The Washington herald., 1919-07-07
CHARITY HAS A
BIC FIELD DAY
Two Homers, Pair of Dou-
bles and Single Set
Record.

Baltimore, July 6-Edward p. Char
rity. Of the Nationals, having become
a celebrity by reason Of his hitting.
between the citizens OF Iowa County.
Iowa. and OF Racine, Wis. as to his
birthplace. for the man who smote two
doubles, two home runs and one single
off Ray Caldwell. Carl Mays and
George Dumont. of the Red Sox. in
Boston, on Monday, June 3, seems to
have been born in both places.
When Energetic Ed first came into
the American League 1t was given out
That he was born on a farm in Iowa
County. Iowa. but on the dope sheet
OF the Nationals this year his birth
place is given as the place mentioned
In Ezra Kendalls old song. "Td Never
Seen Racine"
NO matter where Charity was born,
the fact remains that he did some
thing out Of the ordinary by assem-
Ding four long hits and one short one
in one contest The returns from all
the figure hounds are not yet in but it
can be authoritatively stated that in
the nineteen years Of the American
Leagues career as a major organiza-
ton just two athletes have inserted in
10 one game a brace OF hits good for
haf the distance and a brace of hits
good for the full distaLce
fne other man stil Is playing ball in
the American League. and the long
arm OF coincidence reaches out to have
the men born not only on the same
cate, but during the same month
The Charity Of the past is John
Franklin Baker, OF the Yankees. who,
playing against Detroit on September
%, l9l1- did everything that Charity
cid IN Boston excert single.
BAKER was born on March Is. 1886:
Charity. on March 13 1892. Frank
was 70 when he got his pair of two
naSgers and four-baggers; Charity.
GENERALLY. when the Nationals nlay
III Boston they average about thirteen
runs per season. On the first dav Of
their second trip TO the Hub this vear
they scored twelve runs for Harry
Harper. Charity encouraging the
southpaw by saving off five hits.
This was Eds record for the dav.
Second inning caldwell pitchinrl-l
Doubled against left field fence.
Fourth inning Mays pitching)-Hi,
nome run to flagpole in deep center,
sixth inning CMays pitchinC)-Dou-
bled to left.
Seventh inning Dumont pitching,-
Singled to left center.
Ninth inning (Dumont pitchin1)-
Hit home run over left field wall
drive clearing highest section of mat
barrier and landing UP against walls
or building on far side of I.ansdowna
street. Record hit OF its kind at the
Fenway. 'I
Gharrity came along on June q this
year and out-Ruthed Ruth and ont
Bakered Baker. for he got a sinpI.
IN addition to his brace of two-har-
gers and four-bagyers.
Charity holds the American I,eapue
record for the greatest total of bases
on hits. whether five or six, that total
nelnS thirteen. Mike Donlin. the day
he was getting six safeties off Some
Detroit pitchers eighteen wears ago.
only had an aggregate of a dozen
pillows to show for his waIlops. Brad
ley hit for a dozen bases against
Washington in 1903. so did Frank Del
lahanty against Washington in 1905
and so did Baker against Detroit in
1911. III
once upon a time the Nationals' an
peal to the fans only was on account
OF their pitchers. Now they not onlv
nave the pitchers, but they are get
ting the hitters
Jim Shaw early in the wear estah-
lished a reputation for himself bv
making three home runs in two s,1c-
ressive games in Philadelphia 1.-TWO of
them IN one game and one with the
bases fulD. and now Charity has set
up new American League mark