Saturday, September 6, 1952

W L Pct. GB
Victoria .... 89 51 .636 —
Spokane ..... 87 61 .581 6
Vancouver ... 68 66 .507 18
Salem ....... 69 74 .483 21½
Lewiston .... 68 77 .469 23½
Yakima ...... 67 76 .469 23½
Tri-City .... 62 75 .453 25½
Wenatchee ... 57 87 .396 34

SALEM [Victoria Colonist, Sept. 7]—Victoria Tyees gained ground backing up last night and could arrive home tomorrow for their last two series as the 1952 W.I.L. champions.
Twice unable to hold three-run leads, the Tyees bowed to Salem Senators, 8-7, at Salem last night. But Spokane Indians also went down, finding the last place Wenatchee Chiefs too tough for the second straight game and losing, 4-3.
That combination of events left three as the magic number for the Tyees—on the presumption that each club has nine games left. Any combination of three Victoria wins or Spokane defeats would ensure the pennant for the Victorians.
COULD TAKE IT EASY
And so, if the Tyees could sweep today’s afternoon double-header from the Senators and Spokane should again lose to Wenatchee, the Indians’ pursuit would be over and the Tyees could take it easy during their last seven games. Even if they if they lost all of them and Spokane cleaned up in its last week, the Tyees would be in. That would wind them up with a 91-58 record. Spokane could do not better than 95-62, which would mean a tie in games, but a .611-.605 margin in percentage points.
And even if the Indians have a game to pick up at Vancouver it would make no chane. Winning that one would only bring them within three percentage points although they would actually be a half game ahead.
HEARD HAS TROUBLE
Jehosie Heard, who is having his troubles in attempting to become a 20-game winner, failed again last night although he escaped being charged with the loss. He had control trouble and was far from his best as he dissipated 3-0 and 4-2 leads before manager Cec Garriott hurriedly yanked him in the seventh in favor of Bill Bottler after he had walked the first batter and pitched one ball to the next.
As it turned out, Garriott may have been a bit hasty. At least Bottler was no improvement as he completed loading the bags and then gave up a three-run double to Hugh Luby to tie the score. He lost it in the ninth when Ben Lorino was unable to stop the rally started against Bottler.
TYEES LEAD
Singles by Bob Moniz and Garriott around an error gave the Tyees one run in the first. They went ahead, 3-0, in the second inning on singles by Dwane Helbig, Milt Martin, Lu Branham and Moniz divided around a sacrifice by Heard but lost a chance to add to their lead when Bill White cut down Martin at the plate.
Heard, hit hard from the start, ran into trouble with two outn in the Salem second when four bases on balls and a double plated two runs. Fourth-inning singles by Heard, Moniz and Pries made it 4-2 but Bill Spaeter’s triple tied it when the Senators got their turn in the same inning.
Granny Gladstone tripled in two runs and scored the third after an outfield fly as the Tyees moved in front, 7-4, in the seventh, but the Solons once more came right back.
HEMPHILL GETS WIN
Jack Hemphill, who set the Tyees down in order in the eighth and ninth, started the rally, which gave him the win, with an infield single. Luby bunted him to second and Lorino came on to relieve Bottler after Connie Perez had been intentionally passed.
Lorino walked Spaeter, unintentionally, to load the bags. He got Bill White to force Hemphill at the plate but Dick Bartle broke it up with a single.
Spokane fell victim to Bob Bauhofer, entering 3-16. Two-run ninth gave him fourth win. Four consecutive singles off John Conant sent the Spokane ace down to defeat.
Victoria ...... 120 100 300—7 15 3
Salem ........ 020 300 301—8 9 1
Heard, Bottler (7), Lorino (9) and Martin; McNulty, Edmunds (7), Hemphill (8) and Thrasher.

SPOKANE, Sept. 6—Spokane's "surge" turned into a slump Saturday night as the second-place Indians tripped over the Western International league's cellar-dwelling Wenatchee Chiefs for the second straight time as they absorbed a 4-3 loss.
Wenatchee's Bud Bauhofer, had been able to win only three iof 19 Prevlous starts, was helped into his fourth win on his teammates' ninth inning spluge.
In the fatal final inning, Bud Hjelmaa, Dick Adams, Larry Monroe and pinch-hitter Frank Dasso singled in succession to push across two scores and end Spokane's lead for good.
Center Fielder Eddie Murphy opened the game in style for Spokane when he sent a homerun ball over the 376-left field fence in the first inning.
Wenatchee Catcher Walt Pocekay scored both of the Chief's first two runs after getting on the base path with a single in the second and a double in the fourth inning. Monroe drove in the run in the second and Manager Adams the fourth inning tally.
Spokane came up with another home run in the fifth, when Jimmy Brown lined one over the wall.
Brown scored for Spokane again in the seventh when he doubled, moved to second on a wild pitch and came home on Bill Sheets' single.
John Conant made his WIL record read 17-10 by taking the loss.
Wenatchee ... 010 100 002—4 12 0
Spokane ....... 100 001 100—3 10 0
Bauhofer and Pocekay; Conant and Sheets.

YAKIMA, Sept. 6 — Rookie Chuck Donley set down the Lewiston Broncs with eight hits Saturday night to give the Yakima Bears an 8-3 Western International League baseball victory.
The win gave Donley a 3-4 record.
Yakima jumped on Lewiston starter Joe Nicholas for four runs in the first inning and was never headed. Nicholas walked the first man to face him and then gave up three singles good for two runs and a pair of outfield flies good for another pair.
Lewiston .. 001 020 000—3 8 1
Yakima .... 402 100 01x—8 10 2
Nicholas, Bowman (4) and Lundberg; Donley and Donahue.

Vancouver at Tri-City, postponed, high winds.

Murphy Picked Most Popular
SPOKANE, Sept. 7—Fleet-footed centrefielder Eddie Murphy of the Western International League Spokane Indians has been voted the team's "most popular player" by more than 15,000 fans.
Murphy was presented with a full set of golf clubs and bag during fifth inning ceremonies in the Wenatchee-Spokane game Saturday night.
The award was won last year by Edo Vanni, now manager of the Vancouver Capilanos. Murphy was also voted the honor in 1950.

Walt Pocekay Regains WIL Lead In Batting
Walt Pocekay, Wenatchee, has regained the batting lead in the Western International league, according to weekly averages compiled by Howe News Bureau.
Pocekay raised his average three points during the week to .355 while John Ritchey, Vancouver, who led last week, slipped four points tp .352 and second place.
Pocekay also continues to lead in hits with 183, in total bases with 256 and in doubles with 42.
Milt Smith, Lewiston, replaced Bob Moniz, Victoria, as the leader in runs 'tor the only change in jthe specialized departments. Smith scored seven runs during the week to Moniz' four. For the season Smith has 112 and Moniz 110.
Holdover leaders, besides Pocekay, are; Des Charouhas, Tri-City, 14 triples; Cecil Garriott, Victoria, 16 home runs; Grannie Gladstone, also of Victoria, 111 runs batted in, and Ed Murphy, Spokane, 43 stolen bases.
Ben Lorino, Victoria, the league's leading pitcher, racked up his 22nd victory during the week. He has only six losses.

TEAM BATTING
  G  AB   R   OR   H   TB   2b 3b HR  SH  SB  BB  SO  Pct.
Victoria
133 4478 749 647 1250 1692 237 29 49  85 125 716 585 .279
Lewiston
138 4657 747 772 1277 1777 219 37 69  77  88 674 595 .274
Vancouver
127 4235 636 541 1155 1501 169 57 21  90  92 599 447 .273
Spokane
140 4580 699 592 1236 1569 173 44 24 116 126 618 675 .270
Yakima
136 4358 700 729 1203 1636 205 54 40 106 109 700 702 .265
Salem
136 4474 574 570 1141 1504 188 53 23  66  87 587 633 .255
Wenatchee
136 4491 596 798 1110 1413 181 34 18  69  62 562 607 .247
Tri-City
132 4377 607 659 1081 1418 158 43 31  96 115 709 732 .247

TEAM FIELDING
               W  L T  DP TP PB  PO    A   E  Pct.
Salem ....... 66 70 0 152  0 17 3501 1604 157 .970
Vancouver ... 65 62 0 135  0 13 3291 1457 174 .965
Tri-City .... 59 72 1 105  1 18 3421 1310 186 .962
Victoria .... 86 46 1 119  0 17 3486 1405 198 .961
Yakima ...... 63 73 0 136  0 20 3524 1523 210 .960
Spokane ..... 81 59 0 151  0 10 3590 1551 223 .958
Lewiston .... 64 74 0 107  0 38 3540 1503 238 .955
Wenatchee ... 54 82 0 100  0 17 3472 1358 240 .953