The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-17
TOPICS OF THE DIAMOND
!DpI HIE lDERS lND ~
EECTS ON ItRIOt = TEiHS.


OuNuftglA Wufa aNgNa0
american man In National League.
Ia<eS IN Whirh two xaiaeS have been won
hv one team on the same dsy are much
,ommoner IN The bug leasue- than cases
in which ne ,nntsndins teams have split
even This do.-Et ne IN With the theory
thai an even break j. more likely than thHt
ca" team or the oih.- All VIA both games
Of a doubI. header II has been Hrau-d
that Ia a doubl. hesd'r when team wins
Inc nt~f game there j. an unconscious re-
laNttioI and that that relaN aiion favors the
other team whIch also puts forth . greater
effort To grab the second game. But the
facts do not h ar out that contention. 10
wouh aUpesr that the winning OF the arst
game RCs - spun IN the victorious team
and possibly a. dampener on the loser
Naturally the chances ~ winning both
PARTS NJ a double header are with the
stronger team The inference. therefore.
j. that hsd the games been played singlv
II would have made for a closer race. hut
~. difference would not he great In anv
cas-" " to N. dou' le headers icing won
bN The stronger teams there y something
la tho results ~ double headers thus far
this season to hear ont that theory The
Athletics and Ho-tons Of the American
saRue have each won i've double headers
The DeiroiI- and Ne Works have each won
one. the latter. however. being one Of the
fFsi 1tA sion teams iNat hANf lfuN poDfN
IT, double headers
IN. Giants have won double header
twi'e and have the BrooklSn- The
Rosions have won oTr~. the pit'shurRs two
md the phillie- Two The cubs 1p to las,
SATURDAY. hadn't done better than split
even on two games On one day, 50 that In
tho National League double headers 60
far have heen ot no significance en-
phasizing the strength ~ the strong clubs
SIN ~ IN" National ~ well ~ he Amer
can League the results show that Two games
a day are won oftcner nv one team than
they arc divided y 10 last FRIDAY night
fourteen double headerS were won nv ons
team In the AmeTi"an League 10 eight
that were split even In The Na'ional
eayue nine double hesd"rs were Won nv
one team To- Ave divided In the Two
leagtlst combined ono team had captured
both contests ~ double header twenty
three times 70 thirteen oven breaks
The Athletics and Red SOY have Jared
exceptionally we'll With 'hes@ bargain dav
games only tNi'" have the Nhle'ics
failed 10 win both games Four times have
they wiped up the ground Siih the New
Works twice IN one day. and once they did
IN. trick to the Ho-tons The Rostons
haN" non double headers three timee from
Washington. ONE from Cleveland ana once
from chicago Two games = day, mostly
arising from post movements. have been TAI
and have gon. long wav toward putting
them where thav are The complete record
of double headers NJ 10 last Friday niEh,
the order in which they were PLAYED
Nmcrcan Iesvu. Pos'on Two from w.sh
md Uni, ,ics d,y'i.d tstro,i two from 5, Louis.
Nhietirs Two IRON Ncw Norh 'h'eaeo snd
I"rE Eo,,"n Two from Washington Ns~ orb
md Washington divided Athletic tao nom
",'' ron, Sss ySIs ron SSesrc soa :; on.
q. id-i uhieuos and New Nork divided,
Vcr Wv yoft ,I "a, nc. ION DIVIDED Rc.'cp ~o fror
'f rs Fc ,So .e Oi from G Si1 SI
National isrEu" Nev 'ork two from fhns
TO- 70 " 80 cnn.S CSi@arS nd s I"ai,
,l.yidci Iru,ng.rE ,s9 ron :, outs Boston ard
Boston Wv lo,E ,wo troTr r.oos.n P P,,.
''".'on 40 from N"N Nuyk pr"ohNn tao rom
some Of these ~" dav games we're IN
ho'ia.-. but "a having rames postponed by
~. while m" Giants haven't prohted anv
,Ithough u takc- four men 20 msk~ an
.naeh AMI only thrr" for an ou'held there
ar, more good inHelds than ouf~lds n
seems ~ he ca.c- to md four infslder-
who A. "A group measur" M TO standard
Than 70 md three such ouinelder= on one
hub Tue. the inhsld- have more "hanrs
'n show what thrv ian do h'r the fine work
in the outheld. such ~ throWinR and cutting
m long hi'- doesn't appear even rela-
lively a. often ~ fancy inheld work
There are only three outheld- m the
nig leagues Whl'h for ground covering.
throw ing and speed IN getting after long
hit rate NJ to ~ grade These are The
Detroit Chcago National and Pttshnrg
,utfeld- Notwithstanding Prt-hurg's
humps this year clarke Leach and vii
lnHF
: hulte and Sh"rkard are an "utheld hard
IN improV" On while cobb and Crawford are
,ippin- with either Mcintyre ar Jonas in
eft classy enough 10 ~ in nicely Lewis.
IInoper and speaker ~ the Red Soy make
,rrt'y nice outNald and one likely to get
better
Tho Ives, inHeld in the country j. that
N IN" N'hlctcr Davis. collins. Barry
and BaEcr II can hit. run base-. and On
defence - nearer 10 mir TIGHT than any
other present dAv quartet Stahl Gardner.
Wagner and lord are a fast four. h'i' With
,ui the ,l,s- ~ ali corners of tn" Athletca
'hnncc Ever. Tinker ana Steinfeldt make
, strong Gordon but ono witch has shade
le-- ~ ~" nre of youth Of The Athleit" four
N.rkle DOYLE. Br,dWell and ipeylin are
not AZ evenly balance n
ground covering ability a. could he Wished.
h" great"r ability being on the leit side
The New York american inheld l. also
p pY' .%ili,y ' 81 the rsi, -dc Cin"inns'is
InfeId j. we'll balanced and 80 i that Of
~" phiili-- pitt-hurg'- always has lacked
hni-h ut FIRST base hut q hummer otherwise.
'l.vslaud. l. stronger IN the mIddls than
On the "N'remiiie- Rrooklvn'- - fsrt
la"k- stability a. = whole.
hut j. likely Ia improve. Br''Snahsn has
a tidy nhsld and one that can cover lots
Df ground from Hr.t - short inclusive
Take any Of the present Iniield- and thcv
10 NOT ou'-i.ina hv gone inh"iis of the
Tcunsv- owe on z collins standard or ~
H.. DOVE R.it1-.Ienning--N ct;raV s'And-
,rd But then tho-s Two Wrre in q Cls-s
1v themselves In their dav ~ whole
he tnHeld- 81 the present rate up high
nov a. tNen Wer" there ono twelve club
lea gtIr nowaday- II l. probable 'hst more
,igh cla-. inneldI could he put together
hen were found fifteen wears ago
ISths umpire -tan ~ the american Ieagus
=, much superior to that oi the National.
y ar. the Nmsri'au League PLAYERS lust
naturally more nmenab- to decisions
m. thing - Ulain Co rNerv booty who attends
au.- ~ both l"n FurS. and tat i there -
on iderablv less FlHktns In the American
hero have been asses too numerous 20 mem
ION Of pIay"r- b-inq nr-d IN the field and
,i-pendeI m the Natonp' League this wear.
. milo -, IA tn-ss an the Anne rigau can 10