Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-05-19
jimmie SHAW LIKES
THE CURVED BALLS
Had Plenty Of Chance Down
South to Figure
So lhsm Out
HOMERS BROUGHT
HIM BASEBALL FAME

ont OF James Aloysius shaw by feeding
Dim on raw. red meat Jims diet this
Spring. when the Nationals were train
ing down in Georgia, consisted entire
" OF curve balls. His pitching asso-
eiates were not allowed 10 serve him
anything except curves when he was
batting
1.-The Old Fox always has thought
shaw had possibilities as a hitter as
Nell as pitcher. Jim having demon
drated once OF twice he was a game
f9Nrecker. For example, last year, on
June Z, in Cleveland shaw busted
.lhrough with a triple when there were
tUhree men on the bases and when Guy
ENorton was pitching, and that clOut
cost the Albania Arrow the contest
James Aloysius twisting his ankle as
he Slid. into third and having 10 retire
nom the combat.
g Shaw's weakness at the bat previous
sly has been that he was absolute help
less before curve bali pitching. so this
spring, down south, he got nothing
else.
That the instruction he received was
priceless, in fact-Shaw dem
Gnstrated when the Nationals visited
Philadelphia for tie first time.
On Friday May ,. shaw, batting
AGAINST Southpaw Kinney Of the As In
the third and NTH innings, had a home
gun TO show for each trip 10 the plate.
One Of his hits went into the left field
chleachers on the fly, the other bounced
into those open face seats. James Aloy-
slus Immediately became a warm
favoritc with the fans, even IL his cir
cult clout were damaging the Mack
st.ennant cause, and now. whatever he
does there now. whether 70 is TO strike
nut or 20 shake four-baggers out Of
philadelphia delivery clerks, brings
him lots Of applause.
The two hOmers Shaw got in the
game Of May ?, in Philadelphia. on
iefi-hander Kinney were obtained when
there were no gents on the runway.
Three days later James AlOysius, in the
same city. had opportunity 10 show
that he could kick in with four-bag-
gers when the bags had occupants and
when a northpaw was on the rubber.
Shaw's chance 90 demonstrate that
NJ cares for a Highlander Just as
we'll as a left-hander. II they only will
feed him curve balls. came in the
second inning when there were three
men on the bases and when Russell
Conwen johnson. known also as Jing
johnson. was pitching Shaw took a (
good. healthy swing at the sphere and
pushed It into the left-fleld seats, fol- |
lowing his three comrades around the |
bases leisurely.
The frst homer shaw made in the |
American League was on June 3, 1914. /
IN Ray Caldwell. Of the Nanks, and II /
5Sas against Caldwell shaw got his /
Hrst safety this season. single. Jim |
MAS picking on the Nanks that sea-
t3n. beating them i've out OF six
fines. and The one occasion he didn't |
r6nqucr them his team failed to score /
"a run for him. so be had a pretty fair
aiihl for the reverse. HIS star bit OF /
-silbiugstion came in the conflict OF
Sepiember Z when The Gothamites,
bl9nked. added "a links 20 Shaws
sirike-Out chain.
Tan pitch as Well as Clout.
The noted home run hitter OF the
present time whitfield the side in the
third and ninth and during the game
famed Leslie Nunamaker. now with
the Indians. every time he batted.
Md Les was mp four times.
Luther Boone had a X put opposite
his name on three occasions.
GriT thinks shaw made a worlds
record for a major league pitcher by
getting hOmers in two successive IL
uings in one gamc-and possibly the
p}d Fox is right.
CLARK Calvin doesn't recall any other
fast-set hurler getting a brace Of four
baggers in the same conflict, but GER
tain pitchers have done so. Edgar VIII
3eit, Of the Tigers. in the game OF June
50. 1912, against the White eSoX,
knocked out two loop-the-l0Op swats,
making one of George Mogridge, The
Red Sox Nemesis OF the present day,
and one off a chap named Jordan, who
also was a left-hander.
on September ~, 1910. 0rcn Edgar
Summers. OF the Junglemen. better
known 70 the fans as Kickapoo, III on
Harry Krause. OF the Athletics. a south
nav. who came from the Coast and
who Is out there now. pitching Tor
oakland. for two homo runs.
Chief Bender. OF the Athletics, on
MAY s. 1906. made two home runs in a
game against the Red SoX. but at the
time he made them 10 Is our belief ne .
wasn't piichng-he was playing in the
field.
Hurlers able to smiio two four-bag-
gers in one game are extremely rare ,
articles and Shaw Is going 20 draw .
good many fans 20 see the Nationals Z
thls season when nc is carded to pitch !
NSho wouldn't ordinarily rush 10 the
ball yard Just 10 lamp him as a hur- :
1er.
As for pitchers who are able to hit 7
for ihe circuit when there are three
On. one can count them on his hands. #,
Pat Flaherty. now managing Louis
vile. turned the trick against George
Niltse, now managing Buffalo. in 1907.
George Cecil Ferguson. OF the Braves. 4
now IN the Osteopath League. repeated :
fhe performance in a game with the Il
Reds in 1910 That year Deacon Phil p
ippe OF the Pirates cleaned up in a |
contest with the Robins.
Walter Terry johnson was in the b
throes OF losing streak in 1914 He r
eHded said losing streak on June 81. in v
neiroit. by doing what Shaw did In il
on Monday. May ). 1919 {
the ball out OF the playing 4
field when there were three men on 3
tho bases. q