Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-25
.KRICHELL BEST
BARROW BATTER
Ex-Newark Catcher, Now With
Toronto, Is Hitting Ball at
1854 Clip.
BAKER AND COBB EVEN

Paul Kriehell. the former Newark
estcher, and now a member of Joe
Kelley's Toronto team, is leading the
International League with an average
of 1854. Jameson, the young Buffalo
pitcher is next with .324.
The latest figures show the leading
hitters to be as follows Dale, Mon
treal, 1923; Whitman, Montreal, 322;
Mays. Providence. .321; Walsh, Roeh-
ester, .316; Schultz, Rochester, BIS.
Mcintyre, Providence, .312; Gilhooley,
Buffalo, 81; Platte, Providence, 81.
Baltimore and Providence lead the
clubs with go each. In stolen bases,
Gilhooley. Buffalo, is the leader with
"a. Top-notch pitchers include Bader,
Buffalo. with 3 victories and 3 de-
feats; Hughes. Rochester, with Is and
5, and Ruth, Baltimore, with Il and G..
Baker Catches Cobb.
Frank Baker, Philadelphia, has
pounded MS way into a tie for the
batting leadership of the American
League. Baker and Cobb, of Detroit,
are setting the pace at a rate Of .342.
In the first ten also are jackson,
Cleveland, 1923: Il. Collins, Philadel-
phia, 1877; Crawford, Detroit, .s2s; c.
Walker, st. Louis, 1922; Kirke. cleve-
land, .319; Fourier, Chicago, .S13;
Speaker, Boston, .30S; A. Williams,
washington. .30s. Philadelphia. with
1868. and Washington. with .245. lead
in club batting. Eddie Collins has
tied Maisel. of New York, in stolen
bases with 90. In games won and
lost. the best regular pitchers appear
to be Leonard, Boston, with 70 games
won and 3 lost; Bender, Philadelphia,
5 and g. and Plank, Philadelphia, 10
and 9.
Grant In Tener League.
Grant, of New York. tops the Nation
al League race with .342. Next come
Becker, Philadelphia, 1926; Dalton,
Brooklyn, .S21; Byrne. Philadelphia,
.315. Meyers. New York, $40; Wingo,
st. Louis, s05; Phelan, Chicago. .s04;
q. Burns, New York, 1902; Hnmmel.
Brooklyn. s02: Archer. Chicago, .302;
K. Burns. Philadelphia, 1902. Brook
Ivn is ahead in club batting with .26o
and New York next with .265. Her
zog. Cincinnati, leads in stolen bases
with 35. Matthewson, New York, with
II victories and 4 defeats; Vaughn,
Chicago. with Il and 4, and Doak. st.
Louis. with 3 and 4. hold pitching
honors.
KauG Best Fed Hitter and Runner.
Kauff. Indianapolis. leads the Fed
erals with 1888 in batting and Al stolen
bases. In the upper ten among the
hitters are Evans, Brooklyn. .5l5i
Carr Indianapolis, 1867; Walsh, Bal
timore, $50; Mcclure, Chicago, .S40i
Iennox. Pittsburgh. 1856; Easterly
Kansas City, 1893; Crandall, st. Louis
s25: Bradley, Pittsburgh, 1923; Shaw,
Brooklyn. 1928; Murphy, Brooklyn
800. Indianapolis with .2SS and Bal
tinore with 277 lead the clubs. Pitch
ing leadership is held by Kaiserlingi
Indianapolis, with nine wins and two
defeats. Ford, Buffalo, is second with
~ and 5, and Seaton, Brooklyn, third
with 16 and Z.
John Titus stin at It
In the American Association Titus
Kansas City. leads with 1893. Thel
come Griffith, indianapolis, 1856
Kirke. Cleveland, SAG; w. Hinehman
Columbus, 34s; Ruth, Kansas City
| 81: Knight, Cleveland, .S3S; Comp
ton, Kansas City, 1886; Altizer. Min
neapolis. 1886; Clemens, Louisville
.ss5; Killifer. Minneapolis, .3s4 Kan.
sas City with PSI, and Cleveland with
.27s lead the clubs. Killifer with 81
leads the base stealers. Top-notcf
pitchers are Dougherty, Milwaukee
with nine wins and two losses; Gal
liza. Kansas City, Is and and Laroy
Indianapolis. 10 and 3.
Mccormick stnl Has Knack.
In the Southern Association Nc
Cormlck retains the lead with $3.50
Next are Knisely. Birmingham. 1856,
Gouliat, Memphis. .329; Kirby, Mobile
.32S: Liebhardt, Memphis, .324; Lord
Mobile, 800; DAILY, Montgomery, .3l6;
Welchonce, Atlanta, .316; Sloane,
Nashville, .312; E. Coyle, Chatta-
nooga, .312. Callahan, Nashville,
leads in stolen bases with 43. Chatta-
nooga. and Mobile are tied for club
batting leadership with .271 each.
Hogg, Mobile, with sixteen victories
and six defeats; Harding, Chatta-
nooga, with 10 and >, and Townsend,
Mobile, with u and 5. lead the pitch