The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-15
RTY-SEVEN MISS
NO-H|T HONORS BY
JUST ONE LONE TAP
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rersaries to u single snfcty. and after
no became n no-hit hero. Joss twlrled
ono moro near no-swat contest.
Adde'S friends always insisted that
"Parisian Bob" Caruthcrs, who died
recently. euchred him out OF n no hit
game tho first day he appeared In tho
last set. which was on April &c. 1909.
Then tho Human Hatpln. pitching
against tho Browns. foiled everybody
except Jesse Burkctt. who was award
cd safety on fly to right that
'Haza" Harvey, now a prominent mem
Der OF tho Entomologists' League, out
on the coast. claimed to have caught.
Caruthcrs disagreed with Harvey on
his claim. and fired Frank Bonner of
tho field when the Maps second base
man tried TO have Burkett declared
out. Bonner. like Caruthers and Joss,
has passed over TO tho great ma
Jorlty.
II there ever was n pitcher who made
more spectacular entry into fast
company than Joss. tho fans have
forgotten about him. Addie whitfield
four OF the first six men who facei
him. his strikcout victims being Davy
Jones In the first inning and John An
derson. Rhody Wallace and Dick Pad
den In tho second No American
League pitcher has crualcd Joss's per
formance OF twirlinG seven near no.
hit games. Ed Walsh. OF the Sox, ana
Harry White. formerly OF the Sox each
have five to their credit.
When walsh Dcbutted.
Comiskey's man Of steel entered tho
no-hit class in August, 1911. after hav-
Ing pitched two onc-swat contests IN
SOC ono IN 1909, one in 1910 ard ono
in 1911 The players who kept him out
OF tho ranks of the heroes were. re-
spectiNcly. Harry Eem,s. Jack Hayden,
Terry Turner. Duffy Lewis end Oscar
Stanagc. the two first named athletes
delaying until the ninth spasm before
producing the swats that eEaspcrated
Edward Armstrong.
~ a.. however. is not tho only art!l-
lcrlst I'm the American League who has
owned no-hit game up to the ninth,
and then had II wrestcd from him. This
sad experience has happened to Hcinie
HerGcr. of the Naps: Russell Ford, ones
OF the Yankees; Joe Wood OF tho Red
SOY. and Otto Hcns. of the Maps The
mon who. AT the eleventh hour. robbed
these siabmcn of no-hlt games were
respectively Norman Elbcrfcld, Danny
Hoffman. Bert Shotten and JACK
Cooinhs. tho Tabnso Kid being an add
cd starter In the game In which he
obtained Dergcr's undying hatred Nor
man aid a pinch hitting trick for Jack
Chcshro In the ninth. and drove the
first ball pitched him by Berger Into
safe territory.
OniciuI Scorers Error.
Ono or the American Leagues one
~ games really should have been no
TALL u Of e the Fed sdx 1e st the chS Naps
down with one wee safety made be-
POP fy between third and the plate
CAPTAIN Charley Wagner yelled. Take
H. BILL neither William Carrigan nor
hi
hrcausc each though; the other Bill
season In which only ono hit had been
made up 70 tho ninth. 1t really was a
otherwise and issued Instructions TO the
official scorer TO make It an crror--in-
htruGtions which were not ,obeyed. and
light or the official scorer. the visitors
wadnd INTO the near no-hit hero in the
ninth and damned him for seven solid
,chicaeo's pitchers own the mos, one
hit samcs--ls. Tho Maps hurlcrc por-
shG she tho tho W Ma soe lG
G, tho Nationals 6. and tho Browns. ..
These are the men who have twirled
since It forsook It's swnddling clothes:
0ne-IIit Games Pitched in American
~ ,e% WTic ' soI i" 19 ineIu"! Wit.
5 Smith. 4; Callahan, ]; olmstead.
Rpssen: l; Plat, J.
IS! maps, III oSs. :, Mltcnell, =.
bowling. .: Rhoades, J; Berger. !;
Hess. !; Moore, l.
WARRIOR, l. Wolfe. !: Chcsbro. !; Hogg,
!: Lake. !; Rrockctt. /; Ford, /.
BY white Elephants. S-WaddelI, .:
Coomhs. .: Morgan. .; Plank. !: by
CERT, I.
BY Tigers donovan. .: Mercer. i:
S" I'M psd Son Mu a1v IL pueuG; ,I.
Collins. !: Winter. J Hall. /: Young /.
Ry Nationals, 6-Johnson. .: Hughes,
Gray, i: Walker. /; Cashion. l.
BY Browne 5-Hamilton. .: Petty, !;
Glade. ]: Waddell. !.