Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-31
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y JACK KEENE

Burleigh Grimes, the Robins right
handler. who was recently released from
the navy, will be the mainstay Of the
Brooklyn pitching starr next season.
even il tho Flatbush elan viii be for
tunato enough in having those two
sterling tWirlcrs, Lieutenant Leon Ca
dore and Sherrod Smith, who are nov
Jim the army of occupation, available
for mound duty under the leadership of
the rotund general, Wilbert Robinson.
AS q member Of the Pirates Bur-
leigh WAS q spitball artist but when
Uncle Robbie took him under his care
he made the husky lad discard the wet
delivery for curves Of various kinds. In
his early games as a Robin he could
not be depended upon. When he start
ed d game IN the box Robbie never
knew if he was going to see the OPP
posing team held funless with one or
two scattered hits or Ii Barleigh would
be able to last two innings. When Bur
leigh was good he was very, very good.
but when he was bad--Well, he was ter
rible.
For about two months of the season
he was that kind Of 4 boxman but sud
denly he pitched the brand Of bah that
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gave the opposing clubs in the league
all kinds OF trouble. On July is lie
started 4 winning streak which con-
tinued until Aug. 20. and during that
time he hung lip 10 consecutive VIC
tories and established the seasons rec
ord for straight wins During tho run
he defeated every club in the league
With the exception of the Giants.
Bnfleiel Is well built is strong ana
can stand more work than the average
pitcher. Tho moro labor lie il called
upon TO do the better he likes it and
nothing could please him more Than TO
pitch every third daN The pitching
records of last season bring - light
tbe fact that he can perform quite often
in the box. During the abbreviated race|
Of last year Grimes worked ia more
gaines than amy other National leasue
hnrler, taking part IN 40 contests. His
nearest rival for the labor honers was
Wilbur Cooper. ile renowned soathpa@
OF Hugo Hezdek's Pirates.
His baSWnrk during tho last half II
the season ga4e him great confidence
/ III himself ana lie pras Cd that ho can
deliver the goods without resortiuE u
| the apitbal delivery. However, in scv=
erai contests when lie nas in i tight
thnle he pitched few sptltors with daz=
! ling speed and emerged with flying
eolors. During the meetings Ine1o Rob
bio predicted that Burleigh Grimes
would be one If the most consistent
winners in the National league next
season.
\
bertrand Il is almost certain that the
captain Of the E'latbush clan will be
traded to another club before the teams
start for the south-Wilber1 Robinson
will engineer a deal whereby he will
secure a player who bats left handed.
At present the only regulars on the
Robins who hit from the wrong side
Of the plate are Zacll Wheat and Dau-
bert. Manager Robbie does not be-
/ lieve that one Ieft-handed batter In
the lineup Is sufficient, and IL he can
swing a deal that will bring a left
handed hitter to take Jakes place In
the batting order he will be saved from
a great deal OF worry when he ar
ranges the order in which the men will
step to the plate next season.
Another Giant yonngster who has
been heard from again--this one by
malls Sterling Stryker, the kid pitch
er from Atlantic Highlands, who was
sent out under optional agreement to
the Rochester club last sprign. Strsker
is still In France and doesn't know how
long he is likely to remain there. The
young pitcher went overseas last sum-
iner and took part in the fighting IN
tho Argonne Forest. and as far as can
be learned came out of it unscathed.
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