Show Pruett Slumps When Hitters Wait Wah Him OutI Out I SOUTHPAW HAS HS INDIAN SIGN OVER BAMBINO Left Hander Occupies Unique Position In Organized Ball BY DIMLY DILLY EVANS Aug Routh 2 paw CHICAGO C Herb Pruett of o the St Louis Browns 9 occupies oct a unique 1001 position tion In m major Jor ball bail The possessor of tho the most moat de- de de deceptive e deU delivery cry In the league possibly In either cither league Pruett Is unable to em win In a regular berth Christy Matheson I th m made do th the away fade away delivery famous Other pitchers h have base 0 used it to advantage tage tago among lInon them Pruett Few southpaws have base ever used such a B t stile Ie dell Or delivery possibly that thatIs thatIs Is 1 wh h It Is la so 80 effective a Ith Pruett The fade a fade away ay to major league players plyers Is Just Jut what ehat hat the name Im- Im Implies Im Implies plies piles The ball comes up tip to the tho in iii a 8 leisurely manner monner and then literally seems to fade fado oy a nay This t tips ps delivery is s s accomplished best with lIh Just ordinary I speed Properly timed the ball drops 0 awa aVa a fro ro n 1 the tile man bolt as 85 Jt t reaches tile the plate much the manner of o a spitball LACKS L sr l BALL Slight of ot stature Pruett lacks n it fast fut ball bail that is up UJ to the maior league d His Hia cur curve curie ball Is fair Therefore he Is compelled to rely almost entire on hIs fade away The fade away to be must be well en sell pitched When h over or the tile heart ot or the platO It IL Is not nearly so deceptive e as when the tile pitcher works the con cor- corne conners cor corners ne ners The fade a looks easy to hl hit The batsman batman Impatient to knock the ball bail out of the lot swings 9 lustily That of bitting works right ht into tub hands of ot the fade away ay artist I In perhaps 50 per pcr cent of the tho cases the Ine fade tado awe properly pitched I is a ball bail If it the batsman can retrain refrain from swinging at It it PRUETT IS JI JINX X the tho constant contant throw throw- throwIng throwing ing log of ot such a ope pe ball bail is 10 s mightY hard on the tha arm Waiting out the pitcher makes the tak ta k difficult Lacking a fast ball Pruett the possessor of o tho the most e dell delivery dellery ery In the majors has found the going colne very tery cry rough The In wait alt him out out You can cant t hit bit what ehat hat you see aee Is the tho compliment that nabe Run flun p piss s Pruett's fade fade- tade a an a When I start sIn sv s In lazing Inzing lIng at It the old ball Seems to vanish anish an Ish In inthe Inthe the tho air The Tho fact tact that struck out 14 of o the first 16 36 limes times Babe Babo faced aced him Is poo pm why the home home- home lun J sun un king has so much t for forthe forthe the tho Give Olve Pruett a n fast last hell ball like Walter Waller Johnson and lie O would bo be e |