Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-12
BOEHL|NG IS NEAR
SEASONS RECORD
Youngster Has to Win Only
One More Game to Reach
Coveted Mark.
STRIKES OUT COBB
WITH BASES FULL
And Pulls Out of Several Holes
by Clever Work-0pen in
Cleveland Today.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

BY j. ED GRILLO.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. July 12-Joe
Boehling is now within one mark of
the seasons record for consecutive
victories. He won his ninth game from
the Tigers yesterday and has but one
more contest to annex to equal the mark
set by Johnson and Falkenberg. In
game that the young left-hander
has worked this season has he been
placed in so trying position as the one
which the Tigers lost to him yester-
day. 1t was the first time that Boeh-
ling has had his nerve and ability
tested. and he stood up well under the
ordeal There were several occasions
in the game when it seemed that he
had come to the end of his winning
streak. for the Tigers had him in po-
sition where single base hit meant
probable defeat, but it was under such
conditions that Boehling proved him
self a really great pitcher, and. as a
result, he came out on the right side
of a 5-to-2 game
His most meritorious feat came in the
fifth inning when the bases were full
and none out. Boehling had the irresist-
IDLE Cobb facing him. Cobb was sent to
bat for House, a relief pitcher. and Boeh-
ling struck him out. Cobb worked him
for a three to two situation. and then
laid back for a fast one. Boehling
started "a curve ball inside. Cobb stepped
back the ball broke over the plate and
the third strike was called. Boehling got
out of the inning with single run scored
against him.
In the very next inning errors by
Shanks and Foster on balls hit by the
irst two men TO come to bat again
placed Boehling in predicament. but he
wriggled himself out of close quarters
and held the Tigers scoreless.
Five hits were made off Boehling. He
hit one man and walked two others but
gave every indication that the end of his
winning streak does not appear to be at
hand.
Boehling would not have been in trouble
in the fifth had O'Loughlin given a COM
petent decision on Louden. With two
and three on the Tigers second-sacker
Louden reached out for a wide one. He
went across the plate clearly. but OLough-
I'm called IL a ball, Louden walked, filling
the bases. O'Loushlin's umpiring here
has been decidedly off color, while
HIidebrand, his running mate, absolutely
demonstrated his incompetency every
time he worked behind the plate Hide
brand is small that il is impossible
Tor him to look over a catcher when in
position TO receive the ball. Hence he
steps behind the batter and peeps through
the small space between the batter and
the catcher. This, of course, throws him
out of line of the center of the plate and
Yet he is allowed to make decisions on
the pitching when he is absolutely not
IN position TO see where the ball is
When II passes the plate. Hildebrands
build should eliminate him from all con-
sideration for the position he holds
Today begins what is expected to be
the hardest fought series of the Ma
tionals' trip They open in Cleveland
and lt Is not revealing secret when
II is said that the Nationals and Mans
are not on the best of terms There
has been ill feeling between the teams
ever since the Nationals first trip to
Cleveland and it has since then by
no means subsidized. Griffith wants to
clean up here. Nothing that the team
could accomplish aside from winning
the pennant would please him more
than to make clean sweep of the
three games he has TO play in Cleve-
land There will be only three games,
for the game scheduled for Tuesday
was played on a Sunday when the
Maps jumped home from Philadelphia
and the Nationals went there from
Washington, so that Tuesday will be
devoted to travelling to st. Louis.
Groom was sent to Cleveland Thursday
night to make sure that he would get
a good nights sleep so as to be ready
for the Maps today
Johnson will work Sunday and the
experiment of sending Boehling back
with but two days rest will be tested
Monday. Boehling has won two games
from the Maps to date and he feels
that he can repeat
seldom happens in base ball The one
pitcher that the Nationals feared in
Detroit was Willett He was believed to
be the only one who stood chance to
make trouble for the Nationals. and
vet he proved the easiest kind of
mark. and did not last three innings.
Dauss and Hall were not figured on at
all. and yet they won the two games
which the Tigers annexed here. 1t would
perhaps be better for the Nationals If
they did not figure any pitcher they
is too often upset. and the team is los
ing games against weak teams which
IL ought TO win
Calvo gave splendid exhibition in
left field yesterday. He did not get a
hit but he walked once and was hit
another time. He pulled a play in the
firth inning which undoubtedly saved
Boehling from suffering a defeat.
With the bases full. Bush hit a long
line and hit harS. There did hi0S not 70 se .ne
10 be chance for Caivo 10 reach the
ball. but he cut across. leaped into the
air pulled II down. and. without ever
heSitating 10 recover his balance heaved
the ball To third base, preventing the
runners on second and first from adj
Xanclns- Stanage. Of course, scored on
him off on a fly hit SO far out in tho
field. Later in the game CaIyo made
another catch which is worthy of men
ton.
The Cuban, of course, is far from be
ing finished ball player because no
has not been in the game enough but he
has all the earmarkS of being a nattlraI
hitter and. in time, OF making a good
ball player. Acosta promises to he even
greater than his countryman. but Crit
nth Is giving the little fellow a lot OF
fielding experience and is not aIlowing
him u indulge In batting practice fip
urinE that he is really still too yo,n.>
TO be figured on in the teams Iine-up.
The striking out OF Cobb by BoehJpp
in the fifth inning with none out and
the bases full was splendid bit OF pitch
Ing, due perhaps to the good Judgment
used by Henry. With three balls and
two strikes Cobb, the famous sing
not take chance of walking him by let
ting Boehling pitch anything but a fast
ball But Henry anticipated this and
signaled Boehling for curve over the
plate. Boehlng put IL there. and Cobb
stood motionless with his bat on his
shoulder expecting to get walk He
made quite kick when O'Loughlin
called him out on strikes. but the fans
who sat behind the plate roasted him
for protesting, they could see that
BoehlinS had plainly crossed him.
Manager Griffith has had reason since