Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 128, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1918 — RAY CHAPMAN IS ONE OF MOST SCIENTIFIC HITTERS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

RAY CHAPMAN IS ONE OF MOST SCIENTIFIC HITTERS

ft is often Said of Ray CbapWan. j afar shortstop of the. Cleveland Indians, that MqgiiMl I -hitters in baseball. The fact that the Cleveland meteor is also a long-dis-.thnee clouter of parts is generally overlooked. ‘ niuoe nibsorl” Last season Chapman led the American league in sacrifice hitting. J Bat in addition to this. Ray batted .302, driving- out 170 hits for?a'total : bf 231 bases. In total bases the shortstop tied Joe Jackson, the Chicago slugger. Chapman drove out 28 doubles, 12 addition to hitting science ha has the drive in his blown, f