Show I PITCHERS PITCHERS' SHOW Year after aCter year ar one oso sees tables of pitchers' pitchers wins sins and losses S given cn in the tho baseball guides as indicating the tho relative rela tive tivo rank of twirlers and every day you ou see O this theory knocked hi higher ber than a kite It is well to remember that a pitcher is is only ono one of nine nino men and cant can't win a n game gamo ed and it i is absurd to rank pitchers by the games James the they win A pitcher ma may pass nine nino men men and win his game but ho to has not pitched good rood ball To show how ridiculous it is to base baso a pitchers pitcher's rank on games James won yon just look at these facts Woods lost a three three- hit game on April 10 W. Ro h lost a hit four gamo April 10 Marquard lost a hit four game ame May 10 Raymond Haymond of St. St Louis held Chica Chicago o to toone toone toone one hit April 29 29 yet lost hi his game Overall and l have ha lost h two two- o. o hit James games So has Smith of tho the Chicago Sox Sex Pruitt and Wad ell have lost three hit games Weimer anti and Newton have havo lost last four four- hit games Taylor Talor of Columbus won a game where he was found for twelve h hits won von n a thirteen hit thirteen hit game ganie hit sixteen Graham Gra Gra- West Vest won a game ame ham won a hit fifteen game Gillen won wona a hit fourteen game Ime The Tho man mann who wins a hit sixteen game came gets credit for a victor victory and aDd tho the pitcher pitch pitch- er or who pitches a two hit game gamo for a n loss and yet ct the tue winner pitched a poor game ganic and tho the loser a good game Good Gooel pitching can not be tested by more mere win win- ning |