Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 287, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1919 — SOTHORON IS TRICKY HURLER [ARTICLE]

SOTHORON IS TRICKY HURLER

Performance of St/Louis Pitcher Calk ed to Attention of Freak Delivery Reformers. Here is a story of trick pitching that you can take any way you please: In the final game of the season in St. Louis between Browns and Cleveland Indians, the Indians in the first inning Sothoron’s pitching, two of them being doubles against the fence, and scored five runs before the side was retired. 'When Sothoron, apparently beaten before he had fairly started, went to the mound for the second inning, the Cleveland players asked to see the ball he was pitching. They agreed—and the umpires agreed with theifi —that the ball and other balls handed to the umpires had been tampered with. The covers had been cut about the seams. So the umpires threw out a lot of balls and called for a new lot. These balls were delivered in packages unopened, just as they came from the makers, and were satisfactory. •And pitching with them—and being very careful to~pleaie all hands 'and' prove he had no tricks up his sleeve, in his glove, or on his belt —Mr. Allan Sothoron then shut out the Indians for 13 Innings, allowing but seven very scattered hits. There’s a story of some very tricky pitching. We’ll say it was tricky, even if the pitcher wore ho mustache to deceive you!—Sporting News.