Evening journal., 1910-09-12
SCORING SYSTEM
ALONG new LINES
Would Count by Points In
stead Of by Hits and
Errors
WESTERNER THINKS
SYSTEM BEST EVER

The usual number of suggestions IN
regard TO changes in baseball rules
are now being made by managers
over the country, but what is prob
ably one of the most pertinent con-
tributions on that subject has been
made by Edison d. CTed) Prices, Of
Enid. Oklahoma, who managed thN
Enid team Of the Western Association
last year, and landed the pennant for
il. and is now manager Of the Ke-
vance team Of the Central Associa-
ton
Price suggests an entirely new sys-
tenn Of figuring a players batting
average. and his long experience as
n PLAYER and his success as a minor
league manager entitle his sugges-
tions TO some consideration. He has
been playing professional ball since
1898 leaving the Toledo 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 Wheeling team. OF
the Central League. for five years,
landing it at the top Of the list sew
eral times.
Here's the System.
Il am trying" said Price in dis
cussing his proposed changes. TO IN
treduce a system of averaging the
work of a ball player at the bat. Az
present the value Of player is
iudged by the number Of hits he
/ makes i'm a certain number OF times
/ al bat. My system of counting is as
/ follows Hit, 10; run, 10; sacrince,
/ 10: base on balls, 10; scoring man.
/ 10: hit by pitched ball, 10.
"The first on my list is the hit. and
none Of as understimates the value OF
! it. but I deny that il is the whole
/ thing.
"Second-The run. Some may ask:
/ What has the run to do with bat
/ ting?' Well, a man must be at bat
before he can get on bases. and must
get on before he can make a run. This
will be an incentive for the batter 10
run everything out at his best speed
"Third-The sacrifice. BY giving
ten points for the sacrifice we offel
an inducement for the player TO be-
come efficient in this department, and
q man can become a scientific batter
only through a close application tC
practice in that department. At first
thought of allowing the batter only
five points for q sacrifice. but upor
further consideration ten points SCENT
To be the proper thing.
Due Credit for Passes.
"Fourth-A base on balls. I'm
settles the pitcher and has tendenc.
to make him put the bril straight Ove
10 the next batter It also causes
team to have less confidence in
pitcher.
Fifth on the list isl perhaps. tn
most important of all. as it require
a cool player to do the right thing il
a pinch. During the present seaso
many games have been won by fl
balls to the outfeld, Yet a bate
4 gains nothing by scoring a run in thi
manner. A ball player (the rigb
kind often goes up with the deter
mination 10 try for long fly, merel
to score the run. Yet he must suffe
n for It. Is il just?
"The last on the list is hit by
: pitched ball. No explanation Of tn;
is necessary, as that is even more d.
\ moralizing to the pitcher and III
U team behind him than base on ball
"If the above system were used
standard for good work would 500
develop itself, and at present it seen
to me that about total of $50 poin
for each ten games would show splei
did work by the batter.
a "These rsles. if followed, woul
bring the players who really help
win games into the limelight. I'll
player who makes runs rather tina
mere base hits is the valuable man
the team"