The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-17
Pirate Wilson Is
Great on Drives
for Three Bases

!, Owen Wilson. whose services
we're acquired by the Pirates through
the medium Of the draft ave years
Ago. seems entitled to another cog
nomen this year other than the one
that has been bestowed ON him--The
King Pin Smiter Of Three Baegers.
Just ~ Lew Richie haa been dubbed
the Giant Killer, 10 should the Pr
rate right fielder be termed the Cub
Slayer, for figures DO not lie and the
figuree show that J.. Owen did more
than his share toward winning sew
sral eames recorded A. Pirate victo-
rtes and Cub defeats.
Wilson always WAS n timely hitter
---hs batted In over Ice runs last year
AND his performance with the stick
this keaAun shows that he In deserving
OF some votes that are To be east
by the Newspaper Jury a. being the
most valuable player To his team. and
therefore entitled to n Chalmers car.
FAns have nothing 10 say In this com
pGtlOn. which In d silent one. but
the Agure4 speak and they show that
Wilson ought TO be extremely popu-
lar In New York and extremely I'M
popular In Chicago. Here Id what
close analysis OF the box scores re-
veAls:
April 2srd--rittsburg defeated Chi
cago. to Z, Wilson batting In two
q the Pirates runs. crossing the
plAts once him66H and etavtfg of a
rally BY the Cubs IN the ninth inning
by making Sensational catch Or zim-
mermann bid for 4 homo run when
Tinker and HOFFMAN were ON the
bases
May ssth--PittshurE defeated chi
caGo, . to Wilson boting In two
Of the Pirates taliies. with q double
and scoring their third run.
September srdPittsburw defeated
Chicago. 70 q. Wilson batting lin lone
run.
September 4th--Pfttsburs defeated
Chicago. 70 :, Wilson settling issue
Inf 9Ame by polling homer In eighth
inning when score Was tied and when
wagner and Miller we're On the bases
Wilson. up to last Tuesday, had
ripped on ~ three-bagEers, getting
seventeen OF these hits on pitchers III
teams OF his own section and the
same number on hur1erH on clubs
fran the rsGlon east Ak The AlIexhan.
len which would Indicate that In the
National league the East has It On the
West this year 70 Tar ~ cnryers 10.
Ths thifty-four three-hMggerp made
this year by Wilson, are e1fumerat-
ed below.
April tsth-C,nf tseysr. 81, Icu,s
April l1fh---45G SnlI4e. 8f. I.oasia. 4,
April 31rd-Q6 Brown. rhlcAxn
April 27th-Of Fromnse ana Hor
ser. Cincinnati
May ard-OM Cheney, GAicaxe.
May Ath-on Reulbaeh, Chicago.
May 1ist0n Brown. Boston.
May ssth0n Lavender. chicago
"a.
May seth-ent Suffice. ttt frz5511x
Juns 17th--on Marquard, New
Jans lsth-or crandall. New
York
june lsth--on woodburn. 81.
Louis.
June se,h-oa Eromns, csaesa-
,,,j June % .sth--on ksefs ana o..p4r.
July Ind on Chsney. Chicago.
July 4th--OR Taylor. Cincinnati.
July sth--Om schultz. philadelnhia.
July 1sth-On Yinalinx, Brbok-
Jply I'm on Mathsw.oa. New
Jaiy nm % Marauard, new
Iuiy s.ndor Hrown, boston.
July 4tth--s3ft nt1Ck. BROOKLYN.
b July 18th on Moore. PhiIadelphia.
ktseupt 10th On Curtis, BROOKLYN.
Aaeast iii IN sAisxaAAef I,illila-
x,lruat asrd.-l. Tesreau. NeM york,
August 3ekh on HAnn, Boston.
N August 18th C16 Donneliy. hos
toA ~. sss
August 31th ofe Df0kson, Boston.
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