New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23
AVERAGES SOAR
In FIRST DAYS
OF THE SEASON
Harold Janvrin Will Do
Well if He Keeps
Up 300 Gait.

The usual early season drive ara;,,.
the major league pitchers is on !,
earnest. . seems that about evs,r
body in The world is hitting 400 =.
over. n some ono IN Alaska were ;.
look over The batting average Of -.
first weck he migh- say: "Oh. Ty cohs
IS not 90 much Of . hitter He's al.
batting .2}i. Bat Janvrin. he's tn. IA,
Sec where he IS, I'D on top. with 500,
II is true. Janvrin bestrides "a.
American League with IN AVERAGE -
800. compiled By making four hits :,
five trips n The plate in two games M,
Iris Speaker - the real leader. Ia,
orstwhiie star Of the worlds chamn,o,
Red Sox is whaling away at the hail
iE his usual style, ard getting !. int
safe territory. re has gotten min.
hits in nine,eoa tines at Dat. sor tn.
tidy average o. ~. Joe Cedeo, 1,
right or the heels Of the Aying CI.v.'
lander. with mark Or .f2l. achieved h.
., n
tat. Harry ne.i-lal, the young sr,.
saoker If ihe Detroit Tigers. is living
Up % the form displayed or the train
ing trip. and - numbering The bail. n.
has made = dozen hits IN ihirty-thres
tines a. lat for mark Of 3e<.
Fred Moiivitz. Of The Reds. leads IA.
National League with Al average o;
.sG2. on,y seven points nore th.n
George purrs, O. the Giants I'd Eo.
retchy. OF the Braves. is we'll I'd in the
select circles. with marx OF ~, and
me only Bernie KauT has pIas.ersd n.
ball FOR seven hits in seventeen trials.
and has mark o. Az.
E2l Chase rank fourth in he Va.
tor,l League VIII pcr,er.ayc o.
.l55: is .iei with Cs-c~. e. P,..sba-~h.
for the lead n stolr1 ha-es with four,
and WIKI Safer. OF Gu csgc. and Merfl,,
OF New York. fos 'be iesl home r-,s
with orc. Follow ~ Case. the bat.
;ers making u DE i.s' Of ".ars..
thirty-three" htters are:
Gonzales. 81. Louis. .I29: Compton,
Boston. .s29; Cu;shaw, Brooklyn. III:
Dsubert, BrooEi.r. .f3f; Clarke, Cir
c.rnati. go; Nh.t.ad. Thilsd.lphi,.
.3S5 Do-ie. New Yo-k. champion last
yoar. .,65. Magee. Boston. .375; Niehof,
Pm .sdeiphia, .375 Kinchmsnn. Pits.
hvr.n .3C4; Aonetcr-. Baton; Kaug.
New York. Rariden. New York. ard
BAIRD. Pittsburgh. 81. Beine Grtt.
Cincinnati. leao5 n r-TT corcd VIII
.i1. and Is ted wish Na...ea. 7ti.a-
6e' 9h.a in total aascs 70 .velye.
National Laasne gitcaers are led b.
Alexander. Pa-laoelrhla. With tvs
rencs won and none lost, and
Schneider. Cine. matt, w..h the s,rs
record.
Following saavrin n The .S223 cla.s a.,
Spoake-, Cleveland. .4i4; Henrksen,
Boston. -: CcGeou. New York. ~;
Baker. New York, .385; Pratt. St. Louis,
800: Hobl,tzel, Boston, SOB; Sehals,
Chicsro, .34s; Heilmsn, Detroit .Hs:
Jackson. Ck.cs-o, 1888, and Burns, De-
t-o.t. .SS5.
Falsch Chicssoi 5isie., 81 Lesis
Sbor5ea. Boston. aid Anaa, Washing
ton. LEAD - home runs w.;l one eaeh
Tctin, St. Louis: Gardner, Bottor, .ad
Baker. New YORK, sFe ahead IN steea
bases with thrce sp.eca. Keilman, De.
troit. and Yeach, Detroit, lead IN total
bases with eighteen. Jackson, Chieass,
with seven. has scored the most runs
TIE American LeSgne pitcher cred
led with two wins and no defeats are
Fabcr, CHICAGO; RG.h, Boston, ana
Fisher, Yonkcrs.