The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-13
SLUMP
OF FIVE POINTS
COBB is LEADING.
BATTING SLUMP DID NOT GO so
FAR AS TO MAKE GEORGIA
MAN ANYTHING BUT GREAT
EST AMERICAN LEAGUE BAT
TER.

By ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Chicago, Sept. .12.-Tyrus Cobb
has again fallen into a batting slump.
But despite a drop of five points be-
low his mark of last week, the De-
troit star still is leading the Amer
lean league with an average of $40
according to averages published here
today. Cobb maintains his speed on
the bases, however, and is leading the
league with 80 stolen bases. He also
has strengthened his margin as the
leading run getter, having scored
100. Crawford, Cobb's team mate,
drove Ty from the top of the total
base column with a total of 249
bases, IL more than Cobb's mark.
Other batters hitting in the 1900"
class are: Jackson, Chicago, .327;
Speaker, Boston, .321; E. Collins,
Chicago, .318; Crawford, Detroit,
.S18; Fournier, Chicago, .314; Veach,
Detroit, BIB; McInnis, Philadelphia,
$40; Strunk, Philadelphia, BOB; Mai
sci, New York, 800.
Burns of Detroit holds the lead in
home runs with 5.
In club batting, the pennant con-
tenders are punched, with Detroit
leading with .269 and Boston and
Chicago close behind with .265 and
1852, respectively.
The leading pitchers are: Foster,
Boston, won 10 and lost s; Scott,
Chicago, 81 and 9; Ruth, Boston, Ia
and 6; Shore, Boston, 10 and z; Gov
eleskie, Detroit, % and IL; Dauss,
Detroit, % and 10; Fisher, New York,
Is and 9; Faber, Chicago, q and IL;
Boland, Detroit, and Leonard, Bos-
ton, IL and 6; Johnson, Washington,
% and 10; Dubuc, Detroit, II and IL;
Ayers, Washington, and Benz, Chica-
go, IL and 8.
Captain Doyle has again batted
himself into the lead in the National
league. The New Yorker has an aver
age of 1927. Following him are:
Luderus, Philadelphia, 325; Long, st.
Louis, and Daubert, Brooklyn, tied
with 300; Snyder, st. Louis, BOB;
Merkle, New York, and Hinchman,
Pittsburgh tied with .30z.
st. Louis leads in club batting with
.257. Cincinnati is next with .254.
| Doyle leads in total bases with
-215; Cravath, Philadelphia, leads in
runs scored with rs and in home runs
with 10. Carey, Pittsburgh, with 81
leads the base stealers.
The leading pitchers are: Mamaux,
Pittsburgh, won 20 and lost Z; Alex
ander, Philadelphia, 25 and 8; Toney,
Cincinnati, II and 4; S. Smith, Brook
Ign, II and s; Pierce, Chicago, II
and g.; Dale, Cincinnati, 10 and II;
Pfefer, Brooklyn, IA and 8; Mead
ows, st. Louis, II and 5; Standridge,
) Chicago, 8 and 2; Raglan, Boston, 16
and IL; Mayer, Philadelphia, Is and
Is.
, The Federal Leaders.
The ten leading batters of the Fed.
,eral league are: Kauff, Brooklyn
$50; Magee, Brooklyn, .S48; Fischer
Chicago, .318; Konetchy, Pittsburgh
.316; Deal, st. Louis, .314; Rousch
Newark, .313; Campbell, Newark
.312; Yerkes, Pittsburgh, 81; Flack
Chicago, $40; Dalton, Buffalo, 1903.
Magee leads in runs scored witt
80; Kauff with 43, leads the bass
stealers; Konetchy has the most tota
bases-246, and Chase, Buffalo, will
Is, leads the home runs department.
In pitching, the leaders are: F
Allen, Pittsburgh, 81 won and 9 lost
Mcconnell, Chicago, 81 and 9; Gran
dali, st. Louis, 1s and g; Barger
Pittsburgh, 8 and q; ReuIbach, New
ark, Is and 2; Schulz, Buffalo, 20 ant
IL; F. Smith. Brooklyn, 10 and s
Anderson, Buffalo, Is and 10; Cullop
Kansas City, II and II; Plank, ST
Louis, Is and 10; M. Brown, Chicago
II and s.
Brooklyn with 271 leads in clul