The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-13
ON THE LAM
with ELLIOTT METCALr

"A BALL rLAfEk IN slump, especially siugger
Hit 'er mile, kid" choruses John phan "You can do
It. Level it, kid" =.
The slugger yields his mace menacing He's
craving to slap wood with killing against the agate
He lenses every muscle and to himself no doubt
I'm murder this next pitch if il in there any
where close. Come on you big mug and throw that BALI
The ball comes within hitting space. dinky grounder
pop fly plenty Of air on the d wn hack bn his psU S
changeable tickle critter whered learn
: to play BALI G'wan back to the sticks :,
In many every is a
fretns sincere of ball who is anxious to
But John Phan not He pays freight privilege
self His moods One second he'll against
guy. understanding baseball fans
brings Morry Abbott Tiger
orry who joined the Tribe in
league record ST. and which sn sa"ds went through
most of the 80 season like Ruth you might say
off
his So did other blows and singles The bugaboo
hte especially suggers had clamped cammy hands
tag year put
ting Morry the vocal
:. He brooded is the broodng type
the Moy made his mind to again get
willow. spring he leg
GRAFTON old football injury The stawart
high school fulbsck
Vented to Finish Season -.
But from the very outset the year Morry couldn't
click at the plate, his major asset Being worrying or
mental type he couldn't out of the slump that hit him
last year. The he worried the off he became
Yesterday talked with the fine looking big kid whose
day next month and he said with nervous movements Of the
to Tigers like
suppose I about it
know can untrack myself and get out Of that slump I've
trying pressing II and
Why wouldn't they: They're the was supposed to please "
satisfy
Sure I Boy you
hours sat bed at night reading trying to find sleep sleep
until Sunderland
mind The whole thing simply got me down Maybe change Will
good But did at least finish with the Tigers
win right they let him be his natural self"
Rejected Pioneer League.
Morry offered chance to 60 to the Pioneer league
Twin Falls and remain Tiger. His salary would
have been unchanged But he didn't want the Pioneer
league He really wanted to remain with the Tigers But
now that that out the big kid will take the best offer
And that .Sou,dnt b. long coming may again
become the slugser of great promise
He said left
Met it's terrible it's sckenins feeling to 60
up platter kill the old
batba of the then hit
DER ball just piece Of and send diniy popup to waiting
mind that and I'll have free myself Of that
burden III anywhere One at least then
improve I'll baseball and work. But do love
Monty younsster plenty find his old
stride he'll learn to help himself BY not worrying might be
job tough struggle fight but whoever anywhere
pillow of velvet Lhe fight from the beginning It's the guy
that chin take adversys best waops without
-1Unching who makes the grade
= Morry the physique game ability
- it's entirely up to him to batter down worry
Man And Women
= California tennis withdrew from the Northwest
here because Of fear of the nfante paralysis
-yeare :. q scare on the
Which reminds that to the housetops and tell
frightened
Vanished
Sunday schools church services
baseball parks parlors picnic grounds
immin resorts and
- Others profit theaer lose unusty
= We're a silly, inconsistent lot
Dear Met: To settle argument who middle
~pveiUh in
-, what his approximate ring earnings? Was he
contender, if not champion? J. X. H..
Johnny Has been telling his sc
guy middieweght champ
fellow. you