The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
The Great Tyrus Easily Leads American League.
 Speaker Is Second
STRUGGLE CLOSE IN
 NATIONAL LEAGUE
Jack Munch Jumps to Lead in South ern ssociation-Bratchi of the Chicks Takes the Home
 Run Honors

Chicago, July Try Cobb Is nearing the 400 mark. The Detroit star, piling up A points in his last 10 games, is batting .3S3, according to unofficial averages released today. Including , Wednesdays games he has driven out 100 hits for total of 15s bases. Three home runs, 12 triples and 20 doubles stand out in this remarkable bntting performance. In addition the Georgian is showing daring speed on the bases. Overcoming big lead, Cobb tied wea- scored, having crossed the plate A. times. He has stoIehS 20 bases.
 George Sisler of St. Louis, driving out lS hits in 10 games Is tied with McInnnis or Philadelphia for third place, with an average of S2o Speaker is B points be- hind Cobb.
 Chapman and Roth of Cleveland con- tinue to show the way in sacrifice hit ting and base stealing, with 36 and 2s, respectively. Roth has stolen home four times this season. Pipp of New York is in possession of home-run honors with 6. Detroit retained its lead in team bat ting with 251.
 COBB LEADS EASILY
 Leading batters for half their club games; Cobb, Detroit, .3S3; Speaker, Cleveland $50; Sisler, St. Louis. 32o; Nc lnnis, Philadelphia, .320; Sloan St. Louis, S16; Milan, Washington, .30s; Chapman. Cleveland, .304; Heilman, Detroit, .2s7; Jacobson, St. Louis, .2S5; Felsch, Chica- go, .2S4.
 Cicotte is the leading pitcher with 12 won and 6 lost.
 Cruise of St. Louis and Rousch of Cin- cinnati are still fighting it out for bat ting honors Tn the National league. Cruise with an average of S4S is leading by one point. Hans Wagner is batting S24 Tor 2l games. He has made 24 hits. Carey of Pittsburg deposed Robertson of New fork for honors in base stealing with IS, and Doyle of Chicago took the lead in sacrifice hitting with IT, Horns by tied Cravath of Philadelphia for home run hitting. Each has made '. Groh of Clnclnnati crossed the plate AS times. and IS leading in runs scored Cincinnati displaced Philadelphia for honors in team batting, with .266
 Leading batters for half of, their clubs games: Cruise, St. Louis, 34S; Roush. Cincinnati, .347; Hornsby, 1928; Fischer. Pittsburg, .315; Rawlings, Boston, .sl2; Wheal, Brooklyn, .31os Cravath, Philadel- phia, .3oS; Neale, Cincinnati, sos; Zim- merman, New York, .3o5; Olson, Brook lyn, .301
 Anderson New York, is leading pitcher. rated according to earned runs per game.
 Ham Hyatt slipped little in bat tlng, falling to third place among the southern association batters, with an average of .33s. Several of the other leaders suffered a slump, and Munch. At lanta, jumped from sixth to first place, with an average of $40. The averages include games of Tuesday.
 CRUISE TOPS ROUSH
 Hyatt tops the run getters with 5s. Bratchi, Memphis, has taken the honors away from Covington, Little Rock in nome run hitting. He has eight circuit drives to his credit. Knaupp, New Or leans, continued to lead the sacrifice hit ters and base stealers with 37 and 20. At lanta, with .269 leads in club batting.
 Leading pitchers who have participated in IS or more games, rated according to earned rms ner pa ma.