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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. L.
77 4 4
65rt
160(
r.t
177ft 11 12
7 4 4
Sft 4 4
0ft 9 9
444
173
SSft
124ft
144
133ft
118
93ft
8 10
8 10
l!Sft 8 14
147ft 6 1
Mft 2 4
63 2 4
133 5 11
193ft
164
92ft
86 2
111ft 2
124ft 2
75ft 1
8 15
& 13
3 S
Pet
.311
.311
.3U
.311
.31J
.3M
.Mi
.30S
.F0S
.301
.301
.303
.3.1
Pet
.60)
.60)
.50)
.600
.473
.450
.441
.441
.441
,4"8
.40-1
.375
.361
.23.3
.333
.331
.291
.286
.278
.273
.250
.VS
.154
.143
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