The Washington times., 1922-01-15

Inc departure OF collins HnC
New York fans recalls the pas
back later to point derisive fling
The most prominent Of these un
come come backs" in recent y
was Urban Shocker. a pitcher who
dom fails to humble the Yankee {
gers. Revenge on the Yanks il
one balm that soothes ShoclSer a
tolls with the st. Louis Browns.
never seem to get anywhere.
Develops Many Stars.
John McGraw, in his long care
manager of the Giants, has deve
many stars. He, has also passd
others who developed elsewhere
extreme annoyance of the Giant
D notable Giant cast-off Ii Heiny
who skunk off to Cincinnati q
years ago and now returns to tn
Grounds in triumph. For Gro
New York club paid the highest
ever recorded for one National !
player and Heiny will draw Ia I,
airy.
Milton Stock, third baseman
st. Louis Cardinals, Ia another
the Giants disposed of for tn
verbal song. Stock CAME back
noy' the Giants as q member
Philadelphia and st. Louis team
is a good fielder and hitter, and
have been times since his dept
from New York that he would
come in handy at third base 10
Giants.
Herzog's "Come Backs"
The most notable come bac
them all was Charley Herzog,
Joined" the Giants three diff
times In ten years. Herzog wa
exception to the general run of
offs. He not only played good
against the Giants. but he n
good ball with them and aided
teriaily in the winning Of four
nants.
"Canteloupe Charley" first car
New York in 1908. A year or so
ne was traded to the Boston clul
1911, when Arthur Devlin was slir
McGraw brought Herzog back. a
was the teams third baseman thr
the championship years Of 1911-l2
While McGraw was touring
world with the Giants and White
during the winter Of 1914 HS
received an offer to manage the
cinnati team and demanded his rel |
The next two years found McGrawI
Herzog bitter enemies on ana Off
diamond. but In 1915, when McC}
reeded a third baseman badly, he n
cut and grabbed Herzog again.
year the Giants, after miserj
summer, won twenty-six copsecu|
games in the fall. The following
they won the pennant, but Her
and McGraw split again and Cha
was sent to the Boston club. whenc<
proceeded to Chicago and there Gle
his major league career.
During his years with the r
Braves and Cubs. Herzog alw
played his hardest against
Giants, and his brilliant efforts
feated them in many close games
The Shoclter Case.
The Shocker case is the n
notable in the history Of the Yank
Shocker came to the Yankees {
q league in Canada. He was
irresponsible youth and displs
only occasional flashes Of ex
tional talent. Bill Donovan.
then directed the Yanks, despa
Of making q good pitcher out
Shocker because Of his disret
Of disciplinary rules.
When Miller Huggins succet
Donovan after the season Of ]
he was advised to include Sho,
IN his List Of trading material. T
Gins had never seen this player
action. He desired to make o
deals before the spring trail
season, and IN ono Of these he
posed Of Shocleer and Nick CuIlol
the st. Louis club. In Justice
Higgins II may be said that he
oeived no good reports about Sh
ar from those he consulted, 90
cannot be charged with the
sponefbility for letting this
spitbatl pitcher set away,
IN st. Louis Shocker found "
opportunities. The Browns were
dergoing reconstruction and the
weather kept Urabn's weight DC
Then there was the Incentive 20
even with the men who had
him away from the hig town lab
. failure.
m 1913 sbocss~ bes.n ihis bed
pssnf Of the Yankees IN 1870
had only TO spit on the ban 10
them- Last season hey gave
moro trouble. but he lost only
sanes 30 them.
The 0ame That Hurt.
6hockcRB fsat In defeatfng
Yankees here late I'm September
Inst year b wen remembered becs
of the circumstances surrounding
The Yanks were practically tied \
the Cleveland club when the Yves
clubs made their final swing thro
the East. The Browns were the ,
10 show At the Polo Grounds. Shot
pitched the first game and won it.
had also intended to pitch the foJI
but rain caused a postponement.
Tho Yankee management INN
etely scheduled the postponed q
Cor an open date after the import
Cleveland series. It soon became
parent that this was q tactical eY
The hard-fought Cleveland series
suited in three victories out Of ,
games for the Yanks, and Eave q
lead Of a game and a half.
Huggins had used up his good p,
ers against the Indians, and
along came the Browns to play
postponed game. Lee Foil
manager, announced that he had
wanted to play this game: that II
compelled the Browns TO lie over
three days In New York on I
way West.
"But as long a. they wanted
because they thought II was to