The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-02
1900 SEE BOY.
SPIKE GUIFFMEN
STRIKE nine
Overcomes Wild
Streak In Ninth
BY FRANK buck" O'NEML


with only two victories to offset
four defeats in his sophomore
year in the major leagues is worth
100000 to any team with courage,
imagination and money to buy
him.
Such a price, Of course, chal.
lenges the gambling instinct Of
any owner, for q sore arm or an
accident might sweep Feller out Of
baseball in . twinkling.
The club that would gamble
with time, would only be paying
10 per cent on Feller'S potential
value. He stands in his fresh
man year, q player who may draw
$1,000 1000 through the major
league turnstileS before he hangs
up his glove for all time.
Champions Of the fiStic world
demand and are paid 37Ha per cent
Of the gross gate receipts. Feller,
paid at this rate on his potential
earning capacity, he would retire
from baseball with $S75, 900
earned.
$4,000 Fans Turn Out
More than $4,000 fans yesterday
paid nearly $4,000 to watch Eel
Ter pitch against Bucky Jacobs,
alumnus of University Of Rich
mond, in what might be called q
Tournament Of Youth. Cleve.
lands share Of the receipts was
pretty close to $4,000, and both
the Griffs and Indians are out Of
the pennant fight.
Had a similar crowd witnessed
the game in Cleveland, assuming
that box seats and other accomo-
dations are approximately the
same, the Cleveland Clubs share
would have been close to $4,000.
Hall q dozen games like yester-
days would bring nearly 100000
into the Golfers of the Tribesmen.
Half q dozen on the road would
swell the amount to an imposing
total. These figures account for
only - games. In a normal year
Teller probably will start "a games
or more. Over q period Of ten
years, $1,000, 900 drawing capacity
seems conservative estimate.
Still Growing
Teller is still growing. He
should have at least ten glorious
years of major league baseball be-
fore him. He must, Of course,
steer clear Of accidents, and be
handled with intelligence. Just
as long as Steve O'Neill is man.
ager Of Tribesmen, there will be
no complaint on his handling.
Teller gave an inspiring exhibi-
ton Of pitching against the GriffS
yesterday. He was greatest in the
ninth inning after troublesome
few minutes during which Steve
O'Neill rushed out to the box to
talk to the kid, and Odell Hale
and Roy Hughes patted him on
the back, telling him to fight to
the finish.
Teller responded bravely. The
bases were filled, and he was
tired kid. The stands roared hos
tile noises into his ears. He knew
that one badly pitched ball would
cause trouble. But he got out Of
the inning at cost OF one I'M
earned run.
Strikes Out Two
He struck out Yves Terrell, bat
ting in place Of Walt Miles, and
performed a like service for Fred
Sington, hitting in place Of Ken
Chase, Melo Almada, the next
batsman, lofted an easy fly to
Weatherby in short right field.
Simmons opened the ninth with
a rap that Teller DETECTED to
Hughes, the last named booting the
ball. At this point Bob developed
a troublesome streak Of wildneSS.
When he let down in his speed to
get control, both Stone and Kuhel
singled, filling the bases. A pass
to Myer forced in Simmons.
1t was at this point that Steve
O'Neill rushed out on the diamond
and chartered encouragement to
Teller. The kids answers must
have been reaSsuring, for O'Neill
returned to the dug out.
frankie Pytlak Squatted behind
the plate and chirrupped:
"Give it to me, kid; give it to
me-"
BIazes BAH Over
A sudden transformation took
place in Teller. He had been
webbing, but in a twinkling he
regained his stuff. He fairly
blazed the ball over. He pitched
two beautiful curves to Terrell
and Sington, each for that
crucial second strike.
Bob claimed nine strikeout
victims for the day, and one of
his most important was Kuhel,
who whitfield in the fourth with
the bases loaded and two out.
Teller committed a balk, but
he is a vastly improved young.
ster over the kid who worked
two innings here in mid-June
and then retired as planned.
Teller does not have q good
move to first base in holding
runners close to the bag, but he
steps off the rubber and they
Just can't run on him.
Unless every sign fails, the
boy is headed for the broad
plateaus Of pitching fame. He
cooled out nicely after his game,
and while tired, was strong.
He has caught the imagination
Of his team mates, who seem to
be pulling for him to win his
Gull share Of baseball fame.