Evening journal., 1917-06-05
finn HAS TWENTY
Wins ON HIS STRING
Middletown Twirler Hangs
Up Record For Della
ware Pitchers
SILVERBROOK PUT
BRAKES ON MARVEL"

MIDDLETOWN, Del, June g.
When Pat Watson, of Chesapeake
City. twirled the silverbrook baseball
team Of Wilmington TO a victory over
the Middletown nine in the afternoon
game on Decoration Day, thereby
downing Lefty Finn, he put an end
TO the greatest winning streak ever
enjoyed by a Delaware pitcher
Finn twirled his first game for
Middletown, on August 4. 1915, down
ing the Odessa team 40, and allowing
but one hit. slow roller in thzninth
inning. Such was his debut and from
then until the present time. he has
been hanging victory after victory to
his belt.
The Wilmington baseball clubs
have all been easy picking for Finn,
and It has been against these clubs
that Lefty has hung up a record that
probably never will be equalled by
any other pitcher in Delaware OF any
other State. Up until Wednesday.
May 30, 1917, Finn had won twenty
straight games against Wilmington
baseball teams, and when It is re-
membered that It is the Wilmington
teams that play the hardest against
Lefty. is a feat that he has accom-
plished.
On August II, 1915, the vandover
ball team OF Wilmington then the
champions in the Wilmington
League. defeated Finn 20. This game
should have resulted differently as
Finn struck out ten men and allowed
but four hits This was his first game
90 Incl n inc Hftrs
team From then until Pat Watson
defeated him he has downed every
Wilmington ball team that has played
against him.
Il was at the close Of the 1918 sea-
son that he received a tryout with
the New York Americans, was re-
leased and returned here and again
set the State on fire by his twirling.
Among the Wilmington teams that he
has defeated are: Eden, Silverbrook
Penlyn Madeley and other such
teams. During 1916 not a Wilmington
team could do anything with his
pitching and he was not defeated by
a team from the big town."
His record, during his 20 straight
wins, against each team, is as fol-
G Alb r. H so. Err. Up. Ave
20 6O6 IS SO 229 10 17S .147
1915:
Aug. s1-Luxburger. 60; "A s. o.. 4
hits.
Sept. 4-All-stars. so; IS s. O.. 3
hits.
Sept. 11-silverbrook, AZ; 10 s. O..
6 hits C. innings).
Sept. 1s-Collegians, 80; IS s. O.,
3 hits.
Oct 1-silverbrook, so; 70 s. O..
Oct. s-Del. H. F.. 30; 10 s. O..
Oct. 15-All-stars. so; p S. o. 4
hits.
July 4-Eden A. C.. 50; $. O..
hits.
July 14-Penlyn, 81; 10 s. O., 6
hits.
July 2o-w. A. O.. 60; 10 s. O.. 8
hits.
Aug. 5-Tremont. 1871; 10 S. O..
hits &c innings).
Aug. 12-Penlyn. 10; IA s. O..
hits az inning9.
Aug. 19-Penlyn. 80; S. O., 8
hits.
Sept. 2-chem. Co.. 2-1; II S. O., 2
hits.
Sept. 4-Madeley. So; "A s. o.. 7
hits.
Sept 1s-wildel. 90. u S. O., z hits
Oct 14-All-stars, 10; y S. o., ]
hit.
1917:
May 12-Tremont. 81; 10 S. O..
hits.
May 19-All-Collegians, 81; s. o.
hits Go innings).
May 26-Keystone, 20; II S. O..
hits.
Judging from the records for 1917
so far, It can be seen that there is
not the least truth in the report that
Finn is going back Any pitcher u al
can strike out 80 men and allow bui
10 hits in % innings must have the
stun' and Lefty has often proved
that he Is no has been.
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