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( ) Granum took a
pair of exhibition games in Kimberley as they continued to tune up for the
1956 season. Sox won the opener 12-2 on Saturday as Willie Walasko
fired a three-hitter.
Walasko
(W) and xxx
Bloomquist (L) and xxx
Sox bounced back from a 5-0 deficit to notch
a 7-5 win in Sunday's game.
Weremy, MacEwen ( )
and xxx
Garinger, Aokey ( ) and xxx
(May 27) Vulcan Elks topped Picture
Butte 11-4 in an exhibition match in Vulcan. Pat Gillick and Jerry
Burcher pitched for the Elks while Bill Johnson, Barry
Reiter and Gary Harrison handled the mound work for the Indians.
(June 3) In the season opener of the
Foothills-Wheatbelt league, Lethbridge Miners took advantage of the
short-handed Vulcan Elks taking both ends of a double-header, 19-2 and
14-7. The Elks' six imports didn't arrive until midway through the
second contest. By then the Miners had salted away two wins to begin
the season. Lethbridge pounded out 17 hits in the first game including
a bases-loaded triple by John Vaselenak in the opening frame which provided
the Miners with all the runs they'd need. Mitch Sztaba drove in four
runs with a homer and two singles. Don Jantzie's 4th inning homer for
the Elks averted a shutout. Len Cooper held Vulcan to five hits
while fanning twelve.
Cooper
(W) and Moore
M Jantzie (L), Dann (4), D Jantzie (7), Pruden (8), Hrabel (9) and Burley
Miners had 18 hits in the second contest and
again got a jump in the opening frame as Clarence Yanosik belted a three-run
homer. John Vaselenak added a three-run blast in the 3rd.
Jocko
Tarnava had five hits and stole five bases. Roy Davis went
the route for the win.
Davis (W) and Moore
Ost (L), Davidson (5) and Burley, Scornaienichi (5)
(June 3) The defending champion Granum
White Sox opened the season with a double-header sweep of Picture Butte,
10-2 and 18-4. As in the case in Vulcan, the Indians played short
handed as six American imports were late in arriving.
Darwin Walkingshaw led the Sox in the first
game with four hits while Gord Vejprava belted a three-run
homer. Willie Walsko started and picked up the win. Walasko
and Joe Weremy held the Indians to four hits.
Reiter
(L) and Okawa
Walasko (W), Weremy (6) and Bogal, Wilson (8)
Bill Fennessey powered the Sox to the second
game win with a pair of homers, a two-run shot in the 3rd and a grand slam
in the 4th. Vejprava added a two-run homer, his second of the day.
Johnson
(L), Bosnak (5) and Okawa
MacEwen, D Johnson (W) (5), R Johnson (8) and Wilson
(June 6) A fluke hit in the 8th
inning robbed Willie Walasko of a no-hitter as Granum whipped Lethbridge
11-1. Walasko had not allowed a hit through 8 1/3 innings when John
Vaselenak popped up near the third base line. The wind blew the ball
back into fair territory where it landed about ten feet in front of home
plate before catcher Ted Bogal could make a play. The right-hander,
who pitched a no-hitter for Carmangay Eagles two years ago, fanned 13 and
walked two.
New third baseman Jim Lester made his first
start for the Sox and made an impression with a double and two
singles. Bill Fennessey and Earl Ingarfield each had homers for the White
Sox.
Cooper
(L) and Moore
Walasko (W) and Bogal
(June 6) Vulcan
registered its first win, a 13-4 trouncing of Picture Butte. High
winds hampered play as the Indians made eight errors and the Elks,
four. Augie Scornaienichi had two doubles and a single to lead the Elks.
Bill Davidson picked up the win with a six-hitter. Indians played
without their import recruits who had yet to arrive.
Davidson
(W) and Scornaienichi
Branch (L), Johnson (6) and Oikawa, Ferguson (6)
(June 10) Lethbridge Miners blasted out
30 hits on the day to sweep a twin-bill from Picture Butte, 18-14 and
8-7. Mitch Sztaba led the Miners with a three-run homer and a
double. Clarence Yanosik had a two-run homer and a two-run
single. For the Indians, second baseman Mako Tashima had a homer and a
single and scored five times. Howard Branch also homered for Picture
Butte. Gary Harrison took a beating on the hill for the Indians
allowing 15 runs on 16 hits and 8 walks in six innings.
Harrison (L), Johnson (7) and Takamoto
Davis, Mudhenk (W) (4), Cooper (7) and Moore
Miners took the second game 8-7 with a run in
the bottom of the 9th. Hec Negrello walked, stole second and third and
crossed the plate on Vic Stasiuk's single to left field.
Garcia
(L) and Takamoto
Cooper(W) and Moore
(June 10) Granum White Sox came from
behind in both games against Vulcan to remain unbeaten in Foothills-Wheatbelt play.
Sox plated two in the bottom of the 9th to beat the Elks in the opener
5-4, then scored three in the 7th to emerge with a 4-4 tie in the second
game.
Bill Fennessey's two-run homer was the
winning blow in the first game. Greg Seastrom belted a homer for the
Elks.
Burcher
(L) and Scornaienichi
MacEwen (W) and Bogal
In the second game, Bill Davidson checked the
Sox on four hits and fanned 14, while Don Johnson pitched a four-hitter with
eight strikeouts for Granum. Ted Bogal homered for the Sox.
Davidson and Scornaienichi
D Johnson and Wilson, Bogal (7)
(June 13) Behind 7-0
before having a turn at bat, Picture Butte Indians rallied for a
14-13 victory over the Lethbridge Miners. There were five
homers in the contest including Mike
Garcia's three-run, pinch-hit
homer for the Indians in the 6th. George
Menzies and Howard
Branch also hit for the distance for the winners while John
Vaselenak and Clarence Yanosik had homers for the Miners.
Kucheran, Davis
(L) (5), Gingrich (7)
and Tarnava
Reiter, Johnson (W) (5), Harrison (7) and Tashima
(June 13) Granum won
its fifth straight, 10-8 over Vulcan. Elks had taken a 4-2 lead after
the first inning on homers by Greg Seastrom and Don Birkle. But the
Sox roared back with four in the 4th and three more in the 5th to send the
Elks to their fourth loss in five games. Birkle had a double and two
singles in addition to his four-bagger. Joe Weremy
got credit for the win.
Weremy
(W), B Johnson (5), Walasko (7) and Bogal
Burcher, Davidson (L) (5) and Scornaienichi
(June 20) F-W Granum Tournament :
Granum beat Lethbridge
7-0 to capture the first of a series of Foothills-Wheatbelt tournaments,
this one at Granum. Bentley MacEwen tossed a four-hitter.
Steve Odney's
two-run single in the first inning was all the Sox needed.
MacEwen
(W) and Bogal
Warnick (L) and Tarnava, Cooper (5)
Willie Walasko of the Sox won a tight
pitching duel with Pat Gillick of Vulcan as Granum reached the final with a
2-1, 10-inning win over the Elks. Walasko allowed just two hits.
Walasko drove in the first Sox run with a sacrifice fly in the 7th.
The winning run scored on a sac fly by Jim Lester.
Don Birkle accounted for the only Elks' run with a homer in
the 4th.
Gillick, Davidson
(L) (7) and Scornaienichi
Walasko (W) and Bogal
Vic Stasiuk belted a three-run homer in the
8th and drove in the winning run in the 10th as the Miners edged Picture
Butte 5-4.
Chavez
(L) and Takamoto, Okawa (3)
Cooper (W) and Tarnava
(June 23) F-W Vulcan Tournament
: Picture Butte Indians scored
four times in the opening frame and coasted to a 9-4 win over Lethbridge in
the final of the Foothills - Wheatbelt tournament in Vulcan. Fred
Garcia
had a homer for the Indians.
Harrison
(W) and Pung
Bosnak (L) and Tarnava
Miners reached the final with a 4-3 win over
Vulcan, scoring twice in the bottom of the 9th. Len Cooper picked up
the win in relief of starter George Vaselenak.
Davidson (L), Gillick (9) and Scornaienichi
G Vaselenak, Cooper (W) (9) and Tarnava
The Indians upset Granum 11-5 in the day's
opening game taking advantage of 11 hits and six Granum errors. Tom
Snowden went the distance for the win holding the Sox to five
hits.
D Johnson
(L), R Johnson (5) and Bogal
Snowden (W) and Pung
Granum shaded Vulcan 4-3 in the consolation
final as Joe Weremy went the route for the win.
Weremy
(W) and Wilson
Gillick (L) Burcher (7) and Scornaienichi
(June 24) Lethbridge Miners sent Granum
to its first league defeat 12-7 in the first game of a twin-bill in
Granum. White Sox bounced back to take the second contest, 13-8.
Playing-manager Clarence Yanosik bashed a
pair of homers to lead the Miners in the opener. John Vaselenak also
had a four-bagger. Bill Fennessey had a two-run homer and a pair of
singles for the White Sox.
Warnick
(W) and Tarnava
Walasko (L) and Bogal
Granum punched out 17 hits to win the second
game, 13-8. Gord Wesley homered and added two singles for the Sox
while Gord Vejprava, Darwin Walkingshaw and Jim
Lester each had three
hits.
Cooper (L), Warnick (2), Cooper (3) and Tarnava,
Cooper (2), G Vaselenak (3)
MacEwen (W) and Wilson
(June 24) Jerry Burcher was the story
as Vulcan topped Picture Butte 4-1 in the first of two at Picture
Butte. Burcher tossed a two-hitter and helped out at the plate with
three hits.
In a wild second game, the Indians scored
three in the bottom of the 9th to claim a 13-12 win. Vulcan had plated
seven runs in the top of the inning to take a 12-10 lead. First
baseman Bobby Lee had four hits for the winners. Don
Jantzie poked a
two-run homer for the Elks.
Burcher
(W) and Scornaienichi
Chavez (L) and Pung
Gillick, Davidson (4), Burcher
(L) (5) and Scornaienichi
Reiter, Johnson (6), Snowden (W) (9) and Pung
Lacombe Tournament:
(June 29) Granum White
Sox and
the Southern Alberta All-Stars were declared co-winners of the
1956 Lacombe tournament as rain forced the cancellation of the
final game. The teams split first and second prize
money. Granum was leading 5-4 after 4 1/2 innings when the
final was halted by rain.
(June 28) Two
Southern Alberta teams reached the final in the Lacombe tournament.
The Southern Alberta Elks scored five, first inning runs without a hit and shaded
Sceptre-Delisle 7-6. Youngster Gary Anderson started for
Sceptre-Delisle and walked four and before Cliff Jacobson could put
out the fire, the Elks had a big lead. In the bottom of the 9th with
the bases loaded, Mako Tashima made a sparking defensive play to
throw out Doug Bentley and preserve the win for the Elks.
Burcher
(W), Chavez (6) and Pung
Anderson (L), Jacobson (1) and Grant
Granum also notched five runs in the opening
frame and held off the Central Alberta All-Stars, 5-4 in a game called
after 4 1/2 innings by rain. Bill Fennessey's two-run
triple was the key hit for the Sox.
Arnold
(L), Vold (1) and Noble
MacEwen (W) and Bogal
(June 27) Willie
Walasko tossed a four-hitter and Earl Ingarfield went 3-4 as Granum whipped
the Edmonton Eskimos 11-1 in the opening round of the seventh annual Lacombe
Tournament. The game, before 45-hundred fans, was halted after seven innings by the tourney's
"10-run" rule. The Edmonton club was comprised of players from the
city's football team. White Sox pounded out fifteen hits and took
advantage of four Eskimos' errors.
Walasko
(W) and Bogal
Mobra (L), Forss and Dean, Walker (5)
Ralph Vold held Assiniboia to five hits as
the Central Alberta All-Stars trounced the Aces 13-1. Fraser Ferguson
and Bill Hunter belted homers for the Stars.
Hall
(L), Skjeruen (2) and Sampson
Vold (W) and Noble
Bill Davidson pitched a gem, a two-hit
shutout, and had three hits as the Southern Alberta Elks topped Notre Dame
10-0. Catcher Hans Pung drove in four runs. Elks scored two runs in
the 7th and seven in the 8th to salt away the victory.
Martindale
(L), Resch (8), Carr (8) and Saucier
Davidson (W) and Pung
Sceptre-Delisle beat Cold Lake 7-4 with
Murray Coben on the hill and the Bentleys, Max, Doug and Bev, in the
lineup. Bert Olmstead and George Mahaffy
each had two hits for the
winners.
Molyneaux
(L), Gaetz (1), Martin (8) and Demariez
Coben (W) and Grant
(July
1) Granum whipped Kimberley Dynamiters,
10-4 and 14-6, in exhibition games before 800 fans at Claresholm.
Lefty Joe Weremy pitched a five-hitter for the White Sox in the opening game
to get the win while
Willie
Walasko and Bentley MacEwen shared mound duties in the second contest.
Darwin Walkingshaw and Gordon Vejprava each blasted two homers for the Sox
with Ted Bogal also connecting for a circuit blow. Bill
Fennessey hit
for the cycle in the nightcap with a homer, triple, double and
single.
Boiservert
(L) and Kunitz
Weremy (W) and Bogal
Lilly
(L), Gerringer (6) and Kunitz
Walasko, D Johnson (4), MacEwen (W) (4) and Bogal
(July 2)
Vulcan topped Picture Butte 11-4 in an exhibition game called after eight innings by
darkness.
Bill Johnson (L), Reiter, Harrison and xxx
Burcher (W), Gillick and xxx
(July 6) Vulcan Elks put two more in
the win column. Elks beat Granum 6-4 in the completion of a suspended
game, then shutdown the White Sox 5-0 in the regularly scheduled
encounter.
In the delayed contest, Greg Seastrom tripled
in the 11th inning and Augie Scornaienichi followed with a homer to give the Elks
the victory. Bill Davidson, winner of both games, picked up where he
left off on June 10th when the game was called at the end of nine innings at
a 4-4 draw. Davidson tossed a three-hitter in the second
contest. Scornaienichi also had a homer in the nightcap.
Davidson
(W) and Scornaienichi
D Johnson, Weremy (L) (10) and Wilson, Bogal (7)
Davidson
(W) and Scornaienichi
Weremy (L) and Bogal
(July 6) The scheduled game between
Picture Butte and Lethbridge was rained out.
(July 7) F-W Lethbridge Tournament
: Granum pounded Lethbridge 14-2 in the final to capture the
Lethbridge tournament. Bill Fennessey powered the Sox offense with five
hits, including two homers and a double. Bentley MacEwen tossed a
four-hitter for the win.
Warnick
(L), Cooper (7) and Moore
MacEwen (W) and Bogal
Earlier, the White Sox dumped Vulcan 8-2 as
Willie Walasko pitched a four-hitter and Jim Lester had two doubles and a
single and Ted Bogal poked a homer and a single.
Walasko
(W) and Bogal
Gillick (L) and Scornaienichi
Vic Stasiuk blasted a homer, his second of the game, in the bottom of the
9th inning to give Lethbridge a 7-6 win over Picture Butte. The
previous batter, Clarence Yanosik had belted a two-run homer to tie the
contest. There were seven home runs in all as George
Menzies had
a pair for the Indians and Bobby Lee had a singleton as did
Les Colwill for
the Miners.
Chavez
(L) and Pung
Cooper (W) and Moore, Tarnava (9)
(July 8) Picture Butte knocked off the Lethbridge Miners twice,
13-5 and 10-3 to tighten the race for second spot in the Foothills-Wheatbelt
league. The Indians, with a 4-6 record, were just a half game back of
the Miners and Vulcan, who are tied for second with 5-6 marks. Granum, with
7 wins in 11 games, continued to lead the circuit.
Picture Butte had 12 hits, just one for extra bases, in winning the
opener. Tom Snowden scattered 11 hits to get the win.
John
Vaselenak had a three-run homer for the Miners.
G Vaselenak
(L), Cooper (2) and Moore
Snowden (W) and Pung
Gary Harrison pitched a five-hitter as Picture Butte coasted to a 10-3
win in the second game. Hans Pung and
Howard Branch poked homers for
the Indians. Harpo Moriyama had a triple and two singles.
John
Vaselenak had four hits for the Miners.
Gingrich
(L), Warnick (6), Bosnak (6) and Moore, Tarnava (6)
Harrison (W) and Pung
(July 8) Granum scored twenty runs but came away with just one win
in their twin-bill in Vulcan. White Sox won the first game 10-3 behind
a combined five-hitter by Roy Johnson and
Joe Weremy.
R Johnson, Weremy
(W) (3) and Carlson
Davidson (L) and Scornaienichi
Vulcan won the second game 11-10 as Granum send two infielders to the
hill and the Elks responded with 14 hits. Don
Birkle led the Elks with
a triple, double and single. Earl Ingarfield had two doubles and a
single for the Sox.
Lester
(L), Walkingshaw (6), Walasko (8) and Bogal
Burcher (W) and Scornaienichi
Granum
7 4
Lethbridge 5 5
Vulcan 5 6
Picture Butte 4 6
(July 9) In an exhibition match, Granum topped
the Medicine Hat Orphans 10-7. Jimmy Walasko
made the start for the Sox but gave way to brother Willie
in the 3rd. Willie proceeded to no-hit
the Orphans the rest of the way while fanning 17.
J Walasko, W Walasko (W) (3) and xxx
xxx and xxx
(July 11) Vic Stasiuk's 9th inning single plated the winning run as
Lethbridge shaded Vulcan 7-6. Clarence Yanosik belted a three-run
homer for the Miners. It was his 6th home run, tops in the
league. Les Colwill had three hits for Lethbridge while
Don Birkle had
a triple and two singles for the Elks. Len Cooper fanned 10 in
picking up the win.
Burcher
(L) and Scornaienichi
Cooper (W) and Tarnava
(July 11) Granum scored five runs in the 3rd inning, with the help
of four Picture Butte errors, and held on to top the Indians 7-5. Bobby
Lee had a grand slam homer in a losing cause for the Indians.
Earl Ingarfield homered for the White Sox.
MacEwen
(W) and Bogal
Chavez (L), Snowden (7) and Pung
(July 14) F-W Picture Butte Tournament
: Tom Snowden held Granum to just four hits as Picture Butte won its
own tournament with a 13-2 victory in the final. White Sox used third
baseman Jim Lester and first sacker Darwin
Walkingshaw on the hill in order
to save their regular hurlers for a playoff contest with Lethbridge. Larry
Yogi and George Menzies paced the Indians with homers.
Snowden
(W) and Pung
Lester (L), Walkingshaw (5) and Bogal
In the consolation final, Lethbridge dumped Vulcan 9-4
with Vic Stasiuk getting the win on the hill and blasting a homer, double
and single at the plate. Johnny Klem and
Les Colwill also had homers
for the Miners. Don Birkle had a circuit smash for the Elks.
Stasiuk
(W) and xxx
Davidson (L) and xxx
Granum reached the final with a 13-3 win over
Lethbridge getting homers from Lester, Walkingshaw,
Bill Fennessey and
Gord Vejprava.
Mike Vaselenak homered for the Miners.
Bentley MacEwen
tossed a four-hitter for the win.
MacEwen
(W) and Bogal
Cooper (L) and Tarnava, Colwill (4)
Picture Butte won its final berth with an 8-4 victory
over Vulcan. Gary Harrison limited the Elks to three hits.
Harrison
(W) and Pung
Gillick (L) and Burley
(July 15) Granum erupted for three runs in the 9th to edge
Lethbridge 5-4 in the first game of a double-header in Lethbridge. The
winning run scored on a wild pitch. The clubs played to a 4-4
tie in the second contest.
Willie Walasko went the distance to pick up the win in the opener.
He allowed just six hits, two of them homers by Vic
Stasiuk and Mitch
Sztaba.
Walasko
(W) and Bogal
Cooper (L), Warnick (9) and Moore
Bill Fennessey's 8th inning homer gave Granum the tie in the second
contest. John Vaselenak had a homer for the Miners.
Weremy and Carlson
Warnick, Bosnak (9) and Moore
(July 15) Picture Butte and the Elks split a pair
at Vulcan.
Bill Davidson was the hero for Vulcan in the opener, pitching all 12 innings
and knocking in the winning run with a 12th inning single. Gary Harrison
went the distance to take the loss for the Indians.
Augie
Scornaienichi slammed a triple and single for the Elks.
Harrison
(L) and Pung
Davidson (W) and Scornaienichi
In the second game, Picture Butte built up a 6-0 lead and held on for an
8-7 win. Hans Pung,
Harpo Moriyama and
Ron Nolan each had two hits for the
Indians. Don Jantzie had three hits for the Elks.
Tom Snowden, with
relief from John Chavez picked up the win.
Pat Gillick walked ten in taking the loss.
Snowden
(W), Chavez (9) and Pung
Gillick (L) and Scornaienichi
(July 18) Import righthander John
Chavez went the distance leading Picture Butte to a 6-4 win over
Granum. A two-run single by Harpo Moriyama was the key blow for
the Indians. Darwin Walkingshaw of Granum had the only homer.
Chavez
(W) and Pung
MacEwen (L), Walasko (6) and Bogal
(July 18) Vulcan and Lethbridge fought to an
11-11 tie in a game called after eight innings by darkness. Lethbridge
rebounded with two runs in the 9th to tie. John Bosnak, who
came on in relief for the Miners, was the games' hitting star with four
hits, one of them with the bases loaded in the 9th to drive in the two runs
to tie. Import Bill Davidson was ejected in the 6th
inning after he tossed his bat over the screen after striking out.
Fortunately the bat missed the grandstand and landed on a car windshield.
The game is to be completed on Sunday with play resuming in the top of the
9th.
Cooper, Warnick (2), Bosnak (4) and Tarnava
Burcher and Scornaienichi
Granum
9-5
Lethbridge 6-6
Picture Butte 6-8
Vulcan 6-8
(July 21) Taber Tournament : Vauxhall Jets downed Taber 6-5
to take top prize money in the Taber Baseball Tournament. Doug
Cleland belted a three-run homer for the Jets. Taber advanced to
the final by whipping Brooks Buffaloes 10-0 as John Chavez tossed the
shutout. Vauxhall scored a 4-2 win over Medicine Hat Orphans in the
other semi-final with Roy Cleland picking up the win.
Floyd Anderson (W) and xxx
Tom Snowden (L) and xxx
John Chavez (W) and xxx
xxx and xxx
Roy Cleland (W) and xxx
xxx and xxx
(July 22) Vulcan took two of three
games from the Miners in Lethbridge. Elks won the completion of
Wednesday's tie as Greg Seastrom scored the winner on Jim
Pruden's double as
Vulcan won 12-11. Jerry Burcher got the win, John
Bosnak was the
loser.
Cooper, Warnick (2), Bosnak (L) (4)
and Tarnava
Burcher (W) and Scornaienichi
The clubs then split two high-scoring
affairs, 15-12 and 12-10. Don Birkle was the Elks' star in the opener,
won by Vulcan 15-12, as he belted a grand slam homer and two singles. Marty
Norman added a two-run homer. Clarence Yanosik was the big man
at the plate for the Miners with a homer, two doubles and a single.
Davidson
(W), Gillick (7) and Scornaienichi
Cooper (L), G Vaselenak (3) and Moore
In the second contest, Lethbridge took
advantage of wildness by Vulcan starter Pat Gillick to plate eight runs in
the 3rd inning and go on to score a 12-10 victory. Gillick gave up
three walks and four hits in the inning to go along with two errors. Greg
Seastrom, of the Elks, led the hitters with four safeties.
Gillick
(L), Burcher (3) and Scornaienichi
Warnick (W), Kucheran (6) and Moore
(July 22) Lethbridge Miners dumped Picture Butte
11-8 to consolidate their hold on second place in the Foothills-Wheatbelt
league standings. Miners trailed 3-0 after the top of the first as
Hans Pung slammed a three-run homer. But the Miners came back with
three in the 3rd and four more in the 4th to take a lead they never
relinquished. Catcher Jocko Tarnava sparked the Miners with three
hits. Les Colwill had a bases-empty homer.
George Menzies and
Larry Yogi homered for the Indians.
Harrison
(L), Snowden (5)
Warnick, Bosnak (W) (1), Cooper (7)
(July 22) Big Five Baseball Tournament
: Taber trounced Magrath Eagles
14-4 to capture the Big Five Baseball Tourney. Bob Laurie led
the offensive with three doubles and a single. Clarence Wentz
went the route allowing five hits to pick up the win.
Magrath won a final berth with a 9-3 win over
Medicine Hat and Taber beat Vauxhall 15-11. In opening action,
Medicine Hat downed Lethbridge Niseis 10-3.
Worland Baseball Tournament
:
(July 26) Catcher Ted Bogal
belted a three-run homer in the top of the 9th to give Granum a 7-6 win over
Worland and top prize in
the Worland, Wyoming Tournament. Bogal's blast came with two
out and the Indians on top by a 5-4 count. Indians came back with a
run in the bottom of the 9th on Gus Polous' homer but Willie
Walasko bore down to win his third game of the event. White Sox
had opened up a 4-0 lead in the 5th on back-to-back homers by Jim Lester
and John Vaselenak.
Walakso
(W) and Bogal
Stiner, Stark (L) (4) and Muffick
(July 25) Worland Indians came through with
two wins to force a sudden-death playoff with Granum for top prize in the
Worland Tournament. Indians shaded Fort Warren 11-10 and whipped
Granum 13-4.
Indians pounded out 14 hits to beat the White
Sox. Lee Troseth led the attack with a triple and four
singles.
MacEwen
(L), Weremy (6), Walkingshaw (7) and
Bogal
Sinner (W) and Muffick
(July 24) Johnny Vaselenak,
on loan to Granum from Lethbridge, blasted a run -scoring triple in the
bottom of the 11th to give the White Sox a comeback 9-8 win over Worland
Indians in the Worland Tournament. Worland had taken an 8-7 lead in
the top of the 11th and had retired the first two Granum batters in the
bottom of the inning. Then, Jim Lester blasted a triple
to left centre and scored as Worland's centrefielder dropped an easy fly
ball off the bat of Gord Vejprava. Vaselenak's
blow plated Vejprava with the winner. Gord Wesley
led the Sox with a homer and a triple. Willie Walasko
picked up the win in relief of starter Joe Weremy.
Weremy, Walasko (W) and xxx
xxx and xxx
(July 22) Granum won its initial game in
the Worland Baseball Tournament trouncing Billings Mustangs
13-5. Willie Walasko was the winning pitcher and hero at
the plate as he belted a bases-clearing double in the 7th inning as the
White Sox scored eight times to salt away the victory. Gord Wesley
had a triple and two singles
Walasko (W) and xxx
xxx and xxx
Magic City Mustangs shaded Ellsworth Air Force 5-4. Mustangs had
earlier outlasted Lander 20-17 in a game in which each club scored eight
runs in the 9th inning.
(July 29) The hometown Indians
and Granum split a pair at Picture Butte. Tom Snowden and Gary
Harrison teamed up to hold the White Sox to four hits in the opener as
the Indians won, 7-5. George Menzies had a homer for the
winners.
MacEwen
(L) and xxx
Snowden (W), Harrison (7) and xxx
Lefty Joe Weremy tossed a five-hitter
to lead Granum to a 6-2 victory in the second contest.
Weremy
(W) and xxx
Chavez (L), Snowden (9) and xxx
(July 31) Lethbridge Miners clinched second place in the
Foothills-Wheatbelt League with a 9-4 win in the second game of a
twin-bill. Granum won the opener 10-4 in 11 innings. It was the
continuation of a 4-4 tie of two weeks previous. Lefty Al Warnick
allowed only three hits in the regular contest, abbreviated to six
innings. John Vaselenak drove in three runs for the
Miners with a triple and a sacrifice fly.
Weremy
(W) and Carlson, Bogal (10)
Warnick, Bosnak (L) (9) and Moore, Cooper (10)
R Johnson
(L), Walasko (5) and Bogal, Carlson (3)
Warnick (W) and Tarnava
Granum finished the regular season in top spot with an
11-7 record, two games up on Lethbridge (9-9). Picture Butte and
Vulcan finished at 8-10.
Lethbridge Rotary Tournament :
(August 4) Granum White Sox went on a hitting spree to take the
$1,500 top prize in the Lethbridge Rotary Tournament. Sox whipped
Mountain Home Air Base from Idaho 14-4 in opening round action then overcame
Worland Indians 16-13 in a semi-final slugfest before dumping two-time
champion Spokane Builders 9-5 in the final before 4-thousand
fans.
White Sox got an early jump in the final scoring three runs in the first
inning and five more in the fourth. Sox took advantage of eight
Spokane errors. Gordie Vejprava led the Sox with three
hits. Gil Kuhns homered for the Builders. Bentley
MacEwen allowed just four hits, but walked seven.
MacEwen
(W) and Bogal
G Barnes (L), Tinsley (4) and Heinz
Willie Walasko was the winner in the victory over Mountain
Home as the Sox erupted for 11 runs in the sixth inning, and he came back in
relief against Worland to get his second win of the day. Jim
Lester had two hits and three RBIs for the White Sox.
Walasko
(W) and Bogal
Askland (L), Ferrer (5) and Golding
In a wild affair, Granum almost blew a 9-0 lead before
outlasting Worland 16-13. A seven-run 7th inning gave Worland a 13-12 lead,
but the White Sox bounced back with three in the 8th and another in the 9th
to take the win. Gord Wesley led the Sox at the dish with a triple, two
singles and four runs batted in. Wesley reached base in all seven
plate appearances.
Weremy, Thrun (7), Cleland (7), Walasko
(W) (7) and Bogal
Stark, Stiner (1), Gordy (3), Ballentine (6), Sinner (L) (8) and Muffick
Builders had advanced to the final for the third time in six years
scoring four in the 9th to down the
Foothills-Wheatbelt All-Stars 14-10. Builders were outhit 12-10 but
took advantage of 16 bases on balls. Hans Pung was the
games' top hitter with four safeties.
Soki, Tinsley
(W) (7) and Heinz
Cooper, Burcher (5), Harrison (7), Davidson (7), Chavez (L) (8) and Pung
(August 3) The defending champs from Alberta, the
Foothills-Wheatbelt All-Stars, beat the Libby, Montana, Athletics 6-1 in the
opening game of the sixth annual Lethbridge Rotary Tournament.
Right-hander John Chavez of Picture Butte Indians tossed a
five-hitter for the Stars while John Vaselenak hit a homer and
Marty Norman and Bob Lee were key to the
offense. Shortstop Norman, of Vulcan Elks belted a double and
single and drove in two. First baseman Lee, of Picture Butte,
banged out a pair of doubles.
Carr
(L), Snider (2) and Estes
Chavez (W) and Pung
Spokane Builders built up a 9-1 lead and held on to beat Billings
Mustangs 9-6. Veteran right-hander Curt Bloomquist went the
distance for the Builders despite tossing the last four innings with a
broken finger on his hurling hand. He suffered the injury in the
fourth inning trying to knock down a hard smash through the box. Bob
Bolingbroke went the distance for the Mustangs.
Bolingbroke
(L) and Brautigan
Bloomquist (W) and Heinz
Wally Sinner fired a four-hitter for the Indians as Worland
defeated Sandpoint Beavers 4-2 in an extra inning affair. Outfielder Jack
Jensen was the hero for the Indians rapping out a two-run single for
the win.
Sinner
(W) and Muffick
Lieland, Cosette (L) (8) and Koentopp
(August 5) Fresh from a victory in the Lethbridge Rotary
Tournament, Granum White Sox began a successful defense of their
Foothills-Wheatbelt title with an 8-4 win over Vulcan in the first game of a
best-of-three semi-final series. Darwin Walkingshaw led
the Sox with a two-run homer. Don Birkle had a four
bagger for the Elks. Roy Johnson, with 9th inning
relief help from Joe Weremy, picked up the win. Pat
Gillick took the loss.
Gillick
(L) and Norman
R Johnson (W), Weremy (9) and Bogal
In a seven-inning exhibition, Vulcan topped the Sox 9-8 as Don Birkle
belted a pair of homers. Marty Norman also homered
for the Elks. Jerry Burcher went the distance for the
win.
(August 5) Lethbridge Miners rallied with two runs in the bottom of
the 9th to edge Picture Butte 5-4 in the opening game of the best-of-three
Foothills-Wheatbelt semi-final series. Jocko Tarnava's
infield single drove in Mitch Sztaba with the winner. Len
Cooper went the distance for the win. Tom Snowden
was the loser. Each gave up nine hits.
Snowden
(L) and Pung
Cooper (W) and Tarnava
In an exhibition game, Al Warnick went the route for the
win as the Miners won 6-5.
Warnick (W) and xxx
xxx and xxx
(August 8) Granum advanced to the Foothills-Wheatbelt final with a
4-2 win over Vulcan as Joe Weremy pitched a five-hitter and
led the hitters with a triple and single. Sox won the best-of-three
series in two straight games. Steve Odney drove in three
runs for the Sox. Marty Norman and Bill Davidson
accounted for the Elks' runs with homers.
Weremy
(W) and Bogal
Davidson (L) and Burley
Vulcan won the exhibition contest 4-3 as Jerry Burcher
pitched a three-hitter for the Elks. Jim Lester of
the Sox had the games' only homer.
(August 8) Lethbridge and Picture Butte battled to a 7-7, 10 inning
tie in the second game of their best-of-three semi-final series. Mitch
Sztaba led the Miners with a three-run homer and three singles.
Hans Pung and Larry Yogi hit home runs for the
Indians. Bobby Lee had a double and three
singles.
Cooper and Tarnava, Colwill (8)
Harrison, Snowden (8) and Pung
(August 9) Picture Butte stayed alive in the Foothills-Wheatbelt
semi-final with a 6-4 victory over Lethbridge in a game called at the end of
the sixth inning because of rain. Indians scored four in the fifth
inning on two hits, two walks and a sac fly to secure the victory. John
Chavez got the win. Vic Stasiuk had three hits
for the Miners.
Chavez
(W) nd Pung
Warnick (L) and Tarnava, Colwill (5)
Medicine Hat Tournament :
(August 11) Granum White Sox upped their tournament winnings to
$5,150 by taking top prize in Medicine Hat's first annual Rotary
tournament. Sox defeated Picture Butte 1-0 in the final behind the
four-hit, twelve strike out, pitching of Willie Walasko. Walasko was also a
hero at the plate with a 2nd inning triple and scored the only run on Gord
Wesley's single to centre. Willie Yahiro, who allowed just
four hits, was the tough-luck loser. More than 35-hundred fans took in the final. It
was the Sox third straight tournament triumph having won the Worland,
Wyoming event two weeks ago and the one in Lethbridge last week.
The White Sox mound corps allowed just six hits in
winning their three contests. Pat Gillick had a no-hitter against
Medicine Hat, Bentley MacEwen pitched a two-hitter against Cold Lake,
and Walasko held Southern Alberta Elks to four.
Walasko
(W) and Carlson
Yahiro (L) and Pung
There was just one hit in the game as lefty Pat Gillick tossed a seven-inning no-hitter as Granum
edged Medicine Hat 2-0 in semi-final action. Gillick fanned eight and
faced just three over the minimum. Granum had just one hit, Bill
Fennessey's run-scoring single in the first inning.
Cleland
(L), Schwedelsky (7) and Tarnava
Gillick (W) and Bogal
Picture Butte reached the
final with a 10-2 win over Edson as Gary Harrison pitched a
four-hitter.
Harrison
(W) and Pung
Yeske (L), Hodson (3), Gerlitz (4) and L Truckey
Medicine Hat won a berth in the semi-final with a 4-3
win over Billings Mustangs as Don Schwedelsky drove in the winner
with a pinch-hit single in the Orphans final bat bat.
Davies
(L) and Haugen
Cooper (W) and Tarvana
In first round matches, Edson shaded Libby 1-0 in ten
innings behind the four-hit pitching of Max Yeske, Picture Butte trounced
Sceptre-Delisle 14-0 as Tom Snowden tossed a four-hitter, Granum topped Cold Lake 9-1
as Bentley MacEwen tossed a two-hitter.
Schneider
(L) and Estes
Yeske (W) and L Truckey
Snowden
(W) and Pung
Anderson (L), Stevenson (3), Jacobson (3), Mahaffy (5) and Fitch
MacEwen
(W) and Bogal
Molyneaux (L), Barton (4) and Demierz
(August 12) Darwin Walkingshaw's three-run homer in the
fifth gave Granum a lead they never relinquished as the White Sox beat
Lethbridge 9-6 in the opener of the Southern Alberta Baseball Association
semi-finals. Vic Stasiuk had a homer and single to lead
the Miners. Joe Weremy gave up 14 hits in registering
the win. Al Warnick allowed 13 hits in a losing cause.
Warnick
(L) and Tarnava
Weremy (W) and Carlson
In an exhibition game, Sox whipped the Miners 23-7. Gord Vejprava,
Jim Lester and Steve Odney had homers for the
Sox as did John Vaselenak and Clarence Yanosik
for the Miners. Roy Johnson picked up the win.
(August 12) A three-run 9th inning led Picture Butte to a 9-7 win
over Vulcan in the opening game of a best-of-three Southern Alberta senior
baseball semi-final. A double by Bob Lee, triple
by Hans Pung, double by George Menzies and Larry
Yogi's single accounted for the three markers. John Chavez
went all the way for the win.
Chavez
(W) and Pung
Davidson (L) and Burley
In an exhibition game, Vulcan down the Indians 4-1 with Jerry Burcher
tossing a five-hitter.
(August 19) Earl Ingarfield
belted two homers, one a grand slam, and a double to lead Granum past
Lethbridge 14-5 to capture the semi-final series in straight games. Darwin
Walkingshaw had a three-run blast. Sox had 14 hits and took
advantage of seven Miners' errors. Willie Walasko went
the distance for the win.
Walasko
(W) and Bogal
Warnick (L), Cooper (7) and Tarnava
In an exhibition contest, Granum clobbered
the Miners 26-4 as winning pitcher Joe Weremy blasted a grand
slam homer and Willie Walasko and Bill Fennessey
added four baggers.
(August 19) Picture Butte won a spot in
the Southern Alberta final as they sidelined the Vulcan Elks with a 15-10
win in the second game of a twin-bill. Elks had extended the series
with an 8-5 win in the opener.
The final contest featured 17 hits, 24 walks
and 11 errors. Elks handed the game to Picture Butte with three costly
errors which led to eight Indians' runs in the second inning. George
Menzies and Bobby Lee each had three hits for the
winners. Don Jantzie led the Elks with a double and two
singles. Tom Snowden, who pitched the final three
innings for the Indians, was the only hurler not to issue a free pass.
Gary Harrison went the first six innings for Picture Butte.
Vulcan sent Pat Gillick, Jerry
Burcher and Greg Seastrom to the hill.
Gillick
(L), Burcher (2), Seastrom (5) and Burley
Harrison (W), Snowden (7) and Pung
Vulcan had forced a deciding game in the
series by scoring three runs in the top of the 9th of the first game to win
8-5. Elks plated the runs on two errors, a wild pitch, two walks and Mike
Jantzie's single. Jerry Burcher went the distance
for the win. Bill Davidson smashed a homer and two
singles for the Elks while playing-manager Don Jantzie bashing
a homer and a single.
Burcher
(W) and Burley
Chavez, Harrison (L) (7) and Pung
(August 22) Earl Ingarfield knocked
in the winner with an 8th inning double as Granum shaded Picture Butte 4-3
in the first game of the best-of-three Southern Alberta final. Bentley
MacEwen pitched a five-hitter for the win. Tom Snowden was
the loser.
MacEwen
(W) and Bogal
Snowden (L) and Pung
(August 24) Picture Butte Indians
escaped with a 5-2 win in the deciding game of the best-of-three
Foothills-Wheatbelt League semi-final. The game was called in the
middle of the sixth inning because of rain after Lethbridge had scored three
times to take a 6-5 lead. But, the score reverted to the last complete
inning and Picture Butte had the victory. Gary Harrison held
the Miners to four hits. Al Warnick allowed just three hits but
his defense committed six errors.
Warnick
(L) and Tarnava
Harrison (W) and Pung
Calgary Tournament :
(August 26) Rookie lefthander Pat
Gillick, who pitched a no-hitter for Granum in the Medicine Hat
Tournament, tossed a four-hit, 17 strikeout gem to lead Granum past
Stettler 6-3 and top money in the Calgary Buffalo Tournament. White
Sox increased their season's winnings to more than $6,000 with the $500
first prize. Gillick blanked the Oilers for eight of nine
innings and all three runs against him were unearned. Bill Fennessey
and Ted Bogal slammed homers for the Sox. Bud Kelts,
Dave Martin and Mac Yesky combined for 17
strikeouts for the Oilers.
Gillick
(W) and Bogal
Kelts (L), Martin (2), Yesky (4) and Wilson
Sox made the final by shading Picture Butte
2-1 in a pitching duel between Willie Walasko and the Indians'
Willie Yahiro. Each gave up just six hits. Mako Tashima
had given Picture Butte an early lead with a first inning homer. Sox
scored both their runs in the fourth on a singles by Earl Ingarfield
and Walasko.
Yahiro
(L) and Pung
Walasko (W) and Bogal
Stettler won a berth in the championship tilt
dumping Calgary Dodgers 9-0. Cy Ing had a homer and
single to pace the Oilers.
Martin
(W) and Wilson
Stone (L), Leonard (8) and Abel, Noble (3)
Earlier, Granum thumped Kindersley 13-0 on Joe
Weremy's three-hitter, John Chavez held Taber to
four-hits as Picture Butte topped Taber 4-2, Stettler beat Nanton 9-0 and
Calgary defeated Gleichen 7-3.
Weremy
(W) and Bogal
Anderson (L), Rachel (8) and Hogarth
Chavez
(W) and Pung
Warnick (L) and Tarnava
(August 30) Third baseman Jim Lester
was the hero as Granum edged Picture Butte 4-3 to win the Southern Alberta
baseball crown. Lester's single in the bottom of the 9th drove
in the winning run. Lester had belted a two-run homer in the first
inning to give the Sox the lead. Indians, who scored single runs in
the first and seventh, plated another in the top of the eighth to take a 3-2
edge. Bill Fennessey's homer in the eighth knotted the
score and set the stage for Lester's game-winning blow. Bentley
MacEwen went the distance for the win.
Snowden, Chavez (9) and Pung
MacEwen (W) and Bogal
In a following exhibition match, Indians
beat the Sox 4-3. Gary Harrison was the winning pitcher in relief of
John Chavez. Willie Walasko, the second of three Granum pitchers, took
the loss. George Menzies had a homer for Picture Butte while the White
Sox had homers from Fennessey, Darwin Walkingshaw and
Steve Odney.
(September 2) Willie Walasko
was close to perfect as he pitched Granum to a 4-0 win over Cold Lake RCAF
in the opening game of the best-of-three Alberta senior baseball
finals. Walasko hurled a no-hitter, the fifth of his career,
fanning 13 and allowing just a single base on balls. Sox got just
seven hits off Al Beaugrand who went the distance for the
losers. Gordie Vejprava had two hits to lead the Sox.
Beaugrand
(L) and Yamanez
Walasko (W) and Bogal
(September 3) Granum White Sox coasted
to their third straight Alberta senior baseball title by bombarding Cold
Lake RCAF 28-1 to take the final series in two straight games. Sox
scored in every inning of the seven-inning affair blasting out 23
hits. Gord Vejprava led the winners with two homers and
a double. Darwin Walkingshaw had five hits. Joe
Weremy held Cold Lake to six hits and fanned nine.
Dickson
(L), Sandberg and Beaugrand
Weremy (W) and Carlson
Sox were now scheduled to meet Picture Butte in the
Foothills-Wheatbelt final.
(September 3) Fernie Tournament :
Picture Butte finally
got the best of the White Sox. The Indians whipped Granum 13-2 in the
final of the Fernie Labour Day Tournament. Willie Yahiro
limited the Sox to five hits while the Indians pounded out 16. Sox
starter Bentley MacEwen took the loss.
Yahiro (W) and xxx
MacEwan (L), xxx, xxx and xxx
Picture Butte beat Kalispell 12-5 in the
first game with Granum eliminating Fernie 18-1. Gary Harrison won the mound decision for the Indians while Pat Gillick
pitched the Sox to their win over the host club.
Harrison (W) and xxx
xxx and xxx
Gillick (W) and xxx
xxx and xxx
(September
5) Willie Walasko pitched
a one-hitter and helped his cause with a three-run homer and a double as
Granum topped Picture Butte 9-2 in the opening game of their best-of-five
series for the Foothills-Wheatbelt League championship. A six
run outburst in the 5th inning carried the White Sox to the victory.
Key blow in the inning was Bill Fennessey's grand slam homer.
Walasko
(W) and Bogal, Lester (2)
Chavez (L) and Pung
(September 9) Granum swept a
double-header from Picture Butte to capture their third straight
Foothills-Wheatbelt league title. Willie Walasko won the opener 5-2 on
a seven-hit performance while Bentley MacEwen went the distance with 13
strikeouts to take the second contest 14-3. Ted Bogal had two homers
for the Sox in the second game. Jim McDonald added a two-run blast and
Gord Vejprava had a solo shot. Bobby Lee paced the Indians with a
three-run homer.
In completing their best season, Granum won
51 of 66 league, tournament and exhibition games.
Chavez
(L) and Pung
Walasko (W) and Bogal
Yahiro
(L), Reiter (7) and Pung
MacEwen (W) and Bogal
(September 23) With Glen Gorbous
in the
lineup, George Brookman's Calgary Dodgers swept a pair from Medicine Hat,
2-0 and 10-0. Gorbous, who spent most the season with Miami of the
International League, had a double and two singles in the opening game and a
towering, three-run homer and single in the second contest. Dodgers had six
members of the Alberta champion Granum White Sox in their lineup. Willie
Walasko and Bentley MacEwen shutout the Orphans on a total of seven
hits over the two games.
Ziebert, Cooper (1) and Tingley
Walasko (W) and Bogal
Schwedelsky
(L) and Tarnava, Tingley (9)
MacEwen (W) and Abel
(September 30) Calgary's Brookman
Dodgers wound up their season with a pair of wins over the Medicine Hat
Orphans, 11-7 and 1-0.
In the opener, Dodgers scored four times in
the opening frame and built up an 11-3 lead in the 8th to coast to the
victory. Frank Stone went the distance for the win.
Stone
(W) and H Noble
Schwedelsky (L), Z Ziebert (9) and Tingley
Willie Walasko and Len
Cooper hooked up in a
pitching duel in the seven inning second game. Walasko pitched a
two-hitter for the win while Cooper allowed just four hits in a losing
cause. The only run came in the 6th as Bill Fennessey, who had
doubled, scored on Pete Scott's single. Walasko fanned 14 in picking
up his 21st win in 23 starts this season.
Walasko
(W) and Dave Abel
Cooper (L) and Tingley
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