Show BEST MINOR lEAGUE HEAVERS Will GO UP IN 1 1914 14 Perusal of Records Shows Majors Carefully Watch Work of Pitchers CHICAGO Dec 16 J k of the list ot of leading pitchers of 1913 will show that the major leaguers have acquired acquired ac- ac the cream of minor league twirling twirl twirl- lug ing talent It Will also show that the tho big league clubs make more of an effort to strengthen their pitching staffs than they do my any other department of the game or of the nine twenty champion minor league heavers fifteen will ro- ro port to major league clubs next spring Ot of a a. like number of champion minor league loague batsmen only three will go to the tho big show The pitching records for the last season sea sea- son prove proe that Walter Valter Johnson the Washington star is king of the mound men mn The Tho nearest approach to his wonderful won won- work of winning thirty six out of three forty games pitched is the tho record record rec- rec ord mado by Pitcher Hooper of the tho New Haven Eastern team Hooper who ho has been purchased by the St. St Louis Cardinals won thirty one one games and lost eight How They Stand The pitching pitchin leaders with the tho ber of games won and jest jost and th the team to which the they are iro to represent in 1914 follow American Johnson league of Wash ington club Won 3 36 lost 7 reports 1914 to Washington L. L National hum National of Chicago won iron 15 lost Jost 4 Chicago N. N L. L Peck Canadian of Lon London on won 2 1 1 lost C London C. C L. L Central of Grand Grund Rapi s swon won 25 lost Jost 8 Brooklyn N N. N M. M Eastern association looper of Now Kow Haven won 31 lost B 8 j St St. Louis N. N L. L Georgia Err of Won 19 lost G 5 Birmingham S. S L. L Missouri of I Lincoln won l IC lost C Lincoln L. L L. rh International of Newark won 20 lost 5 Brooklyn lyn N 11 Kansas State State-O State of I Lyons ons w won l 21 1 lost Jost B 8 Lyon R. R t. t S. S J. J Ii j Nebraska R State Reed ed of Columbus won 14 lost 5 Columbus N. N S. S L. L Now England l England Finneran of Lowell wont wan 14 lost 2 Philadelphia N. N L. L Now New York Now Luque of Long Branch won 22 lo lost 5 Boston N. N L. L New York State State-Herche of Bina hamton won on 20 O lost Jost 11 Boston N. N L North Carolina er of Raleigh won 12 lost 4 Raleigh h rN N. N C. C L. L Zabel Northern of won 10 10 lost 1 Chica Chicago o X N. J. J Ii Stanley Northwestern of Portland won 1 lost 7 N. N W. W L. L Ohio Donalds State or of Portsmouth won Toll 28 lost 10 cr T. T N. N L. L Pacific Coast Williams of Sacra Sarra- mento won omi 17 lost 7 Detroit A. A A. A L. L J. J South Atlantic Robertson of Saran Saran- nah nab won wan s lost Jost S Cincinnati N. N lJ L. Prou Son ghi h of iii won 23 lost lost- G 6 A. A J. J L 1 South Sonth Michigan an ot of Battle BattIe Creek won 2 1 4 lost Jost 9 St. St Louis X N. L. L Criss of Houston won 16 lo lost t 4 1 New York A. A L L. L of Denison won 20 lost 6 Phila Philadelphia ex N. N L. L Oklahoma Hi of Donison Denison won wan 20 lost 6 Denison Denison TC T.-C. Tretter I of Quincy won 22 lost O 0 Quincy T.-I T. L. L Scott Tri ot of Allentown Won iO 10 lost Jost 5 TS T.-S. L. L Union association organ of Salt Lake City Cit won 26 lost 10 Salt Lake City U. U A. A Ayres irginia of Richmond Riehmond won 29 lost S 8 Washington A. A L. L Ha ot of Denver won 26 lost 9 St. St Louis N. N L. L Western Vestern COncannon of Moose loose Jaw won 13 lost Jost 3 Moose Jaw W. W C C. C Ti L. I Western Tri Tri Leonard of Walla I Walla won 19 lost 5 Walla Walla W. W i T.-S. T. L. L Wisconsin Illinois of Racine I won 21 lost Jost 7 Racin W W. I L. L L. L |