VOLUME XVIII NUMBER 253 - ^ L
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 16, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
YANKEE STADIUM, Oct. 15.—A
merciless beating was administered to
the Giants by their opponents in Sun-1
day’s game, the score standing 8 to 1,
when the smoke of battle had cleared :
away. Four pitchers and several!
pinch hitters were run in by the |
Giants in an endeavor to stem the!
avalanche of runs made by the Yan
kees, but it availed nothing. The
Meusel brothers were much in evi
dence, each making three base hits,
one brother for the Giants and the
other for the Yankees. Dugan for
the Yankees made the only home run,
bringing in three men on bases.
Batting Order
Giants—Bancroft, ss.; Groh, 3b.;
Frisch, 2b.; Young, rf.; E. Meusel,
left field; Stengel, centerfield; Kelly,
lb.; Gowdy, catch, Bentley, pitcher.
Yankees—Witt, cf.; Dugan, 3b..;
Ruth, rf.; Meusel, If.; Pipp, lb.; Ward
2b; Schang, catcher; Scott, ss., Bush,
pitcher.
First Inning
Giants—Bancroft up; Ward took
Bancroft’s roller and threw him out;
Groh up, struck one foul, Groh Hied
out to Ruth; Frisch up, ball one, foul
strike; one ball, struck but to Ward
who threw him out. No runs, no hits
no errors.
Yankees—Witt up, strike one, ball
one; touied to Goudy; Dugan up, 3
strike and out; Ruth walked; Meu
sel strike a one bagger, Dugan and
Ruth scoring on Meusel’s hit. Pipp up,
Meusel scored on Pipp’s sacrifice fly
to Young who made a remarkable
catch; Ward up, singled to lett;
Schang up, fouled ball, one strike,
fanned; Ward stole second; Schang
fanned; 3 runs, 3 hits, no error*).
Second Inning
Ulrtuia-1UUU5
who threw him out; Meusei hit a :ong
drive to left for three bases; Stengel
up, strike one; Meusei scored when
* Pipp took Stengel’s grounder and
tossed to Bush; Kelly hit a high fly
to Witt; 1 run, 1 hit, no errors.
Yankees—Scott Hied to Stengel;
Bush singled to center; Witt got a
base on bails; Dugan lammed out a
home run and Witt scored; Ruth went
to first on Kelly’s error; Bentley was
taken from the box, Scott pitching for
Uiants Meusei hit into right; Ruth
going to third; Pipp fouled to right;
Ruth scored wheu Frisch threw wide
to plate; Meusei on second; Ward
lined out to Bancroft and Meusei
’ doubled, Bancroft to Frisch; 4 runs,
3 hits, 2 errors.
Third Inning
Giants—Gowdy flied to Ruth; Scott
fouled to Pipp; Bancroft sent high
fly to Witt. No runs, no hits, no error.
Yankees—Scliang up, Hied out to
Bancroft; Scott singled to right; Bush
struck out; Witt forced Scott, Ban
croft to Frisch.
Fourth Inning
Giants—Groh struck foul ball to Du
gan; Frisch thrown out, Ward to Pipp;
Young walked; Meusei doubled to
right; Y'oung going to third; Stengel
tossed out by Bush. No runs, 1 hit.
no errors.
Yankees—Dugan singled, Ruth Lit
to right for one base but overran first
and went out, Young to Kelly; Dugan
on third; Dugan scored on Meusel’s
single to right; Pipp walked; Baer
ens went into box for Giants; Ward
fanned; Schank forced Pipp, Groh to
Frisch. 1 ru n, 3 hits, no errors.
Fifth Inning
Giants—Kelly thrown out by Du
gan; Gowdy lined to Witt; Barnes
struck out. No run, no hits, no errors.
Y'ankees—Scott rolled to Groh;
Bush long fly to Stengel, who made a
t hair-raising catch; Witt singled; Du
gan hit to right and went to second;
Ruth struck out. No runs, no hits, no
eircrr.
Sixth inning
Giants—Lancroft up, flied to Meu
sei; Groh popped to Ruth; Ruth gath
ered in Frisch’s long fry, no runs, no
hits, no errors.
Yankees—Meusei was thrown out
by Barnes; Pipp out to Kelly to
Barnes; Ward singled into left and
Schang singled, Ward going to sec
i ond; Scott forced Shang, Bancroft to
Fritch. No runs, no hits, no errors.
8eventh Inning
Giants—Young out, Pipp to Meusei;
Meusei singled past Ward; Stengel
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World Series
Won by Yankees
flied out to Witt; Kelly drew base on
balls; Gowdy forced Keuy, Ward to
Scoit. No runs, 1 bit, no errors.
YankeesBush flied to Young; Witt
tossed out by Barnes; Dugan thrown
out by Frisch. No runs," no hits, no
errors.
Licihth Innina
Giants—O’Connell batting Barnes;
struck out; Bancroft struck out;
Groh went out to Pipp unassisted. No
runs, no hits, no errors.
Yankees—Jonnard pitching for the
Giants; Ruth sent a long fly to Sten
gel; Jonnard tossed out Meusel, and
Pipp fanned. No runs, no hits, no er
ros.
Ninth Inning
Giants—Frisch thrown out by Du
gan; Young flied out to Witt; Ward
threw out Meusel; no runs, no hits, no
errors.
Final Score, Giants, one run, three
hits, two errors; Yankees, eight runs,
fourteen hits, no errors.
Yankees win 8 to i.
The score:
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I Giants .1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—1 3 2
i Yankees 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0—8 14 0
Batteries:
Bentley, Scott, Barnes and Jonnard,
Gowdy.
Yankees—Bush and Schang.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15—“The Rule
of Alaska,” a stirring, snappy Sousa
like military march, composed by
j Director Charles Benter, of the U. S.
j Navy Band which accompanied the
; president to Alaska last summer, and
dedicated to Governor Bone, was feat
ured at a musical program given by
the band at the American League
: baseball park this week, during the
! pantomime of reproducing the first
world series game actually played in
New York. Governor Bone was among
! the big crowd that vigorously applaud
ed the composition.
—
When Mr. Benter was in Seward,
last July, he promised the citizens he
would compose and dedicate a march
to Alaska, in return for the entertain
ment furnished his members and him
self. That he has kept his promise is
apparent by today’s dispatches. Mr.
Benter and his famous band gave
Seward citizens a nightly concert for
the wTeek that President Harding and
party were in the Interior. In return
the citiizens of Seward presented him
with a pair of gold nugget cuff links
and each member of the band with a
gold nugget tie pin.
DUSSELDORF, Oct. 16.—Disorders
at Soli, in British occupied territory,
resulted in a casualty list of 11 dead
and 35 wounded. Many stores have
been pillaged. British troops have not
yet interfered.
PULLED PHIS
WILL BE SID
; SEATTLE, Oct. 15.—Locomotive
j No. 1028, which pulled President Hard
ing’s train to Portland, after his re
turn from Alaska, has been designated
by the officials of the Great Northern
as a memorial to the late President.
And American Flag has been painted
across two of the big cylinders of the
locomotive.
Town of Kanatak
Partially Destroyed
HEROIC WORK PERFORMED BY CREW OF STARR
RESCUING RESIDENTS OF STRICKEN OIL
CAMP—NO LIVES LOST
The town of Kanatak, the center of oil activities to
the westward, was partially destroyed by high tides and
heavy seas, accompanied by torrential rains, according to
a radio message received here (Monday) by Manager G.
C. Henderson, who has charge of the San Juan interests.
Capt. Johansen’s message was meagre, but he stated that
he would stand by 24 hours in order that the vessel might
! bring out the homeless residents of the stricken town. Ac
cording to the message heroiic work had been done by the
citizens and members of the Starr’s crew in rescuing un
fortunates from the hungry seas which sw7ept across the
reef and beat against the walls of the homes. Damage is
estimated at nearly $60,000 by Capt. Johansen.
The Starr is expected to reach port Tuesday and a
full report of the catastrophe will be received. Tides were
higher at Seward Friday and Saturday than in the recol
lection of the oldest resident, as was also the amount of
I rainfall here. High winds accompanied the excessive
precipitation, and damage all along the coast was very
great.
I PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 14.—The
American Federation of Labor adopt
ed a resolution favoring exclusion of
Asiatics and recommended that the
present quota of all immigrants be
curtailed still furtliter.
Gompers Re-eleted President
PORTLAND, Ot. 15.—Samuel Gom
pers was re-eleted president and Ed.
R. Morrison secretary of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor.
Gompers Attacks Radicalism
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 15— Samuel
Gompers in a closing speech here to
day, attacker William F. Dunne and
William G. Foster, as men who will
secretly and at midnight go out into
the woods to plan the destruction, not
only of their country, but also our la
bor movement.
NIAGARA FALLS, Oct. 15.—If the
United States and Britain can reach
an understanding that will stand for
the pledging of both nations for ra
tional peace there will be peace in the
world, Lloyd George declared that
! without such understanding there will
be no peace. No country, he said
| could withstand such a pinion of force
I for peace.
POLISH GENDARMES KILL
OFFICER OF RED GUARD
MOSCOW, Oct. 15.—Polish gend
armes have killed an officer of the
Red Army who accidentally crossed
the frontier into Poland and who re
fused to halt when told to do so by
the guard.
TODAY'S FISH PRICES
Ketchikan—Fresh halibut, 16% and
13 cents.
Juneau—Fresh halibut 12% and 8
cents; sablefish 3% and 4 cents.
Seward—Fresh halibut, 8 and 5
cents.
PERPETUATE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.—Plans for
a Nation wide campaign to raise about
$2,000,000 to preserve the name and
memory of the late President Hard
ing were approved at the first meeting
today of the Harding Memorial Asso
ciation. President Coolidge was in at
tendance.
WILLIAM F. USE IS
SEATTLE, Oct. 15—Though billed
to speak here, the use of the Seattle
Labor Temple has been denied Wil
liam F. Dunne, radical, and publisher
of the Butte Bulletin, since his expul
sion as a delegate to the American
Federation of Labor.
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OF Llf D GEOS
TORONTO, Oct. 14.—Peter B. Kyne,
American novelist, who was engaged
to direct Lloyd George’s tour in the
United States, quit the party here to
day. Kyne’s decision was brought
about by criticism on the part of the
former premier over the arrangements
made by Kyne.
SEATTLE HAS POTENTIALITIES
FOR AWAKENING ALASKA
SEATTLE, Oct. 15.—B. C. Forkes,
a noted financial writer, addressing
the Chamber of Commerce, said Seat
tle has too overwhelming potentiali
ties, trading with the Orient and that
of awakening the giant, Alaska.
COMPETITION AMONG RUM
RUNNERS IS VERY KEEN
LOS ANGELES, Oct. itj.—Competi
tion among bootleggers has reached a
point where deliveries of liquors are
made to customers who hang a call
card in their windows ordering ice,
according to local prohibition agents.
FORD NOT YET READY TO
ANNOUNCE HIS CANDIDACY
DETROIT, Oct. 15.—His secretary
announced today that Henry Ford is
not ready to make a declaration as to
whether or not he will be a candidate
for president.
CHINESE PIRATES ATTACK AN
AMERICAN SHIP AT TENGYUAN
CANTON, China, Oct. 15.—Pirates
attacked the American motor boat,
Wingnam on West River at Tengyuan
but were beaten off.
SEATTLE, Oct. 15.—The Alaska
Airways Company of Seaitl^ has pur
chased the junked airplane which
Amundsen took north with him in an
attempt to fly across the pole and will
operate the craft carrying passengers
and freight between Seattle and Vic
toria.
OKLAHOMA CITY," Oct. 15.—In an
address to the legislature Governor
Walton charged the Ku Klux Klan
| with undermining every cornerstone
! and foundation of our government and
! sapping the life blood of the citizens
! of the State of Oklahoma.
The lower house adopted a resolu
tion empowering the speaker to name
i a committee of investigation and im
peachment which would be empower
I ed to inquire into the affairs and act?
of all impeachable state officers.
Mariial law, which has t»een In ef
fect throughout Oklahoma since Sepr
ember 15 was lifted by the proclama
tion of Governor Walton.’
Impeachment machinery was set in
. motion today with the announcement
by the Speaker of the House that a
committee of 21 had been named to
1 conduct an investigation upon which
charges against Governor Walton are
based.
COOLIDGE WILL ADDRESS
GOVERNORS OF 48 STATES
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15—President
Coolidge will address the governors
of several states a week from tomor
row, when State executives gather at
the White House to discuss law en
forcement.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.—The New
York to San Francisco mail ruote by
airplane, with lighted night flying be
tween Chicago, and Cheyenne w’ill be
opened March 1, Postmaster General
Work announced this evening.
SEATTLE, Oct. in.—rn a special to
the Times from Washington, Jermaine
says, “The Democratic presidential
situation continues to have McAdoo as
its center. There is more talk about
his nomination next summer than
about the nomination of all other
available candidates combines.”
POLO GROUNDS, Oct. 15.—With
Monday’s game safely cinched by a
score of 4 to 1, the Giants went up
n the air in the fatal eighth inning,
giving the game to their opponents,
ind the series, the score when the
balloon came down standing 6 to 4
for the Yankees. One of the largest
crowds in the history of baseball wit
nessed the deciding game of the se
ries. The Yankees are the 1923
world champions.
Home runs were made by Ruth for
the Yankees and Snyder for the
Giants. The Yanks had 5 hits to their
credit with no errors, and the Giants
had 10 hits and one error.
The game by innings:
First Inning
Yankees—Witt flied to Groh, Frisch
threw out Dugan; Ruth homered up
per right field stand; Meusel fanned.
1 run, one hit, no errors.'
Giants—Bancroft flied to Witt, Groh
singled left field; Frisch singled thru
box, Groh going to second; Groh scor
ed on Young’s single to center; but
Frisch was thrown out at third, Witt
to Dugan; Meusel fanned. 1 run, 3
hits, no errors.
Second Inning
Yankees—Nehf threw out Pipp;
Ward singled to left; Schang hit into
a douple play, Nehf to Bancroft to
Kelly; no runs, 1 hit, no errors.
Giants—Cunningham flied to Witt,
Kelly fouled to Schang, Snyder tan
ned. No runs, no hits, no errors.
Third Inning
Yankees—Nehf threw out Scott also
Pennock; Witt flied to Meusel; no
runs, no hits, no errors.
Giants—Nehf fanned, Dugan threw
out Bancroft; Groh lined out to Meu
sel. No runs, no hits, no errors.
rourin innmy
Yankees—Dugan Hied to Frisch and
Ruth walked; Bancroit threw out
Meusel, Ruth going to second. Ban
croft threw out Pipp; no runs, no hits
no errors.
Giants—Frisch beat out a buut;
Ward threw out Young, Frisch going
to second; Meusel Plied to Witt, and
Frisch scored on Cunningham’s single
to right field. Ward threw out Kelly.
One run, 2 hits, no errors.
Fifth Inning
Yankees—Ward went out, Bancroit
to Kelly, Frisch threw out Schang;
Frisch threw out Scott. No runs, no
hits, on errors.
Giants—Snyder homered to left;
Nehf fanned; Scott got Bancroft at
first; Groh flied to Ruth. 1 run, 1
hit, no errors.
Sixth Inning.
Yankees—Pennock fanned; Nehf
threw out Witt at first; Dugan thrown
out at first, Groh to Kelly. No runs,
no hits, no errors.
Giants—Frisch tripled to left; Ward
threw out Young at first; Frisch hold
ing third; Frisch scored on Meusel’s
single to center; Cunningham went
out to Pipp unassisted, Meusel going
to second; Kelly fanned. 1 run, 2 hits
no errors.
Seventh Inning
Yankees—Ruth fanned, Groh threw
Meusel out at first; Bancroft threw
out Pipp at first. No runs, no hits,
no errors.
Giants—Snyder singled to left; Nehf
fanned; Bancroft thrown out on a
grounder that bounced from Pen
nock’s gloved hand to Ward who
threw to first; Snyder went to sec
ond; Groh went out, Scott to Pipp.
No runs, 1 hit, no errors.
Eighth Inning
Yankees—Ward flied to Kelly, and
Schang singled to left; Scott singled
to right, Schang going to third. Hoff
man batted for Pennock;'Haines walk
ed for Hoffman; Bush batted for Witt,
getting a pass to first. Schank scored
Ryan pitching for Giants. Johnson ran
for Bush; Dugan walked; Scott scor
ed; Ruth fanned; Haines and John
son scored on Meusel’s single to cen
ter. Dugan scored when Cunningham
threw wildly into grand stand, Meusel
going to third; Frisch threw out Pipp.
5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error.
Giants—Haines centering for Yan
kees; Jones pitching; Ward threw
out Frisch; Young singled to center;
Meusel forced Young Ward to Scott;
Stengel batting for Cunningham flied
to Dugan. No runs, 1 hit, no errors.
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