Show KING LARRY IS THROUGH THROUGH k 1 1 K 3 r t I i k I I I k y m 0 I IT I I 45 I m I Suk Sc d fe jj c 4 4 j cT S I a i A-i t. t tS o S' S Q 9 U- U S so Nap ap Lajoie in familiar attitudes I t i i Cleveland 0 Of Jan JR The J. 1 The he meat of Napoleon Lajoie un undoubtedly will stand out as time the leading of the present season off In bas baseball all The neWs 8 that thal the JIu of or batters and amid the most moat graceful JI player In iii the tIme games game's history ha ban haK laid aside his Imis dIamond diamond dia chin mond mend togs toes for good oo caused more di dis- dis I dl I the bl big baseball baseball base base- f amonG fans than ball bull deals pulled of off since the war Avar ended dc I Tho rime big his Frenchman has haN seen seeli throe t-throe Jn Jim the tIme game TW Ut U- U t one ty-one one of tho those t were sere spent pent in tho tIme big leagues league All 11 th the time old fans Cans amid and most of the new nc members member rH know that Nap ap wa was driving a hack in Woonsocket JR n. r. r when Charley CharIer called on him himIn In iii the time winter r o of 19 Marston arston was as time tho owner ncr of or tho the Fall Fail River club In tho the New England league and want want- oj e ed 1 Larry for his club Larrys Larry's first contract was drawn up on the b backof bad back cl of an envelope He was a a catcher then alternating alternating- In the outfield when needed Larry Was Throw z IA I. Philadelphia obtained Larry thu th next sea season on by taking him alon when the they got ot Phil Geler Geier then i I Il l known star Nap ap started out as a first firs baseman and ana outfielder with the Philadelphia Phil PhU- club but was shifted later late to second base When the American league was formed Larr Larry Jumped t tl Cleveland Charle Charley Somers appointed him manager manager manager man man- ager In 1905 1906 He lIe came within half n a game of ot winning a penn pennant nl for tor Cleland Cleeland Cleveland Cleve Clee land In 1908 1903 Bill Bm Hinchman took things easy on a a. hit in St. St Louis In Inthe Inthe inthe the game gamo that would have nant the thA pennant Bobby Wallace Vallace made one o otho ot of the tho greatest pick ups In history and Umpire E Egan Ean an made an equally wonderful won won- wonderful on decision and the pennant was W lost Larry ga gave way wa- to Jim McGuIre AI as 3 manager In 1909 He stayed with wilh the the Ath Athletics Athletics I Cleveland club until sold to In 1915 That deal stands out oui outI I as ai one ono of ot the cheesiest transactions a abig a a. abig big league magnate ever er pulled off Lajoie was the Idol of Cleveland fans tane It Is believed that Joe Birmingham then manager of ot the club sanctioned the move mo because of or Ill HI feeling that existed between him and Larry Led J. J e Four Tim Four times time Larr Larry l led d the American league in batting Four times h hI ht he made more than hits In a a. ceason ason I doubles Once he lie made forty eight thirteen triples and thirteen horn home runs in a season Altogether he mud mad doubles triples triple and 71 it horn home runs as a a. big blE leaguer lie He collected base baM hits as ns a a. major leaguer hi his grand batting batting- average being A Aa As Asa a minor and major leaguer he mad made bun base hits hils not counting the hundreds hundreds hun hun- he made In exhibition games game H Hs HI scored more than 1500 1600 runs and probably probably ably drove In twice that man many Larry Larr a accepted more than HOO fielding chances In the big leagues making only errors In the twenty twenty- one campaigns his grand fielding average a av- at first tint second and third ba bases baRe and tho the outfield being 65 Batting R IX IN THE MAJORS Club Year Tear Philadelphia X N. L L. 1896 Philadelphia N. N I L I. 1807 Philadelphia X N. 1 U L Philadelphia N. N L Li 1899 1599 Philadelphia N. N L L. 1900 Athletics A. A L L. L 1901 19 Cleveland A. A L L. 1902 02 Cleveland A. A L L. 1304 W Cleveland A A. L L. L 1904 Cleveland eland A. A L L. 1 O Cleveland A. A L. L 1900 Cleveland A A. L. L 1901 CI Cleveland A A. I 1 I. I 1901 Cleveland A. A L lj P. P Cleveland A. A L L. 1910 Cleveland A A. L L. 1911 Cleveland A. A L L. 1912 CI Cleveland eland 10 A A. L. L 1913 Cleveland 4 A. A L L. 1914 Philadelphia A. A L L. 1915 Philadelphia A. A I 1 L 1916 1916 Grand average a G. G AB n. n H. H SD S.D. Av 30 37 7 57 67 6 32 8 81 1 6 45 lOS 2 00 33 72 70 17 14 U 1 10 9 3 26 25 5 46 ti 13 o 27 1 S ill l g 3 IS 2 Si 81 9 29 16 US ISS 9 II 17 22 2 35 l 10 1 54 iK 92 2 In 31 if 1 65 20 29 8 82 2 11 l 12 2 02 88 SS U 20 o 09 BS 53 3 l 24 l 77 JT 1 8 1 lo 15 20 6 12 SC G l 2 13 rf 2 III ton rot J 9 92 sl il 27 27 21 II 34 I 9 0 31 I jj 36 11 J JS 11 36 US HS te 66 HiS 1 IS 18 46 45 66 G 17 2 Zu 1 1 I HI 57 37 7 10 los 14 H I 9 Ill 40 10 11 I I 33 15 IS 24 4 lx IX fIl THE filE MINORS Club Club- Year Fall Fail River X N. E. E L I. T 1896 Toronto J 1 I. L. L 1910 Indianapolis n A. A A. A V 1 H Led Lod his league llague in inS batting C 1 VB sD n. n II 11 v v. so S ft 94 t l 22 4 Jil CiS 3 H 4 20 t iJ 78 81 3 S n 2 1 11 |