1939 Tournaments/Exhibitions     



(May 14)  In the opening game of the 1939 exhibition season at Wilcox, the Northgate Yankees shutout the Notre Dame Hounds 4 to 0 before 1,000 fans.

(May 24)  The Regina Army & Navy baseballers of the Southern League opened the pre-season exhibition swing with a win and a tie against the visiting Wilcox Cardinals at Park de Young. In the afternoon contest, the Reginans nosed out the Cards 3 to 2 and the score of the night game was deadlocked at 2 - 2 when rain halted proceedings after six innings.

(May 24)  The Northgate Yankees took away top prize at Notre Dame's Victoria Day baseball tournament by edging the Collegians 7 to 6 in the tourney final. 

(May 24)  The host Prince Albert nine downed Saskatoon 7-4 in the final of the holiday baseball tournament. Prince Albert took home first prize money of $100. Lions captured $50 and Bruno received $25 for its third place showing.

Bill Sampson went the route for the win. He allowed nine hits. Reinie Kimbel took the loss.

Sampson (W) and xxx
Kimbel (L), Vogeli (5) and xxx

Lions reached the final with a 13-4 win over Birch Hills.  Bill Vogeli registered the pitching win.  Lions broke open the contest with six runs in the 5th and another four in the 8th.

Vogeli (W) and xxx
xxx and xxx

Prince Albert topped Bruno 10-2 as Lefty Logue tossed s six-hitter.

Logue (W) and xxx
Fast (L), Meyer (6) and xxx

Bruno whipped Fairy Glen 12-5 in the tourney's opening game. "Kinky" Dehmke was credited with the win.

Dehmke (W), Al Meyer (5) and xxx
xxx and xxx

(June 3)  Moose Jaw Canucks, Southern League leaders, absorbed an exhibition game defeat, their first of the season, when the Wilcox Cardinals came to town and walked away with a 6 to 2 win.

(June 9)  The Wilcox Cardinals handed the Moose Jaw Canucks a 6 to 3 defeat in an exhibition game played in Wilcox. This was the second time in a week that the Redbirds have knocked off the Southern League leaders. 

(June 21)   In a game cut short by rain, the Satchel Paige Negro All-Stars fought to a 1-1 tie with the Israelite House of David at Regina's Park de Young.  John Donaldson had two of the All-Stars' three hits and scored their lone marker in the first inning on Young's double.  In the 5th, Egnatic singled for the Davids, stole second and came around to score on a wild throw to second.  Jack Matchett tossed a three-hitter for the All-Stars and Susee matched the effort for the Davids.

Susse and Miner
Matchett and Hardin

(June 22)   Satchel Paige and his All-Stars blanked the House of David 2-0 at Cairns Field, Saskatoon as Paige and Johnny Marcum combined to hurl a three-hitter.  Paige gave up just one hit in his three innings of work.  Doc Tally allowed nine hits in taking the loss.  The All-Stars got the only run they needed in the first inning as John Donaldson singled and came around to score on a sacrifice, fielder's choice and error. 

Paige, Marcum (4) and Hardin
Talley (L) and Miner

(June 23)   Lefty Bass held the Satchel Paige All-Stars to just four hits in leading the House of David to a 5-0 victory at Regina.  After Paige held the Davids hitless for the first three innings, the Davids collected ten hits off relievers Jack Matchett and Bond. Davids thrilled the fans at the start of the 6th inning with their famous pepper play featuring George Anderson, Doc Tally and John Tucker.

Bass (W) and Miner
Paige, Matchett (4), Bond (7) and Hardin

(June 23)  The Moose Jaw Canucks and Wilcox Cardinals fought to a 6 - 6 draw in a seven-inning exhibition game. The Cards made a major comeback, in this tussle, scoring all their runs in their last two times at bat, overcoming a 6 to 0 deficit.

(July 19) The Weyburn Beavers added to their long string of victories when they took the Notre Dame Hounds into camp with a 6 to 3 exhibition triumph. Ralph Hogg fanned 14 in picking up the win.

(July 21)  Thirteen strikeouts by Sam "Box Car" Elson proved insufficient in providing the Estevan Maple Leafs a victory over the Notre Dame Hounds. The two teams played to an exhibition  7 - 7 draw in the Energy Town.

(July 29)  The heavy-hitting Neilburg All-Stars captured the 1939 Saskatoon Exhibition Week baseball tournament with an easy 18 to 5 victory over Kenaston in the seven-inning final game. The Neilburg nine blasted a total of 14 base hits including a home run by Pete Prediger, triples by Tony Zerr, Mel Ottem, George Brent and Jackson as well as two-baggers by Zerr and Jackson. 

Lindsay, Kowalski (1) (L) and Dubyk
Rattlesnake, Brent (1) (W) and Prediger

In the morning semi-final game, Neilburg outscored the highly-rated Liberty club 9 to 5. Liberty’s hopes of victory vanished in the first three innings as Neilburg piled up a total of nine runs. Pete Ferry pitched the complete game victory for Neilburg. He held the Long Lake southerners scoreless until the fifth when Rooney connected for a three-run homer. Tony Zerr was the leading hitter for Neilburg, collecting three hits including a triple.

Skarban (L), Evenson (1), Skarban (4) and Brucker
Ferry (W) and Prediger