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Foothills Baseball League
(May 16) High River Flyers downed Parkland Midways 5-1 in the
league opener for both teams. Butcher went the distance
with a five-hitter to pick up the win. Jack Scott and R Hawk
handled the mound duties for Parkland, allowing just five hits but
walking eight.
Scott (L), R Hawk and xxx
Butcher (W) and xxx
(May 20) Claresholm whipped High River
13-1. Claresholm erupted for seven runs in the 6th inning to salt
away the victory. Jay Jenkins registered the pitching victory.
Weber (L), Butcher, MacDonald and xxx
Jenkins (W) and xxx
Parkland Midways exploded for seven runs in the final inning to whip
Okotoks 16-9. Jack Scott picked up the win for the Midways, allowing
12 hits.
Scott (W) and xxx
xxx, xxx and xxx
Calgary 13 Okotoks 4
Twin Cities 8 Blackie 7
Stavely 10 Claresholm 7
Stavely 4 Calgary 3
Blackie 6 Daley Creek 4
(May 24) Claresholm sluggers had a field
day pounding out 33 hits, including seven home runs and ten doubles to
capture top prize in the May 24th Tournament. With strong winds
whipping up clouds of dust, Stavely defeated Blackie 15-11 and
Claresholm shaded Parkland 15-14 in opening action before Claresholm
walked away with a 19-7 triumph in the championship game.
Jay Jenkins and second baseman Brown
each had six hits on the day. Swirling winds produced a host of
miscues in the Stavely-Blackie match.
Claresholm
came from behind to top Parkland. Down by eight runs in the 6th inning,
Meteors scored five times with Boyd
Whitehead's homer the highlight.
Claresholm won it in the 7th with another four runs, the winner scoring
on Dutch Dodd's
single to short.
W MacDonald (W) and xxx
Scott (L) and xxx
In the final,
Lefty Huddle
and Boyd
Whitehead each poked a pair of homers as Claresholm scored
seven in the first inning and cruised to a 19-4 victory.
Bob Yorgason
and Allie
MacDonald had four-baggers for Stavely.
Scott (L), Bob Yorgason (1), Fred McInnes, Allie
MacDonald and xxx
Jenkins (W) and xxx
(May 27)
Claresholm continue its heavy hitting punching out 12
hits in a 16-5 win over Okotoks. Ward MacDonald allowed
Okotoks three runs in the opening frame then settled down to go the
route for the win. Claresholm scored four runs in the 6th inning
to overcome a 5-4 deficit and take the lead for the first time, 8-5.
They added a pair in the 7th inning and six more in the 9th. Boyd
Whitehead and Jim Powers each scored three times for
the winners. Metz had a three-run homer for Okotoks.
W MacDonald (W) and xxx
xxx and xxx
Parkland Midways rallied for three runs in the bottom of the 9th inning
to shade Calgary Burns and Dutton 4-3. Jack Scott fired an
eight-hitter to gain the mound decision.
xxx and xxx
Scott (W) and xxx
Twin Cities 9 Daley Creek 4
High River 12 Stavely 5
(May 30) Parkland Midways jumped into a 12-2 lead after
three innings and cruised to a 17-9 win over Claresholm. Dick Hawk
and Boyd Whitehead belted homers. Jack Scott gave up 11 hits but
registered the win. Midways collected 17 hits off two Meteors'
hurlers.
Scott (W) and xxx
Jenkins (L), Huddle and xxx
Stavely 17 Daley Creek 12
Twin Cities 12 Blackie 3
High River 13 Calgary 9
Daley Creek 22 Calgary 12
Claresholm 12 Blackie 3
Twin Cities 4-0
Parkland 3-1
Stavely 3-1
Claresholm 3-2
High River 3-2
Blackie 1-3
Daley Creek 1-3
Calgary 1-4
Okotoks 0-3
(June 3)
Claresholm Meteors clipped Blackie 11-3 in a game called after seven
innings because of rain. Brown had a triple and double for
the Meteors, Jay Jenkins had a double and two singles.
Molyneaux, W MacDonald (5) and xxx
McGown, Stobo (6) and xxx
(June 17)
Parkland Midways topped Blackie 7-4. Jack Scott was the winner allowing
nine hits while fanning eight. Stobo took the loss, giving up 13
hits. Bill Greig had the only home run.
Scott (W) and xxx
Stobo (L) and xxx
Twin Cities 5
Calgary 1
High River 22 Okotoks 3
Stavely 20 Okotoks 4
Claresholm 7 Calgary 5
High River 22 Daley Creek 17
(June 24)
Claresholm downed Parkland 5-1 as Smith and Foy combined on a
five-hitter.
Smith, Foy and xxx
Scott (L) and xxx
(June 27)
In a contest at Granum, Parkland defeated Daley Creek 7-2. Jack
Scott
fired a seven-hitter for the win.
Scott (W) and xxx
Rossar (L) and xxx
Twin Cities 5-0
Stavely 4-1
Claresholm 6-2
Parkland 5-2
High River 5-3
Blackie 2-4
Daley Creek 2-6
Calgary 1-6
Okotoks 0-6
(July 1)
Daley Creek captured the Granum Tournament with a 10-4 win over
Claresholm in the final. Meteors reached the final topping
Wrentham 8-4 and Daley Creek beat the combined team from Granum and
Jumbo Valley 7-2.
" ...
Claresholm entered a colored gentleman as pitcher for the last few
innings. He was a scream and was well worth the price of admission
just to watch him perform." (The Claresholm Local
Press)
(July 1)
Twin Cities remained unbeaten with a 12-8 victory over Parkland Midways
at Nanton.
Scott (L) and xxx
xxx, xxx and xxx
(July 2)
First baseman Jim Kitaguchi singled in brother Charlie
Kitaguchi in the bottom of the 9th to give Coleman Cubs a 12-11
victory in the final of the Blairmore Dominion Day Tournament.
Cubs reached the final with a 20-1 thumping of Picture Butte Royals.
The Royals had ousted Hillcrest Juniors in the opening round. The
teams had battled to a 3-3 tied Saturday in a game called because of
darkness and a replay was ordered for Sunday with the Royals taking a
5-3 verdict.
Claresholm
dumped Blairmore Canucks 8-5 behind righthander Hubert Glenn to
advance to the money round.
Picture Butte 3 Hillcrest 3
Anderson, Malemberg (6) and McKay
Walasko and Somoya
Picture Butte 5 Hillcrest 3
Watson, Malemberg (5) and McKay
Bosetti, Ganger (5) and Somoya
Coleman 20 Picture Butte 1
Kimoto and Yoshinaka
Malemberg, Gillies and McKay
Blairmore 5 Claresholm 8
John Dobek (L) and Joe Dobek
Glenn (W) and MacDonald
Claresholm 11 Coleman 12
Gallagher, Duggin (3), Glenn (L) (7) and MacDonald
Kitatguchi, Kimoto (W) (4) and Yoshinaka
(July 4)
Claresholm Meteors turned back Blackie 10-2 in one of four opening day
games in the monster $2,300 baseball tournament at Claresholm.
17-year-old Allie MacDonald fired a five-hitter as the Meteors
trounced Blackie. He fanned five and walked two.
Steve
Ganger, star hurler with the Hillcrest junior team, tossed a
six-hitter as Coleman outscored Daley Creek 7-2. Bob
Shearer went the distance in taking the loss.
Bud
Siler gave up just six hits in leading Champion to a 12-2 conquest
of Stavely. Bill Kutcheran, ace of the Lethbridge
Miners, gave up nine hits in hurling for Stavely. Nolan
Weiss shutout Blairmore on five hits as Del Bonita Cubs notched an
11-0 victory.
A MacDonald (W) and xxx
Cole (L), Egland and xxx
Ganger and xxx
Shearer and xxx
Siler and xxx
Kucheran and xxx
Weiss and xxx
xxx and xxx
(July 5)
Lloyd Bradley led Champion Red Sox to top money of $800 in the
Claresholm Tournament. Bradley, former star hurler in the now
defunct Big Four League, pitched both games for the Red Sox as Champion
trounced Coleman 23-3 in the opener and dumped Claresholm 12-4 in the
title game. Meteors beat Del Bonita 10-4 to reach the final.
Sox erupted for five runs in the first inning off Lloyd Duggan, a
Kelowna import, and coasted to the win. Hubert Glenn fired
a two-hitter and fanned ten in Claresholm's victory.
Coleman 3 Champion 23
L Kimoto (L), S Kimoto and Woskniaka
Bradley (W) and Hagg
Claresholm 10 Del Bonita 4
Glenn (W) and W MacDonald
Nielson (L), Slavich (6) and Jensen
Champion 12 Claresholm 4
Bradley (W) and Hagg
Duggan (L), Gallagher (1), W MacDonald (6) and Dodds
(July 8)
Parkland Midways belted 17 hits to trounce Daley Creek 15-5.
Jack Scott allowed just eight hits and compiled 15 strikeouts to get
the win.
xxx, xxx, xxx and xxx
Scott (W) and xxx
Parkland
spotted Okotoks four runs in the first inning but roared back with six
in the bottom of the frame and went on to dump Okotoks 17-9. Dick
Hawk was the winning pitcher.
xxx, xxx and xxx
D Hawk (W) and xxx
Twin Cities 9-0
Claresholm 9-2
Parkland 7-3
High River 6-3
Stavely 4-3
Blackie 3-4
Daley Creek 3-8
Calgary 1-9
Okotoks 0-10
(July 20)
Hubert Glenn pitched and batted Claresholm Meteors to top prize
money in the eight-team Champion Tournament. Glenn, a 6-foot-five
righthander, had two doubles, a single and walk and drove in two runs
and scored a pair as Claresholm topped Champion 7-2 in the final.
On the hill, the Philadelphia righthander scattered nine hits and fanned
eight in gaining the win.
Claresholm
reached the final downing Picture Butte and Vulcan. Champion beat
Vauxhall and downed Carmangay 5-3.
Glenn (W) and MacDonald
Siler (L), S Pasolli and Hagg
(July 22)
Althought out-hit 12-6, Calgary Burns & Dutton downed Parkland Midways
8-3.
Scott (L) and xxx
xxx, xxx and xxx
Twin Cities 9-1
Claresholm 9-2
Parkland 7-4
High River 6-4
Stavely 5-4
Blackie 4-4
Daley Creek 5-8
Calgary 2-9
Okotoks 0-10
(July 24)
" ...
Claresholm will be led by their lanky Negro import hurler, Hubert
Glenn of Philadelphia. Glenn turned back Champion last Friday
to give Claresholm the money. Besides being a real whiz-ding on
the mound, the six foot four inch American is some shakes with the
stick. In a recent game against Okotoks he pounded out four homers
and a pair of singles in seven trips to the plate and it's expected that
he will hold down an outfield berth with the Claresholm club when he is
not on the hill." (The Lethbridge Herald, July 24,
1951)
(July 25)
Magrath broke through for two runs in the 9th inning to down Claresholm
2-1 to knocked the Meteors out of the Lethbridge Baseball Tournament.
Eagles' third baseman Grant Wheeler lashed a liner to centre
field to score Floyd Gillies and Tommy Karren
to provide the margin of victory. It was just the fifth hit for
Magrath. Walt Pashuk allowed ten hits but registered the win.
Wally Thrun was the hard-luck loser. Among the day's
outstanding plays was Gene Rice's sensational catch against the right
field wall of Hubert Glenn's high fly ball in the first inning.
Glen, a Negro import from Philadelphia, had a sizzling single in three
trips. Glenn is reported to be hauling in $800 a month. He
finished 21-3 with the touring San Francisco Cubs last season.
Bow Island 4 Champion 0
Collins and Wilfey
Shearer and McLeod
Magrath 2 Claresholm 1
Pashuk and Gordon Rice
Thrun and MacDonald
Japanese All-Stars 1 Del Bonita 2
L Kimoto and Yoshinaka
Weiss and Jensen
Cubs 5 Miners 2
Tufteland and Dea
Slavich, Kucheran (5) and Deak
(July 29) Twin Cities extended its lead atop the Foothills
Baseball League with a 6-3 triumph over Parkland Midways.
Scott (L) and xxx
xxx, xxx and xxx
Twin Cities 10-1
Claresholm 9-2
High River 7-4
Stavely 6-4
Parkland 7-5
Blackie 4-5
Daley Creek 6-8
Calgary 3-10
Okotoks 0-14
(August 1) Parkland downed Stavely 6-3 behind Jack
Scott's seven-hitter. Fredericks was the loser.
Fredericks (L) and xxx
Scott (W) and xxx
(August 5) Blackie took advantage of sloppy play by Parkland
to down the Midways 5-4. All five runs were unearned.
McLean fired a six-hitter for the win.
McLean (W) and xxx
Scott (L) and xxx
(August 5)
Claresholm Meteors downed Twin Cities 14-6 Sunday to take a game and a
half lead over Twin Cities in the Foothills Baseball League standings.
Meteors broke open a close game with four runs in the 5th inning and
five in the 6th. Hubert Glenn scattered nine hits for the
win and knocked in five runs on three hits at the plate. He fanned 12
and walked five. Bernie Dunning and Glenn belted
homers for the winners while Hans Sangstuen, Johnny
Young and Steve Yurchak replied for the Oilers.
Glenn (W) and MacDonald
Sagstuen (L), Kinniburgh (6), Owens (6) and Lanman
Claresholm 12-2
Twin Cities 10-3
Blackie 7-5
Stavely 7-5
High River 7-5
Parkland 8-6
Daisy Creek 6-8
Calgary 3-13
Okotoks 1-14
(August 8)
At the Carmangay Lions' Club Tournament, Claresholm Meteors moved into
the final with an 8-7 win over Picture Butte. Hubert Glenn
pitched the Meteors to the win.
Glenn (W) and xxx
B Watson (L) and xxx
In the opening
game, Meteors swamped Vulcan 19-2 behind the steady hurling of Rod
MacDonald. Veteran Ted Malemberg tossed a
five-hitter to lead Picture Butte to a 5-1 triumph over Stavely.
R MacDonald and xxx
xxx and xxx
Malemberg and xxx
xxx and xxx
(August 10)
Claresholm Meteors belted 23 hits to swamp Carmangay 27-9 in the final
of the eight-team Carmangay Tournament. Hubert Glenn, who
went the route on the hill for the win, clubbed a three-run homer in the
first inning to set the Meteors on the road to victory. It was one
of four homers for the winners. First baseman Lefty
Huddle crushed a pair and second sacker Bernie Dunning
had a three-run blast. Outfielder Glen Olson had four hits
in five trips while Glenn had a single and double to go along
with his four-bagger. Dunning was up five times and scored
five runs. Meteors reached the final with wins over Picture Butte and
Vulcan while Carmangay outsted Brant and Champion.
Glenn (W) and MacDonald
Negrello (L), Shearer (2), Connors (4), Rhodes (5) and McLeod
(August 12)
Claresholm scored an 11-3 triumph over Blackie in a contest which
featured a triple play by the losers. Allie MacDonald went
the distance for the mound victory. MacLean took the loss.
Ward MacDonald of the Meteors had the only homer.
A MacDonald
(W) and xxx
xxx and xxx
(August 13)
In a game called after six innings because of rain and darkness,
Claresholm edged Stavely 9-8 in an error-filled contest. Bernie
Dunning got the Meteors off on the right foot with a two-run homer
in the first inning. Boyd Whitehead scored the
winner in the 6th. Hubert Glenn had nine strikeouts
in gaining the win.
Glenn (W) and Ward MacDonald
Fredericks (L) and MacDonald
(August 21)
Hubert Glenn shutdown Lethbridge Cubs on two-hits as Claresholm
notched a 2-0 exhibition victory. Glenn displayed a variety of trick
deliveries to keep the Cubs off balance. Vic Stasiuk's
double and Clarence Yanosik's single were the only
safeties for Lethbridge. Glenn fanned 11 and walked just
one. Claresholm scored in the 6th inning as Bernie
Dunning tripled and scored on Glenn's groundout. Glen
Olsen singled, moved to third on Ward MacDonald's
double and scored on a wild pitch.
Glenn (W) and MacDonald
Godlonton (L) and Dea
Final Standings
Claresholm 14-2
Twin Cities 13-3
Blackie 10-6
Parkland 9-7
Stavely 9-7
High River 7-9
Daisy Creek 6-10
Calgary 3-13
Okotoks 1-15
(August 22)
Twin Cities shaded Claresholm 2-1 in the opening game of a best-of-five
semi-final series. Hans Sangstuen fired a four-hitter for
the win. Hubert Glenn hurled four-hit ball in taking the
loss.
Sagstuen (W) and xxx
Glenn (L) and xxx
Blackie took the opening game of their best-of-three series with a 7-4
win over Parkland. Grant Wray went the distance for the win
on a six-hitter. Blackie had 12 hits off Jack Scott.
Wray (W) and xxx
Scott (L) and xxx
(August 24)
Rookie Mike Vaselenak belted a three-run homer in the 4th inning
to lead Lethbridge Cubs to a 4-1 win over Claresholm Meteors in an
exhibition game. Meteors topped the Cubs 2-0 in the first game
between the teams a week ago. Arnie Godlonton fired
a four-hitter for the win. Ward MacDonald gave up
five hits in taking the loss. Lefty Huddle accounted
for the only Claresholm run with a homer in the second inning.
Godlonton (W) and H Yanosik
MacDonald (L) and Dodd
(August 26)
Clareholm Meteors dropped an 8-4 decision to Twin Cities to give the
Oilers a 2-0 game lead in the best of five series. A three-run rally in
the 4th inning gave Twin Cities a lead they never relinquished.
Parkland
Midways shaded Blackie 3-2 to tie their best of three series at a game
apiece. Midways scored two runs in the second and another in the
4th to take a 3-0 lead which held up for the win. Jack Scott,
for Parkland, and Egland for Blackie, each allowed just five
hits.
Scott (W) and xxx
Egland (L) and xxx
Stavely beat
High River 20-0.
(August 26)
Al White blanked Granum on four-hits as Brooks Buffaloes scored a
4-0 win in the first game of the best-of-three Southern Alberta
intermediate baseball semi-final series. Bob Shearer
allowed just four hits in taking the loss. Brooks won the exhibition
nightcap 5-4.
White (W) and xxx
Shearer (L) and xxx
(August 29)
Mike Vaselenak belted a three-run homer in the 5th inning and it
proved enough as Lethbridge Cubs dumped Claresholm 4-1 in an exhibition
match in Claresholm. Arnie Godlonton fired a
four-hitter for the win. Ward MacDonald allowed just
five hits in being saddled with the loss. Lefty Huddle
accounted for the lone run for the Meteors with a homer in the 2nd
inning. Darwin Walkingshaw had a double and single
for the Cubs.
Godlonton and H Yanosik
W MacDonald and Dodd
(September 5)
With a break in a rainy spell, Claresholm Meteors scored an 8-3 win over
Twin Cities to stave off elimination in their playoff series.
Claresholm
errors led to two Twin Cities runs in the 2nd inning. Meteors
bounced back with one in the bottom of the frame as Bernie Dunning
scored on a balk. Meteors added two in the 3rd, two more in the
4th and three in the 7th. Hubert Glenn handled the mound
chores for the Meteors, Berreth started for Twin Cities giving
way to Hans Sangsteun in the 6th.
Berreth (L), Sangstrun and xxx
Glenn (W) and xxx
(September 9)
Claresholm Meteors punched out 12 hits to down Twin Cities 9-5 to even
their best of five series at two games apiece. Hubert Glenn
scattered eight hits to gain the win. There were nine errors, six
by Twin Cities.
Glenn (W) and W MacDonald
Sagstuen (L) and Owens
(September 9) Del Bonita Cubs took both ends of a twin-bill
from Brooks Buffaloes, 11-10 and 12-8, to take a two game lead in their
intermediate baseball final series. Cubs won the opener with two
runs in the bottom of the 9th inning as Hubert West singled in
Edgar Henry with the winner. Debbie Neilsen
went the distance holding the Buffs to eight hits as the Cubs overcame
six errors. Bob Manzke bashed a three-run homer to
pace the Cubs in the second game.
Balasko, Buoy, White and McBride
Nielsen (W) and Jensen
L'Herndelle, Balasko and McBride
Weisee (W) and Jensen
(September 16)
Claresholm Meteors capped a stunning comeback to topple Twin Cities 4-1
before more than a thousand fans to capture the 5th and deciding game of
their semi-final seires. Meteors roared back to win three in a row
after dropping the first two games. Dutch Dodd drove in
three runs for the winners and Lefty Huddle belted a homer
and triple. Big Hubert Glenn again was the key
moundsman for the Meteors.
Sagstuen (L) and xxx
Glenn (W) and xxx
(September 16)
Blackie shaded Stavely 16-15 in a slugfest to earn a berth in the final
against Claresholm. Grant Wray and Egland hurled for Blackie while
McInnes and
Yorgason pitched for the local squad.
(September 30)
Claresholm Meteors downed Blackie 15-12 and 15-8 to win the best of
three Foothills Baseball final in two straight games. Big
Hubert Glenn picked up both wins in relief roles.
Blackie scored ten runs in the first two innings of the opener and eight
runs in the first two frames of the second game but had little success
after Glenn took over. The day was highlighted by home runs by Lefty
Huddle, Bernie Dunning and Boyd Whitehead
for the Meteors and Yoemans for Blackie.
" ...
Games throughout the summer were witnessed by large crowds not equalled
since 1927 when Claresholm was a member of a semi-pro baseball league.
The support for baseball this year is attributed to the larger seating
accommodation on the grounds, the re-arrangement of the ball diamond,
and the presentation of good ball. Hubert Glenn, the American
import did much for baseball in Claresholm during the past season.
He was a good ball players, a gentleman, and he gave the ball fans a
small sample of how the big leaguers work. Expenses of operating
the club was high no doubt, but the club is said to have concluded the
season on the right side of the ledger." (The
Claresholm Local Press, October 4, 1951)
Wray (L), Wellman (5) to McLean
A MacDonald, Glenn (W) (2) and W MacDonald
Dunning, Glenn (W) (2) and W MacDonald
Egland (L) to McLean
FOOTHILLS BASEBALL LEAGUE
Only Claresholm Meteors stats available
(The Claresholm Local Press, October 4, 1951)
FOOTHILLS LEAGUE G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SH SF SB BB PCT
Glenn Hubert 99 53 17 4 9 21 .535
Dunning Bernie 73 36 12 3 5 6 .493
Whitehead Boyd 157 55 8 6 8 8 .350
Dodd Dutch 179 60 15 1 2 9 .335
MacDonald Ward 170 56 8 0 2 21 .329
Huddle Lefty 140 44 7 4 9 16 .314
Powers Jimmy 28 8 2 0 0 0 .286
Jenkins Jay 190 54 15 4 3 3 .284
Olson Glen 171 48 8 0 1 12 .281
Davison Davie 121 29 4 1 0 6 .240
MacDonald Al 62 12 0 0 2 4 .194
FOOTHILLS LEAGUE G W L IP BB SO HB
Glenn Hubert 21 17 4 166 34 207 2
MacDonald Al 9 8 1 71 22 51 2
Dodd Dutch 1 1 0
Hood 2 1 0
Gallengher 1 1 0
MacDonald Ward 5 4 1
Jenkins Jay 3 2 1
Smith 2 1 1
Brownie 1 0 1
Duggan 1 0 1
Thrun W 1 0 1
(November 29)
" ...
Claresholm Meteors were honored at a banquet this week as the final
event of one of the most successful basesball seasons in the history of
the Claresholm district. Meteors won the coveted trophy of the Foothills
League by defeating Blackie in a two-game final series ... Hubert
Glenn, the big Negro hurler from the United States, was credited
with much of the success of the Meteors. Besides being the
Meteors' ace pitcher and hitter, Glenn spent many hours with younger
players, developing them for future play in senior ranks. Glenn
expects to return to Claresholm next season. The Meteors commenced
the season with a $300 deficit but ended the year with more than that
amount in the bank after paying out over $3,200 in expenses. About
$818 were paid in player wages." (The Lethbridge
Herald, November 29, 1951)
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