Show Pitcher Had Assist on Strike Out If It there th ro is nothing new under the sun suu there is something new on the baseball field The man who wrote the nothing new gag evidently a fan tan fanOne fanOne One of the time first tint queries a youthful fan learning to score asks is Does Docs the pitcher get an nil assist on a strike out o t Whereupon you OU respond rep nd In a iI positive voice and with a withering glance fiance anc anch I Why h of ot course not That Is the pitcher usually get the assist Sometimes he dooms does oes The Ohio State league I ague a t thriving or organization organization which ran yan to unusual pitching feats feat last reason records an instance of ot where a pitcher struck out outa a batsman and retired him at first base on an an assist On Aug 10 Newark Newa played at Portsmouth Now ow the time Portsmouth team was pretty punk and trailed the ther rear r ar portion of the league consistently all an season Crichton a pitcher who de deserved deserved served a better belter fate was working for forthe forthe the and seemed Deemed to have hwe everything c The opposition hid h d only nine hits that day wen well distributed and managed to get a couple of runs In the latter part of ot the contest Crichton had his drop ball ban going strong trong The ball staggered up to the plate and fell away awa In great shape Newark persons were swinging wild on the same and looking ridiculous most of the tho time Finally catcher came to bat This map man never neer did have hale much patience at the plate He swung on two drops and missed them The third came floating up a little low Winters took another swing He missed and anti turn turning turnIng turning ing noticed the catcher have ha e the ball Thereupon he dug for first base He Hc ambled down the line as fast as aJ his weight would allow and almost dropped dead deal when he saw the ball shoot from the pitcher to the first base baseman ba baseman e eman man and he was called out Investigation tion showed the ball ban had dropped so Sf fast fust it struck the front end of the plate and rebounded Into Crichtons hands handsHe handsHe handsHe He waR vas va given g en credit for a Ii strike out and an assist n the same ame play pla |