The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-10
CRAVATH OBTAINED
NINETEEN HOME RUNS
(avvy Garnered Fifteen of This Number Off Right Handed
Pitchers and Four of Those of Port Persua-
sion-Most Hits With Bases Empty.
By ERNEST j. LANlGAN.

Buck" Freeman's record of twenty
five home runs. established while
John B. was a member of the wash
ington League Club in 1899. would go
by the boards next season if President
william F. Baker, Of the Phi1lies, could
see to 1t that 'Gavry' Cravath was
played regularly by Manager Pat Mo-
ran. ana II the schedule makers would
allow the QIakers to play all their
championship games at the Broad and
Huntington Streets grounds. Clifford
Carlton, for the second year in sue
cesston, led the senior league ir&(our-
baGRers during 1914. making the same
number OF circuit smashes last year
as he did the preceding season--nine-
teen. During the last campaign, how
ever, the Californian. on whom Maya
xfnist Charles r. VanLean pinned the
nickname of Wooden Shoe when
both were out In Los Angeles, failed
to hit for the full distance at any
PARK except that in the Quaker City.
In 1918 six Of Cravath's four furlong
drives were poied on foreign fields.
three being made in st. Louis, one
in Cincinnati, one In Boston, and one
I'm New York.
Cravnths Obtains Fifteen.
Crnvath obtained fifteen Of his fef 4
home runs off right-handed pitchers,
four off Fingers OF the port persua-
sion The only set 81 slabnen he
failed to hit for the circuit against
were those employed by Schuyler r.
Britson. and managed by Miller j.
Higgins "Gavyy'' mauled Boston's
hoxmen for four homers, Gnctnnatfs
for four. Brooklyn's for four, Chi
Cages for four, New York for two. and
Pittsburg's for one. James Sanford
Lavender. OF the Cuhs. was a hurler
AL tr Iaa Tha
Man from Montesuma was nicked Tor
three four harger. by the hard hitting
Quaker two Of these coming In the
same gam" Richard w. Maruuard,
brooklyn FEDERAL for a few minutes
this winter. vas located for pair CT
homers in one contest. Dick Rudolph,
OF Boston hoped swell Gravaths
home run cutltt by two swats. and
so Gid Don Carlos RaTan, of the SUI
perbas Other pitchers who were
touched for honors by Cravath were
Eli james and Gene Cocroham, of
the braves: Earl Y.nElsng. Phil Dong.
las. Leon Ames and king Lear. of
the Reds. I'd Reuihach and Charry
Schmutz. OF the superSas: George
OF the Pirates.
Most OF Cravath's four-nasted
blows were struck when none OF his
comrades WAS on the towpath. He
made twelve homeTs when the sacks
were empty three when one Ph.ilfe
was on, and four when two Quakers
were DESTROYS OF scoring.
Five on "Gavvy's" circuit clouts won
games for the Pennsylynnians. on
NAV 80 the phillies downed the Braves
to l. Cravath's homer off Bill Jam-s
In the fifth setting the Issue. On
June Il the ouakers took : 10 2
fall out OF the Reds, Cravath breaking
ap the battle in the tenth with a four
hagger CLEANED off Ear Yingling's de-
livery On August 4 the Rhinelanders
fell before the Pennsplvanians 4 to
3. In eleven sessions. the Knockout
blow to Phil Douglas being admin
istered by Cravath, who put the ball
into the ibieachers. Cravath's team
suhdued Brooklyn on September :. 7
to 4 "Gavvy' bringing in the winning
runs In the fifth with homer. oh
tanned off Pat Raglan. The Phiilics
were able to defeat the Cubs on Sep
tember IS by a score OF to 2. in ten
innings. because Cravath knocked the
ball out Of me lot.
Homer Each Month
Cravath did not LET a single month
Of the playing season 60 by without
making homer. He manufactured
one such drive in April. two In May.
five in June one In July. one In
August. eight IN September. and one
In October. Hc had the habit OF lump
ing his fou--baE blows. In the eem-
Sat of Ju1e a. with the Giants.
'-ravvy" got brace of circuit hits Oft
'Pube', Vanguard This feat he du-