For a player to make good in his first gason is tough enough, but for a young pitcher to jump from Class "D" to the Major leagues, and come through, is a rarity. Such a pitcher was "Sid" Hudson, the lanky Tennessean of the Washington Senators. Coming up from Sanford in the Florida State League with a record of 24 wins and only 4 defeats, Hudson made the change in grade without seemingly acknowledging the fact that the batters in the majors are any tougher. He won 17 games for the Senators in 1940! Winning that many for any club, even while losing 16, is a fairly difficult assignment. Two of his victories, moreover, were brilliant 1-hit games. He hurled three shutouts, including a 1 to 0 triumph in 13 innings over "Lefty" Grove and the Red Sox.