| Show OLD V WAS VAS AS BIG WINNER Clarence Mitchell Helped Cardinals Win Vin Flag Frankhouse and Reinhardt from whom much was expected failed them lost spring nod and when Ithem begun be he- pin gun lIn to go 50 had bad In the early summer the Cardinals had only the time three vet ft crane erans II III ht Alexander sad nua Sherdell Sher Sher- dell to carry thorn them through the long pennant grind It was 81 then that they took look a gamble on n Clarence Mitchell who hail Imd been given his unconditional release hy by the time Phillies When hen u signed finned AlII Mitchell chell he hI mauls made n a flue nile stroke tar fur the till ancient with the tho crippled sing suddenly returned to tu form torn tIlt pitched chell and won some ital till games fur for the Cards Card ut at n a critical ni time I In the pennant 10 rare race e lie Ill was must most I effect effective p l against t the Giants who were wen the mn most t dangerous contenders for time tho HOB Mitchell won nn right eight and lust lost nine nice for forthe forthe the Curds Cords limed last son season son butt but nil all his defeats defeat with two exceptions were close cluse anti finely ly pitched games with low In scores Clarence c pitched line hue ball almost every ery time lie hI took look th the hill hilt lie was tilt the most St effective effort he of nit nil the pitchers In the lust world series nl III towing only two hits lulls In six Innings tunings III mommy II m ha men lid c les-e les ho he would i hn hll won on a u gramme If It he hf hud hod been allowed to lu start Hart one It Is to III l III be p doubted If it any 1111 pitcher In major league history has tins hud a as 1111 much trouble with lIh It ii his hi arm in as hat hlll lie llo once ollre sold Bald that his Ms urns trine gave hint him tf a. a i. i C I Clarence Clarenc Mitchell trouble when he pitched for td Cloud Neb back In 1110 tUIO when he tie was as only u a kid of nineteen Since then he has hUI been on the pay roll toll of three minor league lenue and Ole live major league clubs working through 18 seasons under un under der this tills pitching handicap When be Iii cut cut loose se that deceptive left len hand slitter spit slit ter and bo he alwn always paid fur for It wit with h a sore Borc arm for a week Hut But last season fur for the first Irs time In all nil these years Mitchell was I 1 I free from trouble with his arm for i three months at n a n stretch Mitchell was burn born neur near Alliance Neb on a 0 farm 37 years ago 00 and his folks folka still live on the old ohl home borne place lie He pitched for n semipro semi team learn In the town of Franklin when only eighteen and won 40 of 4 44 games g mes that season Benson lie Ile gained much local renown und and a I lied Hed Cloud contract und and a 8 sore arm ann from his year lIr on the time hill hili They must e lave played mighty fast ball bull In lied iced Cloud Neb some 10 IG and 18 13 years ago ugo for Mitchell won 14 and lost 13 In that state stute league circuit And Anel then two years yearn after his day dllY came ame Vance and und won only 13 and lost last 11 In that league while pitching for tor this same lied Bed Cloud Clou club I I |
