El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19

in six runs. This mark was thrice
equaled, but never beaten. Heinie Zim-
norman batted in six runs on May 81
in a game against St Louis, Perritt and
Niehaus pitching; Magee made car
bon copy of his opening day exploit on
September against Boston, COcrehan,
Crutcher and Strand pitching, and Il
days later Cutshaw duplicated the Ma
gee-Zimmerman performances in con-
test with Cincinnati, Benton pitching.
Eight times during the year men
hammered home a quintet Of tallies,
Cravath accomplishing the feat thrice
and these men once each: Wheat,
Stengel, GOwdy, Cutshaw- and Whitfield.
availed his team nothing, since it was
beaten, 6 to 3.
Batting in -Four Runs.
The trick of batting in four runs in
games was turned % times p men do
ing the turning" Beals Becker and
Rabbit" Meanwhile each knocked in a
quartet Of TALES thrice. Charley Deal,
owen Wilson and Vic Safer each had
two such accomplishment to their
credit and these men one each; Fred
Luderus. Sherwood Magee, George
Whitted. Joe Connolly, Charley
Schmidt, Jack Miller. linn Beck, John
Hummel, Zach Wheat, Charley Stengel,
Wilbur Good Heinie Zimmerman, Bert
Niehoff, Ed Konetchy, Max Carey, Hans
Wagner and George Burns.
Three Base Hits.
Forty five cleanup blows were struck
that cleared the bases of their three
tenants during 1914, these noble wal
lops comprising a pair of singles (both
made off the same pitcher Crutcher of
Boston,, dozen doubles, two dozen
triples and seven homers. The cleanup
doubles were inserted into contrOver-
sizes by Zimmerman, Hoblitzel, Hess,
Merkle, Whitfield, Archer, Maranville,
Paskert Gowdy, Connolly, Niehoff and
Fletcher. Hess lost the game in which
he distinguished himself by clearing
the bases, the Cubs assembling six tai
lies before he recovered his breath. The
score was to 5.
At manufacturing triples when there
were three on, no Tenerite was in the
same class with George Burns The
Giant struck three such blows, all with
in a space Of Is days. His first hit Of
this kind was off Sallee. his second off
Harmon and his third off Charley
Smith. Each smash meant triumph
for the McGrawites, who then were
sadly in need of victories that being
the time the Braves were expected to
crack under the strain. Said Braves
didn't
Zacharias David Wheat poled-a couple
of three ply wallops that came when
the bases were inebriated, picking on
Pirate pitchers as his victims. Clout
No. 1 was off Al Mamaux, wallop No.
2 off Bob Harmon. Brooklyn won each
game.
The other players who drove in three
men by TRIPPING were Leslie Mann, Joe
Leonard, Roy Miller; D. Owen Wilson,
Charley Stengel George Cutshaw, jim
my Viox, Charley Schmidt, SANDY
PieZ Max Carey, Joe Connolly, Fred
Luderus. Arthur Fletcher. Bob Bescher
Lee Magee, Claude Derrick, Jimmy Law
ender, Frank Allen and Larry Cheney.
Bescher had the satisfaction Of max
ing his timely triple against his old
team, the Reds, but there was no Balm
Of Gilead for Cheney, since the Big Eel
low was beaten by Robins, to o.
MnrnnviIIe's Distinction.
rabbit" Meanwhile was the lone
National Lacquer of the year to hit for
the full distance twice when the sacks
We're in congested condition. He
picked as his prey left handlers, the
SouthpaWs being Jim Vaughn and
Harry Sallee, both discards Of the New
York, Americans. Sallee also was
nicked for a three Dagger when three
were on by CutshaW Don Carlos Pat
rick Ragan yielded trio of four bag
gers Just when they would put the en-
envy in possession of four runs. Konet-
chy made the first, Zimmerman the
second, Whitfield the third George
Burns made st. townsville, n. Y, the
residence of hero by tearing off a
circuit rap on September 3, when Bill
Steele was pitching for the Superbas
and when the psychological moment
was at hand.