Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-05
s Annua! Sport Review 1923
M. 6T 'NORMAN G. BROWN
By NORMAN T.. BROWN

The worlds series occupied the
center Of the sports stage as October
opened. The New York Yankees
defeated the St. Louis Cardinals four
straight games, repeating their feat
Of the year before over the Pitts
burgh Pirates.
Again Bake Ruth was the out
standing hero OF the series. His
three home runs IN the final game
and his brilliant running ~one-handed
catch Of Frisch's long foul that end
ed the series, brought the annual
classic to a sensational close.
The Babes series batting average
Of CPS. n record for all time, brought
his total average TO .325 for the nine
worlds series in which he has par
ticipatcd.
Lou GehriE. too. shared batting
honors Of the series. Between them
they gathered Is Of the Yanks' 81
hits, ~ Of the III total bases. scored
II Of the q runs, and batted IN %.
On Oct. Is, Walter Johnson, after
a year as pilot of the Newark Inter
national league club, was signed to
a three-year contract to manage the
Washington Senators, with which
team he pitched from 1907 until last
year. Johnson succeeds Bucky Har-
ris az the Senator'S helm, the latter
having been signed to manage the
Detroit Tigers.
Football came into its own during
the month. the early games giving
some indication of what was to fol-
low as the schedules drew to a close
in November. Upsets were the order
of the day Teams rated as those of
the first rank were beaten by minor
colleges proof Of the general be-
lief that good football teams are no
longer limited to the favorite big
fellows.
October witnessed the passing Of
one Of the outstanding figures in
minor league baseball circles-Jack
DUN. manager and ownes Of the
Baltimore Orioles, who died in Bal
timore, Oct. p. Dunn held many not
able records, the outstanding one be-
ing the great run Of the Baltimore
team in winning sever straight pen
nants in the international league.
from 1919 to 1925, inclusive. II was
Jack Dunn who gave Babe Ruth his
start in baseball. lie found him in
a school in Baltimore where the
Babe was being reared. The boy
looked like an athlete TO the mana
ger and Dunn decided to give him a
chance on his team.
Oct. Tommy L~oughran, worlds
light heavyweight champion, won
a i0-round decision over Jack Gross,
Salem, ". j., at Philadelphia.
Oct. 3-Argentina evened hp the
international polo series with the
United States, 10-7, at Westbory, N.
Y.
Oct. 4-Waite Hoyt pitched the
New York Yankees TO victory in the
first game of the worlds series with
the St. Louis Cardinals, Al, at New
York.
Oct. yankees drove the veteran
Alexander from the mound to win
the second game Of the worlds
series, 9-3.
Oct. Cleo Diegel won the nation
al professional golf crown, defeating
Abe Espinosa, 8 and 5, at Baltimore.
The United States polo team defeat
ed the Argentines, 10 70 z, for the
worlds championship.
Oct. New York won the third
game from St. Louis, rs, at St.
Louis.
Oct. S-George Courtney won a 70
round bout from Jack McVey at
Cleveland.
Rain halted the fourth game Of
the worlds series al st. Louis.
Oct. Babe Ruth pounded out
three home runs as the Yankees
took the fourth and final from St.
Louis. rs.