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4-3 THE OMAHA StTNDAY' BEE: AUGUST 3, 1913. IH FISTIAHA'S HALL OF FAME ."BIG FOURS" IN BASE BALL Some Notable Names Recalled, Along with Their Exploits. HOEE PICTURES BY NAUGHTON So a Francisco Expert Plcka Ocorjtc Sixan aa the Greatest FlRhtcr mt All Time and Dolt Fits. Immona JText. Br "W. "W. ITAUQIITOtf. BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2. Now It Is a "fight fan" living In Windsor, Ont, Trho wlthns to draw mo out on certain jsotnte. In a letter dated Jutr 15, he says: Seeing that you answered a qutstlon pat by some fight fan as to who. In your opinion, waa the moat perfect Australian boxer, I wlih to ask who jbu consider traa the greatest fighter of alt tlmo7 It you do not care to answer that, would Ton please state who you consider the greatest negro fighter of all timet" ril do the best I can, and, to show you X am act Inclined to shirk the Issue, I Will answer both your questions. It so happens that In replying to the question, I reply to both, for the greatest fighter who ever lived, according to my Idea, waa a negro. And his name was George Dixon. Jnst One Mnn'a Opinion. It "will be aa well for you to remember, Mr. "Windsor Fight Pan, that this Is tnerely an expreaalon of Individual opinion. There are no standards by which these questions can be worked out and settled with mathematical exactness. Vor Is there anything on the face of the earth on which both Iaymnn and oxpertn disagree more than the question of morlt Jn pugilists. This because fighting ap peals to the emotions. It arouses en thusiasm and creates heroes and Ideals. I hava no doubt there Is still In ex istence a smattering of very old timers "who will snort at the Idea of Tom Savers, nnd Ned Baldwin, and Oonnclly and Cooper being passed over In a discussion at tfate kind for a sllm-IJmbed yellow akin like little Dixon, But he la my choloe. And I feel that Bob Fttzslramons runs him a close second. , I name George Dixon, because I believe he triumphed over a greater number of formidable opponents than any other Bian I over heard of. Botaa fighters had their run for the championship goal when the men they had to cope with were on the downward Brad. This waa notably the case with Jim Jeffrie. Ho defeated Bob FJtsslm mens. Jim Corbett and Peter Jackson when each of these waa well post his prime In a fighting sense. Whether or not ha could hava beaten them had he wet them at their best. I do not know. Dixon Met 'Era All, I do know, however, that the world was raked and scraped for opponents tor little Chocolate Dixon. We met tho best men of the various fight-fostering countries when they held the champion hips of their various sections, and when It waa made aa clear aa possible that there was nothing left In their own ctL tries that could compare with them. Ana he went through them all like sunlight through x chink In a barn. The same argumontu apply largely Inl ui 01 uiKsimmon. Taking his cp nents, man by man. he cannot sh6w 0 big an army of worthy conquests as Dixon probably, but old Bob overcame JRora handicaps than any other fighter I hava knowledge of. For this reason I eosslder he falls very little short of George DIxoh In point of distinction, aa the world's greatest fighter. Hera is one fired at me from a point nearer home: "How does Willie Itltchle comparo with the light-weight champions who preceded him?" Klteatea Work All Ahead. up to date he does not begin to corn pare In tho slightest Wtchle la atllr young and lacking In experience, how ver. and may loom up as mora of a world figure In pugilism when ho has $ltted himself against men like Tommy Murphy, Freddy Welsh and Loach Cross. Wolgast, who preceded as a champion, waa a wonderful fighter before appendl ntis marked him for Its own. His hand ling of Battling Nelson on Richmond field waa something to livo In memory von if little "Ad" had never accom pushed anything else. Battling Nelson in his nr!m . Interesting performer. And It Was his naguUvo qualities that made him worth while. There never waa a man within twenty pound of his weight who could taad such rough usage and keep press sag steadily forward. Ho wasn't the most fttaly lighter of his class by long odds, hut kU powers or assimilation covered a aKKud of defects. Je Gns waa a thorough workman and a sight of him In action waa aa great a treat aa a student of boxing could de Ire. He stepped around In a soft-footed way and was never out of position. His wanser of ending It all with a downward Jlp of the right, delivered without draw ing back the elbow, was well worth the S"lw of admission. He waa an artist and It waa a lament with, old-time eporta that Joe and Jack A iia aK .at a oia noi nourish contemn poraneously. A tilt between the pair would have been worth a Journey to see. Share of the Colored Sinn. In answerinr the questions nut to ma. candor ha required that I give ciedlt to Some Infields, Past and Present, Under Review. CONNIE MACK'S PRIZE FOUR i qnnrtet of Wondcrfnl Strength Start Discussion tlint Cnlls llnck Some Others thnt "Were Widely Famed. By W. J. M'lirjTII. NEW YOUK, August 2,-One of the great hose ball wonders of the present generation s the Infield of the Athletics. For the last season or two It haiffcome to be known as "Connie Mack's 1100,000 quartet." This redoubtable Inner Una has drawn Its mead of praise. Borne en. thuslasts have gone so far as to declare It the greatrst collection ever developed oy tne game. There Is no denying the fact that the Inner defense of Connje Mack's pennant trust is of sufficient class to suit the fancy of tho most discerning public. Un doubtedly tho great Athletic four over. top anything In the game at Drment tat nil-round efficiency. To 'nay. however. that they are the greatest tho gome has over known Is making a very strong statement and one that, though hard to refute. Is open to widespread argument. Won't I. nut trnvrv.-. the entire Athletic Infield la young and vigorous and not likely to pass out fbr tome years. But pass It must, with time, and then whatever Infield happens to potsess the most class of that future pe- noa wnen Mclnnls, Collins. Barry ana Baktr are no moro, will undoubtedly be nwaraeti inn pedestal above the sacred memory of the fallen kings. Sport Is. after all, a law onto Itself, Sentiment ngures not the least The great follow ing lives In the present, leaving tho dead past to the memories of Its declining vet erans. MoGravr'M Personal Opinion. To begin with, there la absolutely no manner in which Just comparisons bo- twecn past and present may be made. Base ball ha progressed. Its evolution has entailed many changes In every phase of the game. The rules are not what they were. The ball Itself Is not con structed exactly the same. Present day players have an equipment of artificial aids undreamed In the days of a number of tho old timers still with us. It Is as idle to mako comparisons between the past and present of base ball as It would In any line of sport or life or work. It Is easy enough to say that John L. Sul livan In his primo would have knocked the ovcrlastlng daylight out of Jack Johnson as ho stood the day he conquerod J curies. Whether ho could or not fur- nlshes a flno subject for debate. But how prove anything? Unfortunatoly Sullivan and Johnson wero of different periods. Other Have Bxlsted. The only possible manner In which thn athletlo quartet might gain such distinc tion da some admirers would thrust upon It would be for It to maintain Its dlirnltv on the field of action against tho classy aggregations of the past That, of course, is somewhat impracticable. But for a little argument, we do not havo to turn back hlstnrv'a infield that would comparo quite favor ably with that of Philadelphia. How about that old Cub machine-Chance, Ever, -Xinker and BtelnfeldtT Eight years ago it waa heralded aa the great est defensive machine of ell history. Just a some other collection will be hailed eight years hence, maybe. Personally I do not think the Cub in field was 'greater than that of the At letlcs, but some very wise base ball men and players disagree with me. If I cared to argue, I should concede Connie Mack's the palm on hitting powor. Col lectively the Athlettca have moro spted than tho renouned Cubs, are less flashy, perhaps In the field, but every bit as strong defensively. John J. McGraw la a great admirer of The Athletics' Famous Infielders AUSTRALIAN PR0MOT0R TO ARRANGE DIG BOUTS SAN FBANCISCO, Cal., Aug. t "Snowy" Baker, tho Australian fight pro moter, Is coming to this country In the - - fall for tho purpose of arranging manj big bouts between tho top notch stars of the prizc-rtng, to be fought at his spa clpus stadium at Sydney, N. S. W., next year. Baker says that the flghtere he has over In his country at present are not capable of putting up a good' fight. Western League Averages Club Batting1. . g. w. i t. An. n H. 2-n. a-B.im. tr Denver 99 64 34 1 3.233 f3 976 149 79 40 1,408 Sioux City 98 40 66 2 3.284 450 926 212 26 26 1,26ft St. Joseph 99 81 47 1 3.396 480 S46 1H 76 16 1.287 Omaha 1(8 49 62 1 3.423 405 930 162 B4 22 1;2S Lincoln 99 62 45 2 3.2U0 469 SCO 182 31 28 1,196 lies Moines 99 54 43 2 3,329 502 S94 137 67 32 1,211 Wichita 100 38 6S .. 3.328 426 '46 35 12 1.134 Topcka 96 43 52 1 3,189 421 tu, 132 42 14 1.CS0 Club Fielding. 47 141 20 111 92 127 152 99 SO 109 on. so. ic? 27 42$ 317 438 241 43 S76 431 26 SM 373 &U 26T) SOt 247 8)5 .i'O 2S3 r ' .J"1 .2" I W .2r5 From Loft to night Mclnnls, flrat base; Barry (above), shortstop; Collins, second base, and Baker, third base. Whether or not Connlo Mack's quartot of infield baso ball stars Is the strongest combination In the history of j tho game Is a question, of course, on which a dis pute will arise, but aa to Its being tho strongest infield combination of the pres ent day there can be no argument. Mclnnls at first Is by far tho most val uable first sacker In tho game. Whllo perhaps not as brilliant as Chase, when the latter la at his best, he is unham pered by "tcmporament," and never wob ble. He never goes In for "freak" plays, always regarding himself as part of a combination, handling his end of the exercises with constant and efficient alertness. Eddlo Collins, as the overseer of tho second sack, has fixed his namo perma nently with tho greatest who over guarded that station. Barry, tho redoubtable Jock, maneu ver In tho short field as only an artist can. Ills game Is finished, heady and precise, and those who eclipse him can bo counted on tho toes of a chicken's left foot. And Baker, tho great "home- run" demon, Is a third Backer of the peerless school. Whllo each of these four are brilliant In their individual performances, they always morgo tholr talents, playing like tho MuBkatcers "each for ull and all for I each" and supplementing their unex- colled defensLve work with an Individual clouting ability which frames the an- j swer as to why the Athletics are plan ning the exercises for tho raising of the nail .iununiaiu icugue pennani, ana uon nlo Mack's beetling brow Is beamed with perploxlty as to his hurlcr for the open ing gamo of the world's series next fall Plank or Bender. A GOOD YEAR FOR CATCHERS Five ITew Stars Loom Up in the American League. &0HANO IS GREAT YOUNGSTER Connie Mack's Rnckstop 1b Looked Upon mb the Most Able Man Ath letics Have Had in that Foal, tlon la Long; Time. MAJOR OUTLAW LEAGUE Ilj BEING HEADED OFF (Continued from Page One.) NEW TOniC, Aug. a-Thls year ap. pear to be a good one for young catch- em, no less than five being developed In the American league. That five clubs should be able to land young backstops equal to the job of catching regularly if tiMd be shatter all precedents In tho Junior .organltatlon'A history. With these youngsters Jumping Into tho limelight the stars of several veterans are begin- the Athletic. He I broad-minded tnojgh nUiS to wan,v And next ycar whtn 1110 to reaiire that true comparison Is out of raco ,s 'arlel w" m1 ue ai aii sur- the question, save perhaps with tho Cub. Prine If omo of the old timers will be I do not think Mao' opinion ha changed wnlnu the bench or olso playing In the a great deal since tho world's eerie of tnlnor8- lMt I aaw him shortly after tho final Detroit. Chicago, Now York, St. Louis gome and he was loud tu his praises of ana PMtajdelphla have been exceptionally his conquerera. lucky this your when (t comes to picking "I do not know whether the Athletic In- ' up a catching find. When Coralskey flold played above Its-true- form In this landed Scholk he got aa flno a catchor series," Bald McOraw, "but If not. It 1 M any manager could wish for. This one of Uio most wonderful collections I backstop of the wjuat typo, lias handled have ever seen. 1 will go so far as to say himself wonderfully Blnce Callahan nave that in my opinion Collins and Barry h,tn w flrBt chance, and olnco then ho form the grextest defensive pair X have nM aucoeedod Billy Sullivan, tho vet ever soen around second. They are eo eran and ,n M" day 000 ot tno beat m fast that you cannot cross them on the tns buslnuss. tfchalk Is a youngster, but hit and run play. Nolthor alerts to cover no catches an It he had been In the bust until the ball Is hit" no for many years. He has a wonder- A discussion of Intleld tamo up re- ul wnlP nnd ,a on of tn8 haracBt mon cently at tho Polo grounds during an Idle tl'e American leoguo to steal on. Pur afternoon. It bfndllod rather than thermore, he can bat Borne. Comlskey cleared the atmosphere But during tho feels that the .large" sum he parted with fanning bee a numbur of brluht Infields tor Schalk's'scrvlcs waa more than well were uncovered that would do pretty well spenU against tho Athlatlns or any other com- Bet Year. Vo-ny ' Walile Bchang, the. young catcher who Some OM-Tlme Heroes. l doing regular work for. Connie .Mack, "Wo had a pretty good Intlrtd over In ,s looked ul,on,,u' ono of thf ,beat atAtr Detroit bock In tho late eighties," ven- r the Athletics have had In years. He tured Dan Brouthers. "I do not think ha tftkn lra Thonms'plftce behind tho thero waa ever a greater bunch of slug- bat. Bcliang. characteristic of tho Ath- gers than myself on first. Klchardson at 'etlp P,ai'er. a hard httter. second. Kowe at short and White at When tne TnUe P,cke1 VP. ao,Mt.t' thini t A w k.ii i..t Chance secured a most promising back- saw us will attempt to deny that wo "top, Callahan had this player on the. ..K h. l.ui.n. ..,.. Drinir trainlne. trip. but let. him go to certain colored boxer. A little reflection by about forty points without trying very the tanks at a low price because ho had -"t?". LWdent- t0 aU 'al',-nUnded ' hard. Wo may not have been as fancy no room for him. In Chicago they say. RT FT11 inll f nam ViasWnAa t t ..... M . . a. III tkt4 a luntiilkof til I .. "n uecu more, m the field, but we got away with that uoaseu win ucvcuu iuiu , , ,,UBII wa or lne as won as anyone of the oaoui. " ........ ... , time." .couragmg signs, itis.ono weuKiicos is ui "And I Kuess." cut in ailbcrt rtnhln. ! the bat. but after- he haa haa more ex- son. "that that Baltimore bunch didn't Perlenco In the big league he may over- have to take a back seat from anything come mis. post or present, did It. Moot 1 would Oscar S?anage.for year. has been tho I alack up Doyle, first; Relta, second; Jen nings, short, and McGraw, third, against lanyth'ng that ever wore spikes in every department of the game. "Pittsburgh wasn't so s'ow," piped George Moreland, the famous statistician who always has to put in a good word for Smoke Town. "Some dandy little In field I should say: Bransfleld, first: XUtchey, second; Wagner, short, and lach. third base." "A for that,' said Tom Lynch, who was hailed for nn opinion, "you are alt entitled to your opinions. And r hope I am not walking nn anybody's corns when fn! mI , 1 M Wl?u.the Penn'' , Tenner, first; Bobby Lowe, second; Her to toe two big leagues thl year, both mll Lor. shorL and Jimmy Collins. third. Think of someone to beat that bunch If you can.1 breastworks now will Join hands with loading ball players or perhaps tho Ball Piayern' fraternity In a determined effort to organize an outlaw major league on a formidable scale. It Js pointed out that when such a scheme Is launched the outlaws will direct their attention flrBt to Brooklyn. Washington. Pitts burgh, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Dotrolt, which cannot furnish counter attractions if tho outlaws adopt a non-conflicting schedule. Started One llcfore. Two year ago several experienced base ball men thought ot building a plant In Long Island City, near tho Quconsboro bridge and the Stelnway tunnel, whert. they could establish either a Now Yon. or Brooklyn club In the Internationa league, but organized base ball stood .t, the way and the matter was dropped. But with Ebbetts Field open for a no Brooklyn club to be operated In harmony with the Dodgers, Just as the Giants and the New York Americans are using tho Polo grounds this year, It Is believed that when the proper time comes organized ball will so things In a d.fferent light The American association for many years has been unable to enter Chicago because of the opposition of the Whlt Box and the Cubs. But there Isn't a doubt that the association would readily accept 'chances tp play In, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Detroit during the periods left open by the absence of the major league teams In these cities, in which event four of the present asso ciation cities could bo turned over to the Western league. Federals I'lntrolng Alongr. Although the Federal league In the west Is not a pronounced financial success, the circuit is worrying along sufficiently well to warrant the belief that the new outlaw will survive the season and, therefore, will be In a position to enlist new capital for another struggle In 1011. This organization has Invaded. Chicago, Cleveland, St. Louis and Pittsburgh, fctronjjholde of organized base ball, but owing to tho lack of first class playing material the movement has been seriously handicapped. That Is a reason why It Is though that the placing of American as sociation teams In several western major league cities and tho admission of In ternational league teams to Brooklyn and Washington would kill off the Federal or any other outlaw league which might attempt Invasion, coupled with raids upon first class playing ta'ent Conld Ile-Arrnnue Schedule. Base ball sharps who know what Is Kolng on under the surface show that It .vould be comparatively easy to rear-t-ango tho International league circuit o Include Brooklyn, Newark, Baltimore, .ashlngton, Buffalo, Rochester, Toronto vnd Montreal; also that the American SBOClutlon would bo more nowArfnl with rlttsburgh, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detro t, i -Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Indianapolis and St. Paul. In this rrorganlzat.on of the circuit Loulsvl.le, Kansas City, Toledo nnd Columbus would bo displaced. The Cleveland Americans own the Toledo club, which would be transferred to tho Forest City. When President Ebbeta was asked about this matter he admitted that something of the kind had been talked of, but ho said he had nothing to say for publication. August 'Herrmann, owner of tho Cincinnati club, has teen fighting op position at Covington, Ky., while Barney Dreyfus of the Pittsburghs knows what tho Federal league is accomplishing In tho Smoky City. The magnates on tho surface do not seem to see a cioud on tho horizon, but Just. the same they are not aleep and are getting ready for emergencies. Des Moines 99 Denver D9 Lincoln 99 Topcka P6 St. Joseph SO Omaha 102 Sioux City 68 Wichita 100 Block, D m a Wateop, S J122 Donovan, L... 43 Btanaco. S. C. RR Butchct. D....223 Price. T CO MIddleton. W.317 Clarke. 8. C..343 Ohnnncll, D...35S Harris, D 63 Thomason. 0.371 Gllrrnre. D....373 McAllister, T153 Burns, s. C.ltt Nicholson, W. l!7 7. willing. R. J. 376 Conpalton. 0.31G Kelly. S. J....3S1 Johnson, O....207 Vann, S. C....105 McCormlck. L34 Westcrzll, 8 J.373 Forsythe, T ..373 McLarry. T. .51$ Ketter, S. J,. .214 Gear, T 210 T Smith. S. C.3C1 Callahan, SC.33 Mullen, L 307 Koerner. W...3S1 KPP. S. C...197 Ilelnlmtt. B J. 6 C. French. D.231 Davidson S C.3S0 Barbour. L...335 Hahn. D. M..359 Ochs, 8. J 3S6 Wolfgang. D. fit Lindsay, s. C. SS Fisher, D 354 Lloyd, L 371 Kane, O 393 Dessau, L,. ... 63 J"lller, s. C... 97 Hunter. D M.376 Faber, D. M.. 88 Loonard, D M.331 It Watson 8 J.397 Cassidy, D....3S3 Neff. Omaha.198 Cole. L 24 Burke. W 296 Cooney, 8. C.332 Jones. D. M..339 Lee, T 323 Fox. Omaha.. 2C7 Sleight. D. M.236 Shestak. O.... 94 Castle, W 132 Qulilln, D 340 Carney, L 102 Grubb, 0 315 DP. PB. TP. PO. A. H PCV 43 10 .. 2.07 1.285 1!6 Sit 69 10 .. 2,011 1.1RS 180 . 00 13 .. 2.C02 1.1P6 . m .ff 00 14 1 2,515 1.SS7 17 ,!"1 CO 20 .. 2.637 1.30G 2$0 .P" 61 13 .. 2.673 1.S04 3B3 .9M 63 18 .. '2,588. 1,310 20.1 .4' 63 14 .. 2.604 ' 1,507 2S2, ' .9''. Batting Averages. . h. 2-b.3-b. hr.sh. sb. Pet. 77 14 5 .. 12 10 .197 48 8 3 .. 3 7 .333 18 1 2 .. 1 .. .91 22 7 1 .. 2 1 .378 81 28 8 1 12 11 .304 IS 1 .. .. 1 1 .360 112 11 8 .. 10 24 .353 121 25 6 2 12 18 .363 122 2 13 1& 12 30 .341 18 1 1 .... 1 .340 125 21 10 4 13 .337 125 16 10 6 12 25 .335 63 10 1 r. 2 8 .333 64 14 6 8 1 6 . 330 22 1 1 .. 2 2 .328 123 27 9 7 7- 14 .327 129 27 . 2 8 16 10 . 320 121 16 8 5 6 39 . 325 97 26 9 3 14 7 .327 31 12 1 1 1 .. .324 118 19 16 11 2 2 .324 121 12 8 1 12 11 .321 121 21 7 2 3 23 .321 108 24 9 2 6 21 .321 C8 11 3 .. 5 C .318 66 8 7 2 7 2 .315 IH 24 3 '4 10 13 .311 103 15 2 .. 8 15 . 313 96 5 1 1 19 8 . 313 118 23 6 2 10 7 .310 60 IS 3 2 S 1 .30J 14 3 1 .304 70 10 7 1 8 12 .303 115 15 2 2 14 9 . 302 100 17 2 2 16 20 .299 107 12 7 3 9 10 .298 115 21 12 .. 17 13 .298 19 3 .. 2 3.. .297 26 8 .... 6 4 .295 103 13 1 0 6 3 .291 105 23 3 .. 8 25 .291 114 18 6 3 18 20 . 230 13 2 .... 3 1 .288 28 3 2 1 2 .. .2S5 107 13 6 2 11 21 .28; 25 11 ' 1 .2S4 93 IS 8 4 7 19 .283 109 18 6 .. 6 11 .2S2 99 16 4 2 33 8 .279 65 12 5 2 5 4 .278 CS 12 3 5 13 6 .277 82 21 8 .. 11 6 .277 7 16' 1 1 21 28 .276 106 IS 9 9 8 20 . 272 88 10 2 2 13 tt) .272 72 9 9 2 11 12 ,270 69 16 1 3 9 4 . 270 25 2 .. .. 2 2 . 566 35 B 3 .. 4 5 . 265 fO 13 9 1 11 14 .263 W B 1 ., 3 9 .263' 91 U 6 .. II 12 .204 ab. Bogge. D. M. SO Andreas. D M.339 T nellly, D M.S65 J. Itapp, W...357 Bills, W 309 Unman, L, 69 Wacob, W....173 Regnn, W 48 Spahr, I) ISO Baker, L 137 Closman. O... 74 Shaw, D. M..196 Lafferty D M. 47 Coyle, O....A.21S Wallace. O.... 69 White, S. C.k. 67 Hughes, W.r.338 Breen, D. M.3) .Cochran, T.I.313 Schlpke, O.. 1.239 Collins, L... 3.165 Rnpps, T 322 Christ, T 149 Jordan, L 42 Brown. 8. C. 40 M'Co'gh'y S J. 69 Coffey. D 205 8enfell, D. M. 60 Krapp, L 121 Justice, O 397 J. French, T..344 Hagerman, D. 73 Matthews, D. 87 Melnke, S. J.. 3.13 Dowiihg, L...325 Brewer, S. J. .130 ' Poploskl. D... 6.1 Woolums H C. 73 Reynolds. T.. 60 Huston, T 67 Schrelber, D.. 47 King, D 63 Griffith. S. J.139 G. Smith, T...173 Applegate, 0..68 Smith. L 61 Chellette. O.. 60 " Perry. W 45 Robinson. O.. 61 Young. S. C. 69 Lakaff, D. M. 37 Crutcher, S J. 67 Cochreham, T 76 Scott, W 38 Fullerton, T.. 61 Boehler, S. J. 62 Durham. W...66 Peters, 0 43 Richardson, T 31 Klein. S. C.,.. 42 Tuckey, L,.... 32 Doyle, 8. C... 37 h. 2-b.Cb. hr.sh. Bb. Pet. 21 3 1 1 2 .. .2' 89 15 7 2 15 !) .2"3 96 17 8 7 10 11 .m 94 10 6 .. 11 !8 SC.". 81 Is 3 5 7 IS .2;1 18 5 .. .. 3 . .Ml 45 10 1 ... 5 2 .2"t 12 1 1 1 3 .. .2n 43 6 7 2-5 7 .SSI El 7 3 .. 7 1 .2n 19 1 .. .. f .. .257 27 2 .. .. 4 .. ,2?li 12 2 .. IS.. .252 03 5 .... 16 9 ,2V 15 3 1 1 2"4 17 7 1 .. 6 1 .253 85 11 3 .. 9 4 .2"'! 74 13 2 25 .8 .217 77 11 2 1 0 16 .241 68 9 3 2 8 9 .241 40 7 1 .. 5 3 .213 78 21 2 9 3 3 .2r. SB 3 2 .. 2 4 .241 11 3 .. 381 11 11 .2S9 14 3 2 .. 3 .. .231 48 -5 2 3 6 13 .234 14 3 .. .. 13 ,23 2S 8 2 2 .. v.. .2? 90 13 C 227 78 11 1 2 10 11 .27 10 2 .. .. 8 1 .211 19 3 4 .. 8 1 .2H 70 7 9 .. 16 1 .210 68 15 1 2 7 11 ,2ffl 31 6 ,4 .. 2 7 .207 13 1 .. 2 3 .. .2Tfl 13 3 .., 1 .. 2 .203 12 1 11 2'0 11 3 .... 3 1 .123 9 2 1 ,. 1 ,. ,191 10 1 ,. .IS') ! 3 .. .. 1 1 .17 31 4 4 .. 3 4 .179 10 3 1 .. 2 .. .172 10 3 1 ., 13 .104 8 1 1 .. 3 .. .161 7 1 .. .. 3 .. .150 9 143 10 1 .. - 2 .. .145 5 1.... 1 .. .135 9 1 .. .. 4 .134 10 .. 1 132 5 3 .. .m 8 1 .. .. 2 .. .111 8 .. 2 .. 6 ., ,12i 1 .. .. 2 .. .123 6 1 .. .. 3 .. .Ill 3 1 .... 2 .. .097 4 .. .093 3 1 .. .091 3. 1 .. .. 1 .. .0S1 National League Averages Club Betting. Brooklyn ... New York . Cincinnati .. Pittsburgh .. St. Louis ... Philadelphia Boston Chicago G. W. L. T. AB. au K 46 96 65 28 . 99 38 t9 95 46 46 97 37 68 SI 03 S5 93 39 52 83 49 45 3C61 3.27 3i 1 3201 32U0 3016 3114 3117 R. H. 3t6 839 441 A72 199 ESI 403 t:a 368 826 375 783 374 781 435 7S2 2B.3B. IIR. TB. 101 63 24 1131 US 4t5 23 list 9 61 15 1163 122 62 19 11,5 1C9 63 0 1013 139 46 37 1164 119 38 22 1018 113 62 2S 110S SH. SB. 61 iC7 72 1,7 IS 119 99 79 94 10J 100 95 107 139 rn.so.pct 1ES C09 .273 103 .2i J 3M .267 0 .2 J 353 .at 310 . -7 355 .25' 378 2t 2T.I 283 .63 VM 110 2i;l 7 St. Louis ... Pittsburgh .. Brooklyn .... New York ... Philadelphia Chicago .... Cincinnati ... Boston ...... 97 MMlMMtl 85 ?9 96 91 95 99 93 Club Fielding. o. DP. PB. 66 5 41. 6 53 . 1 68 S 09 1 - 61 9 75 1 iS 7 TP. PO. A. .. 2590 1291 1 230 11S3 .. 210(1 .1099 2613 1217 2M9 1191 2509 1JW .- 2634 1322 1 2507 1243 E. 129 IV) 143 IK 143 1-8 174 170 American League Averages turn during the last quarter of a centurv. It is more than probable that for every negro engaged In fighting there have been fully fifty white men, but a glance a the roster of fame will show that the &)ea with black skins have more than fceld their own. Oeorge Dixon, Joe Wal eott, Joe Cans, Peter Jackson, Sam Lang, tbrfl and Jack Johnson. Try and select the names of six white men who have Vme better than thesa. HMc&raw and Mack Wm They Will Set Up New Pennant Records IffEW YORK, Aug. i-Bhould the JToha McGraw and Connie Mack will set bp new modern records. Mcuraw, Mack, JTred Clarke and Frock Chance are tied la greatest number of champion teams SUoted, with four title years in their careers. Hughey Jennings stands next with three. It is Impossible for Chance to better Ms record this season, and Clarke has only an outside chance to beat out the Giants. Made nad an oppor tunity to take the lead. last year if bis Athletics had won, but the best he can do now is to be tied with McOraw at lv .apiece If both triumph. There was no attempt at rebuttal. Player-Author. The Philadelphia "Bulletin." which haa po particular love for "player-authors," gives Mathewson this dig: "Mr. Chris topher Mathewson Is said to be collobo rating with a well known playwright on a, 'drammer.' Collaborating, as under stood by the Giant pitcher, consists of drawing royalties and watching your name on the programs, billboards, etc., while the party -of the second part does the work." Tigers' regular catcher, but his end Is said to be near. Jennings has a new player, McKoe Is hU name, who threat ens to oust the old-timer. "Red" la not only a good receiver, but a, good batter. The Browns, too, have been most -fortunate, for this fellow Agnew looks like a comer. Agnew, who hauj 1 succeeded Stephens, . Is ' said to be the, best catcher the Browns have picked up In years. The fastest men' In 'the"Amertcan league have found It hard to steal on Agnew. lie, too, la an excellent batter. Jack Coombs Beady to Pitch on Labor Day PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2,-Word re celved in thin city front West Kennebunk, Me., has It that Jack Coombs, ore of Connie Mack's star twlr'era, will be ready to pitch by Labor day. Coombs is on 'his farm convalescing from the Illness he contracted early In the season. Ho haw written to a friend here stating Hut he 1b rapidly regaining his strength and says that ho will soon be ready to give Mack help in the work of winning another American league pennant O. W. Philadelphia, fo G7 Cleveland. 9346S: Detroit ., 99 40 Boston .....93 46 Washington 96 65 8U Louis ,..103' 39' Chicago ..102 61, Now York 91 ' SO O. Philadelphia ...06 Cleveland '.. 93 Washington 96 Boston '........'...... 93 ' Detroit 99 Chicago 103 St. Louis 103 New York 94 L. T. 28 .. 88- 69 .. 40 1 40 1 63 1 60 1 62 2 Club Batting. ab. S.1S6 S.ISS 3,267 3,139 3.ASS' 3,W 3,014 It II. 2-B. 520 K 139 414 8,8 143 880 fcS2 115 414 780 142 383 378 319 '314 DO 798 123 757 101 i00 93 24 3-B.IIR. TB. 00 20 1.232 47 9 1.142 62 16 1,119 77 14 1,121 61 11 1,013 47 14 . 1,067 44 13 998 6 859 311. SB. 13 U. SO. Pet, 10t 146 330 318 . 24 141 12S 2C9 3Q8 102 129 310 304 108 91 313 342 65 179 2S3 412 100 ,121 329 463 12S 106 287 34S 82 107 297 390 Wtl Pn.r Itrnnlrtwn ll Humphries. Chicago" 19 veinuree, now XorK.. w Mathewson, N. Y.... U Marquard, New York. 25 eaton, Philadelphia. 30 Alexander, Thlladel.. 28 Robinson. Pittsburgh 30 ynuney, unicago 30 juxoy, i-nuaaeiphia. IS Brfinr.nn. Th11mlo1 n Kanee, St. Louis.... Ylngllng. Brooklyn. Perdue, Boston .... Dlrkson, Boston ... Pierce. Chicago ... Tl n un r Tlnwikltm Tesrcau, New York.. 27 rromme, isew xorK.. vi Brown, Cincinnati.... 26 Benton. Clno'nnatl... 23 Adams. Pittsburgh... 2S iiarrer I'inrinnau ... IB Rudolph. Boston 20 C. Smith. Chicasro..,. 14 .272 ,25b .251 ,237 ,23o Club Fielding. DP. .TP. TP. 2 1 69 63 6tS 61 39 6(1 61 60 10 & m 7 3 6 PO. 2,633 2,669 2.5T7 2.S16 1.669 2.716 1 2.793 1 S,t33 A. 1.20S 1.324 1,307 . 1.U5 1,422 It 296 ' .ab.. Jackson, CI. ...Mi Cobb, D 231 D. Murphy.'P.. 45 Speaker. B.....343 Henr'kaen, B.. 39 E. Colllns, P.., 339 Lajolc, CI 257 Gondii, W 329 Mclnnls, P.... 351 h. 2-b.S-b. 114. 29 14 89 11.10 17 S'.. 123.23 19 13 1 .. 117 17 10 tn II 1 1U 13 6 115 15 1 . Batting Averages. hr. ah. sb. pat. ab. 0 i& .4U uatter, V. 370 2 0 29 .585 Caldwell, N.Y. 23 , STs Crawford D...384 3 11 27 .370 A.W!U'ms, W.. S3 .. .. S ,361 Blandlng. CI... 45 2 16 30 .S4i B. Murphy. P.307 -.8 9 .312 Stoval, St. L...:il 1 8 8 .337 Lellveit, CI.... 43 It 14 .33 . E. 125 140 154 146 ,178 182 196 183 PCT. .968 .964 .&& .901 .95i .957 .95t .934 h. 2-b.3-b. hr. sh, sb. pet. 9 -3 120 21 13 26- 2 14 2 1 95 S 6 74 9 3 13 3 1 1 .321 6 .313 1 '2 .313 2 2 .311 4 13 .30J 3 2 .303 .. 1 .30J a. ip. Boehllng, Washington.. 22 120 Johnson, Washington.. 30 Z19H Bender, Philadelphia.. 33 liMi Plank, Philadelphia... 24 179H Brown, Pblladelpha.... 23 167ft Kalkenberg, Cleveland. 25 1S5 Wood, Boston 21 115 11. Collins, Boston.. 19 166H Walsh, Chicago 14 89ft Gregg, Cleveland....... 7 181H llouck, Philadelphia... 25 112 J. Bush, 1'htladoW hla.. 25 133 Blandlng, Cleveland... 25 115 W. Mitchell, Cleveland 23 176 Lake. Detroit., 22 93 Dauas. Detroit 16 116 Hamilton. St. Louis... 27 198 Warhop, New York.... ll 4954 Bedlent. Boston 28 147 Clcotte, Chicago 24 150 Itussell. Chicago 35 2Wi Ford. Now York SO 116H Foster, Boston 17 67 Leading Pitchers. W. L. Pet. . G. IP. It 1 .917 White. Chicago 15 91 1 23 6 .til steen. Cleveland it ES 14 6 ,76s Scott, Chicago. 28 191' 15 6 .750 M. Hall, Detroit 25 113 IS 6 .722 Groom. Washington... 21 174H 15 6 .711 Engel, AVaahlngton.... 21 106H 13 6 .1C6 Bens, Chicago 20 76ft 13 6 .704 It. Mitchell. St, Louis.. 21 172ft 7 3 .700 Bauragardner, St. L... 22 15Sft 17 i .6W Dubuc. Detroit 21 143 . 8 .667 Kahler, Cleveland 19 117ft 11 6 Ml Wjllett. Detroit 22 154 8 5 .615 Welleman, St. Louis... 23 100ft 9 6 .600 Levcrenx, St Louis.... 17 HSft 7 6 .683 Leonard. Boston 24 150ft 7 6 .6SS Fisher, New York 26 166 12 9 .571 Schulx, New York 1174 4 S .671 O'Brien, Chicago 21 107ft 7 .60S Keating, New York.... 22 124ft 10 S .656 Hughes. Washington.. 26 112ft 14 12 .633 Hall. Boston 20 67ft 9 .600 McConnell. New York. 28 145 3 3 .600 W. L. 3 3 S 3 12 13 9 10 9 10 4 G 11 S 11 Pet .600 .60 .IS. .474 .4 .444 41 .421 .41. 4L. .35. .353 .31 .Sl .30 . .W. .36 .25, ab. Ylngllng, Brk. 29 McDonald, Bs.128 lLMlller, Phil. Mi Duubert, Brk.SU Hyatt, Pitts... 66 Cravoth, Phll.277 Walsh, Phil... 24 Rudolph, Bos. 40 Erwin, Brk... 31 Zlm'rman.Clii 259 Crandall, N.Y. 22 iiess, Boston. 41 Kilns, Clncin.101 h. 2b. Sb. hr. 11 43 3 Batting Averages. Pet. .9.8 .9,1 .901 .961 .W2 .9, 'J .9.3 .950 23 4 113 6 20 4 93 IS 8 4 13 2 10 1 S3 16 7 3 13 .. 33 4 4 .. 1 .. 5 2 2 3 6 11 9 3 1 .. 1 .. 3 .. .3,5 Titus. Boston. 257 sh. sb. PcL 1 .. 4 2 i , Hugglns, tSfcL.267 6 11 ,3a Vlox, Pitts.., .286 I A 'SI Iaee, Phll.25S 6 2 .330 Gibson. Pitts. 42 1 1 .333 Wheat, Brk.. 331 2 .. .36 Leach. Chi... 240 1 .. ,32a Wasnor, Plts.193 11 .32) Tinker. Chi.. :!) wo uecuer, nn..257 III Harmon, StL. 66 .317 Shafer, N.Y-.. 312 leading Pitchers. ab. h. 2b. 3b. hr. sh. sb. 2 2$ 4 80 13 (3 8 89 22 80 22 1 1 102 18 71 11 59 8S 12 10 7S 20 IP. W. L. Pet. ft 2 .. 1.030 111 9 2 .813 26ft 2 .818 207 IS 5 .783 171 11 6 .737 190ft 16 6 .727 1M) 13 6 .722 120ft 10 4 .714 196 17 7 .708 .C7 4 2 .667 HSli 14 8 .636 177 13 9 .'91 61ft 4 3 .571 133ft 10 8 ,65j Sift S 4 .653 79 6 4 .653 190 12 10 .645 161 12 10 .545 123ft 6 5 .643 113ft 8 7 .633 143H 8 7 .E31 137 10 9 .623 '3 1 1 .6 0 142ft 8 8 .501 94 6 S .601 100 18 ... ... v. iayer. fnilOdciphla., 21 w.t,,.,., uiuiM50 .... 9 gucker. Brooklyn .... 25 Steele, St. Louis 12 Hendrix. Pittsburgh. 29 Tyler, Boston ........ 2i Stack, Brooklyn 23 Curtis, Brooklyn 25 Ames, Cincinnati .... 23 Johnson, Cincinnati.. 27 James, Boston 20 O-Toole. Pittsburgh...! Griner. St Louis .... 25 Buggs, Cincinnati ...25 Crandall, Now York),. 23 Richie. Chicago 15 Lavender, Chicago .. 2.3 Harmon, St Louis... 29 Camnlts. Pittsburgh. 29 Perritt, St Louis 22 Packard. Cincinnati. 23 Allen, Brooklyn 21 Hess, Boston 17 Chalmers, Phlladel.. 17 3 5 5 12 21 9 4 14 12 3 .. 5 12 2 12 1 8 7 7 2 5 1 1 B 16 IP. W. 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