Show I WHAT'S BECOME OF THE SPEED BOYS FANS CLAMOR FOR BASER G Major League Clubs Slump in Most Spectacular Department of the Game Browns Are Exceptions H Has as base running b become come a lost art Are the runners slowing down are the catchers growing more proficient in ill flagging attempted thefts or has the straightaway stel l given way to the sacrifice hit and the hit and run play Whatever is wrong with the national pastime in this particular department department depart depart- department ment it is evident that a 0 decided change has come over the running end within the past few years and the present campaign will set a low mark in base st stealing in both major leagues McG McGraws McGraw's raw's raws old Giant machine of 1911 13 averaged steals a a. season over a of three years It was not uncommon in those days for a team to run far above the mark in thefts many clubs exceeding the mark marl This season only one team team in t the e two big circuits the circuits the St. St Louis Drown Browns Browns- appears likely to finish the grind with a total of thefts Base Dase running in the National league has been falling off ott for somo some time tim b but u t the American kept up well until this season In Johnson Tr o i o league 1 stole etnie more than f 1911 six teams i in n Ban an b bases ses d during the ing the season and in each of the three succeeding campaigns five teams went above this mark In 1912 three American league clubs stole more than bases and another filched Cobb and Carey present lea leaders ers ersIn in In base running in the American and National leagues are Ire sure to toto toto toto to carry off the individual honors in their respective circuits Each will go above fifty and no other player will reach that mark Tyrus will fall far behind the average average average aver aver- age that has been set up In the American American AmerIcan Amer Amer- ican league for tor some years past by such speed merchants as himself Eddie Eddie Eddie Ed Ed- Ed- Ed die Collins Milan and MaIsel In the past six seasons 74 steals was the low lowmark lowmark lowmark mark Cobb setting tho the high record last year with 96 I Carey will win the honors the third i time in four seasons He has already i passed his winning mark of oC last season the 36 36 the lowest figure for a leader during the past sixteen seasons The latest records with only a a. month togo to togo go give the following statistics in base bases s stealing National league league Giants Rob Rob- Ins Cardinals Pirates Reds Phillies Braves Brave 97 97 Cubs 94 American league league Browns Browns Yanks ranks Senators Tigers White Sox Indians Red Sox |