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Show CLEAN LIVING IS HELP TO HURLERS Good Throwing Arm and Careful Habits Big Assets. How long will a hurler's arm last? Or, how long should it last? There is only one reply, but there are several sev-eral alibis. A hurier of the Cy Young type, who was endowed by nature with a remarkable re-markable physical makeup and a man who had been careful in bis living and who was temperate In all things save that of pitching a baseball, lasted long enough in the game to create a world's record for length of service. Charlie (Kid) Nichols, Cy Young, Ed Plank, Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson, Grover Alexander and Red Faber are worthy examples to all young hurlers. These hurlers put all their strength into every pitch, yet they lasted far beyond the average pitcher. To a man, all saw over 15 years of service in the big stuff and all hurled from 35 to 55 games a season sea-son and It didn't hurt their arms. Amos Itusie, former great with the Giants, pitched a fast curve eight out of ten times, using a straight tall when he was forced to. Rusie lasted 12 years in the big show and the big hurier didn't observe training rules to the letter. With a few exceptions all the great hurlers the game ever had lasted a long time. Of the great left-handers such great lights as Theo. Breiten-stein, Breiten-stein, Ed Plank, Rube Marquard and. Herb Pennock, were 15-year men and all were marvelous hurlers. A remarkable throwing arm along with careful living helped Walter Johnson to last 22 years in the big game. Grover Alexander is about to enter his nineteenth year as 'a major league hurier. He was good last season and the chances are that he will last a few more seasons. Alexander, like Amos Rusie, is a remarkable one, for this great hurier doesn't observe training rules any too closely. Jack Quinn is a living example to all young hurlers who desire to last in the pastime beyond the allotted time of ten years. Quinn, although over forty years of age, is about as effective ef-fective as any hurier in the game. This is due to correct living and a never dying spirit to play the game and to win. |