The Washington herald., 1917-07-22
COBB LOSING GROUND
! FOR BATTING H0NORS
Cruise and Rousch Lead in Ma
tional-Schupp and Bolsnd
Ton Pitchers.

Iris Speaker regained second
place in the American League. the
Cleveland star deposing sIsler. Of
St Louis. with an average OF -343.
slsler is 1--WE points behind Ty
Cobb fell OF two points. but is
showing the way,>with .37a
Amos strunk. OF Philsdelphis- is
giving Cobb a race for scoring
honors. however. the Georgian. with
total OF SO. having a lead of one
run. Cobb has bagged 120 hits for
total OF 1877 bases. In IS games
he has driven out "a doubles. II
triples and home runs.
Leading batters follow:
Cobb. Detroit .373: Speaker.
Cleveland. $40; sisler, St Louis.
.55S: Rumler. St Louis. .sz7: Nc
Innis, Philadelphia. Bis: Baker.
New York. .314: Chapman. Cleve-
land. $40: Heilman. Detroit. 1876:
c. Milan. Washington. .2s5; veach.
Detroit. .292.
Walter Cruise, Of St Louis. has
batted into a tie with Ed Rousch. Of
Cincinnati. for National League
honors. unofficial averages. releas-
ed yesterday, showing them hitting
.33I.
Rouch. playing in rs games
FIVE less than his rival-has driven
out 90 hits for 124 bases. while
Cruise has stretched IS hits for a
total of 131 bases. The ST. Louis
outfielder made IL doubles. G
triples and 3 home runs. as against
doubles, three-base hits and
one circuit drive for Rousch.
The terrific hitting OF six CincIn-
natl players Is keeping the club
safely in the first division. and in
possession OF team batting honors.
Hal Chase. the veteran first base
star. with Cincinnati. is a point be-
low the 800 class. and Clarke. one
of Ckristy Mathewsons catchers.
is hitting .32l. but has only played
in 36 games.
Hans Wagner, the Pittsburgh
veteran. is batting .313 for 35 games.
Deal. of Chicago. took the lead in
sacrifice hitting. with Is. while
Burns. of New York. deposed Groh.
of Cincinnati. for scoring honors.
with Sc. .Groh has crossed the
plate 5S times. Carey, OF Pitts
burgh, increased his lead in base
stealing to 81. Hornsby. Of St
Louis. is in possession OF homerun
honors. with eight The averages.
including games Of Wednesday.
I follow:
Rousch and Cruise. st. Louis. 55l:
| Hornsby, St. Louis. .3s3: Fischer. Pitts
burgh, 81; Griffith, Cincinnati. .5lT.
( Rariden, New York, .3l6; Rawlings.
Boston. .313; Ncale. Cincinnati. Sll.
Burns. New York. 30; Groh, Cincin-
natl, .s%.
! Fred Toney. of the Cincinnati Reds
still is setting the pace for all major
! league pitchers in the matter Of games
/ won. The averages made public
yesterday credit Toney with six
teen victories and nine defeats.
Alexander. OF the Phillies. and
I Eddie Cicotte. Of the White SoN.
are close upon Toney's heels with
| fifteen victories apiece.
Ferdie Schupp. the sensational south
! paw Of the Giants, added 10 his string
| during the week. He has won twelve
! games Babe Ruth. Boston's crack
portsider. has won fourteen games and
stands out as one Of the iron men
/ OF the league.
In the American Lea cue two White
| SoN and two Red SoX pitchers stand
out among the heavy winners, while
| in the National League Ferdie Shupp
is the only member OF the league
/ leading Giants who ranks with the
4 consistent winners.
The leading pitchers in the matter
/ OF games won rank as follows:
Il NATIONAL LEAGUE