Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-09
BABE RUTH AND LARRY
DOYLE STILL IN LEAD
Rcd Sox Uurlcr Hits Four iomc-
runs In as Many Days; Frsd I'm
Second Place IN National.
DOC JOHNSTON TOPS A. A.
Larry Iajoie Is Third; Wuffli Heads
Western IeaEucrs; Oklahoma
City Batters Hit Hard.

CHICAGO, June S-"Happy"
Felsch, center fielder with Chicago,
is smashing his way to the batting
leadership of the American lcague.t
Thirty-flrst in the list a week ago,
Felsch today is tied with walker OF
Philadelphia for second place with
367. lie boosted his average 9S
points within n week, driving out
II hits in eight games. The Figures
include games OF Wednesday.
Babe" Ruth. the Boston pitcher
signallzed his return to the game by
driving out four home runs in four
days. lie failed to get any other
dropped off. hut he still leads the
league with 371, lie has a record OF
seven home runs since the start OF
the season.
Sister OF St Louis continues TO
show the way to the base stealers
with 90, and McInIis of Boston and
Shean his toammate. remain tied in
sacrifices. hitting with IS, Chapman
OF Cleveland leads In scoring, hay
ing crossed the plate 80 times, ST.
Louis leads IN team batters with 274.
The leading batters for % of more
games;
WclCh Il Second.
Ruth Boston, 37l; Felsch. Chica-
go, 36I; walker, Philadelphia, 367;
Baker, New York, $50: Burns, Phila-
delphia, 344; Sisler. St. Louis. $40;
Eddie Collins, Chicago, 337; Hopper,
Boston, 327; Tobin, st. Loils. 322;
Gandil. Chicago, $40; McMullin. Chi
cago, BIZ
Cracking out dozen hits in six
games boosted Fred Merkle. the Chi
cago first bascman, from fifth to sec
ond place In the7 list of National
league hitters. He is batting 376,
twenty-slX points above his average
week ago. Larry Doyle, because
of his continued absence from the
game, remains az the top with 426.
Tho averages include games for
Wednesday.
Carey Leads Thieves.
Carey Of Pittsburgh. who is lead
ing the base stcalers. has 90 thefts
to his credit Roush of Cincinnati has
taken the lead in sacrifice hitting
with "a Wiskland Of Boston and
Cruise Of st. Louis top the home-run
hltters with three each. Benny .Kauff
or New York is leading in scoring
having registered 80 in 40 games
chicago drove New York out Of first
place in team batting with 2S2, The
leading hatters for Is or more
games: Doyle. New York. 1926:
Mcrkle, Chicago. 376: smith. Ros-
ton, $40; Wickland, 34S; Dauhert.
Brooklyn, 343; Kauff New york,
54l; Mann, Chicago. S36: paskert,
Chlcaso, S2l; Honocher, Chicago.
$40; Lee Magee, Cincinnati, 32O.
Larry Lajoie Is making a bid for
the batting leadership of the AmerI-
can association, according to aver
ages including games OF "Wednesday.
The pilot Of the Indianapolis alub is
third IN tho list with 349. Doc John
son, the Milwaukee first haseman,
continues at the top with 1872.
hlEEert OF 81. Paul and Reilly of
Louisville tied Johnson for stolen
hase honors with II and Taggcr, of
columbus and Mrtin Of milwaukee,
tied Brief Of Kansas City as the lead
Ing sacrifice hitter. Each is cred
tied with nine McIenry OF Mil
Waukee continues TO lead in home
run hitting with five. Kansas City,
with an average of 274, heads the
clubs in batting. The leading bat
ters:
-, johnson ffas Big Mark.
Johnston. Milwaukee, 3S2; Wag-
ner Columbus, SOS; IaJoie, indian
apohs, 349; McI1enry Milwaukee.
342; Levivelt, Louisville, 339: Shultz
Kansas city, 323; Good, Kansas city,
314; Cochrane, Kansas City. ana;
Riggert, st. Paul. 30S; Hartley, Co
lumbus, 800.
Wuffli OF Hutchinson tops tho
Western league hatters with $50. ac-
cording TO averages including Tues.
days games Coffey of Dcs Moincs
is the leading home-run hitter with
six. In sacrifice hitting. jackson Of
Omaha is tied with Holderman OF
the same club, with ~ each. Donica
OF Omaha is the leading scorer with
q. Wichita tops the clubs in hitting
with 273. The leading ba1ers: