The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-01
No.NIt Psychology .


This IL but prelude to the psychol-
ogy attached TO pitching n no-hit game In
the major leagues.
We have always wondered how n pitch
er felt Az he was working his hitless way
along, once the NTH or sixth inning had
been safely passe6.
In order TO get a line on the situation
the New York southpa~. who few days
ago cased the Champion Red Sox down
without a solitary blow.
I'm the early Stages Of the game" said
George, II only knew that was cold and
couldn't keen warmed op. 20 J spen, all
Ing 70 warm up and uDravsl tho kinks.
Nov. there u world OF rivalry be-
tween the Red Sox and the Yankees. and
my main idea. OF covrse. was 10 win that
ball game. When the seventh inning
hadn't realized II. They had scored In
tho last OF the seventh, tieing the game
up II was not until the first OF the
eighth I realised the fact that none OF
the enemy had tapped me for q safe
drive; And ! never realized u then until
biil Donovan came up And said: II would
be crime TO lose this game. for they
Invent even gotten q blow Oft you yet
Al the FIaIsh.l
Even. then. pitching tho last of the
eighth, I didn't feel nervous or excited
VI MY utNlUs ~ WIZ moi uWtll
the las, of the ninth. with only three
men to get. that | suddenly realized I'd
like TO have at least one no-hit game In
my ht--nnd especially a no-hit affair
against the world champs. I stiil wasn't
too nervous TO speak, and Il was not UNI
had only ono man TO get. and he tapped
an easy one for an easy out. An error
resulted, and. with such n fine chsnce
gone. II occurred 10 me then that the
next man up was about due. II Gener-
aliy happens that way Leave an open:
man WAS tho first nervousness I felt. |
knew the side should have been out. that
he had no business up there. and that
ought TO be on the way to the clubhouse
With my no-hit game sewed up, But this
time the upset didn't work out"
III Donovan hadn't mentioned II In the
eighth" remarked Mogridse, II don't be
lieve | would have known I had q no
hitter until after the game. II had be-
gun 70 figure on a no. hit game bnck In
tho NTH or sitth innings ! doubt vcry
much whether ] would have landed ons. g
Battino Pitchers.
The old Idea thn! a .pltcher conldn'
hit is being rapidly diss0ved Ray Cald.
well 10 the main pinch hitter OF the
Yankees: Walter Johnson Ia the leading
But the premier bird Of than 10 Bab,
Ruth. Of the Red sox. Ruth II probabl,
the best hitting pitcher that baseball hui
even known. George sisler started out Al
pitcher, and hs may havs challenged
ES,h: y. t,s's; ILL., Ss; no. 70. eve sven n: s.owni. %
the Red Sox staff. lie IL not only q CON
siatent batsman, but he 10 ~ likely Z,
crack one over the fence or up into IN,
stands a. any man In baseball
<nr., ....o.N p,,,h a., - g.
4 runs as iris Speaker or Joe jackson. 'tw,
Of the games leading sluEgers, wh,
played In almost three times an man,
contests,
I'm ss,.;p,,nE ,;'p. Etc. to carrS TX. ths o,sna Can
use a brassis or a n,id-irons' Neither
lie employed a spared spoon.
IT'S a wonder to me-" writss sno,he
golfer. that some Of thsss modern gol
c"nsSS and HsSs" moved ss:S Ss:a y: S: osr
one OF thsir courses I'd A. soon try /,
carry fifteen mi!ss scross the Canyon n
l would iS yards across q swamp"
The 0attllnO ouru.
Deat Sir. ueoraln may produce . va
riety n stars, but for a galaxy Of Mmin
aries In ono branch Of sport no state o
city can hold 4 candle to It, Paul Pm
the following ssponents Of the manly ART
hike Gibbons.
| Tom Gibbons.
| Billy MiskA.
4 Mike o'Dowd.
Eddie tkld) BillinEs.
Billy Ds Foe.
Johnny Ertle,
Apd. We could add Fred Fulton 10 "
needed another 10 yank ~ out In IRON
Of the nsm. though Freddie isn't sxactl
A at Paul entry
Which suss.sis a slogan for this SCRAP
py communlty--v'i,S IT Paui-the CSt
with the wallop.
oeN lseeeN,
lie who hits enc In tho heel
Paying on, Of tomato ana potato has
' ards y an vssy we'll aut playins cut .