The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-18
Bentley and BoehIing
Cost Griffith Nothing
Sandy Spring Youngster Has
Won Three Games Out of
Last Four Starts.
OTHER SPORTING GOSSIP
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Within the period of eleven days, JacI
Bentley, Washington's nineteen-year-olc
pitcher, has won three games out o.
four, allowing total OF thirteen HIT
and ive\ runs.
Bentley did not cost the Washington
club one penny. He halls from Sandy
Spring, Nd, and was tipped on to Grit
by a Washington fan last year.
The Old Fox invited the kid to try his
lIuek in practice and was so fsvorably
impressed with him that he carried him
70 Charlottesville last spring for the
training season.
Until less than two weeks ago Bentley
sd not look to be much Of a pitcher, but
all of a sudden he came with a rush
banking the worlds champions on the
morning Of Labor Day. holding them to
one hit. -....-.
Since that time Bentley has trounced
the New Yorks and St Louis Browns.
Carrigan's Red Sox beat him here last
week, but he pitched good ball in spite
OF defeat
Last year South-paw Joe Boehling was
the sensation of the American League
Boehling found himself and pitched win
ming ball a month or so earlier than did
Bentley this season, coming through with
eleven straight triumphs on a stretch.
As was the case with Bentley, Joe Boeh-
ling did not cost the Washington club
a nickel.
Any time a manager can pick UP two
south-paw pitchers the caliber of Boeh-
ling and Bentley without spending q
wad Of coin to get them, you've got to
hand Il TO that manager
Our hat is OF to Clark Griffith, the Old
Eek.
Last Saturday in st. Louis, Clarence
Walker, of the Browns, threw a ball
over the grandstand from centerheId.
Throwing balls over grandstands doesn't
win remnants.
Win and the fans are with you:
Lose and you're all alone.
For the heart Of fan toward an also-rzn Q
Is colder than a stone.
The pennant situation in the National
League remains unchanged, as the result
Of yesterday games. Stallin@s Braves
beat the St Louis Cardinals and virtually
put them out Of the fight McGraw's
Giants also took the Cincinnati Reds in
to camp.
With a three and one half game lead
the Braves have only to maintain their
present gait. In other words they can
grab the flag by winning Il games and
losing eleven. This looks to be the cas-
est kind Of a proposition.
SAFETY FIRST.
Thrse tips to the successful hunter
% Buy a gun. C9 take out license.
90 stay at home.
Our idea of q thrilling finish would be
one between the st. Louis Feds and the
Browns.
Over in New York the scribes are tip
ping OF McGraw's hall team to the fact
that il has to play a little real baseball
pretty soon. Not that the boys don't
know. it, stated one sporting editor they
look as il they knew it, but somehow
they don't act as if they did"
Now the only difference between the
New York situation and that with the
Braves is that they have TO play real
baseball They look as If they know it
and then go cut and play it All of which
has great bearing on the lead that is
steadily increasing.
With no chance to do anything in the
American League, the owners Of the
Maps have slipped Pitchers James and
Baskette and Catcher Egan over TO the
Cleveland American Association club.
since that team is attracting more atten-
ton than Birmingham's outfit
Time was when the ownership Of a
minor league club by a major league
magnate called for criticism under the
general heading, Syndicate Ball" Now
they even shift players around to bolster
weak spots.
Presently the system will be applied
within the major leagues as among the
Feds, and then the stuff will be or