The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-15
FIELDING RECORDS
President ID. IA. ShiEely Gives
Out Association Standing.
Topeka Team Made the lowest
Average Per Cent.
WICHITA WAS FIRST.
Topeka Outfielders Make a Place
Near the Top.
Downs and Ragan We're Both
Low in the List.
WICHITA WAS FIRST.

The following are the fielding aver
ages for the Western association play
ers for the season of 1906. Topeka does
not show up very strong in the aver
ages but the fielding averages are but
a poor test for the ability Of a payer.
Several of the players in the league
who have good averages would be like
~ to receive a release in another league
If their jobs were secured on the
strength Of their helding averages.
In team fielding the palm goes to
Wichita. The Jobbers also had the
palm in batting but even then they
could only finish third They never got
together in team work while the Topeka
team which won the pennant although
they were last in team fielding had the
best team work OF any team in the
league Topeka's infield was not chang
ed during the entire season
O'Leary of Wichita is the real leader
Of The catchers in fielding Seabaugh,
Henry, *Zearfoss and Corbin who are
generally supposed to be the best in
the league are down towards the bot
tom.
Dick Rohn of Webb City leads the
first basemen with a percentage of $50.
Cooley who IS undoubtedly the best5irst
basenan IN the league, everything. con
sidered, and Halla, also of Topeka, are
tied for fifth place with a percentage OF
.s7A f-sshs
Old Frank Genins of Hutchinson, who
was a star when -AnsoR was a kid on
the corner lots leads the second base
men with a percentage OF $40 while
Red Downs, the only second basemen of
the league who will be found in faster
company next season, is down near the
b stt0m with 4 percentage of -Sl3- This
is not so bad however as Red gener-
ally played second, short, first. center
and rightfield at about the same time
Pokorney Of Webb City, another good
second sacker, has a percentage of only
.s22-
Although there is large number of
third basemen who have averages away
above the nine hundred mark, and who
played in but few games the real hon
crs OF the third sackers goes to Gus
Hetling Of Springfield, who played in
age was 1902. Andrews Of Topeka had a
percentage OF 800 which was close on
the heels OF Hetling-
The shortstOp honors go to the Olson
family, Emery Olson of Topeka leading
with a percentage of 954. However, Syl-
vester olson of Joplin is entitled to the
real leadership as he played in a great
many more games and has percentage
OF .e2e Raglan, the boy phenomenon, -
had a percentage Of -831, and was quite
close to the bottom
HOWE, the little pitcher, had a perfect
fielding average, having failed to make
a bobble in fourteen games. Halla made
but one error in nineteen games.
Among outfielders who have played in
a large number of games. Milan of
Wichita has the best record. In 81
games Milan fielded 1872. Murray, how
ever. played in more than twice as many
games and his record Of 1856 should be
given first honOrs. Hurlburt stands
close to the top with an average of .977.
All OF TOpeka's out7eIders show up
we'll
The following are the averages:
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