The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-08
On the Lam
With -.
Elliott Metcalf
with -

SPOKANE-This remarkable city, metropolis of the great
Inland Empire. stands the superior baseball city of the
nation in its classification population of approximately
$4,000 Spokane passed the 100000 paid admissions mark
July for western international league games Thirteen
thousand fans sat in on the double bill July -.
Followers of the Indians loyal point to under
stand The club has suffered eight straight defeats vet the
line of parade through the turnses continues undated
We OF the Coast take pride in Seattle fandoms loyalty
the Rainers. But shucks fan for FAM Seattle stand
in the same company with Spokane
And what city this busting growing Spokane.
Its
"ide-awake and proud of the the
spending freely humming years from
WELL only it's
Inland Empire will be beyond population mark
am informed there 100000 within
miles the limits of the Empire And Spokane
heart OF that Empire The city
the great coulee dam Citizens bright
thought spirit with
trend The hardly
Spokane great Empire mean And the average citizen
of the Coast should Spokane Empire.
Here sit intending sports thing
acting representative spokane Chamber of
Commerce But can't spokane people,
its enterprise And II were where
Id come because the future is so bright, solid
One of the first friends Mulgan,
business the RanerS league
that the Kn were 10000 ahead paid admissions
over last and without Hutchinson
the gate And optimistic
ball spirit
SPOKANES FANS by the way accept the discharge of
mer manager BERNIE DELIVERIES a matter of
This second of two pronounced Indians sumps generally
taken the for Berries removal in favor of Eddie
Leishman But that isn't fact talked with Owner Bill
urch "a great fellow and learned the real
of directly demise time
the youngsters the club had Uch
devw assaled them viciouy they firing
So Urich asking
the facts But Bernie insisted he cursed his Finally the
complaints became that Bill
he drilled hole through the roof of the Indians dressing
climbed the roof laid
And what Bill Ulrich coming devv
burning from the hole took hitch
his belt made up his mind and called dev to his desk and
Now, a grin nothing is
In Uchs thriving place of business pictures of old time North
1907 and Whereabouts when old familiar names and faces peered
Charlie Swndel former Tacoman practcng attorney
in Portland believe Charlie catcher There osbor and
Suess former Tiger left fielder Charlie
and catcher married Tacoma girl lost later
Too there were Kelley Russ Hall Bobby ootrin
Cy Neghbors Gregg Phil Dear pitcher
widely known in Tacoma back when Dode Brinker
Bob Capianos the
The famed Round Table Spokane Organization boost
prominence backing
times almost weird stunts vehicle time
Buck Bailey the grand old athletic of Washington state
college veteran Naturally Bailey
Round Table gang simply
something good old Buck
The called the public this Inland Empire
send Buck Bailey old felt hats of the male variety
sizes And since the first cali went out estimated some
10000 old keys have been mailed poor Buck And more continue
arrive at the Bailey home with each mail Yep Buck certainly
should felt that
CPENT all afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs Lackey Morrow.
Lackey, former feaherweght and lightweight boxer of
Tacoma and Spokane today conducts successful
and meat business with his wife, They high the
of prosperity :.
energetic people took old and
able they improved
until it with of its kind the district which
the
prepared wonderful meal of
explaining She likes Spokane She
for her Lackey But
friendly that
IAN Spends her annual vacation there
than he did urch
nc feeds we'll Ask Mike
And explain all
Is Abbott
4! And of
balls hit
Bellngham along with five And
surprised But when Abbott the
In WELL big
a place In of Spokane fans