The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-14
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On the
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with
ELLIOTT
METCALF

" array his scatterguR and
calls IL quits, the Smithsonian
Institute of Washington or
Oregon's museums should pre-
serre the Wedpon. II eUer q
man stood out IN q chosen
field IL is the WashiHgtonidn,
borrowed for years By Port
land. lChO has lcritteH iHteInd-
tioHal trap shooting history
orer the many. many years.
Tr0eh last lceek-eHd WOn his
nth state singles title, hdndi-
cap and doubles. And he shot
1913 SO 20 out Of so
TO lClH -.
EDO VANNI appears to have
finally come to the form ex-
pected of him. The Seattle high
school athlete, playing an outfield
berth for the Rainiers, snapped
into things down San Francisco
way last week. He clicked ]?
times in 20 trips to the plate, stole
five bases and performed In bril-
liant manner generally. Nanni,
who came along with Hutchinson.
was forced into the shadows by the
Hutch. But now he's coming into
the sunlight of attention on his
own -.
and speaking of Hutch, re-
n minds me. The big right
handler is doing fine cork nolc
for Toledo, the toa-end club
of the American Association.
He has lcon his fifth game and
performed the icdy he did
uhen lcith Seattle. That. OF
course. makes the Northeast
fans happy =.
Reports are ufllllHS III iiSii'
Lewis county streams that trout
are on the bite. It's about time -.
THAT Seattle VS.. Los Angeles
baseball series that begins to-
night should bring a wide. broad
grin across the face of Owner
Sick. Imagine the gate receipts,
more especially if the Rainiers get
off to flying start tonight. And
it might be this series that VIII
tell the story of the pennant
chase. It's coming close to July
4 and it's traditional with baseball
that the team in the top slot on
firecracker day is the team that
winds up with the rag
A ND now if the Husky crewmen
can win the Poughkeepsie
event we will have miracle man
of miracle men in the person of
Chief Coach AL Ulbrickson. And
that is possible, of course. Any
thing can happen in sports where
well trained. evenly strong young
men swing into action, consider
ing the quirks of Fate and the
breaks"
JACK COLBERN. great wor-
rier when in a hitting slump.
has raised large. waller callouses
on his hands from pressing on the
bat. He becomes a mass of
nerves, clutches the willow end
until his hands ache. A high
strung yOungste-, he is heart and
soul in his game But he'll
have to relax to hit his stride.
That Is, the fine batting stride
he had at the outset of the sea-
son
SOLLY KRIEGER will arrive to-
morrow morning TO continue
preparation for his title fight with
Al Hostsk. Solly knows this will
be tough struggle. He will re-
member how close he came to
losing in their first meeting in
that 14th round. Hostsk banged
him with a right and Solly wob-
bled, survived and came on TO
win the crown.
rnu>r>-y KnNfrNSL,r. Charlie
Chandler didn't specify what
part OF the Nisqually river he saw
those dead steelhead. Might have
been on the reservation. I'll con-
tact Charlie soon and find out
exactly z. NJ.
keen organizer and fight pro-
moter. feels satisfied the Al Hos
TAX ". SoIly krieger middleweight
title fight will draw $4,000 :.
June 81
"You know" he said. lit may
GO a bit under. maybe a bit over.
Give Us good. hot weather until
tight night and the bout stands
great chance of doing better
than $4,000. I'm not trying to
fool myself. The advance sale Is
better than $4,000 now"
Druxman has staged six middle
weight title fights since Freddie
Steele met Babe Risko to win the
crown
This will be his seventh cham
pionship promotion in the eolorful
and traditional l6o-pound divi-
sion
II has been Druxman who has
brought the middleweight class up
to major proportions back here on
the Pacific Coast. where for years
the Ketehels. Papkes and the like
ruled the middle fighting world =.
He has done this in far corner