The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-03
MALSEL IS WORLDS
PREMIER BASE STEALER
Fritz Excels Record Made in 1913 by Clyde Milan, of the
Washington Senators--The Gothamte Committed
Seventy -four Larcenes Last Season
BY ERNEST j. LANIGAN.


Fritz Maisel. of the Yankees, pre-
mier base-stealer of the American
League last year, made the same re-
cord In larcenies in 1914 as Clyde
Milan. of the Senators, did In 1919
but Old King Dope, who keeps clos
tab on the able athletes, shows thA$
as "A sack snatcher the WashingtoniAn
| was not In the same class with tho
New Yorker. even If each did get away
| with seventy-four thefts. Milan va1
cut down by backstops thirty times
while he was trying to add to hin
record of larcenies in 1913, while
Maisel only WAS tagged seventeen
times by the backstops last season
/ The speedy Senator had base
ming average of .S13 last season. Thi1
the galloping Gothamite a hase-run-
ming average OF .Si3 las tseason. Thl1
is a mark for both major leagues. y
is thought.
Maisel who played In 40 games.
distributed his seventy-four thefto
through fifty-six games. In each o&
thirty-nine contests Fritz was credl-
ted with one steal. in each OF sixteen
comhats he was credited with two
burglaries. and once he did the Raj
files act thrice. The day he bothered
the hackstops the most was May ~,
the Yankees then meeting the Maps
at the Polo Grounds and defeating
drawn-out affair. Maisel's three stealn
were made ON Basslar and Billings,
two being on the first-named wtnd~
paddist.
The catchers Maisel found eaSieSk
TO steal on were those employed BY
the Cleveland Club. On Steve O'Nefll
& Co.. the rapid-moving Fritz piE-
fered fifteen cushions He stole FOUR
teen on Washington's receivers, eleven
on Detroit's. ten on Boston's. ten on
st. Louis, eight on Phiiadelphia's. and
six on Chicagos. Contrartwise tho
Athletic windpaddists tagged Maissl
most frequently. They turned him
back five times when he tried to steal.
Wallie Schang mailing him three times
and Jack Lapp twice. washingtonss
windpaddlsts thrice halted Maisol
when he was on robbery bent, and 20
did Chicago's. The Boston catcherA
twice got the ball to the base while
Matsel was trying far ahead Of him.
and the knights of the big NIT en-.
Clubs performed similarly. In no
game was Maisei twice caught steal
Ing Ee failed to steal second on
thirteen occasions. third three times
and home once.
Among Maisers seventy-four thefts
were four clean iarcenies Of the plat
ter. He beat his way in from third
game with St Louis, the R.ckeys bait
terry being Hoch and Agnew. ThraA
months later. to the day Maisel stole
home on Mitchell and O'Neill, Of
= Cleveland On September IL Fritz
skipped in from third on Shaw and
Ainsinith. of Washington; and on
October he duplicated the feat on
Bender and Iapp. of philadelphia.
Maisel got majority Of his thefte
while playing on foreign diamonds
His larcenies at the Polo GFoun6o
numbered thirty-two. on the road tleY
totalled forty-two He stole four hasas
In April. eleven in May. .hirteen ~
JuneA seven in July. sixteen In August
sixteen in September, and seven n.
October. The catchers on whom ~
stole and the catchers who pegEAd
him out are named below: 49,
Maisel's Successful Steals.
Cleveland. 15--On O'Neill 8; Exam.
j 3: Bassler 2: Billings. l.: Carisoh, 4.
washington. l4-On Henry. z; w11-
iams. a: Ainsmith. 3.
Detriot, lion Mckee, 4: Bakee. ~
Stanage. 8.
Boston. lon Thomas. s: cady. NJ
Carrigan. 2.
st Louis: 1o-on Agnew. s.; crisalnel
8; Leary. .. 9'1
Philadelphia. Son LApn M
Schang. g.
| o6Sp VII oCu6iks q, hU0Ha ~
Mayer. /.
When Maisel Was F1axxcd.
Philadelphia. april II. BY IApQk
trying to steal second: April ~. ~
Schang, trying to steal second: April
~, by SchanG. trying to steal second. Il
July 8. by Schang. trying to steo1
mira october S, by Lapp, trying ~
steal second.
i Chicago. s-June 8. by schalk, tsy~
Ing to steal second; July IS. by SchAlk
trying to steal second; August Is. ~
Mayer, trying to steal third
\ Washington, 3--June 8. by Wl1ltannA
Boston, June 81. by Cady, txy~
drying to steal home August IN. Ut
9 A.nsmitti. trying to steal second: Ser%
TENDER 10. by Williams. trying TO sfeat
second. d sF
ing to steal second: August IL. ~
Cady. trying to steal second, a
/ Cleveland MAY 81. BY Baanierk
trying to steal second September N.
by E8an. trying to steal second.
! ST. Louis. 2-June II, by AguNVus
trying to steal second; August s. ~
4 Crossin, trying to steal second.
i Milan holds the base-stealinr -
cord for the American League, II hay
ing been esta blished in 1919 who8
me Washingtonian did the Raffles IL
eishty-eight times j. Clyde really
stole ninety-one bases that year, but
/ three Of then were wiped out N
Jupiter Plavi who put stop OrdGk
on game getween the Browns asai1s
the Senators In the third inning.
Copyright 1915 by Ernest ]. Lar.
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