Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-23

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KIzE wlLHELM pitchers: IN n
toy Sheriff Singleton certainly throws q
mean hook: And he knows where 't'
goin'. too.'
oects." cir Lee inserted into the con
rcrsation. II have my entry, too. He
was with the club ali Of last year and
only got into a few ball games. He
showed me three Of the best breaking
curve balls ! ever saw the other DAY
in one OF those exhibition games, and
believe me. he knows where It's goin
too. I'd pick him to pitch better men
tally and physically than any OF the
rockies and better than some OF the
veterans
"Vho do vou-f' Walt Hen
line kod the first fep .cords of tho
query out of his system .chcn the
door opencd and the sprint for tho
plate dinner, not batting. began.
Walt beat the gun and cds pencil
lied tno hot biscuits.
lX1E WE'RE carried along by the
w charging athletes and deposited, as
the rush slackencd, In q chair beside
Whom do you mean?" Cliff was
asked again.
Picks tho Kize
The catcher struggled gamcly to get
control over two huge mouthfuls Of
food. ..
'Why, aw-," he replied thought
fully us he continued to punish tho
fried chicken, ''let's sec what We were
talking about? Oh, yes, pitching. why
mean the Kise.'
And the backstop was right. There's
not recruit in the Phil camp who has
anything on Irving Wilhelm in gray
matter or ability, but the rockies have
youth and in sport. youth dominates.
Youth can gain experience from the
veteran, but the veteran can't regain
years from the youth.
The Pills manager has been in base
ball twenty three years and, after al
most a quarter Of century OF pitching
he still has curve ball deceptive enough
to fool big league batter. kizs
started his professional career In 1893
and in that span has pitched in ut least
q thousand ball games, which seems
enough, but he's not through yet.
Since the Phils began training here,
Wilhelm has taken his regular turn In
the box pitching to the batters. He is
Z side wheeler and the boys should
Be we'll acquainted with that style OF
twirling when they meet up with 1t In
the championship campaign. ,
The Kize was asked why he insisted
OH working as hard as the rest of the
pitchers here.
"For too reasons" he replied.
First, because you can neOer tell
.chen I can 30 in there during the
season and finish game, thereby
saring q regular t,rirler for the
nert day, and secondly, the escr.
c'se keeps nc I" hea'th.'
M1ILHELM'S pitching experience
w should show results with the Phil
hurlers this year and it will. Already,
Huck Belts Is chucking fadcway which
he never possessed before and the en-
tire staff is improving in control.
Control Chief Asset
"Othcr things being equal" Bakers
general explains, control makes the
great pitchers of today. A twirler can
have all the stuff that's possible for
human being to possess and unless
he knows where to put the ball and
can place II, he'll never last in this
league or any other league.
when my pitchers 20 out to the
box in batting practice. tell them to
bs trying always to put that ball in
out some object on the catcher, his
right or his left shoulder, the top Of
his knee cap pad or anything like that
and make his curve break to it or his
last one hop in that direction.
"Everytime pitcher throws q ball
unless he's warming up, he should be
throwing at some object This even.
tually becomes a habit and when It does,
ne gets control and he's on the road to
fame.
There are other factors that make
iof successful pitcher, of course. A
man first must have ability, then control
and with It he must learn to use his
mead. Furthermore, he must take care
Of himself. These four things-ability,
control. headwork and care Of the body
constitute q successful pitcher. Take
ssay one Of them away from him and
hes through"
Wilhelm certainly is qualified to lee.
tufe on pitching. At eighteen years,
ne twirled his first pro game at twenty.
Nv" no seI recOr06 Tor 6tr1keOutS and
!Scoreless innings; at forty he pitched
tnirty -four contests in a season and in
one day hurled a double header. win
nins both and one Of them By q shut.
OUT score; at forty two he Is manarinR
= National League club and still ia able
20 twir! big league baseball. A record I?
rrcpably not, but surely a commend.
Ao'e career in Americas pastime,
40 began his years In baseball
@nh Youngstown IN the old later.
soto League. Atter too peors
,here, ne toent to the South Caro-.
una League, then to Birm;noham
Gnd IN 1909 toas purchased bv Is
Fsrctes. In 1904 oad the too fol.
iDo0tn0 seasons he Was sotth tho
1907, Kize went back to Birming.
Sm - nam and had great year. He pitched
s1ty'one consecutive innings Without
osang scored on, and present DAY hurI.
s.rs stu are shooting at that mark.
,.e set a Southern Association strike.
sscosd Of sixtssas and txiEasd four.