Show h r 4 BILLS BILl HINCHMAN PITTSBURG PIRATES Ill never forget torget the first time I stepped to the plate to face big bis feague pitching I wanted to appear unconcerned so I grabbed two two bats and ambled carelessly from the bench I guess I shook so fco much I made the pitcher nervous Anyhow he couldn't get the ball over That wasn't the reason I didn't swing though I was so weak from nervousness I couldn't grip the bat and take a good healthy wallop I would have swung at anything if it I could Finally the pitcher walked waked me forcing in the winning run The next day the newspapers boosted me f for r m mIron my iron nerve nervo in waiting em eon out in a pinch I CHIEF BENDER PHILADELPHIA NATIONALS I r 1 think the curve ball baU if it breaks sharply is the most effective ball bail pitched I have never seen a a. batter who could hit that kind of pitching all the tim ime hriC Batters hit anything a fellow pitches sometimes but fast high pitching across a mans man's shoulders and a fast breaking curve will trouble any batter I x 1 think my best ball is m my fast overhand curve when it is pitched is-pitched pitched low low |