The evening world., 1917-05-01
ShOcker Looks Like
Really Great Pitcher -.
On account of NerUe
YankS' Young Twirler Beats
Senators for the Second
Time With Ease in a Ten
Inning Battle.
By BOzemdn BuIger.

TT begins 10 look as IL Bill Donovan /
has picked UP really great |
pitcher in Urban Shocker, the lad /
who wild pitched himself. out Of fast |
company the first time up. This, how
ever, Is not surprising. Two years |
ago the Yankee manager declared |
emphatically that Shocker was one of !
the best young twirlers that he mad
ever seen and that his coolness and
daring to take chance would land
him among tho immortals once he
had secured control OF the ball. And
here he is!
Yesterday this young man bea {
Washington for the second time and
did it with ease in ten inning battle.
The same courage and deadly skill
that carried him through victorious
fight at the Polo Grounds was with
him again. Not once did he faltor.
When a young pitcher, OF whom much
Is expected, can keep his poisC and
apparent unConcern with a game
deadlocked in the ninth, he must OF
necessity have the germ OF greatness.
There is little more need OF seasoning.
And mind you, our Mr.. Shocker
was twirling against one of the real
humdinRers OF the league. lie beat
both Dumont and Gallia. or these,
Dumont Is the ringtailed tooter.
Against the lanks last week Dumont
showed more stuff than a visitor has
exhibited hereabouts for number OF
years. lie had everything that john
son possesses and more. In fact when
the Nanks got busy with their pats
Walter Johnson was called to the
rescue and lost the game for young
Dumont
Shockcr is a spitballer by nature,
but he does not rely on the elusive
, 'breaIer" entirely. lie slices in "A
curve here and there and has fast
ball that huns. Most spitball pitchers
use that and nothing else.
The real sign OF greatness In
Shocker, according to veteran bail
players is that he hos nerve enough
to send slow ball wabbling over
the plate when clean hit would
break up the game. Tie outherNea
the most experienced batters,
You know, when pitcher can make
an old timer like Ping Bodie swing
his third strike at a slow ball he Is
going some. This Mr.. Shockcr has
done that 20 any number OF Ping
Bodies.
LcHy Hi0h appears to hare hred up
7 10 tbc DroDhGCiPs Of Joe hCNCy 4
trcck aGo joe drcd the time a treck
y ahead for the small end NJ the ldnk
, batting order 10 Begin hitting. "LeftV
0Ot his StdTt IN me- tCHth inning D6S-
trrday and made good WiH single
that broke ~ me Oumc. hHisCl is
Z scheduled to BE- the neat nero.
4 b,tF hal b
@ DAY or. rs the Cardinals did MOI
b .lay and the Ph.ues beat the Braves
81 Ny the way. AIcNauder az last cam,
i throurh, and won himself a game
8 Though the Braves nickcd him fOl
8 seven hits. one more than was made
by the Philles, he won Just the same
. Charley Herzog has reJoined th'
. Giants and promises never again tC
u be disgusted with chewing gum. 4
n wad of gum on the floor OF the rail
way station aroused Charley's ire tC
such an extent that he kicked at Il
His feet slipped from under him anI
ln was ont for three days. purini
that time the Giants lost two games
| NcGraw il anxious TO get going oI
| the long home stay, as TINS is ms hil
| rl.ugr to get q jump ON the loagu'
| before going west
| Hciair Zuu is also hack lciH 400,
| fc,t cptEuNiuSm, Il lot Of conversation
| rrddy tor all ComirS ana CrCrVthpO
| Were 0ot 10 hare thdt Hcinic on thitt
| TO start duD.hiHG
| There ia much talk In Natona
| I,e,ruo heaIuuartors of starting mill
| tory drill at an the parks, The boy
| are grtting q late start, hut they ma,
| hr able 10 make the drill contest
| mar, ot the Worlds Series after all
Gnuts Tn-Day with BTOOi.lyn,
= 800 L, Nukpo4o GEVlndl' Aam'' oOe.