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Show CASTLETOH BUS Cf YOUNG'S SUB RECORD Allowed ao Hits or Bases on Balls, and Got Ten Strike-Onts. According to a reoent Issua of ths Clsre-land Clsre-land Plain Dealer, Roy Castlaton, formorly of this city, holds the world's pitching record. rec-ord. Tho Salt Lake boy made hiB remarkable remark-able performance whil pitching for the YounCstown team of the Ohlo-PenneylvAnia league. Eridontly Cnstleton must hure made a remarkable performance, for the paper publishes pub-lishes a cablnet-Elio double-column ploture, above whioh aro these words, in big black typo: "Holder of "World's Pitching Record." Rec-ord." The nccount published follows: Roy C.istleton, one of tho youngest pitcher?, in the O. and P. league, now shares with Cy. Young tho record for pitching in organized or-ganized ball Jn a game against Akron Friday Fri-day hn allowed no hits, gave no bases on balls, hit no ono, aud had ten strike-outs, beating tho .record of Cy. Young by one 6trik.out-. Three weeks ago Castleton celebrated his twenty-first birthday. Ho has great speed and wonderful control for a left-hander. His best curre is n. side-arm Inshoot, which jump6 soversl Inches whort it broaks. Dall-playing for Cnstloton Is a profession, and ho goes about it In a scientific manner. One of the first things he did when coming to tho O. and P. league was to get a notebook, note-book, which ho calif, the "dopebook." In this he enters what every batsman in tho lenguo csn hit nnd what ho cannot. In this manner he has been able to improve his work materially sinco 'tho season commenced. Manager Man-ager Marty Hogan thinks well of him and be-lioves be-lioves he Is dostined to land in the big loacues. Castleton does not, drink and 'does not smoko or chow tobacco. |