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Show , -ALEXANDER GREATEST PITCHER OF YEAR, SAYS GRIFFITH H QLARK GRIFFITH says tho grcat- H 4,," es't pitcher he's soon In the Na- H tlonal leaguo this season Is Alexander Hj ,n of tho Philadelphia Nationals. "Ho not only has everything," says the Xit- H tie Fox, "but he's gamo to tho end of 1 It. You couldn't land his goat with a. H ' regiment of cavalry. H "I tried It In our first mlxup with H itho Phillies last spring. Alexander was H pitching and tho count 1 and 1 In the H tenth round. Wo wcro at bat with tho H first man up, and three balls drifted H , v by. 'That's why no ono wanted you H last fat!. 1 passed htm from the coach- H lng lines. They toll me up In Svrncusc- tho'yollow Is a foot thick. You'ro gone now, you big quitter.' ''That's where I made my mistake," continued Griff. "This kid walks within with-in about ten foot of third baso and hands mo this: 'Say, you big, fat headed head-ed boob, you never saw a regular pitcher pitch-er work before. Why, you big stiff, I'll Show you something now you never heard of before. Tako a look at this,' and all ho did was to shoot the next three over, strike out his man and beat us 2 to 1 in Blxtcen Innlng3. He'll bo tho greatcut pitcher In cither league before long, and thero won't bo any one out thcro after his goat Not moro ihfu onco anyway." Y Ihg and hugging in th,e boxlpg contests. Tho men aro eager to get Into close quarters and they step in fast enough, but thero their cleverness of foot stops, for they do not know how to get away, and thoy clinch anil hold until the rof-oroo rof-oroo warns thorn to break orTuntll thoy are separated by that offlclaL' Now. a man who has been taught propor foot- ' r i |