The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-06

- ueIu hitInS NtSt paSefnan is found
and IL the pitching staff does better.
why tnen the Cubs viii have AS good
q chance OF winning another p~ennant
as anybody. AS now nude up no team
STANDS a better chance for tho 1917
than the Pirates An Infclu
composed OF Wagner, Miller. Mccarthy
and Byrne. CLARKE, Carey, Campbell.
Leach and Wilson TO chose from in
the outheld. Gibson behind the bat and
Two young pitchers OF exceeding prom
ise In Hcndriy and O'Toole make tho
Pirates look decidedly formidable. rho
Phlllirs are another combination which
looks good. They have At strong pitch
ing stan. II frst-class catcher and Il
hustiinS manager. Il lively iniield and
hittihS strength in the outiicld. 1t
would be very easy for the In
inns League to change hands
The Cleveland club since 1900 has
had siN managers, counting Harry
DAVIS. the most recent acquisition.
Jim McAleer was u manager in 1909
and 1901. II his team finished sixth
ana seventh. respectively, In those two
years. William Armour was the man.
. in 1902, when the team finishes
hfth: In 1908. whcn it finished third
and in 1904. when II finished fourth
Then came the only Lajoie. manager
from 1905 to 1909. inclusive. IFS teams
finished tiftn. third. fourth, second anu
Skill i'll the order named. Jim Nc.
Giuirc was the 1910 manager. anu
LANDED the Maps in hfth place. Stovail
succeeded him this year carly in May
and brought the team up to thiru
place.
Roger liresnahan thinks he has d
coming second bascinar in young Mr..
Mage. who played that bag par, OF
the time this season. Rogers opinion
Is shared by It good many who saw
Mage. play second the latter part o.
the season. The youngster isoked
mighty promising around the middle
Junction. and in due tim. doubtless
VIII succeed ~fiuggins as the regular
occupant of the position.
The pittsburg club In 1911 spent
more money for ball players than any
other two clubs. The outlay oil each
club in the major leagues was as fol-
lows: MISUNDERSTANDING. $40, 900:
Boston. $3.50: brooklyn. yl6,9s0: Phil.
adelphin. $3.50; ST. Louis. sg,75o: Gin
cinnati. s2l.soo; New York. $lO.75o,
Chicago, $4,000, MISUNDERSTANDING
s25,'So; 81. Louis, Ni.+5O; Phiiatel.
lhia, s~l3,75o; Detroit. $3.50; Cleva
land. {2O.S50: Washington, $4,000.
-"'H'N SAo S-JsSVb.
The National League batting cham
pionship for the last tiIrty-six years
mas been confined to twcnty-one men
Ihesc twenty-onc were as follows.
Barnes. Chicago; White. Boston: Dali
rymp'e Milwaukee: Arson. Chicago;
Gore. Chicago; Brouthers. Buffalo.
o~ltourkc. Buffalo; Connor. New York
Kelly, Chicago; Maui. Philadelphia.
Luby. Chicago; Hamilton. Boston,
stencil, ~Pittsuurg, Duffy. Boston;
Burkctt. Cleveland kceler, Baltimore
~pelahanty, Philadelphia; Wagner,
iitisbnrs. beaumont. PittsburE: Sey.
mour. Cincinnati. and Magee. PhiladeI-
phia. The Digest average in all these
Years was .t3S. made by Duffy. Rur-
ke;t made .i23 in 1929. and .ilg in
1896. kecier made Az in 1897. which
is what Cobb did this year. Cobb, by
the way. has led the American League
in batting for the last ive years.
Wagner has led the National League
eight different years. but never for
more than four years in succession.
Cobb's grand average for i've years
is III Wagncr's for eight years. 35l.