Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-20

cinnati infielderA continued to fatten his
batting average during the week and is
leading In the National League 1855,
according to averages released today
and including games OF last Wednes-
day, Grohs merry clip IN the last seven
games has boosted his average fourteen
points and now he leads his nearest
rival. J. c. Smith. Of Boston, by forty
four points. The batting OF Charles
Holocher. Chicago. who is appearing in
the big show for the first season. this
hits made The 2lyear- olds Chicago
man has hit safely l05 times, to Groh's
l04. Two weeks ago In eighth place he
has forged ahead and now Is In their
place. Groh has taken the lead In total
base hitting with a mark OF 1873. which
included twenty doubles, three triples
and one home run.
Max Carey. the fleet footed Pitts
burgh outiielder. who has been burning
the paths this season AIDED four more
stolen bases to his string and leads the
league with forty: fourteen better than
his nearest rival, George Burns, New
York. BArns however. maintained his
lead over the Pittsburgher for scoring
honons. Burns has registered fifty five
times TO Carey's ffty-one F1ack. OF
Chicago. has become the runner-up in
this department, being credited with
having scored fifty-two times.
Roush OF CINCINNATI made another
sacrifice hit and has mark OF nine
teen. giving him the lead in this divi-
sion, while Cruise his teammate made
another home run and has broken -the
tie for circuit drive honore which he
shared with Wickland, OF Pittsburgh
last week. Cruise has made six
homers.
Cincinnati leads Chicago by one point
in team batting, with n mark OF .2Tl
while New York is one point ahead OF
Chicago in team fielding with mark
Of .97l.
Leading batters who have played in
thirty five or more games. Groh Gin
cinnati, 1855: ]. c, Smith, Boston. 1872:
Hollocher Chicago 32l: Daubert, Brook
Ign. .319; Merkle. Chicago 'sl5; Roush,
Cincinnati. .309; Chase, Cincinnati. .So6;
Brooklyn, .3O6? Bigbee. Pittsburgh. .30l.
Copo 1oes SFaky.
Such pace has been set with the
willow by Tyrus Raymond Cobb. Amer
lean League batting champion that at
the present rate his batting average
will touch the .iUJ mark before the sea-
son ends. The Detroit man has been
climbing each week since he struck his
gait and boosted his mark sixteen points
in his last six games. This week he is
hitting .3S1. according to averages re-
leased today which includes games OF
last Wednesday. Sister Of st. Louis,
who was runner-up last week. has
dropped to third place. and Burns OF
Philadelphia. Cobb's nearest rival, is
forty three points behind the D{ W
outfielder. Cobb has passed
Run" Baker. of New York. In total hits
Burns. who went into second place
among the batters leads the league In
total bases with l49, which include a
dozen doubles, eight triples and five
homers. Sister maintained his lead OF
Ave over Cobb In the stolen base de-
partment. Each pilferred a pair OF
saks. and Sisters string now Is thir.
ty-two to Cobb's twenty Bobby
Roth. Cleveland. stole another base anc
has twenty eight.
During the week Cobb pushed well
ahead in the run scoring column. He
has scored six times In his last six
games and has a total of sixty runs tc
his credit. He made twelve hits, which
included two doubles and home run
His total base mark OF i42 includes
twelve doubles, ten triples and homer
Babe Ruth. OF Boston. of home run
fame, is pounding out triples now
counting three during the week. but hiF
mark of eleven homers remains high
Shean. of Boston, increased his lead In
sacrifice hitting to twenty four. st
Louis tried New York for team batting
with mark OF 1862. Boston continued
to lead in team fielding with an aver
age Of .971.
Leading batters who have partici,
pated in thirty-fve or more games
Cobb. Detroit. 1857: Burns, Philadelphia
.344: Sisler, st. Louis .339: Ruth Bos-
ton. 1872; Baker. New York. 1922;
Craney. Cleveland. .Sla; Pipp, New
York. .311: Walker Philadelphia 800:
Milan. washington. 1906 Speaker
Cleveland. 1903: Woods, Cleveland. SOL
Riesert Is Whole Show.
iRssert, St. Paul, continues to he the
outstanding figure in the American AS
ISOLATION. judging from the averages
including games Of last Wednesday, re-
leased today. Riggert heads five Of the
columns in the averages. He is first ne
run getter with forty five and first ir
total bases with l43, which was &C,
quired on ninety-seven hits. These
ninety seven. which leads the list in.
clude sixteen doubles. six triples ant
homers. He head the homer column
His hitting average is .33S Riggert /:
tied for the lead in stolen bases witt
Butler. of St Paul. Only in sacrifice
hitting which honors are shared b,
Martin. Milwaukee. and Shovlin, Col
umbus, Riggert fails to excel. He made
only seven sacrifices. The others have
nineteen each. Leading batters who
have participated in thirty-fve or more
games: Riggert. st. Paul, .33S; Cashion
Minneapolis. .335; Taggart Columbus
1923: Good. Kansas City. .315; Lelivelt
Louisville, .315; ,McHenry. milwaukee,
.306; Hartley, Columbus. 1903; Sawyer
Minneapolis. .301: Owens, Minneapolis
29S: Wagner. Columbus .294.
Kansas City with .266 leads In team
batting and Louisville in club feldins
with 1868
HOW HOLLOcHER BECAME STAR.