Saturday 28 July 2007

Wednesday, August 24, 1949






               W  L  PCT GB
Yakima ...... 90 45 .667 —
Vancouver ... 81 52 .609 8
Spokane ..... 71 65 .522 19½
Wenatchee ... 70 66 .515 20½
Victoria .... 60 77 .438 31
Salem ....... 58 77 .430 32
Bremerton ... 55 77 .417 33½
Tacoma ...... 54 80 .403 35½


WENATCHEE, Aug. 24—Wenatchee was back within striking distance of the third place Spokane Indians tonight after taking their second win in three starts against the Western International league leading Yakima Bears. The Chiefs walloped the Yankees 10-3 Wednesday.
Wenatchee was never in trouble after collecting four runs against Yakima in the first inning. Merle Frick, Chief pitcher, gave up but five hits.
Salem didn't move out in front of Spokane until the seventh inning when seven runs crossed the plate, climaxed by a three-run homer off the bat of Art Pennington, flashy negro shortstop.
Yakima ........ 000 201 000—3 5 2
Wenatchee ... 403 020 10x—10 16 2
Savarese and Orteig; Frick and Winter.

SPOKANE, Aug. 24—Spokane bowed to Salem 11-9 in a Wednesday night WIL contest. The decision gave the Oregonians the three game series 2-1.
Salem ........... 000 111 701—11 17 4
Spokane ..... 300 003 300—9 12 2
G. Peterson, Olson (7) and Beard; Adams, Kimball (7), Conant (7), Howard (8) and Parks.

Vancouver at Victoria, postponed—wet grounds.
Tacoma at Bremerton, postponed.

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