Emerson batted a
allowing Sorter to make the single score which won the game,
fly to the left fielder’s Rl&ve. .. SCORE: 1-0
4th: Maxwell wall:3-1* Andy down, right fielder to firs.. Ask and ol®
struck out, letting Maxv/ell die on third* Morris and Chamberlain w e *
batted one to Maxwell, who threw Morris out at third, Burch making 1st on th
fielder* s choice* Chamberlain and Burch made a beautiful double steal but Barry
fanned and Schumacher went down, pi-teller to 1st, loosing the chance o score.
5th: Pries knocked a drive into Morris* hands. Giles batted a high one
to Barry, who caught ic through the telephone wires, a very pretty exhibi ion
of fielding* Johnson fined to Porter. Porter fanned. Wilson drove a two base
hit. Grant flied to Maxwell. Emerson fliel to the right field. ^
6th: Blanchard down, Morris to Schumacher. Kirmse out by ochumacner unas
sisted. Maxwell singled, Andrews fanned on three successive balls over ® cor
ner of the plate, Morris knowing his weakness. Morris flied to Maxwell, ham
berlain struck out. 3urch fliodto Maxwell. , ,
7th: The post’s first errors came in this inning, giving okagway a 500
chance to score. Ask drove one through Schumacher, who hai played too wide 0
the base. Cole flied out to center field. Pries laid a little one down to Mor
ris, who juggled it* Giles got to first* With "Che bases full and only one down,
Grant threw to Schumacher, catching Giles off the base* Johnson was out, Emerson
to Schumacher, shutting out the Skagway nine without a score.
3KAGWAY CELEBRATION ENJOYABLE:
Saturday evening the Independence day celebration at Bkagway wound up with
a dance at the Elks* Club, -i/hich was one of the best’ attended dances of the year.
The music was even better than usual, aid the P ost crowd couldn't tear them
selves away; until the orchestra packed up its instruments and called it a night.
Prior to the dance, Cpl. Bruce Nilson and Pvt. Johnny Lyon met Messrs.
Telfer and Conway in a tennis match, loosing both the first two sets.
The Skagway Eire Department won the hose cart contest for a twenty-five
dollar prize, again& a team from the Post and one composed of Natives. The post
ran the cart a block and coupled up the hose, the water going from the nozzle
just 32 seconds from the start, but that wasn't fast enough to win from the Skag
town firemen, who had water flowing in 22 seconds.
NATION MOURNS UEA'IH 0? FtESDENT'S SON:
Word has been received of the death of President Cooli ige* s oldest son.
No details are known here as yet. Both of the president* s sons visited Canp
Lewis during the surmaer of 1922, * . ,
>.v 3 , c, Those who net the two boys on their western trip found
them typical American youths of the finest type, and will deeply regret the
sad news which has just been received ove~ the wires.
Mr. Sam Jackson, formerly of Skagwuy, h\3 moved his famly to Haines. He
will work at the Cannery.
Mr. Alex. C. Blanchard and family returned to Skagway on the last Alameda
after a visit with Mrs. Blanchard* 3 family at Warren, Washington.
U. S. Marshal 0. D. Beaumont and hr3. Beaumont returned recently to Juneau
after visiting in the east. Marshal Beaumont attended the Republican national
<conv«ntion.