Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25
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/, Though Clyde Milan is not making much
of an effort to equal or beat his base
| stealing record Of last season, he still
| has very comfortable lead, having
forty-eight pliers to his credit He will
have to steal just forty more bases from
: now on to equal his mark Of last season
Milan has not been hitting anywhere
near his normal gait this season, and
consequently has not been on the bases
as often as usual and yet his average
Is only few points below the 800 mark
Milan is not attempting to steal as fire.
quently as last season. Having the rep
utattOn Of a clever base runner, he Is
working the pitchers and catchers, whom
beneflting the team by getting the pitch
er in the hole for succeeding batters.
It is gratifying to note that the success
which Joe BOehling has encountered has
| not affected him in the least. Boehling Is
just as modest as he was before he had
a victory to his credit, and unlike the
average youngster who happens to be
successful, he has not been compelled to
| increase the size of his hat. Boehiing
no doubt has been benefited by the ex-
| ample which Walter johnson SETS in that
! he has not changed a particle now that
| he Is leading the league pitchers.
1t has always been contended that no
player on the Washington team would
ever suffer from q swelled head for the
very good reason that Johnson, one OF
the greatest players in the game, is Jusf
| the same today as he was when he first
| the summer of 1901
While the Washington club will recall
| several players that it has farmed out in
the minors, present indications are that
there will be few purchases or drafts
made this fall. for the very good reason
| that none of Grinfth's several scouts has
found anything In the minors worth TAX
ing chance with.
Playing material appears to be scarcer
this year than ever before. and there are
any number Of minor leagues who do
not expect to lose a man by the draft
Of the majors, let alone selling any
players.
The experience of the Chicago club in
paying $4,000 for Chappell. who appears
to be a very ordinary player. is making
the major league club owners very eau
tious and the player who will demand
any sort Of a figure will have to show
some real ability.
What has Boehling that accounts for
his success is question which is asked
q good deal ever since Boehling came into
prominence by his remarkable winning
streak. The secret of Boehling'S success
is largely due to splendid curve ball, Of
which he usually has perfect control. He
can break that curve over the plate any
time he wants to and uses 1t a great deal
in the pinches when he is expected to use
his speed. In addition to his curve Boeh-
ling has a good fast ball, which has
jump on it, and is decidedly hard to hit.
Boehling became a successful pitcher the
moment he mastered control of the ball,
and this will be true of several of Crit
fith's youngsters. pitcher with control
has chance to win games, and when he
lacks command he is sure to be failure
regardless Of how much speed he has or
how deceptive his curves may be.