The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-27

The Athletics, the 1918 worlds cham
pions have a pretty good batting club.
Everyone admits it, Batting goes long
way in deciding ball games, as was shown
in the recent worlds series. Now, taxi
ing all these things into consideration,
how would you like to see two clubs, one
from the American and the other from
the National, who hit over 800?
Two such. teams could be gotten to-
gether. They sure would be all-star
clubs, as most of the real starry athletes
of the two leagues are among the MEM
bers of the two mines.
Just like the Athletics outswatted the
Giants in the championship series, the
American league al-star batting team
has it on that of the National, and by a
margin of 10 points, too The heaviest
slugging team in the Ban johnson circuit
has combined average of 1886, while
that of the National is .S26.
Not player for either the Browns or
Cardinals gets place on the all-star hit
ting clubs of the two major leagues.
George StovalI, who managed the Browns
until September 6, when be was deposed
in favor of Branch Hickey, might have
gotten place if stufy McInnis had not
been in the league. That's the closest
st. Louis came to having man on either
of the heavy hitting organizations.
Good Pitcher Is Lacking
Not only does the American team out
class that of the National, but it also
has the better players. Put Connie Mach
and John McGraw in charge of the two
clubs and there would sure be some bat
Ting. but McGraw If he had the team,
would be somewhat hindered for a good
pitcher.
Earl Yingling of the superbas is the
hurler who draws the honor in the Tom
Lynch organization. He was the lead
ing slugger of the league. with 81, mark
of 1873. Now, everyone knows that Ying-
ling is not considered such a much of a
pitcher, but he draws the honor because
he hit the ball so hard during the 1913
campaign.
With the American league 1t is differ
ent. The greatest hurler in the country,
who is none other than Walter Johnson,
carries off the honors, with swatting
percentage of $50. What Walter lacks
in hitting when compared to Yingling.
he makes up more than 10-fold wnen 1T
comes to fooling the opposing batters.
Infielders Nearly all Athletics
In the lnfield for the American league
all stars you would have every one of
the Athletics famous 100000 bunch with
the exception of Jack Barry at short
Collins, McInnis and Baker led their op-
ponents in batting for their respective
positions, but Barry fell below Ray Chap
man of the Maps, so the latter gets first
place, but only in hitting
The outfield also would be manned by
a trio of stars. Ty Cobb in, center.
There's no question about his being a
rather pert performer. Then Jackson in
right is another. Olaf Henriksen draws
the left field position. Steve ONeill was
the leading hitting catcher in the Amer
lean league and gets the place
For the Tom Lyncn crew there are
not so many real stars. Jake Dauhert,
the best first sacker in the league, draws
the initial station job. Jimmy Viox of
the Pirates, second; Heine Zimmerman,
Cubs, third, and Hans Wagner of the
Pirates short, are the other infelders.
Jack Meyers is the catcher.
Phillies Draw Garden Assignments
In the outfield. for the hardest swat
ting nine in the National trio of
Phillies pull down the honorss Gavvy
Cravath, leading home run hitter or the
majors, draws right. Sherry Magee left
and Beals Becker the center field job.
Two members who get places on the
club IN the Ban Johnson circuit fell below
the 800 mark during the season. They
were Chapman, who hit .2S7 and johnson,
$50. Not one of the National leaguers
dropped out OF the select circle
Here are the two leading swattng