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THE SUNDAY OltEGOXIAX, PORTLAyp, MAY 24, 1914. t ; i 1 ' . OITTCD IC uruiLii 10 LOSING IN FAVOR Managers Grow Prejudiced Against Fad of Many of Big League Players. CONTROL IS UNSTEADIED iMlclier's Arm Weakens, Catchers Orten Make Wild Errors and fielders Blame Mistakes to TTse of AVet. Ball. BT CHRISTY MATHEWSOX. The Giants- Star Pitcher. NEW YORK, May 19. (Special.) Spitball pitchers are becoming scarcer each season. In baseball this form of delivery has been a sort of fad that lacked stability, such as the dancing craze, the bicycle hobby and so on Many twlrlers who used to depend on It have abandoned it altogether. Only the most expert with the spitter still continue to use it regularly. Managers, in the past two or three years have become prejudiced against me use or the wet ball. There are many reasons for this. In the first place, a spitball pitcher tends to un steady a team because the wet ball leads to many errors, especially when a. recruit pitcher is working, since he generally thinks he must soak the ball to get any results, and the fielder or catcher, makinsr a throw, is apt to toss the game awav on on niav ficial scorer gives the author of the wna inrow an error, but the pitcher who wet the ball so profusely should receive credit for the misplay. Most catchers hate to handle spitball pitchers. The delivery makes the ball difficult to throw to the bases and the control of the damp artist is usually uncertain ana nara to receive. The ball aiso takes many uncertain and unex pected breaks, so that catchers fre quently have their fingers split and are forced out of the game for sev eral weeks. There used to be a great array of spitball pitchers on the New xorn American Leasue team with Fish er, Ford, Jack Quinn and the rest. The result was that Sweeney, the most val uable catcher to the club, was often out of the game with a bad hand from trying to receive these boys. Chief Refuses to Receive. Chief Meyers used to refuse to handle "Bugs" Raymond when he was with the Giants because he hates the spitter so. McGraw would work Wilson, the sec ond catcher, with Raymond almost reg ularly, since Arthur did not object so strongly to receiving "Bugs' " favorite dish. The rest of the team would hate 10 see uayraond take the box. too. be cause of the added difficulties in field ing the wet ball. To 'Larry" Doyle it was particularly objectionable, although ne would always try to conceal his reelings until he had made an error I have frequently heard Doyle early in at KiiTie snouting: "Come on. Arthur. Get in there. Now, you're working." Then some one would hit one a.t "Lar ry," and the ball would slip .out of his hand, or he would make a wild toss, and his honeyed tones to Raymond would melt. L,et in there. 'Bugs.' and do some Pitching. Don't wet that ball so much. ow no you expect us to field?" It was no longer "Arthur." but "Bugs." "I can't tell where the ball is trnin to break," Meyers complained to Mc Graw on the few occasions he caught iiajmona. ne cloesn t know himself. Managers Lone Eathulum. .. . ... .. vn ureoMi or tnese objections man agers are not so keen any longer about their scouts turning up spitball per formers for them. The control of a damp ball pitcher is hardly ever as sure mat or a straightaway worker. Then most of them have their good days and their bad. None is very steady. I have seen Raymond pitch a marvelous game and three days later " te urst oatter to face him and pass the next, and not have any notion where the ball was going. You will find that the real stars of the game. vitn lew exceptions, seldom use the spitter. jonnson, 1 don t believe, has pitched 25 since he has been in the American League. Coombs, Bender, Plank and the rest look on this form of delivery with suspicion. I am against it. since I believe It hurts a pitcher's arm and short ens the period in which he is good for big league service. I have practi cally never used the spitter since it was invented, because I found it hurt my arm after working on it as I have done frequently in practice. Once in a great while I used to try to cross up Wagner by shooting one at him because the impression got abroad somehow that he did not like the spitball. Perhaps this. was due to the fact that he could never hit "Bugs" Raymond very con sistently, but I believe Raymond's in different manner in the box did more to disturb Honus than his spitter. Wagner could always connect with any spitters that I was able to offer him. ,Many curve-ball pitchers will slip In a spitter once in a while when the count on the batter Is in their favor In an effort to cross the hitter. The lat ter does not expect it and sometimes misses it a mtle if it breaks good. That Is the great trouble with any man who does not use it regularly, finds mon keying with this style of delivery. He is usually off his control. IValnh'a Arm Is Weakened by Vse. "Ed" Walsh, of course, is the big ex pert with the spitball. and he wets the horsehlde in only one small spot where his first two fingers touch the ball. Therefore, he does not make it so hard for his catchers and his fielders to handle the ball as do some of the others who water-log it. He also has excellent control of the ball an ex ception in his case but I' believe its constant use by him was partly re sponsible for the weakening of his arm last season. The peculiar twist given the ball as it leaves the pltcheris hand Is a severe strain on the arm. Fisher, of the Yankees, used to be a spitball expert and he got away with a flying start in his first season, but he found that he would have his good days and his bad ones, like most of the users of this style of delivery. He was also receiving bad support. The wet ball was hurting the fielding of his club and the players behind htm used to hate to see him go into the box to pitch. Chance got after him last year nj suggested that he work on his curve and forget the spitter. Fisher was too uncertain in his pitching to take his regular turn in the box when depending upon only his fast one and spitter. He accepted Chance's advice, as most of the ballplayers do. and this Spring he has blossomed out minus his spitball. He Is using only his curve and speed. The result Is that he has not turned In a single bad game to date, although he has been beaten. He Is steadier and more reliable than he has ever been before. I ll gamble that this would be the case with most spit ball users if they would discard the delivery. "I'll never use the spitter regularly again. Fisher told me recentlv. "1 have thrown only about five or six this season. FEDERAL LEAGUE. Baltimore 7, Chicago 4. BALTIMORE. May 23. Baltimore won from Chicago today 7 to 4. In the sixth, with two on. Zinn, Balti more, hit a homer into right field. Swacina. of Baltimore, got four hits out of five trips to the plate. Score: R. H. E. Chicago 03000 0 01 04 10 2 Baltimore ..3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 x 7 12 1 Batteries Fisk, McGuire and . Wil son; Suggs and Russeli. Buffalo 6, Indianapolis 5. BUFFALO, May 23. Buffalo batted out a ninth-inning. victory today over Indianapolis 6 to 5. Score: R. H. E. Buffalo 00102000 3 6 9 2 Indi'napolis 30000002 0 5 10 1 Batteries Moore and Blair; Kaiser ling, Falkenberg and Rariden. Pittsburg 3, St. Louis 0. PITTSBURG, May 23. Excellent pitching by Dickson gave Pittsburg a 3-to-0 victory over St: Louis today. Score: ; R. H, E. St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 "2 Pittsburg ...2 0000001 x 3 9 1 Batteries Willett and Hartley; Dickson and Berry. Brooklyn 8, Kansas City 3. BROOKLYN, May 23. Seaton was effective in the pinches today while TIGERS PLAY BEST RAPIDLY ft""1" "ly abUt "Ve " S X iTiRFRR PI HY RFRT I) " - " Store Closed Memorial Day-Open Till 10 P. M. Friday. ' " 1 BALL SEEN IN EAST Detroit Team Is Safely Rated Where Figures Place It , Right at Top. GIANTS LIKELY TO RALLY Phillies Appear Almost Ready for Big Drop . and. Fifth or Sixth Place Is About Best . That Can Be Allotted to Them. NEW YORK, May 23. (SpeciaL) To those who have seen the Detroit Tigers on their first visit to the East, they are far from the flash in the pan that many regarded them before hav ing the opportunity to look over the CHART SHOWS MANY SHIFTS IX NORTHWEST LEAGUE IV VOCRTEEV YEARS continuously1""1 13 clties have held membership for one or more years. Spokane alone 1907 190S 190n 1910 1911 1912 1913 3B14 Seattle Spokane Portland Tacoma Butte .. Helena Salt Lake City 1901 1902 1903 . . . . 1901 1!KI2 1S03 1904 1905 1900 1907 1908 190! 101O lull 1912 1913 1914 . 1911 19U2 10O3 1909 1911 19T 1913 1914 . 1901 1902 1993 1906 1907 190S 1909 19l6 1911 1912 1813 1914 1902 1903 1904 1906 1907 1908 Boise Osden . . . . Belllngham Everett . . . Victor! juuz i:m3 . 19U3 1904 1905 ' 1904 1905 1903 190.-. . 1905 10O5 .... .... .... J9UA .... ..... 1111 1AI4 IQl'l ml. Vancouver 1903 1907 190S 1900 19l"6 1911 1912 1913 1914 Aberdeen 1907 196s 1909 These four cities operated as outlaw league under name of Pacific Northwest .euuc lyiouaiiucu in juiy auu ovukhdb look over victoria rranchlse he original name of the league was Pacific Northwest. In 1903 when the N W moguls made the fatal mistake of deciding to meet Invasion of their territory with in vasion of California, the name was changed to Pacific National. When Lucas organ ized his four-club circuit In 1905, with Belllngham. Everett, Vancouver and Victoria, he took the name Northwestern, which the league has operated under continuously .... -. .... tJ au ......... . B1T.un wim xicise, ugaen ana salt Lake Brooklyn bunched hits on Stone and took advantage of costly misplays -by Kansas City, the locals winning 8 to 3. Score: R. H. E. Kan. City...O 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 8 3 Brooklyn ...4 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 x 8 9 2 Batteries Seaton and Owens; Stone, Cullop and Easterly. BEARS LOSE IN TENTH NORTH YAKIMA WINS 3-TO-l GAME OP "many thrills. Baker Shuts Out Pendleton, 2 to O, When Baker, Batted Out of Box Friday, Comes Back In Form. Western Tri-State League Standings. Walla Wa 23 18 .561Baker Pendleton. 23 IS .561,N. Yakima. W. L. Pet. 2U 21 .488 16 25 .390 Yesterday's Results. At Baker Baker 2. Pendleton 0. At Walla Walla North Yakima 3, Pen dleton 1. Baker shut out Pendleton, 2 to 0, In the Western Tri-State yesterday and North Yakima defeated Walla Walla, 3 to 1, hut it took 10 innings to accom plish it. Both games were filled with' fielding that brought the fans to their feet. At Walla Walla Yakima deserved to win. Green, the first man up, got a three-bagger. Dut died on third. Walla Walla made the first score, it coming in the fourth off Sheely's and Eitz maurice's two-baggers. Yakima came back in "the fifth with one from Webb's single and Green's two-bagger. In the 10th Harrod, on by a forced hit and Barry being hit by a pitched ball, scored on Stokke's two-bagger. Peterson re lieved Kile in the fifth and struck out eight in the next six innings. The score: R. H. E. R. H. E. N. Yakima. 3 9 2W. Walla... 1 6 1 Batteries Kile, Peterson and Webb: Leeper and Brown. Baker, who was knocked out of the box pitching for Baker Friday, came back in great shape yesterday, letting his opponents down without a score. He gave eight hits, but kept them scattered. Lefty Schroeder gave six hits. Baker got her two runs on a couple of misplays, an overthrow and a hit. A slight rain fell, but the game was fast in spite of it, being played in an hour and 25 minutes. The score: R. II. E.1 R. H. E. Pendleton. 0 8 2Baker 2 6 0 Batteries Schroeder and Pembrooke: Baker and King. J3AXTEK VISITS PORTLAND Seattle - Sporting KUitor . 'Says He Xeeds Xo Excuse for Coming. Portus Baxter, sporting editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, is a Portland visitor, with Mrs. Baxter. They will re main over Sunday, returning north, tonight. "I have no excuse for coming to Port land, but I don't think anybody needs an excuse, said the veteran writer. "Some friends of mine were coming here, and when they dared us to ac company them, we jumped abroad train nd-here we are. Jennlngsites at close range. Regard less of how the Jungle tribe may have appeared to observers in other spots along the pennant by-way, it can be stated with emphasis that in New York they put up an article of baseball that outclassed the performance of any other team that has tapped the me tropolis. Since the Chicago White Sox team is the only outfit that has not invaded the local American League stronghold a yet (it begins its first series here Monday), it is safe to rate the Tigers, as they are playing now, right where ine tigures place them at the top. it Is true that Hughey Jennings has not had a lead-pipe cinch in every game since his club started the East ern tour a week ago last Tuesday, but it also is true that his men have made a good fight of it on every occasion seeming to battle hardest when their backs were against the wall. They also have had afternoons when the op position was fairly torn into shreds by ine torce ot their onslaught. vv Incline up their series with the Athletics today, the Tigers move on to Washington Monday to begin, the last series of this intersections! trip. It is possiote tnat waiter Johnson may stop them temporarily (he may even pitch two games of the series, the first and last), but the chances are that they will get no worse than an even DreaK in the capital and that they will leave for home next Thursday with tneir lead still intact. e The Tigers have. "shown" the East in a number of respects. One thing tney nave proved Is that Harry Coveleskie. the big Pole and giant filler of 1908, is no morning glory. The big fellow has done real pitching on this tour, and, added to' Dubuc and uauss, rounds out a star twirling trio, win Jviains. nail and Reynolds pro viding a first-class second string. Of ine two infield recruits. Kavanaue-h. the second baseman, seems by far the better a capable fielder, hard hitter and fine base-unner. Burns is not so impressive, and it would not be sur prising to see Jennings put Del Gainer DacK at first base, either making rurns sit on the bench the rest of the season or farming him out. All this talk about the Giants being uue tor a oaa Dealing By the Pirates in the race for the National League pen nant is beginning to grow fainter, now that Johnny McGraw has his New Yorkers playing the game of which they are capable. The Pirates may win the pennant, but they will have to play better ball than they showed in the series with the champions to accom plish the feat. If McGraw can Just keep his people going along at their proper speed it would be nothing re markable if the Giants sh'ould begin to build up on,e of their old-fashioned commanding leads along about the middle of June, this depending on a slump by the Pirates, which is liable to happen when they hit the East next month. New York fans thought It hard luck when the Giants got away to a slow start That same slow start is likely to prove a blessing In disguise. The psychology of baseball is a peculiar thing. When a team has been playing bad baseball and suddenly climbs back into form, it generally is set for a spell of playing better than its right ful grade. The Giants may keep up delivering a topnotch article clear to the end of July before a slump of any proportions sets In. whereas the Pirates may drop Whether you spend Memorial Day in town or at the seashore you'll want to know that your clothes reflect correct ' -style and faultless tailoring-. That's why we suggest ,arblue serge suit not just -any blue serge, but a Kuppenheimer blue serge that is all wool and .true blue through and through. You'll find them here in box back, Nor- folk and conservative models, in fabrics that are the pick of the world's best looms. Priced at$20, $25, $30. Half Minute Store Talk wEhursday. a. customer remarked: These suits look better than any Ive seen In Portland. I used to have my clothes made to order, but ' fn " to take any more m h Hav.e ihls..su't sent out to ?h r. V " today- You take no chances here on the way your suit von i?,? wh? TIshed. Instead! Zt ,?ut on the finished garment atndi.kl?.W lrtBtantly whethe? or not I... v.the model and pattern that Vh.b.m!s you- And f "ante Li. .e coa.t, lf your guarantee of ab back? satlsfactl r your money Boys' Norfolk Suits in tans, grays, browns and mixtures ; some with two pairs pants, $7.50 J Off kinds at J5,Oi Boys' Long Pants Suits in Norfolks ;and sack styles, special S10.00 Children's "Wash Suits in Oliver Twist and Beach styles of madras, Hydegrade galateas, tf i OF etc., $2.00 kinds P X .0D Children's Straw Hats, in new styles, special at 95 Succeeding Steinbach & Co. Gus. Kuhn, Pres. Morrison At Fourth THE STORE OF 100 PER CEXT SERVICE. t I. Stamps Gl 1 down Into a rut and fail to win much more than half their games for the next two or three weeks. Such a co incidence of events would mean that, by the end of July, McGraw's men may be eight or ten full frames ahead of Fred Clarke's minions. But then, of course, this condition may be reversed The Phillies have stayed up near the leaders about long enough now and are due for a big drop. If you should hear a dull, sickening thud within the next few weeks you will know that It is the echo of the Impact as the shot-to-pieces Quakers touch bottom. They don't figure to be up there where they have been. Fifth or sixth place is the best that can be allotted to a team without any shortstop. Charley Dooin surely is hard put to it when he has to experiment with a couple of outfielders at shortfleld Dodge Paskert and Sherwood Magee after Murphy and Irelan have proved dismal failures. A move is on to get the Phillies a shortstop, giving in re turn one of the extra outfielders Josh Devore or Beals Becker, If this transaction goes .through as per schedule, the Phillies will loom up formidably for third or fourth place. But as the team stands now, it is as certain as anything can be that the Giants and Pirates will lead the Quakers by a safe margin and that Brooklyn and the Cubs will land ahead of them. OREGON EASY WINNER AGGIES, IV FEARPIL SLUMP. MAKE 12 ERRORS AND LOSE, 11 TO 0. Hopkins defeated Harvard, lacrosse today. 5 to 4. at Morelnnd Is Nicked for Eleven Hits and Allovva Homer With Bases Filled. Ensene to Play for Pennant. OREGON AGRICULTURAL, COLLEGE. Corvallls, May 23. (Special.) Nicking Jude Moreland for 11 hits, the Uni versity of Oregon ball nine this aft ernoon walloped the locals 13 to o. The Aggies were decidedly in a slump. niaKing 12 errors, rive of them in the first inning. aioreland s real trouble bee-an In iha third frame. His spitter refused to behave -and three stalwarts from Eu gene received passes, clogging the sta tions. Whereupon Bryant, Bezdek's outer gardner, straightened out one for a homer, putting four across. The visitors added five- more in the fifth, one in the seventh and two in the eighth. Bill Tuerck. heavintr for Oreeon. had the stuff and the six hits chalked up by the locals were scattered, and the Eugene twirler was never In danerer. Carl Fenton shot out a four-bagger in the fifth which was Drobablv the longest hit registered here this year. Today's game gives Oregon a ' score of six wins and two defeats. Washing ton University finished with" five wins and three defeats. This gives Oregon ine rignt to play tne winners of the eastern section of the conference for the Northwest pennant. Score by Innings: '" R. H. K UofO 10406012 0 13 11 3 O. A. C 0000 0 000 0 6 6 12 Batteries Tuerck and Motschenbach- er; Moreland and Supple, Weller. Jchns Hopkins Wins. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 23. Johns HRXEDS WIN" AT TUXEDO Four Matches Decided, in Special Tennis Doubles Tourney. TUXEDO, N. Y., May 23 Four matches were decided today on the courts of the Tuxedo Racquet and Tennis Club In the special doubles tournament begun yesterday. W. A. Lamed and his brother, E. P. Lamed scored against M. E. Whitman and C. F. Watson, Jr., 6-3, 4-6, 6-0. . The Massuchusetts pair, N. W. Niles and A. S. Dabney, Jr., figured In two spirited victories, beating T. R. Pell and B. S. Prentice, 6-3, 7-5. Niles and Dabney took on R. D. Lit tle and G. L. Wrenn, Jr., the interna tionalists, who were beaten, 6-4, 7-5. Little and Wretin beat M. D. Whit man and C. F. Watson, Jr., 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. KIXIIKER APPEAL BRIEF FILED Chicago Federals Seek to Prove Its "Hands Are Clean." CINCINNATI. May 23. The Chicago Federals filed today their brief in the appeal of the suit to enjoin Catcher -Killifer from playing with the Philadel phia Nationals in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Ses sions, at Grand Rapids, Mich., refused to grant the injunction on the ground that the plaintiff did not come into court "with clean hands." The Chicago club devoted Its entire attention to prove the cleanliness of its hands. The Phlladelnhla hriof hii be filed soon and arguments submitted June o. Spalding's Bookings for Today. Transportation Club vs. Astoria a) Astoria, Or. Newberg vs. Hillsboro, at HUlsboro Or. Oswego vs: Dallas, at Dallas, Or. Cascade Locks vs. Stevenson, at Ste venson, Wash. ' Powers vs. Dayton, at Dayton. Or. White Salmon vs. The Dalles, at The Dalles, Or. American Laundry vs. .Tigard, at Ti- gara, ur. ivnignts of Columbus vs. Columbia rarK, x r. jvi., at Columbia Park. r-ortsmoum vs. St. Johns, 2:30, at at. jonns. Hubbard Giants vs. Banks, at Banks Or. Pawnees vs. Gilbert White Sox, 2:30 at Gilbert Station. St. Andrews vs. Barracks team, at Vancouver, vvasn. Maccabees vs. Sherwood, at Sherwood, Or. . Bradfords vs. Hood River, at Hood River, Or. Milwaukie V. F. D. vs. Villa Cubs, 1:30, at Jonesmore, Eighty-second street. Spranger Giants vs. Beaverton, at Beaverton, Or. Stilettos vs. Estacada, at Estacada. Or. Portland-Cordage Company vs. Sell wood. 2:30, at Sellwood. Lipman-Wolfe vs. Troutdale. at Troutdale, Or. Sunsets vs. Lents Giants, 2:30, at Lents Park. Meier & Franks vs. Webfoots, 2:30, at Myrtle Park. Foresters of America vs. Villa Grays, 3 P. M., Jonesmore. Lang & Co. vs. Scholls, at Scholls, Or. Oregon Law School vs. South Port land. West End, 2 o'clock. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE AVERAGES Club Rattlnc Records. G. Ab. R. H. Sh. Sh.PM 1500 19 418 53 3S .277 Club Oakland San Franolsco 47 1543 liT 415 57 liliu Sacramento 4:1 1473 103 8!0 5 4U .l!us Venice 46 1504 20U 403 UO 32 .207 Portland 40 1305 143 347 50 5i .l!lltl Los Angeles 43 14S0 2US 33 77 75 .265 Club FieldlnK Records. ,iud g. Po. A. K. San Francisco 47 1237 6s US Oakland 43 117(1 esS 75 yen'ce 4,j 12U outi 7j L-o Ancelej 45 j.-, ei.o S3 Portland 40 1031 007 73 Sacramento ...43 1205 614 IMS IN BOYVILLE G0LT7 YES. SOME FOLKS SAY SO BY STALLINGS .....,.,,,,., ... A Pitching- Records. Pttcher, club Ehmke, Los Angeles Martinoni, Portland Decannier, Venice . . Helger. Portland " Barham, San Francisco ...... Smith. Venice Prulett. Oakland- '. Ryan, Los Angeles Klepfer, Venice White. Venice Pernoll, San Francisco ". Standridge, San Francisco Stroud, Sacramento ....v..... Ptrrrtt. Los Angeles Klawltter, Sacramento Slagle, Sacramento Fleharty, Venice Hughes, Los Angelea Leit'ield, San Francisco ... Hltt. Venice .' Toier. San Francisco Christian. Oakland Pruugh, Oakland Krause, Portland Barrenkamp. Oakland Gregory, Sacramento . . Powell, Venice Geyer, Oakland ; Chech, Los Angeles Higgtnbotham, Portland Fanning, San Francisco....... Malarkev. Oakland . Kremer, Sacramento Musser, Los Angelea Brown, Portland Henley, Venice Arellanes, Sacramento I West, Portland Klllilay, Oakland Arlett, Saa Francisco . Harkness, Venice Hanson, Portland Ramey, Oakland Crabb, Los Angeles Released pitchers Individual Batting Records. Player, Club. G. Dillon , L. a 1 Pourroy, Sac. ... 1 Calvo, L. A Harkness, Ven. .. 4 Arlett. s. F 6 Fitzgerald, S. F. 28 Elliott. Ven ;u Chech, L. A 12 Klawltter. Sac.. 14 Prulett. Oak. 8 Pernoll, s. F....14 Tobln, S. F SO Howard. S. F....20 Ryan, Port 40 Corhan, S. F....4U Bayless, Ven 46 Shinn, Sac 44 Mltze, Oak 21 Gregory, Sac 11 Brown, Port 8 Lynn, Sac 6 Hanson, Port.... 4 Mlddleton; Oak. ,3s Kane, Ven 20 Kaylor, Oak 22 Alexander, Oak. 24 Derrick. Port.. ..33 Lober, Port 40 Bancroft. Port., is Gardner, Oak... .16 Tennant, Sac. ...44 neloan, Ven.... 35 Ryan, L. A 7 Young. Sac 44 Ness, Oak 40 Mas-Bert. L. A... 45 Schmidt. S. F 28 cnaiier, H, b ... it Pet. .;7 .uol .90t .036 .V54 .S4 W. L. . 0 .4 0 .3 0 .1 0 .1 0 .1 0 .6 1 .3 1 .5 2 .7 3 .9 4 .4 2 .i 3 .5 3 .S a .3 2 .3 2 .4 3 .0 4 .5 4 .3 3 .2 ! .3 4 .4 6 ,2 3 .2 3 .2 3 .2 3 .5 " .4 7 .3 6 .2 5 .1 3 .1 3 .1 3 .1 3 .2 7 .2 7 .1 4 .0 1 .O 1 .0 1 .0 3 .0 3 .3 2 Quinlan. Oak. ...44 Wolter. L. A 45 Leard, Ven 45 Ellis, L. A 3'J Fisher, Port ol Hannah, Sac... 27 Coy Sac-Oak.. . .30 Zacher. Oak 40 Ma.-tinoni. Port. 5 Carlisle, Ven lo Johnson, L. A ... 33 Brooks. 1 A.... 25 Hallinan, Sac... .31 Meek, L. A. 21 Page. L. A 43 Downs, S. F 47 Murphy, Oak. ...31 Absteln, L. A. . .37 Toier, S. F 11 Malarkey, Oak., s Barrenkamp, o'k S Boles, L. A 27 Kuilgers, Port... 40 Cook, Oakland... 41 Moran, Sac 31 Korea, Port 30 ooane. Port.... 34 l.itschl, Venice.. 3'J Hetling, oak.... Charles, S. F. ...2S Arellanes, Sac. .lu Van Buren, Sac..24 Bliss, Venice.... 23 Mundortf. s. F...4o McDonnell, Ven.. 12 Slagle. sac S O l-eary, S.' F. . .43 White, Venice... 13 Metzger, L. A IS Brashear. Port.. 10 . 000 I Borton, Ven 40 .JUtl McArdle, Ven. ...30 .10111er, frac 3. Clarke,. S. F 14 Krause, Port 12: Killlla.O Oak ii Kremer, Sac s HOoij, Venice... .30 Sawyer, L. A. . . .28 Speas, Port 18 Fanning, S. F. ...13 Arbogast. S. F. . . 0 Barham, S. F. . . 2 Including games of May 17. Following players have hit safetv once but are batting below the .200 mark: iavis, r-ortianu, .101 ; Guest, Oakland. 191; 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 .750 .750 .714 .700 .690 .667 .625 . 0 'a .615 .600 .600 .571 .556 .556 .429 .4O0 .40 0 .4 00 .400 .400 .455 .364 .333 .2S6 .250 .250 .250 .250 .222 .200 .000 .00 .000 .000 .000 Ab. R. H. Sh. Sb. Pet. 1 0 loo 1.000 10 1O0 1.000 7 1 4 0 1 .571 4 1 2 0 0 .500 14 1 6 0 0 .429 75 12 30 5 4 .400 84 13 33 5 1 .3113 26 4 10 3 O .385 29 6 H 3 O .378 22 5 8 1 0 .304 28 5 10 0 O .357 136 33 48 3 7 .33:: 60 7 23 1 0 .34S 148 14 51 2 3 .343 1U3 18 50 8 3 .344 171 20 58 5 3 .330 175 21 Co 4 10 .337 45 4 15 0 3 .333 21 4 7 0 0 .333 12 3 4 0 O .333 8 2 3 0 0 .333 3 0 1 0 0 .333 142 20 47 6 4 .331 70 14 23 3 4 .329 OS 8 22 0 1 .324 81 18 28 5 0 .321 116 14 37 7 5 .319 135 14 4:1 4 8 .318 38 8 1 o 0 .310 33 1 11 0 1 .315 170 17 Co 4 3 .313 109 18 34 6 5 .312 10 2 3 0 2; .312 156 20 47 8 13 .301 143 20 43 3 2 .301 ISO 35 B4 8 10 .3O0 OO 13 27 4 14 .300 168 29 SO 2 IO .2M8 195 23 r.S 4 109 2S 50 5 105 3is 4 ! 134 14 7 13 8 7 O 17 0 2S 0 332) 13 38 ; 137 13 45 3 14 1 4 o 159 35 45 3 111 19 31 tf OS 7 19 3 115 14 32 2 36 2 IO I 106 27 46 17 175 23 4S 6 106 13 29 6 143 19 39 4 22 1 0 0 15 1 4 2 15 0 4 1 75 9 2t 6 151 19 40 7 149 12 3.1 3 104 11 27 10 135 17 30 7 121 17 31 5 134 17 34 6 136 19 34 4 112 6 23 2 24 3 6 1 77 5 19 2 78 4 19 2 150 IS 35 1 25 2 6 0 25 3 6 0 151 18 30 19 30 7 2 66 10 15 3 22 2 5 1 143 17 32 4 122 13 27 7 122 13 27 8 32 5 7 4 32 r 7 2 14 1 SO 14 3 1 100 11 20 2 80 II 16 1 OO 5 12 2 SO 2 6 1 20 :t 4 1 5 0 10 1 1 .297 9 .296 12 .29J 11 .291 3 .290 1 .2 2 .288 2 .28 ! O .286 8 .283 7 .279 2 .279' 2 .J-tS O .78 9 .277 2 .274 8 .274 5 .273 O .273 O .267 0 .207 4 .206 14 .26.1 1 .262 8 .2o 2 .239 6 .256 4 . .2o3 2 .250 3 .250 0 .2511 3 .24 7 2 .244 4 .249 4 .240 0 .240 3 .258 1 .233 1 .227 0 .227 1 .223 3 .221 3 .22 1 1 .219 O .219 0 .214 0 .214 4 .20O 3 .200 4 .200 O .200 0 .200 O .200 at least Klepfer, Venice, 190; Ehmke, Los Angeles, 187; Crabb, Oakland-Los Angeles, 1S2; West. cartwrlghl 182; San tranciEri). Giannini, Sacramento, 176; Forret, Portland, 178: Gii Sacramento, 174: Harper, Los Angeles, 16u; Standridge, San Francisco, 160; Higgin- botnam, Portland, I08; Sepulveda, San Fran cisco, 156; Haworth, Portland, 156; Rohrer. Sacramento, 150; Moore, Los Angeles 148; Christian, Oakland, 143; Hughes, Los An geles, 143; Leifleld, San Francisco. 129; Fle harty, Venice, 125: Powell, Venice, 125: Decannier, Venice, 123; Perrltt, Los Angeles, 121; Prouch, Oakland, 111; Stroud Sacra mento, 090; Geyer, Oakland, 050. Leading run makers Leard, Venice, 36; Carlljln. inice. 35; Maggert. Los Angeles. 35; Tobln, San Francisco, 33; Schaller San b'lunclsco. 2u; Wolter, Los Angeles, 28; Page Los Angsles. 27; Young, Sacramento, 26; Downs, San Francisco. 23; Quinlan, Oak land, 23; Shinn, Sacramento. 21. Leaaing base stealers Younv. Sacramen to, 15; Rodgers, Portland, 14; Schmidt San Francisco, 14; Leard. Venice. 12; Qufnlau. Oakland. 11; Ellis. Los Angeles, It; Shinn, Sacramento, 10; Schaller. San Francisco, 10; Wolter, Lm Angeles. 9; Page. Los Angeles, 9. Leading home-run hitters Schaller, San Francisco, 5; Tobln, San Francisco, 5; Korea Portland. 4: Meloan, Venice, 4; Bayless, Venice, 3; Johnson, Los Angeles, 3 Leading three-base hitters Bayles3, Ven ice, 7; Ryan, Portland, 7; Maggert. Los Angeles. 3: Leard, Venice, 5; Shinn, Sac ramento, 4; Johnson, Los Angeles, 4; Ab steln, Los Angeles. 4: Rodgers, Portland. 4. Leadintr two-base hitters Ness, Oakland, 35; Shinn, Sacramento, 13: Downs, San Francisco, 13; Tennant, Sacramento. 11; Ab steln, Los Angeles, 10; Lltschl, Venice. IO; Howard, San Francisco, 9; Alexander Oak land, 9; Lober, Portland, 0. Leading sacrittce hitters O'Leary, San Francisco. 19: Page. Los Angeles, 17; Moran Sacramento. 10; Leard. Venice. 9; Corhan. San Francisco, 8: Young, Sacramento, 8: Maggert. Los Angeles, s; Mohler. Sacra mento, 8. NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE AVERAGES Pitching- Records. Avg-. ins. ao. k. 11. so. Bb. runs. ...10 35 1 3 2 6 0.90 89 31S 12 65 54 24 1.31 61 213 9 43 2S IS 1.33 63 S17 10 35 22 14 1.43 ....34 117 7 27 g 6 1.8 7 62 221 14 48 24 10 2.04 51 181 13 39 25 19 2.28 58 203 16 SS 26 23 2.4S 69 212 17 47 32 20 2.61 85 310 25 ES 22 12 2.64 90 336 27 S3 34 10 2.70 ....85 303 29 66 3a 9 Q' Reuther. Van 29 101 10 ?1 14 it s'm -oeieKie. opo. ..14 26 26 62 41 2S 3.17 ilccorry. Spo 53 186 21 43 27 21 S.K Bromley. Port. .....50 175 50 57 19 n 1 r. 7 Clark. Van 62 198 22 49 21 13 S.Sl ieonara. fort 48 INI ' :t 4g 14 IK 7 Gregg. Spo. 47 159 21 27 27 30 4i02 Smith. Epo 57 199 26 62 8 8 4.10 McKenry. Vic- 39 1211 is a 8 in a i Baker, Spo 65 241 30 59 38 21 4 17 Jones. Van. -Port 43 146 20 21 13 1 4 l Salveson. Port. . Schneider, Seat. uoty. van Hunt, Van. ..... Glpe. Scat. Eastley. Port. . . Hall, Van. Narvcaon. Vic. . . Stanley. Spo. McGlnnlty, Tac Kaufman. Tac. . Dell, Seat. Harstad. Van Kuilerton. Seat. Bonner, Seat. . . Steele. Vic Kraft, Tac. Pope. Vic Reunion, Seat. Drlscoll. Vic. . . . Glrot. Tac Kurfess. Tac . . Chapman, Vic. . Fitch ner, Vic. . , Callahan, Port. .10 33 5 S 9 5 4.S0 20 71 10 15 8 12 4.5S 61 230 32 68 28 19 4.70 53 1S9 28 54 25 28 4.78 55 213 30 S3 22 23 4.91 ....30 305 17 33 9 34 5.10 26 89 15 18 5 11 5.2; 61 236 36 74 23 16 5.31 30 122 19 37 11 12 5.67 27 100 17 25 6 5.67 S3 117 19 26 15 14 6.69 ....15 64 12 22 5 9 7.20 15 61 13 19 4 5 7.65 Record of Pitchers' Winning. W. L. Pct Glpe, Seattle 3 0 Salveson. Portland 1 0 Harstad. Vancouver ........... ..1 0 Schneider, Seattle 9 1 Hunt, Vancouver .......6 1 Doty. Vancouver ..........5 1 Hall. Vancouver ......4 1 Jones. Vancouver-Portland 4 1 Lastley, Portland Gregg, Spokane McGinity. Tacoma . . Clark. Vancouver . . . Coveleskie, Spokane Kaulman. lacoma, .. Dell. Seattle Smith. Spokane .... Baker, Spokane .... McCorry, Spokane .. Steele. Victoria Callahan, Portland . Iteardon, Seattle ... Leonard, Portland . Bonner. Seattlo ..... Drlscoll, Victoria ... 4 S 4 0 4 5 7 . . . . 5 3 4 3 3 1 .. ..1 . . . 3 '.'.'.'. 1000 1000 1000 .900 .857 .833 .800 .800 .714 .667 .667 .67 .625 .636 .556 .6O0 .5110 .500 .500 .500 Son .400 .375 .286 Fitchner. Victoria 1 Fullerton, Seattle 1 Glrot. Tacoma "1 Kraft. Tacoma ....!'. 1 Kurt uss, Tacoma ' ' ' 1 Bromley, Portland '.'"l McKenry. Victoria. 1 Narveson, Victoria Stanley, Spokane Pope. Victoria .' Chapman. Victoria , Reuther, Vancouver . , 1 1 . .... 0 , ) 0 Tha Individual Batting. Ab. 43 .333 "250 .256 .250 .200 .206 .167 .143 .ono . 006 .000 Grlndell. Vancouver. Wagner, Spokane 120 Stanley, Port. -Spo 23 Frisk, Van.-Spo 12s Hunt. Vancouver 30 James. Seattle 131 Swain. Seattle 125 Wllholt. Victoria lis Abbott, Tacoma las Holke, Spokane 12 7 Duddy. Seattle 47 Shaw, Vancouver Ill 20 3 enneiaer. Seattle 31 Brinker, Vancouver ....124 McMullin, Tacoma 122 Neighbors. Tacoma ....102 Cadman. Seattle 106 Fries. Tacoma 94 Butler. Spokane 140 v oteu, Vancouver .... 84 R. H. Ave. Sb. 1 16 .372 44 8 43 HI 4 2 39 36 4 2 33 14 t 2 9 34 35 8 34 II 15 13 13 18 10 19 12 28 .363 It .348 1 .236 4 .333 .321 12 .312 3 .305 7 .304 5 .299 3 .298 3 .297 .290 .282 .274 .275 .274 Gulgnl. Portland 124 10 22 .262 4 7 4 3 1 264 5 Milllgan. Portland McKnne, Portland . . Zimmerman. Victoria Lewis. Spokane Lynch, Spokane Raymond, Seattle ... Huhn. Seattle Deli. Seattle Yohe. Tacoma Pope. Victoria . . . . Heister. Vancouver Bloomer. Tacoma . Melcholr, Portland . Klllilay. Seattle West, Tacoma Coltrln. Portland . . J. Butler, Tacoma . Wuffll. Spokane ... Scharney. Vancouver Carney. Victoria ... Williams. Portland Shea. Spokane McCarl. Vancouver . Cheek, Vancouver . . Coveleskie. Spokane . 109 . .137 ..121 94 119 140 48 28 124 ...J 12 128 103 114 138 67 113 102 .124 . 66 . 4 2 . 77 . 89 .129 . 7t 27 8 14 15 11 8 15 20 2 6 17 12 10 12 16 9 10 34 12 9 5 8 9 11 (Including games of May 19.) 28 35 21 24 20 35 32 7 31 3 31 33 16 27 24 29 13 10 38 20 29 16 6 238 .257 .256 .256 .250 .250 .230 .250 .250 .243 .243 .246 .229 .239 .235 .235 .204 .232 .239 .233 .225 Farm note: any time. Wild oats can ba cut