Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-28
Years Sport Review

signed to the scrap heap by, most
critics, uncurled his ancient arm
to pitch the Cardinals to-dramatic
worlds series triumph over the
Yankees in the closing two games.
Babe Ruth, big gun of the Yam
fkee attack, likewise staged a re-
turn to form and furnished one of
the greatest individual feats of
the year by ramimng out three
home runs in one Of the champion
ship battles.
Mickey Walker pushed off the
welterweight throne by Pete Latzo
| and later knocked out by Joe Dun
IfdeC, came back to win the middle
weight title from Tiger Flowers.
Mrs. Molla Mallory, seven-times
| former women's tennis champion,
Staged a spectacular comeback to
beat Elizabeth Ryan in the final
1round of the national champion
ship after Helen Wills, the 1923
! 70 champion, W1UnureW.
| s. A few reigns were kept intact,
such as Hagan's among the pro
golfers and the United States in
Davis Cup play but three of the
longest winning streaks on record
were ended. These were Tilden's
tennis rule, broken after six
years; Rogers Hornsby's National
! League batting leadership, inter-
/ rupted after a record-breaking six
year streak; and Dempsey's seven
fyear boxing sway.
The passing of two of the great
EST figures baseball has ever
known, Ty Cobb and iris Speaker.
gave additional impetus to the
ltlirnover in sports dynasties.
ID Here were the main features in
the various fields:
BASEBALL
The masterful pitching of Grover
Cleveland Alexander, who lifted
1.-THE ST. Louis Cardinals to their
first worlds championship, capped
Ethe climax of major league base
ball's, most prosperous season and
one of its most spectacularly
fought campaigns. The Cardinals,
/ in the National League, and New
! York Yankees in the American
fboth upset the dope by winning
]pennants in the face of keep oppo-
t8ition, After the collapse OF the
ltw,o-time Washington r champions
land the failure of the Athletics to.
meet expectations, Cleveland put
UP great fight that just failed to
loYercome the big early margin the
New Workers had piled up. In the
National League dissension in the
ranks Of the worlds champion, Pi-
1rates hurt their chances but, even
! so, they Joined Cincinnati in mak-
ling a hot three-cornered chase Of
the pannant hunt
/ Come-backs featured individual
work with Alexander filling the
most heroic role, after being dis
4 4carded by the Cubs. His battery
mate, O'Farrell, another Cub cast
loft, won the National leagues most
4 .Ivaluable player prize. Babe Ruth
crashed his way back to the home
Erun leadership and blasted a flock
of worlds series records with three
/ circuit clouts in one game. George
\ Burns, Cleveland first sacker, won
Il the American Leagues most valu-
n liable player award. New batting
'Ikings were crowned in eaGlr Cir
suit, Heinie Manush replacing his
! Detroit team-mate, Heilmann, Ia
1.-THE American League and Red
/ Hargrave, of Cincinnati batting his
4 way to the National League top as
4 Rogers iHornsby, handicapped by a
Jistrained back, fell off after six
years of hitting leadership.
'lo1 An unprecedented shake-up in
managers, seven being cast adrift
sEor resigning, followed the close Of
1.-THE regular season and gave the
Hot Stove League plenty of gos-
sip. Eddie Collins, George Sisler,
Ty Cobb, and iris Speaker, four
of the greatest players of all time,
dMere among the retiring pilots,
while Bill Carrigan, famous old
1time Boston manager, was called
tout OF retirement to replace Lee
Foil to attempt the rejuvenation of
1.-THE Red Sox.
4 Two record-breaking minor
4 league pennant winning streaks
acame to an end Toronto's victory
lin the international League snap
3ped a seVen-year reign by BaIti-
more. Dallas won the Texas
league pennant after Fort Worth
had been at the top six years in a
lroY.
BOXING
! The ring had more than it's full
Ishare OF upsets. Five titles changed
hands. A sixth, the featherweight
crown was voluntarily relinquished
1by Kid Kaplan, who later, in
! quest for lightweight honors, was
knocked out for the first time in
his career by Billy Wallace, of
| Cleveland. Jack Dempsey's deci-
i #siye defeat by Gene Tunney before