Left - Ray Orteig, the Norvan import, whose contract is held by the Boston Red Sox, made the Arrows take notice in the first game of the semi-final playoffs as he fanned 15 in a 12-2 victory. Left to right - Arrows' boss Ed Henry, Ross Edy, Leo Frison, Jack Meister and Reg Clarkson.
Below left - Joe Faria (left) the potent Bellingham pitcher shows Vancouver A & Q's ace Sandy Robertson how he throws his curving flutter ball before the playoff game at Capilano Stadium. Sandy demonstrates his knuckler and later demonstrated superiority over Joe as A & Q triumphed 8 to 7. It was Robertson's third win over Faria in four meetings
Right - Shortstop Sibby Sisti of the U.S. Coast Guard Seattle & Vancouver's Arnold & Quigley
Far left - Joe Faria (left) the potent Bellingham pitcher shows Vancouver A & Q's ace Sandy Robertson how he throws his curving flutter ball before the playoff game at Capilano Stadium.
Sandy demonstrates his knuckler and later demonstrated superiority over Joe as A & Q triumphed 8 to 7. It was Robertson's third win over Faria in four meetings
Left- Shortstop Sibby Sisti of the U.S. Coast Guard Seattle & Vancouver's Arnold & Quigley
Left - Michael Masaaki Maruno a member of the fabled Asahi of Vancouver.
At age 15, Maruno was recruited from the Senior B League Mikados to play for the Asahi.
He took over at shortstop for Asahi legend Roy Yamamura who gracefully moved to second base to accommodate the young recruit.
Over his eight years with the team, Maruno played all the infield positions, including pitcher and catcher.
He remained a force with the team until the Asahi were disbanded in 1941 as the Canadian government began to send Japanese Canadians to internment camps. Maruno managed to work in some baseball with Revelstoke of the Okanagan Mainline League (including the 1945 season) before moving east and joining the Toronto Westerns. He then settled in Ontario.
In 2003, Maruno was among the Asahi Baseball Club inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Maruno died in 2008 at the age of 89 at Bolton, Ontario.