El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-29


: since Comiskey took him from Kan
sas City TO the Sox near the end Of
| the 1914 season and enjoys the
euviable distinction Of having beer
the first athlete TO trace Walter
Perry Johnson for a long walIop that
cleared the bases. lie doubled against
the fire BAH king on MAY II. 1917
/ Other long hits Of Roth's that scored
. three men were triple off Fred
I COumbe Of Cleveland, on May I6. 1915:
double off Aechan Of philadelphia.
on September u. 1915. and a triple
off Eric Erickson of Detroit. on April
IS last year
Bobby has averaged SCI runs batted
into The game and -l63 20 the time
at bat. He is. normally. a -283 hitter.
that figure representing his lie time
accomplishment en- the American.
Roth has collected four safetias in
five games, the dates Of these per
formances and the kind OF hits made
Delng as loloWs.
September 6. 19I4-Three SINGLES
and triple Off Morton and Bishop.
Cleveland
June -. 1915-Four singles of
Mitchell and Morton. Cleveland.
August Is. 1s16-Three singles and
home run off SVeiIman. Davenport
and Hamilton. St Louis
June -. 19I7-Two singles and two
doubles off Du1Iont. shaw and John
son. Washington
July 30. 1sI7-Three singles and a
double Oft Myers and T. Johnson.
Philadelphia.
A free. hard hitter. Roth also is a
daring and fast baserunuer. He led
two triple thefts for the Indians while
he was playing under Foil and be-
sides that executed three clean
larcenies OF the plate. He strikes out
frequently. but says that man who
HH
TO do So To is his theory that If you
are pulled Off the bench TO bat for
some one. IL is a good scheme TO take
a toe hold and blaze away az the first
pitch This theory worked out perfect
~ at Philadelphia on May %. 1918
when Roth. as an emergency bats
man. slapped Elmer Myers pioneer
serve into the bIeachers.
or a Baseball Family.
Roth. born in Chicago on August
IS, 1892. comes Of q baseball family,
his brother Frank having been
catcher and having done wind pad
work for several fast set teams. the
Pills among the number. Frank was
the author OF SO home runs in 1901
while playing I'm Evansville, Ind Now
be lives in Burlington. Wis.
II vas in Wisconsin that Robert
Frank Roth started pastiminE- He
had done q lot OF semiproing when
Kendall was won't 20 say. Roth had
never seen Racine. so he went there
Kansas City took him and
chased him 10 st. Joe and then TO F.
Springfield. Ohio. and then shot
him un 10 Virginia. Mimi. where
for six weeks he WAS n peerless
leader.
one OF manager Roth's pitchers up
here was --Rube" Waddell. prob 4
ably the greatest left handler the
country ever has known
Going back TO Kansas City. Roth T
stuck there until Comiskey bought
lin for the Sox in the fan OF 1919.
Bobby remained with the south siders
Until Commy and Somers called off
heir big Jackson-klepfer-R oth-Daly- !
ash trade n
In Chicago Roth was dubbed 4
Bragge the Monk because he has a Il
Ugh opinion Of his ability. The name
tuck TO him. more or less. when ne
OIL, whose Compartments are dis
inctlv different. did not Mocha and
ava TO an extent that would create
ny new worlds records and Lee A
inally decided he did not want him
n his BAH club.
So Roth was traded TO the AS for
AIRY Gardner. Charley Jameson ard /
liner Myers and IL is limited that
leveland also bought for the Tall |
actician. from Boston, Freddy ]
homas and walter kinney
Mack knows how TO get the best
ut Of athletes who are reputed TO be
ard TO handle and Robert Frank Roth
liable 10 win a flock OF bail games
lr the gauut general this year
Copyrighted, 1919, by Ernest J. L.ani-
am.