Evening journal., 1916-02-04
BEST base THIEF
FAILS Most Times
7. R. Cobb, Leader, Was
Flagged on 38 Tries
Last Year
PROVEN IN
BOTH LEAGUES

That the players who steal the
most bases are those who start off on
the most thieving expeditions, is
proved by the American Leagues rec
ords for 1915, which show the num-
Der of times each athlete, speedy ana
slow, was caught while bent on lar
ceny The player tagged oftenest by
the maskmen was Tyrus Raymond
Cobb. and he, as is well known, set
during the last campaign new rec
ord for the Johnson organization IN
burglaries. Eddie Collins led the
White Sox in thefts and he also lea
them in being turned back trying 10
steal CLYDE Milan ranked first among
the Nationals in pilfering sacks and
ne also ranked first among them IN
being caught.
The same conditions Of AFFAIRS Is
found in the case of leaders Shotteh'
of the Browns; Chapman, OF the IN
dians. and Speaker, Of the Red SoN' J.
isn't located, however, in the case OF
Pacesetters Maisei. of the Yanks, and
Walsh. Of the White Elephants LOT
Old Man Hartzell was the DonoVanile
most frequently nailed trying 10 steal
NV the windpaddists, and Young Man
strnnp bore this distinction among
,he Mackmen. Maisel certainly IS
-nurb faster than Hartzell, and Strunk
nrobablv can travel a bit quicker than
walsh However, the dope works out
In six out of eight cases. 90
Cobb was caught trying to steal %
,;r,ee. shotten. of the Browns ~ :
Fddic Collins. OF the White SoN, 30;
rush. Of the Tigers, 27; Speaker oi
the Red Sox. %; Pratt. OF the browns
%. Hooper. Of the Red SoX, 20; Wea-
vor of the White Sox, 20. and Jackson
Of both the Indians and Whlte SoN
% CLYDE Milan, leading the WASH
ington i'm being frustrated, was turn
od bacl, on IA occasions, and so were
Amos Strunk. Of the Athletics. ant
Uartzeu. of New York. respective
leaders on their teams, in failing e
make their goals. OF the indians'
Cbanman and Graney each were
thwarted bv the catchers 10 times.
Every Johnsonite was last seasol
snatched - or more sacks -aho 'heI
were rs OF them was thrown out l.
or more times. Fritz Maisel' caugh
on - occasions. had base runnin
average of .SO9; other men Wh'
ranked ahead of Tyrus Cobb on
nercentage basis being Moeller. o
Washington, .762; and Roth, OF chi
caro and Cleveland. 1922. The Peach
6pures we're .716. Howard, OF II
Louis had .7O7; Ray Chapman q
cleveland. FOG. Eddie Murphy, q
philadelphia and Chicago, SIS; Clyd.
Milan. of Washington. .67S; John Col
uns of Chicago. .667; Doc Cook
New York. G17; Eddie Collins.
chicago. .605: Oscar Witt, of Detroi
.591: Derrill Pratt. OF ST. Louis. oe2
Bert Shotten. Of ST. Louis, 90" OWe
Bush. Of Detroit, .5S4 and III
Speaker. OF Boston, .537.
The white Sox were halted mos
frequently when attempting to file
hassocks. 1SS OF their essays BEN
'utre The Browns unsuccessf'
steals aggregated 100; the Tiger
t4e the Yankees, 1873; the re
Socks. f2t: the Indians, III: the Ma
Honals. 1O6 and the White Elephant
30.
No American Lacquer last year wa
caught trying to steal more tina
twice in one game, though john
T.ayan. of the Browns, in the COME
with the Red Sox June 49, was turi
ID back on two occasions by che
Thomas and picked off the base on
oy the Boston pitcher. steve ONE
Of Cleveland, and Bill Carrigan.
Boston. we're the catchers who g
Cobb stealing twice in one game. Y
Rrst.named performing the stunt
wo occasions.