The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-09
SCORING SYSTEM
ALONG NEW LINES
Would Count BY Points In
stead of By Hits and
Errors.

GUTHRIE, Okla, Sept. 9.-The usual
number OF suggestions in regard to
changes in baseball rules are now being
made by managers over the country,
but what Is probably one Of the most
pertinent contributions on thar subject
has been made by Edison d CTedJ Price.
OF Enid. who managed the Enid team
Of the Western Association last year,
and landed the pennanJ for it, and Is
now manager OF 1ne KewaEee team Of
the Central Association
Price suggests an entirely new system
Of figuring q players batting average.
and his long experience IS a player and
mis- success as q minor league manager
entitIe his suggestions TO some consid-
Grafton he has been playing Profes-
sional bail since 1895, leaving the To-
Iedo team. Of the American Association,
IN 1902. 10 manage the Cedar Rapids
team in the Three-I League He also
played with and managed The Wheel
ing team. Of the Central League, foI
I'VE years. landing II a the top Of the
list several times
Here's the System
II am trying said Price in discussing
his proposed changes, TO introduce a
system of averaging the work Of a bah
Of a player is judged BY the number OF
hits DE makes in q certain number o.
times NJ bat Nv system OF counting :
as follows Hit. 10. run, To- sacrifice 10
base on balls. l0- scoring a man, lof MT
by pitched ball. To-
THE first on my list is the nly- anu
none Of Us underestimate the value OF
IL but I deny that IL Is the whole thing
'-Second-TEe run Some may ask
What has the run 10 do with batting
Hasa nv
can get on bases, and must get on be
fore he can make a run This VIII De
an incentive for the batter TO run every
thing our at his best speed
..sThird-The sacrifice BY giving ten
points for the sacrifice We offer an in
dUCemenL for the player TO become ef-
ECient IL this department and a man
can become q scientific batter Only
through a close application to practice
IN that department. A. first ] thought
OF allowing the batter only I'VE points
for a sacrifice, but upon further Consid-
Grafton ten points seems 10 be the proper
thing
Due Credit For Passes.
'-F0lrth-A base on balls. UnsettIes
the pitcher and has a tendency to make
him put the ball straight over 10 the
next batter It also causes q team 10
have less confidence IN a pitcher.
Fifth on the list Is. perhaps, the most
Important OF al, as It requires a cool
player 70 do the right thing in q pinch.
During the present season mans games
have been won by fly balls TO the out
field Yet a batter gains nothing by
scoring q run IN this manner 4 ball
player GIe right kind often goes Up
with the determination to try for a
long rs, merely 20 score the run Yet
he must suffer for IT. Is IL jUst2
The last on the list is hit by a
pitched ball No explanation of that is
necessary, as that * even more de
mCraliziuE 10 the pitcher and the team
behind him than base on balls
If the q bOve system were used q
standard for good work would soon
develop itself, and at present it seems
TO me that about a. total Of 80 points
for each ten games would show splen-
did work by the batter
These rules, If followed, would bring
the players who really help 10 win
games into the limelight The player
who makes runs rather than mere base
hits is the valuable man to the team