El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-22

TAX CAREY OF the Pirates and
M Iris Speaker or the Indians
IL are the only 400 outfielders
IN the majort-the only 400 outfield-
{ ers who have been in the majors dur
ing the last Il seasons il one con
siders a 400 outfieIder one who is
able to go out during the course Of a
campaign and rake in 400 flies The
American Lacquer caught 425
three years ago, when ne took part
in 157 contests. the National Lacquer
getting on the trail Of this record in
1916 and coming within six Of t.,
though he took part in three less
games than spoke did.
Carey Nabbed 100 Flies.
During this past campaign Carey,
getting into 153 trays as against tine
151 Speaker was in during 1914, abb
sorbed 40 flies and set q new record,
not only for his league, but for the
American as we'll Previous TO 1901
some paStimer in the National league.
American association or Players
league may have caught more than
900 flies during a championship sprint
but such a condition OF affairs is
unlikely, as 154 game schedules Were
Speakers and Careys roaming arounI
IN the suburbs.
In smashing Speakers record this
year Carey broke into the putOUt
column in all except five games,
Max's off days being April Il against
Chicago, when Cooper and Miller were
pitching; Nay 6, against Chicago,
when Carlson was pitching,
May 81. against Philadelphia
when NamauX and Jacobs were pitch
ing; June 9, against Boston; when
Grimes and Carlson were pitching.
and August 3, against Boston, when
Cooper and Carlson were pitching.
Carey did about everything last
season that Speaker has done eX-
eept sneak up behind second and
take the catcher's throw on an
unwary barerunner.
Had Good Days
Carey's large days were the same
in number as his lean ones-five. His
largest afternoons work was that of
August 20, at Brooklyn, when he
amassed ten putouts in game that
went ten innings. Frank Miller
pitched that game and he shut the
Robins out 1 to 0. Two days later
in the record breaking 22-rOund tus-
tie between the clans Of Robinson and
BeZdek. Carey had seven putouts and
one assist Cooper and Jacobs being
the toilers in the Pittsburg pitching
vineyard.
carey raIzed in seven flies in
the game OF April p with Chi
caEO, the teams not getting into
overtime and Miller being on the
slab for the COrsairs. Chicago
won, to 1.
Miller and busy days for Carey
seemed to go hand in hand, for
against New York on June 16 Max
had six putouts and one assist, the
Giants winning 4 to I. This was a
game OF regulation length.
Carey Made -Four.
On September 4, with Jacobs and
Cooper in the box. Carey had four
putouts, two assists and one error,
ten rounds being played and Pitts
burg winning, 10 4 over Cincinnati.
Carey undoubtedly has the modern
putOut record for q season for out
fielders and Harry Bay, who used 10
work for Harry Frazee, holds it for
putOuts in one game. with u when
he was playing for Cleveland against I
the team F'razee now owns.
A modern OutdeldinE record
that has escaped the guide makers
belongs TO Jack Mccarthy. He
started three double plays from
the suburbs in one game when
playing with the Cubs against the
Pirates on April 20. 1905. An an
cient record that some one Is Try
ing to wish over on the men who
pile the guides has Jimmy Ryan
catching II files in right field
in a nine inning battle.
Carey scattered his ten misplays OF /
1917 during the same number OF I
games, laundering twice in April. /
twice in May, twice in June, once in |
July, once in August and twice in 4
Two OF his errors helped I
the Cardinals. two helped the Reds, I
two helped the Robins, one helped /
the Phillies. one helped the Giants. |
one helped the Cubs and one helped /
Braves
Are Now Managers.
A remarkable feature that looms I
Up in the list Of players who hold /
records for the greatest number OF /
putouts and assists for one season in
the National is that three OF the title .
holders now are big league managers.
Christy MatheWson OF the Reds set