The sun., 1916-12-24
MEANWHILE LEADS
AT DOUBLE PLAYS.
Braves ShOrtstop Again
Proves Best at Cutting
Down Rivals.
GOWDY NEAR RECORD
ny siIORTSTOP.

ny SHORTSTOp.
Waller Maranvillc, Brave shor,s,on |
who holds the major league record 70,
inaugurating double plays. topped eyervI
one In the big leagues in this rcspec,
last season. but then did not equal NJ,
banner performance OF 1914, nor closay |
approach the best 1918 mark. made Nv
Charley Herzog. The Rabbit 50. 4,
duplex killings In motion this wear
which was 10 less than he launched IN
1914 and 6 less than Charles L,nco,,
Herzog launched In 1915.
The Cantaloupe King was runner IN
10 Maranville In 1916. making the nr,
move in % two ply re~tiremen,s-.o a,
short. at second and 7 at third
Heinie Groh Of the Reds led on
In 80 duplex m~assacres, and john,
Lavap OF the Browns. Bert Nlehor O,
the Pills and Lawton witt OF tho A,h.
letics each in 81. Groh started 81
double plays from third, eight from
second and one from short.
Eddie Collins Of the White SoS n.
stituted 80 double ~slaughters. and two
other second sackers-Betzel ~ the
Cards and Doyle Of the Giants and Cubs
ALSO got by the rs mark, the %juvenl,
leading of in rs and the veteran in q,
Arthur Fletcher, Giant shortstop, Jus,
reached the quarter century notch.
Roger P~eckinpaugh was the Yankee
best man at starting double plays, xiv.
ing 20 their impetus. Wallie Plpp O.
the Ruppert-TIuston forces had the di..
tinction OF lnaugurating az many doube
killings as any other first sacker. Burn,
OF the Tigers tieing him for this honor.
Records Not Injured.
No double play records went hv The
boards last season. hut one old marx
was equallcd. Catcher Hank Gowdy o.,
the Braves tic.ng the 1913 exploit -
Fiji Killifer OF the phils. The record
for starting double plays from behind
the bat Is IA. Previous records that
still hold good are ? for the pitchers
made by Eddie Cicotte In 1913: IL for
first basemen. made 10y Jack McInnis IN
1914: % for the second hasemen. made
ny Larry Doyle In 1912. - Tor the third
basemen. made ty tle,ule Groh in 1915.
IS for the shortStops. made y" Waite
Naranyllle In 1915: . for the 'ctt field.
crs, made 10y Max Carey IN 1912. 10 r.
the centre felders. made by Iris Speale
In 1918. and \ for the right 'e'ders
made by Frank schultz - the cubs ana
Mike Mitchell of the Reds IN 1879 an,
Dan Mocller Of the Nationals and liaii.
Hooper OF the Rcd SoN iu 1915
Last season tho PLAYERS who started
the most two ply killings from 'Nc MFR
positions were Ruth OF ~" Red SIX ..
the pitchers with : Gowdy OF NE Draw,
for the catchcrs with u; ripp - ~,
Yankees and BURNS OF the Tircrs Cor 'u.
fist hasomcu with ~. Nlohof - OBJ.
IhIl!l"s for the so'ond hos"TIoT w!'N -
N!,t %: the Tisogs and iruh of The Ie
for the third hJsemon with 9S N,r..
vile of the Braves for the sN'H','u.
with ~ Graney Of the Indiar~. Sho''p
Of the Browns and NcaCh o. the T'esr
for the LEFT tielders with 8 carey ~ IN"
Pirates for the centre folders with 80
and Roth Of the Indians for tho risf.
tielders with g.
The P~i'tshurScr was tho lone suhurj.
ante ~ the year to reach double tg
ures In the number OF doubt" plai'
launched. while Iris Speaker and =
Cobb were i'm a class by themselves '
that OF all the ryChascrs th"v Vc-c o..
only ones TO start a pair Of duplex Li
ings In tho same contests jim Dan
high salarled performer dld so again.
his cid team on July : While Fran
Navin's priceless jewel turned he 're.
OF August IS against the White SOY.
Local Doubic PiHys.
The double plays started b. 'hs
Giants and Yankees last season we've IS
follows;
PITCHERS.
Giants-Sarcc. 2 Benton : T..t f
Perrltt. :. MathcN.on. /. Totals. y.
Yankees -kcntiug q caldwell ~
ridre. -; Fisher. ! Russell, / shawl"
CATrHERs
Ynnkees-Nunamdkcr. S Waite,
G'ant,-rorih"r. $ Mccnr'v, l TOT.
FIRST HAsEMEN.
Yankee -plpp ~. Totul. II
fiants-Ncrkle. I, Hp.kc. ! Tota' !
SECOND BNSENEN.
Giants o,I". . ll'rgor. : To'a'
Yankees -Gct"ou. q, M1isel. : - OF
l , Boone, J.. Totnl, -.
THIRD RASENFN.
y.nkcc- Baker II boone, . - r'"r
:, MRlsel, !. Total. -
Gitnts-McEcchnic. :. IicrIog, s IN.
norman, : Iohert, : Total -
S~HORrSTopS
Fletcher. -, hcr"or : r'"A
YsnAces-recklnpaush -, Boon. : n
tai. -.
LEFT FIi:IDERS
fahkees-Hign. =, Miller, . Mage
Total, s,
Giants-Burn. = Total. ("
CENTRE FlEIDErs
Maree, .; M,.'cr, . GH" 90
] Naisrl, J. TotRi,
Giaots-kaun y To'al q
RIGHT FIELDERS
GIANTS Robertson. 3. Rou~h q .
nlnhrcs -G.auu''', q O.Dt.rA N