The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-10
HOW THEY BATTED
Western League Averages Show
26 Who Hit Over 800.
WEIGH Leads With a Mark of
372.
TOPEKA FOUR IN LIST.
Reilly $50, FenlOn 33S, Landreth
3O6, Thomson 800.
Omaha Has Highest Record in
Team Fielding.
TOPEKA FOUR IN LIST.

Four Topeka players batted 800 or
better last year. according to the Off
cial Western league averages made
public by President Norris L. O'Neil
today. They are Reilly Fenlon, Ian
dreth and Thomason. Reilly led the
Topeka team with an average of $50.
"Ducky'' Holmes of Sioux City leading
him by points. Fenlon hit for a
percentages of 1928, Landreth for .312
and Thomson for an even 800. Geier
closed the season with an average of
.2s5. Welch of Omaha led the league
with an average of 1872. There were
twenty-six 500 or better hitters in the
Western last year. WEIGH, Miller, Mer-
tens and Holmes outhitting Reilly
who led the locals in singing the ball
Kerns, the local emergency hitter
of last season, clouted the ball for a
percentage of PTS and Woolley stung
the ball safely Cor a percentage of .271.
Kahl. second baseman, is credited
with percentage OF. 1858. Henry, who
played here the last half of the season,
hit 1855 according to the official fig
ures. Downey shortstcp for awhile,
hit the ball for an average of .2S9, aud
kunkel. playing in 14S games, hit
.237. Abbott played first and hit .236.
andrews hit .235 while he played
third for Topeka. Hendrix hit PA
''WrastH" Wright hit PA, Cooley hit
POS while he played, Kaufman hit
.2O4 Boles .169, Ashley hit an even
hundred and Harris hit for so points.
Sioux Led in Team Batting.
Sioux City led in the team batting
with the remarkable average of .2S5,
and Omaha was close behind with .283.
The Des Moines team. which won the
championship by the narrow margin
49, - 81 IL
Wichita in the team batting at $50.
Omaha led in team, fielding with
1856 and Sioux City was second with
1852. The champion Des Moines was
fourth with .94S.
Meter of Sic ux City led the pitchers
in percentage of victories with games
won and lost for IT'S Olmstead of
Denver is the real leader with "a
games won and lost for $50. LANCE
of Des Moines won 20 games and lost
IL for .707.
Hunter of Sioux City led the first
basemen in fielding, although Arm
strong of Wichita has a greater per-
centage. Hunter finished with a per-
centage of 1856 and Abbott of the To-
Gals finished with a percentage of
81 Fox of Lincoln and Omaha led
the second basemen, his percentage be-
ing 1858. KahI Of the locals finished
with an average Of $50. KurkeI of
the local squad was fifth among the
third sackers, his average being .9t9.
Only one of the four men whose aver
ages are higher than his played as
Inanv games as Kunkel. This man is
Mag of Denver who played in 12O
games for an average of .941. Reilly
of Topeka played short in 50 games
for an average of .915 and Downey is
credited with an average of 1928.
WaIdron Heads FieIders.
Among the outfielders Fenlon is fifth
IN the list from Waldron of Lincoln,
who was the real leader The David
City lad played in 95 games for an
games and finished with an average
of .96S, while Geier, playing in $50
games, had an average at the close of
the season Of $50. Thomson and
Landreth are credited with an aver
age of $40 and .912 respectively.
Babe Towne of Sioux City leads
the catehers with an average of .9S6
in 109 games. Ierns of Topeka played
in more games and finished 20 points
below him. Henry finished with an
average of .961.
Topeka finished third in club field
ing with an average of .949, Omaha
leading and Sioux City being second.
In club batting Topeka finished fifth
In the pitching records, Ashley won
half his games and finished with a
percentage of 500. Boles has a .6S7
average, having won six games and lost
three. Wright of Topeka has the
same average, having won 81 and lost
10 games. Kaufman, who did the most
OF last years pitching and went in re-
peatedly after the game was practical
~ lost, thereby getting credit for losing
them. has an average of ASS, having
Won p AMI lost 26. But Topeka fans
know Kaufman deserved a better fate.
Hendrix of Topeka is credited with an
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