El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-02

WHOEVER is going 70 manage the
w Philies in 1921 fand Nike Kelley
Of St Paul was quick 70 say. he
WaSu't) should present TO the Quaker
hackstops as a Christmas present
some book that contains Instructions
on how to SOD double steals. Wheat.
TragessOr & Co. letting more OF these
succeed in 1920 than any other set OF
windpaddists in the National league
Possibly the pitchers were TO blame
Cor some Of these double larcenies go
ing through but the catchers. Wheat
particularly, viii have to shoulder
most Of the fault. The pills, in the
opinion Of many, haven't had FIRST
class throwing receiver since Charles
Sorrel-tOp Doom slowed up
Eleven Got Away.
Anyhow. their backstops this year
let IL double steals be executed when
the ball was not thrown wildly, the
writer not having tried TO Keep track
Of the duplex rhefts perpetrated on
the Phil receivers when somebody
bluudered-
Once. last season. when Trages-
sor sgas behind the hat for the
Clan OF CraFutE, the Zoe launched
do1ble steal and y. Walter
helred the ball 10 center, the man
who was on third scoring stand
Ing Up. The athlete who had
started from first scored event
uallys too, as TraEessor dropped
the sphere when ii was relayed
back to the plate.
However. IL wasn't on Iragessor
that the majority Of the double steals
charged against the Phlllies was
made, but on Wheat Seven went
through on Zach's younger brother
two on Iragessor and two on
Made One Tally.
Occasionally. in 1920, a double steal.
succeeding. meant more than a double
steal For instance. at Forbes field,
on August 21. the lone run the
Pirates gained of Eppa RlLey OF the
Phils was garnered on a double steal
in the first frame that had as its
eEecutants George Cutshaw and Fred
Nicholson the infielder being on
third and the Outlelder on first
when the play started When it was
finished CutshaW had scored and
Nicholson was on third. Yes, Wheat
was behind the bat when this hap
peued.
seven double steals also we're
pulled of on the Cardinals when
Vernon Clemens was catching SO lt
looks as IL he had something 10 learn
about the fine points Of his 2osition-
or the other Is double steals in
the National last season six
were made on Bob O'FarreM OF
Chicngos five ON Walter Schmidt
OF Pittsbure and Elmer smith OF
new york; unuE on uLLn Mlller OF
BROOKLYN three on BIZ Eillifer
OF Chicago, Ivy WinEO OF Cinein-
natl and George OfNeil OF Boston,
two on Pickles Dilhocfcr OF st.
Louis, Frank snyder Of New York
and Ernie Kruger OF brooklyn
and one on Hank GOTdy OF Hos-
1ous and Ciiff Lee and BIZ
Haeffner Of PittsburE.
These were the pisehers who were I
operating when the double steals I
were made;
When Three Were Made.
1Iarquard Of Brooklyn, Hendrix OF I
Toney OF New York, RiCey 4
and Hubben OF New York and Phila- !
when Two Were Made.
Rudolph Of Boston. Alexander and /
Vaughn Of Chicago Fisher OF Cincin- /
natl, Sherdel Of St. Louis and Causey I
lf Philadelphia
When one was Made.
ElllinElm and Scott Of Boston, I
Grimes, Galore and Smith OF Brook ]
IN; CheeFes and Tyler Of Chicago; /
Ring Of Cincinnati; Beuto, Nehf, /
Douglas and Barnes of New York; !
Meadows, Smith and Gallia Of Phila- /
ielphiai Carlson, Ponder, Hamilton 4
and Cooper Of Pitrsburg, and Lyons 4
scott. Goodwin, kircher Hatnes. /
5chupp and Doak OF St. Louis
The Giants led the National in /
louble steals, making one-f0urth or I
"a. The Pirates had 10 TO their credit /
md so did the Reds
The Phils got a trifle more than
their share, Or eight, and the
other clubs decidedly less, Chi
cagO having TO be content with
five, Boston with four, Brooklyn
with three and St Louis with
two Ross Young and Dave Buu-
croft OF the Giants were each on
the front end OF three double
steals that went through, and so
was Frederick Meusel OF the
Fhillies- Players who led two
were Frisch, Smith and Burns Of
New York; CutshuW. Carey and
1Ickechnie Of Pittsburgh Duncan
and Crane OF Cincinnati. and
Mann OF st. Louis.
And these were the National
eaguers who led one.
Sticking and Spencer OF New York;
r Miller, J. Miller, Paulette and