The chronicle=news., 1913-08-13

fled to judge. The Old Fox' certain
~ has hsd his share of bumps. With
the least ioia Of break OF good for
tune. he would have landed at least
two pennnnts for Frank Farrell. This
year he might have driven the Aih-
i~tIcs to cover hal bis fine. sgsres-
sive. Young team, noi becu 10 scrious-
~ handicapped by the injuries to
players. ..
Griffith has had some pretty toukh
luck iu his career. and particularly
this season. lie seems man dcs-
tined to always be on the threshold
OF great fame. without bcinx able To
find the latchstrinK. He has had
many buffctts: hut lie has likewise
nJoyed some few fayorS Of tickle
fortune. These came alonx now and
then as blessings In dissuise. And
not the least Of the lot by any mcnns
has been Joe iioehiing. the young
southpaw who ~ far has been the
sensation Of the major league this
season.
II was only last spring that the
Old Fox dcpiorcsithe decay Of com-
pc,ent I-ft-handcd pitching. Fork
hand fling opined Gritf. has be-
com. n dend art" Why Griff should
have been 80 melancholy on the sub
Jcct when two such able experts as
'.Rubc" Mapuard aud Eddie Plank
were ON hand to refuie the insinus-
tions Ia hard to figure. II may have
been that all his III. Griffith had
been disappointed In digging M .
port side Of real meri, when nj times
such an one would have spelled vic
tory.
hut at the time when the Old
Fox" Was xricvinE most sorely over
his years OF ppointmcnt he had
with him q Young man who ~as In
Ia very few months to blossom out
Into one OF the real wonders OF base
ball. Never since Russell Ford Of
1.-The Yankees and "kins" Cole Of the
Cubs In 1910 averaged well above
the 500 mark In victory percentage
for over 30 games their first season
In fast company. has any younestes
displayed the class Of washinsto
prize southpaw. BochiinE rcclcd of
In straight victories. the season's
mark to that time. only to have hii
winning career broken In more OF
Ices Of flukey manner by the great
Is despised 81. Louis Browns. II
WAS really no fault OF BoehlinG that
he iost: more in the nature Of an &C.
c,dcnt. A homerun hit with two on
did the business In the very first In
. ming. After that he pitched air.
tight ball. hut his teammates could
no, get him those runs back. III
held the Browns to four hits to boot
which proved him . mighty game
fellow. and one who did not crack
when defeat finally arrived.
Boehiinx ID going to he Of great
help to Griffith and Washington
The team u pretty well out Of ths
race right now. yet still has an out.
side chance. Certainly next year
unless Mack braces his pitching staff
the "Old Fox" IL likely to give the
Athletics . fight to the last ditch
Walter johnson and Joe Boehlinl
form a pretty good pitching staff Al
modern hurlinE corps 20. And Grif'
fifth has several other young men
among them EnEle. who can give q
pretty fair account OF themselves ir
, the box.
But. getting back 10 Boehling. HI
has divided in hearts Of loyal Wash
ington fandom a place until this veal
, ursurped by the great and only Wal
ter johnson. His advent to fame hal
been more or less Of an accident. hui
for the fact that Griffith was forced
to utilize him In the face of injurie.
to season twirlers. young Joe NIGH
now be wasting his sweetness or
the desert air" to some bush league
Here 10 his history.
Only back in the year 1911 wher
DR.. William II. Parker. the dean o.
amateur athletics In the keystone
city Of the south. kindied an Interest
in amateur athletics OF every sort
particularly devoting himself to am
ateur baseball. the medical man o.
cherubic countenance. who is also {
police commissioner in Richmond
formed and managed the Battle AK
team. which won the championship
OF the city in a league comprised o
eight clubs. Joe Doehling and Bill
Kay formed the star battery Of tn,
Battle Axe team. which lost but two
games out Of 16 played.
Succeeding the amateur baseball