The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-16
Georgia Peach Still in Front
by Safe Lead-Sisler in
Third Place
HYATT AND MUNICH
TIED FOR HONORS
Johnston and Gilbert Tied for Base
stealing Observation-Disclosures
Pitchers Rank WeIl-Roush
Leads National

Chicago, September 15-Tris
Speaker, the 1916 batting cham
ptOn, is making n desperate drive
to finish second to Ty Cobb for
American league batting honOrs.
Averages released today show the
Cleveland star back I'm second
place with average of 1853, with
Sfsier, St. Louis. who held the spot
n week ago, @ points behind him.
The averages include games OF
Wednesday. Cobb fell off IL points
In the week. but is safely in the I
lead with an average of .374. The
Georgian stretched his total base
hitting to 3O1.
Bush, the Detroit shortstop shot over
the 100 mark in scoring, having brought
In 101 runs. veach of Detroit chung to
home-run honors with, eight.
Roth, Cleveland, led IN base-stealing.
Chapman of Cleveland continues to top
the sacrifice hitters with 81. Detroit,
which leads in team batting, has an
average of .259
SPEAKER is SECOND
Leading batters who have played in
half of their clubs games:
Cobb, Detroit, .S74; Speaker, Cleveland,
.353; Sisler. ST. Louis, .S47 Felsch, Chi
cago. .314; Veach, Detroit, .s06; Chap
man. Cleveland, .3o6; Lewis, Boston, 3o5
McInnis, Philadelphia, .so2; Morris. Cleve-
land sol; Bodie, Philadelphia, 300; Jack
son, Chicago. .297.
Cicotte of Chicago is the leading pitcher
with "a games won and II lost.
Roush of Cincinnati wldened the gar
between himself and Hornsby, the St
Louis shortstop, for the batting lead lr
the National leagues averages, fnclud
ing games of Wednesday, giving Rousf
an average of .345-19 points ahead Of
his rival.
NO OTHER CHANGES
There were no changes among leaders
| In other offensive departments of the
game.
| Carey of Pittsburg added another stoler
! base to his total, bringing 1t up to Al
| and Burns of New York stretched hi
| mark in scoring to SO. Cravath of Phila
| delphia drove out another home-run, civ
| ing him total of IL Deal of Chicago
| Is leading the sacrifice hitters with Is
Cincinnati chung to team batting honor
| with an average of .265.
| Leading batters who have played II
l HAIL VI llOIS VI lA0lE ClQD 6dAiSS1
| Roush, Cincinnati, .345; Hornsby, st
Louis. 1926; Groh. Cincinnati .3oS; Kauff
! New York, .307; Burns. New York, .299
| Cruise, St. Louis, 100; Wheat, Brook
| Ign, .297; Wilhoit New York, .2S7; Tim
| norman. New York, 1896; Carey. Pitts
| burg, .296.
Alexander of Philadelphia is leading
the pitchers with rs games won and
| lost.
| HYATT AND MUNICH TIED
| The Southern association closes toda,
with Ham Hyatt Of Chattanooga tie
| for the leading batting honors with al
average of 1885 with Munich of Atlanta.
| Hyatt, in addition to his hitting PROV
ess, is giving Covington of Little Rocl
run for scoring honors, and only flna
averages will determine the leader.
| Covington, according to averages IN
GLIDING games of Tuesday, has counte
| So times one ahead of Hyatt.
| Gilbert of New Orleans tied johnson
| of Birmingham in base stealing, eac
having 80. Sheehan of Atlanta is far ]
the lead in sacrifice hitting with "a, an
| Bratchi of Memphis held on to home-ru
hitting honors with IA.
ATLANTA LEADS HITTING
Atlanta, which won the pennant, lead
in team batting with .268.
| Leading batterS VINO nave participate
in half or more of their clubs games:
HYATT. Chattanooga, 1886; Munich, Allan
ia, 1895; Wick Memphis. .S21; Kniseley
Nashville, 800; Moran, Atlanta, 81.
Lunte, Mobile, 1902; Covington, Littl
Rock, 299; Edmondson, New Orleans
297 Ellis, Birmingham, .95; Ruel, Mem
phis, 300
Leading pitchers participating in 81 9
more games rated according to earne