Nebraska Newspapers

    Batting From Either Side of
Plate Trims Players’ Averages
[B.v FRANK G. MF.NKE.
r IS the advice of Mark
Twain about "put all
your eggs in one has
ket—and then watch
that basket’ that i*
applicable to the bat
ting bloke who likes to
execute the ambidex
terous stuff
Facts and figures of balldam ran lie
trotted forth to prove that the best
plan for ye cloutsnilth Is to deter
mine from which side of the plate
he ran bit them with the moat vim
and the most vigor—and then to
stick to that side of the rubber per
manently.
For the bulk of those who attempt,
the "turnover" method of batting,
finish up with a sad and sick looking
mark. Of all the men In the game at
the present time who hit left handed
against right banded slingcrs and
shift to the other side of the plate
when confronted by southpaws, only
• rare few have compiled averages
that are beyond the mediocre.
It Is a noticeable fact that the bat
ter who hits from hts natural baiting
position bangs the ball^'om 20 to 60
points beyond that which lie achieves
w hen he executes the "turn-over ” All
of which proves that nature endowed
him to hit from one peculiar position
and that when he turns over, he de
nes said nature and his batting aver
age suffers as a consequence.
Twenty-Three in Majors.
The big leagues at the present time
embrace 23 men who are ambidexter
ous swingers. Of that total number,
six hit the ball beyond the .300 mark
The prime reason why they hatted so
high Is that their success from the
natural side of the plate offset the
loss In hits through "turnovers."
The (Hants possess two of the am
bldextrous swatters In the persons of
Pave Bancroft and Frank Frisch.
The latter hit for .326 while Bancroft
poled them for .321. Botli men, hit
ting from their natural side of the
plate, rapped the ball for something
close to .360, whereas, batting from
the opposite s de, (lie best they could
do was around .290 or .296.
The king-pin swatsmith among the
■'turn over" hitters Is Max Carey of
the Pirates. Here Is an athlete who
undoubtedly is the greatest ambidex
terous batler of all time—a natural
"turn over" man—the only one in the
game. Carey, unlike the other clout
ers, hits equally well from either side
of ths platp. But there's a real rea
son.
Natural fur Carey.
Carey, who hit .329 last season, is
a right handed batter by nature. Hut
lie discovered years ago that if he
batted left handed, his tremendous
speed would enable him to beat out ]
hits which, pnled from the other side j
of the pan, would hnve resulted In '
outs. For the left handed hatter Is
always one step nearer to first base
than Is the right hander.
Car* v unlike the other "turn over”
boys, d" -n't shift his posit on at the
flute to conform with the style of
pitching which is served up to him.
He oftentimes will hit right handed
when a long walloping smash is need
ed. rio matter what sort of pitching is
served up to him. He can drive them
farther front the right side. He will
shift to the left side of the plate, ir
respective of the pitching, when mere
ly a single is a vital necessity. In
other words. Carey hits from the po
sition which best suits his purpose.
The other .300 hitters among the
"turn-over” boys were Gootch, the
Pirate catcher: Wally Schang. an
other catcher, and Lew Blue of the
Tigers. The balance of the ambidex
terous persons scaled down from .290
to .138.
“Bad Stuff.”
Whenever the average “turn-over”
hitter Is presented with the fact that
lie hits from 20 to 60 points better
in his natural way than he does when
be turns over, he will make this
answer
“That Is true. It may be that I
will hit .350 In my natural position
and can hit only .290 from the other
side of the plate. But if I am a na
tural left handed batter and I stuck
to that side of the plate when faced
with southpaw pitching. I wouldn't
he able to hit for the .290 which I
* make by the “turn-over.”
hich may—or may not—he true.
But the fact is Indisputable that
ihe "turn over” method of hitting is a
bad one for about 90 per cent of the
men who try the ambidexterous stuff.
(Copyright. 1922.)
Zfoske/ftal/fedy
Tfou5hou\dtu\ou)
By Ld^Kcrp
Q- Players in uniform on side of court, i
iot in gam.\ talk to and roach plavers
■'» game. Cau .1 foul be called on their *
team? (
A. Ye*.
Q Would it be legal to have a ground .
iule not to t ou: t a basket scored if the
ball at first h:* the supports before going
into th* basket?
A. If both captain* agree, » ground
rule of thi* kind is legal.
Q While dribbling a ball, may I go
around an opponent alternating the
dribble, one hand after the other, without
stopping ?
A. \e«, you maj alternate each hand
dribbling, providing you do not Mop. Till*
is legal in both amateur and professional
rule*.
Q. What is meant by carrying the ball?
A. Hminiiig w if It «>r walking with the
ball without dribbling.
Q Does play continue after a foul
on each time simultaneously?
A. No. time is out when the referee
calls a double foul. After the last shot
the hall is put In play at center.
How to Play Basket Bail.
Shooting—Shooting from a distance
greater than that considered in yester
day’s article on ’’Close Up Shots ’ is done
by bolding the ball lightly but firmly by
the finger*, r-sting on th*' palms of the
hands, palm* slightly to the rear Start
^ the shot from about neck high and bring
*■ ’he ball up past and close to the nose.
The toe of one foot should b<> about six
inches in advance of th« other, knees
'lightly bent. The ball does not leave the
hands until they are above the eyes. In
this manner, the ball describes a loop as
'! passes through the air and thus enters
the basket on a line very nearly per
pendicular to the basket rtm. The player
nust aim to shoot all such shots < lean.
He will then have the additional advant.
**e of a bank, should the shot be too
,ftng. and a chance to re< over the ball
on bis follow up if it falls short.
Golf Body to Test
Steel Shaft Clubs
_ |
l £0 in Championships ^ as
Refused Pending Investi
gation of Its Merits.
New York, Pec. 13.—As*crtlng its
refusal to permit use of steel-shafted
golf cluhs in national championship*
had been misconstrued, the executive
committee of the United States Golf
association leaned a statement today
explaining Its attitude and announc
ing that official test* of the new atyle
shafts would be authorized.
"A number of people seem to have
misconstrued the action taken by the
executive committee of the United
States Golf association with regard to
the steel shaft." a statement scald.
"We were asked to approve its use,
wo f<lt that it was .1 distinct depar
ture from the accepted form and make
j of golf clubs, and that no one at that
time knew enough about its possibili
ties to be sure that its use was for
: the best interests of the game.
"We. accordingly, refused to per
j mit its use in the national champion*
ships. Our feelings are still the same.
The executive committee Itself will
jtry out the shafts and request that a
number of the loading amateurs do
the same and report their findings to
the committee. They also will request
that all other players who use the
-haft and who desire to, should sub
mit their views to Uie committee,''
Pennsylvania Slate Squad
Starts for California
State College, Pa., Dec. 19.—Twen
ty-two Pennsylvania Stute college
football players left her# today on
the first lap of their 1,000-mile Jour
ney to Pasadena, where they will meet
the University of Southern California
eleven on New Year's day in tho big
intersectional game of the Carnival
of Itoses. Coach Bezdek, Assistant
Coach Martin, Graduate Manager
Fleming and Student Manager Par
. sons completed the party. They are
due in Chicago early tomorrow and
will spend the day there. Thetr spe
cial car will bo attached to the Call
l l'nrnia Limited out of Chicago tomor
row night. The car will be dropped
at Williams, Ariz., Friday night, and
Saturday will bo devoted to a tour of
the Grand canyon. The players arc
due to arrive in Pasadena, Sunday.
New \ ork Coach to Officiate
at International Games
New York, Dec. 19.—Tom Thorpe,
football coach at New York univer
sity, will officiate as umpire at all
three of the east-west Intersectional
gridiron games on the Pacific coast
during the holidays.
The three contests are between
West Vlrgin.u and Gonzaga univer
sity at Sun Diego on Christmas day
Pittsburgh university and Leland
Stanford at Palo Alto, Cal., Decem
ber 30. and Penn State and Southern
California ut Pasadena, Cal., on New
Year's day.
Toledo to Meet Corvallis
in New Year's Football Game
Corvallis, Ore.. Deo. 19.—The argu
ment between Corvallis and Medford,
I Oregon high schools, as to which is
lo play the New Year’s game with
Toledo (O.) team, was settled, accord
ing to announcement today of receipt
! of a telegram fro nithe Scott High
I school of Toledo giving its vote to
I Corvallis. Both Medford and Corvallis
I raised a guaranty fund.
Mondamin Wins.
Mondamin, Ia„ Dec. 19.—Monda
min won its fifth straight victory
Saturday night by defeating the fast
Dunlap team, 47 to 1. Dunlap's team
work was good, but it experienced
trouble in penetrating the defense of
the home team. The offensive play
of Mondamin was a salient feature
of the contest.
His Smile Comes Back
Georges t'arpentler (right, with l.uis Vayer, boxing promoter. In Berlin
Sport palace), seems to have recovered in Germany from Siki's socking.
Legion After Gene Tunney and
Harry Foley tor January Card
By >11 MM IK BUBII.
Matchmakers of Boston and Omaha, have engaged in a battle of finances
and the longer purse of the Boston promoters enabled them to emerge win
ners.
Here’s how:
Shevlin and Shade fought at Boston recently and Shevlin won the de
cision. Shade let. out a squawk that sounded to the heavens, expatiating
that he had been robbed—a del what not.
Ami Shade is not the only un>* that
claims he was entitled tv) ;l draw.
Many Boston fight followers contend
that ho was at lpast entitled to an
even break. So Boston became em
broiled in a verbal conflict as to who
won.
'They're Highway men."
Boston promoters were quick to re
alize that another bout, would draw
bigger than the first. So they offered
each $3,000 to pummel the other
again.
Both tentatively accepted terms,
but no articles were signed. Boston
promoters felt that they didn’t ncc-d
any contracts, for they didn't figure
there was another city in the little
ol* U. S. A. which would top that
mark.
But they had never heard of Omaha
and the long purses they pay knuckle
whlrlers who can delight the loval
vox populi.
Shade made such n hit here when hr
beat Schnell that he’s just as popular
with the natives as if he were born
and reared In this neck of the woods.
So local promoters began casting
about for some good hoy to take on
Omaha’s adopted fighter. Some "set
up” wouldn’t draw, they knew*. Some
one suggested Shevlin.
"I’ll fight him for $4,000 and a guar
antee." said Shade. "I’d rather battle
him here than In Boston, for the ref
orees In that city only need a mask
and a blackjack to be accomplished
highwaymen.
"Get Shevlln.”
So promoters offered Shevlln the
same amount as Shade.
The offer listened sweet to Shev
lln and he was about ready to "close”
when Boston matrnmaKers pm wir.
“You’re a home town hoy; you must
not go down there and fight," they
told Shevlin, and therewith hiked the
ante. They also offered Schoell more
dough.
Shade tipped off the local promo
ters and they also augmented their
offer. Boston again raised and Oma
ha came back with another hike.
After Big Fellows.
And Just to show they're good
sports even if dear Old Boston used
to ho the hot-bed of Puritianism.
they guaranteed Shade and Shevlin
$8,000 apiece.
And that was the blow that killed
the Omaha promoters.
•lake Isaacson, who does the Tex
Rickard stunt for the legion, which
has the next fight date—January 8th
—,s now casting about for some big
hoys to furnish entertainment.
Isaacson has made offers to Harry
Foley and Clone Tunney. This would
he one of the best bouts obtainable
among tlie big fellows, and it would
have more or less bearing on who
tlie next challenger of Harry Oreb's
would be.
Ripe for Big Boys.
The Greenwich Village fighter has
heen showing a great Improvement
since he dropped the title to the
Pittsburgh "Windmill,” and it is be
lieved that he will beat Greb the
next time they meet, for Greb is ru
mored to be on the downward grade
on the pugilistic highway.
Harry Foley has been getting Into
the limelight more than ever of late
and a bout between these two mitten
disciples should be a most Interesting
affair, brim full of slam-bang action.
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No Report on Bribe
Received bv State
Boxing Commission
Lincoln. Dec. 19—The boxing com
mission had received no report Mon
day of the investigation which was ,
started when the charge was circy i
lated that Hefere# Pave Miller stated
after the Dave Shade b’ntnkie Sehoell
bout at Omaha, that he had been of
fered $500 to throw the tight lo
Sehoell
Assistant Commissioner Kilniartiu
of Omaha la conducting the investiga
tion. H. H. Antles, chairman of the
commission, stated that It whs fully
an hour after the bout was over be
fore he heard of Miller's alleged state
ment charging Omaha gamblers with
offering the bribe.
"If true, this constitutes • very serl
ous offense,” Antles said. "Mr. Mil
ler, l presume, has returned ta Ills
home In Chicago. If he was np
proached In the matter of accepting
a bribe we will certainly conduct a
thorough investigation."
National Grid
Title -Opposed
By (OLLU-iKs NEWS HI BEAT.
Chicago, Dec. lu.—The suggestion
that tin* large universities should ar
range their football .schedule? to per
mit the annual determination of a
national championship does not meet
with the approval of the leading edu
enters of the country. In letters to
Bert E. Collyer, who made the eng
gestlon in behalf of the general
1 sports public, the college authorities
take _the position that tIre striving
for championship* would interfere
with the educational work of the
schools. Following are the opinions
of some of the most noted educators;
President A. A. Murphee, Unlver
sity of Florida; "There Is danger of
I commercialism through increased In
terest of the sporting world in col
lege athletics.”
President David Kinlev, Unlver
slty of Illinois: "We must all remem
her that colleges and universities are
established for educational purposes,
and not ns arenas for public enter
tainments.”
President Harry Pratt Judson, Uni
versity of Chicago: "The champion
ship Is of wholly secondary impor
tance in which we take little interest,
This is a point In which these col
lege games are entrely different from
the professional baseball games.”
Dean E. S. Keene, North Dakota
Agricultural college: "No one has
yet shown that a national collegiate
athletic championship is desired
Most westerners believe that the mid
die west would easly defeat the east,
but what If It could? I question that
an established championship would
greatly benefit education."
St. Louis Man Pays $850
to Keep “Lost” Golf Balls
St. Louis, Dec. 19.—Retrieving lost
golf halls on the municipal links has
been so lucrative to Matt C. Malley
that he bid $S50 for the 1923
privileges. This bid was accepted
this afternoon by the board of public
service.
I Malley, who holds this year's con
cession under an Informal contract
for which he paid $225, employs boys
to search for the balls. If found lm
mediately they are returned to the
I owner. Many balls, however, are not
found until the owners leave the
links, and Mr. Mnl]py pays the hoys
5 cents apiece for these, repaints
them and sells them for from 10 to
■40 cents, It was explained.
N. Y. Giants Choose Rings
as Championship Emblems
New Tork, Dec. 19.—The New York
Giants today chose diamond rings as
emblems of their 1922 baseball cham
pionship. and forwarded the ap
proved design to Leslie O'Connor, sec
retary to Commissioner K, M.
Landis.
Lost year the Giants received dia
mond-studded watch fobs from Com
missioner Landis for their victory In
the W’orld's series.
Blouin Retains Title.
Chicago, Dec. 19.—Jimmy Blouin
of Chicago, world's champion bowl
er, retained his title here, when he
defeated Jimmy Smith of Milwaukee
in the sixth block of their 60-game
match, Blouln's total points being
278 for the six blocks, while Smith's
was credited with 273 27-50.
Mountaineers Start West.
Morgantown, W. Ya., Dec. 19.—The
West Virginia upniversity football
squad of 28 men, including coaches
and trainers, left here in a private
car for Han Diego, Cal. The Moun
taineers will meet Gonzaga university
on Christmas day.
Veteran Pitcher Sent
Into Box in Lawsuit
Against John McGraw
New York. Pec. 19.—John Mont
gomery Ward, who pitched himself in
to the baseball hall of fume with a no
hit game Hack in 1SS9, while John J.
McGraw was still in short pants, was
sent into the "box" in supreme court
by the veteran Giant manager in an
effort to save a $30,000 game.
The old pitcher, now a New York
lawyer, appeared as counsel for Mc
Graw in a damage suit brought by
Mrs. Mary A. Butterfield, who al
leges McGraw'a auotmoblle ran her
down and seriously injured her in Oc
tober. 1917. McGraw's defense is that
the car was being driven without au
thorization at the ■ time of the acci
dent by his chauffeur. Frank Kauff—
brother of Benny Kauff, a former big
league player.
Ward was in his heyday in 1S79 and
1880, as a pitcher for the Providence
club of the old National league. He
helped the club to a championship in
1879, and in the pennant chase of 1880 j
entered the no-hit class with a 50]
I came against Buffalo.
White Sox Handy Man Slated
for Boxing Commission Job
Word From East to Effect That Johnny Ever# Will Give Up
Berth With Chicago Team—Three “Jvory Hunter# ’
to Scout for Cubs Next Spring—Landis
Too Busy to Talk.
• —
Chicago. t>e<\ 19 “—mil Gleason |
probably will have to scout aroutul
for a new asjgstant. Johnny Kver«,
who did the handy man stunt for
the White Sox manager last season.
\s ill not return. At I -aat this is tlio ;
word brought hack from the cast,
where the big and littlo men of bjv* |
ball assembled for their annual gnt>
fest last week.
No announcement i * g irding 1'veis
has emanated from the South Side
olllces, but it is said that the former (
Cub star is as good as ' set" for one
of the deputy box mg commissioner *
Jobs in New York state. That U** was
a candidate for the job was made
known last week, but it is now re
ported he has been a tree pled and the |
appointment will be announced short
ly. The post carries an annual sal- ;
ary of $1,000.
Dope All Wrong. ■
When Evers was name.] assistant '
to <Henson Inst winter many folks
couldn't figure what prompted the !
move. Predictions .were numerous I
that lie would not last long with CJlea :
son; that he wouldn't tit in with a fel
low like Eddie Col I inf) and that, his
lime-honored nagglufc tactics would |
not go with American league um
pires Jawn fooled 'em nil. He and
Collins were the next tiling to pals,
he never had n word with (.Henson
and for the first time in his life he
went through a season without being
given the air by tlie umpires.
Burt Johnson, president of the
American league, returned from tic
New York (gatherings today but had
nothing to add to what lie said at
(lie joint meeting In regard to gam
bling in ball parks. In reply to a
question about the New York base
ball writers and the Ty Cobb hit.
Johnson said lie would have a state
ment later.
Landis Kctimis.
Commissioner Landis and his see
rotary. Leslie O'Connor, also returned
from tile sessions in Gotham, hut
were too busy catching up with cor
respondents to discuss any t>f the
new wrinkles in baseball.
President Veeck and "Manager Kil
lefer of the Cubs will have a force of
three "ivory hunters’ scouring
among the minors the forthcoming
season, on the lookout for talent. Tn
addition to thesy professional scouts
they have a working agreement with
various wise baseball men in d fferent
minor leagues and will get first infor
mating on any lively prospects.
This Is the hist time the Cubs
| have employed three scouts. They
are Jack Doyle, Kitty Bransfield and
Bobby Wallace. Manager Killefer
| picked tip Wallace at the Lnipsville
meeting. He will work out of the
Chicago odice and In addition to his
scouting work, will help drill recruit
1 nfielders. Doyle and Bransfield will
' circulate among western, southern
! and eastern fields for budding nth
J letes.
Sammy Mamlell ended liis training tn.
j tiny fnr Krankie llowelt, Philadelphia,
Mvhom he meets in a 1" rounder Tuesday
I night at the St. Bernard A. C.
Preparations Started
for Ski Tourney
MinutapolP Minn . Pec. I!* -
Work' li:js ben tin on the lhQ-foot steel
Ui fclldo .it tllenwood park h* re. on
"width skier* of tin* country will par
ticipato in the nadonal ski tourna
m« lit. to tie held in Minneapedis Fob
rtiary 1'* and 11
('n operating with tho hoard of
park eomiYiiflMoners. the Muuieipal
Ski club of Minneapolis and thu Odin
elub. allot h«T local Ottfani. ittoii. have
•>ubseril**d toward the ereetlon of fin
slide. Tho tournament will bo x on
[dueled under the auspi«*s of tin
| t hrfre bodies.
t)rak«- Klrcls Uaptain.
I»i*s Moines. la.. Dee. r.i AY Minin
i lloelter, Mar halfbuek on this year s
f utiilofjcatiMl Drake university football
i fa in, wan unanimously elected nip
i tain for next season. lloelter was
•one of the main stays of the Drake
! team 11m is a Junior Ills home .s
in Qn elcy, Colo.
Dempseyillard
Bout Is Sought
Portia ml Ore. per P.V — W H
Klepper, principal owner of the Pori
I.iik] ftaselmll club, last night tele
graphed to Jack Kearns. ni:in;ii:'-i f"
.I n k Penipsey, an offer of jroO.OO'*
for a 10 round boxing mateh for the
championship of tin world, between
Dempsey and Josa Willard, to **e
held lu re July i, next
Klepper said he h id financial back
ing which enable li.ni to put on th
’ mateh, and that if if ix arranged, n
' outdoor am > w ould l»e «onstructe 1
in which to hold It
W illard’ who 1h hero, declared Ill’ll
' s»df agreeable to the proposal.
Hank llijdi \N ins.
Hardy. N«d* I>ec n.—Hardy High
sohotd l>ask*’l. kill team *lart«d norV.
nm nut this \v»ek with -•* men out
(or pi ictjrr Pr»rtbally .ill the letter
men in bin k and tiulbationji are
that llanh will be i eprepented by ;t
winning team.
The neliefbile follows:
Deo 15—Ruakln at tlard>
DA. —It . public City, Kan. at Hr.
public.
Dei. 29—Open
Inn ' H ■ Fiend ,* U*d Cloud
.fan.12- IVuekln .it Ruekin
.Inn 1 *»Guide Rt • k .1 tluM* Rerk
Jan a Superior at Hardy.
Jan "'i It* public i'js at Hardy
Jan. :;o K'elsmi at N*'Ie«*n
Kb It* I n.,ud ;*• 11 m • «Iy
Feb 7 -Superior at ScipeMnr
Fob 9—OubJe Rock «t Hardy
Feb D> Fhnder at Flier Dm-.
F* h L'J Deuhl* i* of Hardy.
Mar* It . NViaoit at Hardy.
Hugh Duffy s Major League Record
From ISH8 lo I90t», hiiiiiHixe. (c\< hiding seasons of 190? and 1003.)
-Ip —- ■ ■ - -. ■ ■ ■
\ i-nr. ( lull. I »■!!kiu*. (it. XII Tl II T II >H I'rl.
IKMH ( hi in an N iitlonn I *. I *»#H 00 HM I 121 13 .3M .*
IMHO ( hlrHffti National ... 138 5MI ll» I m * 251 52 .3 11
189(1 ( hhojro National 137 391 181 191 278 87 .328
IH8I - Boston Xmcriran X*s*n. 1*1 311 124 17 4 248 M3 .340
IH92 I tod «»n National 148 H09 125 IH4 251 81 .382
1893 Boston National I :t l 5.37 149 203 25H 5(1 .35*
1H94 Itodon National 121 539 180 238 372 49 138
1895 Boston National . 13 1 540 113 190 235 42 .85*
189(1 Boston National . 131 533 93 181 213 44 .30*
7897 Boston Natloanl . 131 554 III 29H 284 »5 .3 41
IH9H Bostoli National .7. 151 581 97 179 221 32 .319
1899 Boston National . 1 17 588 102 184 220 IH .279
1900 Boston National 50 1HI 2H 54 73 12 .298
1901 XI hu’nukd' Xnnrlrun .. 78 288 II HH 124 13 30H
1901 l*li ilaclelpltia National . IH 18 lo 13 18 3 .283
1905 l*li i lai I «*l t> ti lift National. 13 10 7 12 18 0 .300
1900 l*liila«ldi»liia National . 1 I 0 o o 0 .900
Total. 17 > rar*. 1722 8999 154 5 2307 3174 584 .830
nIL I KKDI IEK K l. I ll,It.
S' old timer who could sock with
(ho best win llughlu Duffy, re
ceutly deposed as manager of the
Jted Sox, in his younger days one of
Boston's most Illustrious sluggeis
Hughic's hutting average of .138 with
tile old'Boston JEed Stockings in 1804
Is tho highest mark ever achieved by
any major league batsmen, with ttie
exception of lames i; (Tipi (('Neill's
mark ot - 4<2 with tho St, Louis
l-irowns in lsv7. However. O'Neill ac
quired his average in tho freak year
when bases on balls counted as hits,
the year producing la .400 batsmen.
For a man of his size, Duffy was
cue of the hardest hitters tiie game
ever produced, as lie was a batsman
who splashed his drives for terrific
liners, and his hits totalled many
liases. In 1V*4 when he led the Na
tional league in batting his total bases
reached tho mazing figure of 372.
Hugjila also was a marvel on the
base paths and as a run-scorer. He
was one of the few players to steal
over 500 bases, and in 1801 he filched
83 sacks.
He scored 1,528 runs during his ca
leer, seming over loo inns in seven
successive Hensons and in nine years
out of his 14. lb fetched In 181 runs
with the Chicago Players league team
in 1890, one more than he carried in
for Boston In 1894 when he compiled
liis record smashing average of .438
Duffy broke into tho National league
with Anson’s Chicago White Stock
ices on June 23, 1888, and the kid
helped Chicago defeat Pittsburgh by
a score of 12 to 1. In six limes at bat
be got two hits and scored two runs
Anson st illed the youngster in rigid
field, though on tlie Boston cham
pions he did his best work as a center
fielder.
Duffy played one season in the
American league in 1901 with Mitwau
see, and when that club left the John
son organization for the Western
league, Hughie went along, playing
I4U games in 1902, and hitting .21*1,
and the following year in 71 games,
JIugh hit for .30(1.
In 11(04, Duffy took charge of the
Dhlllios in the National league, where
he remained three years, during which
time Hughie, besides managing the
team, played his last 34 contests •‘in
the majors.
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he smohes*
A box of Mozart cigars.
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