Evening star., 1915-11-21
YIELD FEW HOMERS
Local Pitchers Lead American
League in This Respect.
Thirteen TOTAL ALLOWED
Boehling Permits Five, Shaw, Gallia
and Harper Two; johnson
and Ayers One.
By ERNEST J. LANIaAN.

BY EhN ESI u. AAN40ANs
Washington's pitchers yielded fewer
home runs last season than any other
set in the American League, being
landed on for only thirteen. OF these.
five were obtained of Joe Boehling.
two of Jim Shaw, two OF Bert Gallia.
two off Harry Harper, one OF Yancy
Ayers and one off Walter Johnson. In
1914. the Idaho phenom frequently was
located for boundary drives. it being "a
matter of history that jacques Four
nier got two in the same CONTEST
contest he entered in the late stages as
a pinch hitter. George Burns OF tine
Tigers spoiled Sir Walters record last
season on August 10. when he drove
the sphere over the honorable thatch
of Cuban Acosta. That was one OF the
few bad days Johnson had in 1915, Tor
the Tigers then drove him to cover In
six innings. collecting eight runs and
eleven hits while doing so. = Walter
that afternoon, got away to bad
start, for his second pitch to Detrott's
first batter-Oscar Vitt-beaned him
and knocked him senseless.
johnson was not the only artillerist
in the junior league last season who
limited his adversaries to single cir
cult clout. George Dauss of the Tigers,
Ray Collins and Joe Wood Of the Red
Sox, Weldon Wyckon and Wilbur
Davis of the White Elephants. Grover
Lowdermilk, who was with both 81
Louis and Detroit, and Yancy Ayers
doing as well. Sam Jones of the In
dams, who was In forty -efght games;
"Reb" Russell of the White Sox, who
was in forty-one, and Carl Mays OF the
Red sox, who was in thirty-eight, did
even better. since no batter was able.
during 1915, to transform one OF their
serves into a four-masted poke.
Ruth Some Hitter.
One of the queer things shown by the
American League home-run records Of
1916 is that not once did a player
pound out two four-baggers in the
same frolic. AS a matter Of fact, only
one gallant athlete succeeded In touch
ing the same hurler for more than one
hit good for the entire distance. He
was George ("Babe'D Ruth OF the Red
Sox and the man he picked on was
Jack Warhop, canned by the Yanks, to
whom Branch Hickey is to give trial
in 1916. The Maryland youth got. his
first homer on Warhop in New York
May and his second in Boston June
q. The second wallop decided the game
in Boston's favor. while the fist was
produced in a combat that Boston lost.
It was this same Warhop who had
the unenviabie' distinction, along with
his teammate. Ray Fisher, Of yielding
more homers than any other mounds
man in the American League. Each
was located for seven. Ray Caldwell
Shawkey. Joe Boehiing, Jean Dubuc,
Guy Morton and Carl Weilman-all
top-notchers--were picked on for five.
The Washington pitchers used excel
lent Judgment in serving up the home
four-bagger mean defeat for the
Grifithites. Contrariwise, the Nation
ais owed the deciding run in two of
their victories to circuit smashes. In
sidestepping shutouts by the produc-
ffty-ffty split with the enemy, Boehl-
ing euchring Ray Fisher out Of a
runless game and Lutte Boone return
ing compliment to Jim Shaw.
Walter Johnson, on May %. made
probably the longest homer Of the year
when he Strengthened out one of Guy
Morton's shoots and showed 1t over the
leftfield wall at the Cleveland ball
park. Washington won, 4 to /, John
sons, run being the second Washing
ton tally.
Lest We Forget.
July Capt. George Mcbride broke
up thirteen-inning struggle with the
Yanks by hitting for the circuit
against Southpaw Ensign Cottrell, Yho
has been connected with five major
league teams-Pirates,. Cubs. White
Elephants, Braves and Yankees New
yorks only run Off Jim Shaw. April 20.
was due to homer by Lutte Boone
and four days later Joe Boehling kept
the Senators from being whitewashed
by bouncing the ball out Of the lot
when a man was on base. Fisher then
was New York's .hurler.
These are the men who made home
runs of Washington pitchers last sea-
son:
Boone of New York. 2; off Shaw and
Boehling.
Burns of Detroit. 2; of Boehling and
Hartzell of New York, 2; off Shaw
and Gallia.
Peck Of New York, /; Off Gal1ia.
Howard of st. Louis. /: off Ayers.
Lewis of Boston, /: of Boehling.
Cook of New York. l.; of Boehling.
Pipp OF New York, /; of Boehling.
Bauman Of New York, 1; off Harper.
Stanage of Detroit. /; off Harper.