The San Francisco call., 1909-11-12
Tacoma Tigers
To Be Managed
By yBlankenship
PaIph Willis the Twirfer Billed
TO Pitch Against Big Chief
Bender This Afternoon

Cliff Blankenship. the former Wash
ington and Seattle catcher. will direct
the destinies of the Tacoma CLUB OF
the Northwestern league next season
Blankenship received his commission
yesterday and he immediately starte"
to get busy rounding up talent TOT the
coming campaign. He started IN risHe
off the reel by grabbing three i've Cai-
The men signed By BIankenship are
Catcher Jimmy Byrnes. formerly OF
Sacramento: Outfielder George hllde
brand late of the Seals and the Sena-
tors and Joe Bliss, brother OF ~
noted st Louis National catcnel-
Blankenship Is on the lookout tVl nlo' l''i,I =
talent and the chances are tnat ne VII VII
sign up several more OF the natlNe
sons within the next few weeks
BIankenship Is well known 70 ths
fans of the Coast league ne n1ber Ssa,5eT
OF the old Seattle club when ~ was
in the Coast league. Later ne Wa
drafted by CINCINNATI but ne t sirstr =, o.
the coast again Two years ss1 NJ
was with Washington and made
once more Blank grew weary Of the
big brush. and last year he remained
here to manage the Fresno team OF
chance with Washington this season
and for the third time he broke away
from the big circuit. finishing the sea-
son with Seattle in the Northwsst
league. where he made great MT
with the fans and players alike.
Il think that / can give Tacoma a
winning team next year. SAYS bianh;
Il have the Priviisgs , Oh s1'ns s.,snins sn
pIayers have started with three
good ones. Byrnes will be my regular
nIav first myself and Hildebrand will
be my mainstay in the outfetd-
Blankenship is an all around Soo1
hall PLAYER both in the Held ana AT
the bat. He has had plenty OF valu-
able experience in all kinds OF COM
pany from the outlaw TO the American
league. He is good Judge OF pa
PLAYERS. so there is no reason why ne
will not be in a position TO give Ta-
coma what it has long been clamOrins
fora winning ball club.
Manager Danny Long probably win wprk 9aiph
willis In the box this afternoon and Clso.ie
Berry behind the bat The battery Tor the
Athletics will be Big Chief Bender and Pat
nonsbue Bender is one Of the great st pitchers
in the business 50 the chances are tnat every 3,
watch the red man bend EN- over
Tom Tenant had what some Of the fans %
hat nve times and each oeeasi.ln be was
winged TO the bench: Tom should eave a rev
ance He has not got much On NC BTile. ~
thar Mac came up four times. and lie tpo
whifed the air on eaen srip-
Coombs had wonderful speed He also bad
perfect control OF his big breaks and most %
~ seals we're bewildered. Outside 81 the dr~t
inning when he passed two men. Coonilrs never
seemed TO faIter-
Heine HeirmuIler aud Pat DOnahue came IN for
ouite an ovation when they stsPpel up 70 TIE
11Iate An the fans remember both Of tnebl as
FORMER members OF this league. Neither eouid
pet near Browning's twfsters-
Collins gave wonderful demonstration Of how
| TO pIav that second sack He made one stop
| in particular that caused all the fans TO hold
| essiIv as though the ball rolled right into toe
little fellows hands
zeider made two OF the seals three hits and
NeIcbior the other. Up to the seventh the Seals
were hitless- Then Mel came along WIN eiee
donbIe TO right But with the bases Mel
could not connect