The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-08
lrifh ELLIOTT METCALF

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THE great Lefty just victory place
himself in the ultra exclusive circle Of pitchers ~ho have
won 800 or more games in major league baseball
Barring serious unforeseen barrier the veteran hos
ton American southpaw viii achieve his coveted goal and
then pass the 800 mark.
When Lefty reaches the wire he will have been the second
pcrtsder to take seat in The charmed room -. 49,.
great mentioned instantly n. Of
Ruse wsdaen Plank Grow. Carl Huhben to mind
question souhpsvf ssked
many win say wsddsl, Just as others yin say Plank
That Ia especially question old timers.
because wsdden and Plank belonged to the
They pitched on the same club the Philadelphia Athisaes
Grove Hubsen working members Of this
They compared through modern eyes. They hardly
separate conditions. different of baseball
wadden Plank old ball
10 the live" rife ball
Thus brilliant baseball mind who them all at their prime
Meaning so but sn the
master mind Of the national game
Hubbers ability who TO question his assertion who was
Of an9
Goes for Grove -.
Connie Mack says Lefty Grove the greatest south
paw who dragged toe plate the face of the hur
Until Grove along and proved his mastery Connie
hurting.
But only within the few years Connie change his
mind and then after he had sold old Grove to Boston, be-
heving the Maryland veteran to be through =,
ball mind q child Of Is
He worked only for Connie and 1872 Will.
losing ST.
of dissipation he
winding the St Louis Browns
wsdden other three the famed
quartet theirs possible he
six years with Athletics could do why
convinced Connie he the greatest outhpsw Of all time until
Comics
Walden was with the As from through 1907 joining the As
drfted after with
Louisville 1897 He served with several minor clubs and
Pittsburgh National 1900 winning TO- losing 10
positive slant on the giants mentality
double-header Chicago
White Rube the first easily and when the battle
Boy I'm pretty short pitchers another to-
morrow Do you think you could pitch the second game today
wait minute Connie. til I'll you
Two Weaknesses
Rube had two weaknesses, one extremely bad the other
excusable booze and fishing.
When Rube wanted TO drink he drank, the club be
dummed.
Once with the ST. Louis Browns in 1908 he headed for
Detroit On his by train he took of bourbon with
him to his berth drank it all and the next day beat
When Rue wanted to fishing h. went fishing baseball he
o lazy rumblnr brook
The fishing caused him trouble. bu, the booze did
day called a said:
Come up in my room want to show you something
room jubian pointed bucket
Three large black bass kicking to beat the band in the water
filled bucket
baseball"
The scribe tn. eas. supper that night
pounds astonishing
stamina but finally bowed Demon Rum
the prohis call
The Rube drank with spirit he pitched fshed
the body under the blows
remain n athletic
RUDE died April tuberculosis
He IS
loop in 1918
Plank GowkY. Lonky -.
Because the great Rubes eccentricities souhpaws
have been largely labeled "screwbals. The public, il
has chung to the belief that souhpaw pitcher
eccentric than rght-hander.
Grove II the number that Plank
under the into his 18th
judging from his form this
Plank inch weighed
only IFS pounds a string
proportions
number OF innings
Plank a
Mack directly from Gettysburg college IN 1901
He remained with Connie through 1914
st. Louis Federais
Plank fidgey pulled al cap
belt stretched out his front foot pulled
He hdded o much insane and
off stride.
Eddie knew exactly to pitch way
"a pitch.
Umpres used 10 howl at him until
ready explode Eddie
hear them and delivery as he
Eddie sol while losing 1s3 ssw
o mr. and fvoe each