The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-03
IT COBB REMAINS PREMIER H|TTEROF
 AMERICAN
Southern Averages Show Hendryx Leads Hitters. Four Baron Pitchers in
 Select Class

Chicago. October 2-Tyrus Cobb con- tinues to lead the American league bats men. Averages published today show the Georgian hitting 362 while Eddie Collins of Chicago, is the runner-up 30 points be- hind. Fournier of Chicago is next with ,32S Other leaders are
 Speakers average Boston. .32O; Mo lnnis, Philadelphia, .316; Jackson. Chicago .3l2; Veach, Detroit, .311; Kirke, Cleve- land. .3c2; Crawford. Detroit. .29S; Strunk Philadelphia, .297; Gainor, Boston, .2S6
 Cobb continues as the leading run-get- ter with 142, five behind the American league record he made in 1911. In total bases he leads with 265; Sam Crawford also of Detroit, being a close second with 261. record for the American league last week, promises to run his total into the century mark. He now has es thefts to his credit
 Oldring, Philadelphia. and Roth. Cleve- land, have tied for home run honors with six each.
 Detroit leads In club batting with .264 Boston is second with .26s and Chicago third with .26o
 The leading pitchers are: Shore, Bos. ton, won 20 and lost [; Foster, Boston 20 and z; Leonard, Boston, IA and 6; Bo- land, Detroit 13 and 6; Dauss, Detroit 23 and II; Johnson, Washington, 26 and IS; Scott, Chicago, 23 and 12; Ayres Washington, l5 and g. Covaleski. Detroit 23 and 13; Faber Chicago, g and 13 Gallia, Washington. F and 10 Fisher New York, IS and II.
 Smoky Joe Wood of Boston has wor IA and lost 1.
 In the National league. Luderus of Phil. adelphia, and Doyle of New York, are tied for first place in batting honors each with an average of .317.
 Following are: Minchman, Pittsburg 307 Griffith. Cincinnati, .SO6; Daubert Brooklyn. .305; Robertson, New York .299 Merkle, New York. .299;, Snyder, St Louis, .297; Collins. Pittsburg, .291; Long St. Louis, .291.
 Cincinnati leads in club batting with 255 and St. Louis is second with .253 New York with .249 is tied with Brooklyn for third place.
 Doyle is leading run getters with Ss to his credit.
 Cravath, Philadelphia. leads in total bases with 257, and in home runs with 23, only two less than the major league record, made by Freeman of Washing ton in 1899.
 Carey, Pittsburg. leads in stolen bases with 37.
 The leading pitchers are Toney, Gin cinnati, won 16 lot 4; Alexander, Phil adelphia, s1 and g; Mamaux, Pittsburg 21 and '; Pierce, Chicagofi IS and ' Coombs, Brooklyn, Is and 9; S. Smith, Brooklyn, IS and S. Ragan. Boston, II and Il; Standridge, Chicago, and 9 Vaughn, Chicagofi 19 and IS; Pfeffer Brooklyn. IT and 12
 The 300 batters in the Federal league are:
 Kauff, Brooklyn. .336; Magee, Brook lyn, 1928! Fischer, Chicago .327; Camp bell Newark. .314; Flack, Chicago, .311 w. Miller. St. Louis, .309; Mann, Chi cago. .sO7; A. Wilson. Chicago, .S07 Konetchy, Pittsburg, .304; Evans, Bal timore, .302; Kanworthy. Kansas City 300; Rousch. Newark. 300.
 Brooklyn leads in club batting with .266; St. Louis and Pittsburg are tied for second with. 261; Chicago with. 25f is next.
 Kauff leads in runs scored with 92 and in stolen bases with 54.
 Chase, Buffalo. leads in total bases with 264 and in home runs with IT,
 The 500 class pitchers are: McCon- nell, Chicago. won "A lost IA; Cram dall, St. Louis. 21 and 10; M. Brown Chicago, 16 and s; Allen. Pittsburg. 23 ana IF, ReulDacn, New Ork, 19 ana ID Cullop. Kansas City, 21 and 12; F Smith, Brooklyn, 10 and 6; Packard Kansas City, 19 and 12; Plank. St Louis, 19 and 12; F. Anderson. Buffalo 19 and 12; Marion, Brooklyn. II and [; Schulz Buffalo. 21 and IA.
 Final averages of the Southern asso- citation show that Hendryx of New Or leans led the league in batting with an average of .331. Miller of Mobile was the runner-up with .319 Others following were: P. Allison of Memphis, .306; Pau lette of Nashville. 1902: Sloan of Bir- mingham. .29S: Elberfield of Chatta- nooga, .396; Lord of Memphis. .294; Burk of Mobile, 294; Cruthers of Memphis .293; Edmondson of New Orleans. .293 Bluhm of New Orleans. .292 Lee of Atlanta. .292.
 New Orleans led in club batting with .271, and Mobile and Nashville were tied for second with .252.
 Hendryx also led in runs scored with 107 and in total bases with 251.
 Thomas of New Orleans had the most home runs with II and was first in stolen bases with 5O
 Moran of Atlanta with 20. led in triples and was tied with Daly of Chattanooga for doubles, each having 32.
 McDermott of Memphis was the lead ing sacrifice hitter with 49.
 The leading pitchers were: G. H. Gun