The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-02
Russell FORD
SOME TWIRLER
WAS IN WALTER JoHnsoN's CLASS
DURING PAST EAsoN
only Allowed Mine Home Runs to b,
Made. as Did Senator's Premier
Qunner-Good Record.

IL possibly Will surprise fans to learn
that Russell Ford. who has gone over
TO the Federals, was In Walter Johnsou's
class In one respect last season. that
respect being the permitting OF home.
runs. The Yankee hurler allowed nine
versailles and so did the man whom
the Chalmers jury OF newspaper eN-
reets picked as the player most valuable
10 ms team. Ford and johnson were
nicked for more circuit clouts than any.
other American League gunners. The.
play ers who touched the Chalmers car
winner for homers were Frank Baker
twice., Harry Hooper. Buck" Weaver.
Hay sehalk. Harry Lord. Joe Lake
Four-hassock drives of Ford were OBJ
tained by Howard shanks, Sam Agnew.
liams. Eddie Ainsmith. Wailie Schang.
sam Crawford and Joe jackson. Tire
iast-named probably made the longest
on one OF Ford's splitter In the rams
OF June 4 and hoisted the bali over the
Tisht wing OF the grand stand at the
Next TO Johnson and Ford. Tom Hugh
es. OF he Nationals allowed the great
~ huihotr OF smashes Tor the full dis
lance. He was located for eight drives
OF this character. Bobby Groom OF
Washington. had seven homers made on
nus deIlvery and these men had six
B~aumgardner and Mitchell. OF ST. Louis.
Blading OF Cleveland. and Brown OF
Philadelphia. Five four-baggers were
secured on Caldwell OF New York. and
Bush OF Philadelphia, and -four on
schulz Of New York. Pennock OF Phil
veteran Eddie Plank. one Sl o' tSe ber Tes
OF the Worlds series Of 1913. was nick
Cd for three f~our,baggers and so were
: Hamilton and Walter Leverenz. Of 81
Louis. Willie Mitchell Of Cleveland. and
RAY Collins OF Boston. who are among
paws.
only One Homer"
Chief Bender had only one home
: run made on his curves last season and
that f-our-bagEer. manufactured IN
Ping Bodie OF the White Sox. added a
defeat 10 the Indians record. other
boNmen who allowed only one four
bagger were Weilman OF st. Louis. Eteen
, or Cleveland. Dubec OF Detroit. Walsh OF
Ihlcaso, and Bedient OF Boston. Joe
! wood. OF the Red SOx was even stingier
than All these men previously named.
for he refused to allow anyone 20 get a
az tra 10 ~ IuzzLlnE ueINery.
American League In 1913. 80 were OBJ
tanned or Washington's pitchers: al. on
on T st. %%I[ oSSils: y. on cHis sHsisI59s 20
J Detroits. 10. on Chicago's. and g. IN
b~oStons The individual list follows.
Home Runs or American League
Pttchers-1913.
washington-35.
. Jv.uson. y hughes. s.. Groom. e.
BoGhhng 3 Engsl 2. Galiia. 2 prohan.
] harper !. Williams. !. schaefer. 1.
view Yort-3l.
Ford. . Caldwell. s. schultz. 4 Nc
gonnell. 3. Fisher. 3 Heating. 2: Kicp-
Ier' q Clark. ]. McHale. 3. Warhop. L.
Philadelphia-as.
Brown, g, Bush. 3. Pennock. & Uouck
Flank. 2 ~Shawkcy. 2. Bender. !. WV
ckom. ].
st. Louis-2o.
baumFardner. 3 Mitchell. . HamU.
Ton, 3 LeNereuz. 2. Weilmau. o. Adams.
C1sveiand-I9.
Handing g. Mitchell D. CuIlop. O.
~"kenberF Gregg. 2 steeu. E1hlrr
Dstroit-I1.
nausr Lake. 3 House. O.: ZamIarH.
Q bubuc 4 Hail 9. Nortn. b. Muffin. q
ChicaEo-1O.
White. @ scott. q Russell 2 Cf-,tt.
2 Benz. Il Walsh. D.
Bostou-6.
collins 3 B"dient 4. Foster. 0. Hall.