The Washington times., 1910-01-10
Offciated in 297 Innings,
Ranking Third in Amount
of Pitching.
SMITH, OF CHICAGO,
HAD GREAT RECORD
Was on Slab IN sos Innings.
WulIin Also LabOred
Hard.

Frank smith. or the Chicago white
stockings. was the hardest working
ritcher in the American League last sea
san heinz ON the mound for the Com
iszey1tes IN 355 innings
Only one other finger, according 10
the official statistics just issued by sec
reta-y Robert p lICRoy- which supple
uent the records Of games won and lost
nv the delivery clerks. was anywhere e
near smith as a willing worker IEls
man was George lLullin- who tul.ed Tor
the Tigers in $685. roUnda-
Walter johnson was the man wash
iurtou used ofreuesL he having oftclaI-
ed In OF innings; Cy Young. was oieVe-
lands star Iaborer- Eddie Plank Pni-a-
deIphia-s- Jack Powell St Louis, ana
Frank AreIIaues, BostoEs
II is Secretary EIcEoy-s contention
that the true way 10 md the worth OF q
-ffcbe- to a. team is 10 consider the
number OF innings g man twlrls each
season. the hardest worker being the
man who should be considered the star
Of she lot without relation TO what his
average OF victories IS The chief r9iler
fu The American League two years ego
was Ed Walsh. and fans are willing
10 admit that then The boss Of the spit
bail brigade was uy far the best pitcher
IN the johnson 0TEauizarlou-
Johnson Away Up,
George lIuLIn certainly was Jennings
most reliable boEman In 1909 and Walter
Johnson easily as the kluEpin OF the
washington hurIers- Zach man is in
IBIS. proper place in the new scheme en-
1loved by Secretary AlcROy 10 rank the
finEers-
Under this idea Jack Warhop. who
pitched z47lz innings for the Highland
ers. comes in for proper recognition
from the public The pseudo Indian had
an averHze Of Victories & only -45A- but
he worked in uore games than any of
rhe other members OF the New York
pitching staff. and also held his oP-
puueuts 10 a lower average Of hits and
rms per game than did any OF his
rivals on the Hilltop team.
Sixteen American LelECe pitchers
famed more than one hundred men. the
National League having the same NUM-
ner Of century Evliffers- lLulIin, who SET
the pace in sJTike-ou-s for the hoNmen
o[ the junior league was credited vitE
breez-HE IL men. when. fE-5-ss do reor
compare taECrao.E with Tie -| ATM
Ietas whitfield h- g-vaI Overall.
Walter johnson struck out lrt paSt1II1-
ers. H-iuie Berger IT,, Chief Bender
~
Jim Scott 1sE, Eddie Plank 152. Bobby
Groom LaI- Ed Walsh L--- Frank Smith
LzA Joe Lake lis. 8il Bailey ia, CE
Morgan III. CE Young 1ls. and Eddie
Summers lH--
Groom a Past Master.
Cy Morgan. r. splt-aau pitcher, was
the most generous Of the delivery clerks
CT the American League The Minstrel
r 1Ezu issued Eus passes 20 first base and
sent t7reut--tv-o men TO- the getaway
sack ty bfttiu- them Groom Wash
1uE-1u-s TAI pitcher handed ont. ll5
soupIfmeutaries md winged thirteen
men.
The most dangerous pitcher 10 face
was EEarE1p-- Jack planted The sphere
IUeGry--SiE times I'm the anatoUies Of
Els opponents
I'm urroIfu= Wild pitches Berger Ct
the Maps who Is au exponent OF the
moist delivery, took the lead lie Iet
loose thirteen Wild pitches. Nall=l
Johnson was "a close second. with twelve
EaIEs were not numerous Three were
called ora I'D Welsh and three on ET
Burns Charley smith and Elmer Steele
each had two bHl6s marked up against
them