100 0—2 7 2
Bremerton ....... 000 040 x — 4 6 3
Prior, Jensen (6) and Mastro; Johnston, Marshall (6) and Volpi.
Second game:
Victoria ............ 000 000 000 000—0 4 1
Bremerton ........ 000 000 000 001—1 2 1
Blankenship and Mastro; Kittle and Ronning.
First game:
Spokane ........... 021 000 0—3 7 1
Salem .............. 100 000 0—1 2 1
Kramer and Bufflap; Dierick, Carr (3) and Beard.
Second game:
Spokane ............ 000 121 000—4 10 1
Salem ............... 000 010 000—1 10 2
Latino and O'Neill; Anderson and Beard.
First game:
Wenatchee ......... 412 00(12) 0—19 18 1
Yakima ............... 000 000 0 — 0 4 4
Rose and Dalrymple; Ward, Wallerstein (5), Czarnetski (7) and Phillips.
Second game:
Wenatchee ........... 400 300 000—7 12 0
Yakima ................. 100 001 010—3 14 1
Day, Cronin (9) and Dalrymple; Strait, Simon (1) and Constantino.
STANDINGS after Monday's games
W L Pct. GB
Vancouver .. 83 63 .568 --
Bremerton .. 83 66 .557 1½
Spokane .... 83 66 .557 1½
Salem ...... 78 65 .545 3½
Victoria ... 79 69 .534 5
Tacoma ..... 68 79 .463 15½
Yakima ..... 57 90 .388 26½
Wenatchee .. 56 89 .386 26½
TACOMA, — The Vancouver Capilanos blew a 6-0 lead and fell to Tacoma, 13-8, in the first of two tonight, but came back to win the second one, 5-4.
The Tigers managed to pummel Bob Snyder for 21 hits in the opening game. Earl Kuper and Bob Hedington batted in four runs apiece. Both hit triples, as did Paul Tedeshi.
Len Tran brought home three runs and Bob Stumpf had two RBIs — without the benefit of a hit. In the seven-inning nightcap, Sandy Robertson threw a seven hitter. The Capilanos broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth and managed to stay ahead of Tacoma with a run in the sixth.
Guy Miller batted in three Tigers, Charlie Mead had a double and two singles to bring in three runs, and Lee Mohr had three singles.
First game:
Vancouver ......... 600 000 020—8 7 1
Tacoma ............ 001 235 02x—13 21 3
Snyder, Bryant (6) and Stumpf; Morgan and Kuper.
Second game:
Vancouver ........ 011 021 0—5 13 0
Tacoma ............ 002 011 0—4 7 5
Robertson and Stumpf; Greenlaw, Morgan (7) and Kuper.
First game:
Victoria ........... 001 100 0—2 7 2
Bremerton ....... 000 040 x — 4 6 3
Prior, Jensen (6) and Mastro; Johnston, Marshall (6) and Volpi.
Second game:
Victoria ............ 000 000 000 000—0 4 1
Bremerton ........ 000 000 000 001—1 2 1
Blankenship and Mastro; Kittle and Ronning.
First game:
Spokane ........... 021 000 0—3 7 1
Salem .............. 100 000 0—1 2 1
Kramer and Bufflap; Dierick, Carr (3) and Beard.
Second game:
Spokane ............ 000 121 000—4 10 1
Salem ............... 000 010 000—1 10 2
Latino and O'Neill; Anderson and Beard.
First game:
Wenatchee ......... 412 00(12) 0—19 18 1
Yakima ............... 000 000 0 — 0 4 4
Rose and Dalrymple; Ward, Wallerstein (5), Czarnetski (7) and Phillips.
Second game:
Wenatchee ........... 400 300 000—7 12 0
Yakima ................. 100 001 010—3 14 1
Day, Cronin (9) and Dalrymple; Strait, Simon (1) and Constantino.
Sunday, August 31, 1947
TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 31 — The Vancouver Capilanos swept the Tacoma Tigers 8-6 and 12-2.
Paul Carpenter was beaned in the second game by Gene Glough. He has a mild concussion and may be out for the season.
Fan Tom Wheedon quickly solicited the Tacoma stands and collected $65.55 for the outfielder.
Pete Jonas started the second game, but was pulled in the four when Tacoma scored three runs. Jim Hedgecock won his 20th.
Hal Saltzman won the second game with a seven hitter in his first start in three weeks. The Caps scored in bunches of four in the first and fifth innings.
First game:
Vancouver ...... 101 400 2 — 8 9 1
Tacoma ......... 100 310 1 — 6 12 5
Jonas, Hedgecock (4) and Brenner; Greco and Kuper.
Second game:
Vancouver ....... 412 140 000—12 14 0
Tacoma .......... 000 001 001— 2 7 4
Saltzman and Stumpf; Gilson, Clough (3), Hedington (5) and Kuper.
First game:
Victoria .......... 000 130 0—4 9 3
Bremerton ....... 012 203 x—8 11 0
Mitchell, Woop (6) and Mastro; Lowman and Volpi.
Second game:
Victoria .......... 310 000 420—10 9 1
Bremerton ...... 303 000 001—5 5 2
R. Jensen, Arnold (3) and Mastro; Sullivan, Conover (1), Smith and Volpi.
First game:
Spokane ........... 000 000 00—0 5 0
Salem .............. 000 000 01—1 4 1
Miller and Bufflap; Lazor and Beard.
Second game:
Spokane ........... 100 230 020—8 10 3
Salem .............. 130 010 200—7 14 2
Werbowski and O'Neill; Wyatt, Sporer (6), Mosser (9) and Beard.
First game:
Wenatchee ........... 100 000 3—4 10 1
Yakima ................. 022 004 x—8 9 0
Frost and Dalrymple; Cordell and Phillips.
Second game:
Wenatchee ......... 213 000 102—9 7 0
Yakima ............... 000 000 000—0 4 3
McCollum and Winter; Knowles and Constantino.
Paul Carpenter was beaned in the second game by Gene Glough. He has a mild concussion and may be out for the season.
Fan Tom Wheedon quickly solicited the Tacoma stands and collected $65.55 for the outfielder.
Pete Jonas started the second game, but was pulled in the four when Tacoma scored three runs. Jim Hedgecock won his 20th.
Hal Saltzman won the second game with a seven hitter in his first start in three weeks. The Caps scored in bunches of four in the first and fifth innings.
First game:
Vancouver ...... 101 400 2 — 8 9 1
Tacoma ......... 100 310 1 — 6 12 5
Jonas, Hedgecock (4) and Brenner; Greco and Kuper.
Second game:
Vancouver ....... 412 140 000—12 14 0
Tacoma .......... 000 001 001— 2 7 4
Saltzman and Stumpf; Gilson, Clough (3), Hedington (5) and Kuper.
First game:
Victoria .......... 000 130 0—4 9 3
Bremerton ....... 012 203 x—8 11 0
Mitchell, Woop (6) and Mastro; Lowman and Volpi.
Second game:
Victoria .......... 310 000 420—10 9 1
Bremerton ...... 303 000 001—5 5 2
R. Jensen, Arnold (3) and Mastro; Sullivan, Conover (1), Smith and Volpi.
First game:
Spokane ........... 000 000 00—0 5 0
Salem .............. 000 000 01—1 4 1
Miller and Bufflap; Lazor and Beard.
Second game:
Spokane ........... 100 230 020—8 10 3
Salem .............. 130 010 200—7 14 2
Werbowski and O'Neill; Wyatt, Sporer (6), Mosser (9) and Beard.
First game:
Wenatchee ........... 100 000 3—4 10 1
Yakima ................. 022 004 x—8 9 0
Frost and Dalrymple; Cordell and Phillips.
Second game:
Wenatchee ......... 213 000 102—9 7 0
Yakima ............... 000 000 000—0 4 3
McCollum and Winter; Knowles and Constantino.
Saturday, August 30, 1947
WESTERN INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Standings after Saturday's games
W L Pct. GB
Vancouver .. 80 62 .563 --
Salem ...... 77 62 .554 1½
Spokane .... 80 65 .552 1½
Bremerton .. 80 65 .552 1½
Victoria ... 78 66 .543 3
Tacoma ..... 67 76 .469 13½
Yakima ..... 56 87 .392 24½
Wenatchee .. 53 88 .376 26½
VANCOUVER, Aug. 30 — Charlie Mead clubbed two homers — one of them the grand slam variety in the sixth inning — to power Vancouver to a 6-4 win in the nightcap of a twin-bill over Bremerton and move the Caps past the Bluejackets for first place in the Western International League. Vancouver won the first match 4-2, after scoring three runs in the fifth inning.
Buddy Hjelmaa, rookie shortstop, pulled a tendon during the game and is out indefinitely.
First game:
Bremerton ......... 100 010 0—2 5 1
Vancouver ........ 100 030 x—4 8 1
P. Barisoff and Volpi; Gunnarson and Stumpf
Second game:
Bremerton .......... 100 000 300—4 7 2
Vancouver .......... 000 001 40x—5 9 0
Marshall, Kittle (8) and Ronning; Hall, Bryant (7) and Brenner.
VICTORIA, Aug. 30 — Tacoma and Victoria split a Western International League double-header Saturday, as the Tigers scored all their runs in the first inning to defeat Victoria 3-2 while the Athletics won the night game 7-3.
Vic Mastro and John Cavalli broke up the second game in the fourth inning. Mastro tied the count at 1-1 when he hit for three bases after Bill White singled. Babe Jensen and Jack Harshman both whiffed, but Cavalli parked a home run for another pair of runs.
Singles by Leo Righetti and Pat Patterson around a walk to Len Kasparovitch made it a 4-1 game.
Cavalli then drove in his third and fourth runs in the sixth with a triple and Mastro provided the final count with his circuit blow in the eighth.
In the first-inning of the opener, a bad bounce on an easy grounder back to the mound by Glen Stetter, a wild pitch by Bill Woop and a timely hit by Bob Hedington accounted for all of Tacoma's runs.
The Athletics scored all their runs in the first as well. Jack Harshman doubled them in.
First game:
Tacoma ...... 300 000 000—3 5 1
Victoria ...... 200 000 000—2 7 1
Walden and Clifford; Woop and Mastro.
Second game:
Tacoma ...... 000 100 200—3 7 1
Victoria ...... 000 420 104—7 11 5
Greenlaw, Tinsley (5) and Kuper; Kasparovitch and Mastro.
Spokane ........... 000 100 002—3 5 0
Salem .............. 000 000 000—0 5 1
Costello and Bufflap; Mossor and Beard.
Wenatchee ... 002 410 110—9 15 2
Yakima ......... 000 311 030—8 9 3
Vivalda and Winter; Wallerstein, Brysch (4), Simon (8) and Constantino.
(linescore incomplete)
Standings after Saturday's games
W L Pct. GB
Vancouver .. 80 62 .563 --
Salem ...... 77 62 .554 1½
Spokane .... 80 65 .552 1½
Bremerton .. 80 65 .552 1½
Victoria ... 78 66 .543 3
Tacoma ..... 67 76 .469 13½
Yakima ..... 56 87 .392 24½
Wenatchee .. 53 88 .376 26½
VANCOUVER, Aug. 30 — Charlie Mead clubbed two homers — one of them the grand slam variety in the sixth inning — to power Vancouver to a 6-4 win in the nightcap of a twin-bill over Bremerton and move the Caps past the Bluejackets for first place in the Western International League. Vancouver won the first match 4-2, after scoring three runs in the fifth inning.
Buddy Hjelmaa, rookie shortstop, pulled a tendon during the game and is out indefinitely.
First game:
Bremerton ......... 100 010 0—2 5 1
Vancouver ........ 100 030 x—4 8 1
P. Barisoff and Volpi; Gunnarson and Stumpf
Second game:
Bremerton .......... 100 000 300—4 7 2
Vancouver .......... 000 001 40x—5 9 0
Marshall, Kittle (8) and Ronning; Hall, Bryant (7) and Brenner.
VICTORIA, Aug. 30 — Tacoma and Victoria split a Western International League double-header Saturday, as the Tigers scored all their runs in the first inning to defeat Victoria 3-2 while the Athletics won the night game 7-3.
Vic Mastro and John Cavalli broke up the second game in the fourth inning. Mastro tied the count at 1-1 when he hit for three bases after Bill White singled. Babe Jensen and Jack Harshman both whiffed, but Cavalli parked a home run for another pair of runs.
Singles by Leo Righetti and Pat Patterson around a walk to Len Kasparovitch made it a 4-1 game.
Cavalli then drove in his third and fourth runs in the sixth with a triple and Mastro provided the final count with his circuit blow in the eighth.
In the first-inning of the opener, a bad bounce on an easy grounder back to the mound by Glen Stetter, a wild pitch by Bill Woop and a timely hit by Bob Hedington accounted for all of Tacoma's runs.
The Athletics scored all their runs in the first as well. Jack Harshman doubled them in.
First game:
Tacoma ...... 300 000 000—3 5 1
Victoria ...... 200 000 000—2 7 1
Walden and Clifford; Woop and Mastro.
Second game:
Tacoma ...... 000 100 200—3 7 1
Victoria ...... 000 420 104—7 11 5
Greenlaw, Tinsley (5) and Kuper; Kasparovitch and Mastro.
Spokane ........... 000 100 002—3 5 0
Salem .............. 000 000 000—0 5 1
Costello and Bufflap; Mossor and Beard.
Wenatchee ... 002 410 110—9 15 2
Yakima ......... 000 311 030—8 9 3
Vivalda and Winter; Wallerstein, Brysch (4), Simon (8) and Constantino.
(linescore incomplete)
Friday, August 29, 1947
W L Pct. GB
Bremerton .. 80 63 .558 —
Salem ...... 77 61 .558 ½
Vancouver .. 78 62 .557 ½
Spokane .... 79 56 .549 1½
Victoria ... 77 65 .542 2½
Tacoma ..... 66 75 .468 13½
Yakima ..... 56 86 .394 24
Wenatchee .. 52 88 .371 27
VANCOUVER [Keith Matthews, Sun, Aug. 30]—The count is now 19 victories for Jim Hedgecock and eight straight for the Capilanos. And they’re both still riding high.
Last night at Capilano Stadium Hedgecock strutted his dippy-doo as the Caps took their second straight series win from Bremerton in this WIL baseball crucial.
The game went to 10 innings this time, one over part for the course. Fans, in fact, are wondering what baseball par is.
Besides the game itself, which was brilliant and satisfying enough, the strange case of umpire Bill Abbey kept the filled stands in fits.
Abbey could do no right for our fans. In most of the cases Abbey's decisions could have gone either way. He could, you might say, be excused here. But in one instance Bill was definitely at fault.
PASSED BALL
This was in the final tenth, when the Caps rallied around for the winner, with a helping hand from Bremerton pitcher Bill Ahearn, who couldn't find the plate or any of the nearby corners.
Ahearn gave a double to Charley Mead as the rally started. Then he walked Bill Reese and Bill Brenner on nine pitches.
With Len Tran at bat Ahearn tried the little guy with a wide sweeping curve. The pitch bounced off catcher Frank Volpi's glove and rolled to the grandstand.
ABBEY ASLEEP
Enter umpire Abbey. The seet of balls and strikes was caught with his ground rules down and he mad no motion to wave Mead in from third.
Abbey, as a matter of fact, would have let the game go right on had not his partner, Johnny Nenezich, stormed in to inform Bill that the ball game belonged in the record books.
That was the end of it, but the in-between stuff was interesting. The Caps led early as Bill Brenner hit a two-run homer in the second.
Then the Brems got three back in the third as Ed Murphy ripped a double down the left field line. The ball hit awfully close to the foul line which side we won't say. Abbey said it was fair but it wasn't unanimous.
Tongith the Caps go for it all. A double-header, starting at 7:30, will find Carl Gunnarson spinning the short one and Bob Hall the other.
[WILfan note: Bremerton scored three in the third. Bill Barisoff brought home Murphy with an out. Only one was earned ... The Caps tied it in the bottom of the inning when Frank Mullens singled and Ahearn issued three walks in a row (Paul Carpenter, Mead, Reese)].
Bremerton ....... 003 000 000 0 — 3 7 1
Vancouver ...... 021 000 000 1 — 4 10 2
Ahearn and Volpi; Hedgecock and Brenner.
Tacoma at Victoria, postponed, rain.
Spokane at Yakima, postponed, rain.
Salem at Wenatchee, postponed, rain.
THE HOME PLATE
By KEITH MATTHEWS
[Vancouver Sun, August 30, 1947]
Bremerton .. 80 63 .558 —
Salem ...... 77 61 .558 ½
Vancouver .. 78 62 .557 ½
Spokane .... 79 56 .549 1½
Victoria ... 77 65 .542 2½
Tacoma ..... 66 75 .468 13½
Yakima ..... 56 86 .394 24
Wenatchee .. 52 88 .371 27
VANCOUVER [Keith Matthews, Sun, Aug. 30]—The count is now 19 victories for Jim Hedgecock and eight straight for the Capilanos. And they’re both still riding high.
Last night at Capilano Stadium Hedgecock strutted his dippy-doo as the Caps took their second straight series win from Bremerton in this WIL baseball crucial.
The game went to 10 innings this time, one over part for the course. Fans, in fact, are wondering what baseball par is.
Besides the game itself, which was brilliant and satisfying enough, the strange case of umpire Bill Abbey kept the filled stands in fits.
Abbey could do no right for our fans. In most of the cases Abbey's decisions could have gone either way. He could, you might say, be excused here. But in one instance Bill was definitely at fault.
PASSED BALL
This was in the final tenth, when the Caps rallied around for the winner, with a helping hand from Bremerton pitcher Bill Ahearn, who couldn't find the plate or any of the nearby corners.
Ahearn gave a double to Charley Mead as the rally started. Then he walked Bill Reese and Bill Brenner on nine pitches.
With Len Tran at bat Ahearn tried the little guy with a wide sweeping curve. The pitch bounced off catcher Frank Volpi's glove and rolled to the grandstand.
ABBEY ASLEEP
Enter umpire Abbey. The seet of balls and strikes was caught with his ground rules down and he mad no motion to wave Mead in from third.
Abbey, as a matter of fact, would have let the game go right on had not his partner, Johnny Nenezich, stormed in to inform Bill that the ball game belonged in the record books.
That was the end of it, but the in-between stuff was interesting. The Caps led early as Bill Brenner hit a two-run homer in the second.
Then the Brems got three back in the third as Ed Murphy ripped a double down the left field line. The ball hit awfully close to the foul line which side we won't say. Abbey said it was fair but it wasn't unanimous.
Tongith the Caps go for it all. A double-header, starting at 7:30, will find Carl Gunnarson spinning the short one and Bob Hall the other.
[WILfan note: Bremerton scored three in the third. Bill Barisoff brought home Murphy with an out. Only one was earned ... The Caps tied it in the bottom of the inning when Frank Mullens singled and Ahearn issued three walks in a row (Paul Carpenter, Mead, Reese)].
Bremerton ....... 003 000 000 0 — 3 7 1
Vancouver ...... 021 000 000 1 — 4 10 2
Ahearn and Volpi; Hedgecock and Brenner.
Tacoma at Victoria, postponed, rain.
Spokane at Yakima, postponed, rain.
Salem at Wenatchee, postponed, rain.
THE HOME PLATE
By KEITH MATTHEWS
[Vancouver Sun, August 30, 1947]
Johnny Nenezich and Bill Abbey, a pair of WIL umpires who have stirred up some fun in the league this year, told us a fair yarn about this week’s forfeited game in Spokane.
This was the instance, you’ll remember, when Salem loaded the bases on Spokane with none out and the score tied 5-5 in the seventh. A couple of close decisions on the bases sent the Spokes into a fine lather.
“They say umpires neyer draw crowds,” said Nenezich. “That forfeit came in the first of a three-game set. There was only a fair-sized house there the night of the fun but the total attendance was 20,000 for the series. Maybe you think they didn’t come to get their shots at us,” Johnny went on.
“You know eggs cost ninety cents a dozen down there and I’ll be they threw fifty bucks worth at us in that series. That wasn’t all, either. Tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage, carrots and potatoes. Everybody had their own ideas and ammunition,” laughed Nenezich.
“Bob Abel, the league president, came over from Tacoma to see what the trouble was. He walked across the field to talk to us and got an over-ripe tomato in the back of the neck. Man, was he sore,” Johnny exclaimed.
* * *
Umpires Nenezich and Abbey were particularly put out with the display Spokane centre fielder George Schmess showed.
Abbey said, “That Schmees, who was over 300 feet from third base (that’s where the close decision occurred) thundered all the way in to tell us we missed one. I told him to get back in the field and play ball, and the guy must have swore for ten minutes without repeating himself.”
“When I finally pulled the clock on him and turned my back, Johnny (Nenezich) saw him wind up as it to take a sock at me. That did it. We kicked Schmees out, and along with him Spokane manager Ben Geraghty and first baseman Herb Gorman, Then we cleared the field and forfeited the game to Salem,” Abbey finished.
“The thing that will hurt Spokane and those players is the money angle. The team gets fined an automatic $250 for forfeiting and there were individual fines for Schmees, Gorman and Geraghty of not over $25 by not under $15,” Nenezich finished.
* * *
He probably won’t win any manager of the year awards, but you can’t help but glory in the fact it looks like the Caps have found a manager who will be welcome to stick around for awhile.
Bill Brenner did get away to a slow start. After all, this was a new business for him. But the fans were on his neck, and for a few weeks it looked like Bill’s number was up.
But the guy learns fast. His timing for removing and staying with starting pitchers got better. He discarded some waste players and a only kept those who would be in there punching when he readied this gang for the stretch drive.
Then big Bill asked Bob Brown for one more pitcher, a first baseman and an outfielder. The Hunk Anderson for Carl Gunnarson trade was made. Then Jim Estrada was shipped out for Bill Reese. And finally Brown talked Seattle out of Paul Carpenter.
Now Brenner was ready. He had the players to make the move. It needed only the managerial stroke for the big push.
Then the Caps were in sixth place, thirteen and a half games out of the lead. Now, they are in third spot, a half a game from the front.
Brenner had been a good clutch leader all the time. He is cool and calculating in the c1utch, stabbing inspiration into his mixture of youth and experience. You wouldn’t care to count the number of games that Benner has broken up with clutch hits, home runs or otherwise.
* * *
And the Brenner system is working. The guy is probably the friendliest manager in the world.
Everyone on the team is a “pal” to Brenner. He’s big and tough but just about as malicious as a puppy. His ball club fights to the end for him. And they've been paying off.
There are quite a few fans who think Brenner is a veteran of the game. It is true that Bill has been playing baseball for some time, but his actual age is 25.
Bill was one of Oregon’s football heroes in his college days. Wouldn’t you know it, though, the way he blocks runners from scoring on long throws from the outfield.
Brenner, like any other baseball manager, has pulled some masterful boners this year. But right now he can do no wrong.
One of the Caps, who shall pass anonymous for now, was down in the dumps the other day because he wasn’t playing too much. And when he was playing he wasn’t hitting the ball.
An umpire sympathized with the player and said, “what’s the matter, kid, Brenner not giving you a fair shake?”
The kid shot back, “Not on your life, fella. That’s the fairest, squarest guy you’ll ever meet. He’s just all man, that Brenner is.”
This was the instance, you’ll remember, when Salem loaded the bases on Spokane with none out and the score tied 5-5 in the seventh. A couple of close decisions on the bases sent the Spokes into a fine lather.
“They say umpires neyer draw crowds,” said Nenezich. “That forfeit came in the first of a three-game set. There was only a fair-sized house there the night of the fun but the total attendance was 20,000 for the series. Maybe you think they didn’t come to get their shots at us,” Johnny went on.
“You know eggs cost ninety cents a dozen down there and I’ll be they threw fifty bucks worth at us in that series. That wasn’t all, either. Tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage, carrots and potatoes. Everybody had their own ideas and ammunition,” laughed Nenezich.
“Bob Abel, the league president, came over from Tacoma to see what the trouble was. He walked across the field to talk to us and got an over-ripe tomato in the back of the neck. Man, was he sore,” Johnny exclaimed.
* * *
Umpires Nenezich and Abbey were particularly put out with the display Spokane centre fielder George Schmess showed.
Abbey said, “That Schmees, who was over 300 feet from third base (that’s where the close decision occurred) thundered all the way in to tell us we missed one. I told him to get back in the field and play ball, and the guy must have swore for ten minutes without repeating himself.”
“When I finally pulled the clock on him and turned my back, Johnny (Nenezich) saw him wind up as it to take a sock at me. That did it. We kicked Schmees out, and along with him Spokane manager Ben Geraghty and first baseman Herb Gorman, Then we cleared the field and forfeited the game to Salem,” Abbey finished.
“The thing that will hurt Spokane and those players is the money angle. The team gets fined an automatic $250 for forfeiting and there were individual fines for Schmees, Gorman and Geraghty of not over $25 by not under $15,” Nenezich finished.
* * *
He probably won’t win any manager of the year awards, but you can’t help but glory in the fact it looks like the Caps have found a manager who will be welcome to stick around for awhile.
Bill Brenner did get away to a slow start. After all, this was a new business for him. But the fans were on his neck, and for a few weeks it looked like Bill’s number was up.
But the guy learns fast. His timing for removing and staying with starting pitchers got better. He discarded some waste players and a only kept those who would be in there punching when he readied this gang for the stretch drive.
Then big Bill asked Bob Brown for one more pitcher, a first baseman and an outfielder. The Hunk Anderson for Carl Gunnarson trade was made. Then Jim Estrada was shipped out for Bill Reese. And finally Brown talked Seattle out of Paul Carpenter.
Now Brenner was ready. He had the players to make the move. It needed only the managerial stroke for the big push.
Then the Caps were in sixth place, thirteen and a half games out of the lead. Now, they are in third spot, a half a game from the front.
Brenner had been a good clutch leader all the time. He is cool and calculating in the c1utch, stabbing inspiration into his mixture of youth and experience. You wouldn’t care to count the number of games that Benner has broken up with clutch hits, home runs or otherwise.
* * *
And the Brenner system is working. The guy is probably the friendliest manager in the world.
Everyone on the team is a “pal” to Brenner. He’s big and tough but just about as malicious as a puppy. His ball club fights to the end for him. And they've been paying off.
There are quite a few fans who think Brenner is a veteran of the game. It is true that Bill has been playing baseball for some time, but his actual age is 25.
Bill was one of Oregon’s football heroes in his college days. Wouldn’t you know it, though, the way he blocks runners from scoring on long throws from the outfield.
Brenner, like any other baseball manager, has pulled some masterful boners this year. But right now he can do no wrong.
One of the Caps, who shall pass anonymous for now, was down in the dumps the other day because he wasn’t playing too much. And when he was playing he wasn’t hitting the ball.
An umpire sympathized with the player and said, “what’s the matter, kid, Brenner not giving you a fair shake?”
The kid shot back, “Not on your life, fella. That’s the fairest, squarest guy you’ll ever meet. He’s just all man, that Brenner is.”
Thursday, August 28, 1947
WESTERN INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Standings after Thursday's Games
W L Pct. GB
Bremerton .. 80 62 .563 --
Salem ...... 77 61 .558 1
Vancouver .. 77 62 .544 1½
Spokane .... 79 65 .549 2
Victoria ... 77 65 .542 3
Tacoma ..... 66 75 .468 13½
Yakima ..... 56 86 .394 24
Wenatchee .. 52 88 .371 27
Caps Win Game in Twelfth
VANCOUVER, Aug. 28 — Thanks to the pitching of Bob Snyder, a homer by Bill Reese and timely singles by Bill Brenner and Buddy Hjelmaa, the Vancouver Capilanos shaded Bremerton, 2-1, in 12 innings and moved a 1½ games behind the first-place Bluejackets. The win was the first in a crucial six-game series that could decide the Western International League champion, with only two weeks left in the season.
Snyder ran his string of victories to six straight and his season total to 15, walking one man and giving up ten hits, most of them with two out.
Bremerton scored first and the run was unearned. Paul Carpenter let Frank Volpi's seventh-inning single go for two bases when he juggled the ball in left field. Then Hjelmaa shagged Joe Gedzius' hit, but threw the ball into the dirt and Volpi came home. Reese tied it in the bottom of the inning by lifting one that was last seen travelling toward Cambie Street.
The teams matched zeros until the twelfth when Bill Brenner opened with a single off Harry Johnston, the seventh hit of the game for the Caps. Len Tran sacrificed him to second — all for nought, as Snyder walked. Brenner went to third when Gedzius fumbled Lee Mohr's grounder before Hjelmaa rifled one into the right-field netting to end it.
Bremerton ....... 000 000 100 000—1 10 2
Vancouver ....... 000 000 100 001—2 8 2
Johnston and Volpi; Snyder and Brenner.
Jensen Looks Like Old Self
VICTORIA, Aug. 28 — Bob Jensen took over the mound with two men on and no one out in the first inning, and held the Tacoma Tigers to two runs and five hits the rest of the way for a 6-5 win by the Victoria Athletics tonight. The Western International League strikeout record-holder fanned 11.
He came in as Len Kasparovitch got into trouble early. Guy Miller led off with a sharp single then John Cavalli booted a double-play ball and everyone was safe. Paul Tedeshi singled and Kasparovitch added an error of his own as he threw low to second on Earl Kuper's easy roller. Glen Stetter then slapped another hit into left field to score the second and third runs of the inning and send Kasparovitch into the dugout for the night.
Jensen came in, forced Bob Hedington to ground into a double play and then struck out Maury Donovan.
He whiffed the side in the second and ran his successive strikeouts to six in the third inning.
A walk and a pair of singles gave the visiting nine their first run off Jensen in the fifth and Dick Greco accounted for the other when he drove a change-up over the fence.
A walk, Jack Harshman's double and Bill White's single gave the A's two runs in the second but they were trailing, 5-3, going into the eighth.
Another pass, followed by singles by White and Babe Jensen, scored one run and left runners at first and second. Greco hit Leo Righetti with a pitch and was replaced by Cy Greenlaw, who gave up a long fly to Bob Jensen to tie the game. Pat Patterson followed with a single to give Victoria its final run and the lead.
Tacoma ...... 300 010 100—5 8 2
Victoria ....... 021 000 03x—6 7 3
Greco, Greenlaw (8) and Kuper; Kasparovitch, B. Jensen (1) and Mastro.
First game:
Spokane ....... 000 000 0—0 2 2
Yakima ......... 501 003 x—7 11 0
Miller, Forsyth (3) and Bufflap; Romple and Constantino.
Second game:
Spokane ......... 111 010 1 — 5 9 1
Yakima ........... 002 080 2 — 10 14 2
Werbowski, Kramer (5) and O'Neill; Simon and Constantino.
Salem .............. 202 051 110—12 15 2
Wenatchee ....... 410 150 61x—18 18 2
Anderson, Peterson (2) and Beard; Rose, Frost (3), Condon (5) and Winter.
NON-W.I.L. MINOR LEAGUE NEWS
Bush League Slugger Has Drawn 176 Walks
PHOENIX, Ariz., August 28 —Rightfielder Pete Hughes of the Phoenix Senators of the class C Arizona-Texas league was disclosed Thursday to have received 176 bases on balls to August 27, exceeding the all-time major league record of 170 set by Babe Ruth in 1923.
The 27-year-old lefthanded batter leads the league in home runs with 37 and has a batting average of .381. He has hit 35 two-baggers and seven triples and drive in 160 runs.
(Hughes would later play in the W.I.L. for Victoria)
Standings after Thursday's Games
W L Pct. GB
Bremerton .. 80 62 .563 --
Salem ...... 77 61 .558 1
Vancouver .. 77 62 .544 1½
Spokane .... 79 65 .549 2
Victoria ... 77 65 .542 3
Tacoma ..... 66 75 .468 13½
Yakima ..... 56 86 .394 24
Wenatchee .. 52 88 .371 27
Caps Win Game in Twelfth
VANCOUVER, Aug. 28 — Thanks to the pitching of Bob Snyder, a homer by Bill Reese and timely singles by Bill Brenner and Buddy Hjelmaa, the Vancouver Capilanos shaded Bremerton, 2-1, in 12 innings and moved a 1½ games behind the first-place Bluejackets. The win was the first in a crucial six-game series that could decide the Western International League champion, with only two weeks left in the season.
Snyder ran his string of victories to six straight and his season total to 15, walking one man and giving up ten hits, most of them with two out.
Bremerton scored first and the run was unearned. Paul Carpenter let Frank Volpi's seventh-inning single go for two bases when he juggled the ball in left field. Then Hjelmaa shagged Joe Gedzius' hit, but threw the ball into the dirt and Volpi came home. Reese tied it in the bottom of the inning by lifting one that was last seen travelling toward Cambie Street.
The teams matched zeros until the twelfth when Bill Brenner opened with a single off Harry Johnston, the seventh hit of the game for the Caps. Len Tran sacrificed him to second — all for nought, as Snyder walked. Brenner went to third when Gedzius fumbled Lee Mohr's grounder before Hjelmaa rifled one into the right-field netting to end it.
Bremerton ....... 000 000 100 000—1 10 2
Vancouver ....... 000 000 100 001—2 8 2
Johnston and Volpi; Snyder and Brenner.
Jensen Looks Like Old Self
VICTORIA, Aug. 28 — Bob Jensen took over the mound with two men on and no one out in the first inning, and held the Tacoma Tigers to two runs and five hits the rest of the way for a 6-5 win by the Victoria Athletics tonight. The Western International League strikeout record-holder fanned 11.
He came in as Len Kasparovitch got into trouble early. Guy Miller led off with a sharp single then John Cavalli booted a double-play ball and everyone was safe. Paul Tedeshi singled and Kasparovitch added an error of his own as he threw low to second on Earl Kuper's easy roller. Glen Stetter then slapped another hit into left field to score the second and third runs of the inning and send Kasparovitch into the dugout for the night.
Jensen came in, forced Bob Hedington to ground into a double play and then struck out Maury Donovan.
He whiffed the side in the second and ran his successive strikeouts to six in the third inning.
A walk and a pair of singles gave the visiting nine their first run off Jensen in the fifth and Dick Greco accounted for the other when he drove a change-up over the fence.
A walk, Jack Harshman's double and Bill White's single gave the A's two runs in the second but they were trailing, 5-3, going into the eighth.
Another pass, followed by singles by White and Babe Jensen, scored one run and left runners at first and second. Greco hit Leo Righetti with a pitch and was replaced by Cy Greenlaw, who gave up a long fly to Bob Jensen to tie the game. Pat Patterson followed with a single to give Victoria its final run and the lead.
Tacoma ...... 300 010 100—5 8 2
Victoria ....... 021 000 03x—6 7 3
Greco, Greenlaw (8) and Kuper; Kasparovitch, B. Jensen (1) and Mastro.
First game:
Spokane ....... 000 000 0—0 2 2
Yakima ......... 501 003 x—7 11 0
Miller, Forsyth (3) and Bufflap; Romple and Constantino.
Second game:
Spokane ......... 111 010 1 — 5 9 1
Yakima ........... 002 080 2 — 10 14 2
Werbowski, Kramer (5) and O'Neill; Simon and Constantino.
Salem .............. 202 051 110—12 15 2
Wenatchee ....... 410 150 61x—18 18 2
Anderson, Peterson (2) and Beard; Rose, Frost (3), Condon (5) and Winter.
NON-W.I.L. MINOR LEAGUE NEWS
Bush League Slugger Has Drawn 176 Walks
PHOENIX, Ariz., August 28 —Rightfielder Pete Hughes of the Phoenix Senators of the class C Arizona-Texas league was disclosed Thursday to have received 176 bases on balls to August 27, exceeding the all-time major league record of 170 set by Babe Ruth in 1923.
The 27-year-old lefthanded batter leads the league in home runs with 37 and has a batting average of .381. He has hit 35 two-baggers and seven triples and drive in 160 runs.
(Hughes would later play in the W.I.L. for Victoria)
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Why Vancouver is Still in Athletic Park
Before and After
By Ken McConnell
[Vancouver Province, Aug. 27, 1947]
WOULD BUILD STADIUM NOW
Emil Sick, head man with the Rainier Brewing Company of Washington State and its Vancouver subsidiary, “would build a new sports stadium in Vancouver tomorrow,” if he could obtain the materials and the permission of the authorities to proceed with the work.
Earl Sheely, general manager of the Rainiers Baseball Club who is a visitor in the city, told The Vancouver Daily Province of the plans for the new stadium.
“Mr. Sick is eager to build now. He would authorize the work to start tomorrow if he could,” said Sheely.
As a matter of fact the Rainiers themselves want to increase the size of their own ball park in Seattle. They are hoping to make the park’s capacity 20,000. However, the same shortages exist in the Washington city as here and mostly it is the lack of steel which prevents the work being done.
Rainiers, for instance, are certain to see a new attendance mark this year. The present record is 519,000. Already—and they have 14 games at home yet—they have drawn 497,000.
“I think we’ll easily pass the old record,” declared Sheely, “right along we have been averaging between seven and eight thousand fans per game.”
Incidentally, the prices in the Pacific Coast Baseball League are: boxes $1.75; reserved, grandstand, $1.50; general admittance, $1.25 and bleachers 75 cents. The tax is included in these prices.
* * *
Drive for Pennants
Under the present agreement between Rainiers and the Capilanos, there is no obligation on the part of the Rainiers to send players here.
“Naturally we will help as much as we can, but the Capilanos operate independently,” said Seattle’s boss.
The Rainiers have Carpenter, Hall, Mullens, Mohr, Snyder and Stumpf. All of them will get a chance next year and Sheely is particularly interested in Caps’ second sacker Leoo Mohr.
“We will not recall any players until your season is completed,” went on Sheely. “However next year if Mohr does not stick with us—and he has a very good chance—then we’ll send him to a Class AA team.
“If a player is not given a chance to improve himself, he never will. I think Mohr is a fine prospect.”
Los Angeles has the edge at present in the drive for the Pacific Coast League pennant. But Portland’s Lucky Beavers are the hottest club in the league right now, with the best pitching of any club.
“One bad week, though,” cautioned Sheely, “can do any team a lot of harm.”
He was impressed with the possibilities of the Caps continuing their upward thrust in the Western International League.
* * *
He Likes Fishing, Too
Once Vancouver had high hopes of obtaining Sacramento’s franchise in the Coast League. As it turned out, with the fire practically destroying our ball park, we would never have been able to successfully compete in that league.
However it was this same Sheely who went to Sacramento and pulled that club through its roughest season and last year they drew 350,000 fans.
Big—Sheely is six feet, four inches and weighs around 230 pounds—he has been in baseball ever since he was able to walk, back in Illinois. He was a great first baseman.
He started with Spokane, in 1912, suffered a leg fracture and would up with Walla Walla, Wash. He then went to Salt Lake when that city was in the Coast circuit and from there went to the Chicago White Sox in 1920, just after the biggest scandal in baseball’s history nearly wrecked the game and the White Sox as well.
He was with the Sox until 1927 and then went to Sacramento and he was promptly drafted by Pittsburgh. He came back to San Francisco and was drafted by Boston Braves.
Then he played with Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle and ended his playing career in 1934. He was the Boston Red Sox scout for three and now the general manager of the Rainiers.
Yes, he has one other interest outside baseball. He’s a fishing addict.
By Ken McConnell
[Vancouver Province, Aug. 27, 1947]
WOULD BUILD STADIUM NOW
Emil Sick, head man with the Rainier Brewing Company of Washington State and its Vancouver subsidiary, “would build a new sports stadium in Vancouver tomorrow,” if he could obtain the materials and the permission of the authorities to proceed with the work.
Earl Sheely, general manager of the Rainiers Baseball Club who is a visitor in the city, told The Vancouver Daily Province of the plans for the new stadium.
“Mr. Sick is eager to build now. He would authorize the work to start tomorrow if he could,” said Sheely.
As a matter of fact the Rainiers themselves want to increase the size of their own ball park in Seattle. They are hoping to make the park’s capacity 20,000. However, the same shortages exist in the Washington city as here and mostly it is the lack of steel which prevents the work being done.
Rainiers, for instance, are certain to see a new attendance mark this year. The present record is 519,000. Already—and they have 14 games at home yet—they have drawn 497,000.
“I think we’ll easily pass the old record,” declared Sheely, “right along we have been averaging between seven and eight thousand fans per game.”
Incidentally, the prices in the Pacific Coast Baseball League are: boxes $1.75; reserved, grandstand, $1.50; general admittance, $1.25 and bleachers 75 cents. The tax is included in these prices.
* * *
Drive for Pennants
Under the present agreement between Rainiers and the Capilanos, there is no obligation on the part of the Rainiers to send players here.
“Naturally we will help as much as we can, but the Capilanos operate independently,” said Seattle’s boss.
The Rainiers have Carpenter, Hall, Mullens, Mohr, Snyder and Stumpf. All of them will get a chance next year and Sheely is particularly interested in Caps’ second sacker Leoo Mohr.
“We will not recall any players until your season is completed,” went on Sheely. “However next year if Mohr does not stick with us—and he has a very good chance—then we’ll send him to a Class AA team.
“If a player is not given a chance to improve himself, he never will. I think Mohr is a fine prospect.”
Los Angeles has the edge at present in the drive for the Pacific Coast League pennant. But Portland’s Lucky Beavers are the hottest club in the league right now, with the best pitching of any club.
“One bad week, though,” cautioned Sheely, “can do any team a lot of harm.”
He was impressed with the possibilities of the Caps continuing their upward thrust in the Western International League.
* * *
He Likes Fishing, Too
Once Vancouver had high hopes of obtaining Sacramento’s franchise in the Coast League. As it turned out, with the fire practically destroying our ball park, we would never have been able to successfully compete in that league.
However it was this same Sheely who went to Sacramento and pulled that club through its roughest season and last year they drew 350,000 fans.
Big—Sheely is six feet, four inches and weighs around 230 pounds—he has been in baseball ever since he was able to walk, back in Illinois. He was a great first baseman.
He started with Spokane, in 1912, suffered a leg fracture and would up with Walla Walla, Wash. He then went to Salt Lake when that city was in the Coast circuit and from there went to the Chicago White Sox in 1920, just after the biggest scandal in baseball’s history nearly wrecked the game and the White Sox as well.
He was with the Sox until 1927 and then went to Sacramento and he was promptly drafted by Pittsburgh. He came back to San Francisco and was drafted by Boston Braves.
Then he played with Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle and ended his playing career in 1934. He was the Boston Red Sox scout for three and now the general manager of the Rainiers.
Yes, he has one other interest outside baseball. He’s a fishing addict.
Wednesday, August 27, 1947
WESTERN INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
after games of Wednesday
W L Pct. GB
Bremerton .. 80 61 .567 --
Salem ...... 77 60 .562 1
Spokane .... 79 63 .556 1½
Vancouver .. 76 62 .551 2½
Victoria ... 76 65 .539 4
Tacoma ..... 66 74 .471 13½
Yakima ..... 54 86 .386 25½
Wenatchee .. 51 88 .367 28½
VANCOUVER, August 27 — Lee Mohr rapped out a triple in the first inning, batted in two runs with a double in the second and beat out an infield hit in the sixth to lead Vancouver to a 7-6 win tonight and a four-game Western International League series sweep.
Mohr also starred in the field as the Tigers made a late attack.
The Caps were leading 7-0 going into the top half of the seventh when Tacoma scored three runs on a walk, two singles and a double. Three more safties in the eighth neetted two more runs.
Left fielder Glen Stetter slapped out a double in the ninth to send Caps' starter Carl Gunnarson to the showers. A single and a fielder's choice brought in Stetter. Sandy Robertson gave up a walk to put the tying run at second, but then made Roy Patton hit a sharp grounder that was turned for a double play, Buddy Hjelmaa to Mohr to Bill Reese, to end the game.
Tacoma .......... 000 000 321—6 16 1
Vancouver ...... 131 011 00x—7 9 0
Morgan, Tinsley (7), Chetkovich (8) and Clifford, Kuper (8); Gunnarson, Robertson, (9) and Stumpf.
Tars Shut Down A's
VICTORIA, Aug. 27 — Bremerton scored five runs in the first and fourth innings in a 12-8 triumph over the Victoria Athletics in a Western International League game here tonight.
Seven of the runs were unearned as the Athletics booted six times. Leo Righetti failed to turn a double play twice and was charged with errors.
The only highlight, as far as Victoria's 2,391 fans were concerned, was a six-run fifth inning. Bremerton starter Hub Kittle came down with Victoria's fielding disease and misplayed Babe Jensen's bouncer. A couple of hits and three walks later, six runs had scored and the A's were threatening for more. But manager Ted Norbert let pitcher Jim Arnold bat for himself with the bases loaded and two out. Reliever John Marshall whiffed him. As it was, Arnold had to come out of the game with a sore finger.
Dick Mitchell was trying for his ninth straight pitching victory, but instead got his tenth loss as he got only one batter out in the first after surrendering five hits.
Bremerton ......... 520 500 000—12 14 2
Victoria ............ 000 062 000— 8 12 6
Kittle, Marshall (5) and Volpi; Mitchell, Arnold (1) Blankenship (6) and Mastro.
WENATCHEE, Aug. 27 — The Wenatchee Chiefs pounded out four home runs in a 12-9 win over the Salem Senators in a Western International League mix-up tonight.
Eddie Barr hit a grand-slam against his former mates in the fourth inning. Bob Moore punched a two-run homer in the first inning, Buddy Peterson and Bill Beard added homers in the seventh and eighth with non one aboard. A three-run homer by Lee Winter sparked a Wenatchee rally in the sixth.
Salem ............... 320 401 110—12 14 1
Wenatchee ........ 000 124 002— 9 11 0
Lazor, Laroy (6), Sporer (9) and Beard; Osborne, Day (2), Burd (6) and Dalrymple.
YAKIMA, Aug. 27 — Spokane handed Yakima a five-run lead in the first inning and went down to an 11-6 defeat at the hands of the Stars in a Western International League game tonight.
The runs came in on an error, three singles, and three consecutive walks by starter Bill Samson. The Indians came within one run with a four-run rally in the fourth, but the Stars packed away the fifth, sixth and seventh innings to regain a five-run margin.
Spokane ........ 010 400 001— 6 11 4
Yakima .......... 501 101 12x—11 11 1
Sampson, Spitzer (7), Latino (8) and O'Neill, Bufflap (7); Strait, Wallerstein (4) and Constantino.
ON THE SUNBEAM
By ALF COTTRELL
[from Vancouver Sun, Aug. 28, 1947]
Jim Took a Ride on the Escalator
When Bremerton Bluejackets drop into Capilano Stadium the fans will be treated to a glimpse, in all likelihood, of a hired hand who recently underwent the interesting experience of being kicked upstairs.
The gentleman in question is Indian, Jim Estrada, the man the Capilanos traded to Bremerton for first-baseman Bill Reese.
The Bluejackets are among those whom the Caps are trying to overhaul, which provides the evidence at which we hinted in our lead.
Attempting to determine which club gt the better of the Reese-Estrada swap is as futile as trying to get insurance on Julius Caesar just before a performance of the play with the same name, or as asking if there is a doctor in the house when Ohsodry is running at Hastings.
Reese has made the Capilano infield look better ever since he joined theclub, due to his agility and masterful handling of that big glove. In fact he has made the Capilano infield, exclamation mark!
We haven’t heard too much about Estrada since he went away, but at the moment he is reported to be playing third base as if he had invented it. I did notice that in a game the other night at Victoria, a cosy little 17-5 pitchers’ struggle, Indian Jimmy poked out the only homer of the game. In addition he got a double and a single.
Over the long haul, possibly, Jim isn’t that kind of a hitter. He would hardly have to be in that swashbuckling Bremerton cast. Such lads as Al Maul, Bill Barisoff, Frank Volpi and Hooks Devaurs can swing the heavy sticks while the Indian goes along with the odd hit-and-run effort, or even a deft sacrifice when required.
The point I wished to make, of course, was that the Caps did Estrada no particular harm when they dealt him his walking papers. Meanwhile, as I have already intimated, the Capilanos and their Bill Reese aren’t feeling any pain, either.
after games of Wednesday
W L Pct. GB
Bremerton .. 80 61 .567 --
Salem ...... 77 60 .562 1
Spokane .... 79 63 .556 1½
Vancouver .. 76 62 .551 2½
Victoria ... 76 65 .539 4
Tacoma ..... 66 74 .471 13½
Yakima ..... 54 86 .386 25½
Wenatchee .. 51 88 .367 28½
VANCOUVER, August 27 — Lee Mohr rapped out a triple in the first inning, batted in two runs with a double in the second and beat out an infield hit in the sixth to lead Vancouver to a 7-6 win tonight and a four-game Western International League series sweep.
Mohr also starred in the field as the Tigers made a late attack.
The Caps were leading 7-0 going into the top half of the seventh when Tacoma scored three runs on a walk, two singles and a double. Three more safties in the eighth neetted two more runs.
Left fielder Glen Stetter slapped out a double in the ninth to send Caps' starter Carl Gunnarson to the showers. A single and a fielder's choice brought in Stetter. Sandy Robertson gave up a walk to put the tying run at second, but then made Roy Patton hit a sharp grounder that was turned for a double play, Buddy Hjelmaa to Mohr to Bill Reese, to end the game.
Tacoma .......... 000 000 321—6 16 1
Vancouver ...... 131 011 00x—7 9 0
Morgan, Tinsley (7), Chetkovich (8) and Clifford, Kuper (8); Gunnarson, Robertson, (9) and Stumpf.
Tars Shut Down A's
VICTORIA, Aug. 27 — Bremerton scored five runs in the first and fourth innings in a 12-8 triumph over the Victoria Athletics in a Western International League game here tonight.
Seven of the runs were unearned as the Athletics booted six times. Leo Righetti failed to turn a double play twice and was charged with errors.
The only highlight, as far as Victoria's 2,391 fans were concerned, was a six-run fifth inning. Bremerton starter Hub Kittle came down with Victoria's fielding disease and misplayed Babe Jensen's bouncer. A couple of hits and three walks later, six runs had scored and the A's were threatening for more. But manager Ted Norbert let pitcher Jim Arnold bat for himself with the bases loaded and two out. Reliever John Marshall whiffed him. As it was, Arnold had to come out of the game with a sore finger.
Dick Mitchell was trying for his ninth straight pitching victory, but instead got his tenth loss as he got only one batter out in the first after surrendering five hits.
Bremerton ......... 520 500 000—12 14 2
Victoria ............ 000 062 000— 8 12 6
Kittle, Marshall (5) and Volpi; Mitchell, Arnold (1) Blankenship (6) and Mastro.
WENATCHEE, Aug. 27 — The Wenatchee Chiefs pounded out four home runs in a 12-9 win over the Salem Senators in a Western International League mix-up tonight.
Eddie Barr hit a grand-slam against his former mates in the fourth inning. Bob Moore punched a two-run homer in the first inning, Buddy Peterson and Bill Beard added homers in the seventh and eighth with non one aboard. A three-run homer by Lee Winter sparked a Wenatchee rally in the sixth.
Salem ............... 320 401 110—12 14 1
Wenatchee ........ 000 124 002— 9 11 0
Lazor, Laroy (6), Sporer (9) and Beard; Osborne, Day (2), Burd (6) and Dalrymple.
YAKIMA, Aug. 27 — Spokane handed Yakima a five-run lead in the first inning and went down to an 11-6 defeat at the hands of the Stars in a Western International League game tonight.
The runs came in on an error, three singles, and three consecutive walks by starter Bill Samson. The Indians came within one run with a four-run rally in the fourth, but the Stars packed away the fifth, sixth and seventh innings to regain a five-run margin.
Spokane ........ 010 400 001— 6 11 4
Yakima .......... 501 101 12x—11 11 1
Sampson, Spitzer (7), Latino (8) and O'Neill, Bufflap (7); Strait, Wallerstein (4) and Constantino.
ON THE SUNBEAM
By ALF COTTRELL
[from Vancouver Sun, Aug. 28, 1947]
Jim Took a Ride on the Escalator
When Bremerton Bluejackets drop into Capilano Stadium the fans will be treated to a glimpse, in all likelihood, of a hired hand who recently underwent the interesting experience of being kicked upstairs.
The gentleman in question is Indian, Jim Estrada, the man the Capilanos traded to Bremerton for first-baseman Bill Reese.
The Bluejackets are among those whom the Caps are trying to overhaul, which provides the evidence at which we hinted in our lead.
Attempting to determine which club gt the better of the Reese-Estrada swap is as futile as trying to get insurance on Julius Caesar just before a performance of the play with the same name, or as asking if there is a doctor in the house when Ohsodry is running at Hastings.
Reese has made the Capilano infield look better ever since he joined theclub, due to his agility and masterful handling of that big glove. In fact he has made the Capilano infield, exclamation mark!
We haven’t heard too much about Estrada since he went away, but at the moment he is reported to be playing third base as if he had invented it. I did notice that in a game the other night at Victoria, a cosy little 17-5 pitchers’ struggle, Indian Jimmy poked out the only homer of the game. In addition he got a double and a single.
Over the long haul, possibly, Jim isn’t that kind of a hitter. He would hardly have to be in that swashbuckling Bremerton cast. Such lads as Al Maul, Bill Barisoff, Frank Volpi and Hooks Devaurs can swing the heavy sticks while the Indian goes along with the odd hit-and-run effort, or even a deft sacrifice when required.
The point I wished to make, of course, was that the Caps did Estrada no particular harm when they dealt him his walking papers. Meanwhile, as I have already intimated, the Capilanos and their Bill Reese aren’t feeling any pain, either.
Tuesday, August 26, 1947
WESTERN INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
after games of Tuesday
W L Pct. GB
Bremerton .. 79 61 .565 --
Spokane .... 79 62 .560 ½
Salem ...... 76 60 .559 1
Vancouver .. 75 62 .533 2½
Victoria ... 76 64 .548 3
Tacoma ..... 66 73 .475 12½
Yakima ..... 54 85 .388 24½
Wenatchee .. 51 87 .370 27
"Body" Give Body Blow to Tigers
VANCOUVER, Aug. 26 — Bob 'The Body' Hall snuffed out the Tacoma Tigers with seven safties and struck out 11 as the Vancouver Capilanos won their fifth straight, 6-1, in a Western International League game tonight.
Hall walked three and won his 15th game against five losses. The only batter to give him trouble was Earl Kuper, who hit a round-tripper, a single and a triple.
Len Tran and Buddy Hjelmaa got to Stan Gilson for a homer apiece while Paul Carpenter rapped out a double in the third two bring in two runs.
Tacoma .......... 000 100 000—1 7 2
Vancouver ...... 003 021 00x—6 11 0
Gilson and Kuper; Hall and Brenner.
Woop Checks Tars as A's Come Back
VICTORIA, Aug. 26 — The Victoria Athletics scored three in the eighth to tie the game , then went on to a 9-8, 11-inning win in a Western International League game tonight.
John Cavalli led off the 11th win a slashing double to right field that Bill Barisoff was unable to hold. After bunting foul, John Hooper, who had a double and two singles, pushed a hit over the drawn-in infield and Cavalli scored standing up.
Jim Arnold started the game for Victoria and was given a 2-0 lead when Vic Mastro homered. But he was off to an early showers. Frank Volpi dropped a hit over the centre-field wall after Allan Maul and Barisoff singled, for three runs. A walk to Charlie Bushong and a single by pitcher Jim Lowman brought in reliever Bill Woop, who got off to a rough start. He threw wild to Vic Mastro at the plate, gave up two walks and was victimised by a low throw from third baseman Babe Jensen and three runs scored.
But then Woop gave up a lone run on four hits the rest of the way.
Jensen smacked a two-run homer in the third, and a throwing error by Jim Estrada allowed Jack Marshman to score a run in the third.
Then came the eighth inning, when Cavalli capped the inning with a two-run homer, putting the game into extra innings.
Bremerton ........... 070 010 000 00—8 9 1
Victoria .............. 221 000 030 01—9 15 5
Lowman, Ahearn (8) and Volpi; Arnold, Woop (2) and Mastro.
Weird One at Wenatchee
WENATCHEE, Aug. 26 — The Wenatchee Chiefs scored seven runs on only one hit in the fourth inning tonight to take a 12-6 win over the Yakima Stars in the Western International League tonight.
With one out, Yakima pitcher Larry Ward walked Jimmy Zinn but struck out the next batter for the second out. Three consecutive walks forced in a run and brought in a new pitcher. Rowe Wallerstein forced in two more with another pair of passes and gave way to John Cordell. The latter was reached for a single which plated the fourth run and left the bags still loaded.
Cordell then struck out Lou McCollum but catcher Bud Phillips dropped the third strike. Instead of stepping on the plate to force the third out, he fired the ball to first base. No one was coverting and three more runs counted before the right fielder retrieved the pellet.
Yakima ............ 020 000 022— 6 10 4
Wenatchee ...... 202 700 01x—12 8 1
Ward, Wallerstein (4), Cordell (4), and Phillips, Constantino (7); McCollum and Dalrymple.
Salem .......... 000 002 300—5 14 1
Spokane ...... 020 100 000—3 7 3
Wyatt, Sinovic (9) and Beard; Costello and O'Neill.
after games of Tuesday
W L Pct. GB
Bremerton .. 79 61 .565 --
Spokane .... 79 62 .560 ½
Salem ...... 76 60 .559 1
Vancouver .. 75 62 .533 2½
Victoria ... 76 64 .548 3
Tacoma ..... 66 73 .475 12½
Yakima ..... 54 85 .388 24½
Wenatchee .. 51 87 .370 27
"Body" Give Body Blow to Tigers
VANCOUVER, Aug. 26 — Bob 'The Body' Hall snuffed out the Tacoma Tigers with seven safties and struck out 11 as the Vancouver Capilanos won their fifth straight, 6-1, in a Western International League game tonight.
Hall walked three and won his 15th game against five losses. The only batter to give him trouble was Earl Kuper, who hit a round-tripper, a single and a triple.
Len Tran and Buddy Hjelmaa got to Stan Gilson for a homer apiece while Paul Carpenter rapped out a double in the third two bring in two runs.
Tacoma .......... 000 100 000—1 7 2
Vancouver ...... 003 021 00x—6 11 0
Gilson and Kuper; Hall and Brenner.
Woop Checks Tars as A's Come Back
VICTORIA, Aug. 26 — The Victoria Athletics scored three in the eighth to tie the game , then went on to a 9-8, 11-inning win in a Western International League game tonight.
John Cavalli led off the 11th win a slashing double to right field that Bill Barisoff was unable to hold. After bunting foul, John Hooper, who had a double and two singles, pushed a hit over the drawn-in infield and Cavalli scored standing up.
Jim Arnold started the game for Victoria and was given a 2-0 lead when Vic Mastro homered. But he was off to an early showers. Frank Volpi dropped a hit over the centre-field wall after Allan Maul and Barisoff singled, for three runs. A walk to Charlie Bushong and a single by pitcher Jim Lowman brought in reliever Bill Woop, who got off to a rough start. He threw wild to Vic Mastro at the plate, gave up two walks and was victimised by a low throw from third baseman Babe Jensen and three runs scored.
But then Woop gave up a lone run on four hits the rest of the way.
Jensen smacked a two-run homer in the third, and a throwing error by Jim Estrada allowed Jack Marshman to score a run in the third.
Then came the eighth inning, when Cavalli capped the inning with a two-run homer, putting the game into extra innings.
Bremerton ........... 070 010 000 00—8 9 1
Victoria .............. 221 000 030 01—9 15 5
Lowman, Ahearn (8) and Volpi; Arnold, Woop (2) and Mastro.
Weird One at Wenatchee
WENATCHEE, Aug. 26 — The Wenatchee Chiefs scored seven runs on only one hit in the fourth inning tonight to take a 12-6 win over the Yakima Stars in the Western International League tonight.
With one out, Yakima pitcher Larry Ward walked Jimmy Zinn but struck out the next batter for the second out. Three consecutive walks forced in a run and brought in a new pitcher. Rowe Wallerstein forced in two more with another pair of passes and gave way to John Cordell. The latter was reached for a single which plated the fourth run and left the bags still loaded.
Cordell then struck out Lou McCollum but catcher Bud Phillips dropped the third strike. Instead of stepping on the plate to force the third out, he fired the ball to first base. No one was coverting and three more runs counted before the right fielder retrieved the pellet.
Yakima ............ 020 000 022— 6 10 4
Wenatchee ...... 202 700 01x—12 8 1
Ward, Wallerstein (4), Cordell (4), and Phillips, Constantino (7); McCollum and Dalrymple.
Salem .......... 000 002 300—5 14 1
Spokane ...... 020 100 000—3 7 3
Wyatt, Sinovic (9) and Beard; Costello and O'Neill.
Monday, August 25, 1947
WESTERN INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
after games of Monday
W L Pct. GB
Bremerton .. 79 60 .568 --
Spokane .... 79 61 .564 ½
Salem ...... 75 60 .556 2
Vancouver .. 74 62 .544 4½
Victoria ... 75 64 .540 5
Tacoma ..... 66 72 .478 12½
Yakima ..... 53 85 .384 25½
Wenatchee .. 50 87 .365 28
Caps Win Fourth Straight
VANCOUVER, Aug. 25 — Len Tran atoned for a third inning error that allowed three runs by doubling in Charlie Mead with the winning run in the eighth inning, as the Vancouver Capilanos went on to a 5-4 Westren International League win tonight.
Jim Hedgecock recorded his 18th victory in giving up ten hits and striking out six.
The only time he was in trouble was in the third, after the Caps took the lead in the second on singles by Mead and Bill Reese, a timely bunt by Bob Brenner and a fielder's choice. That's when three runs scored on three hits and Tran's error.
Vancouver responded with three of their own in the third. Lee Mohr, Buddy Hjelmaa, Frank Mullens and Paul Carpenter all ripped singles of Gordon Walden, Carpenter's being an infield fly that nobody was able to field. This, plus two errors and a fielder's choice, brought in the runs.
Tacoma tied it in the fifth as Pete Tedeski singled, took advantage of Guy Miller's hit and Mohr's error to round third and came home on a fly ball to centre field.
Reese and Tran rapped doubles one out apart in the eighth to give Vancouver its fourth straight win.
Tacoma ........... 003 010 000—4 10 2
Vancouver ....... 013 000 01x—5 13 2
Walden and Clifford; Hedgecock and Brenner.
Tars Hammer A's
VICTORIA, Aug. 25 — An eight-run eighth inning capped a night of scoring against the Victoria Athletics, as the front-running Bremerton Bluejackets easily won, 17-5. It was Victoria's fourth straight defeat.
Joe Blankenship fell to 9 and 12 and gave up the first seven runs in seven innings on 12 hits. Bob Jensen came in for the last two innings and was battered for four hits and four walks. Seven of the eight runs against him were unearned as brother Babe nooted a ground ball.
Allan Maul had two doubles, a triple and a single in six trips to the plate, scored five times and batted in three runs to lead the Bremerton attack.
John Marshall received credit for his 14th win in 21 decisions, though he walked eight and gave up five runs in 6 1-3 innings. Hub Kittle finished off the game.
Bremerton ........ 013 022 180-17 16 2
Victoria ........... 000 011 300—5 7 5
Marshall, Kittle (7) Volpi; Blankenship, Jensen (8) and Mastro.
Salem .......... 000 500 000—5 8 1
Spokane ....... 002 003 01x—6 11 2
Mosser and Beard; Werbowski and O'Neill.
Yakima .......... 000 120 200—5 11 4
Wenatchee .... 030 705 13x—19 19 0
Nowels, Brysch (4), Zarenitski (8), and Constantino; Vivalda and Dalrymple.
Fred Mercy Sells Yakima Stars to 3 Californians
YAKIMA, August 25 — Frederick Mercy Jr., owner of the Yakima Stars baseball club of the class B Western International league said today that the team has been sold to three Californians including Vernon Johnson, former Oakland pitcher in the Pacific Coast league.
Mercy did not disclose terms of the contract and said the sale is effective at the close of the current season, subject to approval by the league's board of directors.
The other purchasers are Richard Richards of Palo Alto, who negotiated the deal, and Monte Peyl.
Richards, manager of a semi-pro team in the San Francisco area, said "I definitely intend to keep the Western International league franchise in Yakima."
The Stars are currently in seventh place in the league, 24½ games out of first place.
Suspended Spokane Manager, Player, Will Re-Join Club
SPOKANE, Aug. 25 — Western International League president Robert Abel said tonight that Spokane manager Ben Geraghty and outfielder George Schmees, suspended Sunday for their part in an argument which resulted in a forfeited game to Salem, will be permitted to rejoin the Indians Wednesday.
Abel said the two players and first baseman Herb Gorman will be fined an amount to be determined later. Gorman was not suspended. Abel flew here from Tacoma to get first-hand information on the incident.
Ball Shaggers Go On Strike in Victoria For Pay Raise
VICTORIA, Aug. 25 — Ball and scoreboard boys went on an unorganized and almost effective strike just before game time tonight.
The young park employees confronted the business manager of the Victoria Athletics, Reg Patterson, with a demand for a 25 cent per night increase or else.
They were promptly escorted out the front gates but were far from through. Two new scoreboard boys were dispatched to the scoreboard but left under threats of violence from the would-be unionists who had taken up a station behind the fence.
Only when the pickets were sent on their way by police did the hired youngsters venture out onto the board.
after games of Monday
W L Pct. GB
Bremerton .. 79 60 .568 --
Spokane .... 79 61 .564 ½
Salem ...... 75 60 .556 2
Vancouver .. 74 62 .544 4½
Victoria ... 75 64 .540 5
Tacoma ..... 66 72 .478 12½
Yakima ..... 53 85 .384 25½
Wenatchee .. 50 87 .365 28
Caps Win Fourth Straight
VANCOUVER, Aug. 25 — Len Tran atoned for a third inning error that allowed three runs by doubling in Charlie Mead with the winning run in the eighth inning, as the Vancouver Capilanos went on to a 5-4 Westren International League win tonight.
Jim Hedgecock recorded his 18th victory in giving up ten hits and striking out six.
The only time he was in trouble was in the third, after the Caps took the lead in the second on singles by Mead and Bill Reese, a timely bunt by Bob Brenner and a fielder's choice. That's when three runs scored on three hits and Tran's error.
Vancouver responded with three of their own in the third. Lee Mohr, Buddy Hjelmaa, Frank Mullens and Paul Carpenter all ripped singles of Gordon Walden, Carpenter's being an infield fly that nobody was able to field. This, plus two errors and a fielder's choice, brought in the runs.
Tacoma tied it in the fifth as Pete Tedeski singled, took advantage of Guy Miller's hit and Mohr's error to round third and came home on a fly ball to centre field.
Reese and Tran rapped doubles one out apart in the eighth to give Vancouver its fourth straight win.
Tacoma ........... 003 010 000—4 10 2
Vancouver ....... 013 000 01x—5 13 2
Walden and Clifford; Hedgecock and Brenner.
Tars Hammer A's
VICTORIA, Aug. 25 — An eight-run eighth inning capped a night of scoring against the Victoria Athletics, as the front-running Bremerton Bluejackets easily won, 17-5. It was Victoria's fourth straight defeat.
Joe Blankenship fell to 9 and 12 and gave up the first seven runs in seven innings on 12 hits. Bob Jensen came in for the last two innings and was battered for four hits and four walks. Seven of the eight runs against him were unearned as brother Babe nooted a ground ball.
Allan Maul had two doubles, a triple and a single in six trips to the plate, scored five times and batted in three runs to lead the Bremerton attack.
John Marshall received credit for his 14th win in 21 decisions, though he walked eight and gave up five runs in 6 1-3 innings. Hub Kittle finished off the game.
Bremerton ........ 013 022 180-17 16 2
Victoria ........... 000 011 300—5 7 5
Marshall, Kittle (7) Volpi; Blankenship, Jensen (8) and Mastro.
Salem .......... 000 500 000—5 8 1
Spokane ....... 002 003 01x—6 11 2
Mosser and Beard; Werbowski and O'Neill.
Yakima .......... 000 120 200—5 11 4
Wenatchee .... 030 705 13x—19 19 0
Nowels, Brysch (4), Zarenitski (8), and Constantino; Vivalda and Dalrymple.
Fred Mercy Sells Yakima Stars to 3 Californians
YAKIMA, August 25 — Frederick Mercy Jr., owner of the Yakima Stars baseball club of the class B Western International league said today that the team has been sold to three Californians including Vernon Johnson, former Oakland pitcher in the Pacific Coast league.
Mercy did not disclose terms of the contract and said the sale is effective at the close of the current season, subject to approval by the league's board of directors.
The other purchasers are Richard Richards of Palo Alto, who negotiated the deal, and Monte Peyl.
Richards, manager of a semi-pro team in the San Francisco area, said "I definitely intend to keep the Western International league franchise in Yakima."
The Stars are currently in seventh place in the league, 24½ games out of first place.
Suspended Spokane Manager, Player, Will Re-Join Club
SPOKANE, Aug. 25 — Western International League president Robert Abel said tonight that Spokane manager Ben Geraghty and outfielder George Schmees, suspended Sunday for their part in an argument which resulted in a forfeited game to Salem, will be permitted to rejoin the Indians Wednesday.
Abel said the two players and first baseman Herb Gorman will be fined an amount to be determined later. Gorman was not suspended. Abel flew here from Tacoma to get first-hand information on the incident.
Ball Shaggers Go On Strike in Victoria For Pay Raise
VICTORIA, Aug. 25 — Ball and scoreboard boys went on an unorganized and almost effective strike just before game time tonight.
The young park employees confronted the business manager of the Victoria Athletics, Reg Patterson, with a demand for a 25 cent per night increase or else.
They were promptly escorted out the front gates but were far from through. Two new scoreboard boys were dispatched to the scoreboard but left under threats of violence from the would-be unionists who had taken up a station behind the fence.
Only when the pickets were sent on their way by police did the hired youngsters venture out onto the board.
Sunday, August 24, 1947
WESTERN INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
after games of Sunday
W L Pct. GB
Bremerton .. 78 60 .565 --
Spokane .... 78 68 .561 ½
Salem ...... 75 59 .560 2
Victoria ... 75 63 .543 3
Vancouver .. 73 63 .541 3½
Tacoma ..... 66 71 .482 11½
Yakima ..... 53 84 .387 24½
Wenatchee .. 49 87 .360 27½
Two Players Suspended, Indians Forfeit Game
SPOKANE, Aug. 24 — The Salem Senators knocked Spokane out of first place in the Western International League tongith by defeating the Indians, 6-2, in the second game of a double-header after being awarded the openr, 9-0, on a ninth inning forfeit.
Spokane manager Ben Garaghty and George Schmees were notified by League Superintendent Robert Abel just before the second game that they had been suspended "until further notice" for their part in an afternoon argument that started a call at third base by umpire Marty Nenzich has been protested.
Scheme Tackled
Indian centre fielder George Schmees was ousted from the game after he started in front the outfield toward the site of the bickering. Schmees then charged the pitcher's box but was brought down by a flying tackle by Spokane pitcher Bill Samson.
Then umpire Bill Abbey threw up his hands and ruled the game a forfeit to Salem. Police were called in to escort the arbiters from the field.
First game:
Salem .......... 000 100 13—5
Spokane ...... 050 000 00—5
Wyatt and Beard; Latino and O'Neill.
(Game awarded to Salem, 9-0, by forfeit in first of the ninth).
Second Game:
Salem ....... 000 010 221—6 11 2
Spokane .... 000 010 010—2 6 0
Anderson, Sinovic (8) and Beard; Miller, Forsyth (9) and Bufflap.
First game:
Yakima ............ 000 000 2—2 4 0
Wenatchee ...... 000 030 x—3 2 1
Cordell and Phillips; Frost and Dalrymple.
Second game:
Yakima ............ 002 303 001 1—10 14 5
Wenatchee ...... 100 220 013 2—11 12 3
Romple, Wallerstein (9) and Constantino, Phillips (5); Day, Condon (4), Burd (5), Rose (6), and Dalrymple.
First game:
Bremerton ............ 001 000 2—3 7 2
Tacoma ............... 001 000 0—1 2 2
Sullivan and Ronning ; Greco and Clifford.
Second game:
Bremerton ......... 020 000 002 — 4 11 2
Tacoma ........... (10)00 101 30x— 15 I3 1
Ahearn, Smith (2) and Volpi, Ronning; Chetkovich and Kuper.
Only games scheduled.
after games of Sunday
W L Pct. GB
Bremerton .. 78 60 .565 --
Spokane .... 78 68 .561 ½
Salem ...... 75 59 .560 2
Victoria ... 75 63 .543 3
Vancouver .. 73 63 .541 3½
Tacoma ..... 66 71 .482 11½
Yakima ..... 53 84 .387 24½
Wenatchee .. 49 87 .360 27½
Two Players Suspended, Indians Forfeit Game
SPOKANE, Aug. 24 — The Salem Senators knocked Spokane out of first place in the Western International League tongith by defeating the Indians, 6-2, in the second game of a double-header after being awarded the openr, 9-0, on a ninth inning forfeit.
Spokane manager Ben Garaghty and George Schmees were notified by League Superintendent Robert Abel just before the second game that they had been suspended "until further notice" for their part in an afternoon argument that started a call at third base by umpire Marty Nenzich has been protested.
Scheme Tackled
Indian centre fielder George Schmees was ousted from the game after he started in front the outfield toward the site of the bickering. Schmees then charged the pitcher's box but was brought down by a flying tackle by Spokane pitcher Bill Samson.
Then umpire Bill Abbey threw up his hands and ruled the game a forfeit to Salem. Police were called in to escort the arbiters from the field.
First game:
Salem .......... 000 100 13—5
Spokane ...... 050 000 00—5
Wyatt and Beard; Latino and O'Neill.
(Game awarded to Salem, 9-0, by forfeit in first of the ninth).
Second Game:
Salem ....... 000 010 221—6 11 2
Spokane .... 000 010 010—2 6 0
Anderson, Sinovic (8) and Beard; Miller, Forsyth (9) and Bufflap.
First game:
Yakima ............ 000 000 2—2 4 0
Wenatchee ...... 000 030 x—3 2 1
Cordell and Phillips; Frost and Dalrymple.
Second game:
Yakima ............ 002 303 001 1—10 14 5
Wenatchee ...... 100 220 013 2—11 12 3
Romple, Wallerstein (9) and Constantino, Phillips (5); Day, Condon (4), Burd (5), Rose (6), and Dalrymple.
First game:
Bremerton ............ 001 000 2—3 7 2
Tacoma ............... 001 000 0—1 2 2
Sullivan and Ronning ; Greco and Clifford.
Second game:
Bremerton ......... 020 000 002 — 4 11 2
Tacoma ........... (10)00 101 30x— 15 I3 1
Ahearn, Smith (2) and Volpi, Ronning; Chetkovich and Kuper.
Only games scheduled.
Saturday, August 23, 1947
WESTERN INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
after games of Saturday
W L Pct. GB
Spokane .... 78 59 .569 --
Bremerton .. 77 59 .566 ½
Salem ...... 73 59 .553 2½
Victoria ... 75 63 .543 3½
Vancouver .. 73 62 .541 4
Tacoma ..... 65 70 .481 12
Yakima ..... 53 82 .393 24
Wenatchee .. 47 87 .351 29½
Caps Win a Pair of One-Run Games
VANCOUVER, Aug. 23 — The Vancouver Capilanos handed the Victoria Athletics their 20th and 21st one-run losses of the Western International season with a 5-4 and 1-0 double-header sweep before a packed house at Capilano Stadium tonight.
Two home runs over the looming right field wall, the last by manager Bill Brenner in the bottom of the eighth inning, offset a fighting rally by the Athletics, who tied the count in the seventh.
Dick Mitchell, in trying for his ninth straight victory and 16th of the season, got off to a shaky start when he ran into a bad error and had control trouble in the first inning.
Lee Mohr openeed by beating out a drag bunt and John Cavalli booted Buddy Hjelmaa's ground ball to put Mitchell on the spot. Frank Mullens' fly ball scored Mohr and Charlie Mead lofted a home run after Paul Carpenter had walked and the Capilanos were four runs ahead.
Bill White's smash down the foul line cleared the fence in the fourth for the first Victoria run and the second came in the sixth when White doubled, Jack Harshman singled and Babe Jensen hit a sacrifice fly.
A rousing rally in the seventh saw Leo Righetti, pinch-hitter Bob Jensen and Pat Patterson open with singles to load the bags. A fielder's choice and an outfield fly plated the tying runs.
The Caps' rally in the seventh was marred by an umpire's call. Mullens' hit bounced off the right-field screen and over the fence, but it was ruled a double. Paul Carpenter sacrificed him over, Charlie Mead walked, then the A's got the old strike-him-out/throw-him-out double play when Reese swished at strike three and catcher Vic Mastro gunned down Mead at second.
Brenner then decided things one inning later when he took Joe Blankenship's second pitch over the fence.
Len Kasparovitch and Bob Snyder were cruising along in the second game, matching zeros for eight innings until the ninth. Charlie Mead hit one to Leo Righetti at short, who bboted the ball and the runner was safe. Reese singled to centre and Mead moved to second. Bill Brenner flew out, but a wide curve to Len Tran eluded catcher Vic Mastro and the runners advanced. Tran then rifled a single over second to end the game.
First game:
Victoria ................. 001 101 20—4 14 3
Vancouver ............. 400 000 01—5 7 0
Mitchell, Blankenship (7) and Mastro; Gunnarson, Robertson (7) and Brenner.
Second game:
Victoria .......... 000 000 000—0 7 1
Vancouver ...... 000 000 001—1 7 1
Kasparovitch and Mastro; Snyder and Brenner.
Solons Sink Stars
YAKIMA, Wash., Aug 23 - Two big innings, the fifth and the sveenth, gave the Salem Senators a 13-10 victory over the Yakima Stars in a Western International League series finale tonight to leave the teams each with two wins.
Marty Krug's two-run double in the fifth inning capped a four-run rally and Buddy Peterson's tripled in the seventh frame to put the final touches on a five-run upsurge that later rpoved too much for the Stars to overcome.
Salem ............ 301 040 500—13 13 5
Yakima ........... 301 021 021—10 14 1
Lazor, Mossor (9) and Beard; Simon and Phillips.
Spokane Moves Into WIL Lead
WENATCHEE, Wash., Aug. 23 - George Schmee's home run with none out in the first of the ninth inning broke up a tight ball game and gave the Spokane Indians a 3-2 victory tonight over the Wenatchee Chiefs. The win moved the Tribe into first place in the Western International League by a half game.
The two teams split their four-game series.
Spokane ......... 000 001 011—3 7 1
Wenatchee ..... 001 000 010—2 7 1
Costello and Bufflap, O'Neill (8); Osborne and Dalrymple.
Tigers Drop Tars into Second Spot
TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 23 - Tacoma Tigers knocked Bremerton Bluejackets out the of the Western International League lead tonight with a 2-1 victory.
The Tigers won on a neat sven-hit pitching performance by Julian Morgan, who bested the Tars' Hub Kittle.
Morgan led off with the opening single on a four-hit attack that netted Tacoma its two runs in the fifth inning. Bremerton's lone run came in the eighth when Hooks DeVaurs doubled and scored after two were out on Frank Volpi's bloop single.
Bremerton ....... 000 000 010—1 7 1
Tacoma .......... 000 020 00x—2 12 2
Kittle and Volpi; Morgan and Kuper.
after games of Saturday
W L Pct. GB
Spokane .... 78 59 .569 --
Bremerton .. 77 59 .566 ½
Salem ...... 73 59 .553 2½
Victoria ... 75 63 .543 3½
Vancouver .. 73 62 .541 4
Tacoma ..... 65 70 .481 12
Yakima ..... 53 82 .393 24
Wenatchee .. 47 87 .351 29½
Caps Win a Pair of One-Run Games
VANCOUVER, Aug. 23 — The Vancouver Capilanos handed the Victoria Athletics their 20th and 21st one-run losses of the Western International season with a 5-4 and 1-0 double-header sweep before a packed house at Capilano Stadium tonight.
Two home runs over the looming right field wall, the last by manager Bill Brenner in the bottom of the eighth inning, offset a fighting rally by the Athletics, who tied the count in the seventh.
Dick Mitchell, in trying for his ninth straight victory and 16th of the season, got off to a shaky start when he ran into a bad error and had control trouble in the first inning.
Lee Mohr openeed by beating out a drag bunt and John Cavalli booted Buddy Hjelmaa's ground ball to put Mitchell on the spot. Frank Mullens' fly ball scored Mohr and Charlie Mead lofted a home run after Paul Carpenter had walked and the Capilanos were four runs ahead.
Bill White's smash down the foul line cleared the fence in the fourth for the first Victoria run and the second came in the sixth when White doubled, Jack Harshman singled and Babe Jensen hit a sacrifice fly.
A rousing rally in the seventh saw Leo Righetti, pinch-hitter Bob Jensen and Pat Patterson open with singles to load the bags. A fielder's choice and an outfield fly plated the tying runs.
The Caps' rally in the seventh was marred by an umpire's call. Mullens' hit bounced off the right-field screen and over the fence, but it was ruled a double. Paul Carpenter sacrificed him over, Charlie Mead walked, then the A's got the old strike-him-out/throw-him-out double play when Reese swished at strike three and catcher Vic Mastro gunned down Mead at second.
Brenner then decided things one inning later when he took Joe Blankenship's second pitch over the fence.
Len Kasparovitch and Bob Snyder were cruising along in the second game, matching zeros for eight innings until the ninth. Charlie Mead hit one to Leo Righetti at short, who bboted the ball and the runner was safe. Reese singled to centre and Mead moved to second. Bill Brenner flew out, but a wide curve to Len Tran eluded catcher Vic Mastro and the runners advanced. Tran then rifled a single over second to end the game.
First game:
Victoria ................. 001 101 20—4 14 3
Vancouver ............. 400 000 01—5 7 0
Mitchell, Blankenship (7) and Mastro; Gunnarson, Robertson (7) and Brenner.
Second game:
Victoria .......... 000 000 000—0 7 1
Vancouver ...... 000 000 001—1 7 1
Kasparovitch and Mastro; Snyder and Brenner.
Solons Sink Stars
YAKIMA, Wash., Aug 23 - Two big innings, the fifth and the sveenth, gave the Salem Senators a 13-10 victory over the Yakima Stars in a Western International League series finale tonight to leave the teams each with two wins.
Marty Krug's two-run double in the fifth inning capped a four-run rally and Buddy Peterson's tripled in the seventh frame to put the final touches on a five-run upsurge that later rpoved too much for the Stars to overcome.
Salem ............ 301 040 500—13 13 5
Yakima ........... 301 021 021—10 14 1
Lazor, Mossor (9) and Beard; Simon and Phillips.
Spokane Moves Into WIL Lead
WENATCHEE, Wash., Aug. 23 - George Schmee's home run with none out in the first of the ninth inning broke up a tight ball game and gave the Spokane Indians a 3-2 victory tonight over the Wenatchee Chiefs. The win moved the Tribe into first place in the Western International League by a half game.
The two teams split their four-game series.
Spokane ......... 000 001 011—3 7 1
Wenatchee ..... 001 000 010—2 7 1
Costello and Bufflap, O'Neill (8); Osborne and Dalrymple.
Tigers Drop Tars into Second Spot
TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 23 - Tacoma Tigers knocked Bremerton Bluejackets out the of the Western International League lead tonight with a 2-1 victory.
The Tigers won on a neat sven-hit pitching performance by Julian Morgan, who bested the Tars' Hub Kittle.
Morgan led off with the opening single on a four-hit attack that netted Tacoma its two runs in the fifth inning. Bremerton's lone run came in the eighth when Hooks DeVaurs doubled and scored after two were out on Frank Volpi's bloop single.
Bremerton ....... 000 000 010—1 7 1
Tacoma .......... 000 020 00x—2 12 2
Kittle and Volpi; Morgan and Kuper.
Friday, August 22, 1947
W L Pct GB
Bremerton .. 77 58 .571 —
Spokane .... 77 59 .566 ½
Victoria ... 75 61 .551 3
Salem ...... 72 59 .550 3½
Vancouver .. 71 62 .534 5½
Tacoma ..... 64 70 .478 13
Yakima ..... 53 81 .396 24
Wenatchee .. 47 86 .353 29
VANCOUVER, Aug. 22 — Bob Hall, hard-throwing righthander, stopped the victory march of the Victoria Athletics here tonight when he threw a five-hitter at the Islanders and struck out 13 batters to give the Vancouver Capilanos a 9-3 Western International League triumph, their second with the A's this week.
Hall struck out 13 and walked two, and slapped out a screaming triple that got a standing ovation of the crowd of 3,000.
The losers scored only in the second and eighth innings. Two singles, a walk and an outfield fly accounted for the second inning tally, while John Hooper's two-run homer accounted for the final Victoria counters. The rally ended when Paul Carpenter pulled off a spectacular catch while rapped around the left-field light standard.
The Caps scored in every inning but the fifth as they pecked away at Bill Woop to hand him his 13th setback. Leon Mohr, the disappearing second baseman, was forgiven by the Vancouver management sufficiently to get into action and picked up three hits.
Victoria ......... 010 000 020—3 5 0
Vancouver ..... 121 201 11x—9 17 1
Woop and Mastro; Hall and Brenner.
WENATCHEE, Aug. 22 — Tom Rose tossed a one-hit shutout in the opening game of a twin-bill, giving the last-place Wenatchee Chiefs a 7-0 win over the Spokane Indians, who dropped to second place in the Western International League with a 12-4 loss in the second game.
Rose fanned five and walked three. The lone hit was a scatch safety over second base.
Lou McCollum scattered six hits in the nightcap after Spokane suffered a scourge of fumble-itis, committing seven errors.
First game:
Spokane ............... 000 000 0—0 1 0
Wenatchee ........... 000 070 x—7 13 1
Samson, Forsyth (5) and O'Neill; Rose and Dalrymple.
Second game:
Spokane ................. 010 100 020— 4 5 7
Wenatchee ............. 103 004 40x—12 10 1
Spitzer, Latino (7) and Bufflap; McCollum and Dalrymple.
First game:
Salem ....... 024 355 0—13 24 1
Yakima ...... 200 010 1— 4 8 0
Mossor and Beard; Brysch, Wallerstein (3) and Constantino.
Second game:
Salem ......... 000 100 310—5 11 2
Yakima ........ 133 100 000—8 12 1
G. Peterson, Sporer (3) Sinovic (8) and Mohler, Beard (8); Strait and Phillips.
First game:
Bremerton ............ 000 000 1— 1 5 2
Tacoma ............... 100 522 x—10 14 0
Johnston, Smith (6) and Ronning; Greenlaw and Clifford.
Second game:
Bremerton .......... 202 130 800—16 19 0
Tacoma ............. 000 000 001—1 7 2
Lowman and Volpi; Gilson, Tinsley (3), Clough (5), Hedington (7) and Kuper.
THE HOME PLATE
By KEITH MATTHEWS
[Vancouver Sun, August 23, 1947]
Sports Reel…
[Vancouver News-Herald, Aug. 22, 1947]
This week’s edition of the Sporting News gives Eddie Carnett, one-time manager of the Capilanos, a fair spread. Eddie was recently one of four players on the Paris (Big State League) nine to receive victory medals fro their navy services in World War II. Eddie looks quite happy in the picture, and incidentally, right below the pix, is an item which relates how Carnett hit into a triple play recently.
Bremerton .. 77 58 .571 —
Spokane .... 77 59 .566 ½
Victoria ... 75 61 .551 3
Salem ...... 72 59 .550 3½
Vancouver .. 71 62 .534 5½
Tacoma ..... 64 70 .478 13
Yakima ..... 53 81 .396 24
Wenatchee .. 47 86 .353 29
VANCOUVER, Aug. 22 — Bob Hall, hard-throwing righthander, stopped the victory march of the Victoria Athletics here tonight when he threw a five-hitter at the Islanders and struck out 13 batters to give the Vancouver Capilanos a 9-3 Western International League triumph, their second with the A's this week.
Hall struck out 13 and walked two, and slapped out a screaming triple that got a standing ovation of the crowd of 3,000.
The losers scored only in the second and eighth innings. Two singles, a walk and an outfield fly accounted for the second inning tally, while John Hooper's two-run homer accounted for the final Victoria counters. The rally ended when Paul Carpenter pulled off a spectacular catch while rapped around the left-field light standard.
The Caps scored in every inning but the fifth as they pecked away at Bill Woop to hand him his 13th setback. Leon Mohr, the disappearing second baseman, was forgiven by the Vancouver management sufficiently to get into action and picked up three hits.
Victoria ......... 010 000 020—3 5 0
Vancouver ..... 121 201 11x—9 17 1
Woop and Mastro; Hall and Brenner.
WENATCHEE, Aug. 22 — Tom Rose tossed a one-hit shutout in the opening game of a twin-bill, giving the last-place Wenatchee Chiefs a 7-0 win over the Spokane Indians, who dropped to second place in the Western International League with a 12-4 loss in the second game.
Rose fanned five and walked three. The lone hit was a scatch safety over second base.
Lou McCollum scattered six hits in the nightcap after Spokane suffered a scourge of fumble-itis, committing seven errors.
First game:
Spokane ............... 000 000 0—0 1 0
Wenatchee ........... 000 070 x—7 13 1
Samson, Forsyth (5) and O'Neill; Rose and Dalrymple.
Second game:
Spokane ................. 010 100 020— 4 5 7
Wenatchee ............. 103 004 40x—12 10 1
Spitzer, Latino (7) and Bufflap; McCollum and Dalrymple.
First game:
Salem ....... 024 355 0—13 24 1
Yakima ...... 200 010 1— 4 8 0
Mossor and Beard; Brysch, Wallerstein (3) and Constantino.
Second game:
Salem ......... 000 100 310—5 11 2
Yakima ........ 133 100 000—8 12 1
G. Peterson, Sporer (3) Sinovic (8) and Mohler, Beard (8); Strait and Phillips.
First game:
Bremerton ............ 000 000 1— 1 5 2
Tacoma ............... 100 522 x—10 14 0
Johnston, Smith (6) and Ronning; Greenlaw and Clifford.
Second game:
Bremerton .......... 202 130 800—16 19 0
Tacoma ............. 000 000 001—1 7 2
Lowman and Volpi; Gilson, Tinsley (3), Clough (5), Hedington (7) and Kuper.
THE HOME PLATE
By KEITH MATTHEWS
[Vancouver Sun, August 23, 1947]
Of course it had to pop up around this time of the year again. We mean that time-honored all-star squabble, when the fans are all sure they have just the best little baseball team in the world right in the backs of their heads.
A couple of fans have written in for our opinion, which we have never deemed important anyway. Another few at the ball park have asked the same question—“who’s the best at this and that position?”
Well, we won’t waste much time with it. Our all-star infield is Jack Harshman (Victoria) first base, Art Lilly (Yakima) second, Guy Miller (Tacoma) shortstop, and Babe Jensen (Victoria) third. Alternates have Herb Gorman (Spokane), Leo Righetti (Victoria), Buddy Hjelmaa (Vancouver) and Bob Hedington (Tacoma), filling respective positions.
The first string outfield reads, naturally, like a pitcher’s lament, Johnny Hooper (Victoria), Frank Mullens (Vancouver) and Bill White (Victoria). Ouch, get that power!
The reserve outfield isn’t bad either. Try Doug Donnan (Spokane), Ed Murphy (Bremerton), and Mel Wasley (Wenatchee), for size.
Catchers, who don’t necessarily have to hit the size of their toenails, although it helps if they do, are supposed to be long on brains. How can you get away from Bill Brenner then,
who, after all, is a manager and should have a working think-tank. Ami if its hitting you want Tacoma’s Earl Kuper should fit in nicely as No. 2 catcher.
* * *
And now the pitching. We have selected two right handers and two left handers. The rights left doubt in our minds, Jim Lowman of Bremerton and Bob Costello, Spokane. The lefties did offer a problem with the Caps’ Jim Hedgecock and Bremerton’s Joe Sullivan sneaking in. But don’t say I didn’t mention Salem’s Wendell Mossor.
The all-star manager is, without the slightest doubt, Jack Wilson, who has worked miracles with the Salem gang with almost nothing. Put Frank DeHaney behind the plate and Johnny Nenezich on the bases and we’ll have a ball game.
You’ll notice that the team is not as much Bremerton and Spokane as it is Victoria. You possibly think, then that we like Victoria for the bunting this year. Well, we do.
Maybe you don’t agree with these selections. You know our address anyway.
* * *
Ma and Pa Mullens are in town to watch Frankie boy perform. And though the Roscoe Rifle isn’t having one of his big streaks, you’ll also notice he’s batting in runs and hitting for extra bases.
Pa Mullens is a baseball fan, Brooklyn style. Not rabid, mind you, but he knows his way around the bases.
He told us in Victoria what we have known and maintained eons ago. Son Frank is not a power hitter. He’s the line drive type, sez Pa Mullens. And If you don't believe it wait until son Frank gets in that big Seattle ball park next year. Yessir, son Frank will hit a million, all line drives, sez Pa Mullens.
Son Frank, incidentaly, has a cousin in the Texas League who is a second baseman and who is a better ball player than our ace, sez Pa Mullens. That we would like to see. Yeah, that would be even worth seeing.
* * *
Bob Stumpf, the big, good natured Cap catcher from the Bronx, was 21 years old last Wednesday. Bronx Bob will never forget his 21st. He went into a protracted hitting slump which is driving him to speaking English.
Stumpf is still worried about Seattle, too. The boys have been kidding him about his ’48 possibilities.
'The other night, Paul Carpenter said to Stumpf, “Hey there, Bob, Earl Sheeley told me before I left Seattle that you were taking Bob Stagg’s place next season. (Stagg is Seattle’s bullpen catcher.)
Stumpf went near crazy. “I won’t report. Migawd, I’d rather play semi-pro. Why, I’ll jump ‘da club, yeah, ‘dat’s what I’ll do.” >
A couple of fans have written in for our opinion, which we have never deemed important anyway. Another few at the ball park have asked the same question—“who’s the best at this and that position?”
Well, we won’t waste much time with it. Our all-star infield is Jack Harshman (Victoria) first base, Art Lilly (Yakima) second, Guy Miller (Tacoma) shortstop, and Babe Jensen (Victoria) third. Alternates have Herb Gorman (Spokane), Leo Righetti (Victoria), Buddy Hjelmaa (Vancouver) and Bob Hedington (Tacoma), filling respective positions.
The first string outfield reads, naturally, like a pitcher’s lament, Johnny Hooper (Victoria), Frank Mullens (Vancouver) and Bill White (Victoria). Ouch, get that power!
The reserve outfield isn’t bad either. Try Doug Donnan (Spokane), Ed Murphy (Bremerton), and Mel Wasley (Wenatchee), for size.
Catchers, who don’t necessarily have to hit the size of their toenails, although it helps if they do, are supposed to be long on brains. How can you get away from Bill Brenner then,
who, after all, is a manager and should have a working think-tank. Ami if its hitting you want Tacoma’s Earl Kuper should fit in nicely as No. 2 catcher.
* * *
And now the pitching. We have selected two right handers and two left handers. The rights left doubt in our minds, Jim Lowman of Bremerton and Bob Costello, Spokane. The lefties did offer a problem with the Caps’ Jim Hedgecock and Bremerton’s Joe Sullivan sneaking in. But don’t say I didn’t mention Salem’s Wendell Mossor.
The all-star manager is, without the slightest doubt, Jack Wilson, who has worked miracles with the Salem gang with almost nothing. Put Frank DeHaney behind the plate and Johnny Nenezich on the bases and we’ll have a ball game.
You’ll notice that the team is not as much Bremerton and Spokane as it is Victoria. You possibly think, then that we like Victoria for the bunting this year. Well, we do.
Maybe you don’t agree with these selections. You know our address anyway.
* * *
Ma and Pa Mullens are in town to watch Frankie boy perform. And though the Roscoe Rifle isn’t having one of his big streaks, you’ll also notice he’s batting in runs and hitting for extra bases.
Pa Mullens is a baseball fan, Brooklyn style. Not rabid, mind you, but he knows his way around the bases.
He told us in Victoria what we have known and maintained eons ago. Son Frank is not a power hitter. He’s the line drive type, sez Pa Mullens. And If you don't believe it wait until son Frank gets in that big Seattle ball park next year. Yessir, son Frank will hit a million, all line drives, sez Pa Mullens.
Son Frank, incidentaly, has a cousin in the Texas League who is a second baseman and who is a better ball player than our ace, sez Pa Mullens. That we would like to see. Yeah, that would be even worth seeing.
* * *
Bob Stumpf, the big, good natured Cap catcher from the Bronx, was 21 years old last Wednesday. Bronx Bob will never forget his 21st. He went into a protracted hitting slump which is driving him to speaking English.
Stumpf is still worried about Seattle, too. The boys have been kidding him about his ’48 possibilities.
'The other night, Paul Carpenter said to Stumpf, “Hey there, Bob, Earl Sheeley told me before I left Seattle that you were taking Bob Stagg’s place next season. (Stagg is Seattle’s bullpen catcher.)
Stumpf went near crazy. “I won’t report. Migawd, I’d rather play semi-pro. Why, I’ll jump ‘da club, yeah, ‘dat’s what I’ll do.” >
Sports Reel…
[Vancouver News-Herald, Aug. 22, 1947]
This week’s edition of the Sporting News gives Eddie Carnett, one-time manager of the Capilanos, a fair spread. Eddie was recently one of four players on the Paris (Big State League) nine to receive victory medals fro their navy services in World War II. Eddie looks quite happy in the picture, and incidentally, right below the pix, is an item which relates how Carnett hit into a triple play recently.
Thursday, August 21, 1947
WESTERN INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDINGS after Thursday's games
W L Pct. GB
Spokane .... 77 57 .575 --
Bremerton .. 76 57 .571 --
Victoria ... 75 60 .556 2½
Salem ...... 71 58 .550 3½
Vancouver .. 70 62 .530 6
Tacoma ..... 63 69 .477 13
Yakima ..... 52 80 . 394 24
Wenatchee .. 45 86 .344 30½
A's Nab Wild Battle
VANCOUVER, Aug. 21 — Victoria's hard-hitting Athletics smashed out 19 safe blows and combined them with five Capilano errors here tonight to down the Vancouver Western League entry, 13-12, in the first of a four-game series.
If was the fourth win in five starts for the A's against the Caps.
In a wild game which saw Victoria twice come from behind after taking an early lead to snatch victory. Vic Mastro, Pat Patterson, John Hooper and Bill White led the winning attack.
Mastro lined out two home runs and a single and batted in four runs, Patterson figured in every rally with four hits, including a double, White picked up two triples and drove three runners across while Hooper hatted in three runs with as many singles.
Athletics found the offerings of starting hurler Bob Snyder to their liking. He pitched four balls before the score mounted to 3-0. Patterson singled on the first offering, Hooper followed suit, only to be out at second trying for a double. Bill White tripled and Mastro homered on the next two Snyder deliveries.
Vancouver came back in their half with four tallies to take a short-lived lead, but Patterson againt started the visitors rolling in the second by singling and tearing in all the way from first on Hooper's hit. White got his second triple and Mastro singled him over.
Bob Jensen went to the showers in the fourth inning when two walks and a single loaded the bags and Frank Mullens poled one of his Capilanos Stadium specials over the right field wall — a scant 270-feet away!
Jim Arnold relieved and was reached for the third four-run rally by the Caps in the seventh after Victoria had tied it up in the sixth when Hooper's hit scored Arnold and Patterson, who had walked and doubled.
Down but not out, the A's came back in the eighth with a five-run uprising. Mastro's home run with two out tied the count as 12-12. Jack Harshman singled and all hands were safe when Buddy Hjelmaa booted Babe Jensen's grounder. John Cavalli's single plated the winning run.
Victoria ............ 330 002 050—13 19 0
Vancouver ........ 400 400 400—12 10 5
R. Jensen, Arnold (4) and Mastro; Snyder, Robertson (2), Hedgecock (8) and Stumpf.
WENATCHEE, Aug 21 — The Spokane Indians maintained a half-game lead over the rest of the Western International League on Thursday by doubling the Wenatchee Chiefs, 8-4.
Spokane pushed over four runs in the opening inning on three singles and George Schmees' triple, then sewed up the game with Jack Phillips' homer in the third and consecutive four-basers by Bud Hicks and Bob Morgan with two out in the ninth.
Steve Andrade tripled and singled to drive in three Wenatchee tallies and scored the fourth himself.
Spokane ........... 401 000 102—8 13 0
Wenatchee ....... 000 030 100—4 10 0
Werbowski and Bufflap; Vivalda, Waltho (9) and Winter.
BREMERTON, Aug. 21 — Eddie Murphy's home run after Jimmy Estrada's double broke a 3-3 tie in the ninth inning, enabling Bremerton Bluejackets to down Tacoma, 5-3, in a Western International League game here tonight.
Tacoma ............. 030 000 000—3 9 0
Bremerton .......... 200 010 002—5 10 0
Walden and Kuper; Marshall and Volpi.
YAKIMA, Aug. 21 — Yakima Stars had two four-innings, the fifth and the seventh, in turning back Salem Senators, 11-4, tonight in a Western International League match.
Hank Robinson, with five singles in six trips to the plate, was the big gun in the victors' 15-hit attack. Salem, although garnering 11 base blows, could only manufacture four tallies, half of them driven in by Bob Moore, a former Yakima player.
Salem ............... 002 000 101— 4 11 1
Yakima ............. 301 040 41x—13 15 1
Sporer, Laroy (2), Wilson (6) and Beard, Mosler (8); Ward and Phillips.
Mohr Sorry
VANCOUVER, Aug. 22 — Lee Mohr, the second-baseman whose almost assured call-up to Seattle was suddenly cancelled, has told Vancouver Capilanos General Manager Bob Brown he is sorry he jumped the club after Tuesday's double-header.
He is still in Vancouver, and it remains a question whether Brown will accept the apology and allow him to return.
The Capilanos have obtained Cy Stevens, who batted 0 for 5 tonight, and was charged with an error in seven put-out chances. He had one assist.
Mohr’s Side Has Points To It, Too
By DON CARLSON
[Vancouver Sun Sports Editor, Aug. 22, 1947]
When Lee Mohr, the ex-Marine who plays second base for the Caps “jumped” the club in Victoria Thursday, he committed the supreme faux pas of baseballdom, according to the rules. But before he’s crucified for “disloyalty” to Vancouver, let his side of the affair be heard.
For Mohr, by his act, may stand today at a crossroads of his ball career. By missing Thursday’s game in Victoria, he sinned more grievously, according to baseball’s one-way code, than the clergyman who puffed a Lucky in the pulpit or the plumber who fixed a wall plug.
Let no tears be shed for his owners, the Seattle Rainiers, whose “rights” are protected by the rules which the baseball moguls have conceived for the preservation of “law and order” in the game and which tie up their chattels tighter than Jane Russell’s bodice.
If sympathy is in order in l’affaire Mohr, it seems to this writer it should be given to Mohr himself, who, like the other hired hands in organized ball, became shorn of the kind of bargaining rights most working men guard with burning zeal the moment he signed a Seattle contract last spring.
Mohr came to Vancouver armed with verbal promises from Seattle’s general manager Earl Sheely and manager Jo Jo White that he was on 24-hour recall, and would be brought back to the triple A club instantly [if] injuries occurred in the Rainiers’ roster.
A Tough Lesson
Within the past month Seattle reached the point where its “old men” began hobbling about like the star exhibits at Mayo Bros. But did they remember that springtime promise? No, sir. Instead, they went outside their own organization and bought replacements from other clubs.
Lee Mohr learned a tough lesson from that one. A promise in business—especially baseball—is hardly a promise if it isn’t written down, witnessed, and smeared with the great seal of the high commissioner himself.
Now, where does Mohr find himself? Because baseball is organized as it is, he can’t quit and find himself a job with another boss in the same Coast League. By kicking his heels up here Thursday, he faces a fine and suspension.
But if Seattle wants to fire him this very moment, they can, summarily, and he’s through.
I am not daring to question the soundness of this remarkable piece of baseball logic, which has always seemed to me to be strongly reminiscent of the prevailing laws in that old English era when moppets toiled in the coal mines.
But I am daring to answer criticism of Mohr for what has been described as a “traitorous act” to the Caps in their “pennant drive.”
At 26, Mohr has got to cut corners if he wants to go up in baseball. Some critics don’t think he is triple A calibre. He’s told me thinks he is. That should entitle him to a fairer trial than Seattle gave him in seven games this spring.
Dramatic Fate
Of course, somewhere off-stage, the gentle hands of the Caps’ Robert P. Brown seem to be twirling their thumbs. It wouldn’t be too much of an educated guess to assume that Bob, without a single infield replacement, came up with a ringing, hands-off plea to Sheely last week when the scouts got word that Mohr was going back up.
Brown’s plight, of course, was not Mohr’s fault—but it seems to have been his nemesis.
Mohr’s blow-up has been a dramatic example of the fate to which minor leaguers commit themselves when they sign on the dotted.
And since we can’t change the rules, let’s hold back the razzberries for a boy who’s trying to get ahead in the biggest organized jungle since Barnam.
STANDINGS after Thursday's games
W L Pct. GB
Spokane .... 77 57 .575 --
Bremerton .. 76 57 .571 --
Victoria ... 75 60 .556 2½
Salem ...... 71 58 .550 3½
Vancouver .. 70 62 .530 6
Tacoma ..... 63 69 .477 13
Yakima ..... 52 80 . 394 24
Wenatchee .. 45 86 .344 30½
A's Nab Wild Battle
VANCOUVER, Aug. 21 — Victoria's hard-hitting Athletics smashed out 19 safe blows and combined them with five Capilano errors here tonight to down the Vancouver Western League entry, 13-12, in the first of a four-game series.
If was the fourth win in five starts for the A's against the Caps.
In a wild game which saw Victoria twice come from behind after taking an early lead to snatch victory. Vic Mastro, Pat Patterson, John Hooper and Bill White led the winning attack.
Mastro lined out two home runs and a single and batted in four runs, Patterson figured in every rally with four hits, including a double, White picked up two triples and drove three runners across while Hooper hatted in three runs with as many singles.
Athletics found the offerings of starting hurler Bob Snyder to their liking. He pitched four balls before the score mounted to 3-0. Patterson singled on the first offering, Hooper followed suit, only to be out at second trying for a double. Bill White tripled and Mastro homered on the next two Snyder deliveries.
Vancouver came back in their half with four tallies to take a short-lived lead, but Patterson againt started the visitors rolling in the second by singling and tearing in all the way from first on Hooper's hit. White got his second triple and Mastro singled him over.
Bob Jensen went to the showers in the fourth inning when two walks and a single loaded the bags and Frank Mullens poled one of his Capilanos Stadium specials over the right field wall — a scant 270-feet away!
Jim Arnold relieved and was reached for the third four-run rally by the Caps in the seventh after Victoria had tied it up in the sixth when Hooper's hit scored Arnold and Patterson, who had walked and doubled.
Down but not out, the A's came back in the eighth with a five-run uprising. Mastro's home run with two out tied the count as 12-12. Jack Harshman singled and all hands were safe when Buddy Hjelmaa booted Babe Jensen's grounder. John Cavalli's single plated the winning run.
Victoria ............ 330 002 050—13 19 0
Vancouver ........ 400 400 400—12 10 5
R. Jensen, Arnold (4) and Mastro; Snyder, Robertson (2), Hedgecock (8) and Stumpf.
WENATCHEE, Aug 21 — The Spokane Indians maintained a half-game lead over the rest of the Western International League on Thursday by doubling the Wenatchee Chiefs, 8-4.
Spokane pushed over four runs in the opening inning on three singles and George Schmees' triple, then sewed up the game with Jack Phillips' homer in the third and consecutive four-basers by Bud Hicks and Bob Morgan with two out in the ninth.
Steve Andrade tripled and singled to drive in three Wenatchee tallies and scored the fourth himself.
Spokane ........... 401 000 102—8 13 0
Wenatchee ....... 000 030 100—4 10 0
Werbowski and Bufflap; Vivalda, Waltho (9) and Winter.
BREMERTON, Aug. 21 — Eddie Murphy's home run after Jimmy Estrada's double broke a 3-3 tie in the ninth inning, enabling Bremerton Bluejackets to down Tacoma, 5-3, in a Western International League game here tonight.
Tacoma ............. 030 000 000—3 9 0
Bremerton .......... 200 010 002—5 10 0
Walden and Kuper; Marshall and Volpi.
YAKIMA, Aug. 21 — Yakima Stars had two four-innings, the fifth and the seventh, in turning back Salem Senators, 11-4, tonight in a Western International League match.
Hank Robinson, with five singles in six trips to the plate, was the big gun in the victors' 15-hit attack. Salem, although garnering 11 base blows, could only manufacture four tallies, half of them driven in by Bob Moore, a former Yakima player.
Salem ............... 002 000 101— 4 11 1
Yakima ............. 301 040 41x—13 15 1
Sporer, Laroy (2), Wilson (6) and Beard, Mosler (8); Ward and Phillips.
Mohr Sorry
VANCOUVER, Aug. 22 — Lee Mohr, the second-baseman whose almost assured call-up to Seattle was suddenly cancelled, has told Vancouver Capilanos General Manager Bob Brown he is sorry he jumped the club after Tuesday's double-header.
He is still in Vancouver, and it remains a question whether Brown will accept the apology and allow him to return.
The Capilanos have obtained Cy Stevens, who batted 0 for 5 tonight, and was charged with an error in seven put-out chances. He had one assist.
Mohr’s Side Has Points To It, Too
By DON CARLSON
[Vancouver Sun Sports Editor, Aug. 22, 1947]
When Lee Mohr, the ex-Marine who plays second base for the Caps “jumped” the club in Victoria Thursday, he committed the supreme faux pas of baseballdom, according to the rules. But before he’s crucified for “disloyalty” to Vancouver, let his side of the affair be heard.
For Mohr, by his act, may stand today at a crossroads of his ball career. By missing Thursday’s game in Victoria, he sinned more grievously, according to baseball’s one-way code, than the clergyman who puffed a Lucky in the pulpit or the plumber who fixed a wall plug.
Let no tears be shed for his owners, the Seattle Rainiers, whose “rights” are protected by the rules which the baseball moguls have conceived for the preservation of “law and order” in the game and which tie up their chattels tighter than Jane Russell’s bodice.
If sympathy is in order in l’affaire Mohr, it seems to this writer it should be given to Mohr himself, who, like the other hired hands in organized ball, became shorn of the kind of bargaining rights most working men guard with burning zeal the moment he signed a Seattle contract last spring.
Mohr came to Vancouver armed with verbal promises from Seattle’s general manager Earl Sheely and manager Jo Jo White that he was on 24-hour recall, and would be brought back to the triple A club instantly [if] injuries occurred in the Rainiers’ roster.
A Tough Lesson
Within the past month Seattle reached the point where its “old men” began hobbling about like the star exhibits at Mayo Bros. But did they remember that springtime promise? No, sir. Instead, they went outside their own organization and bought replacements from other clubs.
Lee Mohr learned a tough lesson from that one. A promise in business—especially baseball—is hardly a promise if it isn’t written down, witnessed, and smeared with the great seal of the high commissioner himself.
Now, where does Mohr find himself? Because baseball is organized as it is, he can’t quit and find himself a job with another boss in the same Coast League. By kicking his heels up here Thursday, he faces a fine and suspension.
But if Seattle wants to fire him this very moment, they can, summarily, and he’s through.
I am not daring to question the soundness of this remarkable piece of baseball logic, which has always seemed to me to be strongly reminiscent of the prevailing laws in that old English era when moppets toiled in the coal mines.
But I am daring to answer criticism of Mohr for what has been described as a “traitorous act” to the Caps in their “pennant drive.”
At 26, Mohr has got to cut corners if he wants to go up in baseball. Some critics don’t think he is triple A calibre. He’s told me thinks he is. That should entitle him to a fairer trial than Seattle gave him in seven games this spring.
Dramatic Fate
Of course, somewhere off-stage, the gentle hands of the Caps’ Robert P. Brown seem to be twirling their thumbs. It wouldn’t be too much of an educated guess to assume that Bob, without a single infield replacement, came up with a ringing, hands-off plea to Sheely last week when the scouts got word that Mohr was going back up.
Brown’s plight, of course, was not Mohr’s fault—but it seems to have been his nemesis.
Mohr’s blow-up has been a dramatic example of the fate to which minor leaguers commit themselves when they sign on the dotted.
And since we can’t change the rules, let’s hold back the razzberries for a boy who’s trying to get ahead in the biggest organized jungle since Barnam.
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