The Washington herald., 1917-08-19
ROUSH Still HITS
In NATIONAL LEAGUE
Ty Cobb Is Away Out is Front in
American Circuit.
Philadelpaia. ,; Pitisb.afh. Z

Chicago. Aug. 1s-Roger Hornsby
the slugging st. Louis inhelder. has
continued to slip. while Roush of Gin
cinnati has strengthened his hold on
first place among the National League
batters. His average is -3is, according
TO figures released today. and which
include Wednesdays games. Benny
Kauff Of New York has crept from
fourth to second place, IS points be-
hind the leader.
Although Hornsby dropped to fourth
place in batting. he continued TO share
with Roush the lead for total bases
each having 1S2- Robertson of New
York has worked up a triple tie fol
home-run honors with Hornsby and
Cravath Of Philadelphia. They are
IAN square with eight.
Cincinnati again has broken the tis
for team batting with .267. and II
leading New York by two points.
Leading batters for half their club
games: Roush. Cincinnati .34s; KAufi
New York. gel; Cruise. St Louis. BIS
Hornsby, st. Louis. 80: Groh, Cincin'
natl. .S1l; Griffith. Cincinnati. .30S
Fischer. Pittsburgh. .s07; Zimmerman
New York. .3O6; wilhoit. New York
.3o6; Neale, Cincinnati, .3oe; Clarke
Cincinnati, .304.
Ty Cobb's mark of .3S5. with which
he was leading the American Leagu,
batters last week, has remained un
changed. Likewise Iris Speaker
average also remained unchanged a
.s5l. Sisler OF ST. Louis is gaining or
the leaders and is now holding thirC
place with .34S Chapman and Harris
teammates of Speaker, have made th'
greatest strides among the regulars
Both have jumped into the 800 class
while Felsch of Chicago and McInniI
of Philadelphia have stepped out
Cobb failoi TO pilfer any bases durinl
the week. but he increased his lead IL
total bases to 261 as result o
stretching 16S hits into 81 doubles,
triples and five homers.
Leading batters for half their club
games:
Cobb, Detroit, SS5; Speaker. Cleve
land. .351: Sisler. St Louis. .34s
Veach. Detroit. .31s; Chapman, sos
Felsch, Chicago, -2S9; McInnis, Phila
delphia, .3e; Rice. Washington. -2ss
Bodie. Philadelphia. -29L
Ray Demmitt, of Columbus con
tinued to lead the regulars in tn
American Association, with an aver
age Of .32s for 102 games. Beals Beck
er, of Milwaukee, who was in the sec
ond place. has dropped to fourth
while Viox. OF Kansas City, an
Kirke, Of Louisville, who were tie,
for third place. now are second an,
third. respectively.
Fred Toney is still setting the pac,
in the major league for the lsrges
number of games won by a pitcher
Toney has landed twenty-one victor
ies. five of which have been shut
outs. He has been charged witt
eleven defeats, so that his percent
age for games won and lost is 81;
One club that Toney has not sue
ceeded in fattening his average on
the Phillies. Fred has faced Moran
men four times this season. and h
won two games and lost two.
Alexander ranks next to Toney &
the number of games won with nine
teen, while he has been charged wit
eleven defeats. Alexander has beel
in eight shut-out events, Of which h
won five and lost three. Vaughn
comes next on the National Leagu
list with sixteen victories. Cicott
is showing the way in the American
League with eighteen victories. Will
he has been defeated ten times
Ruth's mark is seventeen games wo
and eight lost. The records OF pitch
ers who have won twelve or NOR
games this season follow:
NATT0NAT. TEAETE