THE SPORT PAGE:
BASEBALL:
Ihe main outdoor sport for the past two weeks around
Chilkoot Barracks has been the juggling of coal sacks,as any sol
dier will testify,vcciferousdy• But in spite of the sore backs,
lane muscles,etc*etc#Pthe Post team has been able to get in a few
evenings of hard practice,in preparation for the coming Fourth of
July series in Juneau*
Ihe greater part of the practice time has been devoted
to batting, as the Soldiers are determined to give the old apjble
several long rides,down in the Channel towns# Ihe Post team is
fortunate in having on its roster several excellent wielders of
the willow, and as it's the hits that wins the ball games,-all stress
is being laid on the batting end of the game* The way that the bat
ters are pounding the ball in practice augurs well for their abil
ity to hit when hits are needed along the Fourth of July*
Ihe Soldier "Stonewall Infield",of Jones, (1st); Cole,
(2nd); Porter,(S.S.); and Wilson, (3rd); is working to perfection,
and can be counted upon to deliver when called upon# Grant,behind
the plate,is working in his usual flawless style, and foolish indeed
will be the base runner who attempts to beat his throw to any of
the bags#
The otitfield, although threatened by the loss of Cham
berlain, has received an addition of powerful strength in Bob ^alk
ley,who has just returned from Washington State College# Bob was a
member of last year’s team,playing both behind the bat and in the
pastures, and aD.ways delivered* He hits from the south side of the
rubber,-and we mean what we say-he hits* IVith^Paddy" Bruhn in left,
Walkley in center,and Fred Burch in right,it’s going to be an elus
ive fly that drops safe.
Frank Rogers and M.G*Clarke will hold up the hurling
end in the series. Our portside flinger is showing all kinds of
stuff in his daily workouts,-and aims to iemonstrate to the Juneau
and Douglas fans that the Soldiers win over Douglas in the Vflhite
horse series was far from a fluke, -an d nothing but part of the day’s
work for him# Clarke,who is figured to go big in the coming games,
is showing a world of steam and control in his practice,and will
have the Down-Channel hitters eating out of his capable hand,if
we are any judge#
Ihe prospects look very good for the Soldiers to re
peat their Vhitehorse victory in the coming series. If they don’t
it won’t be for lack of a fight.
IF COMPARATIVE SCORES ’■'RAN ANYTHING
the Chilkooties haven t nuch need to fear
Juneau at Fourth of July tine. 17ith our old friend ’’Andy’* pitching
the Capital City ball-tossers nanaged to beat the U.S.A*T.nCambraiM
nine only by the close score of 5 to 4, And the day before,the Sol
diers had beaten the sailor tean 9 to 3C
’Ve were interested to note that ‘’Andy" was yanked in
the 9th inning, and that another Juneau hurler got the credit for the
win. Sure,-we love "Andy", -but with reservations,-when he's playing
against us. 1l/hat will he do July 4th???