The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
Detroit Phenom Is Holding Great Lead-George Sis-
 Ter Passes Speaker
EDDIE ROUSH BEST
 HITTER IN NATIONAL
Ham Hyatt Crawls Back in Lead of Southern-Not a Single Baron in 300 Class-Smith Is Leading
 Pitcher-Hill Ranks We'll

Chicago, August 25.-Ten hits in his last six games has given George Sisler, St. Louis second place among the American league batters, according to averages re- tAs.d q today. His average of 1852 forced , speaker, the 1916 batting champion, into third pla ,. with .351. Bodie, Philadel- phia, is in me 900 class for the first time this season of .3O5. Cobb fell off four points within the last week. but is safely out in front with 1881. The averages in- clude games of Wednesday.
 Neither Chicago nor Boston, which are making desperate fight for the pennant. has player among the 300 hitters with the exception of pitchers. Ruth, the star Boston hurler, is batting. .34S, and Russell of Chicago, .327.
 Bush, Detroit, continues to show the way to Cobb, his teammate, in scoring Bush has crossed the plate s9 times, as against s7 for Cobb. Pipp, New York, and Veach, Detroit, remain tied for home-run honors with seven each. Chapman, Cleveland, increased his total in sacrifice hitting to 57 and his stoen-base record to 3s. Detroit continues to lead in team batting with .257.
 SISLER IS SECOND i Leading batters for half their clubs | games: Cobb, Detroit. .ssl; sisler, St. l Louis, 1852; Speaker, Cleveland, .351; liar ris. Cleveland. .313; Chapman. Cleveland l .s07; Bodie, Philadelphia, .3o5; McInnis, l Philadelphia, 300.
 I Leading pitchers participating in 25 or more games: Cicotte, Chicago. won IS. I Iacf Do foof 6. l Ruth, Boston, won 1s, lost g; Russell, Chi- cago, won IS, lost 4; kleffer, Cleveland. won Ii, lost 8; Cruise. St. Louis, sbatted his way into second place in the l National league, dsposing of Kauff of l New York, who is fourth Cruise Is hit l ting .31S with Hornsby as teammate, 8 I point behind him. Roush, Cincinnati, l continues to lead with $50. Hornsby.
 however, is leading in total base hit ting with .1s.
 CRAVATH LEADS HOMERS l Cravath, Philadelphia. broke the triple | tie for home run hitting by boosting his l total to nine Doyle and Williams of Chi- 1 cago continue to fight 1t out for honors in sacrifice hitting, each having 24 Carey 1 of Pittsburg added five more stolen bases I to his total. bringing 1t up to 37. Burns | of New York is far in the lead in SCOT {. ing, having s1 to this credit Cincinnati | with an average of .265 Is leading New l York by one point in team batting. i Leading batters for half their club s I games: #
 Roush, Cincinnati $50; Cruise, St. I Louis, .31s; Hornsby, St. Louis, BY; I Kauff, New York, .314; Groh, Cincinnati. .3O8; Wilhoit, New York, .304. ] Toodipe Difchers partiCpating in 2o or l more games:
 Alexander, Philadelphia, won 21. lost Il; 1 Schupp, New York, won 16. lost 6; Sallee, New York, won 13, lost 5; Packard, St. l Louis, won 8, lost 3.
 HYATT ON TOP | Besides leading the Southern association in batting with an average of .3SS, Hyatt, l Chattanooga, also holds the honor for
 total base hitting, .319, and Is tied with I Covington Little Rock, for scoring honors l with S0 The averages include games ol l Tuesday Bratchi, Memphis, failed to add to his total of IS home runs and Gilbert t New Orleans, who Is leading the base N stealers with 25 also failed to strengthen his position. Sheehan, Nashville, Tn creased his total in sacrifice hitting tc
 49 Atlanta leads in team batting Wltn 267.
 Leading batters for half their clubs
 rames. Hyatt, Chattanooga, .333; Munch Atlanta, .32s: Moran, Atlanta, .S2l; knise'
 iey. Nashville, .320; Wick. Memphis, SIS N Edmondson. New Orleans, .Sl2; Thrasher
 Atlanta, 300
 Leading pitchers participating in 70 ol
 moro games: Smith, New Orleans, "or
 IA lost g.. Robinson, Little Rock, wor
 18 lost 13: Walker, New Orleans. won IS
 iost 6; Hill, Birmingham, won 2S, lost lo
 Robertson New Orleans, won It, lost N Barger. Memphis, won 13, lost 5.