The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-09
Lavender
Easy Mark
For Cravath
PhiIIy SIugger Is to Be Team
mate of Pitcher Who Was
His Especial Meat.

CHICAGO James Sanford Lavender
must be glad to change his summer resi-
dencs from Chicago TO Philadelphia, II
only for the reason that he will have AS
team associate In the Quaker city
Gavyy Cravath. noted manufacturer Of
fourbag blows Ever since the sptball
expert reached fast company Crevsth
has made II point to annually collect
one two or three h0merun wallops of
him, Jimmy having been located for one
blow OF this Kind in 1912, for two in 1913.
for three In 1914, for one IN 1915 and for
one In l9l6-a total Of eight
Cravath, In space " five years, has
driven out eighty-four homers, forty six
pitchers having been jumped by him for
s"ats OF this variety Lavender has been
0avvy's real victim, with - total Of eight
homcrs, and then comes Ruhc Marqunrd.
the man whom Lavender stopped IN 1912,
With total Of Ave four made while the
&, soulhpsw was working for lohn Nc
>Graw and ohe gained while he was toiling
for Wilbert Robinson
Crsvaths tomsrun Victims.
Dick Rudolph and Don Carlos Ragsn,
who will be In the National league this
year, and Bob Harmon, who won't cine
Pirates having released him Ia Colum-
husl, each have let the clOuting Quaker
acquire four home runs while off Hl
James. Babe Adams. Charles Munroe
iNHfhu unu hlNg Lear NfhNhth nHs
gained a dozen rounh-trip clouts-three
OF each man
quite a number Of nrtilerists hsys
been found for two homeruns by Cra
vath right handlers IN this set being
Hub perduc, Cy bargcr, Ed Renlbach,
Bert Humphr'8 George Suegs, Mordecsi
Brown, Howard CamnltZ and ,Christy
Msthewson. and left handlers Jim Vaughn
snd Earl lngllng
Made o6 Homes In pills Park
ALMOST 80 percent of traYath's four
pasted blows have been struck at the
Broad aud Huntington street lot lie
has driven out ENty-siX there and
eighteen on the road In 1914. the sec
ond year the Californian made ninsteen
trip swsts, all we're poked out In quaker
dom lie made six there In 1912. four
teen IN 1918, nineteen In 1915 and eight
last year
Cravalhs four baggers away from
home have been manufactured In these
places In Boston .. IN Brooklyn 3. In
thiosg 2, In Cincinnati |. In New York
Z, In Pittsburgh 1. In st Louis ?.
ON six different occasions Cravsth has
inserted a pair OF home runs into one
controversy. The first time he did this
Bsrsef being Ihe Robins gunner that
afternoon. In Hoston. July 6 Of the same
year, Crsvsth made two homers, the first
of Right Hander Walter Dickson and
the second off left Hander otto Hess
Blow No. 2 decided the game In the phils
favor IL to H.
Six homers In Three Games.
on August lip 1918. Cravath got next
10 Montreal Peter Centennial Brown Of
the Reds for brace OF fOurbaggers. the
Ssnles In which these wers made helms
PLAYED In Philadelphia In the same
city, June H. 1914. Gavyy poled two
homers of Rube Marquard Of the
Giants Later that year. on September
o. Cravath nickcd Lavender for pair
ef loop-th loop swats, this game also
being stsked IN the quaker city
Last year. on his home roserva tion
Cravath got q pair ~ homcrs. Scptcm.
Der 10. In a controversy with the Cubs
Claude Ray Hendrix hctng Joe Tinkcrs
pitcher when the first blow was struck
and Jim Vaughn being on the mound
when The second was pounded out.
Ais Record In Major League.
Ctsvath, In five Years time. has won
. score ~ gameS for the philies WITH
his homo runs, pitchers who nave seen
victories fade away because ~ his -four
bsgserH being Tyler, Rssan' Rudolph
and James Of Roston, BarEer and ltagsn
OF Brooklyn. Sheney. Lavender. Pierce
Humphries, lIcndriV and Vaughn ~ Chi-
eago. Ylnglng and Douglas Of Cincin-
natl. MsrQusrd and Tcsrcsu OF New York,
Adams and Harmon Of Pittsburgh and
Gruor Of - Louis
The homeruns made hN Craynth In the
National league are enumerated below
Against Boston vs.
'fi2--On lIcsE and Dickson
lgll--On Rudolph, Petdue and James
l9li-Of Rudolph ?, Correham and
James.
i9l, or Rudolph James, Rsssn and
Tyler
Against Brooklyn -.
loi2-Ou Batgcr ., Mgan and knct-
pcr
isll-oU Yinglng
leli-ur Iagau ., Reulbach and
iais--om Ruckcr Coomcs rnd Mar.
ioiG--on psn
Against Chicago ",
l9i! OF Cheney. Rculhacksud l.avon-
isIg-Ou Lavender ?
lgli-oW Lavender and Pierre
isia--on immphrics ?, Lavender and
iSlS-6n Vaughn 2, Lavender and
Hendrix,
Against Cincinnati -,
igls-On Susgs
iai'-On Rrown and Suggs
isii-un iingllng. Douglas, AmcS and
isi6--ou Lear : and Dale.
Against New York ~.
iai9-OU Mathewson, Fomme aud Mar.
sgard
fnll or Marqunrd
ipl6-.ON Msthewson. MarQuard. Tes-
vNsu and Schauer
19l6-On Tcsrcau 2, perritt and Bcn.
tcn
Against pittsburgh 10.
igi1aON OToole
iaiS--ou Csmnlts : and Luhrscn
iail-Oft AdNms
Ials--on Adams ?. Harmon and Coop
iqisAOu Harmon
Against St louis =
iRiia or Harmon 2, Cover and Grin.r
lqfS-oN petdue and Meadows
isls-Off Lotg