The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-04
INTERNATIONAL
WEDNESDAYS RESULTS

tsF'tna 49, IN W 80
Salem -. $50. - 81 AZ
Wenatehne .... - 20 .s5l
WEDNESDAYS RESULTS
Tacoma SO. Spokane SIS.
Yakima 5. Salem l.
Wenatohes Z, Vancouver 5.
They're the toughest club
In the WI league-those Ia
coma Tigers"
That's the word which went
Duzzing around the Western Inter.
national league today following a
iouble victory. s-s and 9-s. for the
Town Tigers over the Spokane
Indians last night at Athletic park
one Of the seasons biggest
'rowds had these facts 10 null
'ver today as they awaited the
Iuly 4th doubleheader at Athletic
,ark against Vancouver Capilanos
FACT NO. 1: The Tigers are
fighting ball club - they
showed II iast night, coming
from behind In both hall
games.
FACT NO. 2; The Tigers are
definitely hot at home. Last
nights two wins ran the con-
secutiye home string 10 an
even dozen. II of them WI
contests.
FACT No. 3: The Tigers are
not Mt full strength. Marv
Rickert II out with the meas
les. Fay Starr won't he hack
until Monday because 81 an
Iured shoulder. Manager
Pip koehler il limping around
with sore leg.
FACT NO. 4: Tiger pitching
II not a. sharp ~ II WAS two
weeks ago when three con-
secutlve shutouts were reeled
off against Wenatchee. II
should and viii get better.
FACT NO. s: Tiger hitting
Is winning the games. Thirty
seven hits In three games
against Spokane's supposedly
strong staff proves II.
And so II all adds up that the
Town Tigers are far from a fourth
lace ball club. will soon move into
he upper division. possibly by next
sunday. II they can sweep the
our-game Vancouver series.
FINISHES
Meanwhile lets rehash last
lights two victories. Both were
Garrison finishes with = capital G.
Bryan stephens went the route
he first game hut he almost
'itched himself into rout in the
bird inning Of said seven-inning
opener
The Tigers had drawn first blood
when three successive singles by
Harry stoeber, Mel Cole and John
.inde after two were out brought
'toeber across the plate. Linde's
Jingle drove in the first OF five
uns he brought home in the two
James.
That one-run lead was a
nightmare 20 stephens. For
with two men out. his pitching
goes as sour n last weeks
cream. -Four walks. two fore
Ing In runs. along with two
doubles brought home five
tallie> for the Indians. Things
looked very dark. indeed.
But the Tigers started pecking
way at the lead. Ray Perry
over the center field wall
n the third. Cole did the same
'ver the left field wall in the
ourth. Perry scored again in the
fifth on koehler's single. Damon
Hayes relieved Murray o'Flynne
Il this point.
Sig INNING
Then came the sixth. Cole
singled. reached second on a wild
,itch. then cooled his heels as
Hayes whitfield Linde and stephens.
Nal Mallory singled sharply TO left
md Cole scored on Levi McCor-
nack's wild throw To the plate
with the speedy Mallory pull
ng up at third. Al Steele then
walked and that was all for Hayes,
With Bob kinnsman taking over.
Perry. after taking two strikes,
nit Kinnamans' two-and-nothlng
pitch up against the left field
boards 10 score Mallory and steele
Morry Abbott singled TO score
Perry with the final Tiger tally
Spokane rallied with one run In
the seventh. but the Tigers
clsmped down and gave stephens
his second win Of the season.
The second game. with Mel
Marlowe. FORMER Kent high
school and Washington state
college chucker. facing John
Iauis nre<ent Kent high has