The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-18
A PARALLEL.
by Connie Mack Has His Ball
Team Leading Others.
They Play With Vim and Dash
From the Very First.
COMPARED TO CHICAGO
"a Matter of Strike Outs These
Pitchers Hold Records.
Have Famed Total of lI9 Bat
ters in Twenty Games.

Philadelphia, May Comparison of
The statistics of the local team. cham
pions OF the league and leaders in its
1905 champions, and the work accom-
piished so far by the Chicago American
aasuers, quickly and accurately shows
Hhy the south siders are down in sew
euth place.
Philadelphia has played one more
game than Chicago, but that will make
lao difference in favor Of the champions
q this deadly parallel The locals nave
played q games and the Chicagos q,
5ne Of which was a tie, so the percent
age table only shows a total Of 20
The champions have been at bat 7O6
1nnes, have scored 120 runs, and have
made 213 base hits for a total Of 295
bases. there being 80 two-baggers, 9
flples and home runs.
Here is Chicago's record: At bat e6S,
q runs scored, 15S base hits for a total
3t 1873 bases. there being 30 doubles,
triples, and 1 home run The diff
s7ence in the team batting looks like
shia: Philadelphia. 302, Chicago 2S8.
IN the matter of base running the
UssterDers are outclassed also. The 10
al team has stolen total of 80 bases
'snd has made exactly 80 sacrifice hits.
Ehicago's record shows % purloined
sags and 23 sacrifice hits.
ChicagO's pitchers have been steadier,
2 some respects, than Phila delphia' 8
s0r the former have given only 4S bases
% balls to 81 b. the local box art
sts. In the matter of strike outs. how
svef. this bunch holds the record in
he league, probably in either big
aague- The six pitchers Connie Mack
has worked have famed a grand total
3t 11s batters in p games, almost an
Everage Of six men to a game. Wad-
sell is at the top with 42, Bender fol-
eEvs with 40. Plank has IS. COakley IA,
9yBert 2 and BARLEY ?. Chicago's pitch
rs have famed 81 batters. with Alt
eek being hfoh man. a. Walsh has
e. Smith 70. owen S and Patterson ,.
with this bunch of figures before
hem It will not be hard for Chica go
ans to understand why the south siders
sEe so near the foot and the champions
rom this city are at the very top of the
1eaD.
Connie Mack has his team going at
on speed now as good or better than
It was last fall when the Chicag
aIuch struck here for the pennant-
zone exception Of Fred Hartsel. is in
Sp-top condition and he will be in
mother day or two The pitchers are
Forsing well and when they are going
fight Mack has the finest stable of
wirlers to be found in the league
EaddelI. Plank. Bender and Conkley.
fhe team is well fortified against ac-
tdent. too. with Oldring. Knight and
4ouler Armbruster to take the places
q regulars who may be hurt or 90
tale. Few managers have looked
mead in the matter of preparation for
Emergencies as far as has Connie
Iack this year and it is only anoth-
s. evidence of his shrewdness and
Featness as manager. Yesterday s
postponement was not welcomed by
ne Chicago players They looked so
feFy good to themselves. nOtWith- =
handing Waddell. that they were anxf-
us to see how they could work when
aot confronted by that ''phenom" They
you'd have drawn Eddie Plank and
Eiil get him today unless there is an
tther postponement. and they win have
l.4a chance thew missed Yesterday