The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-05
Yakima Tits
Will Decide
Loop Leaders Come
For Series on llth

There's a saying in baseball that
q club that's in first place on july
wins the pennant.
But the Tacoma Tigers don't BE-
lieve in adages. according to Pres
ident Jack Quill.
Don't count the Tigers out
and the Yakima Pippins in be
cause we are In fourth place
and the Pip> In first on july
I. said Quill.
In q horse race. the horse that
makes the hack turn in first place
isn't always the horse that wins
the race. The race is more often
won in the home stretch and that's
attn 10 come in the Western IN
ternational league race.
Watch the Tigers go in the
home stretch. Right now the
Tigers look like the strongest club
in the league. The clubs batting
IS on the improve and Tacoma has
rs tough a crew OF sluggers as any
outfit in the league. Addition Of
Al Steele and Mel Cole has greatly
strengthened the offense Of the
club and were going to get a lot
OF runs for our pitchers.
The Tigers looked every
Inch OF q championship club
In the three games they took
from the Spokane Indians.
They overpowered the Van
couver Capilanos In two games
last Sunday and Monday, and
beginning Friday afternoon
run smack into the Caps for
another four game series.
The Tigers, If they are to move
into the championship circle. must
make their next advance at the
expense of the Caps, who are here
for the holiday twin bill and for
single games on Saturday night
and Sunday afternoon. Sunday al
ternoon's game Is scheduled for
2:30 o'clock.
CLEAN SWEEP
The Caps are Immediately ahead
of the Tigers in the standings. To
replace the Caps in third place. the
Tigers would have to make a clean
sweep of the series here. This
would be expecting too much. but
at the rate the boys are going it
would not be surprising to see
them cop the series.
After the Vancouver series. the
Tigers go to Salem for four games
and then bounce back for a crucial
series with the Yakima Pippins at
Athletic park. BY the end of next
week. after Yakima has paid call
at Athletic park, the fate of the
Tigers pennant hopes will be
pretty well known. The Tigers
have been well nigh invincible on
their home field and have the good
fortune of playing IL of their next
is games at home. On July II
they go on Today road trip.
While the Tigers have won
Is out Of their last 20 games,
they are still seeking TO add
strength. Their latest acqui-
sition is Joe Faria, a pitcher.
who Is recommended most
highly.
WHITE DEVELOPED
He is another gift" OF the San
Francisco Seals, much in the same
manner that Don White was pre-
scented to the Tigers White sought
q tryout with the Seals in Seattle
and O'Doul, his roster loaded. sug-
gested that the Everett youngster
60 TO Tacoma for a tryout. A
year later Tacoma sold White TO
San Francisco for $4,000. The
Seals don't figure they did badly
on the deal, for they plan to sell
him 70 some big league club for
$4,000.
Faria was uncovered by Seal
scout in Hayward, Calf, where
the youngster has been a sensa-
ton. The Seals had all the players
on their roster that baseball law
permits. so they recommended that
the Tigers sign the pitcher. He
came TO terms with the local
bosses this week and will arrive
here Saturday.
Faria will be tested by getting
the call to pitch against the
famous House Of David nine at
Athletic park Monday night. Faria,
Of course. is Tacoma property and
II he makes good he may prove
another gift as valuable as Don
White.