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 | Aces Blank Louisville, Sykes Winner Thursday, September 14th , 1916 There was no spell, no black magic -- just good pitching. Gene Sykes of the Knoxville Aces blanked the Louisville Stallions, 4-0, at Louisville Base Ball Grounds, and he did it the old-fashioned way. After finishing the 4-hit, complete-game shutout, he was all smiles. "I threw a lot of my pitches for strikes in this game," Sykes said. "I mixed it up and tried keeping these guys off balance." Sykes walked 4 and struck out 2 in the victory. "He was throwing his breaking ball for strikes and we never capitalized on any of his mistakes," Stallions manager Al Sanderson said later. This season, Sykes has crafted a 14-14 mark with a 2.95 ERA in 253.1 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .255 against him and he has 87 strikeouts. |   |
