Evening journal., 1916-09-16
wheat Third IN
NATIONAL HITTING
Iris Speaker Maintains Lead
in the American
League
DETROIT MAY GO
AHEAD NEXT WEEK

Zack Wheat, the eminent outnelder
Of the Dodgers, by his great stunt or
hitting safely in twenty-eighth con-
secutive games today jumped into
third position in the National League
batting averages.
Wheat started his macing career
while the Dodgers were on their last
swing around the circuit, and the
most recent averages show he is hit
ting 81s. He is just a point be-
hind his team mate, Jake Daubert,
who is clouting for an average Of
.32O Hal Chase, of Cincinnati, con-
tinues in the lead with mark Of
327.
Wheat's string Of safe hitting hasn't
ended, but he already has set a rec
ord for the season There isn't a
chance for him to break the string
of safe hitting, Just ended, but he
already has set a record for the sea
son. There isn't a chance for him
TO break the worlds record this year,
for Jack Ness, now with the Chicago
American League club hit safely in
49 consecutive games last year while
League.
Zacks last hit yesterday was when
he steppeL to the plate in the second
inning of the game between the Pi-
rates and Dodgers with the bases
full and smashed the ball to the left
field fence for q home run. This is
the Missouri clouter's FIRST home run
with the bases full, although his four
sack feats are common in Brooklyn.
Benny Kauff has boosted his aver
age to 2s0.
Although Robertson, New York, is
hitting only 2s1, he leads the league
in runs scored, having crossed the
plate ia safety eighty-six times.
Iris Speaker maintains his place at
the head of the American League
column with an average OF S19 to
Cobbs 1868. Joe Jackson is plugging
along in third place with q mark OF
.34s. Cobb leads in runs scored with
an even 100. Tom Hughes Of Bos-
ton is the best pitcher in the Ma
Itional League in games won and lost.
He has added fourteen games TO the
won column for the Braves and has
dropped only threeS Allen, Boston
is in second place with seven won
and two lost Grover Cleveland Alex
ander has won twenty-eight games
and lost ten The next hardest work
er is Al Mamaux, of Pittsburgh, who
has won twenty-one and lost ten
games
Nick Cullop. Of the Yankees, with
twelve victories and four defeats,
heads the percentage tables for pitch
ers in the American League. Boland
Detroit, has won nine and lost three.
Faber. Chicago, has won fifteen apd
lost six Walter Johnson has won
twenty-five games for the Senators,
more than one-third of that teams
total number Of victories He has lost
seventeen. The end Of the week hnds
Brooklyn leading the National League
by two games, a pretty comfortable
margin in these troublous days. Gin
cinnati will be a visitor in the Dod-
gers Park this afternoon and two
games are on the program. Phila-
delphia in second place, also viii be
engaged in double bill with the
Cubs as their opponents
The American League race remains
a virtual deadlock, with the Tigers
half a game behind the Red Soz. The
White Sox are sticking close and are
just half a game behind the Detroit
club Events in the next few days in
the Ban Johnson circuit may end the
controversy regarding who's who in
that league, for today the Red Sox
are billed for an engagement against
the White Sox. and while the two
hosiery teams are ct each others
throats. the Tigers will be taking on
the Athletics. And this looks pretty
soft for Ty Cobb, ct al.