Show I UHLE BURNS AID INDIANS J IN FLAG RACE RAGE First Sacker Shatters Base Two Base Record By Timely Hitting By BILLY EVANS Sept 21 21 ln In compilIng compiling CHICAGO Ing his record of ot 62 two two base hits hils breaking the former r record of 59 held by Tris Trl Speaker George Burns has completely upset the theory that h- h hIs Is weak wak against right hand pitching Back Eack In 1 1320 1920 20 when Cleveland won a II pennant and a world series se- se tics rici Burn Durna D urn s r shared shared the tho th first firn 4 k base bose play w with Doc Doc J Johnston The rhe tw two o performed pcr per per- performed formed m 08 o s t capably s It was cue cue- cu tomary i tomary for Burns Durns to 10 play b when hen the opposition altion used a southpaw being a rich handed bat t batter ter bU tel ter while Johnston who batted baited left I Ct handed played against tho right handed pitching Johnston always alway insisted lie he would be able to consistently hit bIt left leCt banders handers it if given a chance to play regularly against that kind of oC pitching Burns Durns had hal the ame opinion of ot right handers banders This year Burns as regular r gular first baseman of ot the Iho Cleveland eland club has batted against all kinds s of pitch pitch- pitching pitching ing and enjoyed his best year It n Is ii an interesting tact fact that he has had more success against right handers than southpaws Ho IIo made mad something like a 0 dozen moro more mor two two- two against right handers handels than left handers bandel's In breaking Tris Tri Trl Speakers Speaker's kers ker's two-base two hit record of o 69 59 In a season 4 HOLD UP When hen T Ty Cobb led the th American league in batting balling for nine consecutive consecutive tive tivo seasons I was ot of the opinIon opinion opinion ion that such a record would stand for all time It appeared as sate safe sat as Babe Dabe Ruths Ruth's remarkable feat of ot making 5 59 home runs in one season I am am once again acain of the opinion that both bolh records will stand for many yeats yens Is not forever but at I the thc close clos of last season I had bad rath rath- rathe rath-e rath e c weakened on the Cobb record I of oC nine batting championships In la a arow arow row I At that time Rogers Rogers Hornsby had six ix National 1 league leacu batting titles to his In his last two years lie 10 h has hit over He lie was easily the outstanding batsman of the majors In tho spring when hen I discussed the possibility with Hornsby he admitted ho he had a long way to go but felt ho he would be equal to 10 the task While White the he batting balling championship In the tho National league lea Is still In doubt it t looks very much as it if Hornsby was out ot of o the running Too f strenuous t a II championship race several serious Injuries plus being handicapped all season b by a cr crop op of bolls boils boll that interfered with his swing proved too much for tor him to overcome ANENT GEORGE GEORGD U UHLE LE Why Is George Gcorge Wile Unto so much better this year ear than last That question has haa been fired at m me ninny many times tho the past month If It given ony one ono reason renson to ex- ex explain explain ex explain plain tho the re- re remarkable remarkable re sue sue- success suet suc success cess ot of the Cleveland s star t a r I t pitcher I would s say It was be- be because because caus be-caus cause ho he was wa m more 0 r e i Intelligently George Uhle has snore more mor stuff sturt this year ear than thane e I lIe he did fl five ve years ea rs L back However If lie Ie has learned Ulu to use his stuff to the tho best pos pos- possible possible po sible advantage has one ono of ot the best fast balls balIs In the majors yet I have havo seen him make make opposing teams look 1001 bad In games Rames this year in which he h didn't throw moro more than 20 fast balls ball His Ills curvy curve Is as a deceptive as his fast one but ho uses It with the greatest discretion With a n complete completo assortment of stuff at his hll command Uhle matches match match- matches es wits wit with wilh the batsman bateman In an et- et effort ef effort fort to outguess him The fact that he Is the the leading pitcher In inthe the tho American league makes It ap- ap appear appear ap appear pear as It if he be b had bad been eminently successful Like Liko all great greot pitchers Uhle Uhl has learned the tho value of brain work as aswell awell well vell as ns physical effort Therein lies lIeli his hi greatness It explains his rise to stardom 00 00 |