Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-26
ASSISTS FOR THE FANS
(BY FRED LANE.)

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After entrenching herself more
firmly in first place by getting the
best of the series with the Reds,
Brooklyn struck a stumbling block
in Pittsburgh and was forced to
bow to the prowess of the Pirates
4 whO have forced their way into
| third place in the National league
standing. Brooklyn's usual luck
prevailed. however, since Cincin-
natl got bumped by the Giants and
4 was unable to narrow the gap be-
tween first and second place. Both
| Pittsburgh and New York have
been playing improved ball the
past week and threaten to turn
their standing-room in the first di-
vision into regular berths. Phila
delphia, however, is the only clup
in the National that is completely
out of the race and even it could
force its way out of last place.
I Cleveland soundly whipped all
! the eastern clubs except New York,
dropping only one game in each of
the series with Philadelphia, Wash
Iington and Boston while the Yam
ices dropped one series against tho
western teams--that against st.
Louis. Chicago, which had been
Ishowing improved form, managed
to take two games of series of
six from the Yankees. The Indians
and Yankees promise to keep close
together for some time to come.
/ Revenge is sweet" it has been
said. and Urban Shocker, pitcher
for the ST. Louis Browns, undoubt-
eddy feels that way about it. A
couple of years ago owners Of the
| New York American league team
decided that Shocker was not much
of pitcher and let him go to the
| Browns. In the recent series
against the Yankees Shocker was
in rare form and literally toyed
with the Yankee batsmen. Even
Babe Ruth struck out three times
and Shocker's total strike-out in
the game numbered fourteen. on
two or three occasions when Ruth
came to bat Shocker laughingly
motioned to the outfielders to come
IL
way, proceeded to fan the home
run king" 1t was a great day for
IShoCker.
| The week that iris Speaker
created a new record for conseCu
tive hitting by getting eleven hits
| in as many times at bat he cracked
out seventeen hits in thirty times
up for an average of $3.50. Iris
don't have to tell his players to "do
as | say" unless he wants to. He
can say to them, do as l do
When record breaking crowds
turn out to see Babe Ruth hit a
and few other Yankees come
through with circuit smashes TO
keep the fans from being disap
pointed.
. Upon the recommendation of Ed |
die Plank, former star pitcher of |
the Athletics, Connie Mack has
signed young pitcher from Get
tysburg named Yorrison.
Honus Wagner, former star |
shortstop of tfie Pittsburgh Ma
tionals, who got good work out of
the Carnegie Technical institute
team this year, has signed two
year contract to coach the team.
Benny Kauff traded to Toronto :,
by Manager McGraw of the Giants,
made his first appearance in a To-
ronto uniform in an exhibition
game against the Giants and hit a
home run which helped his team
win by a score of 4-3. A castoff
nearly always is factor in de-
feating his former teammates.
That John McGraw will retire as
of the New York club ut
the end of the present season and
efforts be made to obtain Pat Mo
ran, leader of the Cincinnati cham
pions to pilot the Giants, is the
prediction of some sport writer's in
the east President Stoneham, Of
the Giants, is expected to make
Moran an attractive offer. McGraw
is said to want to devote more time
to his racing interests in Cuba.
Christy Matthewson, who recently
retired from the Giants, quitting
was supposed to have been I.
slated to succeed McGraw. Matty
failed to ginger up the team this
year and John Evers was obtained
n the hope he could furnish the
necessary pepper" @
The st. Louis Cardinals have /!
AIKEN on Mike Kircher, leading
pitcher of the Richmond. team of
he Virginia State league. He won
sixteen games and lost three for
during the firt half
IF the season.
One of Cincinnati's late acquisi-
ions is Pitcher George Lowe, {
HOW THEY STAND