Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-14
CRAWFORD AFTER
HITTING RECORD
Wahoo Sam Will Soon Equal 1900
Hit Mark Only Reached by
LajOie and Wagner.
HOPES TO MAKE $500 B1NGLEs


Another couple OF seasons will find Dc
troit In possession of a slugger who Will
have charge OF 5000 major league base
hits--it doesn't take any great amount
OF base ball knowledge to figure the ath-
ioto; there's only one Tiger to whom the
honor could so, and that Is Sam
, Crawford.
The big outfieldinE star has been with
Detroit for twelve years; in the seasons
Of 1904 to 1914, inclusive. Crawford made
SOSl hits, an average Of slightly better
than 1S4 to a season. Crawford broke
into major league base ball in 1899. as n
member OF the Cincinnati National league
team; in about thirty games he made
thirty-two hits.
His years as Tiger and the total OF
his hits are tabulated thus: 1904. 1n. 1906.
227 1905. 1876; 1907. 1855; 1908. liz. 1909, iSS;
1910. 1s7: 1911. 2i7; 1912. lSe 1919, 1873; 1915
1s3
The statistics OF modern day base ball
arc somewhat deficient. but figuring that
tho siugger mado an average OF lS4 hits
season, witch he undoubtedly, did. Il
can he found that in the seasons OF 1901
to 1905, inclusive, he collected 1856 safe
swats, thus bringing the total for his
career TO 2.767.
Just ordinary hitting In the seasons oe
1915 and 1915 will send "wahoo Sam
under the wire and onto the heels OF
Hans" Wagner and Larry I.njoic. the
only othor veterans to reach the marx.
Set Upon Record.
Crawford proposes setting a mark that
will stand for all time. he has set upon
$500 as the total for his hits. and reach
ing this mark. he viii just about put up
a mark for all hitters to shoot at
Harry Tuthlll, trainer OF the team,
says Crawford has at least five more
years to SO as major league star.
Unless meeting with an accident, there
Is no reason why Crawford should not
continue playing almost indefinitely" de-
clared Tuthill. Sam takes better caro-
OF himself than any other player in base
bail; probably better care of himself than
any other man in the country.
He starts training for a season with
the beginning OF the year. He eliminates
all pastries from his foodstuffs, he doesn't
drink at any time. no never smokes dur
Ing the training season and seldom out
Of It no lives regularly. eats regularly
snd when q healthy man at the tegin-
ming keeps VI q life like this there Is no
reason why he should not continue play
ing base bah almost as long a. he wishes.
Ia Ideal PlaSYr. VI,
Crawford IL an ideal player. He r. q
player everyone looks upon with favor,
and he carries the respect OF teammates
and opposing players. He is easily ham
died. and when q man carries this record
there ia nothing to fear"
IL Crawford makes good on his hopes
tho chances favor the creation OF a
record OF moro than 400 safe hits.
sam" seems to have been Improving
with age. In the last four seasons ne
has averaged ls6h hits a year. whereas
in Detroits tho Of pennant winning ses-
sons he averaged a fraction, better than
la hits a season.
u believe can reach the 35Oo MARI.
while realising that about 100 hits stsnu
between mo and the mark. with five more
good years ! should do much toward
slicing this difference and with a reason
able amount of luck will eliminate a. .
declared Sam"