The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17

This would be- q remarkable streak n
spun out hN Alexander or Johnson. or
any other star In his prime
But for u veteran 20 years old. mt least
eight wears beyond the aycrngc pitching
life. u is ON" W the most remarkable
achievements in the history Of sport
In four games OF vital importance
| Plank M a. allows just eight hits an
average of two hits to the contest.
I II tx no light feat to pitch one two hit
game. Working two In succession is q
rare achievement which few pitchers
know In the course of season.
TO average two hits game FOR four
games I'M row is beyond all diagnosis.
II Is one of those things that can't DE
done until suddenly II happens
Concerning plank
PLANK Is one OF the marvels OF all
time. Consider these details:
He was 25 years old before he en-.
tered the major league.
Pie had no minor league training or
DEVELOPMENT OF any sort,
2--Ne lacked the great physical powers
OF Walsh, Mathewson, johnson. AleSan.
der or Young.
4-He was not blessed with an easy
pitching r1otion but was apparently
WORKING hard most NJ the way. working
with effort quite unlike johnson or Alex
ard-r
'5-Wher- weather conditions vrrs y,
all favorable he has not pitched three
really bad ball Games IN ten years
6--Ne has pitched exceptionally fine
tan In every world series md he was a
leading factor In live OF these.
Another Detail
Here II another detail" continued
t Cupklev, "pvDn ns a youngstrr back with
the old Mackmon. Plank frequently cow
ulpincd ~ sor" arm He had trouble
here ppd there with his elbow and hts
shoulder. he wns not un iron man IN
any sense or the word and he dd h's
share of worrylrr In tho box So h,
pps not one of those pitchers with ict
.- a.., IN his veins one NJ the types mn,
never frcts or huthers He was n nItchet
would would figure might last five o,
siS wears Rs n star Illit here no In tolp,
Rt ~ In his srvCut contb cpmpnign pitch
Ing more brilliantly than he ever workc,
IN his life | have KEN close track q
haSeh0ll for n long time but I cant re
call In NIL thni time any such continued
exhibition as thes" four games NJ rpnk'i
against New York BOSTON, Washington
and Cleveland -Four gnmcs-two runs
half run 10 the contest II docsn'
sound possible
II is after figuring In all those dctnil
thRt We award TO Edward 3 plNnk th'
Gettysburg Guide. the Feature plnnncl
~ the sporting year. Walsh IL through
Miner Brown IL fading out. Mptty'
pitching dnvs Nre over; the great John
son is beginning TO get his here an
there, but Plank left handed. ~ sew
'nteen years In harness, not rugged q
frame, Ia rushing through one two hi
game after another In the strain Of
flag race almost without an equal
As moster achievement pi0nks lat
est exhibition ~ n wonderful thing I
contemplate lut when YOU link mi
with his career fnr seventeen yeors thcr
are hardly words expressive enough I
tell the story For n goes far heyon
the record " prmos won and lost, a
great record ps ,hs has been
II ls an achievement that rests we
hctrrd tho etcrnol dope, Cv youn
lasted twenty-five scnsons but Cv wes
husky giant who started around ~ wit
nm easy motion Md n fast ball 10 wot
with And CNS.~~" r~~ai as he was, wn
I not pcclinR M two-hit games In seccus
, sion In his i2nd year
Give al the credit you care abou, ,
T your 'aVorlte hero AZ each comes alon,
, But before Vou are through wrench o'
4 = sprlu of olive Tor the oiammy brow ,
the most effective left handler. day
day out, baseball has ever known.