Sunday, July 4, 1954

                W  L  Pct GB
Vancouver .... 41 23 .641 —
Yakima ....... 38 32 .543 6
Edmonton ..... 31 28 .525 7½
Lewiston ..... 33 33 .500 9
Tri-City ..... 33 37 .471 11
Victoria ..... 30 36 .455 12
Wenatchee .... 32 39 .451 12½
Salem ........ 32 39 .451 12½

SALEM, July 4—The last-place Salem Senators celebrated Independence Day with a pair of upsets, defeaing the front-running Vancouver Capilanos in a pair of Western International League games, 9-3 and 8-7.
Salem Senator Ernie Domenichelli created some July 4 fireworks of his own in the first game by smacking a home run. His batterymate, Dennis Luby, added another, as both had three hits. Bob Wellman put one out of the park for Vancouver.
Domenichelli tossed a five hitter, walking three and striking out one, while Bud Beasley was the loser, scattering 14 hits and walking a pair.
Reliever Jose Rayle had to get out of his own jam in the last inning of the seven-inning night game, allowing three run.
Bob Wellman hit a three-run homer for Vancouver which tied the game at 4-4 in the fifth, but Salem responded with four in the bottom of the inning.
Harry Warner hit a two-run homer for Salem, while Connie Perez doubled and singled and brought in two more. Marv Williams doubled and singled to score a pair for Vancouver.
First Game
Vancouver .... 000 210 000—3 5 0
Salem .......... 012 203 01x—9 14 0
Beasley and Duretto; Domenichelli and D. Luby.
Second Game
Vancouver ..... 100 030 3—7 10 2
Salem ........... 022 040 x—8 9 1
Cordell and Pesut; Del Sarto, Rayle (5) and Ogden.

KENNEWICK, July 4—In keeping with the Fourth of July holiday, the Tri-City Braves put four runs on the board in both games of Sunday night's twin bill with the Victoria Tyees. They didn't produce the same result.
The Braves staved off a late rally to win the seven-inning opener, 4-3, but fell to the Canadian visitors 11-4 before 2,770 celebrating the American holiday at the ballpark.
Jess Dobernic shut out the Tyees in the opener until the top of the seventh inning. Then Tom Perez led off with a triple and later scored on Don Lundberg's third hit
of the evening. Singles by Mel Stein and Ron Jackson brought in two more runs, but that's all Dobernic allowed.
For Tri-City Terry Carroll got his first homer of the season in the fifth inning off Mike Kanshin, who only allowed six hits. Carroll and Vic Buccola got two apiece, while Artie Wilson and Edo Vanni got the others. Jack Warren and Len Tran brought in a run each.
In the second game, Walter Clough and Bill Prior locked up in a neat duel for four innings. Then Victoria scored four in the fifth and cruised on from there. After Victoria added three in the seventh and three in the eighth, Tri-City came back for a small rally and scored three runs.
Six Tri-City errors entered into the scoring. Two of the seven runs and none of the four runs given by reliever Earl Lemieux were earned.
Stein batted in three, while Dain Clay, Neil Sheridan and Perez brought in two each.
Len Tran and Bob Moniz were responsible for bringing in a pair of runs off Prior, who allowed nine hits, walked five, struck out two, and hit Moniz in working the full nine innings.
First Game
Victoria ....... 000 000 3—3 8 0
Tri-City ....... 001 012 x—4 6 2
Kanshin and Lundberg, Dobernic and Warren, Johnson (7).
Second Game
Victoria ....... 000 040 331—11 18 0
Tri-City ....... 000 001 030— 4 9 6
Prior and Lundberg; Clough, Lemieux (8) and Warren.

LEWISTON, July 4—John Marshall was sent in to protect a 6-5 Lewiston lead over Edmonton, but instead handed the Eskimos a 13-6 Western International League victory over the Lewiston Broncs in the night game of a Sunday twin bill.
Marshall surrendered five hits and walked five.
Lewiston won the opener 8-7.
First Game
Edmonton ....... 000 022 030—7 11 1
Lewiston ....... 312 002 00x—8 17 0
McNulty, Widner (7) and Self; Derganc, Yaylian (8) and Garay.
Second Game
Edmonton ........ 100 010 308—13 11 3
Lewiston ........ 202 002 000— 6 10 3
Conant, Widner (7) and Self; Martin, Marshall (8) and Cameron.

YAKIMA, July 4—Yakima pounded Wenatchee for 12 runs in the sixth inning to defeat the Bears 22-4 in a Sunday Western International League game.
The onslaught began against ex-White Sox bonus baby Larry Richardson, who entered the inning down 10-3. It got so bad that Chiefs manager Bill Kelly replaced him with third baseman Laurie Monroe. The Bears hammered them and starter Ralph Romero, pulled in the third inning, for 21 hits.
Wenatchee ...... 210 000 001— 4 9 2
Yakima ........... 114 40(12) 00x-22 21 2
Romero, Richardson (3), Monroe (6) and Helmuth; Young, Lovrich (1) and Summers, Albini ( ).

Taylor Becomes a Tar
MODESTO, July 4—Outfielder Gale Taylor, acquired after the Calgary franchise in the Western International League folded, has had a very short California League career.
He played in the left field Saturday night, getting one hit in four at-bats in his debut with the Modesto Reds.
Taylor has now been sent to Norfolk, Va. of the Class B Piedmont League. It is in the New York Yankees farm system.
Taylor hit .374 for the Stampeders this season.

Spring Training, Friday, April 23, 1954

THREE HOME RUNS
Holden Stages ‘Comeback’
By Clancy Loranger
[Vancouver Province, April 23, 1954]
CLARKSTON, Wash.—It takes two to tango, and on that premise the fight between two Vancouver boys, Arnie Hallgren and Danny Holden, for the rightfield spot on Vancouver Capilanos’ pro ball club had been strictly “no contest” until Thursday.
Holden, who had lost every round, got back into the battle Thursday when the Caps took Larson Air Force base into camp 8-3.
Danny accounted for five of the Vancouver runs with there home runs in as many times at bat. Two of them were hot shots into the rightfield stands, some 300 feet away, and the third cleared the centre fielder’s head.
But Hallgren didn’t give up without getting in a few licks of his own. He batted in the other three runs with a homer that cleared the leftfielder’s head, and hit another one a country mile, but it was caught.
Thursday’s performance was the first impressive one that Holden has turned in since we’ve watched him. On the basis of some eight years of pro experience, seven of them in class A baseball, he figured to beat out the relatively green Hallgren. But Arnie had the edge in all departments up to yesterday.
Both Vancouver outfielders could be in the lineup opening night, pending developments in the Bob Wellman-Dick Greco situations. General manager Bill Brenner received the Tri-City waivers request on Greco Thursday, but they have to be in effect for a week before any disposition can be made in his case. So if everything works out, big Richard could be a Capilano by opening night next Thursday.
One player, Gale Taylor who finished up for the Caps in left field last season, hitting .283, dropped out of outfield contention yesterday. Brenner announced that Taylor, catcher Don Lundberg and a pretty good shortstop, Elmer Clow, have been sold to Calgary.
The Caps have a day off from exhibition games today but they play Lewiston twice on the weekend, Saturday night and Sunday afternoon in Lewiston.

Tyees Trim City Nine, Pick Up Two Pitchers
[Victoria Colonist, April 23, 1954]
Victoria Tyees continued to grow in numbers yesterday as three players reported to manager Don Pries and general manager Ray Patterson announced the acquisition of two more pitchers.
Joining the club were shortstop Eddie Lake, who finally made his long-delayed appearance late Wednesday, outfielders Dane Clay and Joe Joshua.
FROM RAINIERS
Due to arrive next week are southpaw Bob Moen and righthander Jim Reynolds. Moen is due to report Monday on option from the Seattle Rainiers. A former University of Washington star, he has been with the Vancouver Capilanos for the last couple of weeks by the Caps are a bit overloaded with mound talent and the Tyees snapped the big rookie up when they got the chance. He is six feet one inch tall, weighs 195 pounds, and is highly regarded by the Rainiers.
Little is known of Reynolds except that he has had a couple of seasons in organized ball previously. Short of moundmen, the Tyees will give him every chance to make the club.
There was nothing definite from Portland yesterday but the Tyees are still hoping for mound help from the Beavers. And they also expect to get another pitcher from Seattle.
Lake and Clay, both ex-major league veterans, reported in good condition and should be ready to give their best licks by next Thursday when the Tyees start playing for keeps at Vancouver. Lake saw action last night for five innings as the Tyees trimmed Farmers Construction, 13-1, in their second exhibition game. Clay wasn’t used and Joshua showed up too late.
EASIER VERDICT
In contrast to Monday night’s game, when Art Worth and Lowell Hodges pitched well to make a 7-3 win hard-earned, the Tyees had a romp last night. However, while Farmers didn’t get much pitching, the Tyees looked a bit sharper at the plate and their pitchers had little trouble with the city amateurs.
Berlyn Hodges, Bill Prior and Mike Kanshin each pitched three innings for the Tyees. Hodges gave up no runs and three hits while striking out four and showing perfect control. Prior had a bit of trouble finding the plate and two of his four bases on balls plus his own errors on throws to second base gave Farmers their lone run. He gave up no hits and struck out five. Kanshin gave up one hit and one walk and whiffed five.
THREE FOR SEGUSO
At the plate, the Tyees picked up 11 hits, including two doubles and a triple, a typical drive to his off-field by manage Don Pries. Art Seguso, with a line double that scored the game’s first run, two singles and four runs batted in, led the Tyees at the plate. Catcher Milt Martin was the only other player with more than two hits, singling sharply twice. Tom Perez hit a solid bases-loaded double to feature a six-run fourth inning.
Pries started with Martin behind the plate, himself at first base, Ron Jackson at second, Steve Mesner at third, Lake at shortstop and Seguso, Perez and Pepper Wasley in the outfield. A fifth-inning shift ended up with Tom Keough, Perez and Jerry Kane in the outfield, Jerry Parker at third, Primo Santini at shortstop, Jackson at second, Seguso at first and Armando Sanchez behind the plate.
Tyees continue their workouts today. Tomorrow afternoon, at 2, they play Farmers again. Then, it’s two games at Courtenay Sunday and a fourth game at Royal Athletic Park against Farmers Tuesday night. Wednesday sees the end of the pre-season drills and on Thursday it’s the league opener.

Capilanos Strong Threat for WIL Crown; Tyees To Face Veteran Line-Up in Opener
[Victoria Colonist, April 23, 1954]
Vancouver Capilanos, who had a disastrous season last year, both financially and in a playing way, will probably start the 1954 season as favourites to win at least once in the Western International League’s split season.
With Bill Brenner, who performed the same chores at Lewiston in 1953, serving in the triple role of general manager, field manager and star right-handed pitcher, the Caps have come up with a veteran club which appears to have plenty of power, adequate defense, and excellent pitching.
INFIELD SOLID
In the infield, the Caps have only one returning player but he is Jimmy Clark, former Victoria Tyee who has been the league’s top shortstop for the past two seasons. At third base is veteran Kenny Richardson, who drove in 106 runs and batted .301 for Lewiston last season. Marvin Williams, veteran colored smoothie who used to play in the Coast League is the second baseman and comes to the WIL with the reputation of being a dangerous hitter. At first base is Ellis Daugherty, a big lefthander who hit .290 with Topeka in the Western Association last season. Holdover Jack Bukowatz may stick around as a utility player.
K. Chorlton will be in centre-field and the speedster, who once played for Victoria, can be counted on to hit in the .300s and give the Caps standout defensive play. Arnie Hallgren, Vancouver high school product who received a healthy bonus from Boston Braves a couple of years ago, has been optioned to the Caps and may win a regular berth. Vancouver-born Danny Holden, who has played for several years in the class “A” Western League, is another outfield prospect while Bob Duretto, who will also be the club’s second-string catcher, can be used in the outfield.
In addition, the Caps are expecting to get Lloyd Jenney and are hoping to get Bob Wellman from the Seattle Rainiers. Jenney was a teammate of Victoria’s Joe Joshua at Tucson in the class “C” Arizona-Texas League last season and batted .367 with 24 home runs, 13 triples and 47 doubles, 164 runs scored and 152 runs batted in to his credit.
Wellman, still with Seattle and due for a longer look, could make the Caps top-heavy favorites. Playing with Yakima Bears last season, he batted .350 and drove in 112 runs, hit 26 home runs and 39 doubles.
Behind the plate, the Caps have Nick Pesut, the gravel-voiced veteran from Tri-City Braves who hit .288 last season.
Brenner, a 22-game winner last season, heads a standout mound staff which also includes Pete Hernandez, an 18-game winner in 1953 with the Caps; Bob Roberts, 10-5 with the Caps last season; Herman [sic] Franks, a 13-game winner with Spokane last season; Tom DelSarto, a 9-12 southpaw with Yakima in 1953; veteran southpaw John Cordell, 9-7 with Spokane last season, who figures to be the club’s relief reliable; right-hander George Nicholas, who used to be a big winner in the WIL until he gave the game up temporarily two seasons back; Bill Tompkins, a promising rookie, and Vancouver-youngster Rod McKay [sic], who showed a lot of promise in 19 games with the Caps last season.
That’s the line-up which Victoria Tyees will run u against at least 26 times this season, starting Thursday in the league opener.

FRIDAY GAMES

KENNEWICK, April 23—Tri-City jumped on Jack Martin for six runs in the first six innings and went on to an 8-5 victory over the Lewiston Broncs in a Western International League exhibition baseball game Friday.
The win earned the Braves an even split in the four-game pre-season series between the two teams.
Tri-City’s big blow was a two-run homer in the sixth by Ernie Hockaday that pushed across what proved to be the winning tally.
Lewiston got only one extra-base hit off Ted Savarese, who went all the way for the Braves. It was a double by Nick Cannuli, Al Heist with 3-for-3, and Joe Bache, with 3-for-5, led the Bronc attack.
Tri-City moves to Yakima Saturday for an exhibition series with the Bears.
Lewiston .... 030 020 000—5 12 1
Tri-City ..... 040 002 11x—8 12 2
Martin, Tench (7) and Garay; Savarese and Warren.

Spring Training, Tuesday, April 6, 1954

FIRST EXHIBITION TODAY
Roberts And Moen Open For Caps
By CLANCY LORANGER
[Vancouver Province, April 6, 1954]
It came on rainy Monday at Clarkston, Wash., where the prospects for the 1954 Capilanos are gradually coming in. It was the first bad weather since the camp opened Thursday, general manager Bill Brenner reported. He said if had been warm, “around 60” until Monday.
Brenner is looking for a return to sunshine today, when the Caps’ first exhibition game is scheduled at Clarkston against Pocatello of the Class C Pioneer League.
* * *
Righthander Bob Roberts and lefty Bob Moen will pitch for Vancouver. Both were at spring training with Seattle Rainiers, so are ready to go.
All told, there were 23 hopefuls on hand, Brenner said. They don’t include his two Mexican imports, infield Marv Williams and pitcher Raul Galata but “they’re coming.”
Of three other players whose appearance was “doubtful” in Brenner’s mind, one has already arrived in Clarkston, and another says he’ll report this week. The third won’t show up, period.
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Outfielder Gale Taylor, who doesn’t figure to earn a spot in the garden, has turned up to try anyway. K Chorlton, who talked of quitting if he didn’t make Seattle’s roster, says he’ll report.
Not coming is Clarence Marshall, the one-time Yankee pitcher, whose baseball career is probably at an end. Marshall, who was injured in an auto accident last fall, has applied for a job in a California aircraft plant.
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DIAMOND DUST … Brenner has been told that Seattle will likely keep Lonnie Myers, the fireball righthander who’s rated a top prospect … But he hopes to get outfielder Bob Wellman, pitcher Pete Hernandez and outfielder-catcher Lloyd Jenney soon … shortstop Jim Clark, in good shape after his Palm Springs stint with the Rainiers, will be along April 12 … Another latecomer was George Nicholas, who can’t get away from his California labors until about April 18 … Brenner is highly pleased with the showing so far of his big first-baseman, via Colorado Springs, Ellis Daugherty … He’s been hitting the ball with authority … Tri-City Braves have made an outfield catch … Portland Beavers have sold them Bob Moniz, who was with Victoria the last two years … The Braves have also offered a contract to George Chalich, 24-year-old catcher, who’s baseball coach at Gonzaga.

IT BEATS ME
By JIM TANG
[from Victoria Colonist, April 6, 1954]
Bob Brown, ex-president of the WIL and ex-general manager of the Vancouver Capilanos, has been hired to help get Calgary Stampeders straightened out for the season. It’s the smartest move the baseball Stamps have yet made … return of Milt Martin assures the Tyees of the best in catching this season and made manager Don Pries happy. Martin, the club’s most-popular player last year, was Pries’ roomie for three seasons and claims Pries sought the managerial job to get out of a fourth season. Pries confirms it by inference with his remark, “That I won’t have to listen to him moaning all night this season” … Portland Beavers put outfielder Bob Moniz up for sale awhile back and reports have it they sold him to the Tri-City Braves … and cleaning up on baseball items, the Tyees are planning to start their games at 7:30 this season, except on lacrosse nights, when they will start at 6:30 to give fans a chance to take in both events. Their ticket sales will be handled by the Central Ticket Agency.

TUESDAY GAMES

Bannocks Fall 7-0 As Pitchers Shine
LEWISTON (Special, April 6) — It was a pitcher’s day here Tuesday as the Vancouver Capilanos of the class A Western International league downed the Pocatello Bannocks 7-0 in an exhibition game.
The contest was limited to six innings because of a brisk, cold wind. It was Pocatello's first exhibition outing.
The Vancouver nine was able to touch a pair of Bannock pitchers, Willie Neal and Ralph Ramirez, for five hits, two of them infield blows. However, the Capilanos took advantage of several Pocatello mental errors and some bases on balls to push across two runs in the second inning. They got five more on the fourth, on three hits and an error.
In the other four innings, the two teams played on an even basis.
The Bannocks were able to collect but two hits off three Vancouver hurlers, Bob Roberts, Bob Moen and Rod MacKay. Shortstop Dale Odekirk banged out a long single in the first inning and catcher Gerry Mongomery, the only Pocatello batter who has been in camp for more than four days, clubbed out a safety in the third stanza.
Neal started for Pocatello, pitching the first four innings. He gave up all seven runs, five hits, struck out four and walked three. Ramirez set the Vancouver team down in order in the final two frames.
Vancouver .... 020 500—7 5 0
Pocatello ...... 000 000—0 2 2
Roberts, Moen, MacKay and Whitney; Neal, Ramirez and Mongomery, Matteson, Mayberry.