Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-02
GREAT sTRIkEouT RECORDS.
WaddeIl Has Twice Beaten Walter
Johnson's Work Last Season,

The wonderful record made by Wal
ter Johnson in the American leasue
in 1910 created lots of talk and argu-
ments as to whether it is a world rec
ord or not. Figures snow that it is
motif is not even the record of the
American league.
G. Edward Wa9Gell holds the title.
In two different years did the big
soGthpaw beat Walters record.
Both men possess terrific speed and
have fine control. Waddell had a
shade on Johnson in the way Of
curves.
However, the records made by these
men are wonderful considering the
clever and experienced batters they
had TO face in the American league.
In the National league few pitchers
of recent years have attracted much
attention by making big strike out
records.
Mathewson and RED" Ames of the
New York Giants have had two sea
sons where they averaged six or more
strikeOuts per game. Hahn Of Cha
Cincinnati Reds and 'Matty'' have a
record Of tanning 16 men In a regular
contest, a feat that hasn't been pulled
off in the National since 1885, when
John G. Clarkson and Frank Gilmore
Connie Mack was Gilmore's catcher
at that time-each struck out Is men.
Generally speaking, the top notchers
seldom try for strike out records. A
tWlrler who Sacrifices everything for a
strike out record is a poor asset to
team. But there are exceptions-a
pitcher whose delivery and curves are
Of such nature that they puzzle bat
tiers TO the extent that they fail to hit
the ball hard or strike out shows that
twirler to have more stuff than the
average pitcher, and he viii show class
with a tailender, as in the case of
Johnson, Rucker and others.
Many cases can be cited where very
ordinary twirlers have made q great
reputation and record in games won
by being on q winning team. For
Instance just look at the list of slab
artists that were on the firing line for
the Baltimore team of 1S95-96-97; ev-
cry mothers son of them was a reg
ular loser in the big leagues until ne
got a berth on "the greatest baseball
team ever gotten together" a team
that founded, invented and introduced
the present gtyle and system of inside
baseball
Marty O'Toole made great strike
out record in the American assOcia-
ton, a league with plenty of expert
enced hitters.
O'Toole is not always trying for
strike outs, but the stuff he hands out
regularly is hard to solve, and in
consequence many batters Whit. This
man would make a good showing on
any team, and if his arm keeps strong
next season the great and only O'Toole
may smash the strike out record for
all leagues.
When it comes right down to facts,
Hugh DAILY, the phenomenal one-arm
tWirler Of the Cleveland National
league team and the Chicago Union
association club during 1884, holds the
high strike-out records CT the country
for one season in the major league.
DAILY pitched "a games that year and
famed 464 batters, an average Of $50
per game. Waddell, 20 years later,
almost equaled it, but in all probable
ity Dalys record will never be sur
passed in the major leagues
In 1889 tbs great Amos Rusie made
his appearance in fast company. pitch
ing for Indianapolis then in the Ma
tional league. During Isg0-91-92. he
retired many batsmen by the strike
out route. With his tremendous speed
he was terror TO battsrs for many
years.
Weddell, Mathewson, Red Ames and
Ed Walsh of later days, all had one or
more seasons where they averaged six
or more strike outs per game Over
all, with his deceptive drop pail, also
made the high average class in strike
outs.
Hugh Daily leads the strike-out