Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-29
BRASHEAR STILL LEADS
ANGELS WITH THE STICK

NOW that another series has been
N won by the Angels, Southern
California baseball fans will turn
to the dope sheets and see what their
favorites have really been doing during
the past week.
Amid the excitement of diamond
action II Is almost impossible to re-
member just how a certain player is
hitting or fielding unless special atten-
tion Is paid him. Until the present
there has been little call for publica-
tlon of averages. as the season was
young and the players in an act Of
finding their stride, a condition which
scarcely justified criticism or warranted
a true basis upon which to form calcu-
lations as to fielding and batting virtue.
1t is high time, however, to delve
into the form now being displayed.
Especially is this true in view of the
fact that Oakland which sprang into
second position at the first of the week.
is coming up in speedy fashion and may
be giving the Angels a hardy tussle
within a short time.
Yesterday the oaks won two games
from San Francisco, ana should they
win the coming series from Los An
geles will be dangerously near the top,
IL not actually leading.
The Seals and Portland are prac-
tically out of the running at present.
San Francisco with yesterdays double
loss, is we'll under the 300 mark, while
Portland is just showing its head above
200. Los Angeles and Oakland are
flirting with each other up in the 900
column.
One encouraging feature of the Port
land play has been that with the league
leaders they fought out several games
which were won by single tally.
The average baseball fan first allows
his eye to scan over the batting ave-
RACES in order to determine which of
the home team boys has been clouting
the ball to most advantage.
Los Angeles enthusiasts are hoping
that Cravath Is over his batting slump
and that the manner in which he has
been slamming them out during the
past few games is but an Indication of
better things to come. Last weeks
compilation found Cravath fifth among
the regular players, with an average OF
.305.
A glance at the record which follows
will show that Gravy now leads every
man on the team, with an average of
$50. When Celery is right with the
club he stands prominently among the
league sluggers. The best of them
have their off seasons, however, and
Cravy's slump was not long one at
that. There is not much TO complain
of as regards the pitching departments
of Pacific coast clubs, and the men
hitting around $50 are doing good work.
Capt. Dillon has fallen off woefully
With the stick. When the Seals de-
parted Dillon led his mates with the
grand average of .455 for the six games.
out OF twenty times at bat in the series
just closed, Dillon made but four hits,
bringing his average to 200.
Carlisle, who followed Dillon with an
average of .410, has fallen to 1893, while
Brashear, who came after Carlisle with
$40, has dropped to 1888 also.
IL Will be noticed that Bernard, who
has just recovered from an illness. has
not yet found his gait. Time was when
Bernie hit them regularly but for the
tlme being at least he is letting the
others go to it without his assistance.
The following averages comprise the
six Portland games: