The Washington times., 1912-03-25
Bob Doyle Believes West
Virginian Would Sue
ceed in South.
is LEVEL-HEADED
YOUNG PLAYER
Will Be Surprised If He Is Kept
on Bench With
-
N!AESr Nationals.
BY SENATOR"


John Allen, the amateur pitcher from
Berkeley Springs. w. Va, may become
a member of the Savannah club of the
South Atlantic. If he fails to hang on
with the Nationals on his first trial in
orgaIiized baseball. Boy Doyle, of
Washington, scout for the Nationals
and the Savannah club, thinks that
/ Allen might be Il success with the
Georgia club. aud pick up a lot of points
about pitching. which he las vet to
learn. On the other hand. Doyle hardly
bolie"es that Allen is quite ripe for big
lesgre company at present.
1t is long jump from a pickup team
in Berkeley Springs to the fastest COM
nany IN baseball, the big league, and
Alien will not be downhearted If he
fails to show class enough on his first
trial. He is a level-headed young man
who knows his own faults ard realizes
that the experience in a minor league
would do him a lot Of coed.
Sunny, windy, ard Sold was today,
I'D Il e Nationals were " ell hVhd.gd UP
Ia c%eatcrs when they went out for
!heir. mo;nings pra"tice. II tomorrow
LetTeen the Regulars and the Yanni.
ranS, Manager Griff n declining to
leave Charlottesville until the last min
tie
Joe Boehling is due to get one of
his trials, and also a chance for sweet
revenge in his home town, Richmond,
granted his request to face the Virginia
Leaguers on April 8, supported by the
Nationals, Yannigans;
Young Boehling, who Is one Of the
most promising young pitchers in camp,
twirled for the Battleax team, Rich
monds amateur champion outfit, last
year, and the Richmond club tried ha rd
to sign him for the balance of the
season
Has Refused Good Offers.
He refused several offers and even
declined to sign a Washington contract
until he had tried to have Manager
Griffith promise not to send him to a
Virginia League club in the event OF
his failure to make good with the big
leaguers. For some unaccountable rea-
son he does not care to pitch in the
Virginia League, but, on the other
hand, cherishes a most earnest desire
to humble the Richmond club.
He asked rather timidly that he be
given chance to pitch for the Yanni-
gans when they visit the capital city
of the Old Dominion. and Manager
sGriffith Immediately granted his re-
quest. There has been some adverse
scriticlsm from Richmond for the young
ssouthpaw. Some prophets have predict
ed his early downfall in the camp of the
Nationals, and 1t may be on this &C
scount that he wishes to show them that
the has the goods and is far too fast
ifor the Virginia League.
Has a Chance.
Boehling has a chance to stay with
,sthe Nationals. His improvement has
Fbeen marked from the day he reported
Handicapped by recent illness, the
tyoungster started in to work hard
EHe has gained in weight and is ALMOST
Tin condition TO do his best work When
fhis arm grows a little stronger he will
tshow Manager Griffith some of that
sspeed that made his reputation last
tseason on the amateur fields of Rich
smond. Up to date he has turned loose
fsome of the best curves seen here, and
This control has been good.
What Griffith likes about Boehling Is
shls all-around ability. Not only is he
2 a finger, but he is also a fielder and
a hitter. He displays a deep knowledge
d of fielding his position and can make
some OF the outhelderS hustle in the
practice stunts in the garden. At the
bat he shapes up as a promising swat.
= ter who should develop into a ma toI
league performer with more experience
Though 1t is now planned to have Dar
Moeller, the speedy Rochester outfield
. or, hold down left field for the Nation
ais this season. unforeseen difficulties
have been discovered. The crack gar
dener doubts his ability to play a sun
field, and that left field in Washington
has some wicked sun shafts athwaTt /
during the summer.
Moeller has asked that screen bt
erected on the grandstaDd to keep ou
J, the sun If he is played in left field. I
is more than probable, too, that thi
will be done; for Moeller is the bes
sotngton in many long day.
Had Some Trouble.
! Last year I had trouble playing tn,
sun fields" says Moeller. land Ganzc
used to take me out of the game alto
gether in some cities. 1 never hav,
been able to play there, and, while In
willing to take chance. l don't be
lieve / can put up my best game II In
obliged to stare into the sun all day"
At the Florida avenue park the SUI
hits most strongly in center and lef
field. The left fielder will have it il
the early days, and it gradually swing
over against the middle gardener Bot
Milan and Clarence Walker use,
smoked glasses last season while play
ing those fields. Inasmuch as Moelle
seems certain Of making the team as
regular player from the start, it is ex
pected that the required screen will b
) erected, cutting of the sun from lef
field.
Some time today Jack Ryan, the vet
eran baCkstop, expects to receive a re
s,ply from Manager Moore, of the Vii
gtnia baseball team, regarding his TAX
sing charge OF the college nine. At tn
latest some answer will be made to
morrow before the Nationals pull u
Fstakes and hike for Washington. Rya
has been of great assistance to Grii
fiths young pitchers, coaching them |
all points OF delivery and urging theI
to show control at ali times. II he be
comes coach of the Virginia team
Eppa RiXey should develop under hi
tcharge wonderfully, and become we
sworthy of jumping from the colleg
diamonds right into the middle of IN
big show. Unless he succeeds c
Rigler here, Ryan will return to Wash