Evening journal., 1914-07-03
Athletics ARE
THE best WATERS
Receive More Passes Than
Any of Their Rivals in
American
NAP HURLERS
ARE THE WIDEST

Connie Mack bosses the best collec-
tlon cf watchful walters in the Ameri-
cnn League. The White Elephants, up
10 Friday, had drawn more passes than
any other team in the junior orsaniza-
ton The bases on balls the Mackmen
then had received numbered PA,
which was l6 more than Chances
weak-hitting Yankees had garnered.
The Tigers rank third in the pass
league, the Red sox fourth. the sena-
tors fifth. the Maps sixth, the Browns
seventh and the White Sox eighth All
told. these have been 1928 promen-
AIDES.
When it comes to deadheading ath-
letes there is no pitching STAFF quite
as reckless as Cloveland's. The Nap
artillerists have franked 263 men.
Connie Macks hurlers. particularly
the youngsters, such as j Weldon
Wyckon Leslie Joseph Bush and
Herb Pennock. frequently have heard
"rhe Cali of the Wild this year and
stand charged with 242 free tickets to
first over the four ball route Jen-
nlngs' slabmen rank third In inaccu-
racy Rickey's fourth. Grihith's fifth.
Carrigan's sixth. Callahan's seventh
and Chances eighth The Chicago
and New York moundsmen have coun-
tersigned- These figures show the
number of passes received and issued
this season IN tho American leageue.
PASSES RECEIVED.
BY Philadelphia. 22i; by New York,
20S; by Detroit, 2O5. by Boston, 1874;
by Washington, iSS; by Cleveland, rs.
by ST. Louis, III; by Chicago, 1863.
PASSES ISSUED.
BY Cleveland. 263. by Philadelphia.
242. by Detroit, 221 by ST. Louis,
199 by Washington. 1872; by Boston,
l5O; by Chicago, 1877; by New York
1874
The Maps have received SS less
passes than their pitchers have be-
slowed on the enemy, which is one
reason why they have been I'm lower
eight all season long. Other teams that
have drawn fewer free trips to first
than their opponents are 81. Louis,
with 2S. Philadelphia, with IS: and
Detroit. with i6. The Yankees have
IL on their opponents in gifts re-
ceived by "a, the Red Sox by "A, the
White Sox by 26, and the Senators by
six
The 1914 record for wildness if
claimed by Pennock. Wyckon and
/ Bush. of the Mackmen. who on May
80, franked IA of the Yankees. Bill
James of the Browns passed 10 of
the Tigers ON April "a. and Allen Col
lamore. of the Maps, deadheaded the
same number of Red Sox on June Q,
Seven times this year American league
teams have received nine bases on
balls I'm a game and on - occasions
/ they have secured eight
The days when the American league
pitchers have been generous are
enumerated below:
ia bases on balls-May 80, Pennock
Wyclkon and Bush, Philadelphia. to
New York.
10 bases on balls-April "a. James
st. Louis. to Detroit; June 9, Cola
more. Cleveland. to Boston
Nine bases on balls-April %, Bush
Philadelphia, to New York: April 80
Hall. Dauss and Coveleske. Detroit
to Chicago: May %. Mitchell, Bland
ing. James and Bowman, Cleveland, e
New York; May 20. Boehllng. Wash
ington, to Boston; June I, Gregg anC
James. Cleveland, to st. Louis; June
1, Bender. Bressler and Plank, Phila
delphia. to New York June %, Lev
erend. St. Louis. to Philadelphia
Eight bases on balls--April IA, Busl
and Boardman. Philadelphia, to New
York: May 2, Gregg. Cleveland, L
Detroit; May IL, Pennock, Brown ant
/. Bender. Philadelphia. to Washington
May 10, Shaw, Gallia and Bentley
Washington. to Chicago; May 2S
Hagernan and Gregg, Cleveland. Il
Boston; June 3, Engel, Washington
to New York: June 5. Hamilton, Jane
and Baumgardner, St Louis, to De
troit; June 8, Bowman, Mitchell AM
Jane. Cleveland. to Bottom: June Il
, Cavet. Main and Dauss. Detroit. {
, Boston: June l3, Shawkey and Pen
:. mock. Philadelphia. to Cleveland; Jun
: Is, Boehler Detroit to New York
: June Is. Wyckoff, Philadelphia to CHI
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