(May 24) The Broadview Buffaloes won first place money at the Grenfell Victoria Day baseball tournament when they defeated the Regina Pilsners 6 to 0 and the Grandview, Manitoba team 11 to 7.
(May 24) The Weyburn Beavers took top spot in their own tounament by edging past the Notre Dame Hounds 1 to 0.
(June 5) The Moose Jaw Athletics split an exhibition doubleheader played in the Mill City with the Notre Dame Hounds, dropping the afternoon battle 10 to 1 and winning the nightcap 7 to 2. In the afternoon contest, the Athletics committed no less than 13 errors which allowed Notre Dame to count ten unearned runs. The game was called in the seventh. "Woody" Thompson, Moose Jaw's 16 year old hurler, earned the second game win, the first of the season for the struggling Athletics.
(June 9) Whitewood Tournament
Folden threw a four-hit shutout to lead Northgate, North Dakota, to top money at the Whitewood Tournament Wednesday in a 4-0 victory over Grandview.
Folden (W) and Chester
Harrison (L) and L.Lifer
In the semi-final round, Grandview fell behind 3-2 in the top of the tenth inning before rallying with a pair in the bottom of the final frame for a thrilling 4-3 triumph. Catcher Lifer hit a Texas leaguer to score J.Wilson to tie and won the game when the throw from centre fielder was off the mark and rolled into the crowd.
Grossman (L) and Clayton
Dominas (W) and L.Lifer
Northgate upset Broadview Buffaloes 6-5 in 11-innings in the opening contest. Folden knocked in John Castillo wtih the winning run. Folden led a 10-hit attack with a triple and two doubles. Castillo bested Broadview's Degrury on the hill.
Castillo (W) and Chester
Degrury (L) and Decuir
(June 11) The Northgate, North Dakota baseballers defeated the Weyburn Beavers 9 to 3 in an exhibition game in the Soo City. Chester, the colored catcher for the Dakotans had a long home run.
(June18) The Broadview Buffaloes had wins over the Moose Jaw Athletics and Glasgow, Montana in winning the La Fleche sports carnival baseball tournament.
(June 21) Unable to fathom the slants of Bud Turley, the Northgate Yankees bowed 3 to 0 to the Notre Dame Hounds in an exhibition game in Wilcox. Germann, the talkative performer at the hot corner for the Hounds ripped three singles and followed each with a steal of second.
(June 22) Broadview Buffaloes got revenge for an earlier tournament loss to Northgate Yankees by trounced the North Dakotans 9-1 in the final of the Broadview sports day tournament. The Buffs unveiled a new hurler, Eaton, who held the Americans to two hits and fanned nine in the complete game victory. Broadview punched out 12 safeties with catcher Lionel Decuir and shortstop Harold Horeak each with two hits and two runs scored.
Eaton (W) and Decuit
Castillo (L) and Chester
Broadview had defeated Grandview, Manitoba, to win a berth in the final.
(July 1) Picking up four runs in the top of the ninth to break a 2 - 2 deadlock, Williston, North Dakota defeated the Notre Dame Hounds 6 to 2 to cop first place money at Carlyle Lake's Dominion Day tournament.
(July 5) Close to 2,000 fans witnessed the Lemberg sports day baseball tournament which saw Broadview's famed Buffaloes dispose of the team from Grandview, Manitoba by a score of 12 to 2 in the final. Earlier, the Buffaloes had eliminated the Northgate, North Dakota Yankees by a 19 to 8 count. Bibbons, the Buffaloes import first baseman, clouted four homers during the day, three against Northgate. Harold Horeak and Roy Schappert also had four-baggers. Grandview outslugged Notre Dame of Wilcox 18-6 in the tourney opener.
(July 6) At the Assiniboia sports day, the host club captured top money downing Rockglen 3-0 in the final. In the first round, Mazenod trimmed Readlyn 13-1, Rockglen elminated Congress 4-1 and Assiniboia shaded Willowbunch 5-4. Rockglen topped Mazenod in a semi-final. Sid Craddock, the Weyburn hockey star, got the only homer of the tournament against Willowbunch.
(July 8) Edging out the Broadview Buffaloes 5 to 3 in a fast-paced game, the Northgate Yankees won first money at the Wolseley sports day which attracted 3,00 people.
(July 14) The Weyburn Beavers came out flying and took out the Northgate Yankees 8 to 1 in an exhibition encounter played in Weyburn. The Beavers' Ralph Hogg whiffed eleven in pitching an eight-hit win.
(July 19-24) Saskatoon Exhibition Tournament
(July 19) Wilkie spotted Bruno a 3-0 first inning lead before rebounding with two in the second inning and three in the sixth en route to a 6-4 decision. Arlo Harris gave up nine hits but hung in to go the route for the win. Second baseman Bates had three of Wilkie's six hits. Bruno hurt its chances giving up seven walks, two hit batsmen and making seven errors.
Tegenkamp, Hassen (L) (5) and Coleman
Harris (W) and Nelson
Denny Evenson fired a four-hit shutout Monday and Liberty eliminated Lucky Lake from the Exhibition tourney with a 5-0 decision. Liberty took the lead in the fourth inning on C.Tannahill's triple and catcher Brooker's single. They added another in the fifth as Tannahill singled and came home on Woeppel's three-bagger. A three-run sixth inning clinched the the decision. Brooker had three of Liberty's eight hits.
Hart (L), McPhail (6) and R.Miller
Evenson (W) and Brooker
Each team had nine hits in the third game of opening day, but a porous defense by Blaine Lake told the tale as Maymont romped home with a 12-3 victory as the losers made ten errors. Maymont had a 10-0 lead by the end of the fourth inning. Lefty Arnold provided a highlight of the day with a 19 strikeout performance, one short of the record of 20 set by Lefty Cleaver of Conquest in 1931.
Kabaroff, Cameron, Kabaroff and J.Cheveldayoff
Arnold (W) and
McMillan
(July 20) Lanigan put on a power display Tuesday demolishing Broderick 22-2 as Limin crushed three home runs. Veteran first baseman "Mitch" Mitchell hit for the cycle with a homer, triple, double and two singles while young Emil Gunther handled the hurling chores for the winners.
E.Gunther (W) and Rider
Blomquist, Brown (3), Blomquist (5), Derdall (6) and
T.Derdall
Percy Booker held Elstow to two hits and fanned 16 in Kenaston's 6-0 shutout of Elstow. Left fielder Smales punched out three hits to lead the winners. Ace Corbin gave up nine hits and fanned 10 in a losing cause.
P.Booker (W) and Palmer
Corbin (L) and Campbell
Aberdeen crushed Cudworth 10-2 behind a five-hitter by Lefty Penner who had a shutout until the ninth.
H.Bigelow (L) and Reaser
Penner (W) and Forwood
(July 21) The defending champion Neilburg All-Stars began their title defense nosing out Watson 3-2 in a thrilling finish Wednesday. Down 2-1 in the last of the ninth, the All-Stars rallied with two out to plate the tying and winning runs. With Smith on first with a walk and two out, pitcher Al Flohr doubled to score Smith and Tom Besse followed with a single through shortstop to bring in the deciding marker. Flohr hurled a four-hitter for the win. Lefty Skarban yielded six hits and fanned 13 in taking the loss.
Skarban (L) and Tyler
Flohr (W) and Besse
The Conquest-Delisle combo dumped Viscount 8-4 helped by eight Viscount errors. Stan Douglas scattered eight hits for the win.
Folk (L) and Dyck, Lucas (5)
Douglas (W) and Jones, E.Sibbald (6)
Wilkie and Liberty played to a 2-2, seven-inning draw which was called on account of darkness and is to be replayed Thursday morning. Johnson, on the mound for Liberty rang up 15 strikeouts in the shortened contest.
Johnson and xxx
Harris and xxx
(July 22) Hewitt slammed a homer and two doubles and scored a pair in leading Liberty past Wilkie 6-0. Denny Evenson fired a four-hitter for the shutout. He struck out a dozen in out-dueling junior hurler Reinie Kembel.
Evenson (W) and Brooker
Kembel (L) and Brent
The Lanigan - Maymont game was rained out after three innings. It will be replayed tomorrow morning.
Percy Booker, pitching for Kenaston, struck out 20 batters Thursday to tie the tournament record yet was on the losing end of a 3-2 score to Aberdeen whose Dunc McKay pitched a four-hitter for the win. Lefty Cleaver, pitching for Lucky Lake, set the strikeout mark in the 1931 tournament. In consecutive starts, just a day apart, Cleaver fired a two-hitter with 18 strikeouts and a three-hitter with 20 strikeouts. He didn't walk a batter in either game.
McKay (W) and Forwood
P.Brooker (L) and Dubyk
(July 23) Emil Gunther gave up three runs over the first two innings then settled down to blank Maymont the rest of the way as Lanigan rallied for a 5-3 victory. Gunther surrendered just six hits in going the distance. Maurice Duffy led an 11-hit attack for the winners with a double and two singles.
Arnold (L), Corrigan (4) and McMillan
E.Gunther (W) and J.Duffy
Lefty Cleaver fired a two-hitter and whiffed 17 for Conquest-Delisle but wound up on the losing side as Neilburg notched a 2-0 decision scoring both runs in the fifth inning on two infield errors and a single. Al Flohr was solid for the winners yielding five hits, including a triple to Max Bentley and a double to Doug Bentley.
Cleaver (L) and Collins
Flohr (W) and Prediger
The nightcap produced another pitcher's battle as Smokey Johnson for Liberty fired a three-hitter and Maurice Duffy for Lanigan allowed just two hits as Lanigan eked out a 1-0 victory. The only run came as a result of two errors in the seventh inning. With two out, Jackson singled to left field and took off for second as Wachs dumped one between home and third. Johnson fielded the ball but his throw to first hit Wachs on the back and rolled away. On retrieving the ball, first baseman Reid tried to nab Jackson going for third but the throw was wide and Jackson raced home.
M.Duffy (W) and J.Duffy
Johnson (L) and Brooker
(July 24) Neilburg showed no mercy on Aberdeen in the semi-final smacking 21 hits in a seven inning affair to post a 16-0 victory. Pete Ferrie got the shutout with a two-hitter. It was a 6-0 game for six innings before Neilburg sent ten runs across the plate in the seventh.
Ferrie (W) and Prediger
Penner, McKay (7) and Forwood
For the fourth straight year Neilburg and Al Flohr have captured the final game of the Saskatoon Exhibition Tournament, this time 14-6 over Lanigan. Flohr, with his third win of the tournament, scattered nine hits and whiffed ten. Third sacker Red Oakes led a 17-hit Neilburg offensive with a double and two singles. Smith also had three hits while shortstop Dick Piper belted a pair of triples. Neilburg broke open a tight game with five runs in the seventh inning and another three in the 8th. Flohr, pitching in his seventh straight tournament, has appeared in 22 games and has racked up 18 wins against just a single loss.
Lefty Gunther, E.Gunther (6), Mitchell (7), Jackson (8) and J.Duffy
Flohr (W) and Prediger
(July 22) The Broadview Buffaloes and Northgate Yankees split first prize money in Broadview's baseball tourney after playing to a 7 - 7 tie in the final. Darkness prevented playing any extra innings.
(July 26-31) Regina Exhibition Tournament
(July 26) Regina Pilsners kicked off the Regina Tournament Monday with an easy 12-3 decision over Lipton at Park de Young. Rosnoski held Lipton to four hits while Regina knocked out a dozen including three by hot-hitting Cliff Hogg who clouted a double and two singles and scored a pair.
W.Trapp (L) and Groeferer
Rosnoski (W) and Wenas
(July 27) Broadview Buffaloes combined 16 hits, 9 walks, 9 stolen bases and six opposition errors to clobber Lipton 20-3 Tuesday. First sacker Bibbons led the assault with four hits, two steals and four runs scored. Lionel Decuir had a triple and single and scored three times while Harold Horeak punched out a pair of hits, scored three and stole three bags. Degrury had three runs and three steals. Buck Eaton went the distance giving up nine hits for the win. Spiers managed to go all the way on the hill for Lipton and rang up 13 strikeouts.
Eaton (W) and Bates
Spiers (L) and Groeferer
(July 28) Bill Vogeli was a hero and goat Wednesday night as Watson dropped a 5-4 decision to Broadview Buffaloes. Vogeli had allowed just six hits and fanned 18 with two out and two on in the bottom of the ninth inning but walked one to fill the bases then walked Buffs pitcher Isaacson to force in the winning run. Watson had come from behind with three runs in the 8th inning to knot the count at 4-4. Harold Horeak was the game's leading hitter with a home run and a single, a stolen base and two runs scored. Isaacson held Watson to five hits and whiffed 13. With the win Broadview advanced to the tournament final.
Voegli (L) and Tyler
Isaacson
(W) and Bates
(July 29) Weyburn broke up a 3-3 game with five run outbursts in the 6th and 7th innings and trounced Watson 15-6 in Thursday's action at the Regina Exhibition Tournament. First baseman Les Wilder paced a 16-hit attack with four htis and four runs. Right fielder Don Fraser added two doubles and a single and Walters ripped a triple and double. Ralph Hogg went the route for the win, surrendering ten hits. He fanned 14 and walked just one.
Hogg (W) and Lach
Smart, Skarban, Vogeli, Paulson, Tyler and Tyler, xxx
(July 30) At Park de Young Friday the fans got their money's worth with a thrilling game, a brawl, some good pitching and lusty hitting as Regina Pilsners won a berth in the tourney final by edging Weyburn 7-6. Leading 4-3, Regina broke out with three in the 8th to go up by four. But, the Pilsners had to hold on for dear life in the bottom of the ninth as Weyburn rallied for three runs and had two on when Elmer Lach was called out by a hair at first when Deacon picked off his drive after it was bobbled by Rosnoski and made the throw to first. Cliff Hogg, Campbell and Wenaus each had two hits for the winners. Wilder again was the top gun for Weyburn with a triple, double and single. The free-for-all broke out in the sixth inning. Ralph Hogg cracked out a long blow when Umpire Moraschan called foul and the Weyburn boss had to retreat from second base to try all over again. He poled another one along the foul line and trotted down to second. Again it was ruled foul and Hogg began to retrace his steps and had words with first baseman Jersey Campbell and fisticuffs developed. The rest of the players joined in the melee and with several spectators and it took some time for order to be restored.
Walters (L) and Lach
Rosnoski (L) and Clayton, Wenaus
(July 31) The Broadview Buffaloes emerged as easy winners of Regina's exhibition week tournament when they hammered the Regina Pilsners 17 to 1 in the final.
xxx and xxx
Dominas (L), xxx and xxx