The Washington times., 1904-11-02
GREAT PITCHING
IN The SOUTH
TWirlers Put Up Several
NO-Hit-NO-R Run Games.
WlGeS HAD A FINE RECORD
Was Easily the Best Slabman in the
Southern League.
WleeS HAD A FINE RECORD

MEMPHIS, Nov. L. No-hit-no-run
games have usually been few and far
between, and up 10 the present season
the feat was heralded as a phenomenon.
This season, however. has been emil
neutly a pitchers year, ana no-hit no
run games have SO frequently been re-
corded that they ceased to become a
source. OF wonder.
The South alone has produced fvs
players who have pitched these games.
OF this number the Southern League
showed CWo. the Cotton States one and
the Delta League two.
curious feature OF these nO-hit
games OF the South Is that all but one
Wiggs'-were pitched on the diamonds Of
The opposing teams.
The First Game.
The first May s, was at Greencastle,
Miss, when George Gooo-Goo Feye,
ia a Monroe uniform. beat the home
team easily. In this game but two men
reached first base. both on bases on
balls Feye famed eight Of his Oppo-
nents. and during the game but five of
the balls went 20 the outheld.
On June u the Delta League saw its
first no-hiL game at IaZOO City. when
Becker, of CIarksdaIe, held the home
club down without safety.
Little Fellows Work
Next Ga line was the showing Of the
Iamented Babe Brown. who. pitching
for New Orleans against Shreveport, on
the grounds of the latter, on July g.
pitched the hrst nO-hit game OF the
Southern League season. Browns me
curved ball was working graudly that
day, and for eight innings but one Pirate
reached nrst-and be on an error $500.
That afternoon the unfortunate little
Fellow gave an exhibition 5T pitching
that, Tor q youth of his years and eX-
perience. and against one OF the hard
est hitting clubs in the South, was moth
INK short or wonderful 1T was simply
the acme OF pitching. With his curved
bali under control, the frail little chap
IuVarIu bly, sent the 1rst one over, then
Blended the next two with the result
that the batters were completely al his
mercy.
The strain told on his delicate physique
toward the eud. however. and in the
last two innings he weakened, losing
control. with the result that he gave
four bases on balls IN the last nnal
rounds. none Of which. however adj
On August p Baxter Sparks the SEN
satioual tWirler OF the NaZOO City team,
retaliated for the humiliation OF his
club By Becker earlier I'm the season BY
administering the calCimine 10 ClaTks-
dale on their own grounds, heading
them OF without a solitary single,
Wigs King Pin.
Then came Jim Wigs, the Coast
giant who added TO an already phenom-
email pitching record IN this league by
establishing a no-ruu-no-hit record at
the expense Of the Little Rock. at New
Orleans. Sunday September IL Wigs
pitched really phenomenal ball he
struck OuC ten az the Travellers and but
four men reached first-0ne by his own
error, another by a fielders choice
which forced man at second, and two
bases on balls.
Incidentally, Wigs has esta blished
several records Tor this league since mis-
debut with New Orleans He has the
strike-out record tied holds She high
mark for giving bases on balls. and has
probably pitched more feW-hit games
than any pitcher In the league.