El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-29
Connie Mack Optimistic Over
Work of InfieIder Bob Roth


/ DOBERT FRANK ROTH, new Athie-
n eic outnelder. was the home run
I king of the American league in 1915
I and il is quite likely he win be the
, fourbagger monarch OF the junior or
Z ganization this year. for he win be
I playing 20 games IN ball orchard
I that Is just suited TO his style. BOb's
home run output in the American has
{ been IA. half Of these lo0p-the-Ioop
blows having been struck at Shibe
Z park Until the second trip Of the
I Tribe tc Quakerd0m in 1916 Roth
never had failed to deposit the ball
in the open faced seats. and on the
I third trip that year he made up for
the omission by acquiring a pair Of
I homers of Russell Conweu Johnson
in the game Of August -
Il Hard Hitter.
Bring Bobby. as he used 10 5e
known In Cleveland. never has been
able TO shake a fourbagger out OF
the system Of a White Sock hurler
and another thing beyond his meas
ure UP 20 the present time has been
TO hit for The circuit against any o.
the Washington delivery clerks. OF
the seven hOmers he didn't pole in
games against his new team Roth
made one against Cleveland. one
against ST. Louis. two against De-
troir. two against New York and one
against Boston
In the Hub Roth is a member OF
the Il Have Hit the Ball over the
Left Field Wall club, the presf-
dent Of which il & TiIlinghast
V allSer. with whom Robert Frank
will be associated this year.
Ilily has lifted the product OF the
Reach factories over the high port
barrier at the Fenway a dozen times. I
his last slam Of this kind having been d
against Samuel Jones. OF Woodsfield. 4
Ohio. on June 20. 1918 That Wallop I
cost the modest young star Of the Red /
SoZ one ball game and returned Veaui
Gregg q winner. . 10 o.
Over boston Fence.
Roth waited the ball over the LETT
field fence at the Fenway in the
game Of September %. 1915. Ernest
Grady Shore being the Boston pitcher
on this occasion. This is a fun list o.
Roth's big league four baggers:
OF Athletic Pitcher.
June IS. 19f5-Off Weldon Wyckoff.
Hit won game, TO ..
september 90, 1s15-Off NIinot
CrowelL
Nay p. 1s16-off Elmer Myers. As
pinch hitter. on first ball pitched
August "A, 1916-Two off Russell
Johnson.
June 16. 1s17-Off Russell Johnson.
Nay Is. 1g1G-Off Nean Gregg.
OFF Detroit Pitcher
September Is. 19i4-Off John Old
ham
october .. 1s13-Off Bernie Bolaud.
OFF New York Pitcher
June Q. 19l5-Off Ensign Cottrel
September %. 1915-Off Dan Triple
Hit prevented shutouJ. to J.
OFF Boston Pitcher.
September %. 1915 - Off Ernie
Shore. over high left field wall n
Boston.
Off Cleveland Pitcher.
June %. 1915-Off Rip Zip Hager-
nan
OFF st. Louis Pitcher.
August Is. 1916-Off Earl Hamil-
on Hit won game, 10 ,
Manufacturing home runs is not the
lnlv art in which Maczs new EN- &
lloye shines With tallies on the
Eases. Roth is one Of the most expert
lastimers in captivity at getting them D
IF. having knocked in 291 during his S
i've year stay in fast company. =
Nfuefeen-seventeen was Rob
ert,s greatest year in driving in
runs. he then setting the pace for J
the Indians in this respect with n a
total OF 90. He hit in - in 1916 Z
- last year, 81 in 1915 and 10 in o
1914
on six occasions Roth has battled in I
BUR runs in games. the dates Of these Z
in which his clubbing c
as so timely being as follows 7
September II, 1915-Againsl Phila- 2
elphia-
April %. 1s16-Against St. Louis. o
June .. 1916-Against Boston h
July II. 1s16-Against Washington ll
july 81. 1q1T-Against Philadelphia z
April %. 191g-AEainst St. Louis. q
Roth has struck four clean up blows g