The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-13
SPORTING NEWS.
Muggsy McGraw Leads the
League With the Stick.
Elmer Flick is a Close Second
With 398 Per Cent.
THOMAS HAS 80 RUNS.
McGann and Cooley Tied For
Lead at First Base.
Joe Quinn Shows Up Best at the
Second Bag.
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THOMAS HAS 80 RUNS.
Brooklyn First in Fielding and
Lively Base Running.

New York, Aug. 13-Latest records of
the National league players. compiled
up to last Thursday, show that the bat
tiers have held their own since the pub
1ication of the last set two weeks ago.
More men have gained in percentage
than have lost The leader has gone over
400, and the number batting 300 or bet
ter is still "a, the same as two weeks
ago.
Muggsy McGraw now leads the pro-
cessiOn in batting, with a percentage of
-404- Elmer Flick. who looks good to
win out the years honors. is second.
with 1888 Hanus Wagner is third, and
big Lajoie fourth. Jake Beckley, who
has slid down little. is batting 1892
in fourteenth place.
Roy Thomas has made 80 runs, the
largest number scored by any player.
Flick has made 135 hits, six more than
Wagner Among the Reds Barrett,
Crawford and Mcbride continue to hang
below the 300 mark, Sam Crawford now
having an average of but .272.
Lou Criger still heads the catchers in
fielding Pietz and Wood rank ninth
and tenth. Hawley and Tannehill lead
the pitchers in field work. Hahn is
twelfth, Scott sixteenth, Breitenstein
seventeenth, Phillips twentieth and
Newton twenty-second- Mccain and
Cooley are tied for the lead among the
first basemen, Beckley coming fifth. Joe
Quinn has an easy lead in percentages
at second, but a comparison of his work
with that of Harry Steinfeldt shows
that Sir Joseph has accepted 241 chances
in 55 games, while Steiney got away
with 2S4 in six less contests. Charlie
Irwin leads the third basemen by no
less than 20 points, Stefnfeldt ranking
fifth Davis leads the shortstops, Cor
cOran eighth.
Heidrick leads the center feeders,
Donovan the right fielders and Kelley
the left gardeners. The Cincinnati
squad are scattered down the column.
Philadelphia still leads in club bat
ting, with .297, not a team having a 300
average. The Reds have now tumbled
to the bottom place, with only .265. Yet,
in odd comparison, they still lead in
total extra bases, with .495, while the
smuggling -Quakers are fourth, with -459.
Brooklyn leads in club fielding. on
the strength of the figures 1t is not hard
to See where Brooklyn holds first place.
The champions are second in team bat
ting. first in fielding and first in base
running. They have 1877 steals to Gin
cinnati's SO. Averaging these showings
the leaders are seen to easily excel all
competitors.
Hans Wagner and Elmer Flick are
still the heavy hitters of the league,
Wagner having 104 extra sacks to
F1ick's 102. Crawford comes third, with
50, a curious showing for a .272 point
hitter, and strongly suggesting the idea
that when Wahoo Sam learns to bunch
hits OF the Burkett pattern, with his
age Sheckard leads the base runners,
Doyle second, Barrett eleventh
McGinnity continues to boost his rec
ord of wins Tannehil1 second Count
ing in only those pitchers who have
off1ciated in Is games, Ed Scott ranks
teenth. Brett fifteenth and Newton
fWenty-SecOnd.