June 10, 1906 - The Washington Post - KID ELBERFELD IS LEADER
KID ELBERFELD IS LEADER
Scrappy Shortstop Gains on Stone and Hemphill.
FIVE NATIONALS ABOVE .300
Stahl Has as Many Heavy Batters as Mack and Lajoie, but Only Altizer and Anderson Play Regularly - Schlafly, Hickman, Jones, and Stahl Fail to Make Any Headway.
Despite the fact that Elberfeld, Griffith's snappy little short stop, was accidentally spiked last week by George Stone, his rival for the American League batting honors, the Highlander keeps his nose in front of the Johnson sluggers. Elberfeld has lost but seven points while his rival, Stone, has dropped twenty in a week.
Stone's teammate, Charley Hemphill, is coming with a rush, and it would not be surprising to see "Hemp" overhaul both Stone and Elberfeld. The New Yorker is entitled to more credit than either Stone or Hemphill because of the fact that he is a right-handed batter, while the other two have the advantage of striking from the south side of the plate.
With the old pitchers again getting into their stride, many of the now plausible heavy hitters will be dropping by the wayside. As the season advances the class of the batters will gradually work themselves to the top while those who started out with a rush will slowly fall down to their proper places. This is particularly true in the case of Lajoie. The big Frenchman has gained more than 25 points in the past two weeks and is now well above the .300 mark.
Twenty-eight hitters still stick above the big mark. Washington lost two out of this select company during the past week", but still has rive above tide.. Sudhoff has the highest mark in the Ameriacan League. There is nothing the matter with Willie's eye, according to the figures. It is his arm that hinders him from being as valuable as a pitcher as he seems to be as a hatter.
Scrappy Shortstop Gains on Stone and Hemphill.
FIVE NATIONALS ABOVE .300
Stahl Has as Many Heavy Batters as Mack and Lajoie, but Only Altizer and Anderson Play Regularly - Schlafly, Hickman, Jones, and Stahl Fail to Make Any Headway.
Despite the fact that Elberfeld, Griffith's snappy little short stop, was accidentally spiked last week by George Stone, his rival for the American League batting honors, the Highlander keeps his nose in front of the Johnson sluggers. Elberfeld has lost but seven points while his rival, Stone, has dropped twenty in a week.
Stone's teammate, Charley Hemphill, is coming with a rush, and it would not be surprising to see "Hemp" overhaul both Stone and Elberfeld. The New Yorker is entitled to more credit than either Stone or Hemphill because of the fact that he is a right-handed batter, while the other two have the advantage of striking from the south side of the plate.
With the old pitchers again getting into their stride, many of the now plausible heavy hitters will be dropping by the wayside. As the season advances the class of the batters will gradually work themselves to the top while those who started out with a rush will slowly fall down to their proper places. This is particularly true in the case of Lajoie. The big Frenchman has gained more than 25 points in the past two weeks and is now well above the .300 mark.
Twenty-eight hitters still stick above the big mark. Washington lost two out of this select company during the past week", but still has rive above tide.. Sudhoff has the highest mark in the Ameriacan League. There is nothing the matter with Willie's eye, according to the figures. It is his arm that hinders him from being as valuable as a pitcher as he seems to be as a hatter.