| Show I m Af M a LRi REPEAT AS A 11 LEADERS LEADER a THREE STARS o mo TWICE RECORD UNIQUE r ARKI I Feat Of Repeating As Slab Leader Hard HardIn HardIn AsI I In the Majors I B D BILLY K KS 1 S s 1 l GO C 2 JUI Juli Jul 16 16 Vt Is Is I II I the more mor s difficult the th In win win- winning I ning of or n a major league batting bailing or topping the pitch pitchers ers I elthel one Is la a mighty difficult task lask but tire the P prove poe o e that lh the pitching feat reat i Is Ih the mOl mole e dif dlf- difficult dif difficult Last season Adolt Adolf Luque Lunue o of the CIncinnati club was the th i ns llon ot of th the majors He ia turn lurn turn turn-i od In 37 27 victories against oni eight defeats defeat Some Sono III ts twirling I I I 1 his al ing when hen I sat saw sa the tha Reds nedR iii action pi III lor to the opening of I the season I Inquired as s to 10 Luque the thc opinion that the club i s chances to win In In the th pennant to 10 a Ct tai extent depended on his sho Ing IngI I IngI Imigine Im in mv surprise when hen ono one I or of the Ito veteran stars star replied replied 01 or o IL 0 ON I 1 e c pro not bin banking l Ing liS as a I stRong stRong- stRongly ly ly Jy on oil I as somo some of our other Pete Donahue Dona hUe is mOl mote e to toi be our pitching ace nce this Sear ar than Luque It ll It Is 18 I a matter maller of baseball his his- his tori I lor torI continue 1 I the phel phe that pitchers seldom have two to big ears ir Sn In succession Luque Is 1 l great t pitcher but buthe buthe he hc vi sas a ai no better bettel list Jest season than Ihan the r eer pre previous ious a lien hen he h tin fin fin- II hed wilh lIh a elY ety record The meal lucal a oled fn him hun last sear ear this plu Ilu plue hia hla gool pitching made him a n winner Inner A A pitcher 10 to he be a II winner must I mustI set get the bre ls He Seldom Is fa ta- ta a 01 0 ed cd with them two Iwo cars In sue suc suc- suc succession I cession II V S THOl nII I G t J the he other iv d-iv di In looking 0 oser er I III Iho pitching averages a I 1 that Luque as was having haing his troubles 1 winning consistently It brought back to me what hat the lh veteran star had said about pitching J IC the figures don t I lie and nd alli all they the dont don't leading a maJor league In pitching Is a l far more task lak than Ihan topping the Iho 5 at column Since Sinco the inception of the Amer Amr American lean ican league In 1900 only on ono one pitch pitch- pitcher er famous Chief Bendet Bendel of ot the Philadelphia Athletics has been able to lead the In sue sue- suc ce ears 1910 1810 In the National league during the same time lime only t two to 0 pitchers pitcher hI hate e ned the trick Ed Cd Reulbach 1111 the Chicago Cubs Cub cd the l ee wi wito to 10 the othet othel III irle In 1906 06 1907 1901 and 1908 while hile Jack Chesbro topped em in 1901 and 1902 COBIS ItS IRS IRSOn II It S IO I On the other han hand a certain few player during the same length ot of 1 time lime ha have hae e had a monopoly on the batting honors honor During 2 24 1 eu of play only I eight have hale in the lean league batting chant chant- championship Ty FP Cobb has hos 12 times finished out ut In front nine nina of them In succession In the tho National league Hans Vagner agner and Rogers Hornsby hale hae been the most fl v Wagner agner leading a with th ith seven titles I to 10 his credit The figures prove that cham- cham champion champion champlon pion seldom repeat repeal yet the feat teat Is not unusual among the IheI batsmen I |
