Show THOUGH THEY LEAD FOR FR 0 PENNANT Tigers Feel Confident of Thunderbolt Finish to I Win the Flag Now that the blue ribbon event ent of ot the diamond has been settled William J J. Slattery writes th the men women and children who follow the doings of the Pacific Coast league loague teams can find time timeto to pay some attention to the affairs of ot ofAl otAl Al AI Baums Baum's organization t. t Cite main attractions at attractions attractions at- at tractions being the Vernon and Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles clubs engaged In battling for tor tho the pennant The very fact that the Angels are lire out In front with a a. a little lead Is s not goodenough good goodenough goodenough enough to cause their backers to forget worry They're worrying now as they have not worried In years while the thousands who have been pulling for the tho Tigers appear to show more mora confidence than they have shown all season Nearly everybody who follows the ups and downs and the Ins and outs of the Co Coast st league clubs has come to the conclusion conclusion con con- elusion that the task of overhauling the will be directly up lP to the Vernon pitchers If they hold out Vernon Vernon Vernon Ver Ver- non can be pegged to come thun thundering along but hut If they happen to Just deed the trophy over to the Angels Angel Pattersons Patterson's team owes its present good standing to the steady consistent efforts of Its who managed t to get a away Ta gom f ty f to a live start a and maintain a steady te pace month after month Patterson boasts R I good reliable cr crew w w wIn In Fromme Quinn Decanniere Hess the Johnsons ElIss and George and Mitchell Roy Hitt would be a great help to the club club at this crucial stage but butt of ot course they cant can't bank on him for he he ne- ne ha half not yet fully recovered from the effects of that operation Every one of Pattersons Patterson's twister dealers dealers dealers deal deal- ers with the exception of ot Mitchell l Is Js a abig abig abig big league veteran Therefore if It experience experience experience ence counts for tor anything in the stretch run these old timers ought to be able to too topo o po 0 the whole route In the final pinch of ofine the ine season You can make a near safe sate bet het on the Tiger infielders outfielders and catchers to do their share in hitting fielding and base running If it the pitchers unwind ball good enough h to af fool lu their rl opponents n fo However If a couple of the Patterson erson are unfortunate enough to slip or skid from now on the tate fate of ot the team probably will be de decided In double quick time None of us believed that Patterson would make a successful manager mana er A howl of disapproval went up when he was Even appointed the g I southern ht to r take a fans n charge h shook gk of their the team heads and rd predicted t trouble u and d sorrow Borrow galore Jf f for J Owner Eddie Maier Maler le But Mr 1 Patterson showed himself to tobe tobe be one of the most able bosses of or the six who have charge of baseball affairs in en this ec section of or hi the c country He lIe paid strict attention to tor business laid laid off the knockers and made the men under him play the brand of baseball that wins It looks like a R. very close finish between be- be tw eri twee tween thi the two southern teams and they Fn ing may Y f for keep an ri right edge till on scrapping the fea afternoon n and and of working working work work- October October Oc- Oc tober 29 1 |