The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-16
Clymer'S Average of .253
Only Thing Approaching
Respectable Showing.
MCBRIDE SHOWS UP
WELL, AS EXPECTED
In Fact, Even Better-Points for
A. A. u. in Carpenter
Case.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

IL
CRATES to read the official averages or
the American League and learn how
far short some OF the Washington play
ers fell with the stick
True, the team batted 234 and there
by had It on Chicago and Philadelphia,
but that pa was nothing to brag about.
and there were certain shining lights
on the team who were expected to bat
Tar more than they did Delehanty's .S24
was the real goods, but IT is sad to
think that the team had only one man
who really shone in the clouting After
him comes the laxative Unglaub young
man with .2S6, which is not so bad IN
these spitban days, but then we have
a dreary drop TO Clymer and Freeman
with .253 and .Z52 respectively. not
counting Jesse Tannehiu. pitcher and
pinch swatter. with 20 in twenty-seven
games.
OutfeId Miserably Weak.
After the Clymer and Freeman figures
there Is a perfectly sCandalOus fall to
Warner, pa. and Ganley and Milan. .259
each. Ganley and Milan are Outhelders,
ana outf1elders are not supposed to bat
below Clymer's .253 which IS nothing
to startle the natives. Our other out
fielder, Oliver Daniel Pickering, who
was counted upon to do a passed. Of
hitting even If ne figured out no new
plays, has the petite average OF 90.
That is a tiny and cunning little figure.
but broiler batting averages are not
popular these days. We prefer the May
Howard or May Irwin figure in this re-
spect, and must have it.
The average for the Washington out
field is Z59, Clymer's excess over that
number being exactly balanced by
Pickarings weakness, while Ganley and
Milan represent the mean strength OF
the far gardeners with the wagon
tongue.
Mcbride Did Well
The only comforting thought in a
study OF the averages is the fairly good
work done by Mcbride, who raped out
-222 That was little OF no worse than
what he accomplished in the American
Association the year before. and, in
view Of his wonderful fielding, he clear
ly earned the right to be considerd one
OF the finds OF the year for Washing
ton. II he had fifteen or twenty points
below .32 no one would have been sur
prised.
Charley Street batted 233 on the
EOasL TIE year DELOTEr SO LIlLL MS 10 Win
the Cautilloultcs was only normal diff
ference between major and minor stick
ing, although he thought he would do
better. He hit the ball harder than the
figures show, but because Of hts slow
running was frequently thrown out on
what would have been a hit for any
body else. The same slOWness also
counted In keeping Jack Warmers aver
age 10 pa.
Freeman a Success.
Jerry Freeman did not eat the ban
alive. as it was predicted he would do.
but his .252 is not bad when compared
with the work done by the outdelders.
Bill Shipke finished with DOS, and If it
had not been for d hitting streak he de-
VelOped the little time he was at the
head OF the batting order BIZ would
never have reached the 200 class. Bits
great fielding viii barely save him
regular berth II another indelder with
an eye for curves can be landed
Speaking OF Ganley, IL is only fair to
bear in mind that although ne had a
small average, he was second in the
league with sacrifice hits, getting 50 OF
those useful taps, and only being led
Dy TOpsy Hartsels Of Philadelphia, who
made Go.
Must Get Stickers.