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Show Everett Scott Out The run of consecutive games 3 ? played by Everett Scott, veteran g shortstop of the Yankees, was 2 O broken on May 5, when he failed y to appear in the place he had G filled for 1,307 straight chain- g pionship games. lie began his ? great record-breaking run June v 20, 101G, when a member of the 3 g Boston Red Sox. The mnna.ee- Y 5 ment announced to Uie press S 3 that Scott's legs were paining 5 him, and for that reason he did O x not take his place in the lineup. $ However, this was branded as 3 official hokum when Scott, him- X V self, said he was In shape to g 5 play and declared that he had K g just begun to hit. "I didn't mind g 5 the breaking of my streak if It o g was for the good of the team, g 6 but I felt as though I was just t 3 beginning to be as good as g 5 ever," Scott said. 'Til never sit 3 on the bench." In some circles g $ it was intimated that some of g g the veteran pitchers had kicked v about the ground Scott whs cov- g g ering. ft ft |