The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-04

CLEVELAND. Jan. <.--It wasn't so
very long ago that baseball critics were
accustomed TO refer TO the Boston out
field as the greatest throwing. fly chas-
Ing brigade IN the major leagues. But
the Boston Red Sox outfielders are taxi
ing n back seat these days.
During the season OF 1916 II was tho
Cleveland Indians big three who led
all hands In pegging runners out at the
home plate on singles or after catching
a fly again getting the ball TO the base
man ahead OF the runner when the latter
essaycd to advance an additional base
on hit or momentary tumble.
Iris Speaker. Jack Graney and Bobby
Roth were without question the greatest
trio Of throwers from the outfield In
major league balldom. The one and only
Iris led the Cleveland contingent with
close behind him with twenty-five. while
Roth brought up the rear with twenty.
That's n SIXTY seven total, which IL GER
tainly travelling some for any trio OF
outfielders.
Seats Boston Record.
Compare this with the work OF Duffy
Lewis, Harry Hooper and Tillie Walker
Bo~ton's three regulars In the pastures.
aand you'll find that the Indians had
tho edge by something like twenty as
sists. nineteen to be exact, Lewis came
nineteen and Walker with thirteen.
You may say that shorten and Hen
riksen and Walsh also did outfleld duty
for tho worlds champions and they, too
had some assists. All right stick thi,
trio In for good measure. shorten didnt
4 "a. ~L.A 49,
throws. while Walsh was credited with
twelve assists. That's fourteen moro
or . total of seventy assists for the RE,
Sox fly grahhers, or Just three In exces
OF the Speaker -Graney- Roth combination
But youll recall that walsh spent
considerable portion Of the 1916 cam
paign with the Athletics and n you di
Sox and Mackmen, or six for each team
Isoston's total would be but sixty -fou
as against sixty-seven for the Sixtl
City's big three.
Then. again, n you were totaling IN
teams throws from the outfield. the In
diana would be entitled to one-half 0
Elmer Smiths twelve assists and onS
by the same token as you would taxi
one half Of Walsh'a and credit them
Bostou, Smith went to washington frof
Cleveland late In the season, while Moel
Ter shifted from tho Nationals to IN
Indians. Add eleven assists 10 N
Speaker -Graney- Roth efforts and you
hAvc seventy eight. q total not even re-
m0tely approached by any team eaccp
Tho Washington Nationals,
ovissmsu Made Good showlne.
The Grfffmen's outf,eld total Of assist
was seventeen Clyde Milan lcadin
with twenty y-sevcn. followed by shank
with nineteen, Smith six. Moeller s,i
ltondcau four. Rice and Jameson four.
Tho 1t Louis Browns are jcredite
with nixty-four assists. Marsans an
shelton each coming TO bat with tw,
Miller twelve and Tohin two Chicag
had flfty- nine. John Collins leading Wit
twenty. followed by Happy Fcisch wit
nineteen ana Joe jackson with seventec.
bddie Murphy had two and Harry Lei
The New York Yankees total was M
ty-six, MaHce leadlns with seventee
and Hirh following with fourteen. Gll
hooley and Miller each had nine Th
balance were contributed By oldrinl
Malsel, HartEell Hendrix and Dsumanr
The Detroit Tigers outfielders were
dsettnct disappointment as thrvwers r
Cobb. who was supposed TO be on IN
down6rade ~ \ peGeet, led the Tiecr
with eighteen assists, pobby Neech ha
, fourteen, Harry Hellman ten and sai
lCrawford slx. a total OF forty. eight tn