The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-22
LEAGUE AVERAGES
SHOW JOHN RALE|Y |
LEADS SKATERS.
Local First Baseman Is Hitting
at $50 Stride and I'M
proving Daily.
PIEz STEALS 81 BASES
Proves Wonder on Paths-Co1ts
Lead All in Club
Batting.

The official averages of the players
IN the Virginia League, complied by
President Boatwright and carrying the +
performances OF the mer through the
s2ne or June II, show no particular
surprises. Local enthusiasts will feel
no shock when they learn that John
Raley is leading the league in hitting,
with an average CT $50. Nor will the
rams bat single eSolash when they
rcaI That Saady Iiez, with 81 stolen
bases To Els credit is Well established
as inc leading spcedhoy On the paths.
only within the past few days The
Times Dispatch has carried the pitck-
ing averages of Doc Ayers and Charlie
otraii;. so that netting of a sensation
Is Produced by learning that Ayers has
won now eleven games and lost but
two. willie Strain las won ten and lost
four including his two most recent
tr'umDhs. not recorded in the averages
sent from r'anvilie. On the face of
the returns Harry Griffin leads all of
the Fingers with n clean slate hav-
Ing won three games. Since the rec
ords haze been complied. Harry has
met reverses on the green sward, and
his record carries several besmrching
blots. =,
Rogers Lends Catchers.
Jay Rogers, whose sale to the Yam
KEGS is announced to-day, leads the
catchers of the league. Leibs n local
sandlotter who has caught in but few
contests. has percentage of 1000, but
he can hardly be taken into account
Therefore. Rogers, with fielding ave-
rage of 99l, stands at the top.
There arc fifteen men hitting above
the 800 mark and of this number Rich
mond furnishes three in Raley, Luskey
and Piez. Laval, with .299, Rogers
and Newton, with .292 each. and Mace,
with 265, are all lowering close by.
In club hitting. the Colts are out in
front, with an average of .2S7, Ron-
noke. In second place. has just 25s.
however, the Champs lead in fielding
with .95S. Petersburg follows with ASA.
while Richmond and Newport News are
tied for third honors, each team hav-
ing helded 95I. Norfolk and Ports
mouth follow in the order named
Without Offering undue criticism tho
averages lack much that might make
them more interesting. The number Of
games played by each of the men ia
lacking, while the pitchers record
SHOWS merely the games won and lost.
without the details in which lie the
real food for fans. However. they are
about as complete as could be expected
when the abnormally great number
of changes in the personnel of the sew
eral teams are considered.
Busch, King Skortstop.
AS might have ben expected, Busch.
VI teterSpurS, tops the Shortfielders
with Doc Newton in fourth place.
Tarleton leads the first basement, ma
John Raley occupied the sam. station
given TO Newton, fourth. Among ti~o
outhelderS Piez really is entitled to
premier honors. though Chastant, of
Newport News. appears at the top.
Chastant has had but thirty-one oppor-
tunities TO miscue, while Piez has been
put to the test eighty-one times. 81
McCrary. OF Norfolk, gets the conso-
lation prize. OF all the men in the
league he alone draws Il blank. For
the entire season. including June IL.
he had pitched one game and he lost,
therefore. his average looks like .000
The figures are on another page for
your inspection. Look them over and
you'll probably learn why Sandy Piez
was bought by the Giants In stolen
bases his nearest rivals are Jimmie
Tenant, with twenty one. and Kircher,
of Norfolk. with twenty. In all, the
Richmond club has stolen l25 bases.
quite an extraordinary record on the
bases