The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-26
BIG DRIVE FOR
MAJOR LEAGUE
HONORS IS ON
Roush Holds Second Place in
List of National League
Leaders.

CHICAGO, Aug 26.-The Big drive
for premier baseball honors in the
major league is in full sway, with
leaders in the various departments
measuring strength in the race for the
top.
Eddie Roush, the hard hitting Gin
ninnati outfielder, with but nine days
OF the season remaining, Is attempting
to crowd ''Zack" Wheat, the Brooklyn
veteran, from the coveted top rung OF
the National league batting ladder.
Seventh in the list Of leaders a week
ago, Roush today is in second place
as result of collecting sixteen hits
in his last eight games. He is fifteen
pointsbehind the Brooklyn veteran,
who is leading with an average Of .343.
Charles Hollocher, the young Chicago
star batted his way from sixth to third
place, with an average OF 1922, while
Jake" Daubert, another Brooklyn
veteran, fell into a batting slump and
slipped from secondto seventh place.
The averages published today include
games of Wednesday.
Roush also took a squirt in sacrifice
hitting, going into tie with Mollwitz
of Pittsburgh for a total of twenty
eight. Heinie Crab Of Cincinnati is
giving Burns of New York fight for
scoring honors, Burns having register
ed seventy-six runs as against seventy
two for the Cincinnati star. Crayath
ofPhiladelphia tops the home run hit
tiers with seven.
Max Carey, the fleet footed Pitts
burgher, is in a class by himself in
base stealing. He has fifty-five thefts
to his credit, while Burns, the New
Yorker, his nearest competitor, has
only thirty-six.
The Leading Batters
Wheat, Brooklyn. 343; Roush, Gin
cinnati, 32S; Hollocher, Chicago, 1922;
Groh, Cincinnati, 81; j. c. Smith, Bos-
ton, 81; Merkle, Chicago, 500; Dau
bert, Brooklyn, 304; Young, New York.
299; S. Magee, Cincinnati, 295; Pas
kert Chicago, 294.
There is wild scramble on in the
Americanleague for honors in scoring
and base stealing and Ty Cobb. the
Detroit star, is getting the worst of it.
Cobb, of course, is certain to bag the
batting championship. but Chapman
ofCleveland, and George Sisler, of St.
Louis, are leading him in the other de-
partments.
Chapman is showing the way in
scoring, having counted seventy-seven
times. Cobb has registered sexenty-
threeruns. Eisler tops the base steal
ers with thirty-eight, with Chapman
andCobb tied for second place at
thirty-four. Chapman also Is tied with
Shean of Boston for the lead In sac
rifice hitting. He has thirty-one.
Cobb's batting mark, according to
figures including games OF Wednes-
day, is $40, which gives him thirty
six point lead over Burns Of Philadel-
phia, who is second with 343. Sisler
isback into third position. displacing
Speaker of Cleveland. Smokey Joe"
Wood, the veteran pitcher, who has
been playing the outfield with Cleve-
land, climbed from tenth to fifth
place within the last week. His av
erage is 309.
Babe" Ruth of Boston and Walker
of Philadelphia remain tied for the
honors in home run hitting with
eleven eoch.
The Leading Batters.
Cobb. Detroit, 379; Burns, Phila-
delphia, 343; Sister, St. Louis, 1885,
Speaker; Cleveland, 49, Wood, Cleve-
land 800; Pipp, New York, 304; Muir
ply, Chicago, 304; Baker, New York,
800; Ruth. Boston. 299; Walker, Phila-
delphia 29S