Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-24
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Teller As A Favor


catch the Yankees gadzooks isn't apparent now?) the
Indians could do most everybody favor by starting
Teller in city in the American League Never mind
Mike Garcia Let the fans have look at the old
(37) maestro who may not be around in 1857
There older pitchers than Teller, who still pitch
but sitting in the bull and only occasionally appearing
in box score beginning to pail the onetime farm boy
from Van Meter Iowa. He too far along in too
expensive to trade to other clubs that might him
regularly and he decides quit at the end Of this
it will come surprise.
Here it would be pleasure to see Teller start
ing game the perhaps because it in Wash
ington July 49, 1886, that he made his American League
debut Bob still hadn't finished high school when relieved
Johnny Allen in the ninth inning of we-remembered
second game of double-header
$3.50
THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD washington club, now that
looks back it, but the Senators having parts
of this kid who incredibly fast and almost totally lacking
in control They loose at the plate Ben Chapman
Buddy Lewis Joe Kuhe Johnny Stone Cecil Travis Buddy
Myer Cliff Bolton and Red Kress :. but time went
lot of other and better hterS learned to respect the young
Later that same 1886 season-August g. to be exact
Teller started his first game Is St
Browns falling shy of Rube waddes American League
record. Three weeks later began to become legend
tanning IT Philadelphia Athletics Dizzy major
league record On october 1888 he broke the record when
he struck out 10 Tigers
The farm boy the books Maybe he wasn't
great Johnson Young but he something special
And there is telling how beyond 300 he might
have won he had not spent nearly four full in the
Navy
He has famed $500 hitters Had he been able to
pitch during 1942-434445, facing the AIS of the time
FenerS strikeout record would have been fabulous.
WHEN RAPID ROBERT WON 81 games in 1910 he started
his drive on April is by pitching the only opening day noh
norun game in history, beating the White Sox 10 Later
1916 the Yankees and 1851 the Tigers
pitched two no-hit games winning by 10 and 81,
respectively Even in no-ht victory didn't easy
Rocky Marciano, when he fighting, a sticker
physical condition 1t was fetish with the heavyweight
champ but Teller there before him. Push-ups, hard
running exercising with dumbbels were-and ritual
even at time when he isn't pitching.
1t paid Off After particular Teller collected
$4,000 highest salary of pitcher Jimmy Powers
broke it down. follows Teller was paid at the rate of
$4350 per game 1921 for inning $970
batsman retired.
He better known today the players representative
in their fight for higher pensions and better conditions In
this respect he dean of sort although he looks younger
than most other club representatives who play every day
night.
WHETHER HE STILL CAN PITCH well enough to win
IL IA games is moot question Probably not because of
the layo although when he was spotted in "a he wound
up with 1873.
There are still die-hards who think that Manager AL
Lopez guy goofed in the "a World Series by refusing
to Teller at all while the Giants clobbering the
Indians in four straight games
The National Leaguers had beaten Bob Lemon,
So in the opener They beat Early Wynn in the second
3l Garcia was problem at all in the third affair
decided by 3d. and the stage to be set for
Teller the starter in the doordie fourth game Lopez
chose Lemon for second time and New York the
finale IA.
All told, Lopez used Lemon twice. Wynn, Mossi
thrice Garcia (twice), Houeman, Narleski twice and
Newhouser.
OF entire brigade Cleveand plus all the Giants
pitchers Teller the only who's suefre to wind in
the Hall Of Fame.
THE WORLD SERIES OF 1854 ended on Saturday
afternoon Cleveland and writer who'd filed his piece
was heading the when Teller emerged from the
Indians dressing appropriately clad in black
Shoes suit tie Under his arm carrying portable
battery radio
I'm sorry you didn't get to PITCH" said the man.
g" heard the Series pretty good Teller grinned wryy
tapping his radio What couldn't see from the bull pen
could hear Say, is there big prom coming up?"
"Prom?"
yeah prom. Maybe was being saved for it,"