Evening journal., 1914-08-22
BUSH KNOWS How
TO Get FREE Pass
Detroit Inf elder Receives
More Bases on Balls Than
Any Other Player
LEADS THE AMERICAN
LEAGUE IN THAT LINE

owen Bush of the Tigers probably
viii lead the pass getting brigade IN
the American League this season. the
tiny Detroit shortstop having IN the
srst four months Of the campaign re-
oeived "a more complimentaries than
anv other player in the younger or
sanitation. Bush set the pace IN pro-
curing bases on balls in the American
in 1912. but last year the athlete who
most often did the promenade act was
Bert shotten Of the Browns.
shotten is leading his team IN be-
ing walked by the pitchers this year,
hut he does not come anywhere near
leading the American League in this
respect To August the St Louis
suburbanite had been favored with
80 graduities by the moundsmen. Bush
best at the waiting gfme, had wend-
cd his way to first over the four ball
route on "a occasions. Second 70
Bush among the pass getters is Ed
die Collins of the White Elephants,
with 60: third, Eddie Murphy of the
same combination. with 81; fourth.
Iris Speaker Of tho Ped SoZ- with So,
and hfth. Roy Hartzell Of the
Yankees. with 81. The five best wait
ers in the American League last year
were. in the order named. Shotten Of
st. Louis. Collins of Philadelphia,
Wolter Of New York, Jackson or
n.snh r.f nafraif
Il is a toss up this year which
team has the best three athletes at
working the hurlers for transporta-
Philadelphia or Detroit. Col
Inns Murphy and Strunk Of the
Mackmen have drawn l55 passes, so
have Bush. Crawford and kavanaugh
OF the Jcnningsites.
The team leaders IN procuring
passes this season are Collins for the
White Elephants, Bush for the
Tigers, Hartzell for the Yankees,
Speaker for the Red Sox. Moeller for
the Senators. Grancy FOR the Maps,
shotten for the Browns and Black
bCrne for the White SoX OF these
men Bush. Collins, Speaker. Hartzen
and Moeller find places on the Ameri.
can Leagues best waiting club, the
other members Of this suppositou'
combination being Murphy of Phila
delphIa. Crawford of Detroit Carl
can oT-f Boston and Faber Of Chicago
rrbeeo pine men have acquired 42l
roeeos Is season, or 81 more thar
mo NJ ees. who are at present the
n.ost w hful walters in 3. B. John
aeSfs sons ie4he.
The latest number of compliment
tarie. secured by a player in one
ranc his season is four. Jacl
Iarry the Mackmen turned this
trick on1 April "a in an 11-inninl
same wth New York. Heating anS
Warhop being the Peerless Leaders
pitchers. On June 13 Iris Speaker
of the Red Sox touched a group O
Detroit boxmen for a quartette o
comulimentaries but by so doing tn
Chalmers car winner Of 1912 neithe
broke his own nor his leagues rec
ord. Iris two years ago. walkel
five times In one controversy. Accord
inr 10 the best available information
on the subject the major league rec
ord for getting a bunch of bases o
halls in one game is six. Walter vii
mot Of Ansons old Chicago Whit
Sox got the half dozen free ticket
tC first In 1891 in a game with Pitts
bureh.
The three best men on each Amer
can League team az getting passC
this year are named below.
White Elephants, 155-Collins, &C
Murphy. 81; Strunk. 3S.
Tigers, 155-Bush. "a; Crawfor
46; Kayanaugh 35
Yankees, 131-Hartzell. 81; Mast
As: Tuesdale. 35
Red Sox. 12l-Speaker. So Hope
8S; Lewis, 30.
Senator's. Moener. l6; Morga
as Foster. 35
Maps. 105-Graney, 40; Turner. g
Leibold. 80.
Browns, 102-Shotten, 80: Pra
35; G. Walker, Is
White Sox. 92-Blackburne. 8
Demitt. 80; Chase. 22.
CHURCH LEAGUE EXCURSION.