Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-27
COBB LEADS ''EM ALL
His Performances Surpass
Those of Any Player.
BATTING AVERAGE NOW .443
Detroit Stars Record Increasing
Every Week-Johnny Bates
in Limelight.

fine squirt in all-around offensive
work the past fortnight makes Johnny
Bates Of Cincinnati, former Boston
National player, look like the "Ty Cobb
of the National League. Bates has risen
in his batting mark to a tie with Fred
Clarke of the Pirates, who is the leagues
real leader. stands fifth in the run get
tiers and sixth among the best base steal
ers. He lie coming faster each week, de-
spite the handicap of playing with a los
ing team.
Bescher Of Cincinnati has been forced
to surrender his leadership in base steal
ing to Murray and Devore of New York.
who are tied for first honors. Sheckard
of the Cubs still tops the list Of dozen
leading run getters, with fair ma gin of
lead.
But while Bates Is making great
showing for that circuit. his work is not
to be compared with that Of the wonder
full leader of the American League. Cobb
now has no rival, his performances this
season having established him as the SUI
perior Of all players that are or ever
have been. Last year his work was
markabie, but this year 1t has far sur
passed anythin. &c has ever shown, and
places him in class by himself, as the
following indicates
Year 6. AR. II. BIZ. TB. 2b. sb.HR. Av. sB.
1alI 81 24s SO 1903 1914 20 10 ALB ~
1910 . 81 295 ~ 50 12a IS $ .373 80
He has beaten his own record in number
Of base hits. in long hitting. in base steal
ing and in run getting. And the end is
not yet, for his batting average shows an
increase every week. last weeks addition
having been six points.
In thirty-three straight games he has
not failed to record least one hit. and
in only FIVE games of the season has
he been turned back hitless.
McInnis OF the Athletics having been
reduced to runner-up in the league, with
his rafting average falling steadily, makes
Speaker q likely candidate for the second
position. He has passed Collins of the
Athletics and is steady gamer while
Collins is falling off.
Herzog of the Boston Nationals stands
we'll up among the hi:ters of that circuit,
while Sweeney. his teammate, IS again ris-
ing in average.
Individual gains in the Red SoX squad
were apportioned among The regulars last
week, Waener's being the most profitable,
II points. Yerkes added Z, Speaker ,.
Lewis I, karSer 10, Nunamaker IL. and
Wood A. Losses Went 10 the following:
Hooper points. Gardner IL, Enele II, Hall
30, Cicotte IL. Killilay 1850. Team batting
was two points stronger, team fielding a
point weaker. Opponents gained four
points in team batting and lost two in
team fielding.
Among the Boston Nationals Sweeney
rose s points. Tenney 3 and Young "a.
Jones. the new outfeder. finished his first
week with the team in the 800 class. The
losers were: Rariden , points, Ingerton 5.
Kaiser q. Mattern and Steirfeld. each.
Miller II, Killing and Weaver IL each. Pfef-
fer 81 Perdue 1873. Ferguson 1913.
Team batting dropped two points and
team fielding gained a point. Opponents
team batting was cut down three points.
due to Kings coaching of pitchers. while
tenn fielding 0: opponents was pom;
stronger.