The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-13

On the
LaIll....
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ELLIOTT
METCALF
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CPEED. binding and under
- control. was what Lefty
Isekite fired to the Wenatchee
Chiefs last night in attaining
his first no hit. no run
game in organized ball =.
He began and finished with
his fireball. using only one
curve and one change the full
nine innings. He made II
plain again. as he always does
when shot" that Isekite in
form IL more than a b Class
hurler -.
As Hollis Thurston. Pittsburgh
Pirate scout. remarked not long
ago after viewing an Isskite mas
terpieee of speed:
There's only one pitcher IN the
majors that throws q faster ball
than Lefty and that guy IL
Bob Feller Of the Cleveland In
dams"
II was shown then. rs II has
been shown several times since,
that Thurston. great major Lacquer
Of another era. nine years In the
big time. knew what he was talk
ing about.
And listen and listen hard
. . the team that Isekite turned
back last night WA not . ehn
that lacked batting power. II Il
the ieague-Ieading hitting outfit Of
the WI circuit. II boasts Of = .7ea
team average. You might NJ wei
say . 800 average. >.
There isn't q weak spot in the
lineup, no place where a pitcher
can coast. From top 10 bottom
there IL an extra base threat, q
home run threat. ..
There il Christopher with II
home runs skelly with II
home runs -. DeJsn with ID b..
O'Shea, Hiemiller and Bonetti with
six each.
There was that team with .
total of ~ home runs for the SEA
son II triples ls9 two
baggers 7B3 hits. Yet. Will
all that hitting power and ability
the Chiefs might Just ~ well has'
been .0O6 batsmen.
When big Glenn Wright wen
down on that final third strik'
and 1sekite had achieved his GOV
eted goal, there was a demonstra
ton by his mates that makes base
ball what II b...
The other Tigers swarmed Aroun
him. They Rugged him. pstted hi
back, shouted their JOY and feel
ings to him. Then they took hi
200 pounds and lifted them high OF
their shoulders and carried him 3
the clubhouse =.
These, mind you, were profes
sional ball players But II dis
played a spirit OF cooperation.
great urge for victory and achieve
ment that no other professions
sport can match no smaten
sport can surpsss. IL emphasizei
the basic quality OF the sport
which Is free and clear OF conniy
ing elements, a something tina
makes baseball what II Is. tn
national pastime
Nell Clifford, the great youni
Tiger catcher. leaned against
wall. He shook his fighting hea'
and said:
"Nbew. Did he have u 10
night. Never saw anything III
that. And II was first po-hii
no-run Eame behind the plate" =.
And the fine Oakland kid KEEP
wagging his shead. almost maxim
one believe he was dreaming an
would come out OF thu fog o
JOY -.
In the clubhouse after the gam
the Tigers continued their JUDI
lance, time and again extending
their congratulations to isekits
besming IN pride that they ver'
members Of the same club -.
And ~ I've told you before, tbes
Tigers 10 date has dispisyed IN
most outstanding. genuine coop
crate spirit I have ever sssa o
any athletic club. no matter N
grade. They are one for an
That's why they have come OF
Of slumps into their true form I
stand only two and a nslf game
behind those league lssdini
Chiefs -.
THE 1889 major leagues Ail7sta
L game vAs = tight contest tia
could have gone either Way. Al
ms@t any . to 1 battle 10 that va,
still. the boys pay off on the f,ns
score. which Coca into the reoor
books. Yet. while the Nations
IeAguers last, They gained prestik
b. their showing. They eertaini