The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-28
BOEHLER IS BEST PROSPECT
OF YOUNG TIGER PITCHERS
For Second Time In Two Years
Indiana George Looks Like
q Wonder
MUST STILL ACQUIRE
BETTER CONTROL OF BALL
When He Gets Aim With Fast
ball and Curve, He Can Give
= Slow Ball Attention

~ RALPH L. YONKER
MEMPHIS. Tenn. March 2s.-For
the second time In two years George
BoeAler locks like the best pitching
prospect that the Tigers have among
their recruits.
For the second time in two years
whether BoshIer sticks with the club
and makes star hurlsr Of himself
depends entirely upon his control.
George has improved over last season.
when he was . sharpshooter among
the Tiger twirleYs. Hts one years
work with the O. Joseph club In the
Western league has improved his aim.
He gained good enough control In
that league to be accounted the best
pitcher In the circuit.
Whether George has steadied down
enough TO make good against the
American league hittsrs. who force a
pitcher to have nearly perfect control
u he u going to win any ball games.
10 question that still b0thers Man
ager Jennings.
Al yet George has not shown the
control that might be desired from
him. He still gives evidence Of ten
dency to be Wild. II may be that
he hasn't yet been In good shape to
try to put any real stun on the ball
and still control Il. However, the
time II about due when ell of the
pitchers who haven't been bothered
by, Illness or sore arms should be
ahAveeAa chat thAVx nj
Boehlor's stock In trade consists OF
a fast ball with very peculiar hop
TO it that makes Il hard for the catch.
ers 70 handle, to say nothing of the
hitters. He also throws q wicked
breaking curve. With his great sDeer
and his hne curve he would be able
TO, hold his place among the Tiger
pitahers provided he had control. Once
he learns how to manage the assert
msnt that he has he will be In posi-
tion 70 devote his attention to the
perfection OF the slow ball that he
khows how to throw but which he
b Fisd 70 Z use because Of Jack . q
HoweSer. this slow ball IL OF no par
tieulAr ralue 70 Boehler until he does
get sh1D 1Aot bal and ourve where he
wants them. With control Of these
two and the slow ball available to
MIX with them. Boehler will have all
the roQuifements OF a great pitcher.
He doesn't have to learn great
deal about nelding his position and
keeping men on the bases. OF course,
there q room Tor improvement, but
Boshler IL up to the average tn these
mattoro.
II there II any pitcher among the
Tiger recruits who will be better than
Boehler he has not asserted himself
40 yet. Last year there were none
who looked better than the big Indi-
ana boy,s either, but several or the
SQUAD stuck longer than he did.
Boehler WAS sent away last year,
however. with the intention Of being
recalled this spring. He nearly killed
Z few Of the American league hitters,
especially the Maps, with the bean
bail before he was removed from the
Tigers list.
After he left George Dauss devel-
oped and became the best new hurler.
DAuss has been held back during the
spring trip by rheumatism IN MS
shoulder and hadn't been able to snow
what ho WAS worth.
From what Dauss showed during
the spring, however. there was no
chance for comparison between the
two men.
Boehler has every confidence that
he win stick with the club this year.
He left the team last season with .
complete understanding - to what he
was 20 do. He devoted his attention
TO making . big league pitcher OF him.
sNlf. While he IVES doing 90 be won
: lot Of games for st. Joseph.
II vas entirely satisfied to leave
TIA club for q season, for he knew
Tat he couldn't possibly get work
enoush with the team to help him n
hla deyelopmont, while with st. Jo-
sAnh he Vas setting work constantly
n his turn and facing fairly good hit
tees at the same time.
me entire stan OF Tiger oatchers ID
asrood that Boehler II the best look
~ ufoepect Of the pitchers, and while
NSnsser Jennings and Scouts Burke
~ Mcclure don't like 70 discuss the
vonne pitchers % far 40 comparing
thfm. they oil agree that GEORGE 10
GO Of the best looking young fellows
sthAv have ever seen.
1aker was thrown into contact with
Doohief more or less oil last season,
he1ne - he. same league with him.
- cav . steady Improvement In him
IN last year. Stanage had charge OF
HoahIer when the young fellow was
- Gan Antonio, and he says he will
81 : wonder II he lean only improve
q the control.
Ola George Mullin, who is now
vorkins his way with the Indianapolis
re6orais, II the man who hrst touted
n0shler a . wonder. He picked him
- tho best of the Tiger kids In the
fan 81 1919. He took great interest
n him and taught him lot about
ThH Mandarin of Ten Chueng
province, China. hes ordered an
Amnr1oon notorcycle with sidecar for
- q making ofacial trips to the DIFF
fovo6S eitiss Of his province.
4 NV 91oo.0oo thresmile motor
cy0lo and automo6ilo speedway - TO
s 6uilt q Matteson. III. A 100-acre
tract o. 1and has bsen purchased for