New Britain herald., 1916-09-07

pitched fourteen shut-Outs. Before ! the season is over he will undoubtedly add two more, smashing all shut-out records by four games. Shouldn't this be listed as the greatest pitching feat ever established in any one year."
 As wonderful an achievement as this is we doubt that any one man can be given credit for outranking all others for single years work.
 Here for example, are four cases within the last fifteen years to be entered in any such ranking:
 l. Chesbro in 1904 won 43 games. Compare that record with star pitchers today winning from 20 to Z5, or 30 at the most.
 2 Mathewson in 1905 won 36 games and then pitched three worlds series shut-outs. Considerable achieve ment.
 8. Ed Walsh in 1908 pitched in 65 games. He won 40 and saved at least 10 more.
 4. Joe Wood in 1912 won 33 games out of 38 starts
 To pitch sixteen shut-outs in one year is super brilliant work. But the above incidents show how hard it is to pick one man above the field over g. twenty-year span-fguring4 only one seasons work.
 The shut-Out King.
 In one way Alexander's mark tops the field. A pitcher may win many games where he has pitched poorly CT with only fair ability. He may win games by scores such as to CT to 8.
 But when a man deliveres a shut out there is no question as to the earned increment.
 By pitching so many shut-outs Alexander has proved an ability be- yond any present competition. There is no question now but that he is the greatest pitcher in the game today.
 Where the Trouble Was. George w. Adair, the Atlanta golfer, tells of a new fault discovered 1T a certain player. He had been having trouble with his game for some time. Finally he called over a veteran golfer, we'll know physician, to see where the fault lay. The older golfer made the patient take several swings. He made him play shots with each club. After watching for any phyrica1 , fault several minutes, the veteran 1 merely said: Take off your hat" The hat was removed. T thought l so,'' said the physician. Your swing is all right. The trouble with you is in the shape of your head
 Work and Play.
 Last fall we were playing a round of golf with George Church, the | ic for 1n Iof of fun. Tennis is great, but it's hard i work
 1 After a golf championship Francis 1 Ouimet played tennis for 8 while T l like golf.' he said, "but a cham pion- ship wears you out. Now, tennis is merely fun"
 The other fellows game and the other fellows job are always the easiest. There is very little real fun in any game where you are fighting tC lead the field
 Among Themselves. Boston, Brooklyn and Philadelphia will settle this pennant among them selves. Which is to say, the games they still have left with each other will be the conclusive test.
 This has been the factor that yanked Brooklyn back at such speed. Tn the pinch the depressed Robins found themselves unable to stand up before Boston and Philadelphia, clubs with which they still have eight games Which makes it seem that Boston and Philadelphia are to settle the ultimate crown in their remain ing contests. For all three Eastern clubs, Boston and Philadelphia es- pecially, are likely to win about the same number of games from the four Western teams.
 Pace Setting.
 'Is pace setting in baseball asks a reader, anything like pace setting in horse race?'
 Very much. Pace setting in one sport is about the same as pace set ting in any other sport. Whatever the contest, the front runner carries the handicap of knowing his rival is pounding along in easy reach, where slip means disaste And the entry coming from behind knows about what he has to do, while the front runner is guessing, working with a broken concentration.
 Boston and Philadelphia
 Boston and Philadelphia are word's series twins. They have been repre- sented in championship contests, one or the other, for six of the last seven years. They have had seven remnant winners between them since 1909
 And now for 1916 they have no pennant contenders left except the Phillies, the Braves and the Red sox | Tough luck.