The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-21

On the
L,alll....
with
ELLIOTT
METCALF

I - .. s51saas
ONE week from tonight and
" Hostak and Krieger UiH
bash gloued fists IN middle
height title combat at Seattle.
It's a safe aCdger, therefore.
that the skies a0iH be clear, the
heather summary. It's Pro-
moter Drurmdn's luck :.
THAT Was n nice crowd at the
Seals vs.. Tigers ball game last
night at Athletic park, considering
the threatening weather. Showers
came rs the game started, held
forth for An inning or two and
then quit their weeps. But just n
Ralph Mountain whitfield to end the
things. the rain came down briskiy.
The front offices couldn't complain
about that break -.
INCIDENTALLY, the game per-
haps was saved by a Seal
boot" and no fooling. The
tying run was on second. Harri-
man wooded a liner at Pitcher
WILKES broad feet. 1t smacked
one boot, knocked Wilkie back on
his heels. took a favored jump in
front Of him and lay there for him
to pluck from the grass and heave
Hartman out for the third death
TOM LAIRD, the able San Fran
cisco News sports editor, here
with the Seals and 10 remain for
the Hostak- krieger fight, names
Bob Fitxsimmons ~ his choice Of
the greatest fighter Of all time =.
Says Tom:
1.-THE old hoy could hit. He
could take the gaff all night long.
He was tricky and ring wise,
master ring general. He had
everything a marvellous fighting
machine needed. He was a middle
weight fighting giants, and genu-
Inc opposition" :.
but Tom went on TO say Fifz
was a snarling, uncouth. insulting
individual, which left him without
the better thoughts Of men -.
rood me,cs to Deschutes
u rirer anglers Fishing
sweH in Deschutes. The other
day got my limit in t,Uo hours
and in a heavy doUnpour." -.
A. K. Lemellyn -.
INTEREST In hoss racing Mt
Longacres Is made plain by the
sale Of clubhouse box seats for
the 1889 meeting. There has been
a complete sell-out. The first time
in history Of the track. Demand
for grandstand boxes also has set
q record. Things look good for
Joe Gottstein and his playmates -.
Pacific COAST football, confer.
ence chiefs are considerable of
the public. at times. For instance,
the boys have decided not to
make public the 1.000-page report
of Oman Anterior, who has been
shopping into the CLOSETS of the
conference members. But, II Ath-
erton has done a thorough job
what unethical stories that report
could tell
John HENRY LEWIS h.. S.-r
deprived Of his hghtheavy'
weight crown by the Nationa
Boxing association for hi'
own welfare. His left eye, prac'
tically blind ~ . result Of glov'
abuse, leaves him . hopeless targe'
for right hands -.
But, New York and some othel
states arc not members Of TIN
MIA. So, II It IL to the interest
of the New York mob to use poo
old John Henry to further theil
title control, they'll chuck him II
there with Bettina or some othc
favored nose knocker -.
They'll label 1t a title contes
and bring another division int
chaos, as they have tried to d.
with the middleweight division
All the New York mob desires
ever has desired. is dominance o
the game and the sordid cash sucl
control brings in -.
II Ia such maneuvering as thi
that has prompted agitation for
nationwide boxing car. which tn
game could use, at that So.
IF John Henry Lewis wants mon
emphatic reasons why he shoul,
quit the fight game, he could visi
Pete Herman Sam LanEford
for instance. Or recall the case
of Harry Greb Dick GriffiI
Tiger Flowers All ston,
blind -.