The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-18
are very Generous
With Passes This Season

from the pitchers, and the National
Lacquer rs. fTyrus Raymond Cobb is
very much in the hunt for the disttnc-
ton OF being Americas best pass col
lector and has collected "a coupons.
His team mate, Owen Bush, has ac'
CURED 81.
The, White Sox are not good wait
ing team or a team that gets many
pitching favors handed to 1t on pur'
pose. Collins record in obtaining
bases on balls therefore becomes all
the more notable since he has received
a third OF his clubs gifts. Miller Hug.
gins has procured fourth OF the Ia
vors bestowed on the Cardinals, and
Cobb fifth OF the gratufties heaped
on the Tigers, who have trudged more
often than any other set of athletes
under the domination Of the National
Commission. They have worked their
adversaries for 119 gifts, instances
having been frequent this year when
It was wise move to deadhead some
OF the members of Jennings wrecktng
crew-Cobb Crawford and Veach.
In the National League the team
that have drawn the greatest number
of passes is t. Louis The Cards have
SO to their credit.
Besides Collins, Higgins, Cobb and
Bush, IS other major 'leaguers have
reached double figures in pitching
presents: Oscar Witt, of the Tigers,
has walked on IS occasions, and Tom
my Leach, of the Reds. has one less
promenade to his credit than the Cal
ifornian. Dan Mieller, OF the Sena:
tors, and Harry Hooper. Of the Red
Sox, like Leach, lead.off men, have re-
spectively paraded IS and Is times.
Heinie Groh, of the Reds. Bert Shot
ten, OF the Browns, and ]. Gladstone
Graney, Of the Indians, have each
drawn IA gifts. Sam Crawford. OF the
Tigers, has benefited by the pitchers
wfldness or genrosity 13 times. the
other men who have been handed IL
or more 1favors being as follows:
Twelve passes-Liebold OF the In
diansX Speaker OF the Red SoS, Strung
OF the White Elephants and Cravath
of .tlie Phillies.
eleven passes Jackson Of the In
dams and Johnston of the Pirates.
Ten passes-Walsh of the White
elephants; High, Hartzell and Pipp OF
the Yankees; Carey of the Pirates:
Clarke of the Reds; Phelan and
Schultz Of the Cubs; Moran OF the
Braves, and Snodgrass ofthe Giants.
The Record for Passes.
Four passes is as many as any major
league player has been able to pick up
in any game this season. The record
for a combat is six, made by Walter
Wilmot OF Anson's old Chicago team
OF August %, 1891. When the present
American League was a minor organ
ization, sailing under the title OF the
western League, Harry Hulen Of Min
.neapolis got six passes in contest
with Grand Rapids. He scored six
runs as we'll and stole five bases, which
was q. pretty good days work. The
date OF this performance was August
i. 1895. Hulen was a left handed in.
fielder and had two trials in the Ma
tionaI League-one from Philadelphia
and one from Washington. His term
OF service with both teams was brtet.
The major leaguers who this year
have procured four passes in games all
are in the junior organizations. Eddie
Collins turned the trick first In the
contest with st. Louis on April is, and
a week later Roy Hartzell Of the Yam
KEGS duplicated 1t In the combat with
washington. Bert Shotten OF the
Browns equalled the performance OF
Messrs. Collins and Hartzell on May
i against Cleveland. The odd thing
about shotten's feat was that he faced
three Cleveland pitchers-Hagerman
Walker and Mitchell-and yet got his
free tickets to first from only one OF
them, the first named, the celebrated
zerah Zequiel, better known as RIP
ZIP"
1t isn't hard for a patient athlete in
these days OF spitball hurting to get
three bases on balls in an afternoon.
"A flock OF pastimers in the American
and National have done this this year.
Eddie Collins has three such performs
ancesto his credit; Hugh High OF New
York, two; Oscar Witt, OF Detroit, two; =
DOME Bush, of Detroit, two; Dan! Noel
Ter OF Washington. two; Pep Young
Of Detroit, one Birdie" Cree Of New
york, one; Harry Hooper Of Boston.
one ny Cobb OF Detroit, one; Amos
,strunk Of Philadelphia. one: Lutte
Boone Of New York, one; Rhody Wal
lace Of st. Louis, one.