The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-06
rifh ELLIOTT METCALF

DUTCH RUETHER keen judge of baseball flesh. in the
Tiger grandstand for several days and nights
Every time certain long, oad-shoudered youngster
wearing the Bengal uniform thumped his feet toward the
platter the Dutch would shift his position and set those sharp
Finally n. p sSss said to himself
Yes sir the big kid looks good Looks like fine big league
prospect III put Cub tag him send him to Tulsa for
hs l like the way he tskss smack at that ball"
Lonsbranch Join n 1855.
Wen the putchmsn picked Kid who has baseball
size, love of the good and ambition.
But most Of all Dutchman and realized Rckert
way handle. the willow q, the platter that coavino
the veteran who hitting pitcher hi. successful days
Then. perhaps
irving him the critical and the face of that hazard blasted
As far hitting be Rckert talent presented
sempro ball around these has few who could
hit the ball harder than Msrvs Jack.
Some Of the pitchers Jack hit sun the
Jack mareatsd their pitches. II. could hit
Tondls Torment Him -.
Now Rekert has flashed and tumbled looked bril-
That Of course can be attributed largely youth which
v often 4. s s SnPsSsaSs her, was something tina. . tn. In
prssaon develop a performer.
n. month Ia, ,... him ,o Jump his batting average upward
harold Bird believes he has to much of Ricketts,
ar. keeps treating
instead of having them
wen n the. rs the ea-. Kicker, viii 70 under . Ln. the
Anyway down south R,ckest win NOV. into f.er company
rulaA win Be his testing nssd IT'S the wishes
HIM wsl Hes swell Md all way through
Incidentally he win find good hunting and fishing down where
he's going That win him greatly There ardent
sports helped powerful
High-Powered Air Guns -.
State and federal game enforcement officers have diff
involves the modern highpowered air gun that shoots
individual pellets virtually of % caiber size
The guns which pumped full Of compressed air. hit
with killing unusually silent
Many reported Ii. hands who
preying especially
nnss which become almost domestcatsd.
Nearby '.hss ar. the scenes of attack
for food placed at their disposal
gun bag little virtually grown
La ssn. Of the Star Iron steel company who hVe- on Am
as sad there around 100 duckngs his
mach day Of A.. has seen the number either by
Jensen boy. In tn. worst offenders
although he suspects some adults are equally guilty
Some lake rsdsn known to hav. used fish hooks and
baited with kernels of to catch the ducks.
bad but disastrous the silent
air sa 80. ..... ..,,,, ..,.
ths burden of the already protectors
But offenders should realize that killing of wild waterfowl
protected a federal offense
And Uncle Sam hard tough voaors of his laws
Speaking Of Ball Talent -.
There's . mighty baseball doing Its stint on
the thirdbase coaching lines in the WI league meaning
And with the addition of the former wenatchee boss,
frankie Mcrehouse Tiger second sacker plus couple OF
veterans IKE ray lOunker OF Smeau Johey
Vancouver there would be a pretty good ball team for
nnybody's money in Class baseball
Starting with the pitching there's Don oebum the Van
CApiano leading pitcher the
league in 20 straight
plate Ted tn. wena,ches headman
no know q about this catching business
nfed Ray Jacobs Of Spokane at first Morehouse
Griffith Salem pilot a, short colds Holt
Yakima skipper, at third
outfed Pip Koeher. Joley and Younker.
be a with of II
baseball which should would
be something to
it, Maybe too would spoil the broth
ANYWAY IT " a pretty good
themselves the honor of coaching
third base
catcher. are clipping tn. bali at LEAGUE
.'. $40 aver average. Bill pesey hover. LEADERS
Silvestri -
batting $50 ~ United Pres