The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-17


Urban Shocker was once a mem
Der of the Yankees. He received
pretty much the same sort of a
deal that Mogridge did. This eX.
plains why both pitchers take saw.
age delight in upsetting the fond
est hopes of the Yankees. It was
said in Detroit that Shocker in.
tended pitching the first and. third
games of this final series against
the Yankees. That is a hard job,
much harder than to pitch dou.
bleheader. Shocker won a double.
header from the White Sox a week
or so ago, and is expected to pitch
another today. II. he succeeds in
winning the opener from the cham
pionH.
Without yesterdays rain, Shock
err would have tackled the YankS.
Resting today, he would have
gone back tomorrow. The dan
ger in this is that he might have
been severely pounded In that
second skirmish.
AS things now stand, Shocker
should be able to go right through
today's twin attraction In st. Louis
without injury. He will still be
warmed up after that first game,
and should not be stiff. Shocker
Is a rugged athlete, who has fire.
quently staged iron man stunts. 1t
will be nothing new for him to
pitch today's doubleheader against
pulling for him to hang up twin
victory.
There is possibility that
Shocker, il pitching two games to-
day, may not take part in the
Washington series, which Opens in
st. Louis on Friday. This will also
be advantageous to the fighting
Griffs, though they will still have
Dixie Daxis, Dave Danforth and
Ernie Wingard available for opposi.
ton. However, they will enter that
series much happier in mind II
they believe Shocker unlikely to
perform against them.
That defeat by the Mackmen yes.
terday came close to putting the
Jungle Cats out of this flag hunt.
Five games now separate the clubs,
The Griffmen have twelve games
to play, the Bengals only ten. If
Cobb's team win all it's remaining
ten games 1t cannot pass the Griffs
II the latter win only seven more
victories.
If the Jungle Cats lose one more
game, the Griffs need win but six
more to beat them out. If they
lose two more, the Griffs need but
five more wins to stay in front io1
the Jungaleers.
1t is seen, therefore, what a
slight chance Detroit has of win
ming the pennant. The Jungle
Cats will finish i'm third place I'M
less the Yankees go to pieces and
are nosed out in the fight for
second hOnOrs.
Sam Rice has hit safely in his
last twenty-three consecutive games
and threatens to have an unfinished
string when the season ends. The
speedy gardener Is playing bril-
liantly in the field and smashing
the ball on the nose. His first
bingle yesterday was the result Of
his speed, Burns getting hi
slow dancer too late to nip him al
the bag. His second one was 9
ripping drive through the box t.
center field.
Earl McNeely, while breaking nj
records at bat, is stamping him
self a most dangerous runner or
the bases and a truly brilliant out
fielder with every game he plays
He gets extra bases on the slight
est provocation and his speed ir
the field is amazing.
McNeely came through with &
smashing running catch of Luke
Sewells short fly in the seconC
inning yesterday. The ball headed
for center field and then died ant
began falling. McNeely was com
ing in fast and had pulled up wher
he saw the ball dying away. He
put on extra steam and made a
sboestring catch just as the bal
seemed sure to go as a Texas
league single. That was snappS
work and Bucky Harris patted the
youngster on the back as they
headed for the bench after the
inning ended.
Roger PecIxinpaugh contributed
one Of his sterOtyped stops and
arching pegs i'm the sixth, steal.
ing n hit from Summa. Roger
went far to his right, seized the
gr0under with both hands and