The Detroit times., 1913-07-08
BOehling, RI ;sell, Heating and
Falkenberg Divide First
HOnOrs Dc
BUSH, LEVERENZ AND
MOSELEY CANDIDATES.
But the Tigers Have Nary
Xitcher Who is Sensation Like
the 1912 Dubuc
BY RALPH l.. YONKER.

Washington has its Boehling, Chi
cage has its Russell New York has
its Heating. and Cleveland has its
Falkenberg.
Yes. and Philadelphia has its Bush,
ST. Louis has its Leverenz and Boston
has its Moseley.
But Detroit has no recruit pitcher
to whom the fans can turn and say.
There is the pride of Detroit. there
is the apple of our eye"
Last year the Tigers had the great.
est recruit pitcher of the year, Jean
Dubuc. who showed American league
batsmen a change of pace such as
never had been seen before in the biz
leagues since the time of Clark Grit
fifth. While st. Louis broke into the
honor list with Baumgardner and
Wielman. yet the Bengal youngsteT
was the real pitching find of the sea.
son.
But this year, while four of the
American league clubs have real sen
sations among their new hurlers ami
three OF them have men who give
promise of being sensations shortly
Detroit Is snubbed by the goddess who
disposes of her favors in the way O.
pitching gems
Not that the Tigers may not have
just as good pitchers as young Boehi.
ing. who leads the league or Russell
called the greatest youngster who ever
broke into the big tent, but II eN
have. the pitchers have not as get
had the good fortune TO show them
selves
Mark Hall leads the youngsters in
the percentage column. But Hall II
no sensation. He has not stirred w
the feature writer's of the American
league cities. The fans still have TO
inquire his name Of each other after
the megaphone boy has announced IT,,
He is a good work-a-day hurler, but
no wonder.
George Dauss has always been pick
ed as the gem of the kids by the 1ig-
er veterans Dauss seems to be a
great pitcher in the east and medi
OGRE one in the west. The western
climate seems 10 affect him Besides
Dauss has been III part of the time.
and had hard work getting his arm
in shape.
House has given promise of being a
winning pitcher, but illness has butted
in upon him at inopportune times. and
illness in his family has caused him a
lot OF worry. so that he hasn't shown
himself TO be another Dubuc.
Zamloch has had both illness. sore
arms and bad baseball luck 10 com
bine to stick him off at the bottom OF
the percentage column of Tiger pitch
ers.
no or Of 10 nf
mentioned. Boehling, OF the Nationals,
is attracting the greatest amount OF
attention now Boehing has a per
centage OF 1000 He has taken part
in l6 games. won eight and lost none.
He has pitched 76 innings and allowed
only II hits. But % runs have been
scored on him He has issued 30
passes and hit two batsmen.
Tex Russell, of the White Sox, has
been acclaimed as the greatest recruit
ever taken up from the minors, which
is some acclaim. He is big, unedu-
Gated sonthpaM. who cant read
Browning with enjoyment. but can put
all kinds of stun on the ball Conse-
quently he is due for salary or 10
or 20 simoleons a day next season
while the lover of Browning will in
struct our youth in the vagaries OF
the English language again for 80 IN
month. But that's another story.
Heating hasn't much of record in
the statistics, but Frank Chance says
he's wonder. and many others say
he's a second Ed Walsh at his best.
Falkenberg, of course. isn't young
ster. but he's recruit even though
he be a comeback
Bush. of Philadelphia. teamma'e
last year of Carl Zamlooh in Missouia.
is showing we'll for Mack. Leverenz'
II he pitches right along for the
Browns the way he worked against
the Tigers here. Is going 10 be won
der and Moseley. of Boston, is touted
as a great hurler