The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-05
HORNSbY FIGHTING ROUSH FOR LEADING
 SLUGGING HONOR'S
St. Louis Star Is Tied With Cincinnati Phenom for Lead in National
 League

l Chicago, August 4.-Roger Hornsby of St. Louis is making a desperate bid for batting honors in the National league. Unofficial averages released to- day and including games of Wednes- day, show him batting .S33 and tied with Eddie Roush of Cincinnati for | the lead.
 Hornsby leads the league in total
 base hitting, his 106 hits including home runs, 19 doubles, and II triples Cravath of Philadelphia. however, has tied him for home-run honors. Cincinnati sluggers continue their class with a mark of 1903. Four of his teammates also are batting above 300. Their performances are keeping Christy Matthewson's team in front in team batting with an average of .265. CAREY TOPS STEALERS
 Burns of New York, with es runs. |regained the lead in scoring, deposing Heine Groh of Cincinnati. Doyle, Will Hams and Deal of Chicago are tied for honors in sacrifice hitting with 20 each. Carey of Pittsburg continues to lead the basestealers with 29 Leading batters for half their clubs games: Roush of Cincinnati, .333;
 Hornsby of St. Louis BPS; Cruise of St. Louis, .327; Fischer of Pittsburg. .313; Kauff of New York. BIO; Groh of Cincinnati, .305; Burns of New York, BOA; Chase of Cincinnati, 1903; Grif- fifth of Cincinnati, .303; Neale of Gin
 cinnati, 1902.
 Leading pitchers participating in 20 or more games: Alexander of Philadel-
 phia won IS, lost 8; Schupp of New York, 13 and 5, and Vaughn of Chicago, 13 and g.
 COBB EASILY LEADING In the American league. Ty Cobb is batting .3S4-an increase of seven points over his figures of a week ago.
 The Detroit star boosted his total base hitting to 226 and his lead in runs scored to 76.
 Roth of Cleveland added two stolen bases to his total, bringing it up to 33. Veach of Detroit took the lead in homo run hitting with seven. while Chapman of Cleveland, the leading sacrifice hit ter, increased his total to 53. Detroit lcontinues to lead in team batting with .260.
 Leading batters for half their clubs games: Cobb of Detroit, 1884: Speaker of Cleveland, 1882; Sisler of St. Louis, .342; McInnis of Philadelphia, 310; Ba- heT or NeW lOTk, fLOtH or GIeV0- land, .30S; Veach of Detroit, .306 Leading pitchers participating in 20 or more games: Cicotte of Chicago, won I17 and lost q Bagby of Cleveland II and g. Mays of Boston, 12 and G. Rus sell of Chicago, II and 4; Ruth of Bos-
 ton, 1 7and 6.
 MUNICH LEADS AGAIN
 With an average of 1851, Munch of Atlanta regained the lead for batting averages include games of Tuesday. ington of Little Rock for scoring hon. vile has tied Knaupp of New Orleans in sacrifice hitting, each having 43. Baker of Little Rock has "A stolen bases. Bratchi of Memphis failed to add to his F circuit drives Atlanta leads in team batting with .270
 Leading batters for half of their clubs games: Munch of Atlanta 1852; Hyatt of Chatta- nooga, .331; Edmondson of New Orleans .326; Moran of Atlanta 1928; Knisely of Nashville, .31S; Wick of Memphis .313; Covington of Little Rock, BOA.
 Leading pitchers participating in 21 or more games: Robinson of Little
 Rock, won IT and lost g; Walker of New Orleans. 15 and '; Tincup of Little
 Rock, g and B. Sheehan of Atlanta IA land g.; Ponder of Birmingham, fl and |9, Robertson of New Orleans. 14 and 5; Barger of Memphis, II and 4; Hill of Birmingham, 19 and 8.