Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-26
R0USH GIVES WHEAT
CLOSE BATTING RACE
Cincinnati SlurRcr Climbs 10 second
"iacc IN National League; Carey
Leads IN Base Stealing,
COBB WINS AMERICAN RACE
Georgia Peach Has Batting Icadrr.
-hip Scwcd Jp. but H. Crowded
for scoring md Hasc stealing

CHICAGO. Aug 25 The bic
1.-Two for premier baseball houors In
the major league H On mu sway.
with leaders l1 The various depart
nents measuring strength in the
race for he top
Eddie Roush. tho hard hitting
Cincinnati outfeldor, with but nine
DAYS ~ the season remaining. 10 at
tempting 10 crowd Tack wheat
the BROOKLYN veteran, from tho
coveted top rune of the National
league batting ladder
Seventh ~ tho list NJ leaders q
week ago, Roulh today Ia 10 second
place az a result " collecting 10
hits In his last eieht games re ls
10 points behind tho Brooklyn vet
eran. who is leading with nm average
N .ai3. Charles Iiollocher. tho
young Chicago star, battod his way
from sixth 10 third place with an
average " 322 while Jake Dnu.
bert. another Brooklyn veteran. fe'
into a battlng slump ana slipped
from second 10 seventh place Tho
averages published today include
games ~ "Wednesday
Roush also tok spurt In sacri-
flee hitting FoIng into ne win
Mollwitz Of Pittsburgh for q total
OF 2s Heinic Gfnh ~ Cincinnati is
giving Burns ~ New york fight
for scoring honora Burns having
registered 1S runs as against ~ Tor
the Cincinnati star Cravath ~
Philadelphia tops the home run hit
ters with seven.
Carey II Winner.
MaN Carey the fleet footed Pitts.
burgher. is In a class by himfNSt In
base stealing Ito has SO there 70
his credit while Burns. the New
Yorker his nearest competitor, hln
only ~ n
The leading hatterH, wiTJ
BROOKLYN. a4S. Roush 'CincinN[i
,32s. Hollocher. Chicago, 322. Groh.
Cincinnati, .si7: !. g smith. nos.
ton. Ai7. Mefkie Chicago 905
DAubert Brooklyn, 1Ot. Young
New York. 2as.-R MhEos. Clncin-
natl. 70b PAskert Chicago. .29t
There IL wild scramble In the
American league FOR honors I'm scor-
Ing ana base stealing ana " Cohh
the Detroit star. is getting the worst
OF r. Cobb ~ course, 10 certain to
hag the batting championship, but
Chapman Of Cleveland and 0eorue
sislor of ST. Louis are leading him
IN the other departments
Chapman 20 Front
Chapman II showing the way In
scoring. having counted II times
Cobb has registered 72 runs sisler
tops the bAAe stealers with ss with
Chapman and Cobb tied for second
place NJ 81 Chapman also Ia tied
with shean OF Boston for the lead
in sacrifice hitting lie has 81
Cobb's batting mark, according to
figures. including games Of Wednes
day. IL $40, which Givea him n So-
point lead over Burns ot philadel.
phia, who ls second with a43. Sis
Ter IL back into third position. die
placing Speaker Of Cleveland
"smokey JoA' wood. the veteran
pitcher. who has been playing the
outfield with CLEVELAND. climbed
from tenth 20 NTH place within tho
last week. His average IN 500,
Babe" Ruth ~ Boston ana
Walker OF Philadelphia remain tied
for the honors In home run hitting
with II each.
The leading batters: Cobb. ne
troit. .STs. Burns. Philadelphia, .SA3
sisler. 81. Louis Ss5i Speaker
Cleveland. .Sia. Wood. Cleveland,
.aOa. pipp. New York, S0A Muir.
phy. walker Philadelphia, aes