Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-05-02 | Page 4 | New Menace Threatens Playing Record of Veteran Yank Player

r EW MENACE THREATENS PLAYING RECORD OF VETERAN YANK PLAYER I. I NEW YORK ray May 2 A A new menace today threatens the playing record of the veteran Yankee shortstop shortstop shortstop short short- stop Everett Scott Victor over sickness Injury and transportation of eleven I years in the major leagues Scott who has established a a mark of playing in more than 1300 cOnsecutive consecutive consecutive tive games may be compelled soon to bow to Father Time With the the New York team st steadily steadily stead stead- ad- ad ily fly slipping they slipping they dropped another one yesterday to the Boston Red Sox 7 to 5 5 word word emanated from the Yankee camp that Manager Manager Man Man- ager Huggins is seriously considerIng considering consider consider- ing the replacement of Scott by young when the Yankees Yankees Yan Yan- kees return to New ew York tomorrow to open a series s ries with the Athletics Yankee followers point to the fact that Scotts Scott's play this year has evidenced unmistakable signs of slowing up in the field His hitting has never been strong Now 33 years old Scott Is beginning to show the effects of ot his long career at a a. period when the New York team can ill III afford It The fates were unkind yesterday to the Athletics who were within a games game's grasp of the American league eague lead A run five-run rally b by the champion Senators in the fifth filth with the hf score tied at 3 S all Put the PhiladelphIans back in third place In spite of the fact that his players play play- ers era bombarded two pitchers with fourteen hits Ty Cobb was unable to separate his Detroit Tigers from their losing habit Four Detroit pitchers proved Ineffective against the Cleveland Indians no advanced ad aa- aa to second place as a result of their victory 8 to 7 in ten in In- In flings TSe Browns lost another game to the White Ite Sox 9 to 5 5 but St St. t. t Louis fans took comfort in the extension of George batting batting- streak By making two singles es established established es- es a record of having hit safely in sixteen consecutive games Only two games were played in inthe Inthe inthe the National le league gue A home run runby runby runby by Fonseca with two on bases Inthe in inthe inthe the sixth inning gave the Phillies a decision over the Braves and the Chicago Cubs climbed to within a single game of the leading Giants by a win over the Cardinals A score of 6 to 4 ruled in both games