i i Pitching—Meadows, Pirates, won 14;
lost 4.
FOTHERGILL SHOWS CLASS
IN CLUBBING WAY TO TOP
i. - -
CLEVELAND, August 7.—80 b Fothergill, now leading the American
League batters with a percentage well above .400, has ‘‘busted”
the theory that kept him out of the game when right-handers
were pitching in a more effective way than any other base ball
, theory was “busted.”
Not so long ago Fothergill and Red Wingo, or Fothergill and Heinie
. Manush were worked alternately by the Tygers against left and right hand
pitching on) the theory that Wingo and Manush could not hit southpaws
and that the right-hand-swinging Fothergill was a dub against flingers of
orthodox persuasion.
Rut since Fothergill has been play
| ing regularly for the Cobbmen, right
handers of the caliber of Johnson.
• Uhle, Karr, Vangilder, Jones and
others have been the mediums
1 through which he has compiled his
: fat hatting mark.
i Nor has the portside-pounding
- Manush been a soft snap for the
southpaw slabmen. He has profited
plenty at the expense of Grove,
Smith, Zachary, Ruether and some
‘ more.
>
Al Crowder was to pitch one of the
. games of today’s double-header with
i the'lndians. Manager Harris did not
r know r this morning who would be
) started in the other contest.' There
> was a chance that he would call Fred
. Marberry, although Fred certainly
, has done more than his share of
pitching during this Western tour.
