The sun., 1919-11-02
ELLER NEMESIS OF
AMERICAN LEAGUERS
Hold Bowled Over Cleveland in
1917 as Easily as White
Sox in 1919.
LIMITS BATTING TO 100
Red Pitcher Beat Bagby Twice
Two Years Ago and Re-
peats Over Williams.
LIMITS BATTING TO 100

Chicago's White Sox were not the
first American League combination to
discover that Hold Eller of Cincinnati
as a pitcher is a regular Eller. C'eve-
land tumbled to this fact when with
the Reds they were competing for the
championship of the State of Ohio in
1917 and were running up a deficit Of
$430.11 for the National Commission.
T3ller then took two falls out Of Lee
Fohl's crew, limiting them to batting
average of .169. He was right on hand
at the psychological moment Ito end the
series.
Eller's work Of 1919 against the Sox
was in fafct practically a duplicate OF
his labors of 1917 against the Indians.
Hold, introducing himself to the Cleve-
landers, didn't fan six men in a row
or declare the plate forbidden territory.
but he did pitch the game that put his
team within one of the title and then
pitched the game that gave the Reds the
title after the Indians, their backs to the
wall, had fought their way to victory
against Fred Toney and Pete Schneider.
The Reds two years ago defeated the
Indians in the first two struggles for the
Ohio championship and then made Il
three in row at Cleveland on SUM-
day, Oct. Z. with Eller on the tee.
Cleveland then obtained six hits and
two runs. Chicago gathered three swats
and no counters in its first game against
Hold on Monday. Oct 6. 1919
There was big difference in the
size Of the turnouts that watched Filler
pitch his first game of the Ohio series
in 1917 and the worlds series of this
year. The receipts at Cleveland were
s470.67. at Chicago s97,s39.
Toney Wins Opener.
Fred Toney COPIED the first combat,
IL to 2. and he was picked by Christy
Mathewson to make it four in a row over
the tribe However the big Tennessean
was not in form on Monday, October s,
1917, and Ed Klepfer, the Cleveland
pitcher, was. AS result the Indians
won, s to 0.
Pete Schneider successful in his first
time out. 2 to 1, In thirteen innings, got
the pitching assignment from Chirsty
Mathewson on Tuesday, October 8, and
Stanley Covleskie beat Americas great
est fungoist, to 3.
Filler ended the worlds series of 1919
on Thursday. October 9. by beating
Claude Villa ms for the second time, and
he ended the Ohio series of 1917 on
Wednesday. October 10, by conquering
Jim Bagby for the second time. The
| Indians then got one run and five wal
| lops. Bagby had been rested up for the
Cincinnati games by Lee Foil, but he
| got 1t in the neck both times he pitched.
} The Indians hit 1859 against Eller. the
Sox .f91. His average against both
| teams was $50. They have batted 1913
times. made eight runs and twenty-four
| hits (flfteen singles, five doubles, three
triples and one homer), drawn six
passes and been famed twenty-four
times.
Iris Speaker. who now is on a fishing
and hunting trip in Cadana, batted SCI
against Eller Elmer Smith, 500;
! George Weaver, .444; Eddie Collins and
! Ray Schalk, 1913; Joe Harris, $50; Joe
Jackson. 1922: Terry Turner. Jack Ora
rey and Chick Gandil, .143; Ray Chap
man and Harry Leibold. .125, and
whole raft of athletes, nothing at all.
How the American Leaguers Jared
against Eller in games for the Ohio and
worlds championships follows:
Told in Detroit.
| Iris Speaker. 571-Three singles and one
| triple in seven at bats. Walked once.
| Elmer Smith. .5O0-Two singles in four
| George Weaver. .4l4-Two singles. one
| double. and one triple in nine at bats
Eddie Collins .sss-Two singles and one
Ray schalk, .s33-Two singles in six at
Joe Harris .25O-one single and one
double in eight at IT. bats Famed Famed once.
|
| home run in nine at bats.
| Terry Turner. .l4S-One double in seven
| at bats. Famed once.
Jack Graney, .l4S-One single in seven
| at bats Walked once.
Chick Gandil, .l43-One triple in seven
| at bats. Famed once.
| Harry Leiboid I?5-one single In sight
| at bats. Famed twice. walked once.
| Ray Chapman, .l25-One single in eight
at bats. Famed three times
| Byrd Lynn, .O00-One at bat.
Eddie Murphy .ooo-One at bat Famed
| once, hit once.
Roy wilkinson. .oOO-one at bat. Famed
once.
Josh Billings, .ooO-One at bat.
| Herman De Berry .o0o-One at bat.
| Famed once.
| I Jim Bagby, .00O-One at bat.
! Bill WambsEanss, .00o-One at bat.
| Bill James, .0OO-Two at bats. Famed
| once.
Claude williams .oOo-Two at bats.
| Famed twice.
Fred Coumbe. Ooo--Four at bats.
| Famed once
Bobby Roth. .ooo-Five at bats. Famed
twice.
Walked once.