East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-03
MEN SHOW UP
SUPERIOR IN
FED LEAGUE
BETTER RAFTING AVERAGES
ARE MADE WHEN PLAY
EItS JUMP PLACES.

I
United Press.)
NEW YORK Dec. S.-Without at
tempting any explanation OF the
why or wherefore. a comparison of
the respective batting averages of
eight baseball players before they
jumped organized ball and after they
Joined the Federals, is Of interest.
With one exception, the men whose
names are given farther down made
better batting records with their bats
in the Federal league than they did
before becoming outlaws" The one
exception is "Runt" Walsh; but
here's the list:
Yerkes, with organized ball bat
ted .267; with the Feds his average
was 400. Evans batted ,2i9 with the
ST. Louis Nationals, and 1855 with
the Feds With the Yanks and White
Sox, Hal Chase batted ,267, and with
the Feds, S43. Against National
league twirlers, Bates. formerly Of
Cincinnati, hit for ,27S; against Fed
pitchers, Bates batted .31s. Doc
Crandall's record was .SO6 against
National League moundsmen and $40
against Federal tossers. Oakes, erst-
while st. Louis National Lacquer,
swatted .293 In the old league, and
.316 among the Feds. Walsh's aver
age while with the Yanks and Ath-
letes was .307, but after the leap
to the outlaws he dropped four points.
INAfNa hann aglraA HrhU hQWanif
picked an all-American football
team. We pick II now. It's Harvard
That Crimson eleven OF 1914 was
such marvellous thing. SO perfect in
every detail, so invulnerable on de-
fense, and so crushingly powerful In
offense, when all the regulars were
in. that II couldn't be bettered by the
addition even of a Maulbetsch or a
LeGore or anyone you might name.
There undoubtedly are several men
who played this year who were bet
ter as individuals than some OF the
| Harvard regulars, but the best would
not have fitted in as an efficient
working part of the Crimson car as
well as did the men who comprised
| Haughton's Hurricane.
on the other hand, IL requested to
name an all-star eleven. 1t is doubt
| full IL more than five or six Harvard
names would appear on It. Wed
say. Hahan. Harding. Pennock, Lo'
gan and Brickley should be amonl
those present.
.,-tTI 81 ~,
that the enormous Yale bowl viii
hold to quench the Bulldogs thirs
when things do finally come his way
It has now been five long. parched
dusty twelvemonths since the Goddess
OF Victory has perched over the ram
parts OF a Blue eleven after a Har
ward game. Imagine a drought o.
five years.
It seems a pity that Harvard turn
ed down the offer OF Illinois to pla!
: a post season game, the receipts 4
} go TO the relief OF Belgium suffer
; ers. True, post season football con
tests drag the season out prett.
; long. and means great deal to tn,
] AAfu NAAu BAdgNh Aht 6aAii
throughout the season. In such {
case, however, Harvard could hav,
heaped a lot more glory on hersel
by agreeing to the plan.
Yale undoubtedly would have do
mated her great new bowl for the oc
cation which would have mean
something like $4,000 for strickel
Belgium. It would have given foot
ball the biggest boost in the histor,
of the sport. and put an end to an
argument on who Is King this fal
on the gridiron.
Within a week now, we ought I,
have a pretty good idea of what I,
expect in the nature of peace or con
tinued warfare between the FEEDER
ais and organized baseball. The Ma
tional league, the organization NOR
directly affected than the American
is to hold its annual meeting her
on December s. At this meeting tn,
leagues attitude is to be finally set
tied. Garry Hermann, It is under
stood, still is desirous OF patching VI
the difficulties to the satisfaction o
all concerned.
In this respect, Friend Garry i
probably the Champion Optlmist o
the world, past present or future. TO
If you hear some of his colleagues
talk, there isn't chance in the worl,
for total satisfaction. Herrmanni
opponents declare the Feds want to,
much. They are strongly in favo
of following Ban Johnson's system o
sitting tight. A great deal will res
with President Tenner. It will b
the first biggest question he has hat
before him since he quit governinl
Pennsylvania to run the Nationa