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Show LURID LEW RICHIE FORCED ON CUBS "Lew. the Giant Killer!" That's what they call him now, after having successfully downed the New York Giants thrice in one weok I j Lewis Richie, the Cub twlrler, who j j has developed a penchant for toppling j the Giants, is the latest sensation in I baseball. A few months ago any club in the big league could have had Richie for a few thousand dollars. He got off to a bad start, and Murphy, figuring that 11 years of baseball had about drawn out Lew, asked waivers on him, his intention being to send the pitcher to Loulsvillo Unable to get waivers from all the clubs and being unwilling to part 'with, an able-bodied pltchor for the waiver price, .Murphy decided to keep Richie on his payroll a little longer Again fortune favored tho Cub owner own-er Richie rapidly developed Into one of Chance's mainstays In the box. In the 'crucial" series he boat Mar-quard Mar-quard on Thursday, Christy Mathew-son Mathew-son Saturdav and Tcsreau on Wednesday Wednes-day I Some feat! ) Thus two pitchers who changed the i map for Murphy .this year were literally liter-ally forced on him. Dame Fortune ' simply had to get a strangle hold on' Murphy to make him take his medicine. medi-cine. For it will be remembered that "Jimmy" Lavender, who took the first tall out of Marquard, broke his win- nlng streak and started the Giants on the glide, was forced on the Cub owner by th national commission at j the instigation of Frank Marvin of the Detroit club after the Chicago club, had successful disposed of Lavender j to a club In the International league! in violation of the rules of the league ' He is 5 feet S Inches tall and weighs 1 Go pounds. He pitches and bats right-handed i |