The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-19
WORLD TOURIST PLAYERS
BENEFITED BY JAUNT
IIuEhie jennings Fear, Were Ground
less, md the Players nrc Bntting
High AVcrrreH.

New York. July 1S.-Hughie Jen-
world tourist ball players seem to have
been benefited by their jaunt through
foreign lands. instead Of harmed By
the continuous bal! playing.
Hughie. early In the spring. felt sure
that the continuous playing" would
put the dinger on the efforts OF the
AMI early in the season it did look AZ
II Hughie was right. because some of
the players who were on the tour were
they have rounded TO and now are
breezing along at even faster clip
than In other years.
iris Speaker. OF the Red sox, got
away to n bad start this year In the
batting line. but about month ago
his old-time skill. and iris now Is we'll
over the SOC mark. The same is true
OF Larry Doyle. Of the Giants. Larry
but since then has been hitting 'em TO
all all, sections Of the field, and fielding
and w running In senSatiohai m1nne.
for Hughle. is batting over his 1913
mark, is fielding in brilliant style and
running bases like a ten-second ath-
piifercd something like thirty sacks.
against sixteen or SO for the entire 1918
season; sam has been around the $3.50
mark In batting all season, against an
average of .316 for last year.
Probably the most surprising i'm
provement has been shown by Steve
e .he wi1 th ,oiss e. when
ported that the ST. Louis Cardinals
would shunt him off to minor league
when he got back.
steve can't hit worth a darn, and
mes slowing up, they said about Steve.
When Steve returned these reports
nG out MN ,h ana tr waiting
leaped into the waiting arms of the
Federal League.
just as soon, as they pried the lid
OF the Federal League season, steve,
in Brooklyn uniform, began to hit
like a. icnd.. and he hasn't stopped.
that fiuctuates between $50 and APO,
and nearly all of his drives have been
solid hits, many OF them for homers.
triples and two-baGgers.
Some there are who may try to be-
little Steve's batting record BY, claim
Ing that in going w. against the Fed
minor league pitching" But such an
argument is riddled by the fact that
there arc scores Of other former stars
Of the two organized leagues now in
the Federal !ine-ups, and they are not
batting any better. If as we'll, as they
did last year.
Mickey" Doolan, who was with the
Phillies last year. and who jumped to
the Feds after his return from the
batting in fine style. Buck" Weaver.
Of the White Sox. another OF the tour
lists, Is fielding in more brilliant fashion
than he did in 1913, although his bat
ting average to date Is about thirty
points under that OF 1913.
Ivy Wlngo and Lee MaEee. of the
Cardinals. are performing better than
last year. Wingo .clouting for a 500
average against .o54 for last year,
while Magee, who hit .267 last year.
h;s been lowering around the 500
mark since the season opened.
Death Valley jim" Scott, Joe Faber
and Joe Benz. tho White Sox pitchers,
have been doing wonderful work.
Faber was a recruit when no Joined
the tourists, and was taken along rs
sort of substitute. Faber. however.
got some fine experience during the
tour, and came back n seasoned pitcher,
1914 American League finds"
Fred Merkle, OF the Giants. who
batted .c61 last year. Is hitting around
the .2S5 mark and fielding we'll. Hans
Lobert of the Phillics. another OF the
tourists. Is hitting and fielding as we'll,
II not better, than last year. Bunny"
Hearne, who was OH tho Giants poster
when he made the worlds tour. and
who WAS let out carly In the season
10 Toronto, for more seasoning, is
doing good work In tho 1nterna uonaf
Giants relief pitcher, shows no i'll CT
fectS OF the trip.
Dick Egan. ot the Dodgers, and
Lefty" Levercns. the ST. Louis
Browns's pitcher. are the only two
players who have gone back since tour
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