Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-13

Chicago, July 13.-Tyrus Raymond
Cobb, batting champion OF the Ameri-
can league. after getting away to a late
start, is blazing the trail for the 1918
batting supremacy.
Averages released today give the
Detroit star a mark of ISL, as against
355 for George Sisler, of ST. Louis, the
leader a week ago. Sisler. however.
still leads the Georgian in base steal
ing with thirty against twenty-five.
Bobby Roth. Of Cleveland, is between
them with twentyseven. The averages
include games of Wednesday
The figures on Cobb and Sisler in
their batting struggle are
ALB n. SB. AV.
Cobb 256 % % 81
Sisier ...... :. e65 "a 80 1856
The. remarkable batting streak which
sent Cobb rushing to the top was
started on June II, and he pushed
the leaders, almost before they realized
it. In his last thirteen games he has
cracked out eleven hits, stole four
bases and scored eight runs. He passed
Harry Hooper, of Boston. for the lead
in scoring. having counted fifty-four
times against fifty-one for Hooper.
Frank Baker, OF New York, added
interest to the unusual batting situa-
ton in the American league by driving
out his Tooth hit during the week.
Babe Ruth. Of Boston. however. dis
appointed his admirers by failing TO
bag another homer His record OF
eleven, however, remains out OF danger.
Peckinpaugh,t of New York, and NC
Innis of Boston. are giving Shean also
of Boston, a race for honors in sacrl-
fce hitting Shean having a one point
advantage with a total Of twenty-five.
New York Is showing the way in team
batting with 26T and Boston in team
fielding with $40. Leading batters for
thirty five or more games: i
Cobb. Detroit, .s71; Sisler st. Louis.
.355. Baker. New York. .341: Burns,
Philadelphia. .33S Pipp, New York,
.s17: Milan. Washington. .314: Walker,
Philadelphia, .311; Hooper, Boston,
3es. Ruth, Boston. .302; Murphy, Chi
cago, 800.
keinie Groh Increases Lead.
Heinie Groh, the Cincinnati infielder,
pushed ahead to maintain his batting
lead in the National league, averages
including games of Wednesday giving
him mark of .352-two points above
his average Of a week ago. J. c. smith,
OF Boston, drove Merkle, Of Chicago,
out of second place with 1886. Hollocher
the 2l-year-o sensation with Chi
cago, advanced from eighth to fifth
place in the list of leaders with $40.
Max Carey. Of Pittsburgh, the lead
| ing base stealer, has a margin Of ten
thefts over George Burns. Of the Giants,
his nearest competitor. Carey's total is
thirty-six. Burns, however, remains
| high IN scoring, having registered fifty
times in seventy-three games. Roush
of Cincinnati, broke the tie for honors
/ in sacrifice hitting, bringing mis- totai
| up to eighteen.
Chicago and Cincinnati are on even
terms in club batting with .267, while
| New York has a one-point advantage
| in fielding with .971. Leading batters
\ for tl1irty-Sve or more games:
Groh. Cincinnati. 1852; ]. C. Smith
Boston. 1896; Merkle, Chicago. 1925;
| Daubert BROOKLYN. 800: Hollocher
| Chicago, $40; Paskert, Chicago, .3O9;
Mann. Chicago. .3o4; Roush, Cincinnati
BOP: L. Magee, Cincinnati. .29s' John"
ston, Brooklyn, .2ss.
| LeliveIt Battling cashion.
| In the American Association, Jach
Lelivelt OF Louisville Is giving Cashior
Of Minneapolis fight for the batting
supremacy. Cashion has a mark o.
.335 for thirty -eight games. while Le'
1ivelt competing In sixty-four. ID only
four points behind. The averages In
! clude games Of Wednesday.
.Riggert, Of st. Paul, Is out in front II
base stealing with seventeen and ir
| home run hitting with Elk. Taggert, Of
| Columbus, and Sawyer, Of Minneapolis
| are tied IN sacrifice hitting, each be-
| ing credited with fifteen. Hood. Of
Kansas City. leads the run getters will
thirty eight, a1tho Rggert 10 only ont
behind him. Kansas City leads in team
batting with .2S5 and Louisville II
!! fielding with 1852. Leading batters fo1
| thirty five or more games:
Cashion, Minneapolis, .S35; Lelivelt
Louisville. .S31: Rggert, ST. aPul, 1928
Taggert, Columbus, .320; Hartley. Col
unrbus, .30s: Good, Kansas City, .30e
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