San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-01
McKechnie Has Battling
4. Bunch, With Remark
able Set of Reserves.
BOEHLER MAKING A HIT
Pitcher From Tulsa Looks
I Good-So Does First
/ sacker Named Schwab.
By JOHN b. FOSTER.

.--s7sxtight. by The San Antonio Light.
Hot Springs, Ark, March SILT is
worth while to take a second look at
the Pittsburg Club. 1t has a good
kick in its right hind hoof, and if
you walk around on the other side of
the critter, it has kick in. its left
hind hoof, too.
If ever it gets to be trick mule
and can stand on its fore feet and
kick with both hind feet at the same
time it will kick the remainder of the
National League into a comatose con-
dition.
Pittsburg's regulars and the sec
ond shift have been engaging in some
battles on the side of Pirate noun
tain that have ostensibly been for the
cigars In reality they have been
for blood. The second string boys
have crowded the front rank. of the
parade against the back fence three
or four times and the flow of Ian
guage at such unseemly aggressive
ness has been copious and flowery.
Some of the figures of speech have
been as emphatic as the differences
in the figures in the scores.
Bill McKechnie, manager of. the
team, who is making his first start
this season, as last summer he did
not take up the task until Gibson re-
linquished it, figures that he has
pitcher in George Boehler who is 60
ing to walk to the front of the Ma
tional League.
He's an Iron Man.
Looking over the figures Of the
Western League for 1922, it was dis
covered that Boehler. who was with
Tulsa, was the record endurance man
of the season. He pitched inning
after inning and never asked for
chance to sit down and catch his
wind.
He has all the appearances OF a
pitcher who can go on indefinitely
and with q good team can be very
sue essful. If he comes up TO expec-
tat5ns he should deliver about twen-
ty victories this year.
If so. Pittsburg would be the best
gainer on pitchers for the year.
Kunz has most favorably impressed
McKechnie. He's the twirler he got
from Sacramento by purchase. de
has speed, fair change of pace and
something of a curve. but the last
will have to be greatly developed be-
fore he pitches his way to the top.
Adams, Cooper, Hamilton. Morrison
and Glazner are working slowly, but
all Of them are working willingly. If
any comparison is to be made between
what did happen last season and
what may happen this season. just
recall that Cooper was the third best
pitcher in the National League in
1922. Morrison was seventh best.
Adams thirteenth and Glazner fell off
with a thump. He led the league
one year and dropped into the ash
pit next, but, at that. he is n pitcher
of some skill. Besides, he is young
and willing to learn.
One thing is certain, Pittsburg
pitchers will not be forced. The tenn
perature has been against anything
of that kind down this way. Also,
the Pittsburg pitchers were at Hot
Springs long time.
Dreyfuss says Florida has no lure
for him. He has turned his back
against the evening song of the alli-
gator and the madrigal of the moe
casin and will stick to Hot Springs
as long as he is in baseball, so he
says.
Here's That Funny One Again.
L We DeeIl cunning HPrc kolHH OH
80 years." said the Pirate owner.
"and I've. never gone over this val
ley with a team that wasn't fit to
play ball. They dry out down in Flor
ida and when they go North they are
like peas and beans that have to get
soaked again to get fresh"
Barney has one surprise package in
Schwab. He's big boy. six feet.
who played first for Ludington, Mich.
last year and batted $50. Roger
Rresnahan. who owns the Toledo
JTH6~,thought he had Schwab but
some one miscued about the title and
that made him eligible to drafting.
Dreyfuss took n chance on Schwah
merely on general principles and got
him for the draft price. Schwab has
been hammering the ball here like
fiend and he looks awfully good.
Drevfuss has found that Schwab
can play first and short. Adams. n
youngster. Is playing second. Tho
second string material looks mighty
fine. II shows nm better than thu
of any club in either league. That's