The Washington times., 1920-02-02

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There is much to give comfort in
these international League figures
Some Washington fans fear that
Clark Griffith won't have enough
pitchers, now that he has disposed OF
Moxie Harper. Yet. these fans for
get that Harper proved sad hzzie
last year. showed decreasing interest
in the Washington club and. indeed,
In baseball itself, and held out almost
no promise Of improving this year
They also overlook the fact that GRIT
nth has but to find ono more pitcher
TO swing along the road with Walter
Johnson and Jim Shaw in order 10
have the necessary nucleus OF win
ming pitching stan.
Braves Made History.
The sterling work OF George STALL
inss' trio with the Boston Braves in
1914 made baseball history. Begin
ming with July. Dick Rudolph. Lefty
Tyler and Bill JAIME. worked in turn,
showed the Braves right to the top
of the National League race from
eighth place and then administered
four-straight walloping to the Phila-
delphia Athletics in the worlds SER
les.
Only last season Kid Gleason show
ed pretty much the same thing with
Eddie Cicotte, Claud Williams and
Dick Kerr winning the American
League pennant practically with but
three capable, dependable pitchers.
And over in Baltimore, Jack Dunn
did quite the same thing. picking out
three or four good hurlers and then
alternating them. Even II they got
away poorly, they were bound to i'm
prove with work. More good pitch
ers have been ruined sitting on the
bench than have ever thrown their
arms away on the rubber.
Consequently. if Clark Griffith can
find two more fingers, preferably one
q southpaw, he will have quite stan
for the coming campaign. George
Erickson looms up as likely right-
handler, with Harry Courtney bearing
the banner for the southpaws. But
the point is that all Griff needs is
quartet, or even three, steady, re-
liable pitchers to deliver the goods
at Georgia avenue next summer.
Jordon Has High Rank.
Though three others top him
siiehtly, the actual leader of the In
tcrnationaI League in effectiveness
last season was Jordon, of Buffalo,
who appeared in a Washington uni
form long eenough to have Babe
Ruth make his twenty-n ninth home
run Jordon figured in twenty-eisht
ball games with the Buffalo club,
winning fifteen and losing ten. His
effectiveness is shown by the fact
that he allowed but 1.43 earned runs
per game off his stuff.
Jordan is green. He appeared to
be suffering from stage fright when
he reported to the Washington club
and, since then, has been sold by
the Griffs to the Pacific Coast League.
If he can produce on the Coast as
he did in the East, he should return
to the big show before long.
Al Schacht, the Jersey City veteran,
who is now with the Griffmen, had
good year in 1910, appearing in no
fewer than forty games with the
Skeeters. Jersey City finished in
seventh place. winning but fifty-six
games, and of these Schacht won
nineteen, or more than one-third,
Handicapped by a poor club, the
veteran lost seventeen contests, but
his effectiveness average was 1.95
earned runs per game off his stuff.
In other words, give him two runs
and he had chance to hang up a
victory
May BE Relief HurIer.
Just what hope President-Msnage
Griffith has for Schacht to shine here
next summer is not known. 1t is
more likely that he expects tho
pitcher to act as a relief finger,
something in the nature of an Earl
Yingling. He pitched nine shutouts
In the International last year, the
largest number hung up in the cir
cult. In his brief trial here last
September, Schacht showed the con-
summate coolness expected OF a
veteran, excellent control and a fair
turn of speed and hooks. He may
hang around Georgia avenue all next
summer.
Rube Parnham. of Baltimore, led
the league with 1S7 strike-outs, fol-
lowed by Martin, OF Binghamton. with
144 whifs
BroGan, of Rochester. was the most
generous hurler, walking 131 bats
men, hitting fifteen and pulling six
wild pitches. He also had two balks.
Really. something should have been
done about this fellow.
Showing that tho Baltimore club
was pretty smooth aggregation, II
led all the clubs with team hitting
average of 200, and was q close third
in the field with 900. BInghamton
the fourth place club, led In the field
with .966, Toronto's .oG3 giving il sec
ond place.
EiIerbe Il Leader.
Frank Ellerbe. who will be tried
out by the Griffmen this spring at
Tampa and way stations south OF the