El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-07

BY EHlE1L
COMMAND was one Of the long suits
\ OF the Cincinnati pitchers this
year. Sale and company doing out
only a trifle more than two passes in
every game and chasing through IS
without either walking or hltting
anyone. Harry sallee laid claim TO
half Of these perfectly pitched com
bats. When the Reds came along on
their second eastern trip one OF the
war correspondents with them told
the writer. Moran has our pitchers
scared 20 death-they don't dare 10
pass anyone. One thing that Pat won
stand for il a pitcher viii gives bases
on balls"
The only hurler Pat canned during
the peunaut pursuit was Michael John
Regan, who. when he worked under
Natty and Herzog. had the git habit
and who, strange 20 say. did not frank
anyone in the few innings OF cham
pionship BAH he pitched for Moran
this year. Jimmy Ring previous 70
this season, was not long on control
and neither was Adolfo LuQue, Walter
Ruether lost his Job in Chicago prin-
cipaiIy on account OF HIS tendency TO
throw the ball anywhere but near
the plate. and while the Californian
had a few Wild afternoons during
1918, those were generally when he
also possessed lots OF stuff
The opposition pried 301 bases
IN balls out OF the Cincinnati
pitchers this year and got in the
way Of 20 OF their shoot total
OF walks OF both kinds OF 81. At
home sallee and his associntes
gave away 16f fuToras on the road
they distributed 157.
The Pirates we're the principal hene-
ficiaries Of the Reds slight tendency
10 inaccuracy. getting 81 compliment
tarles- The Phlles obtained s.. the
Braves. So. the Giants 43. the Cardi-
nails IS, the Superbas "a and the Cubs
So. seldom did the Red pitchers de-
feat themselves by ranking men OF
emitting Wild pitches In fact. only
one reverse was encountered within
either o. these ways, and on this o.
easion Moran's troupe might easily
have been beaten in some other man
ner.
Kept Then seorsIess.
At st. Louis on June 8. Roy Mitchell
got entangled IN a pitching duel with
Knoxville BIZ Doak, the plate being
No Mans Land for the Reds for nine
innings and for the Czrdina1s for
eight IN the domestic portion OF the
iinal frame after Jack Miller. new
Philie. was disposed Of. John Lavan
doubled and vernon Clemens was pur-
posely passed, after which Doak
singled, filling the bases. Mitchell
went out and Bressler went in Ray
mold Bloom made Bert Slotton force
Austin 1IcHenry. who was pinch run-
ming for LaVan. az the plate and then
came more changes in the lineups. El-
Ter relieving Bressler and Schultz
clubbing for smith The pinch pitcher
walked the pinch hitter and St Louis
wen, 20 o-deserve1lT. because
Mitchell had been located for II hits
and Doak only had given six
Harry snllee forced in run
with q pass on August 0 in the
second inning % the controversy
with the pills and Il kept him out
Of n shutoul. being received By
Crnvath, pinch hitter. when the
bases were jnmmed- EIler forced
In two runs during the year on
passes, Fisher Two. Ruether one.
Luque one and Mitchell one. No
Red delivery clerk released a wild
pitch that scored n run-a really
remarkable record. Carl Mays an
uunlly pitchcs about a doEea men
Hcross-
Won More Games.
That % pays 10 have control IS
shown By the fact that Cincinnati
won Is Of the Is games In which her
pitchers hung up the free list posi-
lively suspended sign. Sailee hurled
nine OF these games and eight in
nings OF another Eller pitched three
perfect games. Ring two Zone was 10
inningsl. Ruether one. Bressler one
and LuQue one. Adolfo finished the
game In which SaIea was stingy Tor
eight sessions.
The games in which the Red pitch
ars did not issue any passes last sea-
son were as follows.
Sallee Nine.
June -. against New Tork-Ton.
20 ?
June Is. against Pittsburg-Won.