REGINA BALMORALS SEMI-PRO BALL
(May 25) In an outstanding pitching duel, Regina Balmorals kicked off their 1927 season with a 2-1, 7-inning, victory over Wildrose, North Dakota, in an exhibition match at Park de Young. Casey Moroschan fired a one-hitter, and knocked in the winning marker, to take the pitching win over Lefty Ryan who allowed just three hits for the visitors. Wildrose scored in the top of the 1st inning on a pair of errors and Kabeary's single. Regina tied the scored in the bottom of the 1st as catcher Pat McNeally singled to drive in Hans Wagner. Balmorals plated the winner in the 4th as Hap Felsch opened with a double, advanced on a fielder's choice and scored on Moroschan's single.
Ryan (L) and Berg
Moroschan (W) and McNeally
(May 26) Regina Balmorals won their second straight over Wildrose, North Dakota, 7-1 at Park de Young. A night after Casey Moroschan held the visitors to one hit, Del Cottingham fired a four-hitter for the home squad. Playing-manager Hap Felsch had two safeties, including a double. Lefty Knight gave up 8 hits in taking the loss.
Knight (L) and Berg
Cottingham (W) and McNeally
(June 3) Regina's semi-professional baseball nine chalked up another victory at Park de Young Friday as Del Cottingham held the visitors from Lignite, North Dakota to two hits in a 5-0 shutout. Pat McNeally had three hits for the winners and Hap Felsch and Doug Woods each had a pair.
Lefty Ryan (L) and Wienberger
Cottingham (W) and McNeally
(June 4) Hap Felsch and Casey Moroschan propelled the Regina Balmorals to 5-3 and 11-5 victories over Lignite, North Dakota in Saturday's double-header. Felsch slashed six hits in the two games, including a home run, triple and double and played a spectacular game in the field. Moroschan hurled both games for the winners and contributed two hits in each game. Pat McNeally and Leo Dobbyns each had three safeties in the nightcap as Regina pounded out 16 hits.
Lindberg (L) and Wienberger
Moroschan (W) and McNeally
Lacoste (L) and Wienberger
Moroschan (W) and McNeally
(June 11) Regina Balmorals broke even in their double-header with the barnstorming House of David. In the opener, Regina rebounded from a 6-1 deficit to edge the visitors 7-6 with a 13-hit attack, five by right fielder Doug Woods. They got the winner in the ninth when Hap Felsch reached when centre fielder Heckman let a high fly get away from him and Leo Dobbyns followed with a single. Bill Rogers settled down after a wobbly start to fire shutout ball for the last five innings. The visitors wasted no time in building up a big lead in the second game. They smacked seven of their 12 hits in the first inning to take a 6-0 lead. First baseman Falk led the winners with four hits, two of them triples.
Smith (L) and Swanson
Rogers (W) and Mulligan
Wierman (W) and Swanson
Cottingham (L) and Mulligan
(June 21) In one of the best games seen in Calgary all season, Regina Balmorals shaded the Athletics 4-3. Hap Felsch provided the highlight with a fifth inning home run knocked right out of the ball park. Casey Moroschan was the winning hurler with relief in the ninth by Lefty Ryan as Calgary rallied for two runs. Felsch had three hits for Regina while Dick Richardson replied for Calgary with a trio of safe swats. Ed Kilen took the loss.
Moroschan (W), Ryan (9) and Mulligan
Kilen (L) and Howard
(June 23) In a thrilling finish, Regina Balmorals squeezed by the Calgary Hustlers 4-3 in ten innings before a record gathering at Mewata Park diamond. Hap Felsch tied the game in the ninth with a home run over the left field fence and Balmorals won it in the extra frame as Leo Dobbyns singled in Turen, who had walked. The game featured three homers, as Andy Mulligan of Regina and Braithwaite of Calgary also had circuit blows. Lefty Ryan yielded just five hits and fanned 12 in going the route for the winners.
Ryan (W) and Mulligan
R.MacKenzie (L) and Henderson
(June 25) Playing at Edmonton, the Regina Balmorals crushed the Selkirks 11-1 in the first game of the twin-bill before the clubs battled to a 3-3, ten inning, draw in the second game as Leroy Goldsworthy of Edmonton was outstanding with a four-hitter and twenty strikeouts. In the opener, a seven-run, second-inning told the tale. Shortstop Leo Dobbyns punched out four hits for the winners and playing-manager Hap Felsch had a pair, including a two-run triple. Casey Moroschan held the Selkirks to six scattered hits and fanned six.
Moroschan (W) and Mulligan
Baldwin (L), Lapp and Goggins
Edmonton had a 3-1 lead after five innings in the nightcap, but Hap Felsch narrowed the margin with a homer for Regina in the sixth. In the eighth, Turen's infield grounder scored Hans Wagner with the tying run on a disputed play. It was argued that Felsch, who was on second, interfered with shortstop Dolighan when he went to make the play. Edmonton out-hit Regina eight to four. Goldsworthy added to his laurels by cracking the lone extra-base hit for the Selkirks, a three-bagger. Lefty Ryan, for Regina, racked up 12 strikeouts. Goldsworthy walked four to go along with his 20 Ks.
Ryan and Mulligan
Goldsworthy and Scott
(June 27) At Saskatoon, the Bill Dunbar All-Stars broke open a tight ball game with three runs in the sixth inning and wrapped it up with three more in the seventh en route to an 8-3 victory over Regina Balmorals. Trailing 3-2, the All-Stars got three straight hits, including a triple, in the sixth to jump on top. In the seventh, pitcher Archie Edwards singled to centre and Lefty Fairbairn followed with a home run over the right field fence. A double and another single ended the scoring. Edwards fanned 11 in going the route for the win. Each team had ten hits with Edwards leading the All-Stars with three. Catcher Andy Mulligan collected four hits for Regina.
Moroschan (L) and Mulligan
Edwards (W) and Washburn
(June 28) Regina Balmorals jumped into a 9-0 lead and held off a late charge by Bill Dunbar's All-Stars in Saskatoon to notch a 9-5 victory in the second game of the exhibition series before another capacity crowd. Balmorals rapped 14 hits, three each by first baseman Turen and catcher Andy Mulligan, who had a triple, double and single. Lefty Ryan tossed shutout ball for six innings before weakening in the late frames. He allowed eight hits and racked up ten strikeouts.
Ryan (W) and Mulligan
Whitehill (L), Edwards (6) and Washburn
(June 30) The touring Armours team from South St. Paul, Minnesota crushed the Regina Balmorals 10-4 Thursday in the first game of a three-game holiday weekend series. One bad inning did in the home squad as Armours ran wild for nine runs in the second inning. The visitors had just one more hit that the Balmorals, 15 to 14, but the home squad made five errors. Schultz, the St. Paul left fielder, and Bernier, the centre fielder, led the winners each with three hits. Hap Felsch and Leo Dobbyns had three apiece for Regina with Felsch's total including a pair of two-baggers.
Boche (W) and Vigerust
Haigh (L) and McNeally
(July 1) After St. Paul had whipped the Balmorals 8-1 in the first game of the Dominion Day double-header, the Regina squad bounced back to take the nightcap 5-4. Hap Felsch was the local hero connecting for a hit in the ninth inning to send home the winning run in the second game. Casey Moroschan held the visitors to six hits in going the distance for the pitching win besting Bernier who yielded nine hits to the Balmorals.
Moroschan (W) and Mulligan
Bernier (L) and Vigerust
In the afternoon affair, St. Paul scored three in the first inning and coasted to an 8-1 triumph behind the six-hit pitching of Lefty Weinke. Catcher Oettall led a 13-hit attack with a triple and two singles. Weinke added a triple and double and scored twice.
Weinke (W) and Oettall
Ryan (L) and McNeally
(July 6) Regina Balmorals managed just four hits off Edmonton ace Leroy Goldsworthy, but took advantage of errors and walks to down the Albertans 4-2 Wednesday on a muddy field at Park de Young. A one-handed shoe-string catch by Hap Felsch in centre field was a feature of the opening game of the two game set. Fans gave Felsch a tremendous hand. Felsch led the winners at the plate with a double and single. "Wild" Bill Rodgers gave up eight hits in going the route on the hill for Regina. He fanned just four but did not allowed any free passes. Goldsworthy had five strikeouts and five walks.
Goldsworthy (L) and Goggins
Rodgers (W) and McNeally
(July 7) In a stellar performance Thursday, Lefty Ryan fired a one-hit shutout as Regina Balmorals edged Edmonton Selkirks 1-0 in a superb contest at Park de Young. Ryan had a no-hitter for six and two-thirds before Edmonton broke the spell. The left-hander fanned 14 and walked two. Lee, on the hill for Edmonton, yielded just three hits. The lone run came in the sixth inning when Hap Felsch dropped a double to short left field. stole third and romped home on a sacrifice fly to right by Pat McNeally.
Lee (L) and Goggins
Ryan (W) and McNeally
(July 9) Amby Moran, the International hockey star, was a big reason why Moose Jaw took both ends of Saturday's double-header with Gravelbourg, 8-1 and 6-2. In his first appearance with the Moose Jaw All-Stars, Moran went 4-4 with a homer, three singles and four intentional walks. He scored six times and had three steals. George Haigh fashioned a six-hitter in the opener while "Spitball" Charlie Scribner was even better in the second game yielding just two hits
Cook (L) and Kerr, Morrison
Haigh (W) and Mills
Stobie (L) and Morrison, Kerr
Scribner (W) and Mills
(July 13) Oxbow Tournament - Lignite, North Dakota took top money of $500 Wednesday in the annual Oxbow Tournament defeating Sherwood, North Dakota 2-1 in the final. Swede Risberg was the winning hurler. The upset of the event was the defeat of the Regina Balmorals by Bienfait, Saskatchewan. Lapste held the Balmorals to just three hits as Bienfait took third money. Teams from Bowbells, North Dakota and Carlyle, Saskatchewan were knocked out of the competition in the first round.
(July 18) As a final workout in preparation for two big money tournaments - in Moose Jaw and Regina -- the Balmorals clipped Ponteix Saturday in action at Park de Young. Hap Felsch delighted the home crowd with a two-run homer in the third, one of the longest ever laced out of the local ball yard. The blast gave Regina a 3-2 lead and they coasted to the win. Bill Rodgers allowed seven hits in going the route for the pitching win.
Maser (L) and Blaney
Rodgers (W) and McNeally
(July 19) Moose Jaw Tournament
(July 19) Gravelbourg came from behind with four runs in the 7th inning and another three in the 9th to put away Mossbank 11-5. Outfielders Hurley and Childs led the attack each with three hits. Hurley had a triple. First baseman Bonynge had two hits, one a triple, and scored a pair. Therrien went the distance for the win, giving up 11 hits and compiling 11 strike outs.
Therrien (W) and Kerr
Vandenberg (L), Mapes (7) and Miller
(July 22) Regina Tournament
(August 14) Playing before the largest crowd of baseball fans that Drumheller has drawn in years, the touring Regina Balmorals gained a split in doubleheader action with the Miners, dropping the lid-lifter 9 to 8 in an eleven-inning battle while blanking the hosts 10 to 0 in the finale.
Drumheller outfielder S. Hawkins belted a two-out, three-run homer in the bottom-of-the-eighth panel of the curtain-raiser which tied the contest 8 – 8 and kept the Miners in the game which they eventually captured in the second session of overtime on a bases-loaded single by third sacker Nelson. Hawkins also had a triple and a double to emerge as the batting star of the matinée event.
Moroschan, Ryan (L) (9) and McNeally
Lee (W) and D. McKinley
Regina’s George Clink handcuffed the Miners in the wrap-up clash, allowing only four base-runners over nine innings. He was aided offensively by Balmorals’ playing-manager “Hap” Felsch who smashed a pair of home runs, the first one off loser “Lefty” Brown which the locals described as the longest ever hit in the Drumheller ball park.
Clink (W) and McNeally
Brown (L), Paul (4) and D. McKinley
(August 16) The Lewis brothers, former stars of the Calgary Hillhurst Hustlers, now with the Regina Balmorals, returned to Calgary Tuesday and put on a show for the fans as the visitors dumped the Calgary All-Stars 6-0. Lincoln "Dodger" Lewis allowed but two hits and fanned 13 in going the route for the Balmorals while leading the winners with three hits, one a three-bagger, and knocking in a pair. Frank Lewis, at third base, went two-for-three, scored one and drove in another. Losing flinger Bill Walker gave up nine hits.
D.Lewis (W) and McNeally
Walker (L) and Henderson
(August 17) Catcher Pat McNeally laced one into centre field in the eighth inning Wednesday to score shortstop Ernie Runkle with the winning run as the Regina Balmorals edged Calgary All-Stars 3-2 at Mewata Park. George Clink held Calgary to seven hits in posting the win. Runkle and Casey Moroschan each rapped two hits for Regina with Archie McTeer and Stan Savage each with a pair for Calgary. Stewart Lucas took the loss.
Clink (W) and McNeally
Lucas (L) and Savage
(August 18) With threatening skies dragging the attendance down at Mewata Park, the invading Regina Balmorals held off a bottom-of-the-ninth inning comeback attempt by the hosting Calgary Hustlers to emerge as 2 to 1 victors in an exhibition skirmish. The Queen City nine accumulated six base knocks to five for the Calgarians. Playing-skipper “Hap” Felsch of the winners led all swatsmiths, stroking a three-bagger and two singles. Winning tosser “Lefty” Ryan chalked up eleven punchouts, three fewer than losing flinger Bill Walker.
Ryan (W) and McNeally
Walker (L) and P. McKenzie
(August 19) Fielding almost flawlessly and coming through with clutch base hits with ducks on the pond, the barnstorming Regina Balmorals knocked off the Calgary Athletics 6 to 1 at Mewata Park in an exhibition tilt. The Balmorals mustered just five safeties but, two of them, one each by Leo Dobbyns and Casey Moroschan, were home runs. George Clink fanned six in taking the mound verdict over Ed Kilen.
Clink (W) and McNeally
Kilen (L) and P. McKenzie
(August 20) Travelling with just ten players, the “Hap” Felsch-led Regina Balmorals fell 5 to 2 to a beefed-up Calgary all-star squad at Mewata Park. Bill Walker, who took over the Calgary pitching chores in the second frame, went the remainder of the scuffle on the hill to grab the victory over Casey Moroschan. The Stampede City nine picked up 11 hits, ten of them singles while the visitors combed the Calgary pitching duo for eight safe knocks. Both Regina runs were scored on solo home runs, one each coming off the lumber of Leo Dobbyns and outfielder Hans Wagner.
Moroschan (L) and McNeally
Clancy, Walker (W) (2) and P. McKenzie
(August 21) The Regina Balmorals swept a brace of exhibition games from the Drumheller nine, posting identical 5 to 1 triumphs in both jousts. Regina’s “Lefty” Ryan whiffed eleven in the opener and had a shutout until the final frame.
Ryan (W) and McNeally
Lee (L) and D. McKinley
George Clink copped the evening game mound victory over moundsman Lee of the Miners who went the route in dropping both contests.
Clink (W) and McNeally
Lee (L) and D. McKinley
SASKATOON CITY LEAGUE
C.N.R.
Elks
North Stars
FIRST-HALF
(May 18) The defending-champion Elks got away to an impressive send-off in the doubleheader that ushered in the 1927 season by copping both ends of the twin-bill. Outfielder Fred Goodman, with a half-dozen safe swats over the course of the two-game set, and a pair of southpaw pitchers, Fred Cuff and Frank Bidgood, provided the inspiration that carried the Antlered Tribe to the sweep. The Purple Hose started off the campaign by coming from behind with a seventh-inning rally to double the C.N.R. 8 to 4 in the initial set-to. Maintaining their momentum, they came right back and spanked the North Stars 10 to 5 in the twilight offering.
Harold Hunter served up the tell-tale punch that paved the way for the Brother Bills’ triumph in the matinee event, clubbing a two-run single in the seventh spasm that drove in the tying and lead tally. Two more markers followed before the frame ended, cementing the win. The Wapiti hammered losing chucker Ossie Jones for 15 base knocks including a triple and home run by Sid Robinson. Goodman ripped three singles while Hunter added two more one-baggers to his crucial game-deciding swat. Cuff, meanwhile, yielded six safeties, fanned six and walked six.
Jones (L) and Roebuck
Cuff (W) and Reeve
The Elks were never headed after bagging a quartet of markers off losing heaver Deed Klein in the second stanza of the late engagement as Bidgood went the route for the win with a nine-hitter which included round-trippers by Bob Comstock and Roy Clark. Bidgood registered 11 whiffs while Klein had ten. Goodman and Tom Reeve led the 12-hit B.P.O.E. offensive attack with three apiece. Reeve’s triad of safeties drove in five runs for the winners. Viv Little picked up a double and a brace of singles for the vanquished Luminaries.
Bidgood (W) and Reeve
Klein (L) and Downey
(May 27) Following more than a week of rain and wet grounds, league play finally resumed at Elks Park where the C.N.R. and Elks engaged in a ten-inning slab duel that ended in a 1 – 1 tie. Right-hander Alf Bennett of the Horned Herd and portsider Lew Furse of the Nationals both went the distance on the knoll, neither issuing a single free pass while each disposed of seven batsmen via the strikeout route. Bennett held the Trackmen to four bingles, including a double and single by “Lefty” Fairbairn, while Furse was nicked for nine safeties. However, the Railroaders provided airtight support for Furse while Bennett’s mates committed four infield miscues. The B.P.O.E. Brigade drew first blood in the third inning of the skirmish when Bennett’s short fly ball into the right garden fell in safely, driving in Fred Goodman who had opened the canto with a fly back of second base that eluded all defenders. The Nats plated their counter, an unearned tally, in the fourth. Goodman led the Wapiti in the base hit department, lacing three singles.
Furse and Fleek
A. Bennett and Reeve
(May 30) Loose fielding proved the downfall of the North Stars as they fell 17 to 11 to the Elks in a listless City League encounter. Matching the Purple Stockings hit-for-hit with nine apiece, the fumble-fingered Stars committed seven glaring errors during the course of the six-stanza tilt. Both squads used a pair of chuckers but all four were mediocre in performance. Tommy Montgomery swatted a triple and single for the Celestials while teammate Bob Comstock as well as Earl Fuller of the Brother Bills each checked in with a double and one-base hit.
Cuff (W), Bidgood (6) and Reeve
Roseborough (L), Rogers (2) and Downey
(June 3) Sophomore portsider Frank Luff buffaloed the defending-champion Elks on three hits, two of them off the bat of opposing hurler Frank Bidgood, in pitching the C.N.R. to a 3 to 0 win. Bidgood, also a southpaw, pitched well in defeat for the Wapiti, yielding but five safeties with nine strikeouts. Only one of the three counters tallied by the victors was earned, that coming in the third round when “Lefty” Fairbairn tripled and trotted home on a single by Hub Dafoe. Third baseman Bruce McKenzie drilled a brace of one-baggers for the victorious Nats.
Bidgood (L) and Hamilton, Reeve
Luff (W) and Fleek
(June 6) The Elks chalked up their fourth City Baseball League win by taking a narrow 4 to 3 decision from the North Stars. Left handed slabster Fred Cuff of the Purple Hose copped the pitching win, holding the Stars to just two base raps, and also showed some pop with the bat, driving in two runs with a fourth-inning triple. Losing twirler Kahm turned in a creditable mound performance and, outside of the fourth frame when the Brother Bills got to him for four solid wallops and three tallies, gave Cuff a real battle for hurling honors.
Kahm (L) and Downey
Cuff (W) and Hamilton
(June 7) Roy Clark’s two-run single in the top-of-the-ninth inning produced an 8 to 6 victory for the North Stars over the C.N.R. balltossers. The win was the first of the campaign for the Luminaries after sufferings three defeats. Outswatted by an 11 to 6 margin, the Stars managed to hold the lead for most of the game until the Railroaders plated a trey in the eighth episode to knot the count at 6 – 6. A big part of the North Stars’ success in claiming the triumph came from their fleet-footedness on the basepaths as they were able to pilfer an even dozen bases. Loose fielding by both aggregations led to a bevy of unearned runs. Starting hurler Ossie Jones of the Trackmen, in particular, was stung with poor support as five unearned runs were run over against him in less than three innings without the benefit of a single base hit. Reliever “Deed” Klein claimed the heaving win after taking over for Celestial starter Ab Rogers in the eighth. Losing slabster “Lefty” Luff , who followed Jones to the knoll in the third round, was the victim of Clark’s late game-deciding bingle. Tommy Montgomery led the victors with the lumber, cracking out a pair of doubles. Ray Watkins singled three times for the losing Nationals.
Rogers, Klein (W) (8) and Downey
Jones, Luff (L) (3) and Fleek
(June 8) For the second time within 24 hours, the North Stars took the measure of the C.N.R. diamond troopers, this time hammering the shorthanded Trackmen 14 to 4 in a sloppily-played, seven-stanza encounter. Winning pitcher Cliff Roseborough struck out eight and held the Railroaders to just two hits. The Nationals failed to get an earned run in the clash although five errors by Roseborough’s teammates resulted in all the their scoring. Losing heaver Lawson Atchison, in his first outing of the season, was nicked for a dozen base hits by the Celestials, including a triple and two singles by Bob Comstock, but his troubles were amplified by a porous defense that committed 11 fielding miscues. Roseborough, George Downey and Eric Lee all registered a brace of one-baggers for the winners.
Atchison (L) and Wilson
Roseborough (W) and Downey
(June 10) Dropping their third decision in four days, the slump-ridden C.N.R. aggregation was nosed out 3 to 2 by the front-running Elks. The Purple Stockings led from the first inning on and rode the effective six-hit pitching of left-hander Fred Bidgood who only weakened in the late stages of the game when the Trackmen plated both their markers. Losing chucker Ossie Jones was tagged for nine safeties including a double plus a one-bagger by both Joe McCulloch and Pete Campbell as well as two singles off the bat of Tom Reeve.
Jones (L) and Bamford
Bidgood (W) and Reeve
FIRST-HALF
STANDINGS W L Pct.
Elks 5 1 .833
North Stars 2 3 .400
C.N.R. 1 4 .200
(June 14) Exploding for seven runs in the second stanza, the C.N.R. pastimers celebrated the opening of their new home, the Canadian National Railway Athletic Park, by chalking up a decisive 10 to 3 thumping of the North Stars. Veteran heaver Lawson Atchison held the Stars to six scattered blows, fanning four and walking one along the way. The Nationals had their most impressive offensive outburst of the season against the Celestials’ duo of twirlers, spanking the spheroid for 16 base blows. Ray Watkins was the leading hitter of the evening for the Trackmen with four blows including a triple. Teammate “Hobb” Wilson ripped a three-bagger and a pair of singles while fellow Railroader Walt Bamford, as well as Roy Clark of the Luminaries, each checked in with a triple and single. Bamford’s three-bagger came with the sacks fully occupied and accounted for three RBI’s.
Kahm (L), Klein (8) and Downey
Atchison (W) and Bamford
(June 20) The Elks took a firmer hold on first place in the standings when they scrambled to an 8 to 3 victory over the error-plagued North Stars. Up until the sixth spasm, the Stars stayed in the picture but, during that fateful stanza, their bubble burst with a mass of fielding mistakes as the B.P.O.E. Boys ran across a trey to take control of the contest. Both winning hurler Alf Bennett and southpaw Cliff Roseborough of the Celestials were hit hard and often during the fracas, the former yielding 11 blows while the latter was nicked for 14. Eric Lee of the vanquished Luminaries had a perfect evening at the platter, stroking two doubles and a brace of one-baggers in four at-bats. Teammate Bob Comstock and Earl Fuller of the Antlered Tribe both collected a triple and two singles.
A. Bennett (W) and Reeve
Roseborough (L) and Downey
(June 22) An inability to solve the clever pitching of Ossie Jones spelled defeat for the North Stars at Elks Park as they dropped a 7 to 1 verdict to the C.N.R. nine. Bringing his A-game to the table, the lanky right-hander held the Stars to three base knocks, two of those coming in the second round when they plated their lone run. Ab Rogers, who opposed Jones on the knoll, was nicked for 11 safeties, most of those coming in the middle and latter stages of the contest. It was anybody’s game up until the fifth frame when the Railroaders snapped a 1 – 1 deadlock with a brace of tallies and followed that up with another deuce in the sixth session. Alex Turnbull celebrated his first appearance of the season by smacking the horsehide for three safeties, all singles, the second of which drove in two runs. Teammate Hobb Wilson also had three hits for the Trackmen, one of which was a three-bagger.
Jones (W) and Bamford
Rogers (L) and Downey
(June 25) The Elks, runaway pennant-winners in the first-half of the schedule, chalked up their seventh victory in when they defeated the C.N.R. 5 to 2. Youthful southpaw Fred Cuff limited the Railroaders to four hits while his mates were busy swatting an even dozen bingles off losing chucker Frank Luff. After three scoreless innings, the Wapiti plated singletons in the each of the fourth and fifth frames, maintaining a lead throughout the remainder of the engagement. Joe McCulloch and Fred Goodman used the hickory wand to the greatest effect for the Purple Stockings, McCulloch stroking three singles while Goodman banged out a pair of doubles.
Cuff (W) and Reeve
Luff (L) and Bamford
FINAL FIRST-HALF
STANDINGS W L Pct.
Elks 7 1 .875
C.N.R. 3 5 .375
North Stars 2 6 .250
SECOND -HALF
(July 11) Following a lengthy layoff, the Elks and North Stars ushered in the second-half of the schedule with the Wapiti claiming a 4 to 1 decision behind the first-rate pitching of Fred Cuff. The Purple Hose left-hander held the Celestials to just one hit, an opening-canto one-bagger by Bob Comstock, in a great pitching match-up against Stars’ chucker Kahm, who yielded just five safeties in defeat. Held hitless and runless for the first four frames, the Horned Herd got their bludgeons working in the fifth to plate a deuce and then mustered another pair of tallies in the seventh when the Luminaries went dizzy in the field, committing five errors. Cuff’s two-run double in the fifth proved to be the most telling blow of the contest.
Cuff (W) and Reeve
Kahm (L) and L. Hunter
(July 12) Another one-hit pitching performance, this one by Ossie Jones of the C.N.R. balltossers, featured the second-half City League getaway. In Jones’ case, however, it wasn’t sufficient to produce a win as the Railroaders lost 2 to 1 to the first-half champion Elks. An overthrow of second base by catcher Walt Bamford of the Trackmen enabled two runners from the B.P.O.E. Brigade to plate tallies in the second stanza.. The Nats gathered their lone marker in the fifth when Bamford walked, stole second, advanced to third on a scratch single by Jones and beat Joe McCulloch’s throw to the plate on outfielder Lyle Richardson’s slow roller to third. Regular shortpatcher Sid Robinson made his debut on the knoll for the Antlered Tribe and turned in a creditable effort, limiting the Nationals to five safeties, including a triple and single by Hobb Wilson, and two free passes while fanning eight. Jones walked four and recorded six strikeouts.
Jones (L) and Bamford
Robinson (W) and Reeve
(July 18) A freak play in the bottom-of-the-ninth inning allowed the Elks to plate the deciding counter and nose out the North Stars 4 to 3. With the score knotted at 3 – 3, winning twirler Sid Robinson, who had relieved starter Fred Cuff on the hillock in the top-half of the round, began the final session with a scratchy single and moved into scoring position when losing heaver Cliff Roseborough made a bad throw which had no chance of nipping Robinson at the initial station. When Pete Campbell followed with a groundball to shortstop, Robinson made a decision to dash for third base and Stars’ infielder Ab Rogers threw to George Downey, covering the hot corner sack, but the horsehide hit Robinson in the back, deflecting toward the dugout as Robinson hot-footed his way to the pan with the winning counter. It was a tough break for the Luminaries who outhit the front-runners 11 to 7 while stranding ten baserunners. Bob Comstock stroked three safe swats, one of them a double, in defeat while Roseborough cuffed a pair of one-baggers. Earl Fuller singled twice for the victors.
Roseborough (L) and L. Hunter
Cuff, Robinson (W) (9) and Fuller
(July 22) A three-spot in the seventh spasm carried the C.N.R. contingent to a 6 to 4 come-from-behind victory over the North Stars at Elks Park. The Railroaders, committing seven errors, gave terrible defensive support to winning heaver Frank Luff and were fortunate to win the contest. Ab Rogers, nicked for nine safeties, was saddled with the mound setback. Hobb Wilson of the Trackmen, with a triple, double and single, along with the Stars’ Eric Lee, who drilled three singles, were the batting leaders in the tilt.
Luff (W) and Bamford
Rogers (L) and L. Hunter
(July 25 – 30) Saskatoon Exhibition week baseball tournament
(August 1) A pair of streaks ended when the North Stars captured their first win in four second-half starts by handing the pace-setting Elks an 8 to 5 setback, the initial second-half defeat for the Wapiti. The game was a poorly-played affair, mercifully ended after five-and-a-half sessions. Winning flinger Metcalfe, a recent recruit to the Stars, fanned eight and stifled the Brother Bills on two hits but experienced wildness on the clay heap, walking four, uncorking three wild pitches and hitting two batters. Left-hander Fred Cuff of the Purple Stockings was saddled with his first hurling setback of the campaign. Nicked for seven of the nine safeties garnered by the Celestials, he was kayoed from the hillock after a five-run outburst by the winners in the fourth frame. Catcher “Curly” Weldon, stroking a double and single for the Luminaries, was the lone multi-hit batter in the tilt.
Cuff (L), A. Bennett (5) and Reeve
Metcalfe (W) and Weldon
(August 3) The league-leading Elks lost their second straight game when Ossie Jones pitched the C.N.R. club to a 9 to 6 decision in a six-stanza encounter ended by darkness. After falling behind early, the Railroaders forged ahead in the third round and cemented the victory with a four-spot in the top-half of the final canto. While his mates were pounding the southpaw slants of Frank Bidgood for 16 safeties, Jones choked off the Purple Stockings on six base knocks. Playing-manager Ray Watkins of the Nationals led his charges with the baton, stroking a double and three one-baggers. Teammate Hobb Wilson contributed a two-bagger and a brace of one-base hits while young backstop Walt Bamford, who insists in doing his stuff behind the plate without shin guards and a chest protector, added three singles which drove in three runs.
Jones (W) and Bamford
Bidgood (L) and Reeve
(August 5) In a battle between a pair of hard-throwing yet erratic youngsters toeing the rubber, the North Stars chalked up their second straight win in City League play when they put together a four-run rally in the fifth frame to nose out the C.N.R. 6 to 5 in a six-spasm, darkness-abbreviated clash at Elks Park. Just as wild as he was in his previous winning encounter, right-hander Metcalfe of the Stars prevailed in his hillock clash with southpaw Lew Furse of the Nats, using his control issues to advantage by keeping the Trackmen uneasy in the batter’s box and limiting them to five base hits. Furse was almost as wild as Metcalfe but gave up eight bingles while leading in the strikeout department, 11 whiffs to four. Between the foes, they hit six batters, had three wild pitches and issued six walks. Tommy Montgomery and Bob Comstock of the victors, as well as the Railroaders’ Percy “Peck” O’Donnell, all checked in with two singles for their respective nines.
Metcalfe (W) and Weldon
Furse (L) and Bamford
SECOND-HALF
STANDINGS W L Pct.
Elks 3 2 .600
C.N.R. 2 2 .500
North Stars 2 3 .400
(August 8) Failing in their objective of creating a three-way tie in the City Baseball League, the North Stars fell 9 to 3 to the pace-setting Elks. The Stars played bang-up ball for the first three innings but began to fall apart in the fourth round when the Purple Hose ran across a trey. The final score flattered the Antlered Tribe who were outhit 7 to 5. Five errors by the Luminaries, combined with four walks and five hit batsmen by their tandem of chuckers, turned the tide in favor of the Wapiti. Pete Campbell of the Horned Herd and the Celestials’ Eric Lee both stung the sphere for a brace of singles.
Rogers (L), Roseborough (5) and Weldon
A. Bennett (W) and Reeve
(August 10) The Elks practically clinched the second-half pennant by defeating the C.N.R. 4 to 1 behind the southpaw hurling of Fred Cuff who limited the Railroaders to two hits. Ossie Jones did the twirling for the Nationals and, with the exception of the fourth frame when the Bother Bills landed on him for four clean singles that sent three runners across the dish, hurled a steady game. Catcher Frank Hamilton swatted a double and two singles for the front-runners while Harry Bennett added a two-bagger and a single.
Cuff (W) and Hamilton
Jones (L) and Johnson
(August 12) Lady Luck and poor fielding on the part of the opposition were the deciding factors in the 4 to 3 win by the C.N.R. over the North Stars in a dull City League game that lasted six innings before darkness terminated proceedings. Losing heaver Metcalfe outpitched Ossie Jones, holding the Railroaders to four scattered blows, but his mates messed up too many defensive plays to spoil their chance of winning. Ten safeties against Jones weren’t bunched sufficiently to produce more runs for the Celestials. A foolish bit of base running by George Downey in the last-half of the final canto choked off a threatened spurt by the Luminaries that could have produced the equalizer.
Jones (W) and Johnson
Metcalfe (L) and Weldon
(August 15) The Elks blanked the North Stars 7 to 0 in a five-frame City League match to clinch the second-half pennant and the overall championship of the three-team circuit. The Stars chiselled three hits off the left handed hooks of winning tosser Frank Bidgood, who had errorless support from his mates, and were never a serious threat, trailing from the first inning on following Sid Robinson’s RBI-double. Another southpaw, Cliff Roseborough, did the flinging for the losers and was nicked for five safeties while six miscues hampered his effort. Tommy Montgomery of the Luminaries, with a two-bagger and single, was the only batter in the fixture with a plural hit output.
Bidgood (W) and Reeve
Roseborough (L) and L. Hunter
NONE OF THE REMAINING GAMES, HAVING NO BEARING ON THE FINAL STANDINGS, WERE PLAYED
FINAL SECOND-HALF
STANDINGS W L Pct.
Elks 6 2 .750
C.N.R. 3 3 .500
North Stars 2 6 .250
SASKATOON COMMERCIAL LEAGUE
Campbell’s Pipe Shop
Caulder’s Creamery
Wholesale Grocers
FIRST-SERIES
(June 24) Campbell’s Pipe Shop clinched the first-series pennant in the Commercial Baseball League when they roared from behind to knock off runner-up Caulder’s Creamery 7 to 5 at City Park. After yielding five runs in the opening canto, winning heaver Les Craik was almost invincible. Losing chucker Jerry Cummings whiffed 14 batters but was combed for 13 base knocks by the Smokers as outfielder “Bus” McNeil, with a triple as well as two singles, and first sacker Emil Loran, with a triad of one-baggers, led the way offensively. Teammate Len Talbot belted a solo home run and a single. Only five of the Dairymen touched Craik, who fanned seven, for hits and all were one-base raps.
Craik (W) and Carmichael
Cummings (L) and Forsythe
SECOND-SERIES
(August 1) A 14 to 6 thumping of the second-place Caulder’s Creameries nine clinched nothing worse than a tie for Campbell’s Pipe Shop in the second-series’ pennant chase. Merril Falby hurled the complete-game mound victory for the Smokers while Jack Forsythe was tagged with the loss. Len Talbot and Jimmy Hooper slugged home runs for the winners although Hooper’s clout was somewhat tainted due to the ball finding a water hole in the outfield. Top hitter in the contest was Kelly Riordan of the Dairymen who swatted a triple and two singles.
Forsythe (L) and McDonald
Falby (W) and Carmichael
(August 2) Without lifting a bat, Campbell’s Pipe Shop won the 1927 Commercial Baseball League championship when the Wholesale Grocers defaulted the final game of the schedule. Unable to field a full compliment of players, the Grocers forfeited the affair 9 to 0, giving the Smokers both the first and second-series’ pennants and eliminating the need for a playoff.
REGINA NORTHSIDE BASEBALL LEAGUE
Champs HotelC.P.R.
Darke’s Hardware
(May 16) The old portside soup bone of “Lefty” Lowings weakened in the seventh and final stanza, allowing the defending-champion Darke’s aggregation to score twice for a 7 to 6 victory over the C.P.R. in the Northside Baseball League opener at Park de Young. Two screaming singles, an error and a pair of bases-loaded walks by Lowings wiped out a 6 – 5 lead and sent the Railroaders down to defeat. Amadee Bennett, on the mound for the Hardwaremen, had a wobbly start to the fracas but settled down during the middle innings before coughing up three runs in the top-half of the last inning of the darkness-shortened contest. Outfielder Youngson of the Pacifics had three singles to lead all willow-wielders in the contest.
Lowings (L) and Claude Tannahill
A. Bennett (W) and McLeod
(May 19) Retrained Pete Therrien pitched and batted Champs to a 1 to 0 triumph over defending-champion Darke’s before a shivering crowd at Park de Young who braved frigid weather to sit through seven-innings of snappy baseball. Receiving air-tight support from his mates, Therrien fired a three-hitter, walked none and fanned 11 in the abbreviated engagement. His mighty bludgeon was responsible for the game’s lone run as well. In the last-half of the final canto with a scoreless tie looming as the result, Therrien settled matters by driving in Andy Andreen, who had doubled, with a sharp single, his second safety of the encounter. The winners only managed five safeties off losing twirler Floyd White who hurled a fine game.
F. White (L) and McLeod
Therrien (W) and Leigh
(May 27) With shafts of sunshine breaking through the overcast skies, Champs and the C.P.R. struggled to a 3 – 3 tie in a serene affair at Park de Young. The Hotelmen, with an 8 to 5 edge in base hits, led all the way until the Trackmen put together a spirted three-run rally in the ninth to draw even, Jerry Erskine’s clout to the middle garden driving in Bob Thomson with the equalizer. Catcher Stew Leigh of Champs swatted a triple and single to lead all batters. Teammate Pete Therrien struck out 11 batters for the second game in succession.
Quest and Claude Tannahill
Therrien and Leigh
(May 30) Holding off a determined rally by Darke’s in the ninth inning, the C.P.R. baseballers gained sweet revenge for their opening-game loss to the Hardwaremen by coming away with a 9 to 7 victory. Darke’s led in base hits with Joe Haberman securing three of their 11 blows against winning twirler Cliff Quest. Dave Hogg, nicked for eight safeties, was tagged with the defeat.
W. Hogg (L) and McLeod
Quest (W) and Claude Tannahill
(June 1) Champs baseballers chalked up their second straight win by sending the Darke’s aggregation down to an 8 to 4 defeat. The winners took advantage of some loose fielding and weak hurling to garner enough runs in the second and third stanzas to win the encounter. McKenzie, on the clay throne for the Hotelmen, settled down to business and had the Hardwaremen eating out of his hand following a wobbly opening canto. Both squads had eight bingles but many of those gathered by Darke’s were not of the opportune variety. Losing chucker Peterson received poor support afield and was derricked after the third round. Flychaser George Dent, with a triad of one-baggers, led the victors with the baton.
McKenzie (W) and Leigh
Peterson (L), F. White (4) and McLeod
(June 2) Champs maintained their unblemished record in the Northside circuit by handing the C.P.R. diamondeers a sound 12 to 2 drubbing at Park de Young. Receiving errorless defensive support, Pete Therrien fashioned an efficient five-hitter in breezing to the mound victory. Losing flinger “Lefty” Lowings, on the other hand, had poor backup and, combined with his wildness, was driven to the showers in the third round. Stew Leigh of the victors and the Railroaders’ Mickey Longpre each singled twice for their respective teams.
Therrien (W) and Leigh, Andreen
Lowings (L), Quest (3) and Claude Tannahill
(June 7) Coming on strong in their final three turns at bat of an eight-inning contest, the C.P.R. nine made it two straight over the Darke’s squad, nosing out the defending champions 10 to 9. Trailing 9 to 3 at one point, the Railroaders gnawed away at the deficit , tying the score in the seventh stanza and then running across the deciding counter in the eighth when first baseman Cliff Hogg of the Hardwaremen muffed Claude Tannahill’s roller, allowing Mickey Longpre, who had opened the inning with a double and stolen third base, to gallop home unmolested. The winning Tannahill
battery, southpaw chucker Clyde, and his brother, catcher Claude, each had three hits for the Trackmen.
A. Bennett, F. White (L) (8) and McLeod
Clyde Tannahill (W) and Claude Tannahill
(June 8) The Northside Baseball League is all tied up in a knot after Darke’s squeezed past the Champs 4 to 3 at Park de Young, creating a three-cornered deadlock in the circuit. A rally in the eighth episode was responsible for the victory by the Hardwaremen who enjoyed a 10 to 6 advantage in base hits in the clash. With two retired, Amadee Bennett socked a two-run double off losing heaver Pete Therrien to erase a 3 – 2 deficit. Winning chucker Floyd White ascended the knoll in the fifth frame in relief of starter Cliff Hogg. Bennett had an earlier single and joined teammates Hinchey and Joe Haberman, who had similar results, as the leading batters in the game.
Therrien (L) and Leigh
C. Hogg, F. White (W) (5) and McLeod
(June 10) Storming out of the gate with gusto, the C.P.R. balltossers bumped off Champs 10 to 6 at Park de Young to take over top spot in the Northside Baseball League. Five runs in the opening round gave the Railroaders a lead that they never lost. Winning flinger “Lefty” Lowings fanned 11 batters and surrendered just four hits, including a triple and single to Andy Andreen, but experienced some control issues, doling out five free passes. Starting tosser Martin Habermiller of the Hotelmen was kayoed from the hillock during the first-frame outburst and the Pacifics showed little respect for either of his successors. Shortpatcher “Mush” March swatted a home run and a single for the Trackmen while teammate Sid Anderson drilled three singles.
Habermiller (L), Andreen (1), McKenzie and Leigh, Andreen
Lowings (W) and Claude Tannahill
(June 13) After taking an 8 - 1 lead in the top-half of the fifth frame, the C.P.R. gang of pastimers imploded and handed the final verdict over to Darke’s 9 to 8 in a seven-stanza affair at Park de Young. Starting heaver “Lefty” Lowings of the Railroaders wilted badly in the bottom-half of the fifth, giving up a six-spot as the gap was narrowed to one run. Successive errors at third base by Sherman Dreschler in the sixth spasm allowed the defending champions to tie the score. In the seventh and final canto, bingles by the Hogg brothers, Cliff and Andy, combined to give the Hardwaremen the come-from-behind victory with Cliff crossing the pan with the deciding marker.
Lowings, Quest (L) (6) and Claude Tannahill
F. White (W) and McLeod
(June 14) Darke’s jumped to the top of the heap in the Northside circuit as a result of a 10 to 6 victory over Champ’s in a seven-inning joust at Park de Young. The Hardwaremen fell behind 3 – 0 in the opening canto but stormed back with a six-spot in the second stanza to take control of the game. Cliff Hogg breezed eight and tossed a six-hitter for the win. Pete Therrien, nicked for ten safeties, was saddled with the loss. Catcher McLeod doubled and singled in the winning effort.
Therrien (L) and Andreen
C. Hogg (W) and McLeod
(June 17) Turning in perhaps the best pitching performance of the season, youthful Pete Therrien held the C.P.R. to two measly hits as Champs toppled the Railroaders 7 to 1. Losing hurler “Lefty” Lowings, after a bad start, settled down and allowed just one hit after the second stanza. Catcher Andy Andreen picked up a double and a single for the Hoteliers.
Therrien (W) and Andreen
Lowings (L) and Dreschler
(June 20) Outswatted by an 11 to 6 margin, Champs baseballers were fortunate to come away with a 6 to 5 victory over Darke’s. The losers tried out a rookie catcher, Wood, for a few innings. He did well with the lumber, connecting for three singles, but was disastrous behind the plate, presenting the Innkeepers with a pair of gift runs. Stew Leigh had a two-bagger and a single for the winning Hotelmen while young Johnny Stoyand replied with a two-run double and a one-base hit for the Hardwaremen.
F. White (L) and Wood, McLeod
Therrien (W) and Leigh
(June 21) Landing on the shoots of Cliff Quest for a total of 15 hits, Champs piled up a 9 to 4 score against the C.P.R. in a Northside League encounter. Newcomer Alvin Fritz hurled or the Hotelmen, surrendering nine bingles. He was at his strongest during the middle five frames when he held the Trackmen hitless. Roy Forsythe nabbed three safeties for the victors, all singles, while George Dent doubled twice. Jeff Orchard and Sherman Dreschler both had a double and one-bagger for the Pacifics.
Quest (L) and Dreschler
Fritz (W) and Leigh
(June 27) With Darke’s trotting out well-known hurler with professional associations, Elmer “Lefty” White, to do the artillery work against the C.P.R. tribe of pastimers, a protest was lodged by the Railroaders who were defeated by the Hardwaremen 3 to 1 in a hard-fought Park de Young affair. Neither White nor his vis-à-vis on the clay throne, “Lefty” Lowings, was touched up to any extent, yielding six and five safeties respectively. The Pacifics had the potential tying tallies on the paths in the ninth chapter but White rose to the occasion by fanning Jack Farquhar, one of his eight whiffs in the tilt, for the final out of the evening. Joe Haberman of the victors and “Mush” March of the Trackmen, each with a pair of singles, were the only multi-hit batters in the contest.
Lowings (L) and Claude Tannahill
E. White (W) and McLeod
(June 29) Running across nine counters in the top-of-the-seventh stanza and then plating the winning tally in the eighth episode, Darke’s nosed out Champs 13 to 12 in a wild Park de Young engagement. Shy of regular hurlers, both teams used position players on the hillock without much success. Joe Haberman, one of the misplaced twirlers utilized by the Hardwaremen, was the batting star of the event, slamming a pair of triples to go along with a brace of one-base hits. Teammate Jack “Jersey” Campbell swatted a double and two singles.
Hinchey, Haberman (4), J. Stoyand (W) (5) and McLeod
Bird, Crottie (L) (7) and Leigh
(July 8) Scoring six times in the fourth frame, Champs went to the top rung of the Northside League ladder by doubling Darke’s 8 to 4. Charlie Bennett scattered seven hits in defeating the Hardwaremen. The Hotelmen gathered ten safeties off the slants of losing hurler Nuttall with four of them, including three doubles, coming off the bat of George Dent.
C. Bennett (W) and Leigh
Nuttall (L) and C. White
(July 11) A 6 to 0 whitewashing of the C.P.R. increased the lead of the Champs to a game-and-a-half at the front of the Northside League standings. Charlie Bennett went all the way on the hill for the Hotelmen in securing the shutout win, scattering five hits while fanning six and walking one. Losing hurler Cliff Quest was nicked for eight safeties including a brace of singles by Bennett.
Quest (L) and Dreschler, Longpre
C. Bennett (W) and Leigh
STANDINGS W L Pct.
Champs 8 5 .615
Darke’s 6 6 .500
C.P.R. 4 7 .364
(July 13) Turning in one of the season’s best pitching performances, Floyd White struck out 14 batters to lead Darke’s past the C.P.R. 6 to 4 on a muddy diamond at Park de Young. White was nicked for eight safeties, one more than his teammates gleaned off losing twirler Abe Leibovitch, but was able to effectively space the bingles. White also helped his team win by connecting for two singles, an offensive output matched by Jeff Orchard of the losing Railroaders.
F. White (W) and C. White
Leibovitch (L), Lowings (5) and Bennett
(July 15) Moundsman Cliff Hogg struck out 15 in leading Darke’s past Champs 5 to 4 to put both squads on even terms at the head of the Northside League standings. Hogg helped his own cause by garnering three of the 13 hits accumulated by the Hardwaremen. The result was not decided until the last-half of the ninth inning when Joe Haberman led off with a single, moved to second base on a base-on-balls and scored the winner on Floyd White’s third hit of the game. Stew Leigh ripped a pair of doubles for the vanquished Hotelmen.
C. Hogg (W) and C. White
C. Bennett (L) and Leigh
(July 19) Champs stepped out in front in the Northside Baseball League by edging the last-place C.P.R. 10 to 9 in a game halted after six spasms because of darkness. Six runs in the fourth frame gave the Innkeepers a lead which was too much for the Trackmen to overcome. Jerry Erskine had three of the eight hits garnered by the Railroaders, one of which was a double. Roy Forsythe belted a home run for the winning Hotelmen.
Lowings (L) and C. Bennett
Nuttall, A. Bennett (W) (4) and Leigh
(July 25) Stranding 11 baserunners in eight innings of fast baseball at Park de Young, the C.P.R. nine passed up several opportunities to trim Champs but settled instead for a 3 – 3 tie. Jeff Orchard singled twice for the Railroaders. Starting heaver Carl Wolver starred for the Hotelmen, striking out a dozen batters before being lifted in the eighth episode. He also clipped the offerings of opposing hurler Cliff Quest for a triple and single.
Wolver, Fritz (8) and Leigh
Quest and C. Bennett
(July 28) Darke’s battered their way into a half-game lead in the Northside League when they trimmed the C.P.R. 5 to 2. Although the Pacifics outhit the Hardwaremen 10 to 7, they faltered in connecting when hits meant runs. Losing chucker “Lefty” Lowings was exiled to the showers after lapsing into a streak of wildness in the third inning which resulted in a three-spot for Darke’s. Johnny Stoyand stroked the horsehide for two doubles in leading the victors offensively. Infielder Jack Farquhar drilled a two-bagger and a one-base hit for the Trackmen off winning tosser Floyd White.
Lowings (L), Quest (4) and C. Bennett
F. White (W) and C. White
(July 29) Defeating Darke’s 8 to 1 at Park de Young in a seven-stanza tilt, Champs ascended past the Hardwaremen into top place in the Northside circuit. Alvin Fritz, who was chosen to do the knolling for the Hoteliers, faced just 24 batters, three over the minimum, in the abbreviated affair. Breezing 13 and yielding just three scattered hits, he was the master of the situation from start to finish. Webb Bird of the victors, with a three-bagger, had the game’s longest blow.
C. Hogg (L) and xxx
Fritz (W) and Leigh
(August 8) Coming to life with their first victory in some time, the C.P.R. band of baseballers put a crimp into the pennant ambitions of the Champs nine by squeezing out a 3 to 2 win. Winning pitcher “Lefty” Lowings held the bats of the Hotelmen down to three hits while recording eight strikeouts. The Trackmen managed seven safeties off losing twirler Alvin Fritz with Jack Farquhar and catcher Charlie Bennett collecting two each.
Fritz (L) and Leigh
Lowings (W) and C. Bennett
(August 11) Darke’s Hardware pulled out in front of the Champs Hotel by a half-game in the Northside League pennant chase when they slipped by the C.P.R. 5 to 4 in a slow-moving, five-inning affair at Park de Young. Winning hurler Dave Hogg was nicked for six safeties during his stint on the knoll. Two of those bingles, a double and a single, were launched by the Pacifics’ Jack Farquhar. The winners had only two base raps off losing tosser “Lefty” Lowings but, combined with five walks and three errors, maximized their opportunities. The Railroaders blew a chance to tie the game in the final canto when Bob Thomson was unsuccessful in an attempted theft of home with two already retired.
W. Hogg (W), F. White (5) and C. White
Lowings (L) and C. Bennett
(August 15) It was brother against brother at Park de Young when Charlie Bennett of the C.P.R. lit into the shoots of his big brother, Amadee Bennett, pitching for Champs, and led the last-place Railroaders to a much-needed 3 to 0 win over the Hotelmen in a darkness-abbreviated, five-stanza tilt. Charlie speared the only two hits collected by the Pacifics and one of then, a fourth-inning single, drove in a brace of tallies. Winning heaver Abe Leibovitch, who came on early in relief after starter“Lefty” Lowings walked the first two batters to face him, issued four free tickets but yielded just one safety.
Lowings, Leibovitch (W) (1) and Claude Tannahill
Bennett (L) and Leigh
(August 16) Only five frames were played in a Northside League fracas in which Champs blanked Darke’s Hardware 3 to 0 to move back into a tie for first place with their victims. Alvin Fritz was the hero of the darkness-shortened victory by the Innkeepers, doling out nary a base hit while fanning nine. The winners got to losing chucker Floyd White for eight safeties with junior call-ups “Pep” Young and first baseman Palmer accounting for two apiece.
F. White (L) and C. White
Fritz (W) and Leigh
(August 17) Falling 10 to 9 to Darke’s Hardware in a sloppily-played, topsy-turvy fracas at Park de Young, the C.P.R. aggregation was officially eliminated from the Northside Baseball League run for the pennant. No fewer than five hurlers toiled in the short, five-round tussle. A pair of Cliffs, Hogg and Quest, opened on the hillock but these seasoned stars proved easy pickings once the rival batters got their sights adjusted. Junior recruit, Ty Stoyand, finished up on the knoll for the Hardwaremen and was credited with the pitching win. Infielder Rowed of the victors and the Pacifics’ Clare Warner had two safeties each for their respective nines.
C. Hogg, T. Stoyand (W) (3) and C. White
Quest, Lowings (5), H. March (L) (5) and C. Bennett
(August 18) With the C.P.R. team folding for the season, a best-of-five playoff series was arranged between the two remaining entries, currently separated by just a half-game, to declare a league champion.
PLAYOFFS Champs Hotel vs Darke’s Hardware (best-of-five series)
(August 19) A disputed run was the difference in a 9 to 8 triumph by the Champs Hotel over Darke’s Hardware in the opening game of the Northside Baseball League playoffs. The controversial counter occurred during the fourth frame when Roy Forsythe of Champs crossed the pan from third base around the time that teammate George Dent was being run down and tagged for the third out between first and second base. Over the wailing of the Hardwaremen, the plate umpire allowed the tally, claiming that Forsythe had reached the promised land just a split-second before the Darke’s pursuers had applied the tag on Dent. Amadee Bennett hurled for the Hoteliers and was combed for 11 safeties in the darkness-shortened engagement, most of the damage against him coming in the sixth and seventh stanzas. The Hardwaremen used a triad of tossers with starter Dave Hogg suffering the loss. First baseman Palmer, a junior call-up from the Argos, had a bases-clearing double for the victors while another recruit form the Argos, Athol “Pep” Young, delivered two singles as part of the six-hit offense presented by Champs. Top swatsmith in the joust was Joe Haberman of the vanquished nine who clouted a triple and two singles.
W. Hogg (L), T. Stoyand (2), F. White (4) and C. White
A. Bennett (W) and Leigh
(August 22) In somewhat of a surprise, erstwhile pro Elmer “Lefty” White was sent to the knoll by Darke’s to do the chucking in the second Northside League playoff encounter and the southpaw, with controversial status, responded by firing a two-hitter with 16 strikeouts as the Hardwaremen evened the series by blanking Champs 1 to 0 in a seven-spasm melee. The only run of the battle occurred in the opening canto when Earl Fulton was plunked by losing flinger Alvin Fritz, went to third base on a couple of bobbles and advanced home on the only hit his team garnered off Fritz when talkative Joe Haberman singled up the middle.
Fritz (L) and Leigh
E. White (W) and C. White
(August 24) Scoring a pair of first-inning runs, Champs baseballers hung on to defeat Darke’s 2 to 0 to move in front of the Northside League final series. The seven-inning tilt was decided on a tainted three-bagger by Stew Leigh that may have been nothing more than a single had left gardener Johnny Stoyand used a little better judgement in going after the horsehide. In any event, the blow drove in “Pep” Young with the only run that the victors would need. Later in the canto, Leigh plated the insurance tally on an errant toss to the keystone sack by catcher Clyde White on Roy Forsythe’s stolen base. Only four base raps were garnered in the engagement, four by the Hotelmen.
F. White (L) and C. White
McKenzie (W), Fritz (3) and Leigh
(August 26) Playing under threatening skies, the Champs Hotel baseball club defeated Darke’s Hardware 4 to 1 to re-capture the Northside League title that they held two seasons back before losing it to the Hardwaremen last campaign. The Hoteliers had a 5 to 3 edge in base knocks over the course of the affair, limited to six rounds by darkness. The foes were deadlocked at 1 – 1 after four frames but the Innkeepers forged ahead with a deuce in the fifth and added a singleton in their final turn at bat. Not a single walk was issued by the Champs pitching duo of Alvin Fritz and Amadee Bennett while losing heaver “Lefty” White, the storm center of the Northside League, uncovered a streak of wildness that led to four-bases-on-balls and two hit batters, costing him the decision in spite of compiling 13 strikeouts. Howie Milne of the victors, with a pair of singles, was the lone batter in the game with plural hit totals.
Fritz, A. Bennett (W) and Leigh, Milne
E. White (L) and C. White
PROVINCIAL SENIOR AMATEUR FINAL
(September 5) The Champs of Regina won both games from the Saskatoon Elks in the opening doubleheader playoff encounters for the Leader Cup, emblematic of the senior amateur baseball championship of Saskatchewan. The southern representatives won the morning game 9 to 5 and the afternoon session 13 to 8.
In a free-hitting opener, the visitors pounded out 14 hits off loser Alf Bennett. Winning hurler Pete Therrien struck out ten, walked three and scattered ten Saskatoon base blows. He also picked up two hits. Former Elk, Webb Bird, now playing again in Regina, was the big offensive noise in the Champs' win with two singles and three sacrifice bunts which advanced base runners. Roy Forsyth, a transplanted Saskatoonian, as well as first baseman Palmer and outfielder Andreen all had a brace of base raps for the winners with one of Forsyth's falling in for three bases. "Pee Wee" Smith led the Elks at the dish with a triple, double and single.
Therrien (W) and Leigh
Alf Bennett (L) and Reeve
The homesters jumped into a 5 to 0 first-inning lead and increased it to 8 to 1 after the second frame but were unable to build on their momentum in the afternoon event. The Champs again piled up a 14-hit barrage against Saskatoon starter Fred Cuff and losing chucker Alf Bennett. Alvin Fritz tossed a complete-game seven-hitter for the mound victory. Regina first sacker Palmer blasted a home run and a pair of singles for the Champs. Teammates Joe Johnston and Andreen also picked up a trio of raps for the winners with two of Johnston's drives being three-baggers while one of Andreen's followed suit. "Pee Wee" Smith again led the Antlered Herd at the platter with a triple and double.
Fritz (W) and Leigh
Cuff, Alf Bennett (6) (L) and Hamilton, Reeve (6)
(September 10) A twin-bill playoff set-to in Regina saw the invading Saskatoon Elks live to breathe another day as the Violet Sox took the matinée game 12 to 5 and played to a 6 - 6 draw in the finale which was curtailed after seven frames due to darkness.
The visiting Elks scored five times in the top of the first inning and sailed to victory behind the six-hit chucking of southpaw Fred Cuff in the initial game at Park de Young. The Champs, meanwhile, were imploding with nine fielding miscues just to make things easier for their guests. Losing twirler Amadee Bennett was lit up for 12 base blows, three each by Joe McCulloch and outfielder Earl Fuller of the Saskatonians. Stew Leigh was Regina's shining light with the hickory, slamming out a triple, double and single.
Cuff (W) and Hamilton
Amadee Bennett (L) and Leigh
Trailing 6 to 4 after 5 1/2 innings of the nightcap, the Champs narrowed the deficit to one run when a passed ball allowed a single tally in the sixth. In the bottom of the seventh and final frame, catcher Stew Leigh of the Hoteliers singled to lead off the inning, stole second, moved to third on an infield out and then crossed the plate with the tying counter when Amadee Bennett singled. The Reginans again threatened to score what would have been the winner as they had the bases loaded with but one retired when the smallest player on the diamond, pint-sized "Pee Wee" Smith of the Elks, in full flight, collared a line-drive hit up the middle by Champs' playing-manager "Heinie" Rogers and stepped on the keystone bag to complete an unassisted double play. This defensive highlight of the playoffs prevented the Capital City gang from capturing the game and ending the series. Leigh, Therrien and Rogers all had two hits for Regina while shortstop Sid Robinson of the Antlered Tribe led all batters, garnering a trio of one-baggers.
Alf Bennett and Hamilton
Therrien and Leigh
(September 17) Once again, the Saskatoon Elks prevail as provincial amateur baseball champions. The Purple Hose nine established its claim to 1927 honours by taking both ends of a double-bill from the Regina Champs, winning the first game 5 to 1 to tie up the title series and then coming back with a 10 to 4 decision in the late session. A brace of Bridge City southpaw chuckers were seldom in danger as they choked off the Capital City attack for the double whammy.
Fred Cuff did the portside twirling for the Elks in the afternoon tilt, completely stopping the southerners with a dandy three-hitter to go along with ten strikeouts. Pete Therrien gave up 8 safeties in absorbing the loss. First baseman Pete Campbell had a triple and single for the victors. "Pee Wee" Smith contributed a double and single while Elks' outfielder Fred Goodman chipped in with a pair of singles.
Therrien (L) and Andreen
Cuff (W) and Hamilton
The Elks were never behind in the finale, jumping out to a 4 to 0 lead in the second inning. Left-hander Frank Bidgood, in his first series' appearance, out-duelled the youthful Regina tosser, Athol "Pep" Young. Joe McCulloch led the Purple Stockings with the stick, drilling four singles. First baseman Palmer was best for the losers at the dish as he lashed out three singles. His Queen City teammate, Pete Therrien, led in the power department, launching a triple and double.
Bidgood (W) and Hamilton
Young (L) and Andreen
GARRY BASEBALL LEAGUE
Melville Elks
Springside
Willowbrook
Yorkton
DUNNING BASEBALL LEAGUE
Assiniboia
Congress
Mossbank
Vantage
HAPPYLAND BASEBALL LEAGUE
Burstall * :
Lancer
Leader
Prelate
Sceptre
* 1927 pennant winner
BIG FOUR BASEBALL LEAGUE
Bresaylor
Delmas
Maidstone
Paynton
GOVAN DISTRICT BASEBALL LEAGUE
Arlington Beach
Govan
Swanson
Wessels
White Heather
ARGYLE BASEBALL LEAGUE
Claremont
Elmore
Gainsboro
Winlaw
LANGHAM & DISTRICT BASEBALL LEAGUE
Ceepee
Eagle Creek
Henrietta
Langham
Mennon
Park
SOUTH EASTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE
Abernathy *
Sintaluta
* 1927 pennant winner
SK LEAGUE - NAME UNKNOWN
Battleford : Edwards Archie P, Foster P, Ridington P, Srigley C, Wilde
Denholm :
Meota : Misselbrook P
SK LEAGUE - NAME UNKNOWN
Alsask
Flaxcombe
Hoosier
Loverna
Marengo
REGINA JUNIOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
Argos
Campion College
Cubs
Shamrocks