New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-30
For Example, One Watso,
Outbatted Benny Kauf
by Wide Margin.
SHORTEN, OF GRAyS
IS ALSO SLIGHTFn
Jack Lelivelt Set Pace Bo,,
with Stick and in Field in
American Association.
By FRANK O'NEILL.

Ty Cobb won the batting ,ham,,...
ship Of the American League A..
Larry Doyle led the slurger, o, >.
National League. They we're o.. /.
front by fair margin, with 10 ~,
20 dispute their claim, but a Plan.
through the Spaldng baseball ,s,o,.
Will show tha. most Leagues had ~.
nominal leaders men who plavss /,
few games and smashed out ssaie.s-'
number Of HES % boost their aysr,g.
above that o. those who fought ,bros,.
the long campaign for the penns,, (,
several instance these nominal 20.
ers played in fifty games or NOR. A..
ing 81 pinch h.fters. and their a.
for preference might be honoreS ,,
msny.
There was that modest. sensi.iy.
blushing Benny Kauf. lie c.ubbss ..
ball for a. average Of .34l. but Wr,.-
who started with the Tip Tops and a.
ished the season with the BsE,o
Blues. was ahead II him with an sy,,.
age Of 1896 compiled In % gsnss !.
which he faced the pitcher IS ~"
and poled out 70 hits. This was ,-...y
heroic action BY Watson. and tss -,
is that he did no. get into the "a.
more often He might, perchance ava
established valid cl m 20 suprer..
shorten. the centre fielder O. =.
Providence team. Is entitled % eo,ss.
GRAFTON n the .n-e o.. t.0Lai League IA
compiled the perfectly good average 0,
.322, yet ranked only sixth. Cssrs.
Hof. the left hand pitcher. wen, o,
a wild jamboree in his % games, fae.r,
the pitcher - times. and getting ti-.
self 2s hits Charley Nu'lin. viii
Richmond part OF the season. hit 81 Il
80 games while II Barney. once vi,i
the Yankees and later H.th he Pirates
connected az a .335 clip In 81 gsna
Roth, Of Toronto, was right I'D ,hs-
with q mark Of 332 in g. gs-u
and his lain s perhaps as valid -
Shortcn's. for a man could not carr
squirt through 50 many games Tor &c,
an average.
Jack Leliveit. once with the Cl-,.
land Maps. later with the New Yo,s
Yankees and now with the Kansas Ctr
team OF the American Associate,
might have had his fai'.ngs bg. :.
always could bat. lie was a conss,r:
800 sticker in the majors, and he hsi
shown no inclination 70 rest or h,
laurels in the circuits Of minor cis".
fication. Playing through l52 gsrn
last year, Jack rolled up an average q
346. and was the actual leader, 4.
though Mayer. team mate, elsese
1851 in seventeen games. Le.lT..
played first base last year, and
cleverly that he led &c league in ss.'
ing as well as hitting
Jimmy Johnston, The outGelde. q
the Oakland team. who will be AZ,
the Superbas next summer, has se;.'
az strong a claim % supremacy Z b.
league az any other man. J--r
played IN POO games. ws' az b, !"
times and made 2j5 hits FOR he ga;
average OF .33S. lie is placed beil,.
Harry Wolter. once with the Ys,s.s'
who topped him by eleven points, b.
who played In ffty-six fewer game,
Wolverton. Hei.man and Brief, none "
whom played In 100 games. also Vs'i
ranked in front OF the Superba.,o.s'
but only Wol-er has any more val.
claim % the champion snip thar he
The South Atlantic, the Virginia a.
the Canadian leagues boas. Of men ~
have clear title 20 the leadership CaE
cey. Of Macon. in the South Altar
League. stood out with n marx OF 81
Thrasher. Of the Norfolk team o. 8
Virginia League. compiled an arens
Of .34S. while Burril. Of tHe branii,'
team of the Canadian circuit. s1rsyt
the world from the pinnacle Of ="
average.
sheldon Lejeune. with SIOUX O.
who was up with the Superbas se's,
seasons ago. and who may wear
livery Of the Pirates next sumner ["
tainiy laid into the delivery o.
pitchers % the Western League. =.
jeune clouted away az the rate o. y.
but was 50 points Aehini one DAVIS
team mate. who took part in fewe, 'is
twenty games Miller, Of the N'..
club, Of the Southern Association o..
no trouble in arguing his cause
champion batsman. but for all rs =.
average he came IN trailing A.'
worth. of Birmingham, and Mcposs
a team mate. neither oil whom "'
part IN thirty games. al
This list might be extended 1h'I
would include an of tie leagues op'i,'
ing under the national agreement y
a sufficient M Der Of cases have y,
cited 20 show that comparatively !"
men who were acknowledge as le.'si
Of H. cir leagues actually finished"
top Of the ladder.