The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-26
RECORDS STAND
FOR MANY YEARS
Present Day Players Find II Hard
to ExceIi OLD Marks

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start out with the determination 81
smashing some Of the old records aad
Here are few of the records taken
from Spalding's 1914 Guide. which
show TIE rather husky task that con-
fronts the players of this era who have
record breaking ambitions.
I'm 1909 George Gibson, the piatN
catcher, worked i'm 40 cOnseCu,i'"
games. In July, 1908, Roger Rresnahar,
then with the Giants, did not have an
assist or put-ou IN ten-inning game
An average of $3.50 for the season was
turned i'm i'm 1904 by Joe Sugden, VINO
was with the Browns; i'm 1906 by in -.
O'Connor of the Browns, i'm 1907 by
Frank BoweIman of New York. in 1907
by Forrest Cady of the Red SoX, and
also by George Gibson of Pittshurg.
Pitchers.
In the pitching line, Charles RAD
burunc, with Providence i'm lSS, worked
in thirty seven consecutive games and
Won twenty-cieht. I'm 1854. he pitched
seventy two games in one scason---a
record that was duplicated i'm 1889 by
John Clarkson, then with Boston.
Kccfc, pitching for the Giants in 1889
ana Marquard, pitching for the same
team i'm 1872. are tied with nineteen
consecutive victories in one season.
Charles Sweeney. pitching for Provi-
dence against Boston in 1885. struck
out twenty-onc hatsmen. Amos Rusic
in 1892 gave pol bases on balls in one
season. I'm 1873, Al g. Spalding pitched
sixty three games ana got an average
of $3.50 for the season. I'm 1904, "Ruhc"
Wadell. then with the Athletics, struck
out 343 batsmcn in one season
lnfieders.
Frank Chance in 1910. while first
basing for the cubs, took unto himself
the remarkable average of 1915 for the
season. Jggs DOnahue, former first
baseman Of the White SoX. holds the
other three records i'm the nist basing
line. In 1907, ne accepted the highest
number Of Chances-l9SG; in 1905, ne
had twcnty-thrcc chances in one game,
while i'm 1906 he had but one chance
i'm the game-an assist.
In 1905 Lajoie of the Maps turned IN
the record fielding percentage FOR Soc
ond bascmcn-.99O Lobert of the
Philies holds the third basing record,
having acquired .976 in 1912. Turner
of the Maps grabbed 1913 while short
stopping in 1910. Lajoie in 1908 ac-
Cepted chances; Collins of the Red SoX
accepted 6O1 chances at third in 1899
and Allen, the Philics' shortstop, ac-
ccptcd 95j chances in 1892.
Outfieiders.
In the Outlielding line. Frank Schultz
of the cubs hung up record of .992 in
1908 in right Patscy Dougherty of the
White Sox u9OG) and Fred Clarke, Pr
rates Q9OD are tied with .9S1 at left
fielding. while Harry Bay, Cleveland
$500. Amos Strunk Athletics G9lD
and Tommy Leach, Cubs U9l3 are
tied with 800 at center fielding.
Clarke of the Pirates made four as
sists from the outlield i'm one game in
1910 and had 10 putouts in one nine
inning game i'm 1911, both being record
performances. George Mcbride, the
Washington shortstop, enjoys the dis
tinction of being the only inticldcr whu
ever went through a game without
having had one chance To clutch the
ball.
With the Bat.
In the clubbing line, Hugh Duff $
record of .43S for one season in 1885, Is
the mark the star batters must shoot
at. Ty cobb of the Tigers made us
hits i'm 1911. Brown, playing win
Louisville in 1892 was at bat 65S tialc.
i'm one season. The Phillies, back in tho
late 9Os made SO hits in one nin".
inning game off John Wadsworth ol
Louisville
Clarence Beaumont of the piratc'
got six hits i'm six times up IN 1899
while Ed Delahanty of the Phillics go'
four home runs and u single in live
times up off Terry. the Chicago pi'.h.
CT. in 1896. Buck" Freeman. the 81
Washington player hammered out =
home runs in one season, the best rex