The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-06
heavy HITTING
TO FEATURE REDS
TIGERS CONTESTS
1917 Leaders and Champions
Of 1916 in LineupS,

The Red-Tlgor tour through oklahoma.
Arkansas. Texas and Tennessee thin
spring win bo unique In ono respect. in
that II viii bring together In every game
four champion major league hatsmen two
Of the 1917 vintage and two of q slightly
more historical date
or the quartet of heavy hitcrH three
sfe on the Red side while the great ~
Cobb will uphold the honor 0f the Amer
lean league
The three Red suTgors nrn Eddie
Rouah. the present champion. HAL Chase.
who led the National league In 1915 and
Sherwood MaEee. who was league leader
seven years ago
Roush IL In himself great drawing
card. finishing II points ahead NJ Horns.
by Of the Cardinals. his nearest rival
Eddie IL one ~ the Youngest rl1ftrf eyer
90 win the national title. and hs is MOT
only a very fine LEFT hand hitter but H
fast and brilliant fielder
ChAse's Tlte In 1915
Hal Chase. who WAS supplh nied last l'Hr
by Roush as champion batter of th"
National league. earned the title IN 1916.
with an average Of 2ls Hall not only Pc.
cured a high percentage that season, hut
he not II while At the Eame time working
60 The limit Of hls ability for tho good
OF the team. Even whom hnrd pressed b'
riwl hltters he never played Tor his rec.
ord. but was always willing 10 hli vt hnd
balls IN the ht-and.run play, of do any.
thing BE- could 10 advance the interests oi
his side
Last year, which was a tough luck uns
for him he dropped 20 217 the Hamo
figure reached BY Walter llolke. N the
Giants these two men being the best
hitting nrstbltrmen IN the lHrue l.u'
s.t
90 a hall club. lie IL ant 10 get most O'
his hits with mon on the bases lie Is
an extremely smart runner md NJ course
as every one knows, he is IN class hN
himself At handling himself around the
first base proposition.
Treat 20 Southern Fans.
Southern fans will he turning out IN
great numbers 20 SEQ him perform In tho
style which IL peculiarly his own
Sherwood Mngee, who viii appear In
most Of the games with the Reds on their
tour. has always been n hard and reliable
hitter. He led the Nnti0pal league I'm 1910
With the average Of 23l and Ia still capa q.
bic OF shifting the sphere right up around
that figure.
Against this trio ~ champions the De
trolt club win present Mr Tyrus Raw.
mond Cobb. the most noted ami skIllful
baIlplayer Of the present day Cobb came
near being the entire works In tho Amer
lean league sfht season 40 Tar HS WORN W
the hat and In the bases II concerned
Cobb hi Js5. Just 70 points ahead NJ
George Slser and one more point ahead
OF Iris Speaker, who beat TyruH out N
tn championship the year before. He
made NOR. hits for \ greater number OF
total bases made more doubles and more
trlples mud stole more bases thAny ony
other man In tho American league
Tenth Nepr for ~
u Nns the tertn wear out of the u he
hns played or the main line that Cobb has
led the league In batting lie was the
leader IN nine straight wears from 1907
10 lsls inclusive. onlv 10 finish second
tn Speaker IN 1915 hut he came hack
last year with tremendous rush aud
sgnln carried OF 'hr ,uyglnE hnnors In
n wear, his loves aHttlnI average was
.SaI and Ne Iwi'A hi, over ,00. n wonder
ful feat In thsss dsyc o' sir-tiEht pitching
In addition 10 this quartet Of outstNnd.
Ing stsrs the hsams will present other
note characters notable Utrs, Groh, NJ
the P.ds vho rsns.d hith ir hitting Inst
year, snd 70 known % h, the nblsst ihird
baseman In tk, courtr. and lohbe
Vesch ~ the T1Grrs who hated tls and
ranked fourth among the hities ~ the
American League, with his array Of
talent the Reds and TiEers. who are 70
play II gamss together. will nave plenty
Of material With which 10 Aston,sh the
fans Of the sreai southwest