The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-21
BENIN TOPS LIST
Topeka Catcher Leads South
western League in Fielding.
Peterson in Fourth Place in
Third Base Glass.

Two members of Topeka's more or
less defunct club of the Southwestern
baseball league stand at the head of
the list in their respective diamond
activities, according to the seasons
averages compiled by Joe n. Groom,
secretary of the league.
Benn, catcher, heads the entire ag-
sregation of backstoppers with 1O7
games played. 500 putouts. 81 assists,
six errors and six double plays. for
percentage of -991- Hardy. of Topeka,
led the list among the fielders and
utility men. He played in eleven
games, is credited with fourteen put
outs>and no errors for a perfect per-
centage of 1000.
Two other players, Hogue. of Sa-
lima and Sarvis. of Hutchinson. also
had perfect records as fielders. but
thSy were in the league hardly long
enough to be termed regulars, thus
Benn's work really stands out as the
class of the league.
Clark Next Last in List.
Clark, another Topeka catcher, was
next to the last in the percentages,
having a percentage of $50.
Ted Waring, of Independence, stands
second in the catchers' records He
caught twenty-three games, had i
put-outs to his credit, thirteen assists
and one error. His percentage IS $50
The Toneka club stands fourth In
club fielding with a percentage OF
-949. The Topeka club played 1S9
games. had 3,4S5 putouts to its credit.
1888 assists 271 errors and "A double
plays.
Forest. of Independence, is the only
man in the Southwestern league VINO
batted 500 for the season. However
he played but seventeen games, was
at bat but forty-eight times, got
twenty-four hits for twenty-seven
Rose, of Topeka. had a batting aver |
age of sos. He played in 139 games, !
was at bat SIG times, got 15s hits
made a total of 21s bases, got twenty
seven two base hits. nine three base
hits. and five home runs
CIanton, of Muskogee. who was
rated as the best first baseman IN TINS
league, stands sixth in individual
fielding and is beaten BY BockskoP u,
of Topeka. who holds fifth place IN
first base fielding Bockskopfs per
centage was .975 and Clanton's was
1913.
Herriott in the Lead.
Rerriott, of Hutchinson. leads in
first base fielding, with percentage
of 1856 Harry Strohm, second base
man for Topeka, had a fielding aver
age of .922, and stands ninth among
the seventeen second basemen in the
league.
Peterson. of Topeka, had a third
base fielding average of -916, and
stands fourth in the league Jen-
nings, of Independence, is first; VIII
lis of Bartlesville, is second, ana
Cleveland, of Sapulpa, is third -Bross
of Topeka. stands fourth in shortstop
fielding with a percentage of .913. He ,
stands below PurtelI. of Hutchinson,
first: Decker, Salina and Hutchinson,
second. and Flaskamper. 1ndepend- {
ence, third. Hahn, of Topeka, STANDS q
fifth among the outfielders. with 7
of $50. IL
Topeka stands at the bottom of the 7
league in club batting. Sapulpa leads :
and independence is second. \
Rush, of Muslxogee, leads the list IN /
pitching. having a percentage of .S21- 2
Pierce of Topeka, stands sixteenth in 7
the pitching record of the league; /
Smith, twenty-second, and Luhiem,
tWenty-fourth.
The club records follow: G
Individual Batting Averages.