The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-23

On the
am.
with
ELLIOTT
METCALF


Sunday -. a sporting
spectacle as colorful as the
Northwest knows =. ever
will know -.
Thoroughbred racing horses,
trained to the finest point -.
guided by jockeys eager and
daring. willing to face injury
or death TO cop that pot Of gold
and the attending glory =.
A crowd as cosmopolitan as
one can find anywhere
men. women. all ages and
shapes and dispositions. Each
with a-favorite in mind. most
of them with money riding on
some boss -.
All together a fascinating, grip
ping sight. even IL one doesn't bet,
knows nothing Of the sport
Tension before the start . then
the Try There they go" =. Eyes.
eager with excitement faces
flushed faces rejecting a
myriad OF different emotions, ex-
pressions the place as hot as
a bakers over -.
The drive down the stretch d.
the wild cry of the mob . and
the finish, and the last great
cheer mixed with the disappointed
groan. Comes the let-down Of the
mob the squirming, moving.
twisting mass Of humanity that
moves here and there for various
reasons, or no reason
II you've never seen the Long
acres $4,000 Mile give your
self a treat, Sunday. Get q whiff
Of the atmosphere an eyesight
Of 10 all -. and check II to the
thrilling moments OF your life's m
fertainment program. At least, it's
different and as colorful as a
painters overaIls hanging on a
rainbow It's a classic
T OOK for another bad situation
II come this hunting season un-
less state restrictions against dogs
are lifted. Word comes out of the
office of Agriculture Director Wal
ter j. Robinson that dogs from
rabies-quarantined counties CAM
NOT BE TAKEN INTO OTHER
AREAS FOR THE FALL HUNT
ING SEASON UNLESS THEY
ARE vACcINATED And
Pierce King Snohomish
and Clark counties are under quar-
antinc still. Some people object to
vaccination for animal or child.
There viii be a bitter contro-
versy -.
lack BIRD lies m a local hos
. pital with a horribly mangied
right ankle. the result Of a col
lision with his bike and an auto
last weekend But the 49,
year-old o Of Harold Bird, super
intendent of the city garbage de-
partment. has his mind on other
than his Ill fortune. He's think
ing and waiting for the upland
season The youngster is
kee-raxy about hunting. fishing.
skiing and the outdoors. And be-
cause ne In you can bet he'll be
up and around when it's time for
the scatterguns to bark at game.
Wen be waiting for you, boy. We
know where the birds are many
ZANE BRADLEY. the greatest
y female golf booster in the
Northwest. breezed into the office
with as much energy as ever.
Northwest golf owes much to this
little woman
T BELIEVE Washington is the
L only state In the union that
adhercs TO a 4 p. m. closing hour
on upland birds and band-tail pig
cons What have our hunters
done to warrant that restric-
ton -.
T OF AMBERS won the light
II weight and welterweight titles
last night when he beat Henry
Armstrong In Is rounds
But under New York dominance
Of the game Lou win be recognized
only rs the 1s5-pound boss
You see. Armstrong. who fouied
away five rounds last night, must
keep his weller crown so he and
Lou can go hack again this winter
for their third edition
This time they'll be fighting for
the welter crown. presumably
Any time a champion fights at
or under the weight limit of his
division and his foe is at or under
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