The Washington times., 1926-06-19
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Wherever baseball fans gather
these days one Of the chief sources
Of discussion is the mastery pitch.
ing Of Big Jim Elliott. Of Seattle,
who apparently has slipped through
the pudgy fingers Of Wilbert Rob.
inson. the Brooklyn pilot, to create
a sensational record on the Pacific
coast.
Latest available pitching figures
OF the Coast League show the giant
left handler with 1S victories and
two defeats. He blazed through
opposition in his first nine games
with no defeats. Then the Seattle
team failed him twice and now he
is headed for another mark, having
won four straight.
With a second division team
ElIiott's work has been the most
thrilling ever seen on the coast,
and the sharps out there predict
that IL Brooklyn gets him beck 1t
will be at more than $50, 900, for
Seattle is known 10 be in need OF
cash. having sold Jimmy Caveney,
the former Cincinnati shortstop, to
the Oakland team and Twombley to
q club In the International League
outfit.
II may be that II the Man
Mountain keeps up his present
pace he viii set q record never
before attained ON the coast.
Critics say that Elliott seems to
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for the Seattle team, and had his
mates been able TO give him three
runs I'm each Of his defeats he
would have had . clean slate.
Best information obtainable in
Brooklyn is that Ellio&, who was
picked up in the B0shes by the
venerable scout Larry Sutton for q
comparatively small part Of his
present value. is that the Robins
having traded the big southpaw tG
Seattle for Striker, only has an
option to buy the big fellow back
That may prove a most serious
error on the part Of Manager Rob
inson, for Seattle will boost his
price sky high, az the Cubs, who
are said to be interested somewhat
In Seattle, would be willing to out
bid the Robins for this big fellow
who would make an ideal man to
round out the Cub staff
Elliott's thirteenth victory, which
was against the hard-hitting S0cra
mento club, was marked by q little
wiIdness on his part. He walked
no less than eight men, but when
he bore down the Capital City team
could only get two runs off his
delivery and five scattered hits.
While scouts who are touring the
California field are wondering what
kind Of pitchers Brooklyn wants
when 1t let such a sensational
pitcher as Elliott get away for a
hurler who was not even considered
good enough to hold a job on the
coast they also are inquiring how
1t is that Ty Cobb ever allowed
Barfoot to go back to the coast
without a real trial.
BarfOOt won 26 games last sea.
son with the tail-end Vernon team.
He is no yOIlngster and was con.
sidered seasoned enough to hold
on with the Tigers.
San Francisco observers say that
Barfoot, who returned less than two
weeks ago. had only put on the
Mission uniform before the club got
a query from Bob Connery of the
st. Paul team asking II the Mis-
sions would consider a deal for the
veteran to go to the Is keas.
Some reporters on the coast who
seldom go wrong on the value OF
pitchers say that Barfoot could
easily make the grade in the Ameri'
can League and Cobb pulled the
blunder Of the century in not hold.
ing him. President Mccarthy. OF
the Missions, is perfectly willing
to sell Barfoot to the Yankees II
they want him. but will insist that
they pay $4,000 for his services
Barfoot was quoted in the West
as saying he hardly knew Cobb. He
said he had a contract that called
for him to win Is games. but he