Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-22
COBB FIRST, SPEAKER NEXT
Veterans Of American League Con-
tinue to Garry Off Batting and
Running Honors.
SNYDER HEADS THE NATIONALS


CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE veterans Of
the American league continue TO carry
off the batting honors in that circuit
Tyrus Cobb Of Detroit remains at their
head with an average OF SOS. which is
fow points better than his mark OF
last week He is followed by Speaker.
Boston, with .ss1. The others who are
in the 800 class and who have played
In at least half their games:
E. Collins. Chicago. $50; Jackson,
Cleveland. .Ss; Fournier. Chicago, .s16;
McInnis. Philadelphia, SIS; Crawford,
Detroit, .s14; veach. Detroit. and strunk.
Philadelphia, tied with .sis; Lewis. Bos-
tton. .SOS; MsiseL New York. .so6; Gainor.
Boston, .an. rN ~ 'af
Cobb in liz games has scored lis runs.
and leads In this department. He re-
mains tho king OF base stealers with a
mark of II. and with 2l3 total bases, re-
mains at the head Of this column.
The home-run honors so 90 Burns, De-
. troit, who has made B. Boston. with
six Of their men. including men who
have not played in half tie games. and
Detroit. with three veterans In the 500
class. ara tied with .267 for club batting
honorB. u
The leading pitchers OF the league are:
Foster, Boston. won le and lost 4;
Wood, Boston. 10 and 4: Scott. Chicago,
IS and Z; Dauss, Detroit, II and 8; Ruth,
Boston. II and 8; Fisher. New York, Is
and I; Faber. Chicago. IS and o., Shore.
Boston, IL and 6; Boland, Detroit and
s; Benz, Chicago. . and 8; sDuhuc. De-
troit. ls and .; coveIeskf, Detroit. II and
10; Ayers, Washington. 10 and q Caidweils
New York. Is and 10. So
snyder Noses out Doyle.
Captain Larry Doyle OF. the New York
Giants has been nosed out OF fret place
for batting honors of the National league
this week by Snyder. St Louis.- who has
al. Doyle's average IL S2i. The fol-
lowing are among the first ten:
Daubert. Brooklyn. $50: Luderus Phil
adelphia.' .sll: Merkle. New York. sos;
Collins. Pittsburgh, and Groh. Cincin-
natl. tied with S05; Long. st. Eouis, 800:
Safer, Chicago. .29s; J. Smith. Boston,
! gs8
cravath. Philadelphia. q ne leading
run getter. with S. and also holds the
lead as home-run hitter with Is Carey.
Pittsburgh. with % stolen bases leads
that department. and Groh. Cincinnati.
leads in total bases with 17S
The leading pitchers are:
Mamaux. Pittsburgh. won Is and lost s.;
Alexander, Philadelphia. n and 6; Pierce,
lChicago, 10 and 4; Toney. Cincinnati. 7
and 3; 8. Smith. Brooklyn. II and 6,
lcoombs. Brooklyn, Il and 6: Dale. Gin
cinnati. ls and 0; Raglan. Boston. IA and
Is; Meadows. 81. Louis. 10 and 9; Dell,
lBrOoklyn. II and T.
Federal League Leaders.
The ten leading batters or the Fed
leral league are:
Msgee. Brooklyn. .sss; Kanff. Brook
Iyn ri; Fiack. Chicago. ST. Fischer.
lchicago. .S24; Konetchy. Pittsburgh, .Ss;
Campbell Newark. and Yerikes. Pitts
tburgh. tied with as
BeFghammer. with rs runs scored. leads
that department: Chase. Buffalo, leads
In home runs with IL: Kauff leads IN
stolen bases with. %. and Konetchy. with
2it total bases. leads that department
Pittsburgh. with .a67. leads In club bat
ting. and Brooklyn lie next with one
Point less
The ten leading pitchers are:
Mcconnell. Chicago won Is end lost 8;
r.. Allen. Pittsburgh. II and 4; NJ Brown.
Chicago. 10 and S. Lsclair. Baltimore 3
and I; Reulbach. Newark. Is and 4; Gram
dali. ST. Louis. Il and 8: Plank. 81 Louis.
Il and 8; Rogge. Pittsburgh. II and 7:
C'lllop Kansas City. Is and .; Packard.
Kansas City. - and &
The leading batter OF the American az
ISOLATION Il Compton. Kansas city, .Sl4
Minneapolis leads In club batting with
- and Hall. 81. Paul with a won and
lost u leading pitcher.
wsstsrn League Figures.
The ten leading battsrs IN the Western
league Including games played ON Al
gust n. are;
Jones. Des Hoines. ms; Spencer, Dem
yer. SIS; Jackson Topeka. ma; Kane.
Sioux City. M; Fox. wichita. so; Tyce-