SPORTING PAGE.
THE POST BASEBALL TEAM is facing a hectic few days in the
immediate future. Tomorrow, Saturday, it is due to play in Skag
way, against Whitehorse and Skag, at the celebration in Soapy
Smith’s town. Then after a hurried trip to Juneau, it goes up
against two of the following outfits: Juneau, Douglas, "Unalga"
club,from the Coast Guard cutter, for the undisputed championship
of Alaska.
THE PROSPECTS for cleaning up in both series are bright. Fort
Seward has beaten Skagway easily, and Skag had no difficulty in
downing Whitehorse. So the soldiers aren't losing any sleep over
the Skagway series. The Juneau games look a bit more formidable,
since the Juneau outfit and the "Unalga” bunch are unknown quan
tities, but Fort Seward has beaten Douglas, which stacks up about
the same strength as the Capital City team, and the "Explorer"
team of the Coast Survey Service, which the soldiers have had
little trouble with, claims to have a long edge on the "Unalga"
gang. So without being too confident. Fort Seward will go into
both series prepared to show its class and can’t see but one end
ofl any score to come out on - the long end.
IN VIEW OF THE FACT that four games are to be played in about
as many days, making it necessary to handle the pitching corps
very carefully, several new combinations have been tried out in
in the inner defence of the soldiers. A couple of shifts will be
made necessary by any change in the hurler, and that situation is
being prepared for. When "Andy" is pitching, it is likely that
Sebree will be used on the initial sack, or Brewick on first with
Sebree on the keystone. This combination has been tried in practice,
and works like a dollar watch. All the twirlers will get a good
workout in the Skagway games, "E&R" Jones and C.R.Jones probably
working against the Mountie outfit, and Sebree and Andy against the
Skagway crew.
THE PROBABLE LINEUP for the coming struggles is: Tompkins, ss-,
Brewick, 2nd., Maxwell, If*, Andy, 1st., tfalkley, c., Jordan or
McKinzie, cfPetitti, rf .,Mook, 3rd., Sebree, L. Jones, or C.R.
Jones, p.
FIELDING AVERAGES.
(less Douglas & Skagway games.)
g . p . a .
Sebi ee 2 4 13
Tompkins 35 8
Fora 11 1
Maxwell 2 13 6
Andy 4 24 8
Shel do n 2 8 1
Brewick 38 5
C.R.Jones 42 9
e • t c. p ct.
0 17 1.000 Nimitz
0 13 1.000 Petitti
0 2 1.000 Jordan
1 20 .950 McKinzie
2 34 .941 Mo ok
1 13 ,900 L.Jones
3 16 .812 vVaikley
3 14 .785 Stidham
g. o. a. e« tc. Pet.
3 15 4 6 25 .760
4 3 0 1 4 .750
42114 .750
1 5 0 2 7 .714
2 0 4 4 8 .500
23148 .500
1 0 0 1 1 .000
1 0 0 1 1 .000