Show Grover A Alexander lexander Tops I National League Hurlers L 1 Chicago Twirler Made Opposing Batsmen 1 Earn am I Every Run They Got Off Him Last Year YearBy YearBy I I By Jack V dock Velock International al News Sporting Editor 1 iW YORK Dec Dee 18 rover Gro Alexander of the Cube Cuba forced opposing N NEW batsmen to work hard for every cry run made off oft him during the 1913 1919 sea season on The Rhe official pitching averages of the National lea league e for tor the recent season show that the great Alex led all rival rh-al hurlers in the matter of ot effectiveness lie He allowed but 17 earned runs run per nine Inning game gone tand and was credited with sixteen victories and eleven defeats Frd Mitchell believes Alxander will b Just as great a n pitcher as he ever was vas In 1920 Alex did not get started till the latter part of the season said sald Mitchell itchell during the National league meeting here He lie found himself after we ve had hadI I dropped too far tar behind to figure any longer for tor the pennant but he has hu demonstrated to my entire satisfaction that he is still the great pitcher he was when he came to the Cubs and andI I expect to see him win at least twenty-five twenty games next year 3 lIe He may maydo maydo maydo do better than that Dutch Reuther the star mounds- mounds man of the worlds world's champion Reds was the highest p percentage pitcher during the season finishing with a percentage of 60 Jess Barnes of the Giants turned In twenty five victories for tor McGraws McGraw's men and took rank as u the biggest winner win win- ner Lee Meadows Meado s the bespectacled hurler who was traded to the Phillies by the Cardinals pitched In forty games and lost lot twenty of ot them and Lefty Cooper of ot the PIrates went through twenty seven complete games The shutout record for 1919 shows Alexander Alexander Alexander Alex Alex- ander once more heading the list with nine such victories to his credit Jim Vaughn Alexs Alex's southpaw teammate pitched Innings and struck out batsmen A 1 feature of ot the National leagues league's pitching records this Is the column which gives pitchers credit for games finished Gene Dubuc of the Giants was wasI the leader e In t this s department of the ol paie I pastime tI going g to t the relief of t brother hurlers In two twenty games May Mayor of the Cards gave seven eighty-seven bases on balls while Rudolph of ot Dos Boston ton and Woodward Woodward Woodward Wood Wood- ward St. Philadelphia Louis each made eleven wild pitches Hod niler Eller of the Reds neds got credit for a a. no-hit no game on May 11 11 shutting out the CardInals Cardinal without a bIngle and winning his game 6 to 0 0 O. Jess Barnes scored the most molt consecutive victories running his string to ten between JUly 4 and August 12 while Jacobs of Philadelphia and St. St Louis lost eight games In succession The records of ot National league pitch pitch- era for the 1919 season are interesting for their work undoubtedly accounted for Cor fora a 3 somewhat noticeable falling off oft In hitting hitting hit hit- ting a that kept the number of ot hitters at a low figure all summer With many pitchers using freak deliveries erles eries these da days s the batter finds it difficult difficult difficult I cult to climb to the class and remain there consistently The National league however is in favor of ot putting the ban banon banon banon on freak deliveries and If It the American Amerlan league concurs In this move the batsmen may brighten up their averages next season sea sea- son John Heydler's leaguers are not going to be too harsh with the pitchers If It changes are ar made however Those who use the spitball now will be permitted to continue Its Us use though other freak methods of or curving the ball will be ta ta- ta booed Hod Eller for Cor Instance was a shine shine- ball pitcher of more than ordinary brilliance brilliance brilliance bril bril- liance during the recent season Many other National league have perfected perfected per per- d deliveries known by va various I names me erl but if the legislation I in question tI Is s adopted the winning pitchers of ot the fu future future future fu- fu ture will have to depend on speed and natural curves to to fool the hard hitting batsmen |