Show ZIMMERMAN MEA HEAVY VY RUN MAKER IN PARENT LEAGUE Chicago Cub Gub Wins Out in Close Race Rac F From Honus Wagner and Bill Sweeney Heinle Heinie Zimmerman of or the Cubs was the tho J J. J Franklin Baker of the th National league lenue last season leading lading the players of the senior or organization in hatting Latting In runs Tho The Chicagoan hammered home 9 95 98 tallies in contests being outranked in percentage of or runs balt batted d home homo per game b by Lar Larry Doyle of oC the Giants winner of oC the Chalmers s n car awarded a. to the National leagues league's mot most valuable player and by lW Jerr Jerry l of or Pittsburgh h and Charlie Stengel of or Brooklyn n athletes who can be he placed in the lie class clasi because calle they took part in only a a. few cw games gaines There was a close struggle for the leadership In the total o of runs batted In In Hans HanH Wagner Vagner and anti Owen Wilson of or orthe it the Pirates and Bill Sweeney of or the Braves doing doln almo almost t as well In hi this thus re respect r respect re- re as Zimmerman of or Chicago o. who wa wag born III In New York aIH and Doyle of or New York who Vho was born In Illinois Wagner agner batted In 91 94 markers Wilson lIson 93 and Sweeney 92 Other consistent clubbers were Konetchy of or St. St t. t LouI Murray of or New York Mitchell an and of oC Cincinnati ant and Miller of or Pittsburgh The National leagues league's uE team of timeliest time time- lIe liest t hitters would woul be made up lip of or Alexander of Philadelphia and Meyers of or N New w York YorI as ag batter battery men Konetchy or of St. St Louis Do Doyle Done le of Now ew York Zimmerman Zimmerman Zimmerman Zim Zim- merman of or Chicago o and Sweeney of ot Boston as infielders and Wagner and Wilson of or Pittsburgh and Muna Murray of oC New York ns JS outfielders These men put the lie finishing finishing- touches to 72 tallies Thirty five h lifts hilts ts Were made in the National last season that swept the bases basos clear of their tenants Tho Tue only onh player who ho twice turned this trick was Chief Wilson o of the Pirates ho lie making a triple with tho thin hns hassocks con 1 estel off ocr DIckson of Boston and a homer when three were on oft off Steele of or St. St Louis loul That there was class to N Nw Nv w works work's ork's Yorks pitching staff tarr is shown show b by th the tue fact tact that only once during the lie the year ear was a along lon long hit lilt made off ocr a It Giant that brought ht In three runs num Lee Magee ee of oC the Cardinals ma made e this wallop ort oft Jeff when acting as an emergency emer emer- gency goncy hitter Below will be found a list o of the Na Xa- tonal 1 lea earners lIr of or 1912 who averaged GOO or better In driving In runs Pitted in 10 Player IIan r Club Games Pt Pot l 13 11 I Illyn 1 17 I. j loyie New cw Tork II JH 37 Ii Gig 75 Chit o 1 3 39 d GiS 11 lt nj ij l' l ys tU Junot o 27 2 1 17 Ii y fW fork m s 3 on Jt t Irh 1 IK oi 53 1 61 I I Merkle Ne New C York J. J J is 19 73 S wj e l. l Louis us iii f M FJ GOi n Boston jj u. lC ip tOt ot Cincinnati lH loTS is tl H 14 4 64 je ro 6 i 16 Iii n 9 I 6 Miller fI us 1 t 3 si Gl f n P 5 52 j j VI bla stun HI 77 ij rIG co i 71 il W rc ln i 1 ic 7 i 72 rI 45 I. I W 0 as Ii 3 lo ton 31 n JG 26 Wb beat J y G 62 71 51 Tinker ChlIo HZ 4 72 07 t rI p TO o 0 ai 01 It ii 73 3 f B-f tou nr tou ji I G 6 2 W J |