Show SCARCE AS L LIBERTY kity I 1 60 BONDS ND S IN BERLIN Z T N KIM X as JUL wua y PITCHERS WHO HIT THE BALL HARD pitchers who can hit are as scarce ns s liberty bonds in berlin when a team has a in the gime game who Is reliable in making a base hit or even making a sac sacrifice rifled fly it has an extremely valuable performer writes jimmy tile the philadelphia baseball expert inake ako two teams of about the same strength with the rival pitchers of about e equal q ual ability one odthe of the pitchers however howeler can lilt hit while the other is a joke at the bat if the two teams are arc going at their normal gait etisa it Is a safe wager that the aggregation with ith nine hitters in the lineup line up is going to win w in the game alexander the great of the phils babe ruth of the red sox sos walter johnson of washington and ray caldwell of the yankees are not only mighty hurlers of the sphere but they can hit the bill ball hard i rt it is always a bard days work f for or d a pitching hg tolling toiling in a game when the opposing is no rally gummer at bat it means that lie be is no soft spot for him in the battle hempst he must go at high pressure all the time if the competing pitcher is one of those helpless individuals whose efforts in an offensive way are laughable it makes it easier for the other slinger elinger if hard pressed he can walk the catcher purposely and feel fairly certain that he can fan the pitcher a who Is next nexhat at belt bat or make him lilt into a double play how many rallies have you seen spilled slbIl ed by fl lingers ingers who are as helpless as a canary bird in a gamecock fight when he Is asked to bat alexander the great is good for 25 triumphs or more each season with the phils but if alexander bat his wins would not be quite so large as they are next to gabby cravath alexander is probably the surest bitter on the phil team in a pinch no batsman wastes his hits less than alexander it if you dissect direct his record you will find that his bat has a great deal to do d 0 with his own victories last season he be won a number of I 1 to 0 and 2 to I 1 tilts tills in which lie he batted home the winning run this season he has been a menace to his opponents with the bat as well as with the arm when alexander the orent great goes to the tee pat moran always yells to his opponents well we have nine hitters in there today I 1 this Is a warning that har hall a psychological effect on the other pitcher particularly when he is a cipher with the bat A team will welcome a good pitcher even if lie he cannot bo be expected to help in the attack but when he can hit as well as pitch then that club has a jewel indeed |