Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-27
Review Of Sports
and Athletic News

Chicago, July Y.--Tyrus Raymond
Cobb, Detroit, continued to lead Amer
lean league batters during the past
week. He played In but four games
from July II to the following Wednes-
day. Last Wednesday is included in
the averages released today. Altho Ty
dropped four points he still is far In
the lead. Cobb is hitting within seven
teen points Of the 400 mark which he
is in hopes Of reaching before the sea-
son Closes, The fleet footed Detroit
outfielder failed to register run for
his club during the week, but his
mark of sixty was five better than
Harry Hooper, Of Boston, who Ia the
runner-up In tho run scoring depart
ment. Burns. Of Philadelphia, the
Georgian's closest rival for hitting
honors. Is forty-four points behind
Cobb. with Sisler in third place. fifty
four points behind the leader.
There was little change last week
among the leading batters. Ray DEM
mitt, st. Louis, made the jump from
fourteenth place to fourth. His mark
last week was .292 and this weeks fig-
ure is 1920.
puIiS, EiiiilIeIpulsl, COullIiuou W lcsLu
in total bases with f59. He has made
thirteen doubles, nine triples and 1--WE
home runs. Babe" Ruth, Boston hat
played in fee games since the last av-
orages were released but failed tojchalls
up any more home runs. His eleven.
however. remains high. He stretched
one Of his hits to a triple and now Is
tied with Cobb for three baggers. Each
has made ten. Shean, Boston. added a
quartet Of sacrifices to his string and
leads that department with twenty
eight. Sister failed to steal any more
bases and his mark OF thirty two is
high. altho Bobby Roth, Cleveland. is
giving him close run and Is but two
behind.
st. Louis, Will, three regulars in the
800 class. leads the league in team bat
ting with 1853. Boston leads in club
fielding with .972.
Leading batters who had participat-
ed in forty or more games: Cobb. De-
|troit. 1888; Burns, Philadelphia, $3.50;
Sisler. st. Louis, 1929: ,Demmitt, st.
Louis, 800: Ruth. Boston, $40: Baker,
New York. .316; Speaker, Cleveland,
.316; Graney. Cleveland, 800: Walker.
Philadelphia. 1906; Pipp. New York,
.3o4.
Wheat Makes Big Advance.
lack Wheat. Brooklyn outfelder,
made the best showing OF National
league battcrs, according to the aver
ages published today. and which in
clude Wednesdays games. Wheat
climbed from eighth place to second
place. He was hitting 800 when the
previous weeks averages were released.
Now his average Is 1921. Lee Magee,
Cincinnati, who was in nineteenth place
last week moved zip to tenth place.
Heinie Groh, Cincinnati, continued at
the head Of the LIST with an average OF
$780, which is q drop OF sixteen points
since last week. Charles Hollocher.
Chicago youngster. has clouted out 100
safe hits: Merkle. his, teamnnate, leads
in total bases, with 129, which include
twenty-five doubles. three triples and
q like number Of homers
Cruise, st. Louis, with his six Circuit
drives, remained high man In that de-
partment, and Roush, Cincinnati, with
nineteen sacrifice hits, headed the sac
rifice hitters. Max Carey, Pittsburgh.
added another stolen base to his string
and leads with forty one thefts. george
Burns. New York. has scored sixty one
runs. which tops the list. New Yorks
mark OF .971 remained high in club
fielding and Cincinnatfs .271 average
Continued high for team batting.
Leading battefs: Gfoh, Cincinnati.
$50; q. Wheat, Brooklyn, .s21; j. c.
Smith. Boston, $40; Daubeyt, Brook
lyn, .317; Hollocher, Chicago. .313:
Roush, Cincinnati, sos; Merkle, Chi
cago 800: Chase, Cincinnati, .304:
Young. New York. .301; l.. Magee. Gin
cinnati, .2ss. j r.
cashion Finishes First.
Cashion, Minneapolis, finished the
season strong in the, American Assoc
citation, which closed Sunday, July q,
He added eleven points to his mark OF
last week, bringing his final average
to .346 for the abbreviated season, ace
cording to unoficiall averages published
today. but which do not include the
twilight games at Toledo and Indian
apolis.
Riggert, st. Paul, who was in first
place last week, was nosed out OF Sec