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(May 16) Granum White Sox swept an exhibition double-header from
Lethbridge Cubs, 13-4 and 4-3. The games provided a tune-up for
the 1954 Foothills-Wheatbelt Baseball League which kicks off on
Wednesday.
White Sox
scored early and often in the opener, notching three in the 1st inning
and and pair in the second to coast to the victory. Joe Jankola,
who starred with Vulcan last season, went five innings for the win.
In the second game, Bill Kucheran allowed just one hit in
five innings to register the win for the White Sox. Kucheran,
John Kelly and Frank Stone combined on a
four-hitter. John Gordy, ace righthander of the Great
Falls Airlifters, went the distance in a losing cause. He allowed
just seven hits and fanned 12. Bill Fennessey and
Ron McPherson each had a triple and double for the winners.
Jankola (W), Stone (6) and Zemrau
Van Buskirk (L), Wilson (2) and J Vaselenak
Gordy (L) and Woolfe
Kucheran (W), Kelley (6), Stone (9) and Tarnava
(May 19) Willie
Walasko fired a two-hitter and struck out seventeen in an
eight inning contest as Carmangay kicked off the 1954 Foothills-Wheatbelt season with an 8-2 win over the defending
champion Claresholm Meteors. Benny White
sparked the Eagles' attack with a pair of triples and a double.
Walasko
(1-0) and Andrekson
Gordichuck (L), Kujala (3), MacDonald (8) and Parker
(May 19)
Vulcan Elks erupted for five runs in the 8th inning to score a
10-7 win over Nanton in their opening game of the 1954 season.
Benny Dann, with a two-run homer and a single paced the
Elks attack. Dick Hawk was on base five times for
Nanton with two doubles, two singles and a walk. Bob
Stevenson went the distance for the win.
Stevenson (W) and Weaver
Thrun, Scott (L) (6) and D. Hawk
(May 19)
Danny Fredericks tossed a four-hitter and fanned ten as
Stavely topped Champion 4-2. Glen Boazyan's
bases-loaded double in the first inning provided enough for the
victory. Al Buchan had a solo homer for
Champion in the 7th inning.
S. Pasolli (L), Smith (8) and Jensen
Fredericks (W) and Woodham
(May 21) Lethbridge Cubs kicked off the
season with a 21-5 trouncing of Claresholm RCAF. Second baseman
Bob Lindsay and playing manager Clarence Yanosik led
the 18-hit attack with home runs. Lindsay also had a double and single.
Les Colwill added a triple, double and single and Mitch
Sztaba contributed a triple and two singles. The game was called
after six innings because of rain. Bill Van Buskirk, a
rookie from Medicine Hat, started for the Cubs giving way to Mike
Vaselenak in the 5th inning.
VanBuskirk (W), M Vaselenak (5) and Wolfe
Miller (L) and Langley
(May 23) Lethbridge Cubs whipped Carmangay 15-4
to move into a tie for top spot with Stavely. Rookie righthander
Mel Wilson held the Eagles to one run over six innings to
register the win. He fanned nine. John Vasenelak
paced the Cubs attack with a triple and two singles.
Rhodes (L) and Andrekson
Wilson (W), Godlonton (7) and Wolfe
(May 23)
Stavely had homers from Farrar, Danny Fredericks
and Bob Woodham in a 24-6 victory over Claresholm RCAF.
Hans Sagstuen fired a six-hitter over six frames for the win.
McCready (L), Miller (5), Carter (7) and xxx
Sangsten (W), Kazanstek (6), Woodham (7) and xxx
(May 23)
In a wild one at Vulcan, Champion outlasted Vulcan 25-17 for the Red Sox
first win. Sev Pasolli gave up 18 hits but managed to
go the distance for the win.
S. Pasolli (W) and xxx
Stevenson (L), Mitchell, Jantze, Clarkson and xxx
(May 23)
Bill Kucheran and Frank Stone combined on a
four-hitter as Granum whipped Claresholm Meteors 14-0. Gord
Wesley's bases-loaded triple was a key hit for the White Sox.
Harold Jones had four hits, including a pair of doubles.
Ward McDonald allowed 12 hits in taking the loss. His
teammates committed nine errors.
Kucheran (W), Stone (6) and Zemrau
McDonald (L) and Parker
(May 24)
Nanton Palominos downed Stavely 5-3 to take top prize at the Claresholm
tournament. Nanton reached the final with an 8-5 win over
Claresholm Meteors while Stavely edged RCAF 12-11. Jake
Berger and Jack Scott combined on a five-hitter for
the win in the title game. Dick Hawk belted a
two-run homer in the 5th inning and Stan Hawk drove in
three with a bases-loaded triple in the 7th. Hans
Sangsten had a solo homer for Stavely.
Berger (W), Scott (7) and D. Hawk
Fredericks (L) and Woodham
Stan
Hawk's homer was the big blow as Nanton downed the Meteors 8-5.
Jack Scott was the winning pitcher allowing seven hits.
Wally McKenzie had a double and single.
Scott (W) and D. Hawk
Long (L), R. Parker (3) and W. Parker
In an
error-filled contest, Stavely exploded for ten runs in the 4th inning
then held off an RCAF rally to pull out a 12-11 win. The teams
combined for 11 errors. Bob Yorgason allowed just
six hits to get the win. Glen Boazyan had a triple and
single for the winners.
Yorgason (W) and Woodham
Klysen (L) and Langley
(May 24)
Champion downed Carmangay 5-3 to take top money in the inaugural May Day
tournament at Champion. Merv Smith fired a three-hitter
with 12 strikeouts to take the win. Willie Walasko
gave up nine hits in a losing cause. Roger Jensen paced
the winners with a homer and single. Sev Pasolli had a
double and single.
Smith (W) and
McPherson
Walasko (L) and Andrekson
In the opening
game, Joe Jankola set down Vulcan on three hits while
chalking up 15 strikeouts as Champion won 7-3 with a four-run 9th
inning.
Jankola (W) and
McPherson
Bev
Banks, Clayton Clarkson (L) (9) and Weaver
Carmangay took
a 6-1 lead in the 2nd inning then needed a run in the 8th to shade
Lomond 7-6. Willie Walasko picked up the win in
relief.
Rhodes,
Walasko (W) (7) and McLeod
Ost (L) and Domeliski
(May 26) Nanton at Champion, Claresholm
at Lethbridge,
Stavely at Vulcan rained out.
(May 26) Granum at RCAF,
forfeited to Granum.
(May 28) Lethbridge Cubs clobbered
Claresholm 18-5 at Henderson Park to move into sole possession of first
place in the Foothills-Wheatbelt League. It was the third straight
win for the Cubs, third consecutive loss for the Meteors. Playing
manager Clarence Yanosik led the way with three triples and a
single in four trips to the plate. Les Colwill and
Bob Lindsay belted inside-the-park homers for the winners.
Each added a single. Mitch Szaba drove in a pair of
runs with a triple. Arnie Godlonton, in his first
start in two seasons, Vic Stasiuk picked up the win in
relief.
Gordichuck (L), Heilmen (4) and Parker
Godlonton, Stasiuk (W) (4) and J Vaselenak
(May 29) Bill Kucheran twirled a
no-hitter as Granum White Sox downed Claresholm RCAF 13-0 in an
abbreviated affair at Claresholm. The game was called after six
innings because of darkness. Kucheran walked one batter and hit another.
He fanned 12. First baseman Darwin Walkingshaw paced
the Sox with a triple and two doubles. Bill Fennessey
and Jocko Tarnava each clubbed a triple and two singles. Stan
Acton pitched into the fifth inning for RCAF giving way to Moose
McCready.
Kucheran (W) and Zemrau
Acton (L) , McCready and Langley
(May 30) Lethbridge Cubs jumped
into a 4-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back in downing
Stavely 13-4 behind the six-hit pitching of John Gordy, the
import from Great Falls Airlifters. The key blow for the Cubs in
the first was a three-run triple off the bat of Mike Vaselenak.
Les Colwill led the Cubs attack with a two-run homer,
two-run triple and a single. Clarence Yanosik belted
a three-run homer in the 2nd. Roy Perry had a
two-run triple and single for Stavely.
Gordy (W) and Wilson
Sangsten (L) , Fredericks (3) and Wooddham
(May 30) Nanton Palominos struck for three runs in the
first inning and went on to down Claresholm RCAF 7-4.
Wally Thrun drove in four runs for the winners with a double
and single. Randy Dunham added a triple and
single. Jack Scott went the distance for the
win allowing eight hits. Robinson had a homer for
Claresholm.
Klysen (L) and Langley
Scott (W) and Hawk
(May 30) Wayne Berg clubbed a
pair of home runs to lead Claresholm Meteors to a 6-3 win over Champion.
Jim Powers and Orie Gordichuck also had
four-baggers for the winners. Roger Jensen had a
double and single for the losers. Allie MacDonald
pitched a four-hitter for the win.
S Pasolli (L) and Siler
A MacDonald (W) and Gordichuck
(May 30) Carmangay
took advantage of a pair of 4th inning errors to plate two runs
and shade Granum 2-1 in a sparkling pitchers' duel in
Carmangay. Rookie Willie Walasko pitched a
five-hitter with 13 strikeouts for the win while Joe Jankola
allowed just two hits and fanned fourteen in a losing
cause. Clarence Rhodes and Benny White
cracked out singles in the 4th and came around to score on
Granum errors.
Jankola
(L) and Zemrau
Walasko (2-0) and Andrekson
Lethbridge 4-0
Granum 2-1
Stavely 2-1
Carmangay 2-1
Vulcan 1-1
Nanton 1-1
Champion 1-2
Claresholm 1-3
RCAF 0-4
(June 2) Joe Ybanez pitched
seven strong innings and helped at the dish with three hits as
Vulcan picked up its second win in three starts, a 14-4 decision
over RCAF. Ybanez and reliever Jack Altman combined
to record 13 strikeouts.
Ybanez (W), Altman (8) and xxx
xxx and xxx
(June 2) Carmangay 8
Stavely 0
(June 2) Champion
4 at Granum 5,
Smith and xxx
xxx and xxx
(June 4) Fresno State
import Jack Altman tossed a four-hit shutout as Vulcan blanked
Stavely 8-0. Altman fanned nine. Don Jantze
led the offense with a double and two singles.
Sangsten (L) and Yorgason
Altman (W) and Winn
(June 4) Jack Scott fired a seven-hit
shutout as Nanton Palominos ruined Champion's home opener with a 3-0
victory. Scott also singled in a run in the 9th inning.
Dick Hawk and Wally McKenzie each had a double
and single for the winners.
Scott (W) and Hawk
S Pasolli (L) and Siler
Lethbridge 4-0
Vulcan 3-1
Granum 3-1
Carmangay 3-1
Nanton 2-1
Stavely 2-3
Claresholm 1-3
Champion 1-4
RCAF 0-5
(June
6) Granum White Sox took a 12-3 lead after five
innings then held off a late Stavely rally to scored a 12-9
victory. Darwin Walkingshaw paced the winners with
a double and two singles. Bill Kucheran
pitched into the 8th inning for the win.
Fredericks and Woodham
Kucheran, Jankola (8) and Zemrau
(June 6) Champion Red Sox knocked off the
league-leading Lethbridge Cubs 8-6. Bob Fath clubbed a
homer, two doubles and a single to lead the Sox offense. Bob
Lindsay poked a homer for the Cubs. Merv Smith
scattered ten hits to gain the win. Mel Wilson went
the route for Lethbridge.
Wilson (L) and J. Vaselenak
Smith (W) and Jensen
(June 6) Vulcan Legionaires notched
their 4th win in five games with a 5-4 victory over Claresholm
Meteors. Joe Ybanez, the Fresno import, was touched
for 13 hits but managed to go the distance for the win.
Vulcan had just five hits off Allie MacDonald but
bunched two of them with three walks, an error and a hit batsman
in the 5th inning for five runs. Benny Dann's
bases-loaded double and Mike Jantze's two-run
single were the key hits. Dutch Dodds had a
double and two singles for the losers.
A MacDonald (L) and W McDonald
Ybanez (W) and Winn
(June 6) Willie Walasko
tossed a three-hit shutout as Carmangay downed Nanton 6-0. Walasko
also starred at the plate with a two-run double in the 5th and a
run-scoring single in the 7th. Walasko struck out nine and walked
three. Carmangay collected ten hits off Jake Berger.
Merlin Rhodes had three hits in four trips.
Berger (L) and Hawk
Walasko (3-0) and Andrekson
(June 6) In an exhibition
match, Lethbridge downed Vulcan 7-4 behind the seven-hit pitching of
Vic Stasiuk. A crowd estimated at 1,200 took in the contest.
Stasiuk (W) and xxx
Altman (L) and xxx
Lethbridge 4-1
Granum 4-1
Carmangay 4-1
Vulcan 4-1
Nanton 2-2
Stavely 2-4
Champion 2-4
Claresholm 1-4
RCAF 0-5
(June 9) Vulcan scored
eleven runs in the first two innings and coasted to a 13-2
victory over Carmangay. Six Eagles' errors
contributed to the Vulcan onslaught. Skip Winn blasted a
homer, double and a single for the winners while Benny Dann
and Don Jantze each had a double and two singles. Joe Ybanez
went the distance for the win allowing eight hits. He had
seven strikeouts and walked just one. Ben White
belted a triple and a pair of doubles for the Eagles.
Roy McLeod had three hits, including a double.
Ybanez and Winn
M Rhodes, Ganger (2), Walasko (2) and Andrekson
(June 9) RCAF at Champion,
& Stavely at Nanton rained out
(June 9) Lethbridge
Cubs shaded Granum 4-3 in spite of blowing a 3-0 first inning
lead. Cubs plated the winner in the 6th as Johnny Klem
singled, stole second and roared home on an overthrow and an
error. Vic Stasiuk took a took on the hill
for Lethbridge and held the White Sox to six hits in going the
distance. Outstanding defensive play saved the day in the
7th inning. Gord Wesley singled to open the
frame and Harold Jones blasted a high outside
pitch deep into left centre. Bob Lindsay
raced far to his left and made a diving stab, tossing the ball
to Klem in mid flight. Klem fired to first baseman Mitch
Szaba to double up Wesley.
Jankola, John Kelly (3) and Zemrau, Tarnava
(5)
Stasiuk and J Vaselenak
(June 11 ) Carmangay
Tournament : Nanton
Palominos took first prize in the Carmangay tournament with a
13-4 thrashing of Vulcan in the final. Jake Berger had a
three-run homer for Nanton. Jack Scott held Vulcan to six hits.
Scott (W) and D Hawk
Dann (L) and Winn
The semi-finals featured two
high-scoring affairs. Vulcan beat Champion 20-10 as Joe
Ybanez clubbed a pair of homers and added three singles.
Jack Altman registered the win in relief. Nanton
got by Carmangay 15-10 with Jack Scott getting the win,
in relief.
Banks, Altman (W) (4), Clarkson (8) and Winn
Matthews (L), Smith (6) and Jensen
Berger, Scott (W)(4) and D Hawk
M Rhodes (L), Ganger (4), Shearer (5) and Andrekson
(June 13) 19-year-old Willie
Waslasko fired a no-hitter as Carmangay trounced Claresholm
RCAF 10-0. Only a walk and an error kept Walasko from a
perfect game. He fanned ten in gaining his 4th straight
win. Walasko retired the first eighteen batters before
allowing a base on balls in the 7th inning.
Acton
(L) and Miller
Walasko (4-0) and Andrekson
(June 13) Iron man Jack
Altman was the hero as Vulcan topped the powerful Granum White
Sox 4-2 in 13 innings. Altman went the distance fanning 17
and helped at the plate with two hits. Joe Ybanez' 13th
inning single knocked in the winning run. Skip Winn had a
double and two singles for the winners.
Altman (W) and Winn
Kucheran, Stone (L) (8) and Zemrau
(June 13)
Shortstop Jim Cattoni belted three triples and a single
and added a steal of home as Lethbridge Cubs pounded out 23 hits
in a 20-8 triumph over Nanton. Mike Vaselenak and
Les Colwill also had four hits apiece for the
Cubs. Catcher Dick Hawk of Nanton had the
longest blast, a third inning homer.
Thrum, Scott (7), Berger (7) and D. Hawk
Wilson and Bishop, J. Vaselenak (4)
(June 13)
In a game which featured 40 hits, Stavely crushed the Claresholm
Meteors 20-12. Danny Fredericks, who finished on
the hill for the winners, was the big gun at the plate with four
triples and a double. Jim MacDonald had two doubles and
two singles. Dal Perry had Stavely's only homer.
Boyd Whitehead had one of three homers for
Claresholm. Hubert Glenn and Lefty
Huddle also had circuit blows.
Sangsten, Fredericks (9) and Woodham,
Yorgason (9)
Glenn, A. MacDonald (7) and W. McDonald
Lethbridge 6-1
Vulcan 6-1
Carmangay 5-2
Granum 4-3
Stavely 3-4
Nanton 2-3
Champion 2-4
Claresholm 1-5
RCAF 0-6
(June 14) Leonard Rhodes and
Keith Groves each had two-run doubles in a four-run
6th inning as Champion took a 12-9 lead and held on to shade
Claresholm RCAF 12-11. Sev Pasolli picked up the win in
relief.
Miller (L) and Robinson
Smith, S. Pasolli (W) (3) and Jensen
(June 16) Vulcan notched
three, first-inning runs and coasted to an 8-4 win over
Lethbridge to take over sole possession of first place in the
Foothills-Wheatbelt league. Roy Lattimore paced the Elks
with four hits. Joe Ybanez went all the way for the win.
Stasiuk (L) and J Vaselenak
Ybanez (W) and WInn
(June 16) Willie Walasko
won his fifth game as Carmangay downed Champion 4-1. He
allowed six hits and fanned eight in a route-going
performance. Sev Pasolli allowed just five
hits in a losing cause.
S Pasolli
(L) and Jensen
Walasko (5-0) and Andrekson
(June 16)
Granum White Sox erased an early 4-0 deficit with an 11-run 4th
inning and went on to crush Nanton 24-8 in a game which featured
22 hits and 17 errors, 10 by Nanton. Joe Tarnava
led the Sox with four singles while Bill Fennessey
had a double and two singles in three official trips to the
plate. Ed Zemrau doubled and had a pair of
singles. John Kelly worked the first six
innings for the win.
Scott (L), Berger (6) and Hawk
Kelly (W), Walkingshaw (7) and Zemrau
(June 16)
Claresholm RCAF dropped their 8th straight
decision as Claresholm Meteors whipped the Flyers 14-2 with a
19-hit attack. Cecil London had a homer and single
for the Meteors. Allie MacDonald was the winner.
Acton (L), Miller (5) and Robertson (Robinson?)
A MacDonald (W) and Parker
Vulcan 7-1
Lethbridge 6-2
Carmangay 6-2
Granum 5-3
Stavely 3-4
Claresholm 2-5
Champion 3-5
Nanton 2-4
RCAF 0-8
(June 18 ) Granum
Tournament : A
brilliant pitching duel highlighted first round play In the
first annual Granum Baseball Tournament. Rookie Mel
Wilson, a high school product of Sceptre, Saskatchewan, held
Vulcan to four singles as Lethbridge upset the Elks 2-0.
Smooth-working southpaw Jack Altman fired a three-hitter for
Vulcan while fanning 13 in the seven-inning contest. Cubs
scored in the opening frame when John Klem singled in
Les
Colwill. Lethbridge added an insurance marker in the third
on two errors and a single.
Wilson and xxx
Altman and xxx
Granum moved into the semi-finals
with a 4-0 win over Foremost as Bill Kucheran tossed a
two-hitter. Champion beat Picture Butte 5-1, behind the
sterling pitcher of Merv Smith, and Spring
Coulee upset Carmangay 6-0 as Don Johnson pitched a two-hitter
with 13 strikeouts.
Kucheran and xxx
Wally Granberg and xxx
Merv Smith and xxx
H Richards and xxx
Johnson and xxx
Steve Ganger and xxx
(June 20) Fireballing right-hander
Joe Ybanez pitched a two-hit shutout as Vulcan
topped Nanton 5-0. Ybanez, with a no-hitter after six
innings, ended with nine strikeouts with no free
passes. Jake Berger and Randy
Dunham produced back-to-back singles in the 7th inning to
rob Ybanez of a no-hitter. Vulcan took the lead in the
first inning as Jack Scott issued a bases-loaded
walk. Doubles by Kliewer and Skip Winn
brought in a run in the 3rd and Vulcan made it 3-0 in the 5th
when Don Jantze singled in Jack Altman.
Elks rounded out the scoring with a pair in the 7th on a triple
by Roy Lattimore and an infield out.
Scott and D Hawk
Ybanez and Winn
(June 20)
Sev Pasolli was the star on the mound and at the plate
for Champion as the Red Sox edged Stavely 5-4. Pasolli
pitched an eight-hitter and his 7th inning double drove in the
winning run. Sox trailed 4-2 with two outs in the 7th
inning when Bill Wolfe doubled and pinch-hitter
Tino Pasolli singled. Bob Fath
tied the score with a double and notched the winner on Sev
Pasolli's safety. Hans Sangsten went the
distance for Stavely giving up 11 hits.
Sangsten and Woodham
S
Pasolli and Jensen
(June 20)
Claresholm RCAF got off to a good start then the roof caved in.
The Flyers plated a run in the top of the first inning then
witnessed a massacre as Lethbridge Cubs exploded for 10 runs in
the bottom of the first and another 12 runs in the second inning
on the way to a 36-6 spanking at Lethbridge. The Cubs
collected 33 hits and took advantage of 10 errors. The
game was called after five and one-half innings. Playing
manager Clarence Yanosik hit for the cycle - a three-run
homer, triple, double and single. John Vaselenak
blasted six hits, a triple, double and four singles.
Jim Cattoni added a double and four bunt singles.
John Klem had a pair of doubles and two singles.
Arnie Godlonton started on the hill for the Cubs,
giving way to Mitch Sztaba in the 4th. It was the
9th straight loss for the hapless Flyers.
Howie Klysen, Acton (2), Don Carter (3), Klysen (5) and
Robinson
Godlonton, Sztaba (4), and Wilson, Vaselenak (4)
(June 20) Carmangay
remained in a tie for second in the Foothills-Wheatbelt League
downing Claresholm Meteors 6-4 behind the six-hit, sixteen strike out
performance of Willie Walasko. It was the Eagles'
sixth win of the season against two loses with Walasko
registering all six wins. Hubert
Glenn gave up just five hits in a losing cause.
Glenn and Parker,
McDonald (7)
Walasko (6-0) and Andrekson
(June 23) Rookie
right hander Willie Walasko picked up his seventh win as
Carmangay scored four runs in the 8th inning to top Lethbridge
11-9. Walasko gave up just seven hits but was victimized
by seven errors by the Eagles. The righthander fanned 13
and walked just two. He was also the hitting
star of the contest with a homer, triple and double, driving in
four runs. Clarence Yanosik and a homer and double for
the Cubs. Merlin Rhodes had a homer for the
Eagles.
Stasiuk, J Vaselenak (3) and J
Vaselenak, Colwill (3)
Walasko (7-0) and Andrekson
(June 23) Jack Altman was
just too much for the Champion Red Sox. Altman rapped out
a pair of doubles and a single and went the distance on the hill
as Vulcan trampled the Sox 19-4. The lefty fanned 10.
Merv Smith took the brunt of the Elks offensive, taking
the loss. Sox made eight errors. Skip Winn
and Stu Clarkson had homers for the winners.
Allan Buchan had three hits for Champion.
Altman (W) and Winn
Smith (L), Pasolli (8) and Jensen
(June 23) Claresholm
Meteors upset Granum White Sox 9-4 as Hubert Glenn led
the offense with four hits, including a double and knocked in
three. Allie MacDonald fired a five-hitter for the win.
MacDonald and Ganske
Kelly, Kucheran (4) and Zemrau, Tarnava (4)
[With RCAF games removed]
Vulcan 8-1
Carmangay 7-2
Lethbridge 5-3
Granum 4-4
Stavely 3-5 *
Claresholm 3-6
Champion 3-6
Nanton 1-6 *
(June 25)
Vulcan Tournament : League rivals Granum and Vulcan
powered their way into the final of the three-day Vulcan Tournament.
Vulcan Elks moved into the final with a pair of convincing victories,
19-2 over Carmangay and 11-2 against Spring Coulee. Because of
rain, the final had to be posponed until July 14th.
Skip Winn blasted a pair of homers and Joe
Ybanez
pitched nine-hit ball in the win over Spring Coulee. Jim Pruden also had
a homer for the Elks.
Pashuk (L), Roy Johnson (5) and Somoya
Ybanez (W) and Winn
In the second game, Ben Dann, in his first starting
assignment of the season, fired a six-hitter as Vulcan rolled 19-2
against the Eagles. Vulcan collected 19 hits in the win.
Dann (W) and Winn
Ganger (L) and Andrekson
Spring Coulee topped Champion 13-11 in Friday's
tourney opener.
Nish (W), Roy Johnson (6) and xxx
Sev Pasolli (L), Siler (3), Smith (7) and xxx
On Thursday, Granum whipped Foremost Braves 11-2 and
Picture Butte 16-9. Picture Butte had advanced with a 6-2 win over
the Carlsand All-Stars. Joe Jankola was the winner over the
Indians while Frank Stone took the mound decision against Foremost.
Wally Granberg was on the hill for Foremost.
(June 26-27)
Lacombe
Tournament : Brooks Buffaloes won top prize.
Carstairs Cardinals, Ligon's California
All-Stars, Great Falls Jet Liners, Peace River (Donnelly) All-Stars, Central
Alberta All-Stars, Lethbridge Niseis, Edmonton Athletics
(June 27) Jack
Altman, a slender lefthander from Fresno, California, added to
his laurels with a no-hitter as Vulcan whipped Stavely 15-0 to
take a two-game lead atop the standings.
"Altman's
control was letter-perfect as he failed to give up a base on
balls in the nine innings while he hopped his tricky assortment
of sliders, hooks, curves and fast balls past the locals for 15
strikeouts." (Lethbridge Herald)
It was Altman's fifth win without
a loss and the third no-hitter in the circuit this season.
Willie Walasko and Bill Kucheran both pitched no-hitters against
the Claresholm RCAF who later dropped out of the league.
(June 27)
Merv Smith scattered nine hits to pace Champion to a 5-3
win over Nanton. Jack Scott took the loss.
Tinio Pasolli belted a triple and single for the
winners. Dick Hawk, Jake Berger and
Gus Jensen each had two hits for Nanton,
Smith and S. Pasolli
Scott and D. Hawk
(June 27)
Lethbridge Cubs exploded for 28 hits, including five home runs,
to trounce Claresholm 22-2. Les Colwill wielded the
big stick belting a pair of homers and a single. Johnny
Klem had a grand slam homer while
Bob
Lindsay had four hits, one of them
a homer and Mitch
Szaba added a homer and single.
Clarence Yanosik chipped
in with two doubles and a pair of singles.
Merv Wilson went the
distance for the win.
Wilson and J. Vaselenak
Glenn, W. McDonald (7) and Ganske
(June 27)
Bill Kucheran fired a three-hitter as Granum blanked
Carmangay 8-0. Gord Wesley led the offense with
four hits, including a triple. Eagles' rookie Willie
Walasko suffered his first loss of the season.
Walasko (7-1) and McLeod
Kucheran and Tarnava
In the second
game of the twin-bill, Granum and Lethbridge fought to a 7-7, 10 inning
draw.
George Hurst and xxx
John Kelly, Jankola (6) and xxx
(June 27) Pitcher-outfielder Joe Ybanez was the Elks leading hitter
through games of June 27th. Ybanez led the team with a
.387 average with Clayton Clarkson right behind at .384.
Jack Altman, at .370, and Skip Winn, .366, followed.
(June 30) Playing-manager Clarence Yanosik belted a
three-run homer and a double to lead the Lethbridge Cubs to a
9-2 win over Stavely. George Hurst pitched a
four-hitter for the win.
Fredricks
(L) and Woodham
Hurst (W) and Vaselenak
(June 30) Claresholm at
Champion was rained out and rescheduled for Sunday.
(July 3) Barons
Tournament : Granum White Sox
took top prize in the Barons tournament scoring a 12-5 victory
over the Picture Butte-Barons Combines in the final of the
two-day tournament. Sox got homers from Harold Jones,
Steve Odney and Darwin Walkingshaw.
John Gordy, who came on in relief in the second
inning, pitched shutout ball the rest of the way allowing just
four hits and fanning eleven.
Scott, Richards (5), Shearer (6)
and Hawk, B Gillies
Brook, Gordy (2) and McPherson
Lethbridge Cubs trounced
Carmangay Eagles 10-3 in the consolation final. George
Hurst was the winning pitcher with 9th inning relief from
George Vaselenak.
Hurst, G Vaselenak (9)
M Rhodes, Andrekson
In opening day action, lefty John
Kelly out dueled Willie Walasko as Granum
downed Carmangay 3-1 and the Barons-Picture Butte Combines upset
Lethbridge Cubs 8-5.
Walasko and Andrekson
Kelly and Zamrau
Wilson, J Vaselenak (8) and J
Vaselenak, Klem (8)
Scott, MacDonald (3) and B Gillies
(July 4) Joe Jankola
turned in a solid five-hitter as Granum toppled Champion
12-5. Steve Odney and Bill Fennessey
slammed back-to-back homers in the eighth. Fennessey's
blast was a 400-foot drive to dead centre field.
Jankola and McPherson, Zemrau (7)
Smith, S Pasolli (6) and S Pasolli, Jensen (6)
(July 4) Willie Walasko
posted his eighth win against a single setback as he pitched
Carmangay to a 5-3 win over Stavely.
Sangsten, Fredricks (7) and
Woodham
Walasko (8-1) and Andrekson
(July 4) Claresholm Meteors
sent Nanton to its seventh straight loss with a 13-10
victory. Ron Davidson and Boyd White
each had four hits for the winners.
Klyson, A MacDonald (9) and
Ganske, W MacDonald (4)
Scott, Berger (4), S Hawk (8) and D Hawk
(July 4) In an exhibition
game, Lethbridge Cubs topped Vulcan 12-10.
Wilfley, T Thomas
(W) (6)
and xxx
Ybanez, Altman (L) (9) and xxx
(July 7) Granum clinched a
playoff spot in the Foothills-Wheatbelt League with a 14-5
trouncing of Stavely. First baseman Darwin Walkingshaw
took to the mound in the fourth and went the rest of the way for
the win. Gordon Wesley led the White Sox
attack with two doubles and a single. Sox got homers from Bill
Fennessey and Gord Vejprava.
Stone, Walkingshaw (4) and Zemrau
Woodham, Fredericks (4) and Yorgason, Woodham (4)
(July 7) Lethbridge pounded
out 13 hits to swamp Champion 18-1. Rookie lefthander George
Hurst went the distance for the win. Cubs lost
playing-manager Clarence Yanosik who was beaned and
suffered a concussion. He was taken to hospital.
Smith and Pasolli
Hurst and J Vaselenak
(July 7) Steve
Ganger
picked up his first win of the season as he held Nanton to eight
hits and Carmangay scored a 9-4 win.
Ganger and Andrekson
Berger, Scott (7), Ellenton (7) and D Hawk
(July 7) A Fresno State
connection led Vulcan to an 18-1 thumping of Claresholm.
The win moved the Elks to within one game of clinching top spot
in the Foothills-Wheatbelt League. Stylish southpaw Jack
Altman tossed a seven-hitter, with 14 strikeouts to
register his seventh straight victory. Shortstop Roy
Lattimore belted two homers and a double.
Altman
(W) and WInn
A MacDonald (L), Kujala (7), A MacDonald (9) and W MacDonald, Berg
(7)
Vulcan 10-1
Carmangay 9-3
Lethbridge 8-3
Granum 7-4
Claresholm 5-7
Champion 4-8
Stavely 3-9
Nanton 1-10
(July 9) Baseball
team owners on the prairies were, quite obviously, in it for the
love of the game, not the money.
" ... (Lethbridge) Cubs have received meagre
support at the gate this year during their week-night
encounters. On Sunday dates the crowds have increased but
on the Sabbath it's only a silver collection that pays the
freight and the team is lucky to pick up 10 cents a head.
Actually, it's fortunate the Cubs aren't shelling out
salaries as some of the other teams in the loop are doing.
If they were, the kitty would have been drained long ago.
With the locals, it's strictly a player-pool basis. The
boys will split what is left at the end of the season.
Other than possibly a pitcher or two -- vitally necessary
equipment -- no one is drawing down a set wage.
The Cubs' plight is nothing new. Baseball clubs the
country over are singing the cash-register blues as customers
refuse to click through the turnstiles.
Nowadays drive-in theatres are the popular spots. Pop can
come home from work, sit down and enjoy his supper and then load
the family into the car and take 'em to the movies.
There's nothing of this business of gulping down a few bites and
heading for the ball park at 6:30 and having the missus complain
that he never stays home and plays with the kids.
... This is the era of the automobile and people, at least
the majority of them, refuse to go anywhere without having the
comforts of their car at their immediate disposal.
Take for instance the soccer folks. In Lethbridge
they're drawing the biggest crowds simply because the fans can
park their autos a few feet from the playing field. They
don't have to budge a step from the time they leave the house
until they return if they don't wish to.
Possibly our cars have made us all a bit lazy. But the
fact remains that baseball teams are suffering and, like a lot
of others, we're inclined to think the drive-in movies and
after-supper drives are two of the determining factors.
Scotty Melville of the Regina Leader-Post suggested a while
back that maybe the day when the stands at the ball parks will
be replaced by auto ramps is not as far away in the future as
some seem to think.
Scotty could be right. If the ball fan is able to take
the family to the game in his car, teams may once again be in a
position to erase the red ink on the books.
In district points, for instance, 70 per cent of the fans
watch proceedings from their autos."
(Don Pilling, Lethbridge Herald, July 9, 1954)
(July 9) Carmangay tournament
: Hubert Glenn,
Claresholm's veteran Negro star, switched uniforms Friday and
pitched Carmangay Eagles to top prize in their own
tournament. Glenn pitched a seven-hitter and also
provided the offense by driving in all three runs in the Eagles
3-2 win over Lethbridge Cubs.
J Vaselenak and Colwill
Glenn and McLeod
The Eagles reached the final with
a 13-6 win over Champion. George Hurst held Granum to six hits as Lethbridge beat Granum 6-3 in the other
semi-final.
M Rhodes and Andrekson
Smith, Matthews (8) and S Pasolli
Hurst and J Vaselenak
Jankola and McPherson, Tarnava (7)
In first round play,
Lethbridge upset Vulcan 5-3 as rookie George Vaselenak
pitched a five-hitter. Joe Ybanez took the
loss. Vic Stasiuk and John Vaselenak
had homers for the Cubs.
G Vaselenak
(W) nd J Vaselenak
Ybanez (L) and Winn
Willie Walasko was
the winner as Carmangay shaded Vauxhall 4-3. Granum
whipped Picture Butte 14-4 and Champion scored five runs in the
first inning and went on to trounce Lomond 13-5.
Batter
(L), Clelland (3) and Blaney
Walasko (W) and Andrekson
Stone
(W) and Tarnava
F Gillies (L), Branch (4), Scarlet (6) and B Gillies
Ost
(L), Verastek (4), Oseen (6) and
Domileski
S Pasolli (W) and Buchan
(July 11) Jack Altman,
the California southpaw, pitched a brilliant three-hit shutout
for his eighth win as Vulcan clinched first place with a 5-0 win
over Carmangay. Altman, who tossed a no-hitter earlier in
the season, fanned 13 and walked two. Willie Walasko
gave up nine hits in going the distance for the Eagles. He
fanned six and walked one. Don Jantze led the Elks
with a double and single.
Walasko
(8-2) and Andrekson
Altman (W) and Wynn
(July 11) Frank Stone
notched a four-hitter to lead Granum to an 8-2 win over
Lethbridge.
Hurst and J Vaselenak
Stone and Zemrau
(July 11) Claresholm broke
loose for five runs in the 11th inning to top Champion
11-7. Bud Whitehead led the Meteors with three
hits.
MacDonald and Ganske
Smith and Buchan
(July 11) Nanton snapped a
10-game losing streak with an 11-5 win over Stavely. Palominos
broke loose for seven runs in the 4th inning thanks to five
errors by the home club. Jack Scott went the route
for the win.
Scott and D Hawk
McInnis and Woodham
Vulcan 12-1
Carmangay 10-3
Lethbridge 8-4
Granum 7-5
Claresholm 5-8
Champion 4-9
Stavely 3-10
Nanton 2-11
(July 14) The hometown Elks and Granum split a
twin-bill in Vulcan, but it was the Elks who came away with the
prize money. The teams played both a regular league
contest and the final of the Vulcan tournament (rained out three
weeks previous).
Skip Winn belted a pair of homers to lead Vulcan
to a 7-6
win in the tournament final. Jack Altman
scattered ten hits to get the win.
Altman
(W) and Winn
Stone (L) and Tarnava
Gordon Vejprava had four hits to lead the White
Sox to an 11-9 win in the opener, overcoming a 4-0 deficit after
one inning. Benny Dann had two homers for
the Elks and Jack Altman also cracked out a "Ruthian
rap".
Kucheran, Jankola
(W) (6) and Zemrau
Ybanez (L) and Winn
(July 14) Glen Olsen had four hits,
including a two-run homer, as Claresholm trounced Stavely
18-4.
Klyson
(W) and Ganske
Woodham (L), D Yorgason (7) and Cyr
(July 14) John Vaselenak knocked in four
runs with three doubles and a single to pace Lethbridge Cubs to
an 8-3 win over the Nanton Polominos. Clarence Yanosik
had three RBI for the winners. George Vaselenak
went the distance on the hill for the Cubs.
G Vaselenak and J Vaselenak
Thrun and D Hawk
(July 14) Carmangay
pounded out 23 hits in trouncing Champion 16-4. Willie Walasko held Champion to seven hits in gaining the victory,
his 9th of the season.
Walasko (9-2) and xxx
xxx and xxx
Vulcan
12-2
Carmangay 10-3
Lethbridge 9-4
Granum 8-5
Claresholm 6-8
Champion 4-9
Stavely 3-11
Nanton 2-12
(July 17) Taber
Tournament : A four-run outburst in the bottom of the
eighth inning gave the Granum White Sox a 13-9 win over
Carmangay in the final of the first annual Taber
tournament. The Sox pounded out 16 hits, including a
two-run homer by Joe Tarnava. Darwin Walkingshaw
had a double and three singles. Hubert Glenn
and Frank Mayor had circuit blows for the Eagles.
Rhodes
(L), Glenn (8) and Andrekson,
Mayor (2)
Kucheran (W), Walkinshaw (6), Kelly (7) and Tarnava, Zemrau (8)
Gord Vejprava, Bill Fennessey and
Walkingshaw homered as Granum whipped Taber 15-4 in
semi-final action. Frank Stone held Taber to
eight hits and fanned eleven.
Stone
(W) and Zemrau
Granberry (L), McMurchie (3), Tanaguchi (6), Crumley (7) and B
Laurie, Thompson (3)
Carmangay made the finals with a 5-2 win over Champion as Glenn
pitched an eight-hitter and chipped in with a homer and a
single.
Glenn
(W) and McLeod
Allie MacDonald (L) and A Buchan
In the opening round, Joe Jankola pitched
six-hit ball as Granum dumped Lethbridge. Bill Fennessey
had a homer and a pair of singles.
Jankola
and xxx
Hurst and xxx
Taber Merchants
overwhelmed Warner 10-1.
B McMurchie
Coskey, xxx, xxx
Hubert Glenn drove
in five of the seven Carmangay runs as the Eagles bested
Vauxhall. Willie Walasko allowed just six
hits in picking up the win and had four singles in four trips to
the plate.
Walasko
Wiggings, Bob Stevenson (2)
Champion, behind the five-hit
pitching of Merv Smith, whipped Picture Butte
13-4. Keith Groves had a three-run homer for
the winners.
M Smith
xxx
(July 18) Granum White Sox put on an awesome hitting
display to highlight the final day of the regular season in the
Foothills-Wheatbelt League. Sox pounded out 30 hits in
clubbing Nanton 31-1. Harold Jones had five
hits with Gord Wesley, Darwin Walkingshaw
and Bill Fennessey each blasting four. Joe
Jankola and Bill Kucheran combined to limit
Nanton to six hits.
Jankola
(W), Kucheran (6) and Zemrau
Scott (L), Berger (6) and D Hawk
The pennant-winning Vulcan Elks wound up the regular season
with a 6-3, 10-inning win over Lethbridge Cubs. Jack
Altman held the Cubs to just four hits in going the
distance. Sloppy fielding by the Elks accounted for all
three of the Cubs' runs.
Altman
(W) and Winn
G Vaselenak, Stasiuk (2), G Vaselenak (L) (3) and J Vaselenak
(July 18) Champion shaded Carmangay
4-3 as five fielding miscues did in the Eagles. Sev
Pasolli tossed a six-hitter for the win.
Andrekson
(L) and McLeod
S Pasolli (W) and A Buchan
(July 20) Mel Hansen, secretary-manager
of the Foothills-Wheatbelt League, announced that both the
Lethbridge Cubs and Carmangay Eagles had been suspended from
further play until an investigation is complete into the
sudden-death playoff game between the teams. Mr. Hansen
said a report from the game's umpires suggested neither team was
playing to win and the caliber of play was disgusting. The
reports said no effort was made by either team to win the game,
played to break a tie for third place. The Eagles won the
contest 11-8. It seemed both teams were trying to line up
against Vulcan rather than Granum in the playoffs. The
playoff schedule had the 1st and 4th place teams and the 2nd and
3rd place teams meeting in the first round.
(July 23) Champion
Tournament : Skip Winn's lead-off homer in
the top of the seventh was the winner as Vulcan topped Champion
6-5 to win the Lions' Baseball Tournament in Champion. Ben
Dann pitched a five-hitter over eight innings to get the
win. Lefty Jack Altman took over in the 9th
with none out and a runner on second. Altman
proceeded to strikeout the side to preserve the win. It
was the Elks third tournament victory.
Dann, Altman (9) and Winn
MacDonald and A Buchan
Champion reached the final by pounding out an 18-1 triumph
over the Stavely-Nanton All-Stars. Sev Pasolli
tossed a four-hitter for the win.
S Pasolli and A Buchan
Fredericks, Scott (8) and Woodham
Jack Altman, "lanky lefthander with a
jerky delivery and sharp-breaking curve" led Vulcan into
the final holding Carmangay to seven hits as the Elks won
5-2. Altman fanned 14. Willie Walasko
fanned 11 in a losing cause for the Eagles.
Walasko and McLeod
Altman and Winn
Rookie Warren Banks pitched a six-hit shutout
as Vulcan topped Enchant 6-0 in first round action. Merv
Smith's two-hit shutout gave Champion a 3-0 victory over
Picture Butte and the All-Stars got by Lomond 3-1.
M Wiest, Skretting (3) and R
Wiest
Banks and WInn
Uhryn and B Gillies
M Smith and Buchan
Scott and Woodham
Degenstein and Domeleski
(July 25) The top two finishers in the regular season
opened the Foothills-Wheatbelt playoffs with victories. At
Vulcan, Jack Altman continued his sparkling season
with a seven-hit, 12 strikeout performance as the Elks beat
Lethbridge 8-3. Don Jantzie's two-run homer
was the key blow. While the Elks were celebrating the
victory they suffered a huge loss with the news that Joe Ybanez
had to return to California.
Stasiuk, G Vaselenak (6) and J
Vaselenak
Altman and Winn
(July 25) Gord Vejprava had three hits as Granum beat
Carmangay 8-3. Frank Stone went the distance
for the win.
Walasko and Andrekson
Stone and Zemrau
(July 28) Vulcan, held scoreless for six innings, broke
loose for four runs in the eighth inning to top Lethbridge 5-1
and win their semi-final series in two straight
games. Elks got 8th inning hits from Skip Winn,
Ken Gattenby, Benny Dann, Don
Jantzie and Jim Pruden to take a 4-1
lead. Starry Jack Altman was again the story
on the hill as he held the Cubs to six hits, fanned eight and
issued just one base on balls.
Altman
(W) and Winn
G Vaselenak (L), Stasiuk (8) and J Vaselenak
(July 28) Granum overcame a 3-0 deficit to edge
Carmangay 4-3 to advance to the league final against
Vulcan. White Sox scored the winner in the eighth as Joe
Tarnava singled, stole second and scored on a bunt.
Kucheran, Kelly
(W) (5) and Zemrau
Walasko (L) and Andrekson
(July 28) Lethbridge
Rotary Tournament : A Foothills-Wheatbelt All-Star team was
chosen to represent the league in the 4th Annual Lethbridge
Rotary Tournament. Included in the lineup: Harold Jones,
Gordie Vejprava, Steve Odney, Joe
Jankola, Frank Stone, Darwin Walkingshaw,
Bill Fennessey and Gord Wesley of
Granum; Hubert Glenn and Willie Walasko
of Carmangay; Clarence Yanosik, Les Colwill
and Jim Cattoni of Lethbridge; Skippy Winn
and Jack Altman of Vulcan; Roger Jensen
of Champion. George Wesley of Granum and Ken
Loucks of Vulcan were selected to handle the field
duties.
(July 31) Gordie Tinch
was the hero on the
hill and at the plate as the Spokane Builders won $1,500 first
prize money in the 4th Annual Lethbridge Rotary Tournament with
a thrilling 4-1 victory over Spokane Boutens in an All-American
final.
Tinch, who pitched the Builders into the final earlier
in the day, broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the seventh with a
two-run triple. He also came on in relief in the seventh
with one out and the bases loaded and promptly retired the next
two hitters. Tinch then hurled hitless ball in the 8th and
9th. He was named the tourney's Most Valuable Player.
B Blair (L) and Chalich
Bloomquist, Tinch (W) (7) and Heinz
The Builders reached the final with an 8-4 win over the
Spokane Fairchild Flyers. Boutens topped the Foothills-Wheatbelt
All-Stars 7-2 in the other semi-final.
Dunlap (L), Kelly (6) and Johns
Tinch (W) and Heinz
Gordie Palm
(W) and Chalich
Walasko (L) and Winn
The All-Stars and Boutens had scored upsets in opening round
play. Boutens surprised the heavily-favoured Worland,
Wyoming, Indians 3-1 while the All-Stars posted a 5-3 victory
over Nampa, Idaho, Clippers. Jack Altman was
the key for the All-Stars holding the American club to eight
hits in his third complete game of the week. Clarence
Yanosik gave the All-Stars an early lead by belting a
homer on the first pitch of the game. Don Parrott,
a 19-year-old right-hander, held Worland to five hits in the
Boutens triumph.
Brown, Stark (6) and xxx
Parrott and Chalich
Altman and Winn
Sereduk, McFadden (9) and Makini
Spokane Builders eliminated the Great Falls Airlifters 9-5
behind a route-going performance by Curt Bloomquist and the Spokane Fairchild Flyers topped Missoula Veterans
4-0. Earl Enos led the Builders at the
plate with four hits. Bob Gagney pitched a
two-hit shutout for the Flyers in their win over Missoula. He
fanned 12 and issued just one walk.
Bloomquist
and Heinz
Gordy, Barnes (6) and Zaremba
Marshall and Soure
Gagney and Johns
(August 4) Granum White Sox shaded Vulcan 5-2 in the
opener of the best-of-five final series for the Foothills-Wheatbelt
championship. The encounter featured a pitching duel
between Granum's Joe Jankola, who pitched for
Vulcan in 1953, and the Elks' workhorse, Jack Altman.
Jankola held the Elks to five hits to take the win.
He fanned 12 and allowed 10 bases on balls. A tired Altman
gave up 12 hits, including a two-run homer by Jankola in the
sixth inning and a solo shot by Harold Jones in
the first frame. The crafty southpaw got poor support from
his mates who make four errors accounting for two unearned
runs. Altman fanned 12 without issuing a free pass.
Jankola and McPherson
Altman and WInn
(August 8) The White Sox moved to within a game of the
league title with a 4-2 win over Vulcan. Frank Stone
checked the Elks on four hits. Bill Fennessey
had a homer for the winners. Jack Altman
again went the distance for the Elks allowing eight hits.
Altman
(L) and Winn
Stone (W)and McPherson
(August 11) Granum bounced back from a 4-2 deficit to
shade Vulcan 7-6 to win the best-of-five final in three straight
games. Earl Ingarfield's three-run homer in
the fourth inning was the key blow for the White Sox. Joe
Jankola and Frank Stone combined to hold
the Elks to seven hits. Workhorse Jack Altman
went all the way for Vulcan allowing 10 hits.
Jankola, Stone (2) and McPherson
Altman and WInn
(August 17) In an exhibition match, Granum warmed up for their Southern Alberta final series with a
13-4 win over Pincher Creek. Gord Wesley, Bill
Fennessey, Earl Ingarfield and Ron
McPherson each had a homer and single for the White Sox.
Bill Kucheran was the winner in relief.
Willie Walasko went the route for the losers.
Stone, Kucheran (W) (4), Kelly (7) and McPherson
Walasko (L) and Cyr
(August 22) Granum took first blood in the Southern
Alberta championship series with a 15-4 win over the defending
champion JCCA Niseis. Gord Wesley paced the
14-hit White Sox attack with a double and two singles. Harold
Jones had a two-run triple and a single. Frank
Stone went the distance on the hill for the victory.
Stone and Zemrau
Tateishi, Takenada (5) and Hirotsu
In an exhibition game, Granum trounced the Niseis 12-1 as Bill
Kucheran pitched an eight-hitter. Steve Odney
slammed a homer, triple and single.
Kucheran and McPherson
Kitaguchi and Hirotsu
(August 29) In a wild affair, Granum captured the
Southern Alberta baseball title with a 13-11 win over JCCA
Niseis. The White Sox were to meet the
Northern Alberta champions, either Stettler or Westlock for the
provincial crown. Gordon Vejprava's two-run
homer in the 8th inning provided the winning margin. Steve
Odney had a two-run homer in the 7th.
Kimoto and Hirotsu
Stone and Tarnava
(September 6) Fernie Tournament
Granum won the $400 top prize with an 8-4 win over Kimberley Dynamoes in the
final. Bill Fennessey's three-run homer in the first inning put
the White Sox in the lead to stay. Willie Walasko went the
distance for the win.
xxx and xxx
Walasko (W) and xxx In semi-final games, Granum whipped Creston 12-0
and Kimberley crushed Eureka 18-2.
xxx and xxx
xxx and xxx
White Sox had earlier scored a 13-2 win over
Blairmore-Pincher Creek. Frank Stone pitched the victory while his
mates pounded out 19 hits, including a homer by Earl Ingarfield, the
first over the newly-constructed right field fence. Kimberley shutout
Fernie 14-0 with Gordie Tinch tossing a two-hitter. Tinch,
pitching for Spokane, was the hero of the Lethbridge Rotary Tournament.
Stone (W) and xxx
xxx and xxx
Tinch (W) and xxx
xxx and xxx
(September
12)
Steve Odney pounded a pinch-hit triple to drive in the
tying and winning runs as Granum topped Edmonton Clothiers 6-5
Sunday to win the Alberta Senior Baseball championship in two
straight games. Nine Edmonton errors contributed heavily
to the Sox victory. Bill Kucheran went the
distance for the win.
On Saturday, close to one
thousand fans turned out in chilly weather as Granum downed the
Northern Alberta champs 5-2 behind Frank Stone's
two-hitter. Stone fanned ten without allowing a
single base on balls. Stan Kulka had a homer
for Edmonton.
Forss, Al Smith (7) and Kulka
Stone and McPherson
Kucheran and McPherson
Lakenham and Kulka
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