New-York tribune., 1911-01-15
GIANTS THE FAV0R7IS
Lead League as a Drawing Card
While on the Road. +
DETROIT TIGERS POPULAR
Chicago Cubs Establish Three
Records in Five Con.
secutive Years.

The New York Giants and the pe,r.s
Tigers were the biggest drawing cards 4,
the two major leagues, according TO thu ~.
fetal attendance records which ar. fourx
In spaldings new baseball annual, issu.a
last week. Many other interesting ns,r..
and facts are contained in the little boob
The Giants led all other teams In brin,.
ing out the fans" when visiting in Boz.
ton, Brooklyn. Chicago and Philadelph.
The Cubs led in New York, Cincinnan
Pittsburg and 81. Louis. The New Yo,
team was third In each Of these citi.,
being beaten by St. Louis In Cincinnan
Cincinnati in Pittsburg and Brooklyn 6.
st. Louis New York returned the fa,,,
to Boston. Brooklyn, Chicago and Philsds.
phia, as they drew out bigger attendane.
at the Polo Grounds than they did In an,
other city on the circuit. Cincinnati and
Pittsburg got their biggest crowds whas
abroad at Chicago, and st. Louis found IA.
most favor In the eyes OF the Cincinnati
fans"
q big lead in attendance over ell other
teams while on the road. the figures being
6i6,5s5, with the Cubs second, at H7,os5 o,
their home grounds the Chicago club dr.s
hra i,o x.,t,i
The Giants were second on their homs
grounds, with sso.5oo. ST. Louis was third
and Cincinnati fourth. The Pittsburf
fans" deserted the Pirates in their %
versity and Fred Clarkes nine was fifth
The Giants led all teams in either Ieags
In drawing out the fans" for one cry
while on the road, when $4,000 paid to ses
them play In Chicago The New York nins
attempted to return the favor, but oniy
133,OO0 saw the Cubs play at the Polo
Grounds, which was more than turned on,
for any other team. Brooklyn was the see.
ond best drawing card for the Giants On
their home grounds. with 10000. Philadel.
phia was third and Cincinnati fourth.
Pittsburg, hampered BY bad weather, was
| fifth.
| In the American League the Tigers we,
the fsvorites, in spite OF the brilliant play
ing Of the Athletics. Detroit was the beS
drawing card IN Boston, Cleveland, PhEs.
delphia and st Louis. Cleveland Jed In
Chicago, New York in Detroit and Wash
ington and the Athletics in New York The
total attendance abroad for the Tigers vas
$50 a39, with Cleveland second, at g1,f@.
The Athletics were third, with $500, and
the Yankees fourth at 44i.199. '
Detroit drew It's biggest crowds In Bos-
ton. as did the Athletics and the Yankees.
The Red Sox on their home grounds con-
sequently led all the other teams. at 72lsse
the Athletics were second at home, With
598, 700, and the White Sox third. with 55l.-
$50 The Yankees were fourth, with 5M,yc.
70. 900 less than the Giants drew TO the Polo
Grounds.
At American League Park the Athletes
were the favorites, with Detroit second and
Chicago third. The Red Sox, surprtsns
as II may seem. were next 10 the 81. Louis
Browns who wound up in the rear.
The total baseball attendance was $1@,1
81. I'm the National League and 3.55o.al IN
the American. ~1i
The formation Of the Chicago Five Hum
dred" Club Is duly recorded I'm the annual
In addition to winning the championship q
the National League last year, the Cubd
established a record which has never bee1
made before in baseball and one which msy j
remain for many years 20 come-that is|
winning five hundred games in five cou1
secutive years. Their total victories OF ias1
season put them far above the FIVE hundred
mark but the mere fact OF winning hyd
hundred games, which was accomplished
by September I, makes the record authori1
| tatlve
Perhaps the most interesting feature o1
this achievement is the fact that practical
ly the same players made up the team M
those five years The mainstays Of The
pitching STAFF were the same PERHAPS tte
most striking change OF all was the release
OF Slagle. but Hoffman, who has taken Dis
place. has been with the Chicago club the
five years in question. While many OF the
players have been released. the bulk on
the work has fallen on the real bone and
sinew OF the Chicago organization.
The members OF this club include the foil
lowing: Chance. Evers. Tinker. Steinted'
Sheckard Hoffman and Schultz pltchers
Brown, Overall, Pfester and Reubach, ana
Johnny Killing.
or the score or more PLAYERS VINO nav
come and gone. many Of them doing their
share In winning one or more NJ the pen'
nants, none has been a member ot me
team for the full five seasons. Johnny
King did not play during the season o'
1909. He was technically and legally a
member OF the team. however ard was
therefore eligible.
In making their record the Cu0s es'ao
lished two others. In 1905 they set llo ~
the highest mark in games won, ana 'u
1909 they set lOi as the largest number OF
games any team ever won without captur'
| ing the pennant. The nearest to the e
mark any other team has reached was "
victories. which the Giants won in ths
| five seasons OF 1904 10 1905. inclusive. duf'
| ing which they won two pennants.
| Orly in the last seven or eight ye1'
| have the major leagues played their pro-
ent extended schedules Of lji games yea
consequently the oldtime aegr"sau",'
were not able TO reach this marx o.
though frequently winning as high pe'
csrtage of games as the Cubs have don''
Pu, the long seasons seem assured IN th'
future. and the Cubs have given pos'e'"'
something TO shoot at.
In these five years the batting avelss.
OF the club has been .253. being N" hisoas'
! in 1905, at .2s2, and the fielding average
Frank Chance led the twelve M o'u'"s
during this period. maintaining an verse
of $50. with Johnny Kling second AZ -.
and Holman third. at .26. Pittse'rs 70
given the Cubs the stifest hsnt ouin-
that time. winning more games thah S.''
other team playing Chicago. with ~ VIZ
tories. and losing less, win %
The Giants are second In place OF a,
winning 10 and losing %. tn" i''1s I'm
that time have won only - game -.