The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-13
DELAHANTY TALKS
ABOUT MODELLING
SAYS PLAYERS SHOULD NOT BE
CENsURED FOR ERRORS.
Present System Of Base Running
Averages Is Unfsir-Other
Bits Of Sports.

Jim Delahanty. Detroit's second
sacker. has some idea OF errors and
their relation TO baseball. Jim's com
ments are worth while
Fans generally roast player when
he makes an error that results in
run OF two says Del. ms dead
wrong. They forget that the PLAYER
never makes an error intentionally.
At least | never knew OF a man TO
throw a ball game. Errors are the
STAN OF life of baseball. They are TO
the national game what good food is
10 the human stomach. Without the
latter one would not be able TO subsis,
long. Minus errors they would soon
write the obituary for the one and
only support.
"A player takes a fooZle more TO
heart rhan anything else. not even eX-
cepting failure 10 hit in a pinch. I
know. for have been playing the
game for ten years now. Some players
are more fortunate than others when
IL comes 20 making errors
II guess | am one OF the unfortu-
nate kind. DOME Bush belongs TO the
same school rs yours truly. I'll ven
ture TO say that Rush and have not
made ten errors between us in the
almost three seasons we have been
working together that did not result in
runs for the other fellows. One or the
/ other OF US seems To have the unhappy
faculty OF kicking the ball or making
a bad throw when a perfect play
would retire the side
There are others just like us. Lar
~ Laioie Is very unfortunate in this
respect. Few and far between are the
misplays that are chalked against the
Frenchman. but the percentage is all
against him when he does make a
bobble
Every one who knows Larry knows
thai an error hurts him 10 the quick.
u is bad enough 20 make tho misplay
without having the fans boot the un-
lucky player. They should bear in
mind that any time errors are elimi-
mated from the great national game
: the interest would die and the mag
mates could rae their $500 900 plants d"
That the present system Of com
piling base running averages is mani
testify unfair 10 the weak hitter is be-
ing agitated for the purpose OF having
IL changed.
The present system Is 10 strike an
average by dividing the number OF
games played by the number ~ bases
/ stolen. which. OF course, gives a great
, advantage 10 the good hitter who
reaches first the most. for first base
I must be reached before a base can be
! stolen
a man like Cobb. who makes go
/ hits during a season. not 10 speak 81
he number Of times he walks and
! reaches his base bv reason Of errors
certainly has an advantage over a
player who may be a better base run.
ner huf does not get 20 first as often
j. g. argued thai Or would De much
fairer 20 consider fhe number ~ tines
q man reaches first when trying ~ End
bis base stealing average. '0r This
would give fho weak hiffer an equal
chance with rho STAR sluEgers
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