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Show n ers you have to ad- mst your sights to an unusual angle. I for in these 40 years Bjof big lat'u' base" I Mil 'here have I been others who ,ave set up a num-lber num-lber of incredible MP marks that the bril- UiDt Ferriss must look at, face to re t fiure' just a few among jvr won more than 20 H given season: Grove, Athletics .14. pet. .886. M. Bed Sox, 1912: Yankees, 1935: K pet. .839. jjSon, Senators, 1913: Kg, Yankees, 1913: i pet. .833. ell. Giants, 1936: Wot cardinals, 1935: Wot Kle, White Sox, 1919: K pet. .806. tbrwson. Giants, 1909: j, pel. .866. ire the high-ranking cords since 1904. Ec and lost 15 in 1908 foi tr won 31 and lost It Eft Bob Feller's besl when he won 24 and Grove's record mark. that now becomes th target. Here's quite I Bitter how keen a sharp- may happen to be 1 LOST 4 - PCT. .886. m Joe Wood of the Red B has even approached flit figures and Joe wai K. at .872, which is nc Bist or a flop. Befrv Grove's 1931 mark have to win 31 game. By 3. This means tha Be will have to win U 1 mm 15 starts. You wil Bit this is quite an order mis as that Lefty Grove BooDtaineer, had the Bweutive years an; lever known: .750 in 1921 Bv.848 in 1930 .886 it m 1932 and .750 in 1933 fcl, Lefty won 59 games A . Try and match thai lor something over ,87( fctit seasons. ! those perennial pessl ie in ancient history at 1 their mossy beards if to say: i soft year for pitchers. ' "1? facing a bunch oi s, most of them clasi This is an off year count." W a few seconds. Whj t of the pitchers mop Ferriss is? Newhousei 'is one of the best from j but though working to'er ball club he hasn'' 1 follow the Ferriss pace j Support N back to Grove's bi Ferfiss another Jimmj W Al Simmons bat- tw his side? Simmons " season and Jimmy 30 home run, 'auAnd there were oth ack had a world se "" War, back in 1931 '"at Grove drew fai m and offensive sup. WRtdSox can offer ;tr"ss, the Red Soi I place, badlj ry team In th. FJ" except the Ath ",l the Ferriss recori 1 1 would have onl JjMt the 42 they held EagaJn that Left Wood were working Tanning, two world ) Jf Ferriss has beer R am that without tan k last amon gj His infield FjBWg Room j JraBtest war sea- I no, New Yorh "'errin, alone U N w,VIso speakin v been et- v repCrts lately I w. Ve hearJ from tw Conches and material will be It L , Was 8 year ago. Army 01 anil be good." |