NO HIT GAMES ARE SCARCE george fosters feat was eighteenth of kind in american league average only one yearly george fosters feat of holding the 1 l new york yankees hitless at boston d a few days ago was the eighteenth no hit game pitched in the american league since its organization more afore than two years have elapsed since them the last no hit game was twirled in ban johnsons league joe benz of the chicago white sox pitching it against cleveland on may 31 1914 in the national league there have been 40 no hit games in the 40 years of its career the last one also being by a boston pitcher tom hughes second of the braves who held them pittsburgh pirates hitless on june 10 that a no hit game Is a rare perform pitcher george foster ance may be noted from the fact that in both national and american leagues they have averaged only onea one a year several pitchers have had the misfortune of holding opposing teams without a hit in nine innings only to yield hits iter I ter on null be deprived of places in the no hit hall of fame among such performers in the abe last decade are leon ames formerly of tha giants harry mcintyre formerly oi of brooklyn andrina and jim scott of the white while sox it Is interesting to note that neither walter johnson nor grover alexander the present pitching princes of the two major leagues has pitched a jo ao hit game though johnson has been with washington since 1907 and al mander with the PhIlli phillias cs since 1911