Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 238, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1920 — HOW EVERET SCOTT STOPS HOT ONES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HOW EVERET SCOTT STOPS HOT ONES

Tills striking photograph shows how Everet Scott, shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, stops the hot ones that bum the ground. Scott holds the record for participation in consecutive baseball games. When he took the field against Cleveland recently, Scott extended to 579, the number of games In which he has played without interruption. Several weeks ago Scott surpassed the modern record of 533 games held by Luderus of the Philadelphia Nationals. Then baseball historians dug into the musty archives of the sport to find that George Pinekney, shortstop of the Brooklyn club of 1885-90 had taken part in 578 games In six seasons without a break. Scott, having played consistently since 1916, has made his record In five playing seasons, with no layoff in prospect. 5 Scott is a Bluffton (Ind.) boy, and .he broke into baseball with the Kokomo club in the Northern league in 1909. He played in the O. P. and Central leagues and with the'St. Paul American association club before becoming a regular with the Boston Red Sox in 1914.