The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-27
Hits Crash Off
Bats OF Players

The Tigers, looking like the Pow
erhouse Gang Of a few weeks ago.
hammered out 4 IL to win over
the Bellingham Chinooks in the
first game of q twin bill at Ath-
letic Park Sunday afternoon, but
ineffective hurting by Lefty 1se-
kite allowed the visitors to grab
their only victory of the three
game series, 10 to 8. in the seven
inning nightcap.
with the Chinooks departing
last night, the Vancouver Capt.
lanos arrived here Monday morn
ing for . two-game stand against
the Tigers.
Bellingham took 4 lead In the
first inning of the first game when
Stewart started off with a single.
Rigney followed with a double,
regulating second and third.
George Mandish flied out to Alb
bott and Stewart scored after
the catch. Bill Harris single
scored Rigney after which the
side was retired without further
damage.
ABBOTT DOUBLES
The Tigers got one run back In
the second when Morry Abbott
cracked out . two-bagger to left
and Reich followed with a single.
The Chlnooks Heightened
their lead to three runs In the
laird on MandiAh's single and
nan Harris mighty blow over
the scoreboard in deep center
ficId. II was almost Identical
with ono he hit off Bob Cole,
pitching yesterday afternoon,
last season.
The Tigers could do nothing In
the third, but Abbott opened the
fourth with two-base hit to center
field. Reich got hold Of one OF
Ken sheehan's offerings and the
bali sailed over the fence at It's
most distant point in left center.
Reich's terrific drive rekindled
the Powerhouse spirit and the
Tiees combed Sheehan's pitching
for six hits and seven runs In the
next two innings. Walt Mattos
walked to start the sixth. He adj
vanced on Bobby Garretson's sin
BILE and then Abbott was inten-
tionally passed to fill the bases.
Reich again was cast in a hero's
role when he slapped out a double
to right field. scoring Mattos and
Carretson. The bases were filled
again when Ralph Mountain
walked, but Hartman hit into
double play. Clifford walked to
again fill the bases. but Bob Cole
finished the inning by flying out
to Walter Bliss in right field.
COLBERN WALKS
Jack Colbcrn opened the seventh
with q walk. Mattos singled to
move him along and the Garrett
sons single filled the bases. With
Abbott swinging his mighty war
club, Sheehan couldn't hit the
plate and the walk to the Tiger
left fielder forced in run. Reich
followed with 4 single, his fourth
hit of the game. to score Mattos
and then Mountain added another
eingle to drive In Garretson ana
Abbott. Reich trotted across the
plats with the 10th run Of the
game when Hal Clemence. who
relieved Sheehan during this hec-
tic inning. let 90 with wild pitch
that hit the edge of the plate and
bounced to the top Of the grand
stand. Clemence was shaky and
walked . couple. but he managed
to retire the side without further
trouble.
The Chlnooks, who had man.
sred to exc out one hit on Cole
freu the fourth to the seventh
innlngs, scored one run on
three hits In the eighth. Man
~ opened with . single and
STAYED On first while Al Light
ner flied out to Reich ana
etsclxman went down swinging.
GRAY. however. summed a 1T
lie NE to the Bellingham bench
vhen he sent q liner into center.
A. Gray scampered around to
second. Nandish came all the way
homo to score. Walt Bliss fol-
lowed with . single which sent
Gray to third, but Farquharson
grounded to Hartman who tossed
- second to force Bliss for the
final out Of the inning. The Chi
hooks gave no trouble in the ninth
The second game was sad IN
deed. The Tigers put over two IN
the first and six in the second
While Bellingham was running W
two in the second. Then. wher
everything looked like the Tigers
vere off, on another saunt, lse'
Kites stuff went into the air ane
tn visitors came up with eigh'
Rms in the third TO put the score
a io-s. And that's the way u
e,r,shed. Hits bounced off tn
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