El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01
Bobbie Veach Of Tigers
Is Tirneliest of Batsmen


FeIsch's 100. these three men he
, ing the century plants among the
JohnsOnites.
CIeveIand's timeliest hitter last
season was Roth; New YOrk's. Pip
f Buston's, Lewis; Philadelphia's BOdie,
/ Washington's. Rice, and st. Louis's
Pratt.
\ Good Team.
The Americans timeliest hitting
team would have mad walter JohnsO-
as It's pitcher, Hank SEVERED as It's
catcher, Wallie Pipp as its first base
man. Eddie Collins as its second base
man. Frank baker as It's third base
man. Everett Scott as its shortstOp
B0bbie Neach as its left fielder, os-
car Felsch as its center fielder and
Ty Cobb as its right fielder.
Johnson earned his right 10 figure
on this team by scoring three men
with q double emitted against
Honey Ruth Of the Red Sox on Oc-
tober 8. Walter Perry was not the
lone boXman TO kick in with q long
smash that sent three athletes 10 the
bureau Of g-stratiOn- Dave Dan
forth Of the White SOE cleaned ~
with "a triple of Herb PennOck OF
the Red SoN on August .. and this
Wallop practically made pennant
winner out of the RoWlaud-tes. for il
came in "a crucial series, II not at q
crucial time
There were quite n few long
and a couple of short smashes
scattered over American league
scenery that hOisted "fOr rent"
signs on the three hHssOcks- An
odd feature was that Washing
ton. not reckOned ns having
terribly powerful attack. uncOv-
cred most of the damaging drives.
Duffy Lewis OF Boston and oscar
Witt Of Detroit stood in a class by
themselves in peeling off singles that
meant three runs for their teams az
one crack. The Red Sock made his
hit off Harry Harper OF Washington
the Tiger. his off Russell CcnWel
Johnson OF Philadelphia
Cobb Again Hits.
Players who hit Tor the full dis
lance when three OF their comrades
~ ere on the tOwpath were Cobb Of
Detroit GOOch and Bodie OF Phila-
delphia, and Meneskey Of Washing
ton The latter's red-letter swat.
made the last day the GrlffirnlteS
were pastiminE on their home green.
netted him a suit of clothes and an
auto tire. He sold the tire to Ray
Morgan, one OF his team mates, FOR
SO. and probably is wearing the suit
Of clothes.
The biggest days stickwork o. any
American Lacquer brought six runs
to his team. Ray Bates OF the Ath-
letiCs drove in half dozen runs IN
the game with Washington on April
Il. and Bobby Veach OF the Tigers
did the same thing on July 80 in
conflict with the same club
The timely hitting figures Of the
American league for 1917 follow;
Long Hits That Cleared Bases.
BOstOn-FOur.
June 1S-Gardner scored three men
with a triple off Williams Of Chicago.
An 1GDHobiitze11 scored three
men with a triple off Boland Of De
troit
Aug. 20.-Barry scored three men
with a double off CicOtte Of Chicago
Hit won game.
Oct Lewis scored three men with
4 single off Harper Of Washington
ChicaEO-FOur.
June 2-Felsch scored three men
with a double off Bush Of Philadel-
phia. Hit won gains.
June 2T-Risberg scored three men
with a triple off Dauss Of Detroit
Aug. 28Danforth scored three men
with a triple off PennOck Of Boston.
Aug. 4-Gandu scored three mSu
with a triple of r Johnson OF Philc-
delphia. Hit won game.
CIeVeland-TWO.
May 11-Roth scored three men
with a double off Johnson Of Wash
Sept. 20-smith scored three men
with a triple off Shocker OF New
York Hit won game.
DetrOit-Five.
June 29-Burns scored three men
with a triple off Park of St Louis.
June 30-CObb scored three men
land HIMSELF with a home run Off
Groom Of St. Louis.
July 22-Veach scored three raen
with a double off Caldwell Of New
KnTE
July 27-vitt scored three men with
a single off r Johnson Of PhiladeI-
Aug. 2s-stanage scored three men
with q double off TOrkelson OF CleTe-
land
New YOrk-FOur.
May 1S-Baker scored three men
with a double off Dauss OF Detroit
June 2-Hendryx --sored three men
with a triple off James Of Detroit.
June 5-Pipp scored three men with
D double off BOland Of Detroit.
Aug. S-Nunamaker scored three
men with a double off Bagby Of
Cleveland. Hit won game
PhiIadeIphia-Six.
April 14-Bates scored three men /
with a triple off Jameson OF Wash /
ngton.
May 19-Bates scored three men
with a double off KEEPER Of Cleve- /
and. Hit won game.
June 17-Gooch scored three men
Norton Of Cleveland.
June 30-Bodie scored three men /
and HIMSELF with n home run off I
)uMont OF Washington.
June 30-Grover scored three men +
With triple off Shaw OF Washington.
lit won game.
Aug 1o-Bates scored three men