The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-24
ON THE LAM
with ELLIOTT METcALr
COMMUNITY

COMMUNITY spirit at splendid gait In the town
Of Ruston, adjoining Tacoma at the north and Directly
under the mighty stack Of the smeler
is quality that has made possible reereationa COM
nunity center that no other town or city In the No'n
This TscrsstiOna center gymnasium brick build
shOwers steambath reading room other comforts
It is not . club in any sens. of the word
desy expense the building and all
the maintenance obligations including year Barry
There ar. no due. and the /, open public
plants equipment theirs to use
than 200 bowlers the alleys
Basketball be steady this winter
Table badmnon also wil be enjoyed by
The center is for both strictly mems
gymnasium IL years ago when smeter employees
Besde. what good would tn. kitchen be women were not
eluded Who'd the dinners for banque and such the
No. be constantly present
completed expended
half made possible by the Will of the late w R Rust
The remainder, I've told you been ssd.
Harry Mccamant the eouncmen
Wesley Sydney Fraley
city ordinance this particular part of the Ruston
Oh yes pistol range
structed and there the art of handling arms taught
Dancing of viii have its place in the picture Then
smpnfier installed volume
Joining with chief Eugene
White of the Tacoma sme He
of his to eooperate. usual
you drop into the plant give the double from tor
Youn community provid.
Jimmy Foxx of the Bo-sox has rounded his sOoth all.
time home mark
And at SO he figures he has seven years TO
away and pass Babe Ruh's immortal record Of ia
Since 1929 when he first joined the majors with Connie
Macks Athletics. Foxx has averaged 10 circuit slaps
Give him fv. NOR, such seasons we'll he'd be in brilliant
position then to beat Ruths outstanding record
Jimmy isn't worrying that he hasn't chance
perhaps good of remaining for
explains energy younger
days
takes something out of that he doesn't lose first Jmmys
However powerhouse expect
behind the platter iabos He filled this
and did great Job
only other player besides Babe Ruth hit 500
Also he and Babe the only players hit 30
home
hitting in O we'll t's dime
To asnnT IS s.nap.ppy used to say that he'd have broken
grand total today
Babe cracked his 60 blasts in 1927
Fox exploded IS in 1892 -.
Ruth had bulge in PLAYING ~ more games in his
record year In Yankee stadium that built for Babe
big year good
They two-bsgsers 1881 today :.
Another major edge favor of Babe that he hit the
left side of the plate and hitter
proximity of stands and
Foxx hitter greatest long
distance killer hit from the plate
After the 1877 season the St Louis Browns bosses up
And Jimmy blasted dozen or NOR. against tina. screen in 1882
MI OF which would have been home had he hitting
big Of 1927
Ruth faced 7sooOt right field wall 1877 That
appearance. in tn. new c.v.
land municipal stadium and rrht
field that would have been homers in the old
Ruth could
But Jimmy Foxx
Babe had color that flowed in every direction
Foxx does POSSESS that particular Ruth
Babes quite
the Rabes shadow
thank didn't com. along
q ew earlier
stn position runner-up saw To Foxx xod
pubics iasnon s.rcv
Cali II color personality. The Babe a tursi
Buckley Upseis s.sss ss $50 's's s.,.
Bowdoin College star hammer
ceniralia cluh throvsr and rr,airoa field goal