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THE OMAHA SI N DAI BhK. Al'GlM' 31, 1913.
W1ITTE AND BLACK MEETINGS
Jelky and Smith. Throw Down Bars
Against "Smokes."
HEW ERA OP "MAGPIE" MATCHES
Vmmpectm flood for Great Period of
Talk and Terr little Action In
the HearrwelBht Fight
ers' Circle.
r W. TV. NAXJGHTOV.
BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30. "I want It
to bo understood that I will nover box a
colored man. Soma tlms ago when the
promoters decided to discourage the mak-
BASE BALL ASABIG BUSINESS
Game is Lets of Sport and More of
Commerce Than Ever.
BIG LEAGUE MAGNATES BLAMED
Mlatitken Policies that Have Had the
Effect of Reducing- the Great
Sport to Pnrelr Money
Making.
By W. J. M'BKTIC.
NEW YORK, Aug. SO.-Organlzed ba
ball Mfrns to be on the verge of losing1
Its last vestige of aport for sport's sake
The commercial ends of the enter
In of mixed matches and contest were i terprtse overahadowa all else. The mag.
arranged to decide who was the white natc r8 out for the money and
heavyweight champion, I thought It ono old Is aa deeply rooted In the mlnoi
of the beat moves ever made In pugilism. lwues aa In the major organisations.
I am still of that way of thinking. I The two big circuit depend upon pat
call myself the white champion and feel 1 ronage for financial gains. Because of
thKt I have evorv rluht to do so. but If necessary ror uiem to secure
the public took the stand that I ought
to accept matches with negroes, I'd be
willing Iq drop out of the came entirely."
Arthur Pelkey.
"I think he is right. Of course, I fought
a negro when I met Jack Johnson, hut If
I had my time to go over again, he would
wait a long time for a match." Tommy
Burns.
in the words given above, "White Cham
pion Arthur Pelkey made his declaration
of principle and Intention when he first
arrived In Ban Francisco from the north,
and In tho exact language credited to him
Tommy Burns nccorded his protsge moral
support
Jtorr U Is Different.
Now both Burns and Pelkey have ex
perienced a change of heart. The former
bar given out that Pelkey has been of.
fared a match with Jack Johnson In Paris
and das fully made up his mind to ac
cept "if the terms are right"
In palliation of this double somersault.
Burnt says that he Is satisfied Johnson
has reached a stage where any young
husky can lick him. Ho adds that he
fsels he Is duty bound to send Pelkey
after Johnson.
"I lost the championship to tho whit
race and I think I ought to do all In ray
power to recover It." wfl Burns,
A very commendable Impulse, Tommy,
old boy, but can't you see that you are
putting Arthur In a doubtful ltghtT You
says Johnson Is easy to lick and you leave
Pelkey open to the suspicion that ha
barred Johnson before because he feared
ths ulg negro.
All the time we were patting Pelkey oa
the back, thinking him actuated by high
spirited, uueltlsh motives.
Opens VJ Old Order
Well, It looks aa though there is to be
k return to the old order of things. Pl
key is not the only one who has proved
recreant to tho principles .of the moasrn
rdr of whlto hopes, fnr annboat Smith
Shrough Jimmy Buckley-Is talking of
fighting both Jack Johnson and Bam
Langford.
This, too, after Uncle Torn UlcCarcy
had gone to the expense of offering a
white chansons hip belt. The fat Is In
the fire and It looks as though magpie
matohes will be as common as they
were a few years ae at least in places
where the authorities and the promoters
trill stand for tketn.
Having shouted to the winds that tho
bars are ewn s far as he is concerned
Mr. Pelker wilt eesweely be allowed to
confine himself to halfway measures,
(laving s4glH4 a willhsgness to meet
lack Johnson ha will have to extend sim
ilar courtesies to. mm Ramtiel Langford.
Arthur might e anwwd the dilemma
by announcing that XAMfdrd l lfteHfftbte
tin the ssore that he Is t toasy tfe Wek,
but It IS deubtf K e-rstef e would
lumlllate kleaseK tatssey.
No. sir. If the Jshnsen-Pelkey fight
took plaee aad PsHtsy essne out on top
Ungford vwM be ready with his de
mand for a match and the publlo would
stand MfelNd him. Aw even If Hothlwi
comes of the Johnsoa-Pelkeir proposition
and to be truthful, I do not think any
thing will eome of it Pelkey has left
himself wide opea so far as a challenge
trom Langford Is concerned. Since he was
rrllllhg to box see negro he cannot very
rrelt refuse to box another.
Ke Place Meet.
If the bar is to be removed In con
nection with championship contests, It
probably remains that America will see
very few such events in tho future. It is
easy for white hopes to turn flip-flaps,
but' the present places which, have set
their faota slet mixed matches will
tti'nd pat
Tnira eak be wised watch In New
York and nee In Lee Angeles. While the
leal elm(tetrtkm In San Pranclsca has
net declared Itself emphatically against
snob sj fairs the eeurse pursued by the
governor when JoIummw and Jeffries
matched to box hs Man Francisco may
be taken as as indication of what will
hupw if suae a conllagency arises
gala.
Nevada is threuch as a convincing
(round for chassploashlp battles and with
evdltioM as deseribed in other pugilistic
renters cf this country it can readily be
teen that the United States will only
nrttnsai such championships as have
whits men tor principals.
All things considered, It might have
been better U Gunboat Smith and
Arthur Pelkey had restrained their am
bitions. If they had allowed their minds
to carry them back to tho time sur
rounding the Jeffries "Johnson affair at
He no they would have recalled that box.
Uig became almost a dead letter. It took
years to revive the sport and restore in-
tcre.-'t in it
Even now the sport of the gloves needs
nursing and another magpie world's
championship Would be a menace to it.
Central League Men
Taken On by Major
FORT WAYNE. Ind., Aug. 0,-From
lio number of players who have been
purchased from the Central league this
lesson tor delivery to major league
'lubfl, CI appears that this has been
printable hunting ground for big league
eouU-
A lew players who have been taken
recently from the ranks of the Cen
tral league r; Catcher Uargrovs, to
the Chicago Americana front Terre
Haute; Tit tier, to Brooklyn from Grand
Rapids; Pick and Kroy, to New York
Americans from Terre Haute; Fbrqu
Ind Tutewller to Detroit and Cowman
to Cleveland from Grand Raplis. It la
also 'reported that the Central, club
owners are oensideri&c-deals tpr a nan
ber ct other players, teoluding Sttterr,
Bvsnivlllej Madden, Terrs Haute, Wlck
iad, Dayton, aad Tydeman, Grand
Upidx.
the very best talent to display before
the public. Thousands upon thousands
of dollars are expended every season bj
eaeh club in tho National and Ameri
can leagues for the sole purpose of fortl
fylng for the future. Every club owner
has several highly paid scouts beating all
around the country In search of likely
looking "bush" timber. Borne have as
many as six sleuths under salary. Sc
alds these, there Is a grand army of
amateur sharps Who do business on a
commission basis. This policy of neat
extravagance Is all well enough for first
division aggregations the end more than
Justifies Ihe means. But It Is a serious
drain upon the pocketbook of the unfor
tunate holders of second division fran
chlses.
Bad Effect of Kystem.
Because of their weaknesses, second
division clubs in the major leagues call
for the greatest expenditures. This makes
their lot all tho more severe. The mono)
Is put up on a pure gamble, because a
club way down In the race is lucky to
make Interest on Investment The lead,
lng teams which might well afford to
speculate in talent have not the samt
crying need to do so. But those leaders
usually string along In a sort of "dog
in the manger" fashion and. often corral
most promising talent which they can
not possibly use, Just to keep it away
from same lowly rival that might utilise
it to the disadvantage of the strong.
The hold of commercialism on the na
tional pastime has been frclbly Illus
trated Umo and time again, but nsvet
more strongly than In the American
league this present campaign. Frank
Chance could not get any assistance from
his aoltcgues, many of whom had bench
warmers who would have beenVof the
greatest assistance to New York. It" took
him a coupls of months to secure Short,
stop Peckinpaugh from Cleveland Birm
ingham had no use for this player. He
wished to turn him back to Toledo, the
farm of tho Naps. When Chance's outfield
was performing in n most pitiful manner,
Connie Mack was carrying six gardeners,
any of them superior to the best the peer.
less leader could show.
Aassle for ihe Miners.
There was a time whea the major
ieagves, by juggling the Market could
maintain a self-supporttnc recruiting
Institution. Undesirable talea snatohed
trom the "brush" eeuld sftsn fee turaed
baek at a profit But that time Is past
Ths minors former prey have become
the close fisted bargain drivers, "If you
desire our eod met), you must pay
dearly enough tor ths eastoffs." Tie
miner leagues depend to a very great ex
tent tsaen the esia ot pteyeai for sett.
maintenance and can net be blamed ft
tettfe back at the big fellows on every
possible occasion. Major league magnates
Who display coVd indifference among
themselves, deserve) no pity when' mlnot
league promoters put on the screws.
The ttujor leagues themselves are re
sponsible for most of the present day
comntterclslltm ot the game. Always hu
their attitude been the most exacting
and the most grasping. As this sport has
gradually become more and more ot a
show business, the methods ot show have
attached themsolves. The power ot pub.
Hetty ban appealed to the club owners,
who now take every means of boo line
their own game through the press agent
stuff. Ever since the two big leagues
went to war, salaries have maintained
the high standard that that fight estab.
Ushed. But the magnates In any an
nouncements have never failed to exag
gerate the enumeration ot a star.
Uttt Mlsrita Mtly Mot Air.
There were "newspjapcr" salaries ot
HAOM in the big .leagues yean, ago, when
an athlete. Involved would have shaken
hands with himself for receiving half
the sum. And there are reputed salaries
today, which, if the truth were known,
would shrink considerably in, the wash
of straight fact But there are instances
where the magnate has had to toe the
mark and come across with the big
money.
Ty Cobb ot the Tigers is one. He Is the
highest paid athlete of the game. Bonuses
will bring his stipend this year to fully
?15.0M, He might have been contested
with half the sum it the magnates them
selves had not educated the ptsbllo and
the players to the value ot publicity
Cobb woe In a dictatorial position. He
knew that tho Detroit management might
as well lock up Its park an to allow him
to be idle, while the once great licet
machine was on the toboggan.
In kindred fashion the promoters have
Injured their own cause by talking stags
money. The late John T. Brush set the
fashion by pnylnrr an alleged 111,000 tot
"nube" Marqunrd. There followed an
other "alleged" bit of extravagance on
the part of Barnev Dreyfus, when 8t
Paul accepted tS&Goo for Marty O'Toole
O' Toole perhaps did not cost more than
n third cf his reputed sate price, but tht
record figures mad good madlng
throughout the country and a blr draw
lng card for Plttsbunrh. Other clubs saw
the advantage. Players that formerly
could be had at modest figures soon be-
unn to arrive In fast company, heralded
as "record" jairchsses. For a while ths
minor leaguers ml1d up their sleeves
Then they mmdually began to take ad-
ventaire of th's mnnln for publicity and
boosted the figures steadily.
Stars Who Hope to Win Honors in Metropolitan Championships
(
nnnanBB-- TrnWnsalnWnBnWnsnBnWalnMnHgiffrTnnT v gS ,.2hh3 .PJVa jH
will return to take up the reins of foot
ball oarly In September, according to
Pafre. That's a biff relief to thfl Midway
rooters, who feared the loss of their grid
iron wizard's services. SUbb has been at
Idaho Springs, Colo., since April taktnsr
the treatment for rheumatism, but he
wrote lately that he was feeling fit and
would soon be on hand. ,
Northwestern University is also In line
for toot ball honors, hoping to regain thj
, a
high placo It once held. Two new assist
ants have been engaged to help Uea4
Coach Dennis Grady John Bchomer, A
former Chicago player, who will handle
the backfield. and Otto eller ot the Uni
versity of Illinois, who will attend to the
kicking department Northwestern had
seven or eight veterans to build a team
upon, and expects to have one ot the best
teams that It has turned out in the last
dozen years.
Denver Ii7
Sioux citv 123
Omaha ;la
Dcs Moines 123
at. Joseph 128
Lincoln 130
Wichita 128
Tcpeka 123
a. nr
Des Moines 128 K?
jDenver 127 7
Lincoln ..; lao ta
Pt. Joseph .,' 123 cn
Topeka 126 72
Omaha 130 72
Wichita 12S 74
Sioux city 129 7S
3 7 .293
2 1 .339
2 1 .878
4 13 28 .365
6 16 29 .351
.. 12 32 .349
2 3 16 .318
At the top Is George Horlne, clearing
the bar in the high jump. A the side is
"Matt" McGrath In the first stages of a
mighty heave with the slx.teen-pound
hammer. Below Is "Ted" Meredith, about
to breast the tape In a sprint
NEW YORK, Aug. M.-Wlth the ex
ception or a few society and organisation
games, track atbletlcs In and around
Manhattan have not been particularly
lively this summer. Now that the track
events at the Now York State fair aro
over, the largest event of ths. year, the
annual metropolitan amateur champion
ships, loom Into view. Much Importance
is attached to the metropolitan champion,
ships, because in most cases the winners
In these contests are usually the national
champions as well
Prominent among tho many athletlo
figures who are scheduled to appear this
coming week in the metropolitan cham
pionships are Gsorge Horlne, Matt Mo
Grath and Ted Meredith. Horlne is the
California youth who topped the bar at
six feet seven Inches in the high Jump
last year. This was done in the west
and some ot the easterners have the old,
peculiar Missouri quality and wish to be
"shown." so George Intends to do the
six t-eet seven, or better, for the eastern
doubting Thomases.
"Matt" MeGrath, the husky Irishman,
he! da ths record for the sixteen-pound
hammer &rew, having sped the leaden
ball for a distance of 187 feet and tour
Inches upon a memorable occasion. Pat
McDonald and Paddy Ryan think they
can equal or exceed this mighty heave,
but "Matt" says they will have to "go
some" If they do, and, anyway, he will
be on hand to protect his title.
Homer Baker, who holds some national
championship In running, is after the
scalp of Ted Meredith, the University of
Pennsylvania phenom, who did valiant
service on the American Olympic team
last year. Ted has a habit ot walking
away with the field when he Is closely
pressed by some opponents who can step
oft at a pretty fast pace, and a few
sprints with Meredith and Baker pitted
against each other and some other crack
runners filling out the field should pro.
vide ah exciting spectacle for the lovers
ot track athletics.
Watson. St Joe.. 112 48 8 3
KIston. Denver. 00 35 0 4
Stance, Sioux- City. 68 22 7 1
arke. Bioux-city..4S6 159 44 b
Qllmore, Denver 413 145 2 11
Mlddlcton. Wichita. 427 149 17 9
Nicholson, Wichita 178 62 6 1
l' orsyme. xoneKa...49Z ito zi s
Congatlon, Omaha..Sll 177 39 3 13 19 11 .344
uuicner. Denver.... zn ica so a eibie.su
Channcll, Denver.. . 466 164 32 15 22 15 35 .338
Thomoson, Omaha..478 160 28 12 5 14 10 .335
Johnson, Omaha... .398 133 23 11 8 14 7 .334
Harris, Denver 79 26 2 i .... i
Bums, SIOUX City.. .284 93 18 6 12 110.327
Westerzll, St. Joe... 485 167 19 U 2 14 19.324
McAllister, Topeka.. 213 71 13 1 .. 3 9 .324
Ketter, St Joe 214 68 U 8 .. 6 5 .313
Woircanir. Denver.. 88 28 & .. .. z 3 .318
McCormlck, Lincoln 456 144 24 17 1 2 6 .316
T. Smith, HX. City.. 478 1W 32 4 6 1Z 18 .31b
McLarry, Tqpeka.,.446 140 35 14
Davidson. Sx. City. .601 157 19 4
Mullen, Lincoln 807 W 6 1
Kelley, St. Joe 605 1S8 20 12
Kwllllng.'St joe 432 1(9 34 u
RaDD. Sioux City.. ..OS 81 19 3
Callatmn.BIOUX City 44S 137 19 2
Hunter Des Mns. .437 149 is s
Hahn, Des Moines. .489 143 19 8
Koerner, Wichita... 456 138 29 6
Frencn. Denver.zsi to 10
Gear, Topeka 2S7 83 IS
Barbour, Lincoln. ...463 135 23
Caesldy, Denver 450133 22
Vann. Sioux Clty-....16S 49 14
Cole. Lincoln 356 ICC 20
Ochs. St Joe 447 130 22 IS
Lloyd, Lincoln 491 12 ) 7
Kane. Omaha 609 144 23 9
Lee, Topeka 412 118 14 S
BiiKnt, Des ioines..rot si i 1
.eonard. Des iuns..4t izo w
Khtt. nm&ha. SX) E6 12 E
Jcnos. Des Moines.. 493 139 24 10 11 9 22 .279
Fl.hor rmnvcr 4G 127 15 1 & 6 5 .276
R Watson, Bt. joe.4zs ai o .. o is .io
llnirn ne Mnlnea.108 28 1 1 1 3 .. .273
Cooney, Sioux City, 491 134 27 S 1 25 31 .273
Hughes, Wichita... .448 123 16. S .. 12 11 .272
1' ox. dcs monies. bi i a i a .
nnnovon. Lincoln... 103 28 1 I
Miller, Sioux Ctty..l$ 60 3
Lafferty, Des Mns.. 71 19 4 ..
coirey, Denver " "
Burke, Wichita.. ....SO '9S 22 I
.T . Ttnnn. Wichita 472 125 IS 7
Cochran, Topeka... .419 110 IS
Baker, Lincoln 265 67 S
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NAPS LOOKING FOR THIRD
BASEMAN AND A FIELDER
?ne naps are looxinv ror two new
players, onq tor third baso and the other
in the outer garden. Applicants will
have to be good men at the bat For
partlctil&rs call Harney 1326 and ask for
UUl,
Difference In Power,
"I specks dat gemman has his automo
bile tugured wrong," said Mr. Ersstus
Ptnkler as ha watched the man and the
motor.
"What do you mean?"
"He said it was a fllty-horsebowsr hi
line. De way It balks, I speck, he mus'
meant mule power Washington Star.
NEW YORK, Aug, SO. Willi a the sports
ot the summer are still .tsJctng up columns
ot space the first faint whispers are aris
ing ot that tord ot all fun of Autumn,
the gutna draws a more truly enthusi
astic crowd ot fans than any other.
Do you happen to realise .that in four
Weeks foot ball will be covering the
gridiron throughout the country with
squads ot husky young men and that
from then until the end et November
the game will grow better and better?
And ' a safe prediction that this
year's style et play wilt lie showier, and
at the same time more interesting tech
ntcally than ever before. That was
plain to see along toward the close of
the season of 1S12 and now, with the
changes In the toot ball rules minor,
though they appear the gridiron gam
of IMS wilt be worth while watching.
This year Us -feast days will alt b?
weekend parties for the big colleges
at least It' has been found best to
limit the days ot play tq - Saturdays,
and therefore the mid-week games which
formerly were a regular part ot the
schedule have been largely eliminated.
Yale has one on Its programme, the
curtain raiser, in tact, a meeting with
Wesleyan on September 24. On the same
day Cornell Is to tackle Urslnu. Then
the big doings win begin.
On Saturday, September 3T. H the
biggest teams will be seen In action.
Harvard opens Its season with the Uni
versity ot Maine as Us opponent In the
great amphitheatre at tamonago ana
the rrtneeton woven will start the can
bounding on tho home field -with Rutgers
taxing the Tiger. The Army will meet
Norwich at West Point, Cornell takes
on Colgate, and Pensylvanla Is slated
to try it's strength against Gettysburg.
That's a card that Is really worth while
Thereafter the Paturday games "will
brine- the teams Into weekly struggles.
and looking ahead to thept the coaches
are busily preparing to put the gridiron
squads through some of the hardest
training the game has "ever known.
Harvard Begin Tratnin.
Harvard, especially, desiring to hold
on to the premier honors gained by the
Crimson tn tt season, has been care-
rul tq keep tan on US Players, v.apun
Storer has planned to Jump his men into
strict training durlnic the very first weok
in September and. in fact, hss urwl
them to pay more than a little Sltamlun
to their condition during this latter end
of their play time- It was decided at
Cambridge last sprinr that' the men who
hop to gatn an "H" from foot ball must
work for it and that no time shou'.d he
wasted In light 'easy preparation. There
fore the squad must be ready vheti-it
reports' to Hed Coach Haughton to ci
right ino tho heavy elementary v&fk.
In this way the usual conditioning pe
riod, which has claimed too many vniu
able' weeks of the uctua! season, vl'.l te
cut down to a few days.
Uaughton has let it be known that uiy
man who reports to him for the squad
Without being ready, physically and men
tally, for the hardest sort ot work r.ood
entertain no hopes of making the tcirfi
and, Indeed, will have to prove himself
Invaluable to gain a steady Job on the
varsity squad.
At New. Haven a slightly different pro
cedure will be followed. It was a sur
prise to the foot ball squad there wen
Howard Jones, the new head coach, Is
sued his -.orders for .the men to rcpirt
ready for duty on Labor day,. three weeks
before the actual beginning of play. That
is a ne.w wrinkle at Yale, for heretofore
the bulldog has been rather set afialnst
so-called "summer training." . However,
a broader viewpoint toward all forms ot
athletics Is gaining favor in all the col
leges, and, Yale Is only falling Into lino.
having seen the benefits to be derived
from such an early start
Bemn Ckanstes In Rnles.
There is more than condition gaining,
though, In the wish ot the coaches to
start practice as soon as may be. .Rule
changes made this year, while not radical,
have brought -a need for close study of
the more open game, and then, too, the
season ot 1912 did not give the team,
enough' time .to master the distinctly dif
ferent gome which the rules ot that date
called -for. 'Now, with most of the varsity
team, rosters still bearing the names of
last years veterans, there Is every chance
that the fine points of foot, ball, which
were just glimpsed at last year, will be
brought out in all their keenness.
Since the old-time "slaughter house"
mass play game was abandoned, public
Interest in foot ball has been on the lh
crease. Each year the opening up ot the
play has let the spectators more Into the
meaning and spirit ot the game, allowed
them te follow the course of the ball an!
know the why and wherefore of each
move as though they were looking down
on a great chess board. As foot -ball
stands at present under the shaping
hands ot Its rulers, there Is more for the
man on the sidelines to see than ever be.
fore. Consequently that man and all his
family go to tho games oftener and more
often. Say what you will, It's public
support that keeps foot ball alive, and the
greater that support is the more- vitality
the game will feel.
Wisconsin's schedule this year will In.
elude- five home games with Lawrence,
Marquette, Ohio State,-Michigan Agricul
tural college and Minnesota.' Otu-ot-town
games will bo played with - Purdue at
Lafayette and Chicago at Chicago. Tht
annual home-coming festivities -will take
place at the-time of tho Minnesota' game.
Earl Driver, assistant coach laii'year,
will -aid-Coach Juneau again this fall
while Coach Jones of- tho track team will
probably have chart's of the freshmen.
The position -of- line coach will not be
filled until Septembtr.
Alonso Stagg, head coach at Chicago,
I
American League Averages
Club Batting.
g. w. l. t.
Philadelphia' lift 80 39 0
Cleveland. 123 72 49 2
Detroit, 123 62 71 0
Boston 4,... IIS 68 69 1
Washington ......... 119 67 61 1
St LoUls ...127 48 78 1
Chicago ..; 185.63 69 1
New York..; 118 40 76 2
Ab. R.
8,9(9 631
4.000 514
4.053 494
3.878 488
3,923 468
4:115 436
3.922 392
3,815 3S8
H.
1.113
1.097
1.057
7.
974
970
908
877'
2b. 3b. Hr. Tb. Sh. Sb. Bb.
177 69 29 1,615 133 167 417
176 68 r13 1.427 168 165 326
147 76 - 20 1.416 ISO 180 335
1,390 133 132 378
1,256 82
1,272 117
1.197 166
1,078
181. 83
114 6J
112 66
16 63
113 33
93
223 365
148 2S0
123 337
143 375
So.
395
404
379
431
602
6S4
433
46S
Club Fielding.
Pet
.282
.374
.260
.237
.218
.236
.231
.230
Cleveland
Boston ' ..
Washington.
V.UICUKO
St LoUls.,...
New York....
G, D.P.- P.B. T.P. P.O. A. K. Pet
1)9 71 S 1 3.161 1,433 1C0 ,906
123 83 6 .. 3,333 1,648 178 .966
,....,118 65 6 3,173 1,403 183 .96
119 SO 11 1 3.195 1,594 196 .961
125 SI 8 .. 2,340 .1,695 213 .959
......113 31 5 .. 3,297 1,766 223 .957
......127 64 6 3,424 1,744 242 .96S
11 71 8 .... 5,122 1,24 25 .955
Batting Averages.
Cobb, Detroit ....318 :
ab.lu2h.3b.hrah.ap.ptc.
IS UM 1ft 13 z a SI
.Jackson, Glevelaiid.419 161 SI li rt 9 21
speaker, uesion ,. jra is si s is u
Ilenrlkson. Boston. 38 IS 1 3
Lujol. Cleveland .3)0121 21 2 1 8 11
K. Collins, I',hlla. .42b 145 20 U 2 20 37
Baker, Phlla. ,...4i 155 25 8 U 4 23
Gandll. Wash 417 140 16 7 1 10 13
Mclnnls. Phlla. .431 143 23 2 4 21 15
.391
.491
.361
.561
.351
.3
.337
D. MurDh.Phlln 61
A. Will anis. Wash. S3 29 3
k. Aiurpny., i'nua.a izi u s
Crawford.. Det ..4S2 150 27 17
Lellvelt Cleve .... 49 15 J 1
Btrunk Phlla. 3! 78 11 12
Bhotton. , St U.,.419 )3S 10 6
ab.h,2b 3P.hr.sh.sU.pte
IT 5
9 6
MS UllULUIIU . ua
33-1 Btovall. St L. ....281 83 12 3
327 Bauntan, Detrolt.UO 33 6 3
1 1 2
. 6 15
611 9
. . 1
. oi:
1 729
14 4
16 3
315
.31?
.103
.sn
.30ti
.333
.301
.301
.300
Leading Pitchers.
Johnson. Weshlnston. 3i
liouck. Phlla. SO
uotniing-. wasning. J. si
IP. W. I Pet.
2tfH 29 5 .851
131 11 4
M 11 S
Render. Phils, f. 195 7
wood, iwsion :i m i: s
Walsh. Chicago 11 KHi T 3
Blandlng. Cleveland . 32 16S IS 6
Falkenberg, Cleve. . . 31 139 17 8
Brown, phlla. 37 zis 16 8
w. NltchU. Cleve. .33 sea 12 6-
Oregg. Cleveland 34 2321; 20 11
Plank, Phils. 33 2l3h 1 9
J. 'Bush. Phil. S 161 12 7
Clcotte. Chicago 33 SIS 14
R. Collins. Boston... 23' lSai IS 8
Mosely. Boston 15- KJH 6 4
Bcott. Chicago 37 29 ,17 14
Russell, CWW) 43 SC6V 18 13
Bedlent. Boftun SS 203 12 10
Hamilton. St. Louis. 31 217 IS 11
Lake, Detroit 28 127H 8 7
Kurd. New York .... Si 184 IS 12
Dubuo, Detroit W6tt 11 U
.734
.72S
.7a
.704
.700
.684
.CS0
.6t'i
.667
.645
.610
.632
.666
.OS
.3b
.645
.642
.635
.600
500
1T1H
91
88
211
218
30 161
toy lneir
es ra
as?
Dauss. Detroit 23
Foster. Boston , 1
White, Chicago 16
Steeo. Cleveland .... It
flroom, Washington ., 30
It Mitchell. St U ... 27
M. Halt Detroit
Wlllett. Detroit ..
Baurogard'r. St L... 30
Leonard, Boston .... 32
CulloDw Cleveland..... 14
Caldwell. N. Y 17 S91
Bens. Chicago 27 1074
Kngtl, Washington... 135
.619 Schulx. New ork ...SO lV4
Welleinan. St Louis. . 30 220
Kahler. Cleveland .. 22 1334
Keating. New York .. 140
Fisher, New York .... 34 l3s
lvcrenr, St U ... 23 157H
Hughes Wash- 33 U1V4
V. Hall. Boston 29 91
McConnell New York 55 131
IP. W. L. Pet
9
s
3
3
13
11 13
10 13
10 13
62H
i
.6
.60b
.Mb
.
.458
.455
.155
12
12
3
5
7
9
11
16
10 .303
12
15 .2.4
IS .250
12 .266
7 JS22
15 21k
.400
.400
.876
.351
.353
.333
Western League Averages
Club Batting.
O. W. L. T. Ab. it
4.255 712
4,371 663
4,402 644
4,290 633
82 44
68 71
62 67
72 64
05 62
67 61
47 81
67 63
H. 2b. 3b. Hr, Tb. Sh. Sb. Bb.
1.249 188 92 67 1,792 191 186 377
1.251 272 -36 37 1.707 141
1,203 206 67 33 1,639 162
1,168 178 67 43 1,009 161
4.364 611 1.174 180 PS 25 1.621 111
4.290 621 1,160 206 63 S5 1,668 130
4.290 658 1,129 182 40 15 1,433 126
4,223 675 1,110 191 CO 21 1,478 113
JtS
134
141
183
153
147
144
So.
678
610
637
4S3 .621
351 680
:WS 632
383 433
350 632
Pet
.233
.286
.273
.273
.260
.263
.261
.263
Club Fielding.'
P.B. T.P. P.O. A. R. Pet
14 - 3,411 1,606 191 .96:1
13 , 3,368 1,620 233 .95
17 . 3,404 1,652 246 .953
6 ' . 3,424 1,684 24o .9Jj
19 . 3,307 1,642 231 .953
14 . 3,403 1,656 262 .PSl
18 . 3,342 1,736 2S0 .947
28 . 3,400 L6S5 286 .919
Batting Averages.
ab. h. 2b.3b.hT.sh.sb.Po.
ab. h. 2b.3b.hr.sh.sb.Pe.
......Old U 4 D Iv la . OJ
Bills. Wichita
Block, Denver 3S5 101 17 6 .. 11 15 .2a
T. Retlly, Des Mns.468 122 21 9 9 16 16 .261
Spahr, Denver 227 69 6 8 3 6 9 .260
Rapps, Topeka 419 108 27 4 9 7 8 .SS8
Andreas, Dcs Mns. 378 97 17 7 3 17 12 .25H
White. RInui Hit v.. 94 24 7 1 5 1 .253
2 4 26 .316 Shaw. Des Moines. .100 41 2 1 .. 7 .. .255
HcnipKe, umana.... 3it bo u e z 10 w .zo
Dawson, St Joe.... 133 S3 9 7 S 2 3 .261
Reagan, Wichita.... 63 16 2 1 1 6 .. .254
Carney, Lincoln 147 87 6 1 .. 6 13 .253
Closman, Omaha.... 97 23 1 1 1 S .. .251,
Orubb, Omaha 419 106 16 6 1 18 12 .251
Coyle, Omaha S40 87 11 1 .. 20 13 .251
Wacob, Wichita ....215 64 10 1 .. 6 3 .251
Dessau, Lincoln.. . 67 16 8 .... S 1 .251
Christ Topeka 180 46 4 2 .. 3 4 .250
Bhestak, Omaha 106 26 2 .. .. 3 3 .243
Faber, Des Moines.. 112 26 11 .... 1 1 .248
Qulllln. Denver 435 108 16 10 1 16 17 .248
Collins, Lincoln 286 70 15 1 .. 12 3 .24T.
Castle, Wichita 190 46 8 a .. 6 J .242
Brecn, Des Molnes.363 87 14 2 1 31 8 .241
Ehman. Lincoln.... 85 20 5 .... 5 .. .240
Brown, Sioux City.. 46 11 .. .. .. 11 .2
McConnaughey. S.J 59 14 3 2 .. 3?. .238
lChapp. Llncoln.....l49 35 8 3 3 .. .. .23.
inUr Omiln 617 119 17 6 1 S2 16 .250
Dowllnir. Lincoln.. .428 97 21 4 3 10 18 .22T
QyKll. St. Joseph.. .182 29 1 3 1
Davis, Wichita 74 16 2
Reynolds, Topeka.. 83 18 2
Jorden. Lincoln 62 14 4
1 iR 12 .KM Hnnmutn. Denver. 86 IS S
1 1 2 .295 Woolums, Slou City 73 15 3
6 15 9 .295 Feploskl. Lincoln... 112 23 4
4 7 28 .314
8 14 13 .313
1 19 8 .313
5 7 64 .313
9 7 22.S09
2 9 4 .308
2 .. 9 IS .303
8 3 16 24 .303
8 8 15.13 .303
6 211 9.803
7 1 8 12 .303
9 3 8 2 .300
2 2 1820 .298
6
1
4
1 18 16 .291
1 9 28 .289
4 2125 .238
2 18 22 .236
7 9 6 .284
4 11 21 .282
2 6 4 .280
9819
2
2 1.271
2 4 2. 269
16.. .268
4 7 29.267
,. 15 9.260
,. 13 14 .265
( 8 19 .263
,. 7 2.263
IfepiOSIM, .UIIIUUIM....-. - -ft ..
Smith. Topeka....... 235 48 ? 4
Melnke. bt. josepn.tu sa u.
J. ITrmieh. Toneka..44o
ScnxeiDer, uenver.. k i
Ttnhtn.mn. Omaha.... 73 13
Griffith, St Joseph.188 33 5
Young, Sioux City.. 74 13 1
Applegate, Omaha. 62 11 3
Kllng, Denver 61 10 1
Smith, Lincoln 75 13 3
Crutcher. Et Joe.... 82 14 1
.tames. Sioux City.. 65 11 1
Chellette, Omaha... 61 8 1
Cochreham, Topelca 98 14
Doyle, Bloux City... 61
5 10 .220
1 1 .216
1 21B
, 21 1
,. 10 1 .213
1 .. 2 .20(1
3 6 2 ,20h
1 4 1 .201
.. 19 2 .204
2 12 13 .2011
Scott. Wichita' 48
Perry, "Wichita 61
Boehler, St Joseph. 84
Fullerton. Topeka.. 78
Peters, Omaha 45
Durham, Wichita... 08
Klein, Sioux City... 67
11.
,. l..
2
1 ee
1 X
.19IJ
.. .isi,
2 .17')
.. .173
.. .177
.. .173
3 .173
.. .ten
l .1
.. .157
.. .145
.. .140
.. ,13!J
.. .120
.. MS
.. .11b
.. .lit
.. ,111
.. ,063
Leading Pitchers.
I.P. w. L. Pet
mi 9
23 za
O.
ituseer. De Moines 12
Ho arm-man. Denver 85
Harris, Denver. 31 197 13
Cocreham, Topeka 37 248H 20
Wolfgang, Denver 27 211 17
Jordan. Lincoln 25 155 12
King, Denver., - 22 137 S
n Rn. ri TAnnirn . . I p. n
Rogge, DcS Moines 35 285 23 12
Boehler, St Joseph 40 268 20 11
White. Sioux City 36 223VS 14 8
Ehman. Lincoln ....34 242 17 li
Jenkins. St. Joseph.... .11 66 S 2
Lafferty, Des MoJnes....Sl 192 18 9
Applesate, Omaha 40 186 11 9
Schrleber, Depver 29 165 13 11
McConnaughey, 'St Joe.24 110 7
Mwldox. "Wichita 17 126 7 "0
Robinson, umana j id u
Klein. SloUX'Clty.. St 170 13 11
H. Smith, Lincoln. 28 811, 13 12
Closinan, Omaha... .44 266 17 16
G. I.P. W. L.Pct
.900
.743
.700
.690
,6S0
.667
,CS7
.667
.647
.645
.636
.607
.600
.691
.650
.642
.533
Lakaff, Des Moines 17 95 5 5
Sterzek, St Joseph 11 68 4 4
Dessau, Lincoln 27 167 S 9
Crutoher, St. Joseph... .36 234 IS 16
Reynolds, Topeka...... .33 212 IS 15
Doyle, Sioux City 28 182 6 7
Class, Lincoln 17 96 6 7
Perry. Wichita 29 185 10 12
Faber, Des Moines 41 307 15 19
Brown, Topeka 81 173 10 13
Gwynn, Topeka u. oa a
1U 11
13
12
6
6
3
4
9
13
Q
Fullerton, Topeka 84 206 3 17
Durham, Wichita 81 203 10
Reagan, Wichita 28 177 6
Young, Sioux City 30 197 8
Hicks, Omaha 22 105 4
Wheatley, Sioux City.. .18 77 4
euii- rifv IK K7 9
.633 BUBcTier, St Joseph 13 64 2
.636 Knapp, Lincoln 26 127 4
.622 Scott, Wichita 29 162 6
.620 Richardson. Topeka 17 89 3
.600
,600
471
.464
.434
.463
.463
,455
.441
.423
.429
.417
.409
.4(0
.409
400
,403
.333
SOS
'.278
.273
.150
National League Averages
Clnb Batting.
G. W. L. T. Ab. R,
Brooklyn R7 61 64 2 4,000 49S
York 121 S3 3 ,u SM
Philadelphia .....,,..118 67 it
Pittsburgh 122 63. 64
Cincinnati ;126 49 '75
Chicago
BoBton - ..
St Louis
.121 63
....117 ' 60
.,..123 44
3.916 498
4,183 663
4,183 493
3,943 664
3,914 484
4,010 447
H. 2b. Sb. Hr. Tb.
L101 139 78 S3 1,601
1,090 189 69 28 1,481
1,051 190 61 67 1,604
1,111 164 70 30 1,603
1,094 130 76 24 1,448
1.023 144 79 40 1,443
830 lis 40 SI 1,3 13
1,011 128
Sh. Sb. Bb. So.
96 138 270 402
90 222
124 104
118 117
119 142
130 161
113 127
14 1,806 125129
338
265
314
349
444
334
3S5
339
427
433
486
463
438
Pet
.275
.2Ct
.263
.263
.262
.259
.254
.253
Club Fielding.
St Louis
. . .G.
.......123
Philadelphia U
Pittsburgh ...... 1. 1. ii ' If
Brooklyn, -
New Yoric
Boston J"
Chicago '.
Cincinnati .,
D.P. P.B. . T.P. P.O. . A. B. Pet
86 7 3,265 1,635 163 .96
80 4 .. 3,203 1,494 173 .953
63 7 1 3,340 1.604 182 .W3
83 2 .. 8,160 1,457 186 .960
78 5 .. 3.315 1,489 197 .959
'83 8 1 3,143 1,646 207 959
74 14 .. 3,166 1,664 - 295 .937
84 1 - ' 3,341 1,673 3C3 .959
Batting Averages.
ab.h.2b.3b.hr.sh.sb.Pc.
Ylngllng. Brooklyn. ,15 1 .. 2 .385
io nnot-t Hrrinx vn..wi iov ii i " .'
McDonald, Bodton...lt8 63 3 4 ..
iivntt pittsournn.. on a
3 .368
1 .. .361
6 6 .347
CraVattC Phlla 372 129 26 11 IS 6 6 .347
R, Miller. Phlla 72 24 6 1 .. .. 1 -SM
iPesi. Boston 69 19 .. 1 1 S .. .323
ab.h.2b.3b.hr.8h.sb.Fc,
Wheat Brooklyn. ..443 137 22 9 ( 6 15 .304
Mitchell, Plttsb'gh..354 109 IS
Crandall, N. Y...... 26 8 3
Hugglns, St Louls.326100 9
Titus, Boston 261 SO 13
Wagner, Plttsb'gh..305 83 11
Leach, untcago 33i im 14
VIot PitUburgh- ...292 12 28 7. 2 10 9 .321 Hauser. St. Louis... 46 It ..
i.l' KHnhi ml no 19 9 5 8 12 .321 Rudolph. Boston.... 60 17 2
.IIIIIAICI Jli.., --- . . . .L v- v 1. J. I . o- ,a ,,
Walsh. Phlla........ " . i i -r, "v,iT'";-;, 'I
nMr-i. Thtla ...333 ltf la 1W o ( .i . ii. oo u
niKMnri TittAhunih..l03 32 4 2 .. 6 3 ,311 Tinker, ClnclnnaU..3fi6 107 15 13
Gibson, lllWJUrBIl.."" . .',.,. ,, trinv. ' rin.nnatl...ini iS i K
R T n from f n la OW w ' a, - "
5 11 17 .303
3C3
.. 14 21 .SOT
5 6 6 .206
2 1 14 .203
6 6 W .303
,. 1 1 .304
,. 2 1 .304
6 7 23 ,303
2 4 4 .301
1 9 7.301
.. 1 1.00
Leading Ktchers.
Ip. w.
Demaree. New York 1W ' "
Humphries, Chlearfo. .! JJ
Mathewson, New York.. ..250 22
McQuillan, Pittsburgh...... to 6
Alexander.1 Ph,lladelphta...t26 18
Cooper. PlttsburBh.. 68 6
MiMimnt. New York 221 17
J'lerce. unicsso. ....... j
Beaton. Philadelphia 232 19 9
Cheney, Chlcaifo , 211 20 10
Wagner, Brooklyn 69 2 1
Adams, Pittsburgh 263 17 8
Robinson. Pittsburgh 160 U 6
Rlxey. Philadelphia... lis 7 4
Trmi. New York........SW 16 10
Brennan. Philadelphia 186 16 10
Bailee, Bt. Louis. za-n ia
Perdue, Boston 171 13
Benton. Cincinnati 143 8
Fromme, New York 156 9
tlenanx, inisourgn imvx m
Dickson. Boston 120 6
M.v PhlladolDhla 1141; 5
Ytngllns. Brooklyn 95 3 6 '.600
L. Pet
3 .SCK) Brown, Cincinnati
3. .800 Rudolph, Boston
7 .763 Rasan, Brooklyn,
.759 Tyier, lioston....,
utack, Chicago
,T20
.711
.708
.632
,679
.667
.647
.636
.615
.615
.666
.612
.633
.829
.600
.600
,600
Ames. Cincinnati...,
Rucker, Brooklyn...,
C. Smith. Chicago
O'Toole, Pittsburgh 114
.199 VS
itMMTa
218
7H
.109
.188
.194
,1UI
Johnson. Cincinnati
James. Boston 119
Rtulbach, Brooklyn........ 78
Lavender, Chicago., 174
Orlner, St Louis 207
Packard, Cincinnati 131
Crandall. New York 65
Suggs. Cincinnati 176
Perritt, St Louis 117
Harmon St. Louis 2S1
Camnitr, Philadelphia 191
Oeyer, Bt. Louis , 66
Alien, Brooklyn.... 153
Hess, Boston 171
Moore, Chicago 78
Ip. W. L. Pet
,163 10 11 .474
10 11
12 14
12 14
6 7
11 13
10 12
6 6
4 6
10 13
C 9
2 6
8 14
9 16
4
3
7
4
(
4
15
9
23
18
3
IS
14
4
,478
.463
.462
.463
,453
,455
.453
:4!4
,433
.409
,373
,364
.160
.333
.333
.818
.303
4267
.260
.250
.203
.223
.200
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