The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-03
FeIler's Success Proves Lively
 Ball No Fatal Pitching Handicap
Good Share Of HurIers' Trouble Is Held Mental
BY HARRY CRIMSON NEA Service Sn0rtG Editor

They tell you the burden is on the pitcher today what with a new and shiny lively ball being tossed out at the slightest excuse.
 The vast amount of arm trouble is traced to hurlers having to bear down on every pitch. The lightest hitter may break up 6 close game at any time with 8 homer.
 In the old days, it is pointed out, the chucker could let up when the bases were unoccupied. There was more infield play. With an in> fielder it was something more than a case of you do or you don't. The pitcher conserved his energy for the tighter moments.
 There is some truth in this, of course, but the success of Robert William Andrew Teller of Cleveland and others is proof that the jack rabbit sphere is not 6 fatal handi- cap to pitchers.
 Barring an accident, Bob Teller can't miss being the first major league pitcher to win 30 or more games since Dizzy Dean performed the feat for the Cardinals in 1884. At his current clip, Teller may bag 35.
 The secret of Feller's remarkable totals is that he never hesitated to make full use of his exceptional Yla- tural ability. The Iowa farm boy isn't afraid to pour his fast bali through there, or to break off a curve in clutch.
 As Walter Johnson says, a pitch- CT might as well throw the swift one while he has it. He will lose his speed in time, anyway. SOME ARE OKEH UNTIL THEY START TO THINK
 Bob Quinn of the Braves tells the story of the late Ed Morris, wao copped 20 games for a nondescript Red Sox club some years back, when he didn't know one batter from an. other.
 It was when they started coach- ing him on the weaknesses of hit- ters that Big Ed couldn't get any, body out. He was all right until he started thinking.
 Luke Sewell, the famous catcher managing the Browns, contends a good share of most pitchers trouble is mental.
 Sewell traces the difficulties of Jim Bagby of the Indians to the youngsters father, who captured 30 games for the Tribe in 20 with nothing ball. Sewel suspects the Old Sarge cautioned his son to save himself on the theory that he'd last longer.
 There is the spot pitcher. Fred Fftzsirnmons of Brooklyn, for ex- ample, is a sure shot against Pitts burgh, whereas Kirby Higbe, highly effective against all the others, re- pulsed the Pirates on the Dodgers last western trip for the first time since he entered the National League.
 American League players contend Johnny Allen has as fine an assort- ment as he ever possessed, but the lantern jawed right-hander got 1t into his head that he couldn't beat the New Yorks and Bostons.
 Allen preferred to pick his assign ments. The Browns considered dis- posing of him the other afternoon when he failed to salvage 8 game in Yankee Stadium.
 Those who know Allen best say he would still be whale of g pitch CT in the National League where he would know little of the batters. DEAN PUT PROBLEM
 UP TO THE HITTER
 Elmer Riddle of the Reds; Spud Krist, Sam Nahem and Ernie White of the Cardinals and Bob Carpenter of the Giants are among young pitchers emulating Teller and show ing that mound mastery isn't thing of the past.
 Whit Wyatt, Higbe and Hugh Ca sey of the Dodgers; Lon Warneke of the Cards and Bucky Walters and Paul Derringer of the Reds are experienced hands who pack au- thority in the box despite the hop ued-up pellet. Morton Cooper of the Cards was another until he was forced to undergo the operation on his arm.
 Dick Newsome, the Red Sox' 3l- year-old recruit, is the latest to demonstrate 1t is never too late Tor pitcher to learn.
 Pitchers continue to get by large ly on intelligence and control. too.
 Robert Moses Grove, Ted Lyons, Carl Hubbell and Red Ruffing strikingly illustrate that there is much more to pitching than propel- ling the pill.
 Dizzy Dean was work-horse with the ball in use today. At the height of the one time cotton picker's nle- teoric career, asked him what he considered the most important thing about pitching.
 s"They tell me this and they tell me that" replied or Dig, but l just rear back and throw the ball over the plate with plenty on 1t:
 "That puts the problem up to the hitter"
 Dizsy Dean had the right idea.
 There are not as many formid- able hitters as there used to be and, lively ball and all, the pitcher with stuff isn't precisely an open book.