The Washington times., 1914-06-14
.IOHNSONS PITCHERS IN
THIS YEAR,
SAYS "GEORGIA PEACH"
ennings' Star Hands Some Compliments to Walter Johnson
ice BoehIng, Doc Ayers, and Jim Shaw-Predcts Great
Future for Sawbones From Richmond Va.
By TY COBB,
(World's Greatest An.Around Piayer).

This certainly looks like a pitch
ers' year in the American League.
co not remember time when
Il ere was more high class hurling
il the Ban johnson circuit than
there is at present, and, now that
tie warm weather has come to aid
e fingers who need torrid temper
lures, the poor batters may find the
going even tougher than it has been.
There have been just as good in
dtvidual pitchers in the circuit be-
fore as there are now, OF course, but
seldom if ever so many really high
class ones performing at their best.
V alsh in his heyday, Addie Joss,
"Rube" Waddell, Donovan, and such
fellows weren't exactly a cinch for
the batters of a few seasons ago,
fbst in those days you didn't seem to
into such a flock of shut-out
& lists all at once.
Iust look over some of the fellows
10 arc IASlE1ll6 lIltII 44ldl No llA4o
n. Take the Boston pitching staff,
f0r instance. with Leonard and Foster
6 Ding at such a rate that a couple OF
eeks ago they were holding opponents
tU an average of about one run in
e cry two games. Foster went over
{, Tty innings without being scored on
& Leonard was pitching whitewash
ines or something like one run and
& run affairs almost every time out.
Ialdwell. OF the Yankees, started out
It's season as though he never would
b scored on, but they finally got TO
} IN. and he hasn't been doing SO We'll
l-'ely. Fisher and Heating. of the
} snlNs, also were playing Ihe mischief
| y h batting averages. Philadelphia
& --snt seem to have any one hur1er
' 40 is particularly troublesome ANY
G the Mack fingers is likely to come
Trough with a good game now and
then, but in the main the champions
owe their proud position in the race to
their ability to hit hard behind medi-
ore fiinging.
Washington has johnson. the king
q them all. 1 haven't batted against
! y alter as get this season, as L was
C-t Of the game when our club was
In Washington. but the players tell me
that he isn't so good as usual This
may be true, yet 1 do not notice that
Dc mas 10 De taken out OF Ine DCA SO
very often. He got bad start, due
20 the fact that he contracted a cold
g. his arm while training at Charlottes-
/ y lie. Va. Now that the hot weather
1 J --s come I look to see him getting back
: his old form.
irifEth has another good enc IN
| ; oehliug. his left-hander. This south
J v. unlike many Of his ilk, seems al
vRys 70 have good control, and any
lT't-hander who can put the ban where
J wants it is apt TO make trouble for
Il league. Shaw, one of the Wash
1 Eton recruits, is touted by the fans
l. the National Capital as a second
alter Johnson" but in my opinion he
l. a long way behind the first one.
ers, another of Griffiths youngsters,
s an underhand delivery that may 5e
/ thersOme. Any underhand pitcher
y % can get something on the ball is
9 70 be a winner in the American
J aEue.
T.dEar Willett. when he had control
II 3 confidence enough to stick to his
III erhanG foolers. was great pitcher
the Tigers, almost unbeatsEI2 on
II good days. The trouble with Will
T. was that he got nervous with men
II he bases. and went back TO his
-rhand stuff. They Csed to murder
II slants when he began to shoot them
i n up high.
eveland's pitchers, like the rest of
Il club. seem to be going badly. There
. soma men OF proved worth on the
II -ru.ngham staff, hut they properly
. not finding 1t much of an incentive
Il hurl FOR an outfit that is losing reg
H. trlv ] do no. mean that they are
lifting or anything like that. I be
/ e that all ball Players have pride
|r { homer enough to try TO deliver an
u nest days work every time they are
4 ed on. but there IS a big difference
Il .zeen doing your duty and getting
u the game with the enthusiasm
r tch winning cup breeds.
80 matter how hard 4 man may try
{ pitch, he vii! not have the incentive
L. % a tail-ender that he would get
y IN q club in first place. One o. the
! rvelous things aaour such men as