The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-07
|BOEHLING PITCHING
1000 PER CENT
Become Ire Greatest Pitch
er Of ths
Day.
BE WINS EVERY GAME
Has Twiried ITO innings Since Com
Ing From the Unknown
Wiids In the
Spring.

| by Hal Sheridan, written for the
| United Press.]
NEW YORK, Aug. 7.--f ron look
back through the dizzy hot days OF
June and July, and penetrate the
rains Of April, you may remember that
back In the early spring. Clark Grit
9Th. manager OF the Washington team
OF the American league. dropped some
remarks OF rare wisdom The -.old
fox" IVES discussing left handed pitch
lers past present and future, but most
lily past, and in touching upon the
future opsned that all IVES wrack and
ruin
There amt no such animal, as q
good port-sider apologies to the navy
for using @por"}, was Grimth's opin.
ion And just 10 show how much ne
may not know. In spite Of great kncwl
ledge. Griffith had on his payroll one of
the best left-handers that has appear
ed IN many years, at the very time he
was sitting up nights weeping bitter
IL and bewaiiing the decay OF the
species. The reference is to Mr..
Joseph Boehling.
!, Boehiings history is short. He
has made 1t all this season. but II he
keeps UP the pace he has set during
his first real TROUT IN the big leagues,
/. he will rank among the greatest pitch
err OF his time or any other persons
time. He was the first pitcher 10
. pass the ten consecutive victories
mark and chances are bright for him
TO hang up more TO his string OF
! straight wins. BoehIing has won ev-
: cry game with which he has been
! held solely responsible. II this Is
J carefully figured out either by arith-
. metic or algebra 1t will be found to
mean that Boehling's percentage for
t the year is 1000 He has faced every
: team In the league and he whipped
each In turn
4 On the strength OF his showing.
8 coupled with the ever reliable work Of
q wonderful Walter Johnson, Washing
r ton has logged out a happy hope OF
8 beating the Athletics and taking the
e pennant. In case such a thing
]. should happen congress might pos
4 sibly adjourn before October, for 1t
g would never do to have the solons
p shown up by being outshone, no mat
d ter what circus stunts they might
pull, by the worlds series.
K BoehIIng Unknown Two Years Ago.
g Two years ago Boehling was an
unknown. For that matter 1t was
only nineteen years ago that the doc.
tor who officiated introduced him to
his father and mother. He pitched
for semi-professional team from
. Richmond, Va. In Washington one
:. :, day and "Bill' Peet, sporting editor
3 OF Washington paper, discovered
: him for Griffith who signed him. His
: early work WAS not impressive. He
: was wild In his motions and delivery
= az a one armed man with the hives
. Griffith sent him to Chattanooga, bu,
= that city had some respect for its
z standing, as well az opposing players
and Boehling was sent to Worcester
In the New England league where he
began to learn how TO control his
3 shoots.
o Boehling has a great fast bah and
d a wonderful change OF pace. That 81
what IL carrying him through. He IA
built to order for long serYice in the
q box being over six feet tall and ae,
2 mp in proportion
al There is no telling how far this
new find wifi 90. Early in the season
he was used az a relief pitcher and
n including parts Of games which he
finished up and the eleven games fe
ia. won, he pitched 10 innings. In
that time twcniy.eight runs wers
scorsd on his delivery. He gave thir
ty,fogr Dases on balls and was hil
safety elghty.nine tifnes He gtr1icl
out afty-seyen men in thoge 10 in
= Dingg.
AZ his control improves he win b.
eyen harder 70 beat for ia The game
against Chicago, which made hi;
eleventh straigbs victory. BoehIine
gaye seyen passes Where Grifatt
WIS waiting abogt INK ~ iefthander,
IL few months ego, IA has one that ii.