Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-14
HEAVY SLUCGERS
ARE IN A SLUMP
Doyle Still Ahead in National and Cobb
Leads American, But All Batters
Drop Few Points.

Chicago. Aug. 14.-CaptajH Larry
DOYLE of the New York Giants. who.
by consistent batting. located himself
at the head of the National league
batsmen, continues to hold that posi-
ton. according TO averages. published
here today. All the leaders had slight
slumps but Doyle s in front with az
average OF 32S Others, following
DOYLE, in the 800 class are: Snyder,
St Louis, 326; Daubert Brooklyn,
8l9 Merkle. New York. 80; Groh,
Cincinnati, 304; Wade hfuifer. Ctnctn-
natl, SOB Safer, Chicago, 500,
Cincinnati and St. Louis are tied for
/ first place in club batting, each having
255 while New York is next with 252-
Doyle in addition to leading the
league in batting holds the honors as
ran better with So. Cravath, Phila-
Idelphia, who Is sixteenth in the bauers'
column leads in total bases with 40
and also holds the bome-run record
with Is.
Mamaux, Pittsburgh, crept into the
/ lead among the geo class pitchers in
| the league. with It wins and five de-
feats. The others in the select class
are: Pierce. Chicago. 10 and g Alex
ander, Philadelphia 20 and T. S.
Smith. Brooklyn, II and ( Ragau,
/ Boston, "a and 3 Mayer, Philadelphia
/ IS and 10
/ Tyrus Cobb continues to lead the
American league in batting although
( he has slumped a few points since last
week. His average is now 386, Others
who are batting in the 300 class and
who have played in at least half the
games, are: Jackson. Cleveland. 334i
Speaker, Boston. 1872. e. Collins, Chi
cago. $50; Fournier, Chicago, 3185
| Strunk, Philadelphia, SIT; McInnis,
Philadelphia. and Veacb Detroit. 3l4;
I Crawford, Detroit. 31I; Lewis, Bos-
ton, sos Maisel, New York sos, Cal
/ nor, Boston. SOL
/ Cobb holds the lead ia total runs
/ scored-104, and also strengthened his
+ hold on the title Of base stealer, hav-
/ ing a total Of S. He is tied with his
i teammate Crawford. for the lead in
total bases with 1913.
Boston nosed Detroit out Of the lead
/ in club batting with 26S while Jen-
nings' men have 265.
T American league pitchers who have
attained the coo class and who have
worked in 20 or more games, are:
/ Foster. Boston, Is won 4 lost Wood,
Boston, y and 3 Scott, Chicago, IT
f! and 8 Faber. Chicago is and s.,
Dauss. Detroit Is and S. Fisher, New
I York, IA and Z, Ayers, Washington. 10
land 5 Caldwell New York, 16 and g.
/ Johnson, Washington, II and 10:
Shore. Boston. 10 and 6 Coveles<ie,
/ Detroit Is and 10, Boland, Detroit 5
and 5 Benz. Chicago s and 8; Gallia,
Washington. Il and Z; Dubuc, Detroit,
| Il and 9.
| The ten leading batters in the Fed
eraI league who have worked in half
4 the games are: Magee. Brooklyn. $685.
! Flack, Chicago. 335: Kauff, Brooklyn,
! 8s4: Fischer. Chicago. 332: Easterly,
/ Kansas CITY. 322; Campbell, Newark.
1917; Konetchv. Pittsburgh, 3l7 Yer
! kes. Pittsburgh. 81, Rousch. Newall
/ and Deal. st. Louis, tied with S14.
Brooklyn leads in club batting with
/ 267 and Pittsburgh IS next with 265.
/ Konetchy leads in total bases with
col. Rerghammer leads in runs scored,
/ II: Chase. Buffalo, IS the leading home
+ run hitter. with Il. and Kaun IS the
/ king OF base steaiers, with 35.