Show s Scott Must Play Fourteen Games Gaines To Reach 1000 NEW YORK March 26 Everett Everett Scott brilliant shortstop of ot tho the New NewYork NewYork York Yankees will reach his Isis goal of ot playing 1000 consecutive games early in the 1923 campaign unless ss some un- un slip of ot rate fate Intervenes The veteran Infielder wound up the season of ot 1922 with a record of or straight games In 1 playing harness so that he needs but fourteen more to reach the mark marlc he started shooting at when he wore ore a B Boston ston Red fled Sox uni- uni forrd forni June u 20 1916 1915 tOs S Scott ot ott reeled reeled ef J off games without an followed lo with wills from l in the 1917 lineup I 5 1 In and 1916 in the abbreviated seasons of ot 1918 and 1919 and 1 games each in the last hast three years lie transferred his allegiance alle aUe glance from the hub to Gotham In Inthe Inthe Inthe the winter of 1921 22 coming to the tho Yankees with Sam Sam Jones and Joe I I Bush In exchange for Roger I paugh Bill Piercy Jack Quinn and Rip nip Collins Scotts Scott's continuous performing record record record rec rec- rec- rec ord is nearly double that of ot the best beat previous major league marks The he closest to It was made mado by George B. B t who played in straight games with the ol old oki l Brooklyn Brooklyn Brook Brook- lyn club In the American association and National leagues from 1885 to 1890 The nearest mark marl in modern baseball history was wag 33 games reeled off ot by Fred Luderus of ot the Philadelphia Philadel phia Nationals National from 1916 to 1919 Scott has had bad several narrow es escapes escapes escapes es- es capes from having his record streak broken One of these occurred about the middle of ot last season when then he I stopped off art in Indiana while the Yankees Yan Yan- kees ees were on their wa way to to open a series in Chicago Scotty cotty was blocked blockE d by a train wr wreck lt on Ills hula way I to rejoin hl his teammates but pressed emergency means meara of or conveyance ance Into service and reached the tho White hitI Sox ball park paik as the game Irame was In progress ess I donning his uniform in time to play the last few innings L. L Scotty started ha professional career with the Kokomo Ind md club was given his first big league tryout by the Red fled Sox Sex in 1913 1911 released on option option op op- op- op tion and recalled the next nett year ear to become become become be be- be- be come a regular In the Boston inner defense He lie is rated among th the tho greatest greatest great groat- est eat defensive shortstops In the game and while not a heavy has hasa a knack of ot punching out his safe blows when the they are most nee needed e |