El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-30

on the last lap and the results can
be fairly accurately predicted. In the
American league, Philadelphia looks the
winner and there is practically no
doubt but what Chicago will win II
the National league.
Philadelphia Jlas in the last two
! weeks been gradually drawing away
from New York. Boston and Detroit The
later team seems hOpelessly out of the
running NJ team has ever Won four
remnants in succession and Detroit Will
NOT be able to break that record. For
a time New York was crowding Phila-
delphia. but lately the team had slump
and has allowed the organization from
the Quaker state to get to going
good
In the National league there is no
chance for Pittsburg, the worlds cham
MONS. 70 repeat. For a time it looked
as if the New York Giants might over
come the lead of Chicago, but all hope
of that has now been abandoned That
team will undoubtedly win in a walk.
For the worlds champions Chicago
of the National league is the one best
bet. The team is not having to work
as hard in the race as the teams in the
American league. The winner in the
latter will come out tired with a long
strain of extra effort which ought TO
make it easy for the Chicago team to
win. Towards the last of the season
the Chicago aggregation can keep their
best men in fine shape by long periods
of rest and let them come into the
championship series fresh and in fine
fettle.
Texas Teams punched.
In Texas the leading teams are we'll
punched. Fort Worth looks the most
likely but the way Dallas tended to
Houston indicate that the Giants are
a mighty powerful organization San
Antonio has a long series of games to
play with Waco, the tail enders, which
viii result in 2 considerable boost in
percentage but unless Fort Worth has
a slump the Bronchos cannot overcome
the lead. There is no longer any chance
of Oklahoma City. Shreveport. Calves
ton or Waco getting to the top of the
heap Houston has not yet given up
hope The team and the fans hope that
Hunter Hill will be back in command
soon and that the team will again hit
the upgrade. The $4,000 purse offered
to that team 10 bring back the pennant
again is stimulating the players to ex-
! ira work.
Texas Surprises.
The official batting, fielding and
pitching averages which have just been
/ issued by president Allen of the Texas
! league. contain a number Of surprises
! The San Antonio team has the best
! hating average as an organization with
Houston second. Although Fort worth
/ is the league leaders, that team is last
/ in the batting averages. Shreveport As
| the best fielding team and waco the
poorest. The latter team Is 1i1th IN
the batting averages. This would go 10
/ indfcate that poor fielding is the result
! OF that team holding the cellar cham-
pionship-
In batting Mowry, of Houston. leads
: the league with an average Of 1928. He
/ has played in IS games. been at the oal
296 times. has made 106 hits and 81
runs.
Cowdv. who was generally believed to
have been the league leader, had an
average of 800 The Dallas player has
/ been in Sc games, at the bat 5o9 tirhes'
hes made SO hits and 80 runs.
The only other man in the 800 class
/ is Nortben. of Houston. His average Is
/ .314 He has played in "a games. oeen
at the bat 324 times, made 1O2 hits ana
/ 40 runs.
/ Pitching Above the Average
! The fact that only three men OF the
entire league are in the 800 class, goes
I 70 show that the pitching this year is
! far above the average In fact at no
{ time in the history of the Texas league
/ has there ever been an aggregation OF
! hitters like there are ct present
/ Hise. of Galveston leads the pitchers
This is another surprise. While II was
known that he was in the leaders class,
vet several other Fingers were thought
/ to be better than he. Shonts. of Dallas,
! falls to third place, Burk, of Fort
/ Worth. to fourth place and big Harry
| 4bles. of San Antonio, is twelfth Rog
! ers the new man San Antonio secured
! from Atlanta. is not included IN the
averages. He of course leads all pitch
ers. having an average of 1000, having
pitched six games and lost none Crap-
! BILE. of Galveston, recently sold TO the
/ bis leagues, has Is games, won 9, lost
/ and tied one. That gives him an aver
age of 500 He is ninth in the list OF
pitchers. Howell, with Shreveport, who
/ has also been called to big league COM
pauv. is low down on the list He has
! pitched p games, won 9, lost IL ana
! tied two.
! Picking out the list of pitchers by
teams Hise, of Galveston, is the best
of that aggregation, Mckay leads Tor
Fort Worth. Shontz for Dallas, Malloy
! for Houston. Blanding for San Antonio,
Ashton for Shreveport, Chelette for
! Oklahoma City, and Loudell for Waco.
The best batters of the team are as
| follows: Houston, MOwry, 1928; Dallas.
| Gowdy, $40: Houston, Northen, -S14;
/ Oklahoma City, Downey, .29S; Fort
Worth. jolly 296 San Antonio, McIver,
/ 1885, Shreveport, Gardner, -2IS; waco,
| TullOs, .272; Galveston. kaphan' -Z64-
Texas E}est Batters.
The l. best batters in order are as
Player-Club. G. ALB. r H. Pc
Mowry, Houston IS 326 81 100 1928
Gowdy, Dallas Sc 500 40 SO 800
Northen. Houston 81 324 40 102 -S14
Downey, Ok City SO 2ss IS SO -2sS