Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-07
HEINIE GROH LEADS
p NATIONAL BATSMEN
Red Second Sackcr Displaccs Fred
Mcrlllc by Margin Of one Point:
Daubcrt Hitting Hard.
COBB SHOWING HIS SPEED
Georgian Coming Back Into His Own
In American by Jumping TO Soc-
ond Place; Sislcr at Top.

CHlCAGGO. July 6.--Heinie Groh
of Cincinnati is the new batting lead
er OF the National league. deposine
Fred Merkle. tho Chicago first base
man. Averages relased today give
| Groh mark OF $50 withu Merkle
| trailing a point behind Jake Daub-
ert the Brooklyn veteran. also Is bat
| ting .349.
The Cincinnati infielder, fourth in
the list week ago, went on hat
ting rampage, driving out ten hits In
his last six games. His stick work
included three doubles and brace
OF triples. The averages include
games OF wednesday.
Carey Best Pilfcrcr
Max Carey of Pittsburgh. who Is
leading the base stealers, added seven
to his credit. bringing his total to 81.
Roush OF Cincinnati and o. Mara OF
Brooklyn are on even terms for hon
ora in sacrifice hitting, with 16 each.
Wickland of Boston and Cruise OF st.
Louis are tied In homerun hitting
with five. George Burns OF New
York, tho leading scorer, has reg
istered As times.
Chicago, which is giving New York
a seesaw fight for first place honors.
leads the clubs In batting with an
average of .273. The Giants. how
ever, are on top in fielding, with ,97l.
Leading batters for thirty or more
games:
Groh, Cincinnati. $50; Merltle.
Chicago, .322; Williams. Philadel-
phia, 800. Paskert, Chicago, .3l7;|
Hollooher, Chicago. 81: Bigbee,
Pittsburgh, .3O2; schmandt. Brook
lyn, .299.
Cobb Asserts Himself.
Tyrus Cobb, the fleet-footed Geor-
gian, is setting merry clip In the
American league. The Detroit out
fielder has jumped from seventh to
second place among tho batters and
has advanced into tie for second
place with Bobby Roth of Cleveland
for stolen bases. lie is six bases
behind George Sisler. st. Louis. who
is leading that department. The av-
erages inclde games of Wednesday.
Coob also is eating back TO his old
tricks in scoring runs. His daring
has moved him up to within one run
OF Harry Hooper. Boston, who, with
At. leads in runs scored. Cobb's mark
is 46.
cracked out II hits. which included
one triple and one double, and has a
mark of 342 as compared with .324
last week This Is four points lower
than Sisters mark.
Cobb's speed on the paths is show
ing up we'll and he stole an even half
dozen bases during the week and
now has credit for 20 thefts. This
mark Is six behind Sisler who Is
leading.
r Ruth Heavy SIuggcr.
Babe" Ruth Boston. before lcav-
ing his club early in the week because
of n reported Misunderstanding with
Manager Barrow, slammed out
brace OF circuit drives and leads the
home run hitters with Ii. Chapman,
Cleveland, is getting away In fine
style in his bunting and has acquired
the lead among the sacrifice hitters
with a mark Of %. New York leads
In team batting with an average Of
1853.
The leading batters who have
played in thirty or more games. Sis
Ter, ST. Louis, .345; Cobb. Detroit,
S42; Baker, New York. .33s Ruth,
Boston. .335; Burns, Philadelphia,
1872: Milan, Washington, .32S; Hoop
,er, Boston, aga: Pipp, New York,
.3l6; Walker, Philadelphia, AT;
Murphy. Chicago. .299; Pratt, New
York, .29S.
In the American association Cash
lon, with an average OF 336 based on
figures including Wednesday game.
leads the batting list. KGrcs, Louis
vile, who topped the association last
week, dropped to seventh place,
Wagner. Columbus. trails Cashion
with .324. ana is followed by Good,
Kansas city, with .322. L.ajoie hold
ing fourth place with 322.
Other leaders In the list, which in
cludes men who have taken part in
25 or more games, are: LeliVclt
Louisville. .321, owens Minneapolis.
.32t: Tagsart, Columbus. .3l5, and
Becker, Kansas City, .3l2.
Fiagstend Heads Southern.
Final averages Of the Southern
association. which suspended It's sea-
son Juue 26- show FLa=y5eRd ~ the