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more shutouts than any other pitcher It] in 1916. He also possesed iinelv shaded control. Alex couldput the ball exactly where he want-'The 1926 Series.Alex’s crowning achievement was executed at the expense of the hith-erto-invincible Yankees in 1926. He toyed w:th the hrtiw hitting slugger.- including Ruth. Gehrig. Meu-sel and Lazzen and others He made them look like schoolboys The\were plastic ola\ in his hands the!vear.1: the second game of the WorldSeries before 64 000 New York fans, he give them four bingles, not one for extra bases. He was the whole show He struck out 10 of themAfter the third inning he retired 21 of them in rotation.!!lt;■ had the Yankees guessing atall times He would mix sharp curves won wide sweeping curves, and a fast inshoot with slow floaters thatbroke the backs of the Great. Yankee sluggers He won this game 6to 2 with sea reel v any effortstop* Yanks Again.His strong right arm again putj the quietus to the Yanks, this game being played in New York, too. before 60.000 fans This time he per-; muted them eight blows, but he was :m fx-rfect form in t ins game as well ;e In the previous oneHis team-mates gave him a leadof nine run.s making his work in leh e.is.er Whenever the Yanks threat- iened m this game Alex either struck them out or compelled them to flyout He won this gam* 10 to 2 Not content with winning two lull games against the Yanks, he stillfurther coveted himself with glory bv saving the game for the Cardinals! before 402)00 fans, this game, toobeing playocl hi New YorkReplaces Haines.Haines had been pitching and do- j ing a good job of it until the skin had been worn from his pitching hand, from a too frequent use of the knuckle ball, in the seventh inning In that round Haines suddenly found himself with the bases 'filing txi’A man rotf on/4 ttrifV* Vni* o
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Creston News Advertiser
Creston, Iowa, US
Thu, Jun 15, 1933
Page 6
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