The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-22
NOT RECORDS YET.
BUT GOOD MARKS
MADE BY MAJORS
New Nonstop Exploits Not
Nonstop Stunts
At All

NEW YORK, May 21.-Most of the
nonstop exploits so prominent in
the news OF late haVenot been non
stop stunts at all, for even a cham
plon steak eater takes time out 70
reach for the ketchup and a squat
taE champion, does have to get up
ana go home sometime.
The unusual streaks of flaw,ess
or consistently good work which
bail players have been writing into
Their records this spring should not,
Tor similar reasons, be called non
stop doings. But if it's going to
add to anyone's enjoyment to do so,
why go ahead. There's no law.
1t was no record that Charlie
Grimm. the Pirates first baseman.
achleved when he hit safely in each
ana 1t wasn't nonstop because an
Gent Dick Rudolph, pitching for the
Braves. his first full game in four
seasons, stopped him in Boston
thursday afternoon But 1t was a
bit out of the way and it over
stretched the length of similar
streak by Harry Heilman of the
Tigers who Hit safely in 81 consec-
utive games-baring a few from
which he was suspended-onIy to be
stopped by the other Boston cdub.
the Red SoX. BY one game. Grimm
also exceeded the record made a
few seasons back by Goldie Ram.
"a never failing to make at least
one hit. Hawever, George Sig
Ter ran his record for this part1cu-
lar phase of work up to Al games
last year, topping fCobb's old Ameri-
can league record and the late Wee
Willie Keller, in 1897 hit safely IN
A games. which is the nearest ap-
proach to a nonstop record that is
to be found in the files.
Babe Adams Falls Down
Babe Adams, at that time preoc-
cupied with the plans of observing
his fortieth birthday, gave one of
me 1lants base on balls in the
third inning of the Pirates Giants
game last Monday. 1t was the first
breach of control the first pass
by Adams in "a innings this year.
He beat the Giants, too, 4 to his
twenty-ninth winning from them in
the many years he mas been meet
ing their changing personnel II
CHANGED that the man he beat, Ar.
thur Nehf. also had whipped the
Pirates just 20 times in his some
what less extended experience with
them.
Then, on Thursday, Grover Alex
ander, another of the ancients
passed three of the Phillies in q
game between the Pills and Cubs
These We're the first players t.
reach first base against old Aleck
without earning their way, in more
than 81 innings, and Aleck won the
game, too, his fourth victory of the
season.
Those Yanks' Record.
1t is a bit soon in the season tc
point with pride to winning streaks
but the Yankees have started one at
least with seven consecutive vic
tories over the theoretically tough
Tigers, Browns and White Sox, or
their western tour. Walter Pipp OF
the Yanks, hit safely in all ter
games on the trip, of which Tho
Yankees. thus far. have lost only
one.
In Saturdays game in st. Louis
Babe Ruth banged a homer at lasl
off the pitching of Young Hubert
Pruett. fresh plucked last summer
from the University of Missouri
Prior to that, Pruett had famed the
mighty Ruth twelve times in four
teen consecutive meetings between
them in their respective official ca
T acities as pitcher and pitches, las
season and this one. The other two
times Ruth had failed to hit After
the homer the kid pitcher regainet
his strange power over the home rur
| champion and fannec him twlc,
more. The Babe also grounded GU
orce so the record o. their warfar,
reads: at bat, Is times; famed J.
| times, hits one.
| These are not, as has been ad
| mitted, nonstop feats. But mus
| a clock run forever to get reputa
ton as very remarkable clock?