The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-30

FerrelPs masterpiece was the first nltless major league game since May $, 1929, when Carl Hubbell pitched the New York Giants to a Il to 0 decision over Pittsburg, and the first no hit game in the American league since Ted Lyons of the Chicago White Sox shut out Boston, 6 to c, on August 21, 1926.
 Terrell himself attached little sig nificance to his feat, and told the United Press that the hitless game felt just the same as winning any other ball game"
 I've never had any ambition to pitch no-hit game" he said. My idea is just to get in there and beat the opposition"
 Proves the Point.
 Cleveland baseball fans. however, regarded the game as proof of their contention that Ferrill is the best of modern day pitchers. Terrell dis puted this honor last season with Lefty Grove of the Philadelphia Attn letics and Ted Lyons of the Chicago White Sox, and his great start this season promises to leave no ques- tion about the ranking.
 Terrell has served only two com plete years in the majors. as com pared to years for Lyons and years for Grove, and already has 50 victories. Grove is credited with IF victories, including two scored this year and Lyons, who has not started a game this season, has won 126 games.
 Like most baseball idols, Terrell calls small town his home. He comes from Guilford Court House, N. C., where his father opearted dairy farm, and he credits the finger strength gained from milking cows with making him a successful pitch- CT.
 Kcp. His Promise.
 Bill Rapp, Cleveland scout, found Terrell in 1926 when he was pitch ing for the Oak Ridge, N. C., prep school nine. He offered Terrell a contract after watching him in sev- eral games. but the youngster re- fused, because he didn't think he was good enough for the big leagues" But he promised Rapp that he would not sign with any other scout.
 The following year Terrell wired the Cleveland team from East Doug- las, Mass, where he was playing semi-pro ball. and offered to sign. Cleveland sent Charles Hickman, an- other scout, to get the pitchers sig nature, but Terrell cited his promise to Rapp and refused to sign until Rspp came from New Orleans with q contract.
 Dince the first promise, Terrell has kept many promises for the Indians. He promised to win enough games his first year to justify the scouts confidence. He was not given the opportunity, being farmed out to Terre Haute for the 1928 season, but came back in 1929 to win 21 ggames. He said that he would increase that total in 1880, and his record shows 25 victories.
 This year he has promised to win 30 games--a feat which no pitcher has accomplished in recent years and he already has won four games in five starts.
 Uses His Head.
 Terrell is ambitious, modest and confident. He takes pride in his ability to do his best, and em- bodies every trait of sports idol. He neither smokes nor drinks, and leaves the girls alone, as far as 1t is possible for handsome 23-year old youth to do so. He sings, plays a banjo and attends the movies when he is not retiring big league slug gers.
 Yesterdays game saw Terrell at his best. He mixed binding speed and a dazzling curve with change of pace and had excellent control. Only six runners reache dfirst. three on errors and three on walks, and Rick Fererll, St Louis catcher and brother of the young pitcher. was the only man to get to second.
 Not single ball was hit hard and only two were knocked out of the infield, the other 25 putouts being made on easy pop-ups and slow roll CTS to the infielders. Eight bats men were retired on strikes.
 Terrell also aided the attack, nit ting a home run and double to drive in four runs.