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Dover Argus, July 14, 1897
YOUNG CALLAHAN PITCHES THIRD SHUTOUT IN A ROW
Circleville Is Victim This Time As Millers Win 3-0
CANAL DOVER--There have been few compelling reasons for the long-suffering base ball fanatics of Canal Dover to cheer this season. Among the few high points of the season has been the work of young pitcher Charlie Callahan, and yesterday at the Dover grounds he rose to new heights.
Callahan threw nine innings of shutout ball for the third straight game, giving him a streak of 29 frames without an opposing runner crossing home plate.
Circleville hitters were bewildered throughout the game by Callahan's delivery, in which he hides the ball as long as possible before releasing it.
The seventeen-year-old wonder boy struck out only three hitters yesterday, fewer than he has been retiring that way in recent games. Questions about his young arm tiring after so much work were dismissed by both Callahan and manager Vincent Pace.
"Charlie is a big, strong man who can work all day. He has never complained of his arm being weary."
Callahan's victory gives him a record of twelve wins against fifteen defeats, quite a creditable mark concerning the overall standing of the last-place Millers. His earned run average of 2.51 is a better indication of the skill with which he has pitched this season.
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