The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-30
Teller Can
Now Try at
New Records
Can Aim His FirebalI at
Some of the Peaks OF
Modern BIB.
BY DILLON GRAHAM
Sports Editor, AP Feature Service

NEW YORK, April 30.-Now that
Bob Teller has got his no-hit game
and is being hailed anew as the
greatest pitcher in baseball what
are some of the modern day records
he can shoot at to further enhance
his claim to fame?
He might win 35 games Gas some
predict he wild. Only Dir Dean
and Lefty Grove of today's hurlers
have hit the 80 mark. Christy Ma
;hewson of the Giants won 81 IN
1903 ana John Chesbro Of the
Yanks won Al in 1904.
II be got in the groove Felier
might win % or more games for
three seasons. Cy Young, Mathew
son. Walter johnson and Grover
Alexander did it.
He might better John CoombS'
American League record of IL
shutout games in 1910. Or Harris
Whites record of five successive
shutcuts. Then of course Walter
Johnson's mark of Sc consecutive
shutout innings is still on the
books.
Bob has led the American League
in strikeouts for two years-24O in
1888 and 246 last year-and al
ready has a running start toward
Johnsons record of leading the
loop in strikeouts for a dozen sea-
rcns Teller already holds the strike
out figure for one game, Is.
Fellers no-hit performance didn /
come as a surprise to baseball men
He's been too close before. Three
times Bob had been on the
threshold. Each time scratch MT
rohbed him of the perfect game.
He served notice that new
star had arrived in his first sea-
son. 1886, when he struck out II
ST Louis Browns to better the
American League S. o. record.
once in 1888 and twice asst. year
he hurled one-hitters.
When Bob first came up he was
lust a strong country boy with
blazing fast ball that he couldn't
control His wildness helped him
to an extent for batters were
afraid to stand close to the dish
and while they were backing
away some of Bob's pitches tipped
across for strikes.
Bob is still wild He walked
203 batters, more than any other
American Lacquer last year. But
his control has improved.
And in his years with Cleve-
land he has learned change CT
pace and has acquired good
curve.
Until last season Teller was
perhaps the easiest pitcher IN the
majors to steal bases on. But ne
worked so hard on this weakness
that now it is dangerous for
runner to try burglary with Bob
on the mound.
Bob is still a youngster, just Il,
a husky kid with apple cheeks.
He is quiet and shy but has ac-
CURED poise. Although the top
star of the Cleveland team, Bob IS
its hardest worker That's one rea-
son why Manager Oscar Witt says
he's the greatest baseball pitcher.
There's nothing too trivial Tor
Bob to learn about pitching And
he's willing to practice every
thing until he has it down pat.
This looks like Feller's year.
Feiler's High Spots
Here are the high spots in Bob
Feller's short American League
career:
Sept 10, 1936-Struck out II st.
Louis Browns to better American
League record and equal Dir Deans
National League mark.
August 25, 1937-Struck out 16
Boston Red Sox.
April 20, l938-Pitched one-hit
game against st. Louis. Billy Sulli-
van beat out tap to the box in
the sixth inning.
Oct. 2, 1938-Struck out 13 De-
troit Tigers to better Deans major
league record, but lost the game
Al.
May 25, 1899 = Pitched one-hit
game against Boston. Bobby Doerr
singled in second inning.
June 81, 1939-Pitched one-hit
night game against Detroit. Earl