El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26

2 TAROLD CARLSON Of Rockford.
III H., Pirate right handler, was
- = the only real toiler in the Ma
tional league twirling vineyard last
season who got by without having his
delivery solved for a home run-a
really remarkable, but not a worlds
record. The young Corsair was in
the thick OF 81 tussles and reeled off
Isl innings. Tom Seaton Of Chicago,
in Is games; Jim Middleton, Of New
York, in Is; Elmer Knetzer, Of Gin
cinnati, in II; Jake May, OF st. Louis,
in Is, and Walter Reuther. Of Chicago
and Cincinnati. in II, also passed
through the campaign without being
located for a barrier drive. but they
did little work. Seaton seeing the
most duty on the firing line-7s in
nlngs-and knetzer the least-27 in
nings-
Unable to Make Money.
Barney Dreyfuss' business lieuten-
ants probably will be unable to make
any newspaper capital out Of Juvenile
Carlson's remarkable performance
when the Corsaire go on other cham
piOnship travels next season, as it is
understood that the Rockford youth
has entered or soon Will enter the
army
MOundsmen who almost were in
CarlsOn's class in respect to de-
clarinE embarEOes on four base
hits were Rudolph and Tyler, of
Boston, on duty in 243 and 239
innings. respectively; Rixey, of
Philadelphia. on duty in 2S1s Mil
Ter. OF PittsburE, on duty in 234.
and Steele, OF both st. Louis and
PittsburE. on duty in 224.
Each CT the five individuals named
tour slam, Tyler going until the Morn
ing game Of Labor day before one
Of the foe was able TO acquire a home
run off his left handed slants. Davis
Robertson Of the Giants spoiled the
new Cubs record.
Hits Them Hard.
The Giants right fielder also ruined
the chances Of Miller, Of Pittsburg.
finishing the pennant pursuit with a
clean slate, hitting for the full dis
lance against the Salem (Mich)
youth on --ugust %.
Bob Steele got out OF Carlson's
class before he became a teammate
Of the pastimer from Rockford. Steele !
was the Cardinals pioneer pitcher in
the game of June 4 against the
Giants, and the initial act Of New
Hork's pioneer batter, George Burns, !
was to spill home run on the scenery
Of Branch Rickey's ball yard
Eppa Rixey went along until
July Il DGLUEG HIS DllCnluE C1Tu
was punched for a four furlOnE
drive, Jim Thorpe, then with the
Reds, doing the punching in the !
second inning and giving the
RhineIanders an advantage they
maintained until the end.
Two weeks later appeared the only /
home run off Dick Rudolph, Larry |
Doyle OF the Cubs
Douglas Also Optimistic.
Shutting Phil' Douglas. OF the /
Tr~mH- Z l.
this year, will have to take lessons /
from Carlson in the art Of throwing /
the non-home run ball, for more j
drives for the full distance were OBJ
tained off Phil than off any other
gunner-13 Barrier blows by Char
ley Stengel, of Brooklyn, on August /
q, and by Jack Miller, of st. Louis,
a week later, added two defeats to the /
big right handlers record.
Home run hits almost prevented
Bill DOak of the Cardinals from
collecting n promised bonus of
$500 from Branch Hickey for win
ming - games. The st. LOuIsiaa
captured 16, four hOmers made off
his delivery meaning as many
on May Is Miller. Of Brooklyn.
a game for Doak with a home
run: on July z, Robertson, Of New
York, did the same thing; on July Il
Stengel, Of Brooklyn, followed in the
AOOLHlGpS o. A4llGE ana ROBERTSON. ana
on August % Powell Of Boston made
a carbon copy Of the Miller-Robertson-
SteRgei exploit.
Burns Hit Hard.
Mention has been made OF the fact
that Burns, Of New York, pried open
the game Of June 4 with a four-bag-t
ger off Steele. of st. Louis. The Car
dinal was not the only sufferer OF
this kind in the National last sea-
SON Jack Smith, Of st. Louis. opened
the game Of June 10 against Phila-
delphia, Alexander pitching, with a
home run; Joe Kelly. Of Boston. did
the same thing on June 26 against
Dell Of Brooklyn, and so did George
Paskert Of Philadelphia against Ra-
gan Of Boston on the afternoon OF
July 4. "DOde" did a little bit better
than Burns, Smith or Kelly, for his
four-bagger off Three and Two Pat
was made on Ragan's first serve.
Fred Luderus and Clifford Graz
vath, of philadelphia, made home
runs in succession off Dell, of
brooklyn, in the fifth inning on
April IL, and on August - Milton
Stock kept "WOOden Shoes. com
pany in n performance of this
kind in the fourth Inning with ;