Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-16
VETERAN PLAYERS FORGE
TO TOP OF BATTING LIST
Cobb and Others Push Fournier in
American, and Luderus Leads
in National.
HALEY HEADS THE INTs
Hoffman and -Four Richmond Play
crs Next in Line--Nlagee Tops
Fcds-Climbers Top League in
Team Average.

CHICAGO, May 15.-Veterans OF the
American League are assuming places
among Its leading batters, according
to averages published here to-day
Jacques Fourier, OF Chicago, still leads
tho league with .443. but Cobb. Detroit.
has attained second place in tho past
week. now batting 400, and the first
ten also include: Lapp, Philadelphia,
400: Crawford. Detroit, $50; Jackson.
Cleveland, .34S; Kavanaugh, Detroit,
$50: McInnis. Philadelphia. .S21; Lewis.
Boston, .3l9; Turner, Cleveland. BIC;
Lajoie. Philadelphia. .3I4. Maisel, New
York. With nineteen, has most stolen
bases. Detroit with PSI and Chicago
with .257 lead In club batting.
Indicated pitchers OF the American
League who are credited with two or
more victories ARE: Dauss Detroit
with L: Fisher New York, with 5; Benz
Chicago. 3; and Shaw. Washington. .
Fred 1.udcrus. Philadelphia has dis
placed Groh. Cincinnati. as leader in
the National Ills average is 1896 TO
Groh's ISIS. Then comes Connolly, Ros-
ton. ass: Clarke. Cincinnati. 1854: Good.
Chicago, $50; J. Smith. Boston. 337;
safer, Chicago. .3%': Leach. Cincinnati.
1913: l.obcrt, New York .3o6: G. BURNS
Williams, Chicago. .321 each. Cincin-
natl leads in club batting with .27a and
Boston with .21S is next Manager
Roger Bresnahan, with IL stolen bases.
is leading the league
lltchers setting the pace are Pierce.
chicago, with four victories and no de-
feats, and RaEon, Boston: Schneider.
Cincinnati; Meadows, st. Louis: James.
Boston. and Coombs, BROOKLYN with
two wins and no defeats
Manager Lee NIagee of BROOKLYN.
has hammered his way to the leader
ship in the Federal League. and also
is hitting the pace for the base steal
ers His batting average is .4l2, and
he has twelve thcfts to his credit. In
fact. the first four places among the
hatters are held by Brooklyn players
The first eleven include Wcsterzil.
BROOKLYN. .io7: Kaum. Brooklyn, 1876:
Cooper. Brooklyn, .36S: Flack, Chicago.
500: Hanford, Chicago, .35S; Mann,
Chicago. 1857; Bradley, Pittsburgh.
800; Scheer, Newark, $50; Duncan,
Baltimore, and Easterly, Kansas CITY,
$40 each. In team hitting BROOKLYN
with .oSS and Baltimore with 267 are
ahead. Leading pitchers are Allen,
PittsburE, with six wins and no losses,
and Prendergast, Chicago, with three
and none.
In the Minor Circuits.
the American Association. HIS aver
age is 800 for thirteen games. Then
como Haddock. st. Paul, AIS; McAIil-
Ian. Indianapolis. 500: Butcher, In
dianapolis. 400: Delivelt, Kansas CITY.
.3al; Bcall. Milwaukee, .374; Gardner,
Cleveland, sos; Clemens, Louisville,
.362; Cashon. Minneapolis, $50: South
worth cleveland Barbeau, Milwaukee.
and Compton. Kansas City. .341 each.
indianapolis, with .295. and Mime
apolis, with POI. lead in club batting
Bronkie, indianapolis. leads the base
stealcrs with ten. Ellis, of Louisville,
and Triple. Of indianapolis. are cred
tied with two victories and no de-
fcats
Haley, OF Providence, leads the bat
ters of the International League with
49,. Then come Ycagcr. Montreal,
.i55; Hoffman, Richmond, 1922: Gill,
Providence. AS; Smith, Montreal, .375;
Breckenridge, Richmond, .3s7: Rus
sell, Richmond. 500; Kelly. Toronto
.35I: Kores, Rochester. .35l: Jordan
Richmond. and Wittcr, Newark, $50
each. Richmond. with 900. leads the
league in team batting. and Montreal is
second, with .2S3.
In stolen bases. Gilhoolcy. Buffalo, Is
ahead. with seven
or the undefcated pitchers, Coopcr.
Providence. is credited with three wins
and no defeats, and Palmnro. Rochester:
Sherman. JERSEY city! Dowd. Montreal.
and Comstock, Providence, two and
none.
Jenkins, of Atlanta, leads the South
crn Association battcrs with 40. Then
como Gr!bbens. Little Rock. .37S; Pau
lcttc, Nashville, as; Sylvester, New
Orleans. .36s; Lord. Memphis, 1867; Har-
ris. Chattanooga, .365; Allison. Mem
phis. 1858; Cruthcrs, Memphis, 35s;
Hemingway. birmingham. $50; Stark.
Nashville, .3l3.
Nashville. with .2s3. Is leading the
league In team hitting. and Birming-
ham Is next. with .2Go. Hemingway
and Sloan. birmingham, have most
stolen bases-1l.