The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-10
Pitcher Still Adding to Long
List Of Victories.
Keeping Up Same Old Clip His
Record to Date.

Christy MathewsOn Will. unless the
unexpected happens, finish the cam
pitched at least nifty victories over i've
OF the National League clubs. Up to
last Sunday. McGraw's Master Me-
chanic owned 3l8 triumps. 81 of these
secured against the Reds. So against
the Phillies. Al against the Cardinals.
the Cubs. His defeats totaled 1913. Of
which 81 were administered by Chica-
90. 81 by Pittsburg. q by Philadelphia,
20 by st. Louis, 10 by Boston, 16 by
Brooklyn and 16 by Cincinnati. His en-
tire career in the National League has
netted him a percentage OF .6Sl and this
percentage, 1t is worthy OF note, 10
higher than that made by 20 teams
that have captured championship
honOrs in the senior organization.
Scribes, not having complete record
Of Matty at hand. have imagined that
he went for the greatest length Of
time against Cincinnati without losing
combat. This is not SO. big Six"
was beaten by the Reds in 1908. downed
them every time he faced them in
1909 and 1910 and then lost to them
again in 1911. In 1908. 1903 and 1910
Matty did not suffer reverse at the
hands Of the Superbas and In 1909, 1910
over him. His best record of this kind.
however, was hung up against st.
Louis. he losing one game to the Cardi-
nails in 1904 and then conquerfng them
every time he faced them until five
years later.
Only during one championship rum
ning-that Of 1902-dfd BucknelIs most
famous graduate fail to win games
from all seven of his opponents. That
year be failed to subdue the Pirates,
but the next year he more than got
back at the Clarksonians by conquer
ing them all eight times he operated
against them-a record he never has
been able to equal against any other
club. The greatest number of reverses
Matty has sustained in any one sea-
son has been five. tho sCubs dealing
him this number Of defeats in 1906 and
again in 1907 On the percentage basis.
Matty has been most effective against
Cincinnati, least SO against Chicago.
Christopher the Crafty will hardly
this year equal his wonderful record
Of 1918 in the line of accuracy. when he
winged no one and passed only q ath-
letes. Matty already has hit one man
this season-JOhnny Bates of Cincin-
maitland has franked 13 players, these
being Magee and Cravath Of the Phil
lies. each twice, and Stengel and Smith
of Brooklyn, Higgins of ST. Louis, Ru-
dolph of Boston. Viox Of Pittsburg and
Phelan. Safer. Heating and Leach of
Chicago. each once. One of the odd
Things ABOUT the 1914 record OF Mathew
son. who. as usual. has an excellent
chance of being picked by the Chal-
mers jury of Newspaper experts as the
player most valuable to his team, Is
that he has been slammed for eight
home runs. these having been made by
Wingo and Wilson of st. Louis, Con-
molly of Boston, Safer Of Chicago.
Luderus Of Philadelphia and Daubert
and Wheat Of Brooklyn. Wingo made
two homers of Matty. one. manufac-
tured while acting as q pinchman.
causing Big Six to go down to de-
feat. Wheat's four Dagger also meant
reverse for the great New York
hurler, whose complete National
League record is appended:
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