Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-17
YOUNG PITCHERS SCARCE.
But Seven Minor Leaguers Made
Goodv This Season.

The lottery of base ball has yielded few
prizes in the way of young pitchers this
year, and of all that started with bril-
liant prospects or have entered the major
leagues since the season got under way,
few have shown their right to be classed
as finds" says the New York Evening
Sun. 1t is remarkable fact that the
Pittsburg National League team has cor
rallied practically all the really good
youngsters thus far developed in the Ma
tional League, and President Dreyfuss'
prizes number only three-Flaherty, Case
and Lynch. The American League got good
ones in Glade Jacobsen. Smith and Killian.
Many others have been tried and found en-
tirely wanting or too inexperienced to be Of
practical value, and most of them have
drifted back to the minor leagues. The
smaller leagues have sent out many players
of good value at other positions. but the
crop of twirlers is lamentably short. and
next season will probably few new
pitchers in the major league ranks. That
Dreyfuss has any particular ability in Sc
lecting his material has never been
shown, and the probability is that he was
simply fortunate In replacing his disabled
stars with youngsters who have proved
strong enough to place the team in
position where 1t appears certain to finish
third IL not better Flaherty Is undoubted-
ly as good as Christie Mathewson was In
his first year. and might have made good
earlier had Comiskey of the Chicago
White Sox. given him chance He has won
13 out of II games since joining the Pirates.
and no team In the league has taken his
measure thoroughly.
Walter Clarkson, who Joined the New
York American League team with all the
glamour of a brilliant pitching career at
Harvard, has signaliy failed to qualify, If
the fact that he has been used but once or
twice. despite n lack OF good twirlers. may
be used as basis of judgment. Under
Clarke Grifith's tuition. however, it is
| likely that ClarksOn will make a reputa-
ton before the season ends. Western crit
| les who watched him in a game in Chi
| cago whore he relieved Chesbro were
| much impressed with his ability and his
| assortment of curves. and predict that ne
| will develop into star. One writer thus
! describes his style:
| 'One of Clarksons most noticeable pitch
ing characteristics was his change Of pa ce.
| His fast ball was fast and his slow BAH
| slow. He mixed them up well in his deIiv-
! ery and not a safe hit was made of him.
| order in each session. though he did issue
| a pass in the eighth.
| In striking out Callahan Clarkson gave
| his best exhibition, and showed up most
| clearly what his stock In trade is COM
posed of. The first ball he pitched was a
| fast one right over the plate a tri1e bet
| ter than elbow high. There was a slight
] hop on it, but this made no difference to
/ the batter for Mcclure had the ball in his
| hands before Callahan struck at 1T. Then
| Clarkson fed up a slow one. This slow ball
| Of Ciarkson's Is one Of the most tantalfz-
! ing possessed by any pitcher In the league
| Instead OF being the usual lob ball. going
| the batter. over the plate. Callahan hit al
4 the ball long before II came to him. and
/ missed II by over q foot.
Then another teasing slow enc cen>