Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-03
EASIER
To KILL OFF
THAN CAREY
Pittsourger Turned Back on II
Occasions, While Senator Was
Stopped 80 Times.
b Ernest j. Lanigan.


-1tDE MILAN, premier base
raaer of the American League
y 1918. stole thirteen more
..s.ar. last season than Max Carey
Mas. If The National Leagues pilfer-
.og h .aae but the catchers cut him
aooa ortencr than they did the Pr
s-a The Washington flyer set out
4, stoat ON lot occasions last year,
soa t.a backstops prevented him from
nfa,ne his object 80 times. Carey
..ra.slred to execute rs thefts, and
aa receivers kept him from carrying
o9r ii, design seventeen times. The
ase-mmuug percentages of Milan
and Carey. players who obtained
otos from the members of the Chal-
nors mr, Of newspaper experts for
i rrefr proWcsS in other departments
of rhe game, as well as for their speed
u tau ines were, therefore, ~ anc
-Se. respectively.
Milan like carey, was not mighty
Considered aus a base-runner when he
WAS serving his apprenticeship in
the minors The last year Clyde spent
MINI the little fellows, which was in
1901 I'M Wichita, he stole only 80
bases ar IS less than he filched in
rats carey. previous to joining the
Pf tas I'M 1911. was connected with
H. south Bend club, and in 1910 he
mu.a only 26 hassocks.
fOF Ml9us "A steals last year four
" teen were secured in games
gains Cleveland, thirteen in games
rg.irs. New York, twelve in games
-.in-t Detroit twelve in games
- hist Boston. nine in games against
Philadelphia nine in games against
81 Louis. and i've in games against
Caigl-o The speedy Senator never
Mas abb. To- steal four bases i'll
game Wut in two contests-one
against New York and one against
Detroit 1e was credited with three
8reeutes Ed Sweeney was behind
The Gat when clyde stole three bases
ag3ast The Yankees, and Henry Ron
Jedu was the Tigers maskman when
Tho Nationals flyer added a trio of
lamenoS To- his record.
W.ndpadists on whom Milan made
$50 steals ju games last season were
Mckee Of Detroit. twice; Sweeney. of
New York, once. Thomas. of Boston,
once. Cady Of Boston, once; CARR
-aH, of Boston, once; O'Ncii, OF
Cleveland once IApp, of Philadel-
u0U8, once, SChang. Of Philadelphia,
onee, and McAUester, of St. Louis,
once. MiIaU's a thefts were distrib-
We3 through 60 contests, he stealing
three bases in each of two games, |
Two bases I'm each Of ten games. and |
one base iu each Of As games. May |
WAS the month u which Milan show |
ed bis most speed and skill on the |
bases, he then executing seventeen |
steals lie Committed fourteen thefts |
ZIP June twelve in August. eleven in |
Apri, sis i'm September, and two In !
October
SAN AGNEH, Of the Browns, and |
- Ed sweeney, Of the Yankees, had |
The honor of turning Milan back oft |
Guest when he set out on thievinS |
expeditions Each receiver frustrat
I'D four of his attempts at burglary. |
Jack Lapp of the White Elephants |
Wrped Milan thrice and so did Steve !
oNe.. Of HE Maps, and Bill CARR |
San. of the Red SoX. The only wind |
iao5's. who tagged Milan twice in
one game was AgneW, of st. Louis, |
sam turning the trick on June 3. Mi !
tn Nas caught trying to steal second |
% times third six times, and home |
once
HE men on whom he made his !
steals md the men who caught him |
Neo nr ssayed to pilfer are named |
h.gW.