"PAGE EIGHT | a THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1930 (OSHAWA SIMCOES MEET BOWMANVILLE AT ARENA TONIGHT | | Sig League Baseball Records and Averages For Season of 1929 | Fonseca Takes Batting Hon- ors--Al. Simmons Knocks in Most Runs -- Zachary Has Best Pitching Per- centage--Athletics and St. Louis Tie for Team Field- ing Honors In 1929 {ifty American league players batted .300 or more. It is 2 curious coincidence th#t this is the third successive year that exactly fifty men have made this record. Of the fifty names, fifteen were of players in their first or second # "~on in fast company which i an it m of interest. This table is notable, =l:0, for certain names that afe mi:eing. These are the first American !cague averages issued since 1905 in which the name of Tyrus Raymond Cobb did not appear among the select list of players batting .300 or more, Eddie Collins and, Tris Speaker are not included for the first time since 1908. J Lewis A. Fong 2a," Cleveland first baseman, tops the regular with a mark of .369, Brilliant Siramons is second with .365, ten points above Henry: Manush who has .355 and, in turn, is one point higher than Jimmy Foxx, twenty- one-year-old veteran of the cham- pion A's and Anthony Lazzeri, both of whom finished at .354. Last year Fonseco finished + tenth and Simmons fourth, while Manukh battled to the end of thc 1928 season with Leon Goslin for the leadership, Goslin winning », one point with .379, 91 points higher than his pr:cant mark, Though Fonseca won the lead- ership in batting the greatest all round player, in both batting and A fielding,, is Charles Gehringer. De- | troit second baseman, Gehringer finished - eleventh among the regulars with an aver- age of .339; playel in the most games, 155; scored the most runs, 131; stole most bases, 2 led in three base hits, 19; tied with his team mate Alexander for the mos! hits, 215; with another team mate, Roy Johnson and Manush, he tied in doubles with 45 and though he Ti occupied an unfavorable position in the batting order he drove in 106 runs, Earl Combs hit 151 singles, Geroge H. Ruth accounted for 46 aome runs, Joe Sewell led in sac rifices With 41 and -tied his own world's 'record by striking out but four times in 152 games. Roy Johnson. young Detroit outfielder was at bat 640 times. Though no new records were made, sterling individual perform- ances wore sprinkicd through the season of which a few of the more interesting are listed below. Edmund Miller whose timel hit won the world series batted safely in twenty-eizht consecutive games from May 30 tor June 2/ inclusive. On May 24 Manush combed five safetie five times up from the offerings of Zinn, Cleveland pitcher, and two days later Gordon Cochrane duplicated this feat, with Marterry and Brax- ton the victims, May first Simmons faced four Boston pitchers six times and col- lected five hits, one of them homer and one a double, scored four rung and drove in six. On June 21 the A's star found Pen- nock, Sherig and yore for five hits, two of them ne rung, in five times at bat, scored five runs himself and. drove three more home. September 2. Joe Cronin, young Washington shortston, hit a single triple, two doubles and a home run off MacFayden and Dobens Boston in five times at bat. Carl Reynolds, Chicago, Dale Alexander and McManus of Detroit also hit safely five times in five times ot bat, In the matter in ol runnin and sacrificing ther wag no chenge from the m "st recent condi- tions. Playing for runs in clusters is the popular method regardless of the batting stro. ~th of teams ceucerned. As lou, as that system is continued clever bage running ani smart bunting will remain .t a discount. RUNS BATTED IN Al Simmons, anchor man on the world champion Athletics, adds one more honor to his heavy 'total for the year, by leading the 'Runs Batted In' list. Simimons account- ed for 157 of the 901 runs credited to the Mackmen while Ruth, play- ing eight games less than Sim- mons, was responsible for 154 the Yankees' tallies, Max Bishop became so particu- lar about what he swung at, op- base | | of games in which he hv rled 114 in- nings. Tweive = ....es were wis and only two lost with an earned run average of 2.84. Rommel pitch cd four complete gam s, Grove fanneg tre most batters, 170, Earnshaw was second with 149: strikeouts apd Pipgras thirva with 125, Earnshaw gave 125 bases cn eils in 255 innings and Char- lie Ruffing 118 1 244 rounds. Sam Gray \orked 505 innings and 23 of his 43 gamcs . cre complete. Alphonse Thomas of the* White Sox pitched 24 complcie games out of 36 in which he appeared ana ws sixth in e od runs with 3..9 per game, There were no no-hit games and but four one-hit contests, Walberg, Faber, Wells and Pipgras turning in one game each. Alvin Crowder hurled three two-hit games and one four-hit performance. Howard Ehmke pitched but 55 innings and two complete games of which ove was a two-hit exhibjtion and the other a four-hit game, Zachary won 1%, consecutive zames and Ruffing lost the same number wit'out a break, Al Thomas pitched nine consecutive complete games and his buddy, Ted Lyons, hurled a 21 roung co:- test on May 24 against Detroit, the longest game of the season. In this game Uhle picthed 20 innings. Irving Hadley way relieved in twelve consecutive sames which ne started. FIELDING AVERAGES The champion Philadelphia team tied with St. Louis for first place in team fielding at .9756 with 5,684 accepted chances for the A's a~d 5.971 for St. Louis. That rare rnd spectacular feat- urc--a triple play-- as executed five times during the season, New York made two and Chicago, De- troit and St. Louis one each. Cleve- land, leader in double "plays in 1928 with 187, re ted this year but with a total of only 162, On July 12th in the rst game, .... Lot made five double plays | against « 1} delphiz and on Sep-| tc. ber 4, eived the same treat ment from Chicago. Joe Judge playei 142 games for Washington at first base and was offered 1.417 chances of which he accepted 1,411 (1,323 putouts and 88 ass'sfs) for an @verage .996. Charlie Gehringer had 404 cutouts and 501 assists and but 23 | errors in 15¢ games for a mark-o! 975. John Fodapp of Clevelanc played games a' second with an average of .U.i. Gehringer participated in 93 double plays anid Hodapp 32. Ve . amm led the third basemen again with a mark of .978, having but 11 errors while making 221 patouts ang 27¢ assists. Kamm was in 27 double plays and completed a triple play by pulling the hidden ball trick 8 72 PORT SNAPSHOT By Guo. CamperLL, Sports Editor Simcoes and Bowmanville Tonight Have you got your ticket for the game tonight? When the Osh- awa Simcoes hook up with the Bowmanville Sheiks down at the new Arena there should be plénty of action and smart hockey produced, The Bowmanville intermediates have been sweeping all opposition before them, and the Simcoes are out to revenge their defeat of a few weeks ago. This should be one of the best games to be played in Oshawa this year and there should be a great crowd on hand to Bob Armstrong, will have charge the game, * * * * Bowmanville Lineup The following is the probable lineup for the Bowmanville team :-- Goal, Colwell; defence, Densen and Osborne; centre, Candler; right wing, Chartrand; left wing, Piper; alternates, Moise, Hooper, Turn- The Simcoes- lineup will not be decided until the team witness it, of er and James, is ready to take to the ice. * ' x * Whitby Tomorrow Night The Oshawa juniors play in Whitby tomorrow night., The Whitby boys have given Bowmanville, the team that defeated Oshawa 2 to 1, two real close games and the locals will have to extend themselves to bring home a victory, It is expected that a large number of hockey fans will make the short trip to cheer the popular Oshawa team along * * * * Seniors Start Schedule Tonight While the Simcoes are battling in Oshawa, the local entry to the scheduled with Queen's it will look as if there Senior "B" will be playing their first game > 1 down in Kingston, If Oshawa wins this game is a good chance of them winning the group. * * * Maple Leafs Tie Maroons When the Toronto Maple Leafs held the Montreal Maroons to a one-all tie last night right in Montreal they showed that they are still very much in the rupning, The one point that*they get for their ef- torts, will, no doubt, prove a very valuable one. If they will have got can manage to win in Ottawa or even play another tic game they vames in a creditable manner, * * ¥ Getting Rugby Players According to this morning's papers, rumors has it that there will past two hard be several members of the Hamilton Tigers playing for the Sarnia Im- perials this coming Fall. If Timmis, Welch, Simpson and Wright all go to the Tunnel Town, there is likely to be a new resting place for However, it must be remembered that trip t West n through to the Coast will likely find the Dominion title next year. the Bengals are now September and the fact that they will go righ Imperial management making plans for their the ext makes an inducement that the hard to overcome. CHATHAM SENIRS WIN Boston Eruins Win from Ottcwa, hatham, H.A. team the ayn. 15 strengthened its Gridiron Stars Mowe Is Rumored Sernta, Jan. 15,--Reports from Toronto that Eddie Wright, Hamil- ton Tiger backfield star, would be wearing a Sarnia senior uniform next fall in the O.R.F.U. race has occasioned little surprise locally. Dame Rumor has it that he will not be the only newcomer to the city before next foothall season. Brian Timmis, middle wing; Huck Welch, punting half-back, and Jimmy Simpson, end wing of the Hamilton Tigers, dominions last year, are reported to be flirt- ing ith the idea of changing their place of residence and joining up with the Imperial Oil 'here. Char- ley Lynch, quarter-back of the luckless Ottawa Senators last year, and Moe Charney, Argo flying wing, are also mentioned ag some of the possibles for next year's squad. Bummer Stirling, sensational St, Thomas kicking half, who starred with the Imperials last fall, is said to be considering a move to the est. Re doeg not deny or affirm the report, George Clarke, Sarnia col- legiate student, who played a whale of a game as flying wing last year, will likely graduate from the local school this year and is expected to attend the University of Toronto in the fall. Hamilton Loses To Windsor 3-0 Hamilton, Jan. 15.--Hamilton Tig- ers turned in one of their poorest ex- hibitions of the season in their In- ternational league contest with the Windsor Bulldogs here last night FROM MIC-MACS Chatham senios hold and dropped another decision. The | score was 3 to 0 and the margin was | well earned by the Mitchell men, Ai- je scoring two counters in the op- ening period, the Bulldogs obviously ' the past 1 | days, laid out a defensive [ formation and even Mike | eville at centre ite, were able to hold | the locals almost powerless, tired with exertions of perfect without i The. faster you drive the easier it is for death to overtake you.-- Kitchener Record. Some times a man finds he can- not make ends meet because they are loose ends.----Port Arthur News-Chronicle, Americanism: Travelling far to get the benefit of some climate; re- | O.H.A. Bulletin | Boston, Jan. 15.--~The Boston upon top rung when they took | maining indoors to play bridge. Tonight's Referee Changes Referee changes for games gche- duled to be played tonight follow: Intermediate Series Bowmanville at Oshawa--Bob Armstrong, Toronto. Caledonia at Port Dover--Stan Verner, Brantford. Alvinston at Blenheim --W. Legg, London. Coldwater at Elmvale--Clarence Simpson, Midland. Junior Series Port Dover at Dunnville--Dinty Moore, Port Colborne, Fenetang at Midland--Norman Cooke, Orillia. Simcoe at Cayuga--Local ref. Thursday's Games Games and referees for day, Jan. 16, follow: Intermediate Series Whitby at Port Hope--C. Pound Oshawa. | H. Thurs- Junior Series Oshawa at Whithy--H. H. bi, Toronto, Pickering College at Aurora (at Newmarket)--W. Walshe, Toronto. | - RANGERS WIN FROM | DETROIT COUGARS New York, Jan. 15.--The New York Rangers saved third place in the American group of the Natfon- al Hockey league from the attacks of the Detroit Cougars team, 3 tol 0, in a dull game, It was the first | Ranger victory of the year over the Cougars. Dukes And- U. of T. Lose J unior Games Toronto, Jan. 15.--Results of last night's games in the O.H.A, Big Four junior group's doubleheader made the victories of the first half of the schedule count for little and bunched the teams in the standing so tat all have a fine chance of ear ing a ay-off berth, In the first game Varsity, who have been holding sway up until last night, dorpped their second consecutvie gare, this time to Parkdale CC. by 2 to 1. These tcams changed places and P. C.C. are first and Varsity second. In the sccond game Toronto C.C. gave a fine display and overcame Marlbor 0s by 4 to 2. Both contests were de- cidedly interesting and provide nuch « which the fans could er 1 ver thuse MILLIONAIRES SIGN A NEW PLAYER Toronto, Jan. 15.--Scotty Mar tin, the ful-biooded Indian from Brantford, is on the staff of the Milliénaires, being purchased from london yesterday. Efforts had heen made since, before the season start- ed to sign Martin, who has been in demand by geveral teams but Roy Brothers of London finally got him to dessert the amateur ranks and as soon as he secured the sig nature he sold it to the Million AND S. F. EVERSON, 17 KING STREET BONDS Office: Retford Private Wire System Phones 143 and 144 GRAIN wa Building Local Manager EAST, OSHAWA Prevent damage to your trees PEDLAR'S TREE The 34 inch metal mesh Simple, effective, inexpensive. Rabbits and Mice Cannot Break Through by these winter pests, use PROTECTORS holds back the smallest mouse or largest rabbit. Immediate delivery. THE PEDLAR PEOPLE LIMITED Write for prices. for the third time in his major league carcer. Shortstops were far below par, with Joe Boley the hest of a medi- 1onors from the Windsor Mic-Macs| Los Angeles Times, Head Factories: Oshawa, Branches : Montreal, Quebec, Ottawa, Toronto, London, Winnipeg, Regina, RIO Jruins continued on their inter- | A : rupted victory march by bumping last night by 3 to 2 after ten minutes the Ottawa Senators, 5 to 1, here | Of overtime, Slushy ice' stopped last night before sor y 16,000 spec- | hockey at the beginning, but as the Office: Oshawa, Ont, eu Winnipeg, Vancouver. posing pitchers grew weary of sce- Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver ing him around the plate ,and passed !'m to first 128 times in Even if you can't afford a duco finish, you can at least give the old RITA With Bebe Daniels John Boles Now Playing rin \ (apron ol cnderiainin cn NEW MARTIN THURSDAY This Picture Now Playing Pantages, Toronto He's the Personality Kid! A voice like a golden sun- burst. A seven furlong | heart, And 'the speed of » greased' lightning. EXTRA FEATURES PAT ROONEY in "Sweethearts" Musical Comedy 4 -- CHAPTER -- 4 ACE OF £COTLAND " YARD 129 gemes, Blue was selong witn 126 bases on ball in 151 games, while Ge' rig with 122 and Foxx with 103 were the others who were awarded more than 100 free tic- kets. Babe Ruth, who has been honored for years with more than 100 bases on balls per season and holds the record with 170, accept- ed but 72 in 135 games. Joe Sewell tied nis own world's record of four strikeouts in 152 games while Cochrane whiffed only eight times in 135 games and Sam Rice nine in 150. Young Jimmy Foxx struck out 70 time trying for home runs, two more than Gehrig, who had 68 and ten more than Ruth, who this yeai fanned but 60 times, PITCHERS' AVERAG J. T. Zachary, the Yankees' vet eran southpaw who has seen vice with Washington and Louis as well as New York, leads the pitchers both in percentage of games won and in . .cct average of earned runs per game, Zachary worked in 26 games. seven of them complete, pitched 120 innings al- lowing 43 runs of which 33 were earned for an average of 2.47 per nine-inning game and won twelve straight games. Robert M. Grove is second with 2.82 earned runs with 20 victories and six defeats in 275 innings dis- tributed through 42 games. of which 21 were complete contests. Edwin A. Rommel is# the only other hurler who. held oppoments ocre field. The 1':iladelphia vet- eran was in only 88 games but strangely enough reached his best orm late in the zon and plav ed brilliantly in the world series. | His record of 161 putouts, 229 as-| ists and 15 errors in 88 games for | an average of .963 with 50 doub.e| plays was five points. better than | that of Leo.Durocher, who had 147 putouts, 299 assists, 22 errors and | 59 double plays for an average of 158 in 93 games, Al Simmons and Fred Schulte ticd for outfielding honors with averages of .989, In 112 games in center field Schulte accepted 372 chances while Simmons had 368 in 142 games in left field, Thirteen pitchers who were in 24 } or more games went through th cason with perfect records, Frea Marberry had 50 chances in games, George Walberg 60 in games and Lloyd Brown 51 in games, Harold Ruel led the eatchers wiht .990 for 63 gZames but Gor- | don Cochrane, who played in 13 games and handled 749 chances for an average of .983, was unani- mously chosen as the oustanding receiver of the year, Joe Judge playcq through 80 consccutive games without an error and Simmons 99 games, Sep- tember 22 Bob Tleeves, Boston third baseman, had 1 ine assists and one error in a game with Cleve- land. 40 40 to less than three carned runs per game. Rommel was , employed mostly as relief man working in 32 Photo on the left shows George Herman Ruth, bétter known as "Babe" Ruth, homet-run king of the New York Yankees, examining his baseball shoes before packing his bag for his trip south, where or IN "Depths 'of Limehouse" he will start training for the 1930 season, As yet Babe has not reach- ed an agreement with the Yankee | President Hoover is finding Al C'ohol a sterner opponent than he | fonnd Smith.---~Toronto Telegram. tators, the largest cr d that ever [rains became olde r the winessed a hockey game in thie [the score made faster play. city, Th night was war 4 and 80 closeness of chariot a new set of number plates.--Border Cities Star, PEDLAR'S ME was the play from start to finish. | TAL PRODU BUI BLACK HAWKS DEFEAT PIRATES Chicago, Jan, 15.~The LBlack Hawks clung to their one point grip on second place in the ational Hockey league group race by swamping the Pittsburg Pirates 6-2, while their second place rivals, the New York Rangers, were winning irom Detroit, FEAT PORT COLBORNE Niagara Falls, Jan. 15.--Outplaying { the Port Colborne ent but below | form, nevertheless, iNagara Falls niors opened their home OHA group season here last night with 5 to 0 victory, Ju | BRANTFORD LOSE AT HOME | Brantford, Jan. 15--Hamilton sta-| ved off a third period rally that] threatened to tie the score here in | the O.H.A. game with the local se- | niors, last night, the game ending 2-1 1, the winners getting the two-goal | lead in the first period and never be- | | ing headed. { Hs The number of drinking ves- sels recently discovered among an- cient remains support that theory that they are of spree-historic ori- gin.--Montreal Star. He asks $85,000 per annum and a two-year contract, On the right, Charles Arthur (the Great) Shires, sometime fivstbaseman for the Chelago White Sox, is not yét ready to forego boxing for what it is doing to him, and is going to Cleveland to inflict" a bout. upon the customers at the public audi- torium. He will meet Nick Gavin, one of the most promising light- heavyweights in the Cleveland area. Gavin, who carries dynamite in both will probably make Shires realize that it is but a few weeks before the White Sox start south and that there isn't much to the boxing racket anyways. = L NIAGARA FALLS JUNIORS DE. | Chicago | | | | | | The game was a clean | affuir and was witnessed by some 800 | 3 DAY Thursday, Friday, Saturday 5 Men's Suits Made from good quality Tweeds and Worsteds, many shades and patterns. Some are two pant suits. S. B. and D. B. Models, Regular $20 to $29.50. to $38.50. In a better quality, Worsteds, Different shades and pat- terns, all 1929 models, and some are two pant suits. 50 MEN'S S Tweed and Regular $27.50 $1