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Show army discipline has made ruether one l OF MOST FEARED HURLERS IN BIG LEAGUES . V ,11, f V t II ' VN 4 . I" f nil , ( iiii A ' - ,r H Here Is One of the Peculiar Tricks of Photography. The Hand Being Nearest Near-est the Camera's "Eye" Makes Ruether's Pitching Hand Look Twice Too Larae for His Bodv. Captain Cook, athletic director for Camp Lewis, believes that the discipline disci-pline Walter "Dutch" Ruether, Cincinnati Cincin-nati pitcher, received in the army helped make him one of the most feared hurlers in the big leagues. Cured of irritation. The captain told how Ruether was cured of one cause of irritation. It was at the service game last year and Del Baker, now with the Portland Coast league, had been thrown out of the contest. This made Ruether angry and he refused to pitch. Captain Slim Scott tried to get him to continue, but he. would not. "I won't pitch another hall ; Baker did not get a square deal," he said. Captain Cook pleaded with him after Scott had failed. Ruether was obdurate. obdu-rate. "I'll not pitch," was the stubborn defi. It finally got on Captain Cook's nerves. Ruether Finished Game. "Private Ruether!" he snapped. The left-handed pitcher came to at-: at-: tention automatically. "Private Reuther," said Cook, "you I have just thirty seconds to get out in the box and pitch or go back to Camp Lewis under guard, and you won't go on that California trip, either." "Yes, sir," saluted Ruether. He finished the game so angry that the ball came over looking like a pea. But he finished it just the same. |