Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-23

N Well, that happened to
- me this season In st.
4 ,rFxANDER. Louis, and II prevented
:. from realizing an ambition l have
.sshed ever since l saw a baseball-a
pss, game. have heard 1t said that
p p,s ,he ordinary American boy is asked
w. u. most desires when he grows up
.nswers; ITO be President of the
49, states" I am quite certain that
prn.wer 10 years ago would have been:
y. hitch a big-league no-hit game"
,..n,,,on is a factor in the life of
~ man. In my profession the player
r..not live who does not aspire to per-
s,n some unusual feat. one wants to
y. ,oo and be called worlds champion;
m,ss, happens to be with an unlucky
'S and thinks he'll never be happy un-
~ss gets into a worlds series; all Of us
W, a. earn the largest amount of
,,ney paid a single player.
!, NAV sound funny to hear me say 1t,
"a some may doubt my sincerity, but I
,.slv think that the ambition which is
asc.rmost in my mind is to pitch no.
~ game before l quit baseball. l will
sstv would give up some money and
-.,ss other honors that have come to me
4 4 could see my name inscribed on the
..ses Of baseball history with Cy Young
"a other twrlers, who have won what
" cali perfect game
n Nav I don't want to give the impress
don that forget that my first duty is
4 u win the ball game. 1 trust my career
!, pitcher proves that make victory
:. srst thought. But in getting the
,irtory always am hoping that l may
,r,yent the opponents from being credited
wth base-hit.
PERFECT NO-HIT GAME.
rhere are two kinds of no-hit games
"A, arst is one in which the enemy
sossn't get credit for a base-hit but
several men may reach first base by
Means of bases on balls or errors; in
fsct they may even score a run or two
\ The perfect no-hit game is when no man
r,ts on base and only q men face the
ptcher / would be satisfied with either,
naturally. but prefer the latter kind.
4 But to return to the game in ST. Louis
\ rhst game proved what an element OF
mes figures In the pitching of a
same Of baseball. Butler was the man
Who faced me after two Cardinals had
been retired in the ninth inning. He had
been looking bad in his attempts to hit
nv curve ball and ] really figured him
easy although I pitched just as hard tC
4 him as ! had to every man who came
IN ba. in the game. ] had two strikes
low and on the outside. He made q
lunge across the plate after 1t and. as
said before, It appeared that he hall
4 threw his bat at the ball. How it hap
pened can't begin to tell you. but the
4 bat met that ball just fair enough tC
shoot Il about 1ve feet over my heaC
4 and behind second base. 1t was a clear
4 Mt and / missed the realization of my
inhition by the narrowest margin pos
aas
! want to mention right here that
ID not blame Butler for getting tina
base hh. Really, l would have been dis
spp0nted had he not tried his best t
+ wat the ball. | do not want a no-hi
s game unless | earn it. and if | do lanC
B one before 1 throw my uniform ava!
+ and 60 back TO st. Paul, Nebraska,
want to know that every man who face
I ne In the game expended every effor
4 70 get bingle.
LUCK A BIG FIGURE.
1 Yes, luck figures in "a no-hit game. Yo
hscuently have heard It said that tn
hE and the baseball are round and n
living person knows just what will b
The result when they meet. How tru
mat is Think how often a ball will b
ht hard and fast between the short
nop and the third baseman. when
would have been an easy chance TO
shher had II gone about six inches I
\ tither side.
4 And speaking about luck, | am re
minded OF what probably was the mos
Unfortunate hit ever made, which robbie
me OF no-hit triumph. 1t was in Bos
lon In September, 1911, and Doc Mile
vas up as a pinch batsman: l think
vas In the eighth inning. He swung lat
curve and rolled a slow one dow
inward third base Lobert and l bot
Started for the ball We got over IL an
men did the After you" stunt. Miller
not the fastest runner in baseball, an
would have been a cinch for either {
es 10 have picked the ball up and throw
nm out at frst. AS 1t was, we locke
i until Doc" was on first.
Even then, some of the boys though
ne scorers might gi''e an error to Ii
pffl or me and were disa appointed whe