Ogden Evening Standard | 1911-07-29 | Page 10 | Jimmy Sheckard of Cubs is the Best Lead off Hitter

Jimmy Sheckard of Cubs Is the Best Lead Off Hitter A LL good things como to him who waits That's tho argument advanced ad-vanced bj' James Tildcn Sheckard. lead off hitter for the Chicago Cubs. Photo bj American Press Association. JIMMY SHECKARD. Last season, patience had Us owjj reward re-ward for Miller Hugffins. the diminutive diminu-tive second iUcker of the Cardinal crew, and tho "rabbit's keen Judgment Judg-ment of bad balls enabled him to finish the raco on top among the National league batters who "wait 'om out." Tho otcran left fielder has participated partici-pated In overy ono of the games pla-pd pla-pd this season and of late has developed develop-ed a decided penchant for strolling Not that his war club has lost any of Its damaging powers for tho statistics statis-tics compiled at the closo of each week will show Shock out In front Perhaps Per-haps that's one of the reasons opposing oppos-ing pitchers prefer to pass him at critical stages However, Jimmy so far this season has drawn fifty bases on balls, almost half the number allotted Hugglns, who accepted 11G free passports In 151 games The lltllo fellow mlsed onlj' thrco games on tho championship schedule, nnd anj' pitcher around the circuit will tell j'ou he Is a hard problem prob-lem to face chiefly owing to his stature stat-ure Yet Hugglns had a closo contender con-tender In Johnny Ecrs. the latter drawing 10S tickets In 125 games. Now comes Sheckard with his fast growing sCrlng of bases on balls Sin-gularlj Sin-gularlj he didn't swell the count In the early spring, when the twirling agents of other clubs wcro off their strides and breaking tho ball at all angles nround the plate Sheck's best work along this line commenced to crop out after tho Cubs pointed eastward east-ward on their first Invasion of tho Atlantic At-lantic circuit Since May 9, the dav ho first graced tho top of tho batting list, he has raised hob with the hostile fllngcra Tis best efforts as a waiter Were, apparent ,ln the recent Boston, series, when ho walked eight times In two days.