The Washington times., 1910-10-15
WASHINGTON HIT .24O
FOR SEASON OF 1910
Great Improvement Toward End Offers Hope for Next
Cunningham Led Team-Elberfeld's Aver
age Better Than Expected
By THOMAS S. RICE.

Washington closed the season with an
unofficial batting average OF .24e.
That is about the highest average
reached by the Nationals in the past
campaign, and is much better than was
expected, because Of the long slumps
into which the team fell at three
periods The 30 Is an increase Of
three points over the last averages pub
hshed before the season ended, and
shows that the club has something on
which to build. Chicago, which was
sixth in the race while Washington
was seventh. had a batting average Of
,90I, 90 points lower than Washington
and the lowest in the league. Verify.
the battle is not always 10 the strong.
Cunningham wound up as the leading
washington batter with "a for y
, games. That is a mighty cheering piece
Of business for a mere child breaking
into the league and speaks well for
the future. He has not been properly
gated by the big pitchers yet and the
average may be too high. On the other
hand, he is still a youngster In base
ball and may develop into an even
better swatter than he was this year.
At any rate. he is the best combination
Of fielding and hitting second base
man washington has had for many
long years.
Elberfeld Surprised Himself:
Schaefer fell into a frenzied streak
OF hitting toward the end and boosted
himself TO .257. after having piddled
along most all the season with -240 or
less. Milan finished with 30, which
does not show his real worth He
cd
greatly in sacrificing, and when he
gets on bases is terror because of
his speed. LeliveIt with 90 and Ges-
sler with .25S offer little nOurishment as
a smuggling outheld. and there must be
q stronger combination in the suburbs
These lights must shine brighter here
or flicker IN other company
EIberfeld hit for PSI, according 10
tho svera ges Of George Moreland, pub
lished herewith. That is not by any
means bad for n third baseman, espe-
Cially when he is as versatile and capa-
bic as the Kid. He was AFRAID ne was
not going TO do well with the SUCK TINS
year, and the average will surprise even
himself. That he VIII be on the JOB
I'm 1871 is cinch.
Wild CourOy playeU about everything
except first base and battery positions.
and hit for -34S He viii be with us
when the robins nest again, and we
hope he will remain until Charles Muir
phy ties up another worlds series with
someriort hit .2SS at first base the
short time he was with the club, eight
points better than Gnslaub for the sea
son. and not enough for a regular rrst
baseman,
Capt. Mcbride Falls Off
Capt. George Mcbride hit for go.
II was rather a bad year for the cap
tain, who should have done 30, but it
is well TO remember that he made so
many timely hits we dubbed him
Pinch" and he delivered the goods so
often afterward that the name stuck.
He WIS a far more valuable batter than
the 80 would indicate
As a prop TO a webbing Outheld
Ralston with 20 I'm Jwenty-one games
Is a gloomy subject He will have TO
take brace or go back 10 the bushes
Charley Streets -2c3 was just $3.50
Tor him.
Ainsmith was an OppOTtune batter TO-
" ard the last, and the fact that ne is
credited with only 1872 VIII occasion sur
prise. Prof. John Henry, with his .l5l
is a sad subject. nut the professor Is
learning as well as teaching.
Milan was sixth among the base
stea lers with -, and fourth among the
Iun-getteTs with 80 Eddie Collins, by
the way, Is credited with a better total
ard better percentage in thicving than
his great rival, Ty Cobb.
Here are the figures for the entire