Sunday 2 September 2007

Sunday, September 3, 1950






              W  L  PCT GB
Tacoma ..... 87 52 .626 —
Yakima ..... 88 54 .620 ½
Tri-City ... 76 64 .543 11½
Wenatchee .. 74 67 .525 14
Vancouver .. 59 78 .431 27
Victoria ... 61 81 .430 27½
Spokane .... 58 81 .417 29
Salem ...... 57 83 .407 30½


YAKIMA, Sept. 3—The Yakima Bears were ousted from first place Sunday night in the Western International league by dividing with Tri-City a baseball doubleheader that ended in a near riot.
Yakima lost the first game 3-1 but rebounded to take the second 8-6.
A series of adverse decisions by the umpire against Yakima resulted in a rain of cushions on the field. Two fans went down on the field and atternpted to attack the umpires but police warded them off.
Police escorted umpires Jerry Mathieu and Gordy Perkins from the field.
No arrests were made.
The outcome of the two games dropped Yakima a hall game behind Tacoma.
Dick Faber hit a homer with two men on for Tri-City in the ninth inning of the second game.
First Game
Tri-City ........ 010 011 0—3 9 1
Yakima ........ 000 001 0—1 5 1
Roenspie and McKeegan; Bradford and Tornay.
Second Game
Tri-City ....... 100 001 004—6 13 1
Yakima ......... 201 001 31x—8 16 1
Nicholas, Stone (2), Olsen (7) and McKeegan; Larner and Tiesiera, Tornay (8).

TACOMA, Sept. 3—The Tacoma Tigers took over the position of first place in the Western International baseball league race here Sunday by sweeping a double-header with the Wenatchee Chiefs, 5-0 and 7-0.
First Game
Wenatchee ...... 000 000 000—0 5 3
Tacoma ........... 003 020 00x—5 6 0
Ferrarase and Neal; Kipp and Sheets.
Second Game
Wenatchee ...... 003 000 2—5 10 3
Tacoma ........... 301 030 x—7 11 1
Treichel, Blankenship (5) and Neal; Conger and Fischer, Sheets (4).

SALEM, Sept. 3 — Spokane's Indians kept Salem in the Western International league cellar here Sunday night by taking the nightcap 10-7 after dropping the opener 4-2 on some scatterarm pitching. The Indians rapped three Senator pitchers for 13 hits to even the series at two games each and maintain their 1½ game edge over the basement dwellers. Jack Curran, who started for Spokane needed help in the seventh to notch the victory.
First Game
Spokane ....... 010 001 0—2 7 0
Salem ........... 030 001 x—4 1 0
Aubertin, Yerkes (2), Roberts (6) and Weatherwax; W. Valentine and Beard.
Second Game
Spokane ....... 000 220 213—10 13 1
Salem ........... 010 000 402— 7 11 4
Curran, Yerkes (7) and Weatherwax; Burak, Lew (6), Woodson (7) and Martin.

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