The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-25
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~ FANS
- A Little Gossip
/ ~ From All the
WALA Leagues

~AlMx Leagues
Peter Morse is qualifying for
the original backstop. He was hit
twice in Fridays game with the
High school. He also made to hits
and crossed home for two schoes.
Curley Coen. the little High
school short of such promise, went
to pieces Friday afternoon,
made one error and then followed
1t with two more.
doc" Higgins spent Friday
afternoon sprinting in the hot sun
after twirling few and took Off a
few pounds. He retired early
Some wag printed "Kick Me" on
Pete orse's coast Friday and
the peppery little short strobe into
the Olympic club on way to- sup
per duly labeled. He had to, be
shown and thought he was being
kidded when told of the prank.
Wolfe. the hard hitting utility
man and left fielder, has but one
bad fault-he draws away from
the plate when batting. d.
McHenry, the California LOOSE
jointed giant. seems to be Timber
ing UP daily and shooting them
with more control.
Fright in the old lamamalack."
says Crittenden, and whatever
that is" does the business for It
steadies the pitchers. Dicks go
ing to work like an Indian this
isummer to try and get into the
lclass A league. His star Is the
majors.
i Anderson, the High center field
J, re. and big Don Cameron, the
: Tigers first sacker. presented the
: laugh OF the afternoon, when little
Anderson bumped into Cameron
as he reached for the ball and
sent the big lad sprawling.
i Blaine Gordon made some close
decisions in Fridays game. He
acted like a regular Billy Evans
Smith, the California colt pitch
Ter, has habit of throwing to first
that would place him with the In
bad club with many umpires. for
it amounts virtually to a balk.
/ Cole Pettus has put his name
ON the Tiger register and Is trying
every day to spike 1t hard and fast
McHenry, the colt twirler, bats
Unusually we'll for a pitcher.
/ Rex Devogt will probably have
the right to cast de vote" with
Dugdale's Giants this year. The
way he shows up at batting, throw
ing and catching in practice would
make Danny Shea turn green with
Ienvy.
\ Michael Lynch Is full of pepper
and his gray hairs are deceptive,
but he IL finding that the staying
qualities of a number of the
colts is making him hustle some
And he Is glad Of 1t.
"All right, ladies, here you are
1.-THE famous Oddie Abbott. the in
comparable hoe Higgins, must
have been cried by some ballahp
for the femmes were there yester-
day. ~,
| Turk did not let a little spik-
ing in the ankle keep him out of
the practice. He was as frisxy
as ever. SO
Burns, who caught here last
years, is slated for release by the
st. Louis Cardinals.
| copeland, the High school
pitcher, has good speed, fairs con-
troll and plenty of endurance. He
should develop into a good p1prb-
fessional. nv
That shirt of Ode Abbott
shows lack of needle craft.
In the game between the High
school and Falkland academy,
some good work is expected.
Stub" Spencer. who was re-
leased because of a sore arm last
year, was out in a uni Friday
warming up.
There we're less than 100 at
yesterdays ball game. This adj
mission fee to practice games seem
TO hit the pockets Of the fans.