The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-29
BOEHLER IS MGR.
JENNINGS PICK
FOR THE BIG A
Youngster Drops Sidearm Mo-
ton in an Effort to Gain
Better Control
LOOKS LIKE BEST BET
AMONG SECOND PITCHERS
Main is Better Right Now, But
Main Hasn't the Future That
George Promises
BY RALPH L. YoNkER

Manager jennings. OF the Tigers,
pins his faith on George Boehler as
the young pitcher TO break into the
Detroit Big Four, To be more exact
he picks Boehler as the youngster 10
complete the Big Four, enlarging the
present trio OF reliable hurlers TO q
quartet.
Just now Coveleskie, Dauss and
Hughie can rely. COVE is a southpaw
recruit and Dauss and Dubuc are
right-handed veterans.
Jennings has been testing his galaxy
OF young pitchers this spring with the
hope OF finding fourth man to I'LL the
vacancy in the four-star stan that
every major league manager is con-
stantly hunting for
Mark Hail, one or DeIrott's veter-
ans, been given up as a possibility.
Hall will continue TO pitch for the
Tigers. But he will not be depended
upon 10 come through as "a star. He
has enough ability 10 keep him In the
major league, but hardly enough TO
make regular pitcher. He has been
of only moderate use TO Manager Jen-
nings this season.
Hall will probably be valuable as a
rescue man for some time 10 come. He
is almost always steady, though sell
dom brilliant. Hughie can send him
In TO finish games at any time without
tho fear OF breaking into the regular
rotation OF hurlers.
Main looks like about the second
best bet TO Boehler as a probability
for the fourth pitcher. Main is right
now more dependable than BoehIer
simply because he has greater control
than the younger man. He hasn't the
stun that Boehler has either In the
way OF speed or curve and he is not
as good a fielding or hitting pitcher.
Reynolds, who finished a lot OF
games for week or so and then fail
ed to come through later on, is a
Highlander about whom there is con.
siderable doubt. Cavet southpaw,
has been an in-and-outer with the
Tigers. He has pitched great ball at
times only to fall down completely at
other times. He is certainly not mate.
rial for part of the rotation at pres
emit John Brodie Williams, the
Hawaiian, hasn't done enough work
TO be considered Ill-health has kept
him back for three months so that in
all that time he has been able to pitch
only one inning of major league base
ball
Boehler is improving along. His
last start was against Chicago at Chi
cago Saturday. He was taken out OF
the game there, though credited with
victory, because OF his old trouble,
wildness. Boehler was not hit hard
but he failed 10 show control.
Boehler's latest serious effort TO
gain control Is in the elimination OF
his sidearm motion When Boehler,
like most pitchers. throws overland
he has great deal more control. On
the other hand, unlike many pitchers,
Boehler can get plenty OF stun on the
ball throwing overland so there Is no
need for him TO employ an underhand
or sidearm swing.
Manager Jennings has been persist.
ent in his efforts to make Boehler
throw straight over the shoulder. es-
pecially when he is on even terms
with the batter or in the hole. When
he has a strike or two and no ball on
the batter the sidearm method isn't
so bad, for the pitcher can afford 10
waste ball then. But, as a matter
OF fact, II isn't necessary for George
10 resort TO the sidearm method with
all the stuff he can put on the ball
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