Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-02-10 | Page 22 | Lack of One Hit Keeps Bing Miller From Breaking into 300 Company

Lack of One Hit Keeps Bing Ring Miller I From Breaking Into Company Compan Former Coast League Artist Turns In Average PHILADELPHIA Feb reb One 9 One little bae ba hit whether hether r It be beline b a line IIno drIve or drooping fly that Goes safe at often means consider consider- considerable considerable consider consider-abl able to a 1 players player a batting a aser- aser age er- er age For example tako take tho the case cas of ot Ding Bing Miller hard hitting out out- outfielder out fielder fielder Idles Ath-Idles o of th the Philadelphia th then hen the tho 1923 season opened It Is I that Connie Mack promised Miller a substantial bonus If it he or Letter better black realized tit tint his club need need- needed needed need needed ed a batting bat ling punch and hoped hope the etre cash cab promised pr ml ed would spur ur Miller on to a bIg bic year ear It at alth atthe the bat At the tho close of the th campaign unofficial es 1 made It ap- ap ap pear appear that Miller had taken down the bonus bonu The official a a of the American league lue howe Of gave eav Millers lIller s 0 n a as 2 9 and a traction to of o a point not enough Inthe to entitle him to be b ranked In the class Deling Dell Doh Inc Ing into the th figures it Is i dIscovered that If It Miller mode made mad just one on moro more mor hit his mark would been a trifle better than thon No o 0 doubt Miller can recall many a a base buo ba hit that the official scorer called an error Likewise he manya must hav hae memories of many manya man a hit that he beat bat out only to t hav s the tho th umpire wae ae him to the th bench The Th pleasing part of ot the th story Is 1 nolo the th repol t that Miller did not loae Ieee the bonu bonus promised Con Con- Connie Conale Connie ale nie Mack aha aina ah a a fair realized 1 that Miller had done don his best besand and so nearly reached th the set I setI mark that slipped 00 00 him the bonus bonu