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Show Babe Ruth States He Made Pruett Pitcher Babe Ruth still retains a sense of humor despite the poor season be had last summer. Recently, when asked what pitchers In the American league were hardest to bit, he replied In all seriousness:' "All of them." Pressed for his opinion as to the hardest pitcher to hit, Babe didn't take long to answer. "That guy, Pruett of St. Louis, has my number. I never even made a respectable foul off him. First base and I were total strangers when he pitched for the Browns. "Say, I got a sore back, swinging and missing. If all the pitchers were like him, I could stay right on the farm as far as getting base hits. "That bird Is deadly poison for me. lie has three kinds of slow balls and five or six kinds of dinky curves. He gets a fellow's nerve. "I made a great pitcher out of that kid last season," concluded the interview inter-view with Babe. |