Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-02-22
KENWORTHY SLUGS
LIKE FRANK BAKER
Newfeds' Infielder Slammed
Out Fifteen Homers Last
Year, Ranking Second.
.STOVALL GREAT INFIELDER

Big George stovau. 1.-THE OF nmh.
clean cut and sharp as q razor-edge
when In action, is the star Of the
Newark Federal League infield. as
well as manager Of the first major
league club to represent NeWars
Stovsl is one Of the greatest first
saekers who ever drew on q glove.
and as a hitter he gets them most
any time. but particularly when they
count
stovail siugged at a 20 clip last
year and he flelded his position well
enough to be ranked third among
hretsackers. Charley Carr, of Indian
spolis. who is about all in. and Hugh
Bradley, formerly Of the Boston Red
Sox, had better marks than stovaii,
but Georges .s91 shows some classy
work and real consistency around the
initial cushion. Bradley, who led the
| frstsacksrs In fielding, worked at q
.994 clip while stovall was only three
points behind. Swacina had a record
of sSs for Baltimore. and finished
eighth on the list. Perring, who did
all-around utility work in the Kansas
City infieid. played thirty-eight games
at arst base and fielded al a $3.50 clip.
30 II will be seen that Newark viii Ds
strongly equipped at the first bag
George Has Good Arm.
| etovali led the first basemen IN the
league at throwing out runners at
second base. having seventy-nne ax-
sists all told. Only one other nrst-
sacker had more assists. and strange
ly. that was Harry Swacina. When
one stops to consider. however, that
''Swats' had a habit of making his
pitchers cover the bag every time ae
| got the chance, the former Tigers
mark Of 103 assists Is accounted for.
] Baltimore twirlers led the league n
/ getting putouts at first base, George
SuRgs alone having twenty-four re-
tirements. and setting the pace
| among the pitchers.
Getting back to the Newfeds' in
field il win be seen that Perring is
Of versatile nature when it Is
learned that he played ninety-nine
games at third base and felded .933
in that position. The switch from
first to third base is a big one. II
Is the plain difference between doing
things with ones right hand and then
trying the left The third baseman
does everything just opposite to tbe
! first baseman's methods.
Kenworthy . Real Clouter.
The most promising youngster on
the Hewfeds innerworks in Ken
worthy. His fellow players call him
the Judge and they say there are
few inielders in the majors who have
anything on him for all-around speed
+ He helded 1852 at second base, where
he played most consistently all sea-
: son.
J At bat he ehone, too, gathering a
percentage OF 316 and rivaling Ted
Easterly, his teammate, for slugginE
honors. He is something OF a Frank
Baker. for this boy stepped into
enough fast ones to bang out fifteen
home runs. A fellow who can make
that many circuit swats during
season is bound to be popular most
any place. zwilling. of the Chifeds,
was the only Individual who bettered
Kenworthy's home run record. Twill
ing shook out sixteen homers He had
fourteen triples, two more than Ben
ME Kauff. who Is declared as the Ty
Cobb OF the league, and he stolo
forty-one bases. In the two-base hit
column, Mr.. Kenworthy again showed
remarkable clouting ability. with
forty-three slams-two less than ths
same number as his other rival-tiie
renowned Mr.. zwilllng. of the Tink-
feds.
An An-Areund Marvel.
On top OF all that Kenworthy stood
third in scoring earned runs with
seventy mine 70 his credit. His part
ner. Gilmore, an outfielder on the
Newfeds, scored the same number
Kauff, of course, was best at getting
these earned credits and MckechnIe,
of Indianapolis stood next with
! elghty-eeven. This Kenworthy is o
real swatter and one to whom the
fans will warm up in short order.
Easy Goodwin, so-called because o.
his smooth style and his easy methods
of working and his grace IN
handling intended basehits, filed IN
as utility man and played thirty
nine games at third base, but his
favorite position was shortstop. Duke
Derringer also switched between the
two positions and both showed such
class that Stovall did not know
which TO use.
Hot Coles is an outflelder by trade,
but can also fill in at the infield sta
tions He is a player something on
the Hi Myers type and the fans all
know what the former Newark star
can do. The Newfeds' infield talent
shapes M very Dromlsingly.