The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-30

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. EFF
Connie Mack's catchers throw to the
bases as well during the worlds series
as they have during the present Amer
lean league pennant race the Giants
will have a hard time negotiating
steals The average number of lar
cenies per game on Lapp. Schang &
Co. to last "Wednesday WIS 4.a45- the
Athletic receivers. in i31 controver-
sizes having permitted 1913 thefts.
Eighty-one bases were filched on Jack
Lapp in sixty eight games; fifty-seven
on Wallie Schang in sixty-one games;
twenty-three on Ira Thomas in twenty
games, and two on Harry Davis in
one game. Only four times this year
have the opposition succeeded in get
ting more than four stolen bases In
one game. and on each one of those
occasions the Tall Tactician's twirlers
were fedgungs. The day the Mack
catehers showed poorest was July 4th,
when the Boston Speed Boys stole
eight bases on Lapp and Thomas.
Hook. Wyckoff and Morey were the
Athletic pitchers in that game. The
Maps stole six bases on Schang Au-
gust l6th, the Tigers stole five on
Lapp and Thomas May 18th. and the
Yankees stole five on Schang August
30th. The pitchers in these games
were as follows:
Against Cleveland. Bush and Wye
koff
Against Detroit, wyckoff and Bush.
Against New York, Shawkey and
Houck.
Schang has proved to be the Attn
letic catcher hardest to steal on. the
average number of thefts per game
- III Hn
other hackstops have allowed more
than one larceny TO the contest.
Thomas average being lis. Lapp's
I.1s and Davis 200.
Schang Leads.
Schang also leads the Mack catch
ing corps in thwarting steals, though
Thomas. who has caught only twelve
complete games. has a slightly better
record. Comics receivers have turn
ed back 1876 of their opponents who
set out on piifering expeditions, Lapp
mailing SIS, Schang 81, Thomas II and
Davis /. Schang has averaged SO
victims to the contest, Thomas .s5,
Laps .s5 and Davis LOO.
The greatest number of men thrown
out in one game by an Athletic catch
er this year is four. Schang obtaining
a quartet of victims in the game with
A~ieNti1H0 duOE iHtH, Wttiit bAGkSlQp-
ping for Eddie Plank. In the double
header with Frank Chances Yankees
August Soth Schang threwSout six men
who tried to do the Rallies act. get
ting three athletes in the first contest
and three in the second. Schang has
caught Clyde Milan once this season
when the speedy National tried to
steal. while Lapp has nailed Milan
three times and Cobb twice. Tyrus Is
not numbered among Schang's vic
Tins. Waliie only having been used
occasionally In the series with the
Tigers.
The Athletic pitcher who makes
runners hug their bases the closest
probably is ''Chief' Bender. The art
full aborigine has pitched eleven COM
plete games for the Mackmen this
year. and In those eleven games his
opponents garnered six stolen bases.
Plank, who has gone the route fifteen
times. has seen eighteen of his adver-
saris try to steal and succeed.
Figures Show Relative Ability.
= The figures will give a pretty good
idea of the ability of Mack's catchers:
Schang has caught forty-eight COM
plete games and parts of thirteen con-
tests, throwing out fifty-seven men
who tried to steal and permitting Atty
seven larcenies.
Lapp has caught nfty-three com