New Britain herald., 1916-03-04
ITCHING No HIT
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ht'S the Way Jimmy Lavender l Feels About Achievement

M T66lS ADUut HCUl6YtlllGlt New York, March 4-Have you ever
 & rd of no-hit no-run game <fng a hoo-doo to a pitcher? Prob # not, but Jimmy Lavender, Cub M Tier, contends the vne he pitched
 gnst the New York Giants August # on the Polo grounds was jinx for
 He was highly elated at his re-
 "a rkable achievement, more especial # so because it was against the
 ants, but before the season closed
 retted he had succeeded in carving # name upon the wall of fame. He
 Is sorry because he thought he was
 &Sed and found it aln impossible # win a game afterward.
 HT'buse who are not inclined to be 81crstitious may laugh at this, but ' Vender and other ball players do,
 They are sincere in their belief #tttfe no-hit game is a jinx. Rube
 rquard, now with Brooklyn, be- #ves no-hit games are jinx. Ho &ened the season last year with the N York Giants and on April 5 shut #t the Trolley Dodgers without a
 He was unable to win after that 8d two months later was sold to the #ooklyn club
 Will Have to Be Shown. Bone would have difficulty in con &leing Lavender that the no-hit con- 8st was not hoodoo for him. Be- Me he faced the Giants on April 31, managed to win few games and sure he would finish the year Eth a percentage above the 800 &hrk. The shut out game against Ec Giants gave him an even aver Ne of 560, but after that he fell and | until he was down to 1885, when e schedule terminated. This was a Bow to- Lavender, for he was in per 6et shape after the middle of the Ice and looked for a successful sea *ns But he could not win after his Ford performance, for he pitched eight games and won only one for average of .125.
 3Lavender's exhibition against the Rants was one of the best seen in the htional league all season despite #over Alexander's three one-hit | mes. Bill Klem umpired the game \ q after it was over said: 'Laven- r showed me the sharpest breaking litter I have ever seen. He made Ne work to call them right, too He kd the Giants missing by one and . feet This, coming from the Inpire, proves that Lavender, when is at his best, can pitch with any them.
 Jimmy Archer Helped. Tn that game against the Giants lmmy Archer was behind the plate I1d he caught smartly in that he out Ilessed the Giants continually and |ad Lavender pitching low and over be corners. Only two runners reach T first. In the second inning Bob fisher fumbled a grounder off Fred terkle's bat and in the eighth Mer- De drew a base on balls. On the bss he got to third and Chief Mey- Irs was sent in to bat for Pitcher |cha ueP, but hit in front of the plate hnd was thrown out by Archer. Nearly Spoiled Record How effective Lavender was that |ay is brought out by the fact that |nly two balls went out of the in leld and on one of them Cy Will Jams was compelled to make a sen- |ational catch. If he had not made Lavender would not have scored lis no-hit game Tn the seventh in- Jig Larry Doyle caught one on the lose and it looked like a sure extra base hit i'll right center, but Will Jams with his long stride raced back Ind made the catch Doyle was bnmbfounded when the ball stuck in lhe outfelder's glove. That was the *nly hard hit ball of the day. Eight Sf the Giants were struck out by Lav Ender.
 Vic Safer made a play on the fast Dave Robertson in the seventh in hing and Lavender assisted him by lowering first. Robertson pulled 6 Sharp bounder toward right center Safer hustled over and stabbed the ball with his gloved hand, lost his balance, but recovered in time te throw to first and get the runner by less than a step.
 Williams, in addition to making i possible for Lavender to score his no hit game by making his catch, also did his share to win the battle. H made double his first time up ant followed it with a home run driv, into the right field stand.
 SYRACUSE DEFEATS PENN FIVE
 Syracuse, N. Y., March 4.-Th syracuse University basketball tean ; Nfeated the University of Pennsylva 1a five hv a score of 19 to 15 her