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Show PINCH HITTERS GOOD WHEN RISK IS GREAT Hugh Fullerton Recalls Some Historic Clouts. Manager Cravath's Feat in Knocking Home Run Against New York Giants Brings Up Other Successful Suc-cessful Hitters. "Gavry Cravath's recent feat In knocking a home run while acting as a pinch hitter against the New York Giants," says Hughey Fullerton, "recalls "re-calls to mind some pinch-hittlMg feats that required the greatest kind of courage. cour-age. "I remember one time when Harry Luiuley, manager of the . Brooklyn Manager Gavvy Cravath. team, was laying off with a bad leg. His team made a late rally knocking a Chicago pitcher off the slab, and Chicago Chi-cago called on Reulbach to save the day. One of Brooklyn's best hitters was up, but Lumley took blm out and limped up to the plate, and smashed a home run over the right field fece, winning the game. "There may be some psychological reason for pineb hitters succeeding when the risk is greatest. But the greatest instance of pinch hitting I ever saw happened hi Boston, when Fred Lake was managing the team. "The Sox were trailing, needing a hit to tie. Cnrrigan, a really great hitter, hit-ter, was at bat, when Lake suddenly took Carrigiin out and sent Donolnie It hit for him. The move was astounding. Corrignn normally was close to a .'.','K) bitter and dangerous in a pinch-. Donolnie Don-olnie was lucky to hit .215. Vet Don-oliue Don-oliue cracked a hit down the third base Hue and won the game. "Later Lake calmly remarked : 'I had a hunch. It came to me like a flash. I know It looked crazy but it w orked.' " |