Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-08
JOE JACKSON HAS
THE LEADERSHIP
Takes First Position in the
American League Batting
During the Week.

Chicago, Aug. s.-Joe Jackson has
assumed leadership of American
league batters. The Cleveland slug
ger. with an average of 356. and Ed
die Collins of Philadelphia with 34b,
are ahead of Cobb. the Detroit star,
adelphia, 338; Fournier, Chicago, 32S;
Cree. New York, 32s; Speaker, Bos-
ton. 324; Crawford, Detroit 800: c..
Walker, St. Louis, 311: McInnis. Phil
| adelphia. 80. Philadelphia with 266
and Washington with 249 lead the
clubs. E. Collins and Maisel New
York, are ahead in stolen bases with
3s each. Leonard of Boston with 16
| wins and defeats; Bender. Philadel-
phia, with and 2. and Plank, Phil
adelphia, with IL and 8. lead the pit
chers.
Erwin, just released by the Brook
lyn club holds the lead in the Ma
Grant, New York, 342; Dalton, Brook
lyn $50; Becker, Philadelphia. $50;
Byrne, Philadelphia, 315; Magee, Phil
adelphia. 80; Burns. New York. 80:
Wingo, st. Louis. $40: Magee. ST.
Louis. 80; Phelan, Chicago. so4; Dau-
bert, Brooklyn. so4. Brooklyn is on
York next with 2s5. Herzog, Cincin-
natl, leads in stolen bases with 3s.
Among pitchers, Mathewson, New
York, with 10 and S; James, Boston,
IA and 5, and Doak. st. Louis, II and
4, are ahead.
John Titus of Kansas City sets the
pace in the American association with
sss. W. Hinchman. Columbus, is next
with 367. Then come Kirke, Cleve-
land. S49; Rath, Kansas City, 347;
Livingston, Indianapolis, 34s; Comp
ton. Kansas City, 341: Killifer, Mime
apolis, BAL; v. Clemons. Louisville.
333; Altizer, Minneapolis, 331: Knight.
Cleveland. 32s. Kansas City, with ESQ.
and Cleveland, with 275, lead in team
hitting. Livingston and Compton lead
in stolen bases with 81 each Leading
pitchers are Dougherty, Milwaukee,
with 9 and Q; Laroy. Indianapolis,
With C,t1 Il ! and and 8 and Gallia' Kansas
eral batters with $50. Then come
Evans, Brooklyn, 355; Shaw, Brook
Campbell, Indianapolis. ss7: Easter
ly. Kansas City, s33; Carr. Indian
apolis, s32; crandall: st. Louis. 32s;
Louis. Louis 32o; In club batting, Indian
276 are ahead. Kauff leads in stolen
bases with AZ. Among the pitcher.
leaders are Ford, Buffalo, with IS and
5; Quinn. Baltimore, with II and 4,
ana Seaton, Brooklyn, with 10 and 3
Schleibner, Omaha. with an aver
age Of 400 in 20 games. leads the
Western. Lejeuen. Sioux City, with
$50, is next. Then come Mogridgc.
Des Moines, 35s; Patterson, st. Jos.
eph. 346; Congalton. Omaha, 343:
Kane. Sioux City, 342; baltimore, To
peka, 33s; Thomason. Omaha, 337.
Eddington, Denver. 336; Butcher.
Denver, 334. Denver with 2s6 and
Sioux City with 292 lead the clubs.
Nicholson, Wichita. and G. Watson.
ST. Joseph, have the most stolen bases
I'll EACH Honors among the pit
chers go to Gaspar. Sioux City, with
| Sand a; schreiber, Denver, II and
s; Gaskell, Denver. is and l.
Knisely, Birmingham (now with
; the Cubs) leads the Southern with
352 Then come Lord. Mobile, 335;
Lebhart, Nashville, 32s: Kirby, Mo-
bile. 32s; Mccormick Chattanooga,
327: Gouliat, Memphis. S21: Daily
Montgomery. 31s; Sloan. Nashville
312; Tyree, Atlanta. $685. Welchance
Atlanta. 305. Mobile with 271 and
Chattanooga with 264 lead the clubs
Callahan. Nashville. has the most
stolen bases-47. Leading pitchers are
Hogg. Mobile. 1s and 6: Townsend
Mobile, IA and s.; Bagby. New Orleans
13 and 6.