New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
INDIVIDUAL BATTING AVERAGES
By A. C. Cavagnaro
Home runs-Toorick and Stocker.

Few schools in the annals of the
Public Schools Athletic League have
eoualled the record of Evander Childs
High School in the championship base
hall tournament which is now attract
inp the attention of the many thous-
ands of students in the five boroughs
Of the city. The Bronx School team
has engaged in eight title games to
date and has won each IN decisive
fashion. Only two more games remain
on the Evander schedule in the Man
haitian Bronx Richmond division series
and all signs point to its winning the
title without a defeat.
Largely responsible for the unbroken
list Of victories by the Evander nine
has been the spectacular pitching of
Charles Dunlevy, the manager, and
Harry Hirschfeld. who have alternated
in the twirling assignment. Neither
mas lacked fer batting power in his
wake, for the Bronx boys have shown
themselves to be the strongest hitting
team among the schoolboys.
Rival school mines have experienced
great difficulty in solving the offerings
of Hirschheld and Dunlevy. In many
instances they have let down their op-
ponents with few hits and their per
several scouts OF minor league clubs.
When either player is not occupying
the mound he makes himself useful in
an outfcld position in order to
strengthen the batting OF the team.
Victories Evenly Divided
Hirschfeld and Dunlevy have each
accounted for four victories for their
team. The efforts of Hirschfeld stand
t.ls L. /,
Of his manager. In his four games.
Hirschfed kept his rivals batting
propensit.es down to a total of fifteen
hits, while he struck out so batters
Dunlevy fas a pitching record of
allowing two fewer hits, while he
famed "A batters Both boys have
shown wellnigb perfect control, Dun
levy granting only four free trips and
Hirschfeld three. Hirschfield holds
the strike-out record for individual
games with total of 16, Is. Ia and ID.
The teams of the High School of
Commerce and De Witt Clinton High
School have furnished the greatest OF
position for the Evander nine. Com
merce bowed to Evander twice by close
scores and on each occasion it was the
preponderance of the Evander batting
strength that pulled out a victory in
the closing innings.
Clinton, which is running second in
the tourney race, met it's only setback
at the hands of Evander by count of
to o. Hirschfeld was the hero of
this battle when he held Clinton to
four hits and famed fifteen batsmen.
The Clinton players declare that the
injury of several players prevented
their team from showing its best bat
ting strength and that when it meets
Evander again next week it may fur
nish surprise.
Jordan, the captain and left fielder
leads in the batting honors of the
Evander team. He has come to bat at
many critical moments with men on
the bases and has driven them home.
Hits for extra bases also emphasize the
gtrong offensive powers of the Evander
boys. and in this respect Jordan's work
egain stands out In twenty-nine visits
to the plate. Jordan has total of eight
singles, four doubles and three triples.
Dunlevy. Hirschfeld and Toorick, the
shortstop, have swung the willow for
safeties in the majority of their times
at bat.