New Britain herald., 1929-09-05

They call Tom Zachary, veteran lofthandcr of the New York Yankees nothing pitcher" A nothing pitcher" is one who has little stuff on the bah in the way of great speed or sharp breaking curves, and who depends a great deal on his infield and outfield to get by.
 If Miller Huggins had two or three more nothing pitchers" on his staff like Tom Zachary, he would beyond doubt have his Tanks as far out in fl ont as are the Philadelphia Ath- lctics at present.
 Zachary at this writing is the only pitcher who has taken more or less regular turn in the box to re- main undefeatcd this season. To date he has won nine games But TOW that this is written he will probably be shelled off the next ;imc he goes on the mound. Crime out for Tom Zachary and all his admir- CTS to knock on wood.)
 "All Washed tp'
 Just about a year ago Zachary va. about to be shipped to the minors by the Senators. Clark Griffith wanted immediate delivery On young Ad Liska Of Minneapolis and intend ed to send Tom in part payment Tom was all washed up as far as Washington was concerned. Griff asked the customary waivers, figur- ing nobody would claim the left handed relic. But Huggins crossed him up by refusing to waive. Griff was sore as a boil.
 The "Old Fox" couldn't under stand why Huggins thought there was any major league pitching left in the 3l-yearold nothing pitcher" He burned mp telephone wires trying to argue Hug out of claiming him. But Miller was adamant and finally secured Tom for the waiver price of $7,500. Husgins had the idea Zachary would be just the man to take the ailing Herb Pennock S place. Huggins was right, and it was a case of the "Old Fox" being outfoXed.
 Tom won seven games for the Tanks the balance of that season and beat the St. Louis Cardinals in the third game of the world series. This year Huggins has been picking spots for Zachary. He has been careful not to put too much strain ! on that agirg arm by working Tom 1 too often. That is one reason why l Zachary has been the toughest guy to beat But another reason is Tom is q nothing pitcher"
 smart Fellows
 When they call q guy a nothing pitcher" he is usually q winning out regularly has the players sym pathy and never draws such a sar- castle appellation. Nothing pitchers as q rule are smart pitchers. They pitch with their heads and have eX- Ccllcnt control. When Tom Zachary is working. the batters mostly pop i up lazy flies or go out via the Big Rill' route. A Big Bill' is an in- ficldcrs expression for an easy 1 boundcr. And the battcrs go back to the bench to tell their mates He amt got nothin'!"
 Jim Bagby of the 1920 pennant- winning Cleveland Indians was a great nothing pitcher Bagby didn't have a great amount of stun but possessed great control and a sweet change of pace. He also had the happy faculty 10 be pitching when his mates were hitting. Billy Evans, at that time the American Leagues premier umpire, called him a 'rocking chair" pitcher. Billy would bet he could sit behind the plate in a rocking chair and cal Jim's slants right.
 Another nothing pitcher" who starred in the National League was Slim Sallee. Slim had wonderful control. Sallee's feroCious WinduI had many batters scared stiff. He would get a wicked glcam in his eye and go into a cat fit before deliver ing the ball. And when t came over it was usuallv cripple. But it was where the batter wasn't ex-