The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-02
Tiger Streak
Comes to End

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Cspilanos last night took a leaf
out of the hsrd-hitting Tacoma
Tigers book and pounded out a
Z to 4 Western International
league victory over the Tigers.
The victory ended an eigh-gsme
winning streak.
The Capilanos hit safely Il
times. including three disastrous
homers. which won the battle, and
a pair of doubles.
Del Holmes, highlander. curve
balled the Bengals in the clutches.
although he was wild walking six.
hitting a batsman and cutting
loose a wild pitch. However. on
the good side of the ledger were
eight strikeouts, coming when
needed, as a rule
Gordon Mann. Highlander,
started for the Tigers and en-
cept for that one bad inning
=. the fifth turned i'm
creditable job. He was re-
lieyed by Al Miller, right
handler recently acquired from
Portland, after two successive
batters had started off the
seventh with hits.
The Capilano home runs crashed
off the wood of Samhammer,
Stewart and McCue. Samham-
mer's came in the first frame with
one down and nobody on. Stewards
and McCue's came in the big fifth
and on successive first balls pitch
ed. Stewards came with two men
on and McCue's followed imme-
diately.
Tigers Lead
The Caps saw the Tigers take
the lead in the first, when Colbern
was safe on Rigley's error at short,
went to third when Volpi threw
wildly to centerfield trying to halt
Jacks theft of the keystone bag.
He scored moment later on
Holmes wild pitch.
1t looked like the Fates were
again riding favorably with the
Tigers, but along came Sam
hammer to tie the game with
his homer. 1t was a ding dong
fight and no scores until the
fifth when Garretson tripled off
left center wall and scored on
Harriman's infield out. Cliff
ford stopped a Holmes pitch
with his back. but Mann hit
into a double. Garretson's blow
was the first off Holmes.
The Tigers enjoyed a 2 and 1
lead for only brief spell, for the
Caps followed with their big bonn
bardment, those two homers and
doubles by Samhammer and Edy.
Samhammer had his biggest night
of the season, three for four. a
homer. double and single. Edy,
left field, also had a great night
at bat, four for four, including a
double.
The Tigers came right back to
stay in the game in the sixth when.
with one down, Mattos hit safely
off Rigney's left arm at short.
Reich walked. Abbott flied out to
center. Mountain walked and Car
retson singled to right, scoring
Mattos. Reich set sail for the
plate but Stewards relay from
right was muffed by Volpi at the
plate. Still. Reich was travelling.
Rigney, short, had come all the
way in to back up the throw. He
plucked the agate out of the dirt
and tossed it to Holmes in time to
nail Reich. 1t was an unusual play.
However, the Caps were out
to win and that's what they
did. They added two more in
the seventh on hits by Sam
hammer and Stewart, which
sent Miller to the hill, and
single by Edy.
The Tigers didn't stop trying.
In their half Of the ninth Garrett
son started by walking. Hartman
hit to left. Clifford whitfield.
Rhyme, batting for Miller, walked.
Colbern was safe on a fielders
choice. Garretson scoring. Rhyme
vas forced at second. Mattos
struck out to end the game.
Samhammer's defensive work in
center was sensational. On three
occasions his hard running. spec
-acular catches halted Tiger
hreats.