The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-08-11
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Wiz Elllou MrcAlF


Vic Maeagen, the rough tough guy Of the movies THE
Capt Flagg of the L s. Marines ma, invade our cit,
fines and county too for that matter with object In
view.
The one-tme heavyweight fighter who knew hard and
bright days in Tacoma during his early manhood old
friend of Lee Croft hotel proprietor and widely bust
ness man.
who belongs the pioneer
county MoIAnslen. early
,poos.
identified boxing sport.
DAYS a friendship has everlasting
So MeLaglen a candidate
for office of Pierce county sheriff.
Lee letter. which emphasized
command request I n,
hard campaign for know
and wha you are always have BEEN
Lee NO wouldn't Vic do that Hes too busy
work But it to show the kind Of he
and always mas oeeh iheres no pad STAN nm ne came from
upper-class blood and is solid clean through"
That's the way two former boxers rivals feel toward one shoe
And there you friendships exist
h boxing
And viii you solid friendships
II must be admitted however Mcagen
sneh important possessed intelligence seldom found
MoIaglen places had he
Nd chi that absorb punishment,
everything except his parents consent 10 fnfher
,.rtcnaton He retired when young The
tan straight sandyhaed could and today fine
physical specimen. McLaglen
Each will tell you his boxing desire to
constantly physically Thus they did get good from
boxing, after ALL
Dear E. MI hope there is such person. anyway
get kick out of reading the column And buy the paper
wherever can get il.
Nv work brings me here Hollywood and Seattle quite
often and your dope only of interest but often carries
me other when recall sports events close
To my heart.
both soban good game closer and 10 men
agin when come to bat played in fas' softes league
is faded out of semipro DALI
NO M tnefe 3, n6an4s when slide into hostile catcher
he
and Justly so psce estimated over 10000
when he came to 1. A. champion any more
York and at Santa Anita q nearly said Long
surrounded by admirers not has some
people had seen him before . = .on
wood Boulevard They just bother about him
When to Manila to referee ne are" oeee e ~
did their native son. ceferino Garcia -. -. 49,. - h.
doing nice work plugging local ooSs anu ''e "' "
You recently referred to sergeant Baker the onem top
flight fought your Tacoma fredde hoosr's Two s
battles in the big
saw the sarge fight many of the best ever
saw and him when he met Jimmy McLsn Jimmy
oked harmless hut he sure idols back there
stop Fields fresh back from the ogmp'os anu
also Sammy Mande champ of the iSo Founders
Nc my Benny Leonard into hepess hu
humanity heart aehed. -. -. ,,,.,
was coming up he tried with Leonard and Leonard
high hated him. Hence later he took 0eaons i " p' -
stO-y isn't true
When was in Tacoma the last time ! went 10 oan
game The guy who went with me enjoyed the game a.
as did which very much hnere were All inc ia''s'
What's wrong with them! o =. Saturday niybt
or aso stopped Salem Oregon on SATURDAY eh
sunday went to the game and whole big long rafoso
pulled up to the ball park and thought was seeing
-. :,
bsv we're from Tacoma said on the oaek oil
the train. Where they now!
Seattle has Ioysl fans NEXT Brooklyn No foom.
Angeles but there ae many
They that baseball next oest 70 the Dig
which 1t is. of
That manager of Seattle JACK ifNe, . - =.
felIow met him He hnnte hoehne Id
his bus little knew plenty =.
tbipk me Great Master taking him but VINO are
-.
Il fo- a -. -.
are pretty fair That II suAe"s -" w ~
thing But for Us that YOU know $ nothing UNUSUAL
Well NJ I expect in Tacoma on TIP oeios 20
10 world series going have 70 noe eo@eh ~
streamner out Of l. a on ahe S"@ ~
TO Chicago 40 hours Then only night TO Ne" YORK
viii pleasure $40 to watch the D""s .inpa
10 overcome the Yanls more power" t,"'
this wear and BROOKLYN 10 watch man hss
Bros. circus. They H. =. 49,
have had your paper sen y M -
sports They need and shJ
your paper Beng coupe VI s' ~
sometimes does not spoil pages ! sead
bored you I'm sorry anyway next YIN. sA ~ ~
Will you again best REGARDS "a n
West, Hollywood Calf