The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-04

Big CoY1e Shea 81
OF BONERs.

SPEAKING OF BONERS.
(Pat Moran won a pennant, but still wasn't good enough for the
Phlli les and was canned 6y Owner Baker Moran moved n%a TO- Cincinnati!
to bag their first lag)
oh, | have peeled some boners in my day, bo;
r I've 1nS slipped sen some naS star a mos; st e. Sart saTs ldng, pan.
But / never canned the famous Pat Moran. p"N
newer banned Moran MORAN
never canned the famous Pat Moran.
Now. Patrick didn't sui. this MI. Baker,
BUT W the P PSFRg Sv Es s' 5attg % aRsnhS Se % PooRs at Cincinnati
And listens to this wall from every fan:
We've got a8u the q undert aT = v 4 I for YOU. Mr. baker.
For you went and canned the famous Pat Moran.
MoRAN's STARTLING CASE.
The rhso case T Of Pat IA Moran 5L is one Of the ear amazing inc incidents Of the wan
good and went + !, t. t e f + iSsI i t IN: Z =" develop ! Al SIsss H1S@ 'ns' were
from the job lS t' : ~ ms iA'' S''' ING vas lucky canned
Math fG"%. as mana, manager ;;nuI He was the thirteenth man to handle the job
thing o% S9.}s. Baker r.. is RST convinced vino il II that It, his sh late en 8Ns has some
sasIo from f pre. s1sEsg' c h@ f isaa Riasi4 9s.i up fi naS'4 4ss flag ia th for F 9iRssi
,,,I This National league race Of late has developed into a one-year
l Boston; as 1 ~ '' PRiaa sPE SnoT E,ls sf B I1staD2s: 1871 IT,, New New york. york. 1911,
and St Louis to be heard from.
general raj impression re on,V s1n Il xhi thy have have S Sseo \ IN . R tho Sp6t o as Is The
Atlantic headed 49, the s,t neIa; 1sl1 New % orleans: lsl, Rjr@iaghans; lss,'
Atlanta; 1915 New Orleans; 1918, HHG asd4 49, N''n''ns; 1917
80, Since 1901 the honor has been divided among five cities-Nash-
vie, Memphis, Birmingham, New Orleans and Atlanta. No other town
mas heard the Tapping of the championship banner.
, MoDne las threatened, and so has Little Rock, but both have faded
Four flags have been bagged by Nashville, five by New Orleans,
u V Atlanta, three by BIRMINGHAM and two by Memphis.
Chattanooga has been on the outside looking in.
YEAR FOR RUTH.
Babe Ruth is another who has every chance in the world to estab-
fish a record in 1919. His home run status at the present writing closely
the long-standing record Of rs belts run up by Buck Free
tied and still another to trim it.
HE" u
WHEN CY RETIRED. aa
When Cy Young dropped out as the pitching marvel of the game
he had bagged something like 500 victories from big league batting
eyes No other hurer has ever threatened the mark. ~ n
His reign extended across a 20-year span, which is something else
that should stand against the wear Of time.
The nearest approaches to Young were Plank and Matty, both
of whom retired with the record intact. At present Johnson and Alex
ander are the only ones in sight with a chance to equal the figure
Cobb has been overhauled but once in IL seasons. When Laioie
gave up the chase iris Speaker picked it up and Joe Jackson took a
hand, but iris alone was able to pass this king of the clubbing clan.
Finishing first 10 times out of IL starts in major circles is not
to be scoffed at
Some astute pilot has long ago suggested that all left-handers
were more or less loose in the upper story. and the tip soon ran afeld
that brains were found only among those who pitch from the other side.
However truthful is the statement, the work of Hugh Canavan
is sufficient to lift the southpaws to an even basis with the north-she
element. s
In ordinary instances it has been noticed that the average. left
handler is comicali in the conk, but now and then a good lad comes along
to shatter the record to the everlasting winds.
Caravan has been the only member of the 1913 staff to maintain
"a deadly pace. He alone has been worth the price of admission. His
stuff has been abundant and his style has been free. Moreover, he
has romped home with the bacon slung across his shoulder. If there
is anything else to be desired, he probably has it tucked away In some
convenient spot, awaiting a hurried call. s.