The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-02
ADDITIONAL SPORTS
PHILADELPHIA HAD
BOTH HEAVY HITTERS

Philadelphia was the abiding place
last season of the two men: who lead
the major leagues in timely hitting;
Frank Baker of the Athletics having
lead the Americans in this respect, just
as Gavy Gravath did the Nationals.
j. Franklin hammered home 1873 marks
in 1918, which was foul more than
were driven over the plate by the
fence breaker from California, who ran
Jake Daubert, winner of the Chalmers
car offered to the Nationals most val
liable player, such a close race for the
batting laurelS. Baker, like GraVath,
was the lone man in the century class
in his league in driving in tallies. Der
rill Pratt of the Browns was the rum
ner-up, just falling short in his at
tempt to get in the three figure divi-
sion. The st. Louis infielders added the
finishing touches to ninety-eight runs.
Third among the timely WALLPAPERS
stood McInnis of the White Elephants,
with SO to his credit; fourth was Jack
Barry, also a Mackman, with 90; fifth
was Sam Crawford of Detroit, with 90;
sixth, was. Duffy Lewis Of Boston, with
Sc; seventh was Joe jackson of Cleve-
land, with "a; eighth was Iris Speak
er of Boston, 81; ninth was Eddie Col
Inns of Philadelphia, with rs; and
tenth was Napoleon Lajoie of. Cfeve-
liz Will L III lOlG liz lSI IL y 1
hitsmiths were, Baker of Philadelphia,
with 1873; Lewis Of Boston, with III;
Crawford of Detroit, with 10S; McIn-
mis- Of Philadelphia, with lO3; Speaker
of Boston, with So; Lajoie of Cleve-
land, with So; Jackson Of Cleveland,
with 90; Cobb of Detroit, with 90;
Gandill Of Washington, with 50; and
Gardner of Boston, with So. ...,...
There were only two changes among
thn fnn~ ~ n oInr-r ~ +s~o4I- s--
Baker again excelled for the White
Elephants, Gandill for the Senators,
Lewis for the Red Sox, Bodie for the
White SoX, Pratt for the Browns, and
Crawford for the Tigers; Cree sup
planting Chase as the Yankees best
willow wielder in the pinches, and
Jackson beating out Lajoie for the
honor among the Maps. The eight
team leaders Of 1913 batted in 679
runs, which was sixteen more than
were driven home by the Athletics, who
had the most powerful attack Of any
American league club.
The Johnsonites' ablest team of time
ly hitters for the past season would be
of worlds championship caliber and
would have on it men from every club
save New York. It's battery would
consist OF Walter. Johnson of Wash
ington. (winner of a Chalmers carr,
dIlQ Kay SCDdiR OI .SIllCdSO, NclnIllS,
Barry and Baker of Philadelphia, and
Pratt of St. Louis would form it's in
field, and Crawford Detroit, Jackson OF
Cleveland and. Lewis Of Boston would
compose it's trio of gardeners.
OF the 1875 run batted in by Baker
last season, 10 were registered on safe
hits, seven on sacrifice flies and nine
on infieId outs. McInnis Of Philadel-
phia and Collins Of Chicago, players
who both were born in the bay state
took the lead in bringing in runners
on aerial sacrifices, each athlete scor-
ing eleven. At scoring men on infield
out, Jack Barry Of Philadelphia set the
pace with seventeen. The reason Bar
ry was the leader was that he was the
man Connie Mack selected when the
White Elephants. were due to. work the
double squeeze. On no less than eight
occasions the tall tactician had the
pleasure of seeing the double squeeze
worked on the unsuspecting opposi-
ton, III '