Show E 1 01 I 1 I 1 U 0 9 1 T THERE TIE RE Is a pitcher we think is a trifle overlooked we say that because all the ball players weve talked to lately rank him as the best in either league no h his I 1 s name bob feller or spud chandler or tex hughson hughso n ile ha la is a wiry left hander bander by the name of harold of the tigers 1 I 1 was the best I 1 pitcher in baseball f in 1944 when I 1 0 he won 29 in games mes 1 I 1 1 I they ahr threw e I 1 that one out A I 1 1 war year U was the best pitcher in baseball last se season a s on when he won 25 games and took over the world series they threw that one out also another war year walt until the big hitters come back they said last spring ted williams IVill lams joe DIMagg lo dom dimaggio BIag glo bobby daerr bill dickey charlie keller all these and many others 0 ers so what happens newhouse r has been winning six times out of geve teven and necho ser has been winning these games with a third place ball club a ball club that without would be in fifth place was the best pitcher in baseball in 1944 and 1345 1945 it is our prediction that he also will be the best pitcher in baseball in the current season of 1948 1946 i its ts 9 to 1 we decided to make a fuller check 11 on in his own leas league we took a survey from 10 well known veterans who know their way around nine gave us one gave us bob feller I 1 asked bill dickey what he thought about the matter the arkansas quail hunter gave us a slow smile im already in enough trouble he said without getting into another argument wien e n I 1 came back to baseball this spring I 1 heard that was just another wartime pitcher our league happens to be well stocked ked with fine pitchers I 1 mean chandler hughson ferris harris trucks kramer and a few more but so tar far I 1 seen a better pitcher than you know how hard it is to win 20 games has won 54 in the last two years it surprise me to see him win 30 or m more ore this year what has he got about all it takes A good fast ball A good cu curve ve ball good control A lot of confidence in himself determination to win A good head plenty of heart unless something disastrous h happens ap suddenly it is a pretty sate safe bet that hal will lead both leagues on the pitching side it is also a pretty fair bet that he will pass the 25 game mark again and threaten the 30 spot which few have ever reached two tivo 40 gante winners Wint lers so tar far as so called modern baseball goes the only 40 game winners I 1 can recall at the moment happen to be ed walsh and jack chesbro among the 30 or more gate game winners weve had matty malty johnson smokey joe wood dizzy dean grover alexander lefty grove and possibly one or two others only matty malty and alexander have won 30 or more games three times in the past 40 years you can let us know if our memory Is slipping has yet to be a SO 30 game winner but the willowy tiger left hander has the best chance to reach this mark for 1046 1946 ile he comes so close to being the best pitcher in the game gam c that someone else will need a spur to crowd crow d him back before the stretch run ends in september bob feller spud chandler and tex hughson are all great pitchers among the best but all three will nave have to put on extra steam to crowd back who has been baseballs best pitcher for three years about the two leagues several querulous letters have come in since the all allstar star game from national league supporters supporter s asking whit what has happened to th the veteran veter an circuit why is it one asked that the american league should come up with most of the top stars such men as ted williams charlie heller bob feller chandler and so many others who apparently outclass most of the national leagues best men the sad facts sad for the N L are that the older league this season can match the younger circuit neither in stars nor in average playing strength the N L has no pitchers to rank with fel feller I 1 er new bouser handler chandler hughson and others outside of johnny mire it has no power hitters nho ile can be be classed with williams greenberg keller kellar DIMagg lo and several more this was all known before lt it would have taken a carl hubbell a dizzy dean a matty malty or 11 an n alexander to remove the noise from A L bats no season |