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Heinie Zimmerman Is Crowned
King of National Swatsmiths
7IMMERMAN. of the Cubs, is king swatter in the National
/y League, according to the official averages issued todav bv
I resident 1 Lynch Meyers, of the Giants, is second, four
.een points behind the Chicago third baseman. Sweenev of Bos
ton and Evers, of the Cubs, finished third and fourth, respect
ive \. Here are the averages of players who hit .200 or better,
and participated in any manner in at least fifteen games:
• Games. A.B. I { r r Ft n q n pr*
Zimmerman. Chicago 145 557 95 207 318 is oq
Meyers, New York 126 371 60 Is 3 17? 9 2 |
-weeney. Boston 153 593 84 *O4 -il •« 9? qj?
vers. Chicago 143 478 73 ffiq xjf ??
Bresnahan, St Louis 48 108 8 36 2 50 0 333
McCormick, New York .... 42 39 4 n 14 n ? m?
.oyle. New York 143 558 98 184 ’6B J "22’
Knisely, Cincinnati 21 67 10 5* S- , 3 S
I. Philadelphia 65 257 37 84 112 10 13 3”?
W iltse, New York 28 46 5 15 17 1 1 vSi
Wagner, Pittsburg 145 558 91 18t 277 1 •>,' 394
Hendrix. Pittsburg 46 121 25 39 “t;l *9 “! 199
Kirke, Boston 103 359 53 115 146 9 7 120
Kelly, Pittsburg 48 132 20 1? M 7 £
Marsans, Cincinnati 110 416 59 132 i 168 £ 8? 81?
■ x.nlin, Pittsburg 77 244 27 77 108 U) 8 816
Stengel. Brooklyn 17 57 9 {£ 22 1 5 16
Paskert, Philadelphia 145 540 102 170 224 11 36 315
Konetchy, St. Louis 143 538 81 169 ’45 17 95 314
I'randall. New York 50 80 9 95 •> a 01?
Titus, Phila., 45; Boston, 96. 141 502 99 155 994 i’r, .7 gAq
Merkle, New York 129 479 82 148 215 8 "7 'lO9
Daubert, Brooklyn 145 559 81 172 232 11 ou : 'ni
V,-. Miller, Chicago 86 241 45 74 93 8 i'l 307
S .Magee, Philadelphia .... 132 461 79 142 203 ’» Bft w
Vheat, Brooklyn 123 453 70 138 204 7 16 305
Huggins, St. Louts 120 431 82 131 154 11 35 . 304
I’arey, Pittsburg 150 587 114 177 231 37 45
Edington, Pittsburg 15 53 I 16 20 3 0 30’
Simon, Pittsburg 42 113 10 34 38 0 1 301
.1, Wilson, Pittsburg 153 583 80 175 299 23 16 .300
I 'ampbell, Boston 145 624 102 185 244 "2 19 296
Hoblltzell, Cincinnati 148 558 73 164 226 26 23 ’94
burns, New York 29 51 11 115 226 26 23 • 294
bee Magee, St. Louis 128 458 60 133 16" 25 16 ’9O
Brown. Chicago 16 31 3 9 10 11 ’’9o
Devlin, Boston 124 436 59 126 160 8 11
Bates. Cincinnati 81 239 45 69 98 11 10 "89
A. Wilson, New York 65 121 17 35 50 6 2 289
Hyatt, Pittsburg 46 97 13 28 33 2 2 - 289
Byrne, Pittsburg 130 528 99 152 214 12 20 288
Saier, Chicago 122 451 74 130 189 14 11 ’BB
Shafer, New York 78 163 48 47 53 7 22 288
Phelps, Brooklyn 52 111 8 32 42 4 1 288
Graham, Philadelphia 24 59 6 17 21 0 1 288
J, Smith, Brooklyn 128 486 75 139 191 16 22 .286
Houser, Boston 108 332 38 95 142 5 1 286
Cravath, Philadelphia .... 130 436 63 124 205 16 15 .284
Mitchell, Cincinnati 147 552 60 156 208 18 23 '283
Evans, St. Louis 135 491 59 139 198 15 11 .283
treher, Chicago 120 385 35 109 148 14 7 283
Tinker, Chicago 142 550 80 155 193 34 25
Fletcher, New York 129 419 64 118 157 14 16 282
Knabe, Philadelphia 126 426 56 120 139 11 16 .282
Hummel. Brooklyn 122 411. 55 116 166 10 7 .282
Northern, Brooklyn 118 412 54 116 160 9 8 .282
Bescher. Cincinnati 145 548 120 154 216 9 67 .281
Hakes, SI. Louis 136 495 57 139 177 15 26 .281
Clarke, Cincinnati 72 146 19 41 52 5 j 9 .281
Cutshaw, Brooklyn 102 357 41 100 122 15 16 .280
Downey, Phila., 54; Chi., 13. 67 193 31 54 7" 16 3 .280
Boyle, Philadelphia 15 25 4 7 8 0 0 .280
<». Miller, Brooklyn 98 316 35 88 111 7 It .278
Cotter, Chicago 26 54 6 15 19 9 1 .278
Murray, New York 143 549 83 152 227 19 38 .277
McCarthy, Pittsburg 111 411 53 111 134 16 8 .277
11. Moran, Brooklyn 130 508 77 1.40 181 9 28 .276
.1. .Miller, Pittsburg 148 567 74 156 225 20 18 .275
Devore, New York 106 327 66 90 122 7 27 .275
Hofman, Chi., 36; I J 'b’g, 17. 53 178’ 35 49 66 4 5 .275
Donnelly, Boston 38 69 10 19 23 4’l .275
Butler. Pittsburg 43 154 19 42 53 4 2 .273
Dale, St. Louis 20 22 0 6 7 0 0 .273
Howdy, Boston 44 96 16 - 26 43 1 3 .271
Groh, New York 27 48 8 13 17 0 6 .271
Snodgrass, New York 146 535 91 144 195 21 43 .269
Ellis, St. Louis 109 305 47 82 116 13 6 .269
Walsh, Philadelphia 51 150 1.6 40 58 7 3 .267
Wingo, St. Louis 100 310 38 82 122 3 8 .265
Schulte, Chicago 139 553 90 146 231 in 17 .264
Becker, New York 125 402 66 106 158 11 30 .264
Mathewson, New York .... 43 110 14 29 35 * 3 2 .264
Herzog, New York 140 482 72 127 171 17 37 .263
Mensor. Pittsburg 39 99 19 26 33 0 10 .263
,1;.. kson, Boston 110 397 55 104 139 11 22 .262
Downs, Br’klyn, 9; Chi., 43.. 52 127 11 33 49 .3 8 .260
Hauser, St. Louis 133 479 73 124 155 21 26 .259
E. McDonald, Boston 121. 459 70 119 160 6 22 .259
It. .Miller, B'ton, 51; Phil., 67 118 378 50 98 136 13 9 .259
Doolan, Philadelphia 146 532 47 137 178 21 6 .258
Spratt, Boston 27 89 6 23 39 0 2 .258
Luderus, Philadelphia .... 148 572 77 t 47 218 5 8 .257
Leach. P’b’g., 28; Chi., 82.. 110 862 74 93 218 5 8 .257
<’ McDonald. Cincinnati .. 61 140 16 36 50 2 5 .257
<'. Smith, Chicago 21. 35 4 9 10 2 0 .257
’•V Smith, St. Louis 75 219 22 56 71 6 1 .256
Daly. Brooklyn 61 199 22 51 68 12 2 .256
Mowrey, St. Louis 114 408 59 104 139 20 19 .255
Robinson, Pittsburg 33 59 4 15 19 0 0 .254
Brennan. Philadelphia 27 59 8 15 23 2 0 .254
Yingling. Brooklyn 25 64 9 16 20 1 0 .250
Igen, Cincinnati 149 t>o< 69 125 149 29 24 .247
McKeehnle, Pittsburg 24 <3 8 18 20 2 2 . .247
Bliss, St. Louis 49 111 It 28 33 4 3 .246
SHeckard, Chicago 146 523 85 128 179 10 15 .245
Rucker. Brooklyn 45 102 8 25 29 i 1 .245
Hess, Boston 33 94 10 53 35 6 0 .245
I’l.elan, Cincinnati... 130 461 56 112 152 17 25 .243
?.t< I. tun, Cincinnati 102 333 1, 81 101 1.1 .243
Williams. Chicago "S '>2 3 I.< 18 2 2 .242
Gibson, Pittsburg 5’5 •;;? b’2 .2 98 10 0 .240
Grant, Cincinnati '■ •2.3. 61 75 . It .239
Shultz. Philadelphia 23 21 1 u, . 0 0 .238
St- areid, Cincinnati 50 111 b' -« 23 4 0 .237
Bridwell, Boston 31 106 t> .0 32 > 2 .236
' amnitz, Pittsburg 41 ?8 , '!.■ 24 8 1 .235
bennox, Chicago 27 St 13 I.' -8 6 1 .235
Hartley. New York 2.> "4 8 12 0 2 .235
Tooley, Brooklyn “7 -bo 34 02 84 14 12 ..34
I'toin. Philadelphia 69 184 20 43 o 2 4 8 .234
Fischer Brooklyn 82 2.0 2, oO . b 13 1 .233
Harmon. St. Louis 46 99 7 .3 2b 2 « .232
Wilie, St. Louis 30 48 3 11 13 2 0 .229
Kent, Brooklyn 20 35 2 8 9 0 0 .229
Cheney, Chicago 42 106 13 24 36 10 0 .226
Adams Pittsbursr 0 w 4 .*.26
Killifer’. Philadelphia 85 268 18 60 75 15 6 .224
Ames, New York 33 58 6 13 16 11 .2.4
Rariden, Boston 79 247 27 55 63 7 3 .223
O'l’oole. Pittsburg 37 99 4 22 28 2 1 .222
Almeida, Cincinnati lb 59 9 13 23 1 0 .220
Marquard. New York 43 96 14 21 -3 . - .219
Seaton. Philadelphia 44 8" 8 18 20 1 0 ’l3
1 Brown, Boston 31. 61 6 13 20 1 0 ..13
lirwln, Brooklyn 59 133 14 -8 3, 3 1 .-11
laranville, Boston 2b Sb 8 18 20 o 1 .-09
Gever St Louis 41. b 3 i> 11 1.1 1 .-08
Cole' Chi 8- Pitts 12 • 20 20 2 4 5 1.0 .200
NOTF— Most runs Bescher, 120; stolen bases, Bescher, 67; sacrifice hits,
t'arey, 37; home runs.'Zimmerman, 14; three-base hits, Wilson, Pittsburg, 36;
two-base hits, Zimmerman, 41.
CLUB BATTING.
G AB. R- H. T.B. 28. 38. H.R. S.H. SB. PC.
\ew York 154 5067 823 1461 2002 231 88 48 152 319 .286
I’it" borals2 5252 751 1493 2090 222 129 39 181 177 .284
IhHton 155 5361 693 1465 1933 227 68 35 168 137 .273
; c LAuis 153 5092 659 1366 1791 190 77 27 166 193 .268
vn 153 5141 651 1377 1839 220 73 32 159 179 .268 .
I’hlladelnhia 152 5077 670 1354 1861 245 68 42 179 159 .267
Cincinnati 155 5115 656 1310 1732 183 91 19 175 248 .256
MISCELLANEOUS.
Turn hundred and eightv-three players participated in the pennant race,
eleven placed on two clubs', four of this number being pitchers, four outfielders,
two infielders, and one.catcher. The total number of players, divided among
übs and playing positions, wa. a pjj c | ierg catchers. Infielders. Outfielders. Total.
Boston J* 4 X 9 5 30
Hh?‘? lyn 18 6 9 7 40
‘jncinnati rj 1
New York Jr k 11 r
“hlladelphfa }’> j H 11 o#
« J J .1 «
123 37 75 59
entry list for road
RACE IS ANNOUNCED
Here is the entry list for the road race
on Thanksgiving day. under the auspices
"f the Atlanta Athletic club The dis
tance will be. 2 fl-10 miles, and will start
at 10:30 a. m. In front of the club house
>n Auburn avenue. ™
Norman R. Mills. Fort McPherson
Morris Smolensky. Atlanta Voting Men s
1 hristian association; Sterling Hunter,
George M. Normandy. W. R. Browne, W.
s Locke, W R. Lancaster, Wesley Me
morial: .lames Hanlon. Company <„ Mar
t Rifles: Gilbert Cheves. George Man
ning. Clement Callahan. -Tudge Fowler,
Robert Hunter, J. P. Cheves. Will '\T :g i
!t .v. Will Callaway. James Turner, •reel
"illivan. Alston Massey. Robert Wallace.
Henry Tull. Howard Harris, Eugene
Wrigley. Harold Levert. Marlst college.
FOOTBALL RECEIPTS AT
YALE TOTALED $70,000
-EW' HAVEN. CONN.. Nov. 25. Vale's
football receipts for the season will
amount to nearly $70,000
"f this sum. the game with Hazard
'■tributed $34,000. The game with
i'Hnceton was next, with ?-’B.WJ. whi e
" Brown game and tnlnot < ante
'igfrrt In neatly M4L4MO mure
WOLGAST BACK IN FORM
i THAT GAVE HIM TITLE
» S. AN FRANCISCO. Nov. 25.—Ad Wol-
■ gast was al! smiles today, following the
strenuous stunts of Sunday, which drew
, more than 3,000 visitors to the Seal Rocks
training quarters. Ad showed himself to
be in real championship form by boxing
1 five rounds in the form he showed when
’ he beat Battling Nelson out of the
world’s title Ad also engaged In two
wrestling bouts and looked fit and proper
. when he finished his day’s work.
While the crowd was watching the
champion another one, composed of 1.000
fans, went out to San Rafael to look over
Willie Ritchie. Willie boxed six fast
rounds with Tommy McFarland. Lem
Kegg and Frankie Edwards. At the finish
ho tipped the scales at 133% pounds.
Tom Corbett said the betting had
changed from 10 to 8 to 2 to 1, while
even money was being ottered that Wol-
I gast would win in eighteen rounds.
WAYCROSS Y. M. C. A. TO PLAY.
WAYCROSS, GA.. Nov. 25.- Thanksgiv
ing will witness a football game in
Waveross. Columbia university, of Lake
land. Fla., will meet the strong city
Young Men's Christian association eleven
on that stay
I'HE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.MONDA Y. NOVEMBER 25, 1912
ENGLISH’S ALIBI
GOOD;INJURED
ARMINFIGHT
CLARENCE ENGLISH, the
Omaha welterweight, floated
into The Georgian office with
a grouch. He also had a swelled
right arm, which accounts for the
absence of his usually sunny smile.
He pointed to the right arm and
the accompanying swollen condi
tion and declared that these two
things, and not any merciful or
philanthropic disposition of his,
were responsible for Young Mot
to's staying ten rounds with him
Friday night.
"I hurt this arm in the second
or third round, and from that time
on I was unable to close my fingers
to hit,” said English. “Nobody
ever accused me of packing much
of a punch in my left, and when I
was unable to do anything more
than chop with my right, I think
the showing I made was pretty
good. This was the first time I
have ever been accused of doing
anything cheesy, and J just want
you to take a look at 'Exhibit A.' ”
English then bared his mighty
forearm. It was swollen to the
dimensions of a well inflated dir
igible balloon. All of which being
the case, it is easy to see why Eng
lish did not finish .Mr; Motto.
The Dixie people are figuring on
staging English again on Decem
ber 3. The Atlanta public has al
ways wanted to see English get
his, and a match witii the right
kind of a man should draw big
here.
The only time English was ever
beaten here was by Jim Perry, and
it drew the biggest house in At
lanta’s boxing history.
The club management is figuring
on Dave Dashler, who has a record
as long as your arm and as formid
able as a six-inch gun, though it
must be admitted his best day is
past. But it is believed that he can
not only make things mighty in
teresting for Clarence, but in all
probability outpoint him a consid
erable distance.
FOGEL TRIAL SET FOR
TOMORROW. MAY GO OVER
NEW YORK, Nov. 25.—Unless present
plans miscarry, magnates of the National
Baseball league will meet at the Waldorf-
Astoria hotel tomorrow to consider
charges against Horace Fogel, president
of the Philadelphia team, who is charged
with having said that the 1912 pennant
race was fixed.
The hearing may be put over.
The charges against Fogel were made
by President Toni Lynch, of the National
league
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Charley Sterrett Makes Good
First Season in Major League
(This is the seventh of a series of
articles on youngsters who made
good in the major leagues last sea
son.)
By Sam Crane.
OF the many college youths
who entered upon a profes
sional baseball career last
season Charley Sterrett stands out
prominently among the few who
really impressed big league man
agers as likely to develop into a
star. As a rule, college players
need a few years of experience in
fast minor league company to»show
their real worth on the diamond.
There is a difference between the
game played by the collegian and
the big leaguer that, although hard
to define, is nevertheless apparent
to a youngster when he breaks into
the professional ranks.
That is wliy so many players
with glowing reputations gained on
college fields fail to make good or
live up to their records when they
enter the big show. Sterrett is
one of the exceptions that prove
this rule. Next to Eppa Rixey,
there was no more promising col
legian who entered tlic pro ranks
in 1912.
He went to the Yankees in mid
season with the reputation of being
the greatest backstop graduated
from college teams in years. As
captain of the P-inceton nine, he
played a leading role in making
the team one of tlie best that
played on college diamonds last
season. The Ti?.*vs twice hum
bled the Yale team, mainly
through the all-round good- work
of this youngster.
Many Clubs After Him.
When he graduated in June,
Frank Farrell made him an offer
that promised more remuneration
than anything he could see in the
business world. There was plenty
of competition, too, in bidding for
his services, for he had attracted
the attention of numerous big
league scouts, and at»least half a
dozen managers were willing' to
take a chance in signing him up.
The Yankees’ offer was the one
that appealed to him, though, and
he immediately joined the (earn.
Although Manager Wolverton
was well supplied with catchers at
the time, Sterrett did not have to
wait long for an opportunity to
show what he could do. ■ Hal Chase
became Indisposed and the son of
Old Nassau was made his under
study, and he made good in a man
ner that stamped him a classy first
sacker, as well as a good backstop.
He played first base for about three
weeks, and in that time batted so
well that when Chase resumed play
.Manager Wolverton shifted him to
an outfield berth rather than let
him warm the bench.
Is a Versatile Player.
It was there that Sterrett proved
himself a versatile player. He
guarded center field as if he had
played the position all his life.
Some of the catches he made would
have done credit to a Speaker or a
Cobb. He showed he possessed a
good arm and a keen eye. covered
ground with speed and accuracy
and did not stop to study the seams
on the ball before winging it home.
What Impressed Wolverton most
was that he improved rapidly. He
was in the game all the time; even
when warming the bench he would
follow every detail of the contest.
And he learned much about big
league methods that should /serve
him In good stead next season.
There is little doubt in the minds
of those who have seen him play
that Sterrett will develop into a
high-class star in time. Just where
he can’serve a team to tlie best
advantage is us hard to tell,
though, as it would be to name the
next Yankee leader, and even Frank
Farrell confesses he doesn't know
this. Whether he will be used be
hind the bat, which was thought
to be his natural position when he
joined the team, or sent back to the
outfield is one of the problems that
the new leader will have to worry
about.
In the 66 games he played last sea
son, Sterrett batted .265. He field
ed .982 in 17 games at first base,
and .972 in 38 games in the outfield.
His averages for the season fol
low :
Batting Average—Games, 66; at
bat, 280; runs, 30; hits, 61; total
bases, 82: sacrifice hits, 6; stolen
bases, 8: per cent, .265.
First Base Fielding Average—
Games, 17; putouts, 159; assists, 4;
errors, 3; per cent, .982.
Outfield Fielding Average
Games, 38; putouts, 66; assist, 3;
errors, 2; per cent, .972.
While not a Ty Cobb on tlie
bases, Sterrett hopes to improve
his base running next season. At
Princeton he was speedy on the
paths, but met with an accident
that injured one of his legs. This
handicapped him last season. When
the leg becomes thoroughly sound
again, as it should next spring,
Sterrett expects to pick up in
speed.
There is something else that may
be said in connection with the
youngster's career, for it is hound
to play an important part in his
success. He is a player of excel-
lent habits, one of tlie best be
haved on the diamond.
Won't Play Ball on Sundays.
His parents are strict Presbyte
rians, and out of respect to their
wishes the young man refuses to
engage In Sunday games. It was
on the promise of this that they
consented to let him enter the
game. At present he is teaching
school in Princeton.
Hal Chase is an ardent admirer
of the Princeton lad, and has a lot
of praise for his ability. Chase Ist
confident he will turn out to be a
star, and takes great interest In
coaching him. They became pals
from the time he reported to the
team and have remained so since.
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