Evening star., 1916-09-17
MANY PLAYERS USED
Mack and FohI the Most Con-
sistent Experimenters.
BY ERNEST J. LANIGAN.

No American League manager has Sc
riously threatened to take the tail-end
honors away from Connie Mack this
Fohl of the Cleveland Indians would
nose out the tall tactician in regard to
the number of players used. Mack last
wear broke all existing major league
records in trying out men. utilizing
about fifty in an attempt to reconstruct
his wrecked machine. This year Con-
ME has had forty-three athletes in
championship battles. Fohl being a
close second in regard to players tried,
with a total of forty-one.
Mack and Fohl stand practically
alone among the American League man
ayers of 1916 as consistent experiment.
ers. Bill Donovan of the Yankees. who,
because of injuries to his regulars and
irregulars, has had almost as many
problems to solve as either the Phila-
delphian or the Clevelander. has given
opportunities to thirty-two players this
season. and Hugh Jennings Of the Ii
gers to thirty-one, Carrigan, at Boston;
Rowland. at Chicago: Jones. at st.
Louis. and Griffith. here. each has been
able to get along with twenty-nine
pastinaers.
Making due allowance for "repeaters"
men who have gone from one club to
another-it is found that the Johnson
ties have used $50 men this year. Be
fore the Campaign closes il is likely
that 800 players will figure in cham
pionship contests in the junior league.
Mack not only has tried more players
than any of his rivals. he has tried
more combinations. Connie has placed
his forty-three pastimers in ninety
seven ways. Seventeen men have
pitched for the boss of the White Ele-
plants, six have caught for him, five
have played first base, thrae have
played second, four have played third,
five have played short. thirteen have
played left, ten have played center and
nine have played right.
Mack has used a score of pinch hit
ters this season and allowed five of
his young men to qualify as pinch
runners. Comics total of sub swat
ters is beaten by Fohl. for Lee Alex
ander has called on twenty-one play
ers to go in and try to start some
thing. The manager using the great
est number of emergency sprinters is
Bill Carrigan Of the Red Sox. who Just
ager next year. The Holy Cross gradu-
ate has showed in eight men this year
to run for members OF his Red Sox
combination, Mike McNally being Car
Fielder Jones. at st. Louis. who is a
strong exponent OF speed, has used
only four pinch runners this year.
Johnny Tobin, one of the original Feds,
house. Pa, has let do most of this
kind of work. - .-..
Hughey Jennings has used fewer
pinch hitters than any of his cotem-
reason that the Tiger lineup is SO
powerful on the offense that the only
men liable to be extracted are the
battery men. The Tiger chieftain- has
had nine pinch hitters this year. as
against New York's twelve. Washing
tons thirteen, Chicago's fourteen, ST.
Louis fifteen and Boston's seventeen.
Mack has used the most men on the
firing line, his gunners numbering sew
enteen to Fohrs sixteen. All the other
leaders run to double figures in pitch
ers except Rowland, who has been able
to get along with nine. Carrigan has
tried ten: Griffith and Donovan, each
eleven; Jones. twelve. and Jennings,
thirteen.
First base has bothered Bill Donovan
little. as the Yankee chieftain has had
only. two men there this year-Pipp and
Mullen. Chicago. Philadelphia and
Washington each have tried nVe men
at the getaway sack. .-. =
Eddie Collins of the Sox and Derrlll
Pratt of the Browns have played second
for their teams almost all season long,
but the midway position has been ter-
rible problenf. for Donovan apd for
Fohl. too The eastern commander has
used half dozen players at the key
stone bag. while the western general
has utilized eight.
At third Jennings has been able to
get along with three players, while
Jones has showed seven into action at
the hot corner.
Philadelphia has had five men at short
this year and Cleveland but two.
| Left field has been serious problem
| for Reconstructionist McGillicuddy,
| thirteen pastimers having appeared i'll
| the port pasture for the Athletics thus
| far Cleveland and st. Louis. on the
I contrary. have each used only three
men in left.
| In center field eleven men have ap-
/ peared for the Yankees and ten for the
| White Elephants. In right field Mack
has used nine players. and SO has Dono-
van.
! The clubs using the fewest men be-
| hind the bat have been New York and
| Chicago. each with three. Cleveland
| and Phiis delphia setting the pace with
double this number.