The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-16

what percentage Of big league players
Ja' 200 or over What percentage bat
between 800 and 300 What percentage
bat under 2j07"
our FIRST thought as this pondcrous
query dropped upon W., via the dairy
mail was practically as follows WHAT'S
the difference"
But before permitting II to go at that
n occurred 10 US II irifle later that some
bug might be Hs Interested In having
that query answered AZ some nnancier
would be TN the forthcoming market price
of certain iudustrials Hence the sordid.
which nre not compulsory, unless you:
too. are an VI o. A O. \ Member OF
the Amagamnt"d Order of Nuts
400 and Above.
In the two major leagues, excluding
the pitchers. whose business is more to
prevent batting than 20 hat--but who
frequently are more battod against than
batting There are something Ike l5o
regulars listed about seventy five to a
league
Just at this precarious moment seven-
teeen Of these are batting 300 or more
Seventeen is. 10 all practical and working
purposes about IL percent NJ $50. Briefly.
one man oHt OF nine. or one man TO q
BAN club. Is a 800 hitter upon the general
average
So TO bat 3Oo Is no light achievement.
II Is distinguishing mark. fun proof
that the athlete so fixed Is In the best
baseball society
The Second Wedge.
Between $50 and 200 We come upon
heavy extension For we are now leav-
Ing the roof FOR apartments further down
and there is always greater crowd
well below the top
There are now Just forty-three Sons
Of Swat ranged in the majors between
$50 and 900
Forty-three. as we make II out is -
| percent of $50 which is TO say that
about one bali player out ~ every three
/ Is somewhere between these fair TO mid
ding matks-neither marks Of greatness
nor yet reekinr Of the bush
The Big push.
! Figuring the rest NJ II IL soft enough.
| n there are seventeen 900 hitters and
forty-three between $50 and 400. there
must be ninety sunkIssed athletes under
$50
Which is TO say that precisely eo per-
cent ~ al regulars bat under $50 on
general average
These figures may be shifted slightly
/ later on But not 10 any great extent
/ For taking the entire major league aver
/ pges from last year We find that the fig-
urcs are 2iS on the average Tor every
! ban player that lifted a bat and made
threatening gcstutcs Nt fos, one or
curve So 9S bntsman tx not 10 be
listed as weak member NJ the Society
| nf swat He II merely an average mem
/ her II he ranges above go he is
/ trlflc better than the average mp to 2I5.
/ From that point he Is well beyond tho
'"elterns' moody ms. below
with sH as the average. with 40 few
mp around 200, YOU can understand why
! II is that Wagner and I.ajoie in their
dnvs were awarded such -acclaim-why
Cobb and Speaker are 50 regarded now. =.
Cohb's tvclvc-year average IL around
| a70-l22 points above the normal status
Of the average man II is something to
work above the average But to beat
normal conditions. l22 points over a span
Of twelve or thirteen years II even more
Of an affair N-
Speaker. batLlnt as last season, was
exactly IT'S pH1ts b0s0nd the average
PLAYER. and l1s points requires an unus-
ually bulky addition of base hits; 1873 IL
as much Rs more than one ball player
can round up In year.
Fan Faroles
The fan If y queer institution. He
Of the game. His leading favorites havs
included Wagner lajoie. Cobb Speaker.
Collins and Baker. They can hit the
ball
Yet. he will pay out almost as much
coin and come out ALMOST as quickly N
see some star pitcher drive the hltters
N thr hosky dell They came In thou-
! NhWN III SCI hNiN'NtNn NllN "HN'l'
rhty came In almos, ~ many floch "a
sea I'd Walsh And today they still flock
TO inspect Alexander md Johnson.
Aud vet II isn't either batting or pitch
ing which lures the fanatic out n''
winning The team that wins has some.
thing soothing for the fnnpticnl orb and
the fnnatical breast The Giants last
fan had no great hitters and no spcctnc'
IulNr pitchers on display nut when the
we're engaged In that wild dash they wer,
packing the park
Carl Morris has no one but Jess VII
lard between him and the hcnyyweiKh
crown "-FN NchRnyc And Germany hal
, no ou0 between her and world dominion
hut America, England. France, Japan
, Russia. Italy Rumanla and Serbia
Did n ever occur to YOU that Nelson
Wolgnst, Rltchlc and Wclsh-rour light
! weight champions IN ordcr-were still
) m their feet when the finish arrived
! It's tough enough to lose without wind
B ing up with your features In the resin
II hnE been 20 long since Ferdy SchupI
has lost . hall game that he IL liable Il
blow any minute now Just 10 vary h'
monotony Fcrdy hasn't lost gam'
since last year Aud IN his last defea
he permitted on'y three hits.
our Uncle Samuel is generally n allow
j. starter Rut no camera has ever ye
, caught him loafins out the stretch.