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Show Diminutive Hurler Wins Third No-Hitter in Five-Week Span RICHMOND. Ve, May 11 Bucky Jacob. University of Richmond Rich-mond pitcher whoa ambition I te play baa ball la th major leaguaa, has three no-hlt performances In five week to back up bis claim for attention. Th diminutive Bucky first broke Into baseball' hall of fame at th expense of Virginia Tech, one of the stronger loulher conference con-ference clubs. A week later be repeated against the usually hit-worthy Hampdea-Bydney Hampdea-Bydney nine. That brought th big league scout a-runnlng. but they were alow to take to Jacob because of his lack of heft. He sbowsd them again yaater-day yaater-day that a lM-poundar ran put a lot ef "stuff" on a baseball when he loeaed hi third ae-hlttr gainst Virginia Military institute. insti-tute. College record en no-hlt performances per-formances ar lacking, but aa Indication In-dication ef ths dasaling nature ef jecooe achievement Is seen la the majors' archive, which ahow that the beat ever don la th big time la tw hi (laaa contest la a season and three for all lime. "Bucky has more a peed now thaa ha ha ever had." said Mac Pitt, Richmond coach. "He baa a fine curve, good control and as rellent Judgment. He ka what it takes." Jacob ha won II games and lost only on In three year of varalty pitching with Richmond unlvaralty. |