Show r rJ re's I J Joes Joe's es e's 54 But Still Great Pitcher 1 1 I I I I j jI I k S ti f fI I Iron Man When speaking of the mi men of ot baseball dont don't o Joe Joo Who Vho Is ou a I Twenty Tenly years ears ago lie ho was a 01 big league star pitcher For se sev en years he ho was a of ot the New ew ark Giants with Mathe Mathewson Matheson son the pitching honors honor ot of otI the club I Thirty years PO ogo go Joe McGinnity began his baseball career with Iho h Montgomery Ala club of the Southern leagie oa Why should Joe McGinnity be among the miracle miracle- men of baseball Well Veil at the age ago of 54 when hen golf golt not baseball baseball is the tho favorite sport of men of at o that age McGinnity is h still pitching and as usual hes he's do- do doIng doing do doing ing a mighty good job of or It STILL SHUTS U EM OUT Not only Is McGinnity pitching winnIng ball but he ho is olbO alho aso mana- mana managing I ing tho the Dubuque Ill la Ia club of or the MississippI Valley league I Recently the wires carried a story stor that made old time fans lana all alt over the country sit up tip and take tae The ne news 5 item was to the effect that Joe McGinnity at the age or 54 had shut out the Mar Ia Ia team with wIlh only three hits bits Since that time McGinnity has turned In a halt half dozen similar per per- performance per performances Bac BacK twenty years ago McGinnity was the Iron Man of t the e majors majors It was as always Iron Joe nily or Iron Man McGinnity when hen reference was made to the great grent pitcher Joe earn earned d that nickname be- be becauSe because be because cause of his ability to stand tand 1 all 11 kInds of work but particularly tor br pitching double headers henders Now It Is a 0 rarity for a 0 I pitcher to te tr try to pitch and win in two twe games gome I In an afternoon That was a regu rage regular regular lar bar diet with In aU all probability ho has pitched anti and won more double headers than any twIrler In the tha th games game's history DEStRi SIllS s ins IHS TITLE richly deserves es the title of ot Iron Man llan It is fitting that thata a pitcher who aho ho after atter 30 years of at twirling a third of it in the ma- ma major majors ma majors jor jors should be so 0 named An easy delivery that placed no strain on the arm the tho possessor oj of good control tells in tn a few rew words hy continues to pitch at an ago when hen most players ha hate hae e forgotten for all alt about baseball a as far faras faras faras as being an acute active e participant While Whilo did not confine con fine hImself to any particular stile 1 Ie ot of dell delIs erv ho lle was one of the first pitchers to u use uie e the u underhand ball bali with lIh great success Of th modern th-modern tho modern pitchers Carl Cal Mays Mass is one of the te n pitchers who Ito has been eec suc- suc successful ces ul with nub lh style dell ery RC HUll UI ATHLETE Winning 20 ball baU games In a sea sea- seaon sea season son con on is considered an unusual pitch pItch- pItchIng pitching pitching ing performance Not for tor Joe Mc- Mc Mc how ho however hoever ever In a 0 major league career extend extend- extending extend ine ing In Iner ter er 11 years McGinnity six mica on won more than 20 games gamos In 1 1003 ho he he won 31 games In 1904 he be registered the big lear eur ar of at athis othis his carEer career caree 15 S 5 wins Ins against eight defeats for tor a 0 percentage of ot In his 11 it sears vears ears of big league won on games and lost lest only for a mark marl ot of These are aro just jut a few ew reasons why hy Joe pitcher at nt 54 3 ears of at age ago Is entitled to be known as the Miracle Map Man as ns well vell as the theIron Iron Man ot of baseball |