| Show KELLERS GOOD RECORD Has HiA Batting A of f In Four Pour Fourteen Fourteen teen Seasons Though Willie Keeler Keeher tins has hn not shown much with the thi bat this y year nr ho he 10 has a it record rec l covering his him 14 1 years In tho the major leagues which has never boon been equaled by b any player and probably never noel will wi be According to J Ed the diminutive little Ita fielder feler who only uses a few te Inches of nt his bat to o hit with has hal not been battIng batnI up UI to his usual mark larl this season but It II Is a i guess that before the present cam campaign pain pal n Is he will wi bo ho found up with the Keri r la Is always a n alEto late lEto beginner He Ho usually be b begin gin It to get Iet Ills his hits bits Until late laic In to Juno June Jun and then Piles ples them up so fast tast that h hl ho soon eoon overcomes the tho slump which ho hohaM hohas haw has suffered earlier earll r In the spring Just a n word about Willies work Ho lie Hohas HoMe has Me a granil batting average of ot for tor 14 years of ball bal playing During tho the entire 14 1 years ho has not failed to hit for over Ho lie le has ha led lea le the National league twice In batting battinI The Tho best per percentage he ever attained was M made mado when whon he was wan with wih Baltimore In the National league Ho Ito 10 hit for tor that la Another year he baite average statistics since 1893 1833 follow Year Club Pet Pct Rank flank Now 1 York and Brooklyn Brool yn 22 2 Baltimore IS lS Baltimore 39 3 4 1897 Baltimore 32 1 I Baltimore 1 Brooklyn 6 1900 Brooklyn 36 2 1501 Brooklyn 3 1902 Brooklyn 32 3 1903 New York Yok Americans ne D 9 1901 Now York Americans 2 New York Americans 8 0 1006 New York Americans 11 it 1 It I Is 11 a I conservative estimate that at least 15 16 games sames have hao ben baen b en lost by the Nationals this season sel n because of the tho weakness at first base Many a I low or high throw 01 which has been cen sent across s the Iho Infield has hai been seed an nn error eror for tor forthe forthe the shortstop or third baseman when had then them been bEn a capable man moan on first It would have been a I putout It I Is a n great handicap for tor to have havu hove a n trank moan man to 10 throw to at lt first 1 rat It I makes incites them timid when throw Ins II tn to the tho bag bac ba and the result Is II that U ty they y art or Of Ot morse e Charley Charlcy Hickman and John ol do o flu thit best they can cnn nt at first hut thelt host 1 Is hardly up to the tile major league standard If It Cantillon had had hadu hadit u it 1 coed first baseman al ai this HeaSOn his Ills team lear I ou now nOI bo be b much higher In Inthe time the Ihl rate vu for not hot 10 only ohly would many a n game gamilo alie been saved at first but tho the item Itam would ha be e playing with Ith more lore con can e and confidence Is almost every eVer everything thing In baseball |
