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Show GORE WAS STAR OUTFIELDER Old-Time National League Player Held Record of Circling Bases Was Hard Hitter. lienrge (Jure was a famous otr fielder field-er who played with the Chicago and New York teams of the National Jeanne buck in ihe 'Wis. Gore was unusually un-usually fast on his feet and held a record rec-ord of turnine the circuit In 14 seconds. sec-onds. From lsSf until lSOI. (iore played 1.225 games in the bi: league nud crossed the plate with l.Rixl runs, nn average of 1.0Y1 per game. Bllly Hamllton. who was with the Philadelphia Philadel-phia and Boston Nationals, from ISs-S until If 01, played 3 ,570 big league game?. In which he scored 1,703 runs, an average of 1.0S per game. Both possessed a life's batting average better bet-ter than .300. |