The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-11
Gnffith's Latest Sensation, hid
SOuthpaw, Is Out for Sea-
sons Record
COBB is LIKELY TO BE
BACK IN GAME TO-DAY
Manager Jennings Gives Pitcher
Setback, of Birmingham
High, a Chance
BY RALPH L. YONKER.


southpaw, Is TO be sent after his ninth
straight victory this afternoon at Ma
win field.
Inasmuch as the Tigers seldom beat
a good southpaw, and inasmuch as
Boehling's record OF eight straight
wins. mostly against the stronger east
ern clubs. proves that he ia a good
southpaw. IL looks as IL Boehling
chances OF getting close 10 the years
record for consecutive games is good
Boehling wants 10 win todays
game because he is out for the sea
sons record in number OF games won
In row. Thus far he has eight OF
them to his credit. thanks 10 his good
pitching and the wierd way in which
games are credited to hurlers. he
needs only today's game and one
against the Cleveland club next week
TO equal Cy Falkenberg's record or
ten straight.
This same young Boehing, OF whom
nothing was heard until recently, Is
: leading the league He has been with
Grifhth on and off for year or two
Picked up from an amateur team. ne
was sent last year to Jesse Burkett,
at Worcester While there Boehling
got the experience that enabled him
to make name for himself this year.
Like most youngsters and south
paws in general. Boehling has been
AFFLICTED with wildness than made him
ineffective. Even at the first OF this
season. he was wild, and II was only
good fortune that kept him from los
ing some Of the games he went into.
He was four runs behind in one game,
for instance, when his club made
enough to win and Walter Johnson re-
lieved him. holding the game safe. =
Watching the way various south
paws all over the league have repeat
edly conquered the Tigers, Manager
Griffth feels secure in sending mis-
youngster against the Bengals today.
However, the Tigers have seen so
much southpaw pitching OF late that
they are getting 70 consider II quite
the regular thing. and are beginning
to slam the portsiders once in while,
as they did Weilman, the Browns
lanky finger. at St Louis.
II Willett or Lake, whoever opposes
Boehling, has a good day. Boehling's
chances to win will be greatly les
sened. for Ty Cobb is expected 10 be
back In the game.
Cobb makes a whole LOT OF dffrer
ence In a game that is won or lost by
one or two runs. His individual work |
Is scores OF times responsible for the !
one run that wins the close games
n the Nationals find the Tiger fling !
er easy and score half dozen runs |
on him right off the reel, Cobb had as |
well retire from the game. provided |
he starts. and take no chances on l
opening up the wound in his leg that
he is letting heal.
Cobb returned yesterday just long
enough TO get base on balls. With |
the Tigers leading by only one, and
the Nationals threatening at all times
TO add another TO their count, Cobb
was sent in TO start the seventh inn.
ing. batting for Hennessey. He drew
a base OH balls after the count had
been worked to 80 After one futile
attempt Hall sacrificed him down 10
second and he went 10 third on Bush's
infield out.
Nit was grazed by a pitched ball
and took first With Crawford. who
had already poled out triple, up,
Hughes decided TO fill the bases by
walking Sam. This proved his saliva.
tion, for veach hit over the ball and
sent It rolling to Hughes for the last
out.
Jennings doled out uniform TO a
Md from Birmingham high school,
yesterday. and let him pitch to Catch
er Henry Rondeau a while before yes /
ttFday's game.
As The yOungster worked a while with /
.Hondeau and then retired to the Tig !
esq beuch to see the game from new |
angle FOR him.
K Setback, for this is our heros name. I
failed to show anything that would en-
title him to major league trial Just /
vet. but Hughie isn't taking any
chances on good sandlotters getting
away from him.
On the other hand he refuses 10
be annoyed by the hundreds OF play
'ers who want chance and appeal 10
him by letter.
q Oecar~Vitt Is drawing a lot OF atten.
fion 10 himself lately Yesterday he
dltd q half dozen unusual things that
focused eyes upon him.
\ He. had a strange day at bat get
ting walk and scoring run in the
1lrst inning, flying to the infield twice
and getting hit by a pitched ball
4 II was afield that he pulled Off his
hast and worst stunts. however lie
caue,lt two men at the plate. Morgan
- me first inning and GandiI in the
fourth. In the ninth inning he ran
aver and robbed Bush of~a chance by
= neat pickup and throw getting
|9hanks. Sincr he got his man there
'sos no grumbling. but had he missed
Mn there would have been murmurs
that he should have let Bush take the
IN the NTH inning. with Morgan on
1ocond and two out. Oscar pulled a
funkf one. Foster hit to him on the
&o15line and Witt. apparently forget
100 thar there were two ont. motion.
~ n Morgan TO drive him back and
1nal1y Ghucked Foster out at first
! ~ ~ 3 chance 20 show that he
lnn11 - TIA core In the ninth inn
s pt after a foul from Cal
|1T ~ fell into the Tiger dug
20 II iShin effort to get the ball.
y elrbr IN yesterdays game