The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-16
III , III
On the
LAM.
with
ELLIOTT
METCALF

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MAYBE this is why most
- folks wager on the racing
ponies:
At Homewood, ILL.,, yester-
day, Washington Park. a
daily double paid S10,772.40
/. a new worlds record for
the DID,.
Only one $500 ticket was
sold on the winning COM
bination Of Joy Bet, a 64-1
shot in the first race. and
Merry Caroline, a 81 choice
in the second.
The previous record for a
$500 ticket was the S7.205. 40
paid by Wan0ah and Arakay
at Tropical Park in 1885.
IF YOU think the women folks
4 are lacking in daring when IT
comes to actual participation in
sports that are supposedly exclu-
sive to men well, drop out
to Longacres Sunday. There you
will see eight young gals astride
dashing racing mounts in the
Town Plate feature. And, folks,
being an average guy, you couldn't
get this small form atop one of
those nags. running full speed, for
all the snoose In Sweden Don't
grin at the gal folks, you robust
he-men. Not this day and age
because by their activities
they can laugh right back in your
jib =.
YOU never can judge a ball
: player by the way he
starts out in his career, espe-
cially with youthful years
upon his shoulders :.
Take the case of Lloyd
Christopher, the big 19-year-
old New York Yankee prop
erty now playing with the
Wenatchee Chiefs of the WI
league -.
When he started out last year
with Akron of the Middle Atlantic
league he had tough time hit
ting the ball. He posted a terri
BILE .1e7 in 81 games
Early in July he was transferred
to Joplin Of the Western associ-
alton and In SO games could tag
the agate for measly .2oo fig
Now, outfielders who can hit
only 1877 and .205, aren't given
much attention, especially by such
a club as the Yanks. Yet, Chris
topher must have had something
the Yank bosses glimmed, for they
kept close tab on him and had
him indexed for better things
But when he went to FL Paso he
climbed up to .24S average. The
kid, therefore. was increasing, as
YOU can see Still, 1t was not
what Is wanted in an outfielder :.
But today :. well. take = gan
der ut the WI averages In these
columns. Youth SEE n name,
Christopher, vt the top. Look at
what he has done with the willow
and understand that the Yankee
bosses knew what they had In
mind would materialize In time -.
AS far as the big kid is con-
cerned well he found himself
rather fast after a most discour-
aging start. All Of which means
he owns confidence and fortitude,
more emphatically described. how
ever, by a little four-lettered
word L..
Christopher is Richmond.
Calf. boy and played first base
on his grade school and junior high
mines. But he much prefers the
outfield and made the switch when
he entered senior high. During
his sophomore year there. he bat
ted 1871 TO lead the team. He was
awarded a blanket as the out
standing high school player in
the city
During the winter Of 1sS7-&
Lloyd played great ball In one Of
the California winter circuits and
compiled q AIS batting aver
agc
AZ q lad of Is. Christopher won
the boys swimming championship
of Richmond, and he Is very much
in the swim at present as q pros
pective New York Yankee Of the
future. He won't be 20 years old
until the last day of the current
year. Quite a boyl
TIVE wenatchee Chief. should
L split their play-off money with
the Vancouver Capilanos. The
Caps, taking seven out Of nine
from the Tigers. just about cinch.
- sha flag for the Chiefs. Al