The sun., 1916-12-21
CRAVATH'S RECORD
Is UNSURPASSED
Retiring Philly Outfielder
Knocked Out 81 HOmers
in Five Seasons.
BARROW HAS NEW PLAN
nv c.. LIEB.

During the league meetings here last
week, Pat Moran. the silent manager
of the Phillies. did a lot Of ~gumshoeing
up and down Peacock Alley. and every
row and then rtchburg Pat would
whisk some fellow manager into n cor
ner and whisper something to MN ABOUT
swapping outfelders. However, traue
winds were not blowing well at the
Waldors-Astoria last week. and Fat TOOK
nothing back TO Fitchburg with MN out
the insult OF n fellow F%itchburger.
ri give you hood for Schultz said
Pat to Jimmy Callahan OF the Pirates.
81 know YOU will, but l don't want Good.
Bu, as YOU are n fellow citizen OF Fitch
burg I'll help you out, Pat. You can
have Schultz, and I'll take Whitfield or
Stock"
rat appealed to some friends to hold
his hands, so he would not lose his
temper.
Hard Task for Moran.
All OF which is interesting. but what
Is more to the point Ia that Moran mas
quite n mans sized Job In front OF MN
to find n substitute for Cactus Cravath'
, his hard hitting right gardener OF former
years. Moran wanted Schultz TO fill old
Cactus's shoes. az the celebrated home
| run hitter has asked for waivers on
! Philadelphia and announced that here
! after all his home running VIII be done
In the more salubrious climate OF MS
native state. California.
The passing OF Cravath from the bis
leagues brings out the fact that In his
soiourn with the Phillies Cravath hi
more home runs in nve years than any
! other player has ever knocked out ir
the major leagues In a similar perioo
since the real early days when scores
ran all the way TO 100 runs n over
per game.
Cravath came 10 Philadelphia In 1912
and during the next five seasons hs
drove out 81 home runs. an average o'
almost II a season. Cravath started viii
II home runs In 1912. jumped tn !? II
1919. repeated with 10 In 1914, reached
his top figure Of 20 in the Philadelphia
pennant year. 1918. and receded TO MS
1912 figure last ses son. IL.
Remarkable Record.
Baker, Schultz, Wagner. Harry Davis
Seybold. Crawford and other famous
long distance hitters have never ap
preached the five yea figure which
Crayath set up during his stay in Fhila
delphia. The short fences In the Phila
delphia park unquestionably helped swel
Cravath's home run output. but he ais
made his share OF home runs on othe
fields. Next to the Philadelphia ciga
box the Polo Grounds was Cravath's IA
yori,e home run setting. n during tn
mas. five years there seldom was n tim
that Cravath visited Gotham withou
pumping at least one souvenir ball int,
the right field grand stand at the Brus'
Stadium.
Cravaths feat Is all the more note
worthy as he was far past the recruit
age when the Phillies purchased him 1
1912, and he was not considered a regu
lar until he made a pinch home run OF
Mat,y in 1919 while batting FOR
pi,cher. During the 1908 and 1909 sea
sons Cravath was up In the America
League. and went from BOSTON TO chi
cago to Washington before he was sen
back 10 the minors. During his career !
the American I.caguc Crsvath displaye'
little ability. hitting -" IN 1908 an
.l6i in 1909. iris speaker succeeded mr.
In Boston. Craysth was past 80 hefor
he put on "A Philadelphia Nationa
uniform.
His career should he an object lesso
10 ma Tor League dlscards In the minor
that II pays to keep hustling. HoweNe
Crayath could hardly he called "A come
back. as ne did not really arrive unit
1912.