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SIDELINE SLANT S
by BILL DICKIE
MOllIE ON BOlt TOBt:Y €
Later and better news concern-
ing the ,'(mdiiion of 13oi) Tobey's
arm, abotll which tills cohllnn had
a shall altd I)ill,cl' bit to say ]asl
V(etk, ]UI;; Sill('(' b,2ell l'oceived by
Bob's par(mrs, Mr. and Mrs. War-
ren .[. 'i'obey, :i 12 M'cKinlcy
Str,eet.
I,ast week, as you'll perhaps
recall, the Sideliner wrote there
was it pos:dbility that bone chips
in his ell)ow were bothering the
younff Shelton soul:hpaw in Iris
first effort in the professional
ranks with Ads, Okhlhoma, a St,
Lasts Browns Class D league
farm in the Sooner St'lte Lea-
gne.
Just a day after that piece ap-
peared in these cohimns the To-
bes received a letter from Bob
which revealed the good news
that there are no chips in the:
elbow, that his arnl has respond-
ed nicely to massage treatments,
................................................... and that he is back on the active
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pitching list again as his club
continues a brilliant winning
streak.
At. the time Bob wrote the'let-
ter the Alia chlb had'won 19 of
its last 21 games.
Bob said when the soreness re-
turned to his arm -the same trou-
ble which kept him off tim mound
so mucli of the past high school
season--he asked for his release
htit his manager didn't want to
give up on the Shelton boy so
easily its he had showed real
promise in his few relief appear-
daces on the slab,
X-rays were taken and thcy
proved the trouble was definite-
iy not bone chips, Bob wrote, so
arm and leg massages were trio(I,
with good results.
Now Bob is back in action, and
hitting aronnd .400, incidentally.
One of the higlllights of the
Shelton lefty's fling in pro ball
so far was a lneeting with IhuTy
"The Cat" Brecheen, ace of the
St. Louis Cardinal pitching staff
and like Tobey) a leftinmder. A(ht
is Brecheen's llome town and the
major league star came home for
it cotlple of (lays and watched
Tobey pitch a relief stint during
that time. Afterward he compli-
mented Tobey on his work and
said lie had all the earniarks of
a successful professional pitcher.
Bob's big following here at
home sincerely hope "The Cat" is
100 per cent right,
lilTS 'N MISN
Nornl Harris, one of the fin-
'est prep pitchers Shelton has pro-
duced in the past. 15 years, is
back in the Northwest after sev-
eral years in California, He is
now located in Olympia, accord-
ing to friends who have seen him
in the nlontb or six weeks he 'has
been back, Norm is pitching for
the Elms town team in the Ever-
green League, the same reports
say•
Norm saved a game for Jack
Stewart last Sunday, After Elms
had so(wed seven rllnS ill the top
of the llth, Lacey came back to
tag Stewart for three and Harris
I'tlled dill of the bullpen to stop
the rally. Elma won, 12 to 8.
It hits always been a toss-
np iu The Sidellner's mhld
which was the hest prep flitch -
i er of the past 15 years (the
i extent of the Shleliner's reM-
dence in Shelton)Harris or
{ Jack Cole. So tar the answer
{ has had to be a eompremlse--
tlurls tlic best righthander,
Cole the best lefthander. tel-
ton has had some mighty good
ones in that period .... Jess
Phillips, Bob Tobey, Wilbur
Flint, Illph LeDrew, Tony Nel-
son . . . to name a few.
Thin doesn't take into consid-
eration some of the pitching lum-
inaries prior to 1934 such as as-
ker Ericksen or Lefty Al Fisch,
who were successftll professiorial
hurlers aftra' their prep days but
whom the :Sidellner never saw in
action.
! The Shelton Loggers, pardon
me, the Slmlton Senior Legion,
now that it's sponaol'ed by the
American Legion, is playing' ex-
cellent baseball and giving its
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PEE WEE BASEBALL SEASON END
FEATURES SLATED NEXT WEEK
By Brace Schwarek
As the summer playfield pro-
granl draws to a c.lose it might
I)e well to review it I)riefly and
release the batting averages of
tile leading PeP Wee bitters.
There are 116 boys registered
for the progralu of Poe Wee base-
i ball, The attendance for this -lc-
tivity lnis heht II t) stlrprisingly
welt. The boys have been most
enthnsiastic and in many eases
haw been able to persuadc their
parents to go on vacation after
the entire program is finished.
This has been impossible in some
cases, I)nt the boys were on deck
for ball tit 9:00 o'clock A.M. its-
mediately on return.
There are six tcains of I'ee
Woes, three teams made up of
boys through the fifth grade and
three teams made lip of boys in
the sixth, seventh, and eighth
grades.
It is in this program that Shel-
ton ball players get their start,
It is gratifying to see the boys
improve through-out the summer.
Many of them were unable to I
catch, throw or bat a ball with I
any appreciable ability. These I
same boys are doing a remark-i
ably fine jot) ()f it w. i
A ease in nlin(I is a little fel-I
low in the younger group by the /
name of Jack Mallory. Jack |
started out the summer playing
a very qnestionable third base.
He consistently dropped all balls
thrown to him. However, his per-
sistence and determination kept
hin i at. it until he was playing
the position like a veteran. In
fact, his improvement was so
marked that he has staved to a
position behind the plate where
catching a ball is a most dsirable
and neecssary trait. Ai)long the
many iirpz'oved players, Jack is
probably the me:;( improved.
The l)atting averages, up to'
date, of the leading batters are:
Boys Throtlgh the Fifth. Grade
D.Austin 552] D.Reilly 235
K.Eaerett 5271 It.Allen :181
J.Droscher 500 i S.Carlson 170
I).Brown 451 G.Caldwell 170
A.McMahon 4071 V.Colenlan 136
J.Mallory 382} D.Smith 128
B.Mead 375 t B.Frcdson 125
B.Ferguson 3041J.ging'st 105
B.Hendricks 260! L.th)lt. :105
ixth, Seventh :tnd Eighth
Grade Boys
E.Pratt 687] J.Valley 26"1
R.Kenyon 48011).Swear'g'n 242
M.Goodwin 4501P.Peterson 21,"I
B.Ramey 428i P.Korak 210
D.Rutherf'd 4031D.Peavey 167
B.Smitll 400! B.Younff 166
J.(;oodwin 3801E.Ellman 142
J.Teo 335i J.Dickinson 125
R.Clifton 333 1).Nichols 121
D.Wetter 2911M.Hellman :111.
P.Getty 28 )i l).Simnmns 111
)1
G.GctI y .. 12
The boys whose averages are
below 100 are not listed. Many
of these fellows are just now
beginning to catch on and will
be imard fronl next year.
Incidentally, the pitching has
been of a vel,y high calibre with
such throwers as Kenny Eacrett,
DonaM Brown, dert'y Droschei'
and David Austin elbowing them
across the plate for the little fel-
lows and Ed Pratt, Bill Ramey
and Donakl Rutherford hooking
them in to the older group. You
dads had better sharpen your bat-
ling eyes or these boys will slip
them by you, lnuch to your em-
barassment.
Incidentally, n e x t Monday,
August 1, starting at 5:00 o'clock
P.M. all Per Wee dada are urged
to be on Loop Field to engage
Pee Wee sons in the "annnal ball
games. Two gaines will be played
if the dads are GAME to show
up. The younger Per Wees will I
play their clads in the first game
and the older Pee Woes will play l
their dads in the second game.
Oil up the joints, Pop.
Pro-game ceremnies will con-
sis( of presenting" prizes to the
boys with perfect attendance,
highest batting average and to
the boy who has proved to be
tile best sport throltgh-out the
suHlnler,
Prizes for these boys will be
donated by the merchants of the
city. Presentations will be made
by Service Club leaders.
Dads, come out and enjoy your-
selves, also. give your boy a thrill
by showing him how interested
you are in his program. Also, you
alight get a surprise when your
son drives one through your legs
for a couple of bases. Come on
oat clad, be a good sport, give
followers some fine entertain-
mcnt at Loop Field these eve-
sings, If it keeps dishing tip the
kind of thrills it &id in those two
ten inning victories over Olympia
and Lacey last week tile size of
the crowds, so far only mediocre,
in nnmbers, should increase. The
Log'gers, er . . , Legionnaires de-
:erve more quantity to go with
the present firm qualiy of their
support.
Snnday marked the first time
since her son 15olll)y began play-
ink competitive baseball that
Mrs. Ann ie, acret:t has missed
watching him in action. She
wouldn't have missed his pitching
victory over We;t Selll.tle that
time, either, but for the fact :die
scheduled a m_tjor operation some
weeks ago thinking it would come
after the close of the Junior I,e-
gion 'season, then the West Seat-
tie doubleheader was added too
late for her to change arrangc-
ments.
Mrs. Eacrett's recovery was
speeded by a letter from Bob and
her second son, Keuny, telling;
about the victory, which was
sparked not only by Bob's pitch-
tng but also by a lusty triple he
hammered along the rightfield
foul line•
i
TIlEY DIDN'T HELP
While Sunday's farewell to the
1949 jnnior legion ball season was
mixed with sweet and hour for
Shelton as far as victory on the
field was concerned, there was
one discordant note entirely an-
called for (and it wasn't confin-
ed to last Sunday, it was notice.
able through the entire season).
" "This Is, a chiding to that
small but strongly vocal ele-
ment consisting of three or four
dults whb sat usually In the
third base bleachers tin([ razzed
the Shelton kids when they
made errors.
It was so/bad during Sunday's
first game that a couple of the
Shelton infielders were discour-
aged to the point that they didn't
want to play the second game. If
you know how kids love to play
ball you know how badly they
must have felt, and how deep
those uncalled-for vocal harpoons
i.rom the bleachers must have
i sunk home.
If those kids had erred inten-
tionally, or hadn't been trying
there would be excuse for such
Bronx razzberries, but there call
be no argument they were trying
the best they could,
This 1949 Shelton junior legion
team's main sin this year was its
inexperience, its greenness. You
can't blaine that on the players
and their reward for being on the
field trying, even if their efforts
were crowned with mistakes, cer-
tainly shouldn't have been the type
of punishment this small group of
fans dished out.
The ultlnate anyone can ask
of another, whether athlete or
employe, Is his best effort.
When he doesn't try then is the
tilde for punishment. When he
tries and gives his best no more
Mtould be expected.
It is this scribe's opinion that
the 1949 Shelton junior legion
team (lid all that conld be asked
of it this year--it tried with the
best ability it had.
Thee Sideliner believes that small
group in the bleachers with its
impediment of the natural (level-
opment of thc players made far
worse errors with their actions
than did the youngsters on the
ball field,
C(St JOI.NAL
your boy a lift.
Tuesday night, August 2, the
Pee Woes will end their season by
going to Seattle to see a Seattle-
Hollywood ball game. You ('lads
dig down and give your boy hot
dog, pop, popcorn and peannt
money. They will have a great
time and will return home tired.
sleepy, perhaps sick, bat safe and
happy with memories of a won-
derful snrnmer.
: LEGi()N- B-PLAt-Y-S
ABERDEEN FRIDAY
: The Junior Legion 'B' Squad
!will i)lffy a game with the Aber-
deen Playfield team at 1:30 p.m.
Friday, July 29, on Loop Field.
, This will be the last game of tae
season for the 'B' Squad. Shelton
edged Aberdeen, 8 to 7, in a
game at Aberdeen three weeks
ago.
Bad Weather Plagues
Swimming Activities
i The summer swimming pro-
gram has bumped into some pret-
ty bad weather during the last
two weeks. Wind, cold weather
and rain have caused the' attend-
ance to fall off greatly. Some
of the more hardy swimmers have
been rather consistent abOUt !e'oing
()tit to the lake but as a whole
the program has had a severe set-
back.
It is pecnliar, th attention !.while the brain records what is
hunters will lavish on a good gun, going on. This eye-brain combin-
. and never think of checking upl ation is subject to certain defects,
on the eyes that operate it. You the most common ones being
can buy" the best of gtms for a Inearsightedness, far sightedness
few 100 dollars, but try shopping!and astigmatism. These are all
around for a good shooting eye
Shooting a rifle or shotgun is
a highly complicated visual and
mental job. Let's let Dr. Ralph E.
Wick explain what happens when
you pick up that favorite rifle to
take a crack at the target.
First of all, your dominant eye
has to take over and start run-
ning the show, If you shoot with
both eyes open, it is necessary
for the brain to suspend the vi-
sion in one eye. Those unfortun-
ate hunters who are dominant left-
eyed but right-handed have quite
a problem. As a general rule, it
is best to give in to the eye and
learn to shoot left-handed. This
is especially trne in shotgun shoot-
ing.
The actual process of foeusirig
that shootin' eye is quite involved.
The eye must change focus from
the back sight to the front sight
to the target in an instant• It is
the loss of this focusing ability,
usually between the ages of 40 to
50 that requires bifocals or read-
ing glasses. About this age that
back sight begins to bhn' for the!
rifleman. There are two solutions
correctible with glasses.
If you ale one of the hunters
who has to wear glasses in the
field, here are some points which
might be of vahle:
Most lens corrections are now
available in hardened lenses. They
appear very little different from
an ordinary lens, but are practially
indestructible.
Special hunting bifocals can be
designed for you which have the
little segment set extremely low
or over to one side.
The coating process which is so
effective in hnnting scopes can
also be used on your eye-glasses.
Try some of the new lens-coating
type glass cleaner if dust and
water annoy you in the field.
If bright days bother you, your
lens correction can be made up in
dark glasses.
Ask your optometrist if you are
wearing corrected curve lenses.
This is important for hunters, as
it means that the leus strength
is the same on the edge as it is
in the middle.
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If our process of seeing were I Only ] • i'i
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VET'S DOIN'S
Veterans finding it necessary to
correspond with the Veterans Ad-
ministration are urged by the VA
to "write right" in order to get
prompt service.
Because VA files contain mil-
lions of records of veterans and
their dependents, letters contain-
ing insufficient information are
almost impossible to match with
the correct file and answer,
Just as an example one VA re-
gional office in the Pacific North-
west has 2500 Johnsons, 2100
Smiths, 1200 Jones and 1500 An-
dersons. A large number of them
have common first names, such
as John, Charles, Dcald, WiN
liam, James and Carl.
Complicating the task is the
heavy volume of letters which the
VA receives. The agency's annual
volume of incoming mail runs
well over onet hundred million
piece of correspondence.
Therefore, the VA says, it' is
important that each veteran iden-
tify himself fully when writing to
the VA. He should include his
full name, service number, com-
plete address and C-number, if
one was assigned, or N.number,
if the letter concerns National
Service Life Insurance.
Veterans should not write to
the VA in Washington, D.C., the
VA also warned. Instead, they
should write to the nearest VA
regional office in their state, In-
surance inquiries from veterans
living in tile Pacific Northwest
should be affdressed to the Insur-
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Exchange Building, Seattle 4,
Washington.
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