The Washington herald., 1912-04-06
Grif to Keep Joe Boehling,
Despite Pitchers Bad Start

what did you think OF Boehling's bal
loon ascension in the sixth inning to-
day?' Manager Grifith was asked imme-
diately after the game with Boston
The manager smiled and replied. 81
think I'll keep him-that's what think. "
Just what the Nationals manager in
tended to convey by the foregoing re-
mark is hard to say. but the chances are
that Boehling showed enough stun to
warrant the clubs carrying him on its
pay roll during the coming season, as
Grin evidently believes the southpaw
will some day make a big league twirler.
"Boehling had a bad inning. know"
vouchsafed GriI. He also had a little
hard luck, and possibly looked like a
poor pitcher to the fans, but 1 am going
to keep him."
Big Al williams throwing arm is COM
ing around slowly but surely. as was
shown in yesterdays game, when the
peppery catcher nailed the only two
Beaneaters who attempted to- take lib
critics with him. Williams also broke into
the hit column with a clean single over
second In the seventh frame.
The Boston scribes-Sam Carrick. Of
the Post: Bill Spargo, of the Traveller.
and Murdoch. OF the American, who
were here with the Braves-all declared
that they could not understand why Nc
Aleer let a man OF Williams cali
ber get away from him. The husky
backstop IS going to be a big help to
the Nationals this season. Just paste
this in your hat.
Dan MoelIer wears an elastic bandage
on his left shoulder, prescribed by DR..
Lsrkin, the club physician. and warrant
ed to keep the troublesome bone from
slipping out of it's socket in the future.
Moeller incidentally broke into the
game yesterday against a major league
club and looked good enough to wear
washington uniform The Rochester
flyer pulled OF two plays which possibly
remained unnoticed by the fans, but
which demonstrated that he is finished
ball player and a fast thinker.
In the fifth inning. when Kirka was on
third and Miller on first, Jackson hit a
short fly to left. Moeller muffed the ball
and saw he had no chance to get the
man at the plate. 50 quick as flash
he wheeled around and shot II to Knight
at second. with. the result that he snufted
latter was hardly looking for such a
play.
When Moeller singled cleanly to CEN
ter in the Nationals fourth, he kept his
wits about him and saw Kirke juggle
the ball momentarily. This was enough.
The speedy youngster dashed for sec
ond and made the base easily Ia Ty
Cobb. That Moeller was called out
was due to an old trick which caught
Umpire Handiboe mapping. Sweeney
got the ball and at the same time
grabbed Moeller's leg. lifting It on the
bag. after the base runner had gotten
there first.
Such plays as these demonstrate a
ball players ability. and Moeller is sure
to fulfill the good things predicted.
The Nationals are scheduled to play
the Cornell collegians in the concrete
this afternoon. and the game
should be easy for the professionals.
Griff will likely put his entire second
team in the field before the game is
over and probably pitch Jerry Akers
and Paul Musser.
Frank Quimby. the Yale baseball
coach, who was here yesterday with
the New Haven collegians. is former
room mate of Preston Gibson. the noted
Preston Gibson would
have made Yale a wonderful twirier
had he finished out his course.
There seems to be no doubt of Joe
Ehgers ability. The former Mount ST.
Msryss twtrlsr looked mighty good