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Show 0 0GP4 GP4/ GP4 C / WiAND . GP4JD WiANDCE JD JDPr : " . //CE CE / ? / I THERE PrHERE Pr HERE is a pttcher pitcher we think is a atr atr tr fie fle overlooked We say that thatbecause thatbecause thatbecause because all the ball players we ve ye vetalked yetalked vetalked talked to lately rank him hum as the thebest thebest thebest best In either leagueNohis leagueNohis league leagueNo No-his No his No - - his name Isn t Bob Feller or orSpud orSpud orSpud Spud Chandler or Tex Hughson He Heis Heis Hets is a wiry left lefthander lefthander leftbander hander by thename thename the , name of Harold Harold1V Harolddv HaroldNewhouser " dv ; ' 1V Newhouser of thea the theTigers theTigers theTigers a Tigers Newhouser Newhousen Newhous | er en was the th best best V ( A-- A . . . , pitcher In baseball base \ " ? " ' ' ' " ball in 1944 whenhe whenhe when whenhe baseV7f V7f ' he won 29 games & fS . " " y yThey They threwthat threw f , _ ? that onerout one out . . . Awar A At t , 4t-ndYg 4t ndYg 4tndYgwar - war .LiNewhouser yea yeaNewhouser year rout LL u .Li Li . _ Newhouser wasthe wasthe was wasthe the best ptcher p tcher lewhouser Newhouser } , Newhouserin lewhouserin in baseball lastseason lastseason last lastseason season when he won 25 games and andtook andtook andtook took over the World series senes Theythrew They Theythrew Theythrew threw that one out also Another Anotherwar Anotherwar Anotherwar war yearWait yearWait year yearWait Wait until the big hitters come comeback comeback comeback back they tbey said last spring-Ted spring Ted springTedWilliams springTedWilliams spring - TedWllhams Williams Joe DIMagelo DIMaggio DlMagglo Dom DI DIIIlagglo DiMaggio DiMaggio IIlagglo Maggio Bobby Daerr DO'Crr DOCrr Doerr ' Bill Bll , Dickey DickeyCharlie , Charlie Keller all these and many ninny ninnyothers manyothers manyothers others So what wbat happens bappens ? New-honser New honser New- New Newhonser Newhouser - honser houser has been winning wmnlng six times timesout timesout timesout out of sevenAnd seven . . And Newhouser has been wmnlng winning wmnlngthese winningthese winningthese these games with a third place ball ballcluba ballcluba ballclub club-a club a - - a ball ban club that without New Newhouser Newhouser houser would be In fifth place New Newhouser Newhouser Newhouser houser was the best pitcher in 1D base base- baseball baseball baseball - - ball In 1944 and 1945 It Is our pre pre- prediction prediction prediction - - diction that he also will be the best bestpitcher bestpitcher bestpitcher pitcher in baseball In the current currentseason currentseason currentseason season of 1946It's 1946 7's 7s It's Its ( ' Neiuhouser Newhouser , 9 to 1 I IWe 1 1We We decided to make a fuller check checkon checkon checkon on Newhouser in his own league leagueW leagueWW leagueW W WW took a survey from 10 wellknown 'hell hell well 'hellknown ' wellknown known veterans who know therr their therrway theirway theirway way around Nine Nme gave us New Newhouser Newhouser Newhouser houser one gave us Bob Feller FellerI I asked Bill Dickey what he hethought hethought hathought thought about the matter The Ar Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas kansas qua 1 I ! hunter gave us a slow slowsmile slowsmile slowsmile smile I m already In enough enoughIrouble enoughtrouble enoughtrouble Irouble trouble he said without getting gettingmto gettinginto gettingmto mto into another argument When Wben I Icame Icame Icame came back to baseball this spring springI I heard that Newhouser Newbouser was just an another another another other wartime pitcherOur pitcherOur pitcher pitcherOur Our league happens to be well wellstocked wellstocked wellstocked stocked with fine pitchers I mean meanChandler meanChandler meanChandler Chandler Hughson Ferns Ferris Harris HarrisTrucks HarrisTrucks HarrisTrucks Trucks Kramer and a few more moreBut moreBut moreBut But so tar far I haven t seen a better betterpitcher betterpitcher betterpitcher pitcher than Newhouser You know knowhow knowhow knowhow how hard It Is to win 20 games gamesNewhouser gamesNewhouser gameNewhouser * Newhouser has won 54 m ID in the last lasttwo lasttwo lasttwo two years It wouldn t surprise surpnse me meto meto meto to see him win WID 30 or more this thJs yearWhat yearWhat year y-ear y ear yearWhat - What has he got7 got ? ' About all Ittakes it ittakes ittakes takes A good fast ball A good goodcurve goodcurve goodcurve curve ball Good control . A lot otconfidence ct of , ctconfidence ofconfidence confidence in himself hlrnself . . . Determi Determinat Determinat Dettrminat : nat on to win WIJl A good head Plenty Plentyof Plentyof Plentyof of heart heartUnless Unless something sometmng disastrous hap hap- happens happens . - pens suddenly It is a pretty safe safebet safebet satebet bet that Hal Newhouser will lead leadboth leadboth leadboth both lea leagues gues on the pitching Pltcbmg side sl.de slde . It Itis Itis Itis is also a pretty fair faIT bet that he hewill hewill bewill will pass the - 25-game 25 game - - mark agam again agamand againand againand and threaten the 30 spot , , v.mch vmch which whichfew v.mchfew . whichfew few have ever reachedTwo reached reachedTivo Tivo Two 40 Came Game Winners Wmners Wlnners WinnersSo WlnnersSo So tar far as so called modern base baseball baseball baseball ball goes the only 40 game winners winnersI I can recall at the moment happen happento to be Ed Walsh and Jack Chesbro ChesbroAmong ChesbroAmong ChesbroAmong Among the 30 or more game WIJl win WIJlners winners winners ners we ve ye had Matty Johnson JohnsonSmoke JohnsonSmokey JohnsonSmokey Smoke Smokey ) ' Joe Wood Dizzy Duty Dean DeanGrover DeanGrover DeanGrover Grover Alexander Lefty Grove and andpossibly andpossibly andpossibly possibly one or two others Only OnlyMatty OnlyMatty OnlyMatty Matty and Alexander have won 30 30or 30or 30or or more games three times to in the thepast thepast thapast past 40 years You can let us know knowIt knowif knowIt It if our memory is sllppmglewhonser slippingAewhoaser slipping sllppmg slippingISewhouser ISewhouser lewhonser Aewhoaser } , has bas yet to be a 30 SO- SO SOgame SO-eame SO eame - - game winner WUlD'er WUlDer ' But the willowy Tiger Tigerlefthander Tigerlefthander Ticerleft-hander Ticerleft hander left-hander left hander - - has the best chance to toreac toreacb toreach reac reacb , this mark for 1946 He comes comesso comesso comesso so close to beinc being the best pitcher pitcherin pitcherJD JD in the came gama gam ' that someone else win will winneed willneed willneed need a spar spur to crowd him back be- be before before be before - - fore the stretch nm run ran ends euds in m Septem Septem- September Septemher September - - ber her berBob herBob Bob Feller Spud Chandler Chandier and andTex andTex andTex Tex Hughson are all great pitchers pitchersAmong pitchersAmong pitchersAmong Among the best . . . But all three willhave will willhave willhave have to put on extra steam to crowd crowdback crowdback crowdback back Newhouser who has been beenbaseballs beenbaseball baseball baseballs s best ptcher p tchcr tc"er tcer " tor for threeyears threeyears three threeAbout years . . . " About the Two LeaguesSeveral Leagues LeaguesSeveral Several querulous letters have havecome havecome havecome come In since smce the all star game gamefrom gamefrom gamefrom from National league supporters supportersasking supportersasking supportersasking asking what has happened to theveteran the theveteran thaveteran veteran circuitWhy circuitWhy circuit circuitWhy Why Is it It , , one asked asked that the theAmencan theAmerican theAmerican Amencan American league should come up upwith upwith upwith with most of the top stars-such stars such starssuchmen stars - suchmen . men as Ted Williams Charlie Kel Keller Keller Keller ler Bob Feller Newhouser Chan Can Chandler Candler Chandier dler and so many others who appar apparently apparently apparently ently outclass most ot of the Nationalleague National Nationalleague Nationalleague league s a best roen men ' The sad facts-sad facts sad facts - - * ad for the N L- L Laro Lare L - aro are re that the older league this sea- sea season season tea-son tea son - - son can match the tbe younper 'ouncer ouncer younger ) ' circuit circuitneither circuitneither circuitneither neither In ttars stars , nor In a verago average averageplaying averaceplaymc veragoplaymg playmg playing stre strencth strength th The Tbe N L has no nopitchers nopitchers nopitchers pitchers ta to rank with Feller , New New- Newhouser Newbouser . - houser Chandler Cbandler Hagbson Hugbson Hughson and oth- oth others others oth other - - of J Blire Mire U it Ubas ithas Ithas ers er . * . Outside Johnny hnny bas has no power bitten hIUers bitters who wbo can be becla.ssed beclassed beclassed cla.ssed classed . with Williams Greenberg GreenbertKcHer , . Ketler Keller DiMaecIo DJl\laggio DJl laggio DiMagglo \ and .everal everal several severalmore . tCTeralmore .everalmllre mllre more This was all aU known beforeIt beforeIt before beforeIt It would have taken a Carl Hub- Hub Hubbell Hubbell Hub-bell Hub bell - - bell bell , . , a Dizzy Dean Dean , . , a Matty or an anAle'ICander anAlexander anAlexander Ale'ICander AleICander Alexander ' to remove the n.lse nlse noise n . ise frolD frolDA from fromA troroA A L . L . bats this thi * season |