Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-04
PITCHERS
WILL CUT FED H|TT|NG
Twirlers, but Had Left
Handed Batters.
FANS WATCH THE VETERANS
Even Money Bets Are Being Made
That Harry LAHORE VIII Again Hit
Above 300 Mnrk-Think Honus
Wagner Won't Survive Season.

The lack OF f,handed pitches was
enc OF the main reasons FOR the heavy
hitting in tho Federal League last sea-
son." said Dick Carroll, business man.
ager OF the Brooklyn FeGerals The
league was top heavy with left handed
hitters. and very shy on left handed
pitchers
Conditions will be bit different
this year, however. There are more
southpaw pitchers on the Federal ros-
in the hitting marks of some OF the
heavy h!tters of last year
II is a known fact that 2 left handed
batter hits almost twice as we'll against
Kenny KauN. Ty Cobb. sam Crawford,
Frank Baker and other left -handed
hitters usually murder the Offering OF
right handed pitchers, but against
southpaws their effectiveness is almost
The Federal League kept records last
year Of what the batters accomplished
Thsse' showed that 'hl iaun r. e Rs,Snns
% "nism se f me c}sr ar fSr mark 1s1,
handlers bu; against right-handers he
punched them out for an average close
TO 900. His grand batting average
the other Federal League sluxgers
showed up in like ratio.
Betting ON Lajoie.
Even money bets are being made that
Larry Laioie will hit 400 or better
This season. And it seems TO us that
those who are taking the affirmative
side will cash their bets.
Latoie hit only around .a60 last sea-
son, but he's a natural 500 hitter He's
near the for'y-year mark, hut his bat
ting eye has not dmmcd II he stayed
in baseball until he was torty-fve IL
would be fairly safe to wager that he
would hit 800 for each OF the ensuing
five years.
Lajoie slipped down 10 $50 nve or
six years ago. Then ne came along
with .esa. Most of the wise ones" at
once predicted that the great French
man was through, whereupon he clout-
cd for an average around $50 for the
next four or fve, years.
Lajoie's slump last year was due. not
skill but more to the fact that he
was with club that was torn by In
ternal strife-a club on which the play
Grs worried s, with "I-don't-care-a-
Under Connie Mack. and with a real
pail nnii club to work with, .Latoie Will
1919 or Well miss our guess.
Can Wagner Come Backs
When one thinks OF l.a;oie. ones
1nat other grand. old veteran, Honus
Wagner. The wonderful! German slipped
Ynder The 500 mark in, 1914 FOR The
trs! time in his major league career
And now The question IS:
Is WaEner; az The age OF .orsy-one
really through or wss LAST year Just
= p of year for him."
WaEner Ike LS!cie. IS natural bat
fsr, cf tbs same oid-fash!oned slug
FinE type ss La!o!e. And {; looks like
SAFE 77o7csiIoH 70 esi that the Fly
'.E natch-a1" viii! lam them ou, for
sEt II ,s;s
Wagner III he ball a. hard and as
- -Es; yea: as Re has IN all tha
9it+' years % MS major league career
-, - aEc We misfortune of hitting
v- VA+.t they were ard NOT ..yhers
~ a'H.i' 4, least twenty times
:r:r= M year Wagner was robbed
q hits " spectacular aeld!nE. Had
NOS. a:n gone sa:v he great Honus
49, nave 1nisAed above the 400
@. eours. no z,A!.,e can 60 on
.o'tT.T. There's lint, 70 ali Su, ~
tie cases O: Wagner and I.atofs /,
seems MAT their Limit has no, Seen
70 teta- Scih s..!l have aeveral Years
- major league baseball in their svs-
ms sne tor the good of the game We
Wlsn y wee Ten vars or twenty wears
instead @! 'Gs, three or four Both
men have been n honor 10 the gam.
ana "hen they go. there Will be none
% AXE their places.