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Vintage
Boston Globe, September 17, 1924
WOOD DEFEATS NATS ON ONE HIT
Smoky Joe Recapturing Old Form
BOSTON--Yesterday the fifteen thousand devoted rooters who ventured to Fenway Park were treated to a sight that was once feared to be a thing of the distant past. Venerable righthander Smoky Joe Wood was in full command of his arsenal of deliveries, combining a crackling fast ball and a wicked curve to dazzle the Washington Senators. Wood threw a one-hit shutout that provides further evidence that his mysterious funk, which lasted more than two years, is finally over.
Smoky Joe walked only two batters and struck out thirteen, resembling once again the fearsome pitcher who dominated the American League in the mid-teens. His teammate and friend Pat O'Farrell had this to say about Wood's performance: "I have been behind Joe for almost every one of the games he has started in the major leagues. I have seen him pitch very few finer games than the one he gave us today."
O'Farrell, whose sister happens to be Wood's husband, celebrated his thirty-seventh birthday by returning to the Red Sox lineup, after a week's absence while he rested a tired shoulder...
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