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Show -J - By IRWIN M. HOWE. Official Skakc .. ( B. A-erlcaa League. JIMMY McALEER'S PART IN WINNING CLEVELAND'S ONLT WORLD'S PENNANT IT'S a fnr cry from player to mnJorH'srue mutnate, but that la tho leap J unies It. McAlrer tins taken In t aw it..r.n years. In lMif he was tl. nlleman Jim" on the rough and ready Cleveland Hplders, one of the formidable clubs of that day. Jliany M. i,,.r waa a brilliant, hnsMing llelder, probably the fastest outlliaVr nf nmt ,, ., ,!,, n ,(m,t hiio. k down a bully In the burvliall ranks, spml to the sign bonrd for a hot liner if n.'. ute a pennant winning play '' a dimh and an rnthuslnaiu that "7'"""""'' "N. ''ir " ibt'iUii eucccKa The yT.'', I w qiintltles have made him one ot I ' ' .J '''t eight'' lu the American I ( r ;lrlt2i5'wA NrAlecr starred as one or the I lif''""m' .,r',ht "t'1'" ' 'be IH9D series for the .' . ',-K'f , 9 ?eaiile rap and helped bring the only 1 v-- ' . , V 'o'ld s peimiint to Cleveland In Its A( 't"'"jKJ?'M f3 "hU,r' Without the brilliant field V - . fr. fT " Mi'Aleer the tlrloles would U1. Vr; ... ii lave won the first game of that e , JL ' H ''' "nhlmoro In that event irt Vi "f 'VAlAw ' pV- ,ul' ""Id have taken the worlds fYj yt- ?c'.' iilli'iihlp 9' ' ' 7'T' ri '" r,t ,h" Orioles .W " VJWC,,' A M ' nunpellHl to play wonderful : . iVlV'l' Ji$ ' Hamuli's great machine f-VK, ' ?'ifAir' f;.' ' ''""' tt' National league chaui- I V" lW V M &i - "' J'l",hl,, b"1 ' lHm had ex- ' ' WlLVi. V J1 . i '""I'd Its strength as In the prevl- 'V'V JjkS'y .'f l4' '",t Xesr. owing to tho gruulliig bat- V,K'iVV'j, I ' ' ,or tbe league- pennant. ''. ' '- ' 1 opening scene for the world's ' i I '( ' ' ' J iKMsnt stniKBle waa set at Cleveland I- " I litis the liatlle fell oil October 2. Cy jloutg, the plti lilng hero of the series, Jimmy McAleer. leal rounding out one of the great aeaaons of hla eventful career. Ho Wis Ut slab choice fo stop the heavy-hitting heavy-hitting brigade from llaltlmore. Allhouuh others contributed to YoenK'i support In this Important giiuin, without the great riitch of McAleer In tbtslxlh inning and his timely bunt In the ninth, tho dilutes would have tnirn this contest and probably the pennant. It waa a struRKln nf sharp hilling Hid tlrver fielding. Tha Orioles were making their best stand for tho Triupuj cutind that meant they were liirmlil able at every alugo. Cleveland led 2 to 1 ) to the olghih, but the real crisis had passed In the sixth Inning, llultloore'itrlo of awful awatamen came up In that round and the game, as events prord, hinged on tbe play nf McAleer. John 3. M id raw dropped a bit bark i third base and Willie Koeler bunted hint to second Hug-tile Jrnnlarpaa tip In the plnrb and a wave of unrest swept over the Cleveland crowiL fff had seen thla aggressive player "clean up" on so many orcaslona that he feared for the result. The present pres-ent leader of the Tlgera wua having rate of hla best aeasnna aa a batsman. Ha had hit near the .400 mark In the KitUmal league season. Tha fears of the crowd were woll grounded. The htniy bitting Oriole shortstop met one of Cy Young's curves wltb a craah Iiml sH'nied to doom the Hpluers to Impending Im-pending disaster. .McAleer divined Instantly what was coming. He waa away almost with the crack of the hickory. Away back Ink) deep center be sailed with tho spoed of a deer, pulled down the bit. etosped the rally and saved the minis. Tho Orioles, battling to tbe lent dtt. k, tied up the score In the eighth and went ahead In the ninth, but the Hplorit scored tho winning run In the luat half of the ninth, when McAleer bunlei, enabling t'hll.ls to acore from third on Zlmmer'a Inlleld bit. Jimmy McAleer made the greatest flay of his life when be bought stock In the lloaton club, ono of the best payltg franchises In baseball, but bis next belt piny a were his timely ut.li and oppirtuna bunt In another decade, which helped pluce him among tbe guinea greitett store. (('ipyrlaht, mi:, by Jwiih H. in. win.) By IK WIN M. BOWC, Official StaialicUa ( lae Aaxrksa Leaga |