The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-07-17
TY COBB, BATTER,
Blazing trail
1918 winner
VETERAN HITS GAIT ON JUNE "
WHICH is SENDING HIM AHEAD
NOW HAS AVERAGE or 81 TO
StSLEE'S 3S5

CHICAGO, July i6-Tyrls Raymond
Cobb batting champion OF the Amer-
team League. after getting away TO "a
late stnrt. ls blazing the tiai for the
1918 batting supremacy
Averages released todey give the
Detroit tar "a mnik oi .3fl. ns against
Boa for George Sislot OF ST. Louis. the
lcNd'f week ago, Sialer. however
still leads the Georgian IN base stcni-
inr with 80 against 20. BohNN Roth
of Cleveland is between Thorn with ~.
Tho averages include games oi We'd
ncsdny.
The fieurcs on cobb and ai-lor n
their batting struggle ares
q Alb r. ~ Sn Az
sister &C 265 A. % 20 ssS
Tho remarkable batting sireah which
sent Cobb rushing TO tho ton was
started on iunr ~. and hc pushed
With the leaders, almost before they
rtuhxed it Ills hniting recovery b
one uf iht most spectacular thHl even
Nunh Cfui stIecd. IN bis lnst TIM
tpen almrs ht has cracked out eleven
hits STOLE iour hHrcf and scored ciEhi
funH lle paeeed Hnrry licN9o uf
Boston iur the lead iu scoring. hatins
counted ~ tirnse 1gHinHt 81 fnr Hoop
pr lrl1h luker of Ncw YORK AUDITED
Interest tu tine unus,.ai batting situ.
alton he thc American league ht dflF-
ing ont his tooth ht during ihD week
'iiahc' fiufh of Bosion however dis-
appointed his admirers tv tniliug to
bug 1nothrr hnmcr ilis record Oi
eleven however remains out oi dam
ecr
TccInpiueh of ~cw Yols and MC
limits ul iiosfon tiD giving ~hcan ALSO
or Boston race Tor hpnors in sAv
rificC hitting ShDnn haNnr % one
Now lo'k ls showing ho wnt in team
batting with 267 and Boston in teHnl
frldius with 950 Leading hattcrs ier
SO on Orc esuos
Colb pouor a1i Sislof st. Louis
$3.50; natcr New York .sii; hurns
i'hilndoirhin 1896: tipp Nrw York
1917. Milan Washington .3lf walker
sno tth Boston lo- Merphy chl
easo 5o4
rcinio Groin tho Cincinnati nGcld
er pushed ahend fo walntnin nis bat
ting lo1d in the NHtionni leaguc n'tf-
ages lncinding aDucs oil Wcdn'sdas
etVing hun d maek ui 1852 two POINTS
above his average oi WrrF Igp. !
g. smith of BOSTON drove MFrble 80
Chicago out oi second place with .i33
IuNochcr fNr - -Nsai ule ScuF1iiun
win thitaeo advanced from eientN
GO firth place ID thc list of lcndeW
with $40
Max Carey of HiitHhUrgh the lead
ine blae sitaipr hHs a mtuein of ton
ihcns uvef George Buns Ui tlc ~ 50
work Chants hls nonfcsf competition.
Curty'H total % 3s. iuns hown,"r,
remains high I'm SCORING. having r'g
istered so times 100 18 e1mcs koush
II CINCINNATI broke the bc tor honprs
tn sacrifice hitting bringing his total
M 90 eighteen.
Chicago and Cincinnati af" on o''
ffeims IN club hntting win 'G7 ~.'''"
Sow Yori hns ono point advantages
nf Chicago in folding with 97i. Lcads
ing hattcrs for 30 or more gamoaa sAo
Nsph, ,mrnnHtl e1- nmiih'
Boston 1856 Mcrkie Chicago 325,
/ Danhcgt l'fookltn $50 hoNochrr
/ Chirugu $40. nashcrt. ChicaGo aNHi
Mnnn Chicago .a0f Nousn. Cincinnati
g02. g. Nmgec, Cincinnati .-9Y' jOhn-
stou. Brooklyn Dos
Thomas joins Colort
! MIi-WNt kfE. Wis. iulN lh rr'd
| Thomas. thnd baseman Of 'ho BOSTON
! l.ed SoN team TODAY enlisted ln INC
navy aa am apprentice seaman
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