Show r iF Be SURPRISED S BY BILLY EVANS EVANS- EVANSS S II 5 I 1 OO OF Hf SLANTS LANT J t Jt S Ei Th WLL 4 r rTh Th AJ Th u LAST I t S. S l I S I r rs r's s 's c i iI I I M MAO roA P our c lost lost- FLINT CLINT RHEM I brilliant pitcher pIlcher ot or the St. St Louis ou s Cardinals has hils lost lostan all an allI I faith In the thc effectiveness of or the thc slow ball ban since he hc faced Babe Ruth Ruthin Ruthn in n the thc world series of 1926 Rhem has a great fast ball ban and a most de deceptive de- de curve cune Those are his two best weapons When hen it came his turn to work in the world orld series against the Yanks he was given these in in- instruction by Manager Rogers Hornsby Dont hesitate to pitch pU h to Ruth When ben in doubt as to what to use simply slow up on him I 1 followed Instructions about not hesitating about pitching pitchin to him and I want to say there was no hesitation on his part about hitting what I pitched says Rhem RhemI I 1 had seen Ruth Hulls In action prior to the series and regarded him as one of or those wild swinging fellows like Hack Wilson of or the Chicago Cubs who never bothers me meAtter After Atter pitching to Ruth Puth I have changed my m mind And dont don't forget I pitched only two to him bins Both of or the were slow balls bans but take my word he made fast Cast ones out of ot them Each resulted in a home borne run The last one came with two on and drove droye me to the showers I When I face Cace Ruth again 1 am going to use my own Judgment I Imagine I imagine magine I will prefer to rely on a sharp breaking sharp breaking curve e rather than a floater for Cor Ruth seems able to hit my slow ball ban |