The Sunday Oregonian., August 21, 1910, SECTION TWO, Page 2, Image 14

TIIE SUNDAY- QREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, AUGUST 21, 1910.
AGUE RAGE NOW
A.A. 0.WRESTL1NG
MEET HERE LIKELY
LEAD IS INCREASED
AMERICA'S ALL ABOUND ATHLETIO CHAMPION IS
EFFICIENT STUDENT.
EX-BAJTK CLEBK MAKES GOOD WITH BEAVXES AND WILL
SOW ."GO UP."
Gus Fisher Within 3 Points cl
Coveted .300 Mark.
Five Teams Finishing With
Portland in Line to Get Na
tional Championship
Event. v
Grand Neck-and-Neck
Dash to Wire.
NONE OTHER IS CLOSE UP
"Ping" Bodlo, With .247 Nearest
Competitor ot Portland Catcher.
Walt Xagiei, of San Francisco,
Continues to Lead Pitchers,
BEAVERS ARE NOT HITTING
ENCOURAGEMENT IS GIVEN
NEARINb
CLIMAX
The OutfleUl Xeeds Strrngthenlns;.
Trade- of Hunt to Boston by S
, nmrnlo Gives Rise to Crltl-
clsm Tor Weakening Tesan.
Manager jreCYwIle's FortUnd Bearers
eon Unite to lead the procession In the
Pacific Coast League, but the rare la
still so close and the marginal lead of
th Portland team so small that not
much consolation can be had by those
who are anxiously pulling for the lo
cale to win thm championship.
The Pacific Const League race I
such a gruelling contest that the play
ers of the fire leading clubs are being
put to a harder test of endurance then
has fallen to their portion In many
moons. One day on club Is In fourth
place, and almost the nest day sees
the same team Bead In the procession.
It Is truly a great struggle, and the
players, as well as the fans, are on
rise completely. The slightest little
mistake In a game may ultimately
mean the pennant, and this one thing
staring the players In the face con
tinually Is bound to tell at times.
Which of the leading clubs will fall
Before the strain In the near future
cannot ba guessed right now. but the
club that does will be out of the race
entirely.
An eels' Flump Hart.
Los Angeles fell down a few weeks
and six straight defeats at the
hands of the Sacramento club almost
nnt the IMllon band out of the running.
hut the Angels managed to revive
atronw enousrh ta wallop the Seals lust
when that club was going good, and
the result was that San Francisco
tooDled Into third place because Port
land made a cleanup against Sacra
mento. The Angels are going finely
now. and will likely be factors from
now on.
with this afternoon's game the Beav-
era will have been home two weeks of
the semt-wlnduo home series, and dur
ing this time they have played steady
and consistent baseball. The series
with Sacramento found the team bat
ting most opportunely, but the reverse
has been the case In the series with the
Oaks which ends this afternoon. How
ever, despite the batting slump, tke
Beavers have done quite well against
the Oakland bidder for the flag, and
when the gong sounds for the com
mencement of this afternoon'a game
there will be a record crowd on hand
to see the teams In action In the last
game of the Oakland series.
Oakland Fielder Strong.
Harry Wolverton ha a fine bunch of
olavers. and the makeup of his club
looms uo as a championship possibility.
The Oakland club Is a well-balanced
team, comprising enough good reliable
hitters to be an ever-dangerous prop
ol t Ion In this gruelling struggle for
the baseball championship. Put that
Oakland outfield In Portland uniforms
and MoCredle's squadron wotrid make a
runaway race of It from now on, for
Portland's main weakness In the In
ability of the outfielders to hit up to
the usual standard demanded of
athlete who chases fly balls as his por
tion of the fielding game.
"Anvbody can ratch a fly ball, but
outfielders must hit the ball." Is a base
ball adage that cannot be adapted to
the Portland team. for. aside from
Buddy Ryan. Portland's patch, guard
lans cannot deliver the goods In the
batting line. And even Ryan Is not
always a reliable proposition. How
ever, the team has done remarkably
well considering the lightness of Its
hitting strength, for Portland Is credit
ed with the lowest hitting percentage
of the six clubs In the league.
Trade of Hunt lnfalr.
Whtlo the magnates of the Pacific
Coast league have enacted all kinds
of good, bad and Indifferent rules for
the government of the organisation,
they have overlooked a point that
should be tended to at the earliest pos
sible moment, and this was brought to
light a few days ago when the S.icra-
montA Club disposed of Its bast pitcher,
Ben Hunt In exchange for a big league
castoff.
The disposition of Hunt, the best
pitcher on the payroll of that club, la
exchange for Arreltanes, an Inferior
pitcher. Is not doing Justice to the other
clubs In the league. Hunt has been a
most effective pitcher against Los
Angeles, Oakland and San Francisco,
and by sending htm to Boston at this
stage of the pennant race It la not
Just to Portland and Vernon, which
clubs are batting against th teams
against which the Sacramento South
paw was successful. Hacramento Is as
much a part of the league as Is Port
land, and that club ought to strtvs to
win as many games as possible, and
to cripple Its already weak pitching
staff at this stag of th gam la not
4ulte fair. ,
Beavers Ton1 l ike Trade.
Th San Francisco and Los Angla
fans look upon the disposition of Hunt
as a boon, for It removes ons man who
has been a stumbling block to the
clubs representing those cities, and
therefore naturally meets with favor.
It Is different here In Portland, for the
Beavers have not been Inconvenienced
to any great extent by the big South
paw, but even had he been more suc
cessful against Portland, the fans
her would regret, his loss to the league
Just the same, for they want to see a
baseball gam and not a ping-pong
match when they pav entrance to the
park when Sacramento Is the opposing
club.
If Hunt were a member of a leading
club the offense would not be so great,
unless that club were In a position
where his loss would affect that club's
rhan. es In the rase. In ISO, the year
Portland won the pennant. McCredle
sold Ksstrk and McLean In the Fall, but
the loss of those two stars did not ma
terially affect Portland's chances In the
rsce and therefore the league was not
much the loser by their departure. In
the rase of Hunt, however, his disposi
tion to Boston simply weskens an al
ready weak club, and therefore does
not help the league at all. The trouble
with Sacramento Is that it Is simply a
part and parrel of the Boston American
League team, and whenever John L
Taylor wants a player from that club
he simply pulls the string and Charley
Graham obliges. This sort of thing
ought to be abrogated Immediately.
On quarter of the ensj sntaed oa the
North American continent Is iMd by Its
rilwirx the eo.eoo ktcamnttv tn th I Tilt
ed Mates alone taking ovvr loo.noo.ooo tens
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VAX OI.SOX, BEST SHORTSTOP OF THE PACIFIC COAST LEAGCK
OLSON STAB SHORT
Portland Keystone Player
Best in. League.
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CLEVELAND TAKES HIM
Hard Working Inflelder Was Once
Bank Clerk Consilient ' Play
and Taking All Chances Make
Him Take First . Rank. '
Ivan M. Olson, formerly a bank clerk.
but now the bee shortstop in the Pacific
Coast League, Is the young player who
has been doing yeoman service for th
Portland league leaders this season.
Many there sre who will dispute that
Olson leads all Coast shortstops; but they
do so simply because they are prejudiced
against Olson through persona! reasons.
Olson Is not the kind of athlete who
readily makes peraonsl friamls among
the rabid bugs, for he Is too Independent
to suit them, and furthermore he does
not care to "fan" or "bins" about base.
ball subjects. Whan the game as over
Ivan relishes quiet and peace. He does
not linger about the haunts of th fans,
nor doe h frequent the thirst emporiums
so liberally visited by some of the base
ball talent of almost every league.
Before he embraced the baweball pro
fession Olson was a bank clerk In a Kan
sa Ctty savings institution, and was i
member of a team in a bankers' league
organised In that city seventl years ago.
Ho Is a native of that city, having first
seen the light of day In the Missouri
city 23 years ago. As a youth he showed
fond nee for th National pastime, and
played It whenever ho bad leisure time.
His parents were not overly well fixed
with worldly goods, and young Olson
bad to go to work when he was a mere
youth. Alwsvs an ambitious lad. ha
worked his way up from a messenger
boy to a clerkship In the bank wher he
a as employed, and by diligent study h
acquired a fairly good education and wa
advancing raphlly In th career upon
wnicn n nad emnaraea.
One day he waa playing with th bark
era team, when a friend of his, who had
been playing baseball in the Western
Association, told him be could "make
good" playing baseball. After several
talka wKh his chum, who advised him to
try out" with some professional club.
Olgon decided to take a chance. He re
mained In the banking Institution until
th following 8prtng. which waa In the
year IsuT, and he applied for a position
with th Hutchinson. Kan., team in th
Western Association, and was given a
trial by Manager Jay A. Andrews, who
formerly played third baa for Portland.
Olson made good with a vengeance.
and In the Fall of 1907, his first year out,
he waa drafted from that club by Man
ager McCredle. to whom Andrews had
recommended the youngster. Olson re
fused to report to Portland, though he
saya now that he does not realise Just
why he did so. but any may he was given
permission to play with Hutchinson In
IMS, but the following yesr he wsa called
to Portland by McCredle. and he easily
mad good.
His work her In ISO waa so good
that a draft was put In on. him by th
Cincinnati National League Club, but
the allowing of the Chicago Nationals
draft on Al Carson prevented the rec
ognition of Cincinnati's claim, and the
sterling shortstop remained with Port
land for another season. When Olson
reported at Santa Maria last Spring.
Manager McCredl promised to get him
a big league berth, and the other day
this promise was vsrlfled when the
Clevelsnd American League team an
nounced the purchase of Olson from
Portland, and next year he will go to
the big league and the opportunity to
gratify hla ambttfbn to make good In
th highest of baseball circles will be
his. and Xle" will come as near making
good as any player who ever left the
Coast.
Olson is one of tb most valuable
players who ever wore a Portland uni
form. He Is always trying, and that
is his best forte. He does not sulk or
pout when things ar breaking bad, and
th more errors he makes th harder
he tries to offset the breaks. This year
hs is a much more finished player than
he was last aeason, and hla stsady Im
provement Is Indicative of his ability
to mas good with Cleveland. In se
lecting Olson as the best shortstop In
the Pacific Coast League, consideration
Is taken of all of the elements that
go to make a successful player.
Olson's principal claim to distinction
la his clearness of foresight and quick
ness to take advantage of the other fel
low's mistakes. He has frequently
demonstrated, both In fielding and bas
running, that he Is always alive to th
situation, and he seldom pulls off a
play wher a palpable mistake can be
recorded. He has made plays that look
all to the "queer, but when he did
It was because he was trying some
thing not guessed by the other fellow,
and haste usually caused a miscue.
However.-a shortstop who does not
make errors occasionally Is one who is
not trying, and that is something of
which Olson cannot be accused. His
bulldog determination will pull him
through in the competition for a place
on the Cleveland club, for It is his am
bition to make good in the "big brush."
and when an athlete of Olson's ability
seta his mind on "making good," it Is
a hard proposition to defeat his pur
pose. Here's to Ivan Olson, Cleveland's
shortstop next season.
FIELDER JONES IS STAR
RAYMOND, HOWEVER, DEFEATS
.CHEHAIJS BY 8-TO-l SCORE.
Five Errors, Aided by 13 Hits, Cost
Game and Put New Leader In
Washington State League.
CH EH A LIS. Wash., Aug. 20. (Special.)
Raymond nosed Chehalls out ot first
place in the State League and took sweet
revenge today for the treble drubbing
received three weeks ago on Millet
Field.
Raymond outplayed Chehalls and was
entitled to three earned runs In all. but
the horseshoes in the batting, were all
on the side of the visitors. They placed
several of their hits most luckily while
17 locals went out on files. Jachs, for
Raymond, struck out one, leaving but six
men to be thrown out on the bases. Che
halls' Infield also had a bad day and a
total of five errors against the team,
some costly, sdded to their slaughter.
Jachs for Raymond hsd good support
throughout, but one error being charged
to his mates. Wlneholt. Raymond's
catcher, made two feature catches of
high fouls on hsrd chances. Fielder
Jones for Chehalls made a long run from
center and bagged a high fly at Second
base, holding a runner on third, second
and shortstop being otherwise tied up.
The two games tomorrow promise record
crowds. The score:
R. H. E ! R. H. E.
Chehslls ....1 2 Raymond ....8 13 1
Batteries Clark and Taylor; Jachs and
Wlneholt.
Summary Struck out By Clark 7, Jachs
4. Bases on balls Oft Clark X Jacha 4.
Hit by pitcher By. Clark 1. Left on
base Chehalls C Raymond fi. Two-bas
hits Kennedy, Wlneholt. Three-base hit
Dyer. Horn run Harmon.
. Fight Pictures Can Show.
NEW YORK. Aug. 20. Attorney-Gen.
era! O'Malley, in an opinion sent today
to Governor Hughes, holds that exhlbl
t'ons of the Jeffries-Johnson fight pic
tures are not a violation of the penal
law of the stste.
Chairman Frank, of Indoor Athletic
Committee of Multnomah Club,
Gets Letters Indicating Suc
cess of Recent Efforts.
Portland is In line to get the National
wrestling championship meet of the Ama
teur Athletic Union next year. Advices
have been received her which Indicate
that the fight waged by the Multnomah
Amateur Athletic Club for this big event
during the past two years is about to be
recognized.
Last year Portland was promised the
National championship for 1910. but be
fore the A. A. U. committee in charge
of awarding the annual championships
could meet, the association found Itself
engaged In warfare with rival organ
isations in Chicago, and in order to com
bat this invasion of the amateur domain.
It was decided to throw all of the nation
al championships possible to the Windy
City, and among those given to the Chi
cago Amateur Athletio Association was
that of wrestling.
The Multnomah Club gracefully with
drew its claim to recognition In order
to help the A. - A. U. officials In every
possible manner, for the winged "M"
enthusiasts are firm believers in the
Integrity and honesty of the directors
of the amateur athletic organization.
Multnomah's courtesy now seems about
to be recognized, for Edgar E. Frank.
chairman of the Indoor athletic commit
tee of the club. Is in receipt of letters
favorable to Portland, and is sanguine
that the fight the club has made for
these events Is about to be recoRnlzed.
Both James E. Sullivan and Everett
Brown, the highest officials of amateur
athletics, have written Frank explaining
their views and promising their support
to the Multnomah Club's claim to rec
ognition, and this virtually cinches the
wrestling championships for Portland.
The committee of the Amateur Ath
letio Union on championships will meet
In New York In November, and at that
time will award all the championships
for 1911. Rverett C. Brown, president of
the A. A. V., writes to Edgar Frank
explaining the situation thoroughly, and
pledges his support to Portland for the
wrestling championships.. According to
Prssldent Brown, the Multnomah Club is
entitled to the event, and he does not
hesitate to say that he thinks the meet
will be awarded the Multnomah Club.
The A. A. U. committee meets In No
vember, and President Brown suggested
that Multnomah can cinch the desired
championships by being represented at
the meeting, and the club will likely
take this matter up in the very near
future. .
Encouragement Is Given. '
James E. Sullivan, always a hecrty ad
mirer of the Multnomah Club, writes to
express his regret at the loss of the
clubs building In the ' recent fire, and
club's building In the spirit of the club
and the enterprise of its membership,
which he says he feels sure will provide
for a new structure In the very near fu
ture. Mr. Sullivan also pledged his sup
port to the club for the National cham
pionships, which he says he firmly be
lieves will be awarded to this city, and
as he will be a member of the com
mittee naming the different places to se
cure National championships, his sup
port will be of great assistance to Port
land. The National wrestling championships
will bring at least 70 amateur wrestlers
from all over the country to compete
here during the tournament. Wrestlers of
every weight recognised in amateur ath
letics will be In competition here, and
the tournament will be one of the most
noted events of the year In athletics.
Whitney Buyg Futurity Favorite.
SARATOGA. N. Y.. Aug. 20. All th
horses belonging to the Newcastle
stable were sold in the paddock before
the races here today. The feature of
the sale was Bashti, the brown filly by
Adam-Disadvantage, which was sold to
Harry Payne Whitney for 130,000. The
bidding. began at 115,000 and the blda
jumped to S26.000, when Sam Hildreth
said (28,000, and it looked as if he
would b th lucky owner of the filly,
but here the agent acting for Whitney
said 130.000 and the filly was sold at
that figure. Bashtt Is the winner of
the rich Splnaway, Vernal, Astoria, Cri
terion and many other stakes. She is
the favorite for the Futurity, which Is
run here on the last day of the meet
ing. She Is also entered in the English
Oaks and many other stakes to be run
in England next year. She probably
will b sent abroad ss soon as the Fu
turity has been decided.
Elgin Course Thrown Open.
CHICAGO. Aug. 20. With a number
of the country's leading drivers on
hand, the new Elgin cours. the scene
of the National stock chassis events
next week was thrown open for
the first time today for the trials which
will take place dally hereafter up to
the time of the race. The final touches
were made on the eight-mile circuit
yesterday and last night the workmen
wound up their long toll with the sur
face In fine shape. All the ruts and
treacherous spots have been worked
over and entirely eliminated, and when
the speeders get under way they will
And the course tn perfect condition.
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HIGHEST HONOR HIS
College Man Is All-Aound Ath
letic Champion.
CONSISTENT WORK TELLS
Winning Only Seconds and Thirds
in Earlier Years, Student Per
sists Until Senior Tear When
He Becomes All-Star.
LOS ANGELES. Cal, Aug. 10. (Spe
cial.) Fred C. Thomson, who took the
highest athletic honors of the country
by winning the highest number of
points In the competition in Chicago
for the all-around championship of
America, began his athletic career at
Occidentals Academy eight years ago.
For the first three years of his pre
paratory course he was considered an
athletic Impossibility by all the men
who coached him. with the exception
of Dr. E. S. Merrill, who started him
out on a course of development in track
athletics and promised him that if he
would stick to the job he would win
first honors in the all-around meet at
the close of his senior year of college.
The first time that Thomson gained
any notice was in the track and foot
ball seasons of '05 and '06. During tTiis
college year he was put on the varBlty
squad, and had a few chances in some
of the big games. In the track season
of that year he won a few thirds and
seconds in the hurdles and weight
events.
The havoc he worked during the
football season is a matter of history.
The one thing he lacked at this time
was experience. In his sophomore
year his football playing Improved, but
not in proportion to his track activi
ties. It was during the track season
of '09 that Thomson became a star.
This was his Junior year at college,
and he was the mainstay of the Pres
byterians on the cinder path and won
the majority of all the events he en
tered, closing th season with the
highest individual score ever made in
the South. During the last track sea
son, and for that matter In all the col
lege sports of his senior year, he was a
man of the first rank, barring none,
but his greatest record was made in
track.
Thomson was a most consistent train
er through his athletic career, and be
sides being a star on the field was a
good student and was always active in
all the other branches of college life.
He Is an example of an athlete that
successfully combined athletics and
college work, and won out in the end
with the highest honors in both.
Klllilay Sold to Cnbs.
SPOKANE. Aug. 20. Jack Klllilay,
the star right-handed pitcher of the
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Chicago Cubs. In a telegram received
this morning President Murphy, of the
Chicago club, announced that he has se
cured Killilay by purchase, but the
price is not announced.
Pirates Buy Star Player.
PITTSBURG. Aug. 20. Manager Fred
Clark last night confirmed the report
that the Pittsburg Nationals have ob
tained the release of Fred Hunter, th
star first baseman of the Kansas City
Club of the American Association, for
whom five major league clubs have
been bidding. Hunter will finish the
season, with Kansas City and will re
port to Pittsburg in the Spring.
A big price in cash or players fig
ures in the deal. Pitcher Faber, of the
Dubuque team of the 'Three I" League,
who .recently accomplished th feat of
not allowing a Davenport player to
reach first base la nine innings, also
has been signed.
YOUNGSTER LEADS ALL
WOXDERFOi BATTING OP SXOD
GRASS IS SENSATION.
Even Spurt of Great Hans Wagner
Is Overlooked, in View of Work
of Giants' Young Star.
The wonderful hitting ability shown by
Harry Snodgrass, the youngster doing
utility outfield service for the New York
Giants, is now the talk of major league
circles. Even the spurt by the great
Wagner, is overlooked when compared
with the California boy's showing. Snod
grass was originally a catcher, but was
not used back of the bat very much.
Since being placed In the outfield he has
been hitting the ball so hard and often
that the big league sluggers are taking
notice of the young fellow.
The National League averages sre as
follows:
Batting Average.
NEW 1811 CADILLAC CARS SHIPPED TO PORTLAND BY EXPRESS.
Player and club. G AB R H SK Avg.
Snodgrass, N. T. 63 190 84 7T S .405
'Campbell. Pgh.. 51 128 20 43 S .338
Magee. Phll. ... HS 321 C4 107 17 .333
Crandall, N. Y. . 2S 37 12 1 .324
Mofman. Chi 8 311 S6 98 12 .318
Becker, N. T 42 60 10 19 1 .817
Wllhelm, Bkl... 15 IB 3 8 J .818
Wagner. Fgh... 08 353 S3 110 11 .312
White. Pgh 22 3 5 H I .808
Meyera. N. T.... 82 230 22 73 T .305
Graham. Boa.... 89 245 29 73 5 .298
McLean, Cin.... 88 29fi IS 87 2 .204
Byrne. Pgh 118 8(e 71 . IIS 1 .295
Wheat. Bkl 98 2S9 48 114 7 .298
Beck. Boa 103 8T8 36 110 T .291
Luderua, Phi... 30 79 8 23 1 JBQ1
Devi re, N. T 77 274 89 79 S .2S1
Keeler. N. T 13 7 3 JO .28
Phelpa. St. 1, f9 172 19 49 .288
Pankert, Cm 92 832 37 94 8 .283
Bates, Phi 77 288 49 81 10 .283
Grant. Phi 94 881 40 lol 18 .280
Philllpi. Pgh.... 17 25 S 7 1 ..280
Phillipi. Pgh..., 17 25 3 T I .280
Hunimell. Bkl.. 05 366 38 103 S .279
Hoblltsel, Cin.. .100 395 52 110 12 .278
Tinker. CM 85 3O0 25 8.1 11 .277
Chanoe. Chi 88 231 48 64 8 .277
Flvnn, Pgh 64 234 17 65 It .278
Lobert. Cin 38 125 35 34 8 .272
Konetchy, Bt. 84 842 4 93 T .272
Breanahan. St. L. 5a 162 22 44 4 -7t
Hulawltt, St. 87 111 9 SO 1 .270
Devlin, N. T 89 2 43 80 18 .270
Hchulte. Chi 95 349 49 94 .16 .289
L. Dovle. N. Y. . 92 381 56 87 T .269
Beaumont. Chi.. 47 105 18 28 S .287
Burns. Cm 23 45 4 12 1 .287
Bridwell. N. Y. . l 324 48 88 8 .286
R. Miller, Boa... 84 37 21 81 18 .264
Mowrey. St. L. : 89 298 29 7S 7 .262
Zlmmernan. Chi 56 173 15 43 .21.1
Mitchell. Cin... 101 35 48 lOO 41 .200
Seymour. N. Y. . 79 289 31 73 lO .280
Maddox. Pgh... 17 23 3 6 0 .JbO
Downey, cfil.... 3 328 33 RS 15 .2n8
Bescher. Cin 101 302 64 1 01 S .2.'.8
Sweeney, Bos... 100 325 23 84 1 4 . 2."8
Pharpe. Boa.... 84 330 2.'. sr, 14 .858
Merkla. N. Y 93 320 44 83 14 .250
Abby. Boa 38 133 13 84 8 .256
O. Wilson. Pgh. 89 325 34 S3 9 .255
Stelnfeldt. Chi.. 89 318 49 81 2t .255
Rowan. Ctn 28 35 2 14 1 -25
Dooln. Phi 69 223 19 07 4 .205
Portrait Painter Dies.
NEW CANAAN. Conn, Aug. 20.
Frank Fowler, a well-known portrait
painter, is dead at his Summer home
here of heart disease. He was 58 years
old. Mr. Fowler established himself in
New York in 1880 and painted the por
traits of many well-known men, in
cluding Samuel J. Tilden, Charles A.
Dana, John Bigelow, W. D. Howells,
Arthur T. Hadley, Archbishop Corri
gan, and many officers of the United
States Army.
Portland's premier catcher, Gus
Fisher, has increased his lead over the
other batters ot the Paclflo Coast
League, for he Is now clouting the ball
at a ,297 clip, and promises to tack
on the necessary three points to give
hlra the coveted slugger's mark of .S00.
Fisher is the only "Coaster" close to
that mark, which evidences the effec
tiveness of the pitchers in this league.
This is also plainly apparent by a
glance at the standing of the clubs.
"Ping" Bodle, of San Francisco, is
the closest swatter to Fisher, and he
is maintaining a respectable average
right along. Perle Casey, with a
mark of .247, Is second to Fisher among
the Portland batsmen, and Buddy Kyan
is close behind the captain with .245.
"Roaring Bill" Rapps has been in a
slump for several weeks, but he will
revive his batting ability very shortly
and when he does he will help the
team climb the percentage column
quite rapidly.
Walter Nagle," the tall Angel twirler,
continues to lead the pitchers of the
league in percentage of victories won,
for the Angeleno has won 18 and lost
7. Lively, of Oakland, is pressing
Nagel close .for the pitching honors.
Among the Portland "big four'- Steen.
Gregg, Krapp and Seaton there is not
much of an advantage in the number
of games won and lost. Steen has the
best percentage, but his two victorlej
against Sacramento helped him above
Gregg and Krapp:
Wares, of Oakland, is the leading sac
rifice hitter, while Howard, of Los An
geles, has first place among tSe base
stealers.
The averages up to and including the
games of August 14 are as follows:
Batting Averages.
Player AB. R. 1BH. BAV
G. Fisher. Portland 367 50
Bodoe, Saa Francisco .490 70
Daley. Los Angeles -.R3 80
Tennant. San Francisco. .641 48
lfoward. Los Angelea. . . .488 72
Carlisle, Vernon
Lewis, San Francisco ,
W. Hogan. Oakland .
Perry, Sacramento .
Hosp. Vernon
Danzig.
MelehTor, 6an Franelsoo..400
Sacramento
.501
.313
.41.1
.464
. 46
.335
Waring. Loa Angeles. ... .105
Tozier. Loa Angeles 82
Barnard, Los Angelea ....377
Haiatar, Sacramento ....154
Stewart. San Francisco . . 83
MRggsrt, Oakland 425
Thomaa, Oakland 127
Cameron. Oakland ......444
Wares. Oakland 498
Wolverton, Oakland ....401
R. Brashear, Vernon. .....476
Dillon, Los Angelas ....408
Hunt, Sacramento ....... 125
Casey, Portland ........816
Ross. Los Angeles ......183
Ryan, Portland ...449
N. Brashear. Vernon ..,.3!3
Shaw. San Francisco ..,.287
Nagle. Loa Angeles .... 95
Murphy. Lob Angeles ....481-
Swander. Oakland ......492
Boardman. Sacramento ..394
Rappa. Portland 435
Stovall. Vernon 297
Wtllett. Vernon 91
Briggs, Sacramento ,,,.489
Hetllng, Portland 272
Burrell, Vernon ..... 295
Olson. Portland 482
Van Buren. Sacramento. .394
Cutshaw, Oakland ......510
Lively, Oakland 84
Roth. Loa Angelea 435
Vitt. San Francisco ....433
Mosher, Oakland 102
Coy, Vernon 500
Kastlsy, San Francisco.. 60
Brown, Vernon ,'.227
Shlnn. Sacramento .....420
McCredle. Portland 165
Madden. San Francisco ..104
Delmaa, Loa Angeles. ., .4tKi'
Speas. Portland 411
Wheeler, Los Angeles ...140
Carroll, Oakland 249
W. Fisher. Vernon 2.".9
Ort, Portland 252
Sheehan. Portland 89
Rutherford, Portland .... 10
100
137
139
146
122
133
S3
10S
121
12
87
lot
37
21
98
89
21
107
82
111
123
100
118
101
31
78
40
111
96
70
23
118
117
S3
101
6ft
21
113
82
67
109
89
115
19
98
07
23
111
13
3
33
22
96
85
29
5t
53
51
18
2
Pitching Averages.
97"
.280
.271
.270
.266
.265
;25
.282
.261
.261
.260
. 26S
.257
.2.".
.255 .
.253
.203
2t
'. 253
i.25U
,249
.249
.248
,24S
.248
.247
.246
.245
,244
'.244
,24i
.241
.2:;S
.2X6
.233
.233
.231
JSl
.227
.226
.228
.225
.225
.223
.220
.217
.219
.214
.213
.213
.2 i
.20T
..207
.205
,2"3
,2"2
. 2l2
.200
arH U27? ?f
pitcher, j r s I a alg
r 5 P
Helster. Sac 1 1(01 011.000 O) 0 0) 01 8
Nagle L. A 25 18! 7 0' .720 6 1 1 2 O
Lively. Oak 24 17 7 0 .70S 3 10 3 4
Shafer. V 14 0 5 0 .643 2 0 1 0 1
Henley, S. F. . . 84121 12 1 .636 7 0 1 2 5
Steen. Portland. 24 14 9 8 .609 4 1 1 1 3
Carson, Var 21 12 8 1 .000 1 0 1 1 1
Krapp, P 30 18112 0 . 600 4 1 3 5 5
Mosher, 0 30 18(12 0 .600 3 0 1 4 8
Miller. S. F 2ol4lll 1 .560 1 0 0 0 1
Gregg. P 25 14111 0 .560 7 1 1 2 3
Hitt. V 28 15112 1 .556 4 1 0 2 3
Nelson. 0 27 1512 0 .556 3 0 2 1
Stewart, S. F. .. 18 9 8 1 .629 2 '1 0 1 0
Tozier. L. A 25 1.4(12 0 .520 1 W 0 0 3
Seaton. P 29 13 14 0 .517 8 0 1 2 3
Christian, O 22 llll 0 .500 2 0 0 0 3
Willis. S. F.-O. 21 10110 0 .600 4 0 2 0 1
Sutor. & F. . ... 14 Tl T 9 -Sort 1 0 0 1 J
i Wheeler, L. A. . 4 32 0 .500 0 0 0 1 8
Raleigh, V 2 11 1 0 .500 0 0 0 1 0
Baum. Sac 30 14 15 1 .483 4 0 1 2 0
Wlllett, V...,. 27 12 13 2 ,480 1 0 1 4 8
Thorsan. L. A..28 12ll3 1 .480 3 0 2 0 8
Hensllng. V-. .. 15 7 8 0 .487 3 0 O 1 4
Baatley, 8. F. . 1 7 0 0 .438 2 0 2 1 1
Delphi. L. A. . 7 3 4 0 .429 0 0 0 0 1
Nourse. Sac 12 5 7 0 .417 0 0 0 0 1
Castleton. L. A. 15 6 7 0 .417 3 1 0 1 3
Ereck'n ga, V. .26 11 15 0 .416 1 0 0 0 0
Garrett. P 15 6 9 0 .40O 3 0 0 13'
Browning, S. F. 10 4 8 0 .400 2 0 0 1 0
Hunt. Sac 32 12 20 0 .875 4 0 1 1 4
Whalen. Sae... 24 9 15 0 .875 2 0 1 14
CrUer. L. A... 17 6110 0 .875 1 0 0 0 3
Harklna. 0 17 6 11 0 .353 3 0 O 2 3
Fitzgerald. Sao. 23 7 18 0 . 304 8 0 0 2 1
Stovall. V 4 1 3 0 .250 0 0 0 0 0
Bryan, Sac.'... 1 0 1 0 ,000 0 0 0 6 0
Bolce, P 1 0) 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Leading sacrifice hitters, individual Wares
50. Murphy 39, Olson 32, Rapps and Mohler
28 each, Bernard, Howard, Lindsay and N.
Brashear 27 each, Speas and Dillon .25 each,
Vett 24, Burrell 22, Medchlor 21, Roth 20,
Daley and Carlisle 19 each. Casey. Ryan and
Van Buren 18 each, Boise. Lewis. Wander
and Wolverton 17 each, Delman and Carroll
16 each, Cutshaw and Stovall 16 each.
Leading base ateslera Howard 37, Mag
gart 34. Wares 31. Vitt. Daley and Carlisle
28 each, Cutshaw, Shinn and R. Brashas
27 each. Olson 23, Perrv, Melohior and Mur,
phy 21 each. Dillon 20. Mohler. Bodle and W. ,
Hogan 19 each, Tennant and Cameron IS
each. Speas, Rapps, Lewis. Bernard and
Coy 17 each, Ryan 16, Briggs and Stovall
15 each.
Leading two-base hitters Perry and Car.
lisle 28 each, Rapps and Coy 26 each, G.
Fisher, Briggs and Tennant 25 each, Howard
24, Murphy and Cameron 23 each. Bodie 19
Ryan. Van Buren, Dansig, W. Hogan, Cut.
shaw and N. Brashear 18 each. Shinn. Dil
lon and Maggart 17 each, Boardman, Daley
and R. Brashear 18 each, Casey and Swan
der 15 each.
Leading three-has hlttera Rapps and
Perry 7 each, Boardsman, Bodle and Car.
lisle 8 each. G. Fisher and Howard 5 each,
Speas, Ort and Danzig 4 each, Shinn, Mel.
chior, Shaw and Dtllon 3 each, Olson, Ryan,,
Van Buran, Vitt, Daley, Hallihsn. Swander,
W. Hogan. R. Brashear, Coy, W. Fisher ana
Stovall 2 sack.
Leading homerun hitters Bodle 21, R.
Brashear 17. Perry and Tennant 8 each,
Swsjider 7. G. Fisher, Ryan, Howard and
Coy 5 each. Maggart and Carlisle 4 each.
Rapps, Briggs, Berry, Delmas, Cutshaw and
N. Brashear 3 each, Shinn, Wllllama. Hen
ley, Lewla, Daley. Bernard, Dillon, Cameron.
Kelson and Lindsay 2 each.
Teams Games
Oakland 137
Loa Angeles ..1.19
Vernon 137
San Francisco. 138
Portland 126
Sacramento . 131
Totals . .... . -
CL1B BATTTXO. Q
AB R " AB BA SH SB 2BHJBH HR DP TP SO Gms
4382 420 1017 233 178 181 161 9 23 110 1 17 1
4381 454 10O7 230 226 177 183 17 17 101 0 15 2
4384 439 968 220 181 106 15 23 85 104 0 12 4
4553 437 lOOO 218 182 163 159 20 42 103 O 18 4
4062 378 880 .217 1S6 U5 131 27 16 84 0 22 ' 4
43U2 340 828 215 145 127 176 ' 24 16 78 0 15 2
30004 34M 6706 ' 1105 4S BM 130 149 883 1 101 IT