El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-25
MANY TWIRLER5
ARE TOUCHED
FOR H0MER5
Wilbur Cooper Is B est
sOuthpay But His Deliv-
cry Is Hit Hard.
AL DEMAREE KEEPS
THEM SCATTERED

TTTLLBUA COPPER OF the riEdlesl
w is generally regarded as the best
southpaw in the National league. yet
more home runs were gathered of
his delivery last year than of the
ess-rice Of any other pitcher in the
orsanization which isn't throwing
any money at the lawyers. He was
Jared for 10 four-baggers, seven
made with the bases empty. two with
one man on and one with three men
on. Rogers Hornsby got the last
mentioned blow on September q ana
it won the game for the Cardinals
Powell Cot Another.
Another circuit drive that added a
defeat TO Cooper's record was that
made by Ray Powell, OF Boston on
July 1e, the Brave being lett-handed
hitter and, OF course, helpless before
a 1eft-hauder. The homers OF Emil
Meusei, Of Philadelphia, on august
is. and Of Ross Young Of New YORK
on August %. kept Cooper from &C
complishlnE withdrawing jobs me
scores Of the three games were, re-
spectfvely, TO I, 3 to 2 and TO I,
with the Forbes Field combination on
the large end Of the last two
The 10 home runs off Cooper netted
their makers Is TALES number
that resulted from eight clouts OF this
Kind of elmer jacobs. once a team
associate OF Coopers- The other
pitchers who yielded eight four bag
gers were Artie Nehf and Jess Barnes
Those off the right handler were
good for - markers those off the
left handler, for IS. Six pitcher
allowed seven homerH, Hoo Eller.
worlds series hero Being one OF
the Herfet. And one OF the wall
Tops off the nan who stood the
Sex on their heads last October
came with n full house. Keeping
eomunuy with the shine ball
artist in the number Of home
rms made of their deliveries
were Al Demnree, JEFF Pfeffer
edward Joseph. reallyDs Bradley
HoEE, George Smith and Cecil
Causey.
Fred Toney. Frank woodward and
Lee Meadows each was maced for
half a dozen homers and Leon Galore.
Rube Benton, Frank Miller and BIZ
Doak for five The strange thing
Cardinal curTer was that each came
with the bags empty
All Held Them Safe.
Al Demaree was another pitcher
like Knoxville Bill fortunate IN hav-
Ing four baEEers made when they
uouldnt do too much damage The
Steamer. located for seven, only gave
one when there was anyone on the
runway Fred Williams. OF the Philsl
slammed the ban out Of the lot at
home in the fifth on August % when
a couple OF his ma s were waiting
10 score
BIZ Dock evidently kept TO
himself the formula Of how to let
homers do little damage, for
Oscar Tueros one Of his team
mates, who was nicEed for four
hlfE for the grand tour, had each
II these hftH made when there
rFuE one on and consequently
fheEe blows were worth eight
inlliea. Jim Vaughn, Claude Hen
Dirk and Earl Hamilton, who had
three home runH made OF their
deliveries. never let anyone get a
four-hnE walloD vita the sacks
occupied-
Thirty National leaEuers worked IN
I'd OF more complete games this year
and Of this number % were found
for hons runs the one man who es-
t-aped giving a hit Of this kind being
Phil Douglas The Shutting Person
he got his nickname from a fair fan.
who, espyinE him. said. ne walks
Ike a turtIe"l pitched 213 innings Of
BAH. TOO. Esbe Jams, who pitched
30 more sessions. had only one four