| Show HURLERS SPEEDIER THAN AMOS RUSIE RUSI Never at Any Time Had the Speed of J Johnson Clark GrIffith In the course of a 8 talk on fast ball pitching made the interesting assertion that Amos Rusle Rusie never at any time had the speed of Johnson lie He went further and de- de declared clarell there never have been half a dozen pitchers with more speed than the time old Giant There Is a general but wrong be be- belief belief belief lief said sold Grin Grill that Rusle was ex- ex exceptionally exceptionally ex exceptionally fast lie was fast all allrIght allright allright rIght good and fast fast but Its It's a n joke to comp re his hl speed with Johnsons Johnson's What lusie did have hae was vas the fastest curve ball ever pitched and ond the best curve cune hIs but curve was as swift as ae hIs fast ball boll That's what gave ave the Impression of his having unusual speed lie got ot so he had great control of that curve cune and then he became n a great pitcher pilcher Ive I've seen him at nt three and nothing then hook three fast ones over o As a speedy speedy pitcher however hoever he hadn't as fast a ball as Johnson Bill Donovan Joe Wood Ed Crane or Vance Johnson Is the fastest of them all all alland and the next fastest was ns Bill nm DOIl Dono AdAmos Ad Amos Rusle lS as He Appears Today van Jouett l was ns wonderfully fast and speedier than Rusle nut But nobody ever evel equaled Johnsons Johnson's speed of ten years ears ago |
