1933 Tournaments / Exhibitions     


(June 3) The Regina Army & Navy team of the Southern League defeated Regina Purity Dairy, an intermediate squad, in the final of Lumsden's annual sports day. Lumsden took third money.

(June 6)  In the first 1933 appearance of a touring team in Regina, the local Army & Navy club of the Southern League knocked off the Detroit Colored Giants 11 to 3 at Floodlight Park. Gayle Shupe fanned 13 Detroiters in getting the win.

(June 7)  The barnstorming Detroit Colored Giants and the Southern League's Regina Army & Navy baseballers split a twin bill with the tourists prevailing 2 to 1 in the afternoon affair while the homesters took the evening contest 8 to 4. "Big Bill" Smith of the Giants homered in the opener, driving in both Detroit runs, and also picked up the pitching win over Regina's Bill Koch. Andy Young of the Storemen got the win in the nightcap as teammate Webb Bird cranked out a home run. 

(June 8)  The Moose Jaw All-Stars fell victim to the touring Detroit Colored Giants by a score of 4 to 2. The exhibition defeat was costly to the Stars as they lost catcher Oak Toombs who suffered a badly twisted arm.

(June 21)  As 2,300 fans passed through the turnstiles, the touring House of David baseballers handed the Regina Army & Navy team a double-defeat by scores of 4 to 3 and 12 to 10. Ex-major leaguer Grover Cleveland Alexander pitched the first two innings in both games for the bearded ones. Webb Bird, lanky first baseman of the Storemen, had a stellar performance at the plate in both games. In the opener, he cracked out two homers, one off Alexander while in the late game, he had a perfect night with three singles plus a walk.

(June 23)  The House of David baseballers drubbed a listless band of Moose Jaw All-Stars 17 to 3 in an exhibition tilt. Grover Cleveland Alexander pitched one inning and, during that time, Moose Jaw got to him for two safeties and one run.  

(July 1)  The Regina Nationals picked up top money in the 4-team Moose Jaw Dominion Day tournament after throttling the Regina Army & Navy 17 to 8 in the final. The Moose Jaw All-Stars finished third, knocking off a team from Saskatoon 8 to 2.

(July 1)  The Milestone Sioux, tuning up for their return to Southern League play, won 3 games in the annual Milestone Elks tournament to capture top prize. The Sioux knocked off teams from Langby, Riceton and Khedive.

(July 19)  The professional Brandon Greys of the Northern League began their Saskatchewan exhibition series by downing the Southern League's Regina Army & Navy 6 to 2. Dave Clayton, Regina's catcher, batted in the two Army & Navy runs on a double to right field in the second inning. Outfielder Luther Fritz had two singles for the Southern Leaguers. Jack Calvey homered for the Greys.

(July 20)  Living up to their reputation as a hard hitting team, the pro Brandon Greys, a third place team in the Northern League, collected 16 safeties in slamming the Moose Jaw All-Stars 10 to 6. The Manitobans smashed three homers in this game.

(July 21)  A two-run, tenth inning home run by outfielder John Reider was enough to propel the Northern League's Brandon Greys to a 3 to 1 win over the Regina Army & Navy. Dunc Porteous' fourth inning single drove in Regina's lone run.

(July 24)  Danny McKenna's 10th inning Texas leaguer to right field brought home "Sandy" Thomson with the winning run as the Moose Jaw All-Stars edged the cagary Pucksters 5 to 4 in a thrilling exhibition game. McKenna also had a home run and double in this contest.

(July 25)  The Calgary Pucksters swept an exhibition doubleheader from the Regina Army & Navy, taking the opener 6 to 3 and then capturing the nightcap 7 to 2. The Pucksters were led offensively by first baseman Cecil "Tiny" Thompson. The Boston Bruins' goaltender had five base hits in ten trips to the plate in the twin-bill. 

(July 25)  Adding the Regina Nationals to their list of victims, the Calgary Puckster baseball club took a 5 to 2 decision from their Queen City hosts. Former Regina Balmoral hurler "Dodger" Lewis pitched the entire game for the Calgarians.

(August 8)  The barnstorming House of David team made a return visit to the Queen City, a month and a half after they last appeared in this venue. The Regina Army & Navy club, having earned a bye into the Southern League finals, were looking for a solid opponent to keep them sharp. Unfortunately for the Storemen, they came out flat and the Bearded Boys thumped them badly, by a 10 to 1 count. Most of the damage was done in the ninth when the Davids plated a whopping seven runs. As usual, Grover Cleveland Alexander pitched the first two innings for the visitors. 

(August 26)  Waiting to play their final game in the south Saskatchewan baseball championship against the Regina Nationals, the Estevan Maple Leafs travelled to Moose Jaw for an exhibition encounter and shutout the hometown All-Stars 5 to 0. "Long John" Berner and "Lefty" White shared the pitching chores for the Leafs, limiting the Stars to but two singles.

(August 29)  The Regina Army & Navy let a 4 to 3 lead slip away and dropped an exhibition encounter to the touring Gilkerson's Union Giants 7 to 4. Army & Navy's third baseman Stan Gustafson was the only Regina player to pierce the armor of Gilkerson's colored ball tossers with regularity, slamming three hits, one being a screaming triple.