Show I Improved p r ov edTh t c hM g Promised In American Circuit MANY RECRUITS SHOW U UR W IN BIG SHOWS Ha Has Been on for Several Years In Majors By BT BILLY ILLY EVANS VANS FOR F pOR OR the past aRt five years or eve ever since the abolition of freak deliveries Including the spitball pitching ha has been en on the decline In 1 boh h major malor leagues pitchIng ins In addition to tho the many y pitch pitch- P lag Ing reforms that nero ere Inaugurated d about fIve years go Clune Caine th Iv cly h r ball The result was waa a bat- bat batting ting hog spree In which tho the batsmen and tho pitchers P chera suffered l and batting seem eem to run torun in cycles first rt the pitcher r I Is supreme and then the bitter hog the Ihl spotlight Once more the tho tf at th the e pitcher seems to be bo In the th The American league boast much better pItching In 1924 than the season just closed Practically lIy every club In tn the Johnson ian lIn organization has developed ons on's cv c more worth while young oung pitch en are A lear i ear car ago the tho flock f lock of o pitch lag Ing pitchIng recruits was stag 01 a very ordinary teho one ne this years year's offering appears te t bo ho far tar above the Z LOOKS GOOD Take the tho W Washington club to fo instance In Paul tan Man Iran Iran- Manager ager Donia Donle Busts Bush has l developed a 1 aright hander right right-hander who should win a good many games game for the tho Nation Nation- Nationals Nationals als ais next year r came to the club In lit the middle of ot tho sea sea- seabon ton Bea bon and after a 11 slow low start alart has hit hita n a big league gait and done done- some excellent pitching pitching- Ha lie has haa good goodspeed goodspeed speed but a splendid curve curvo ball bail ii 13 lila hIs best asset For several se years Cleveland Clevelan has been weak as to loft left Man fan Manager tiger ager Speaker seems to have havo lavo reme remo remedied remedied died this fault In Joe and Jim Edwards he ho has developed two t Southpaw who should win consistently tenth for tor the tho Indians next year ear Both show great promise Because of tho star all pitching pitching- staff of the New York recruit pitchers have had but hit tip tic change chanco chan o to show on that dub club However ant Hoggins has two young oung handers right who look to have e than a a big leg ie er should have MAKES MABES DEBUT In John Jhn Burns scoured fro froni the Shreveport La Lm club it t th Texas league Connie AtacK feels positive he has bas unearthed a Do t promising recruit Burns Durns If I 3 a aright hander right right-bander who knows how bow to pItch He lIe hasn't the of Iter eWa II a aWalter Walter Johnson Iut I ut bo ho mixes up tip bce JI assortment In great at tit Ie and sud should mako make good lb Ho won two wo woof of his first three starts after aftel oin log the beating Detroit end and Washington end and ind losing tG Cleveland While Herman lUette ot r f Do- Do Detroit Da troit failed to live up to his great greM showing of 1922 By Byl Sl Johnson who sho as picked to star stal a year ago alfO And nd failed has hit his hia stride and should ho bo a big help to Cobb next nm sea Ilea season sea season son aon In addition ad the TIgers have II a likely southpaw In White White- Whito bill hili In a a game g-ame against the Tan Yan- kees tees w which Detroit won ha lie allow allow- allowed allowed ed cd only onty one hit In six Innings In his hi next start against Cleveland hI he permitted Cleveland to resister register only two safe hits SomEi Sont pitch pitch Inc Ing against two of ot the hardest lilt Ung clubs in the American league It Is conservative to tl say that the American league In the tha season just closed has developed eloped a dozen doen pitchers capable of holding their own That means more Soc for th tha batters next year |