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Show Lack of Fast Ball Keeps Pruett From Being Wonder Brown's Pitcher Has Everything Else, Accord-- Accord-- ing to Ruth NEW YORK. Aug. 14.-"If Pruett of the St. Louis Browns had a good fast i ball ha would be one of the greatest southpaws In the history of the game," ears Babe Buth. The Bebe doeea't head out each a line of dope aa aa alibi t espial hie inability to hit Pruett. Pruett e epe-elalty epe-elalty la striking- out the Babe, The big fellow Is practically helplese ageMot "Shock's" alow curve and fast breeklnp fades wsy. , Buth s remarks relative to Pruett go for a score ef other major league pitch-'era pitch-'era While pitch ere who relt entirely on a fast bell have no chance with the "rabbit ball" now in uee. a pitcher to become a etar matt have a fast ball a bis assortment. I Pruett has everything except a fasti ball. He bae two types of curve a 1 puaillap fadaswsy and a nlc change of pace. The elender yonrgster. bowevr. lacks a fast hall. Pruett peat fast hall ta of medium apeed. Just the hlttablo pert of delivery. Pruett boasts a fadsawsp that Ig aa hard to hit as was the fadeaway delivery de-livery used by Mat he ween. Pew lefthander left-hander have over ueed the fadeaway delivery, which naturally makes that atyls all the more effective for Prwott. But the fast ball la lacking;, and the eppoelng battere kaow It. Coneequently when Pruett pitches, the opposing betters bet-ters hog the plate, knowing they have nothing to faar from the fast no. If Pruett had a good fast ball such a practise prac-tise would be denfcrou and wouldn't ho i Indulged la. I Such a stance makes H eaaler to hit IPruett'e Blow offering etnee the batter bat-ter know Just what to expect. A good fast bat) would aerve to act a a j . for Pruett. Lack of a fast hall keep him from rnln' Uf- " |