The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-30
Joe Boehling Stands a Good
Chance Of Being Carried
All Season by Man.
ager Griffith.

Philadelphia. Pa, April 2s-One reason
why Joe Boehing. the Richmond Thun-
! derboit. stands good chance to be
carried during the entire season with
| the Nationals is that Joe is taking his
work seriously and paying strict at
| tention to advice offered by those who
know what they are talking about.
The south-paw still has many pitching
faults. but these he is gradually over
coming. and it would not be at all sur
south paw to start a league game before
long
1t has been admitted ever since Griff
signed BoehlinE and tried him out in
Charlottesville two years ago that Joe
had the necessary stuff for a big
Lacquer. He is 81 per cent better right
now than at any time last year, and
II the ''OId Fox can develop a win
ming twirler out of Boehling, pennant
chances loom up particularly bright, as
a reliable south-paw is valuable asset
for any ball club.
For size and weight Boehling is about
on par with Hamilton, Of the St
Louis Browns, and Hamilton. as every
fan knows, is regarded as one of the
cleverest left-handers in the American
League Grif sees no reason why he
should not develop second Hamilton
out of Boehling.
1t is claimed that the majority of ball
players in the major leagues, with the
exception of Connie Mack's Athletics.
are members of the Baseball Players
E-,~oyn Ar Ia I-,,lt
old-timer, Is president
Just why the Athletics have not Joined
nobody seems to know. The Washing
ton representatives of the Players Fra
ternity are Catcher John Henry and
Capt. George Mcbride
The dues imposed by this organization
are s. initiation fee and SIS year or s.
a month during the playing season. The
main object of the fraternity is to see
that all players who have grievances to
be settled by the national commission
are handed a square deal.
Are the Nationals taking too many
chances or the bases these days? The
question is a much mooted one. and
number of Griff's veterans have come
out boldly with statements that better
success would be obtained if the Old
Fox ordered a more conservative game.
On the other hand the recent averages
of the American League show that in
Milan and Moeler the Grinmen possess
the leading base stealers in the Ban
Johnson ciurcuit.
McGraw's policy with the New York
Giants has always been to run his men
wild on. the bases, and Griff is evidently
of the same mind. One thing certain,
all catchers have looked like bum anna
tours against the Washington club this
season, and as Griff must have certain
very good reasons for allowing his play
ers to take desperate chances, far be
1t from US to criticise.
Moeller has on three different occa-
sions taken such big leads off first base
that he has been caught fiat-footed, but
in all but one of the games the Nationals
have landed on top, consequently little
has been said.
In the contest Saturday, Ainsmith and
Shanks both took daring chances and
failed to get away with them. Only
time will tell whether or not such a
style of play will bring about the de-
sired results in the long run.
Although robbed Of two chances to play
the Athletics during the present series,
the Climbers are now talking about the
important games in Boston, four in all,
starting Thursday afternoon. Arrange
mentS nave been completed to leave the
City of Brotherly Love at o'clock to-
morrow might. The team will reach Bos- |
ton at o'clock the following morning |
and will again stop at the famous Cop !
ley Square Hotel. |
Either Long Tom Hughes or Joe Engel |
will be in the box, the opening game, |
with the former the most likely choice |
Groom will work one of the games as
will Walter Johnson. Griff feels conf |
dent that his club cap do whole lot |
better than split even with the fiery
hosed brigade, and is counting on win
ming three out Of four.
A number Of Washingtonians, includ-
ing Sam Steinberger. the Pennsylvania |
Avenue cafe proprietor, arrived in Phila-
delphia today for the purpose of root
ing for the Nationals in their game |
against the Athletics. The majority Of
Capital fans will stay over tomorrow in |
the hope Of seeing Walter johnson hum
BILE the ohesty Maokmen.
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