The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-06
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On the
Lam....
with
ELLIOTT
METCALF

By ED MEAGHER
(Pinch-Hitting for y. NJ

wen, ivy :, diiotitti VhA III
OF July has noisily bobbed
down Times endless stream
and although the Tigers are
not in first place they are
roaring along in high, buckety,
buckety, breathing holly on
the heels of the Wenatchee
Chiefs
Yes sir. It looks as II another
winning streak Is in fun flight.
Hal Rhymes Bengals have won
four of their last five stars. They
cuffed Spokane out of second spot
in the standings yesterday and.
now. those Chiefs had better
watch out =.
Quite aside from winning the
double-blll from the Indians at
Spokane on Independence day, the
hest news Of the Fourth-and best
81 the month. for that matter
was the return to form Of lean Carl
Brady. the Tacoma lefty e..
Brady really had IL yesterday,
~ he did n swell bit Of hurting,
letting the Indians down with only
five safe knocks and no runs at
all =.
Ten thousand dollars is the
price tag on Brady" said Roger
Peck, Tacoma club treasurer, at
the beginning of the season, when
Carl was moving down opposing
batsmen with unmistakable skill =,
Peck wasn't fooling. Left
handed hurlers are rare enough
'but find one with control and you
can begin Immediately to write
checks that won't bounce. An
accurate southpaw is a base-hit
Midas; he's money in the bank, and
tough customer to face with a
bat in your hand. They don't
grow on trees; in fact, they hardly
grow anywhere.
But Brady, wonder Of wonders
had control; he had PRACTICAL,
everything else good pitcher
needs. too, but principally he had
control. Then. unhappy day. Car
reported sore flipper. He missed
several turns on the mound and
finally, when he did pitch. his per
formances were mediocre a
best -.
There was nothing dingy abou
his hurting yesterday, however
and there Is every reason to be
lIeye that Carl has bounced bael
once more into his early-seasol
form -.
And at q time, too, when mos
Tiger fans had counted the slende
youth out for the season. Tha
Brady will bear watching, becaus'
II he really has regained his old
time craft, the Tigers are goinI
70 I've mighty troublesome to thos
l"aguc-lcading Chiefs before tn
season gets much older =.
Morry Abbott, who smoke
cigars that are almost AS lonj
as his bats, hit his 25th, 26tl
and 9th home runs Of the sea
son during the double-heade
yesterday and here it is onl,
July 5th
Imagine Abbott in the seattl
lineup (and wouldn't Jack Lelivel
Emil Sick. ct al, like to have him
The Rainiers. to be sure, are dom
fairly well as it is, but there's on
thing they need and that's a fence
buster, a home-run elouter, a
extra-bsse slugger. Abbott woul
fill the prescription nicely -.
Seattle Is In first place toda
principally because II has receive
some excellent pitching. Far
turn out In goodly numbers to ~
fIossy ebucking. but II it's crowd
bumper style, YOU want, sign II
n homc-run rapper--a Ia Abbott.
The Rainier bosses. Of cours
are well aware Of that fact; so al
club owners in every league fro
majors TO class ID. It's the pow
hitter they want on their nine
he's customer magnet ever
time and II Seattle had an Abbo
on its roster, Mr.. Sick would ha'
TO build a new park to handle Il
business and prevent minor rio
at the box office -.
But Abbott. as II happens. pls,
for Tacoma. II isn't going 10
long no& before a lot of persoI
start going to the Athletic park
not especially for the ball gam
but 10 see Morry blast one out
the lot -.
And Peck, who probably h
just finished busting off that si'
600 price tag on Brady. might IN