Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-09
Cobb Regains First \
Place in Batting in
American League

Chicago, Aug 9.-The battle between
the two stars-Ssler, st. Louis and
Cobb, Detroit-for premier honors
among the American league batters,
resulted in the latter taking first place
from his rival, with an average OF
1865, according to unofficial averages
released today. Sisler is ten points
behind. Bobby Beach, also of Detroit,
is trying hard to get into the battle
and make it a three cornered race. He
is hitting a 1854 clip one point behind
the runner-up to COBB.
Sisler retained his lead in total bas-
es with q mark of 1S6 bases.
Johnston, Cleveland. caught up to
the ST. Louis star in stolen bases.
Each has stolen % bases.
Babe" Ruth, the Boston slugger has
failed in his last five games to add to
his string of sixteen homers, which
puts him at the top of the circuit drive
hitters. t
Other leading American, league bat
tiers for thirty five or more games:
Feckinpaugh, New York. .34S; jack
son, Chicago, 1874; Flagstead. Detroit,
.226 Heilmans Detroit, 1925; Jacobson,
st. Louis, 1925; Rice. Washington, 1924;
Gandil, Chicago, .314: E. Collins. Chi
cago, 3D. Ruth. Boston, 312.
z. Wheat, the Brooklyn outfielder,
dropped from second to fifth place
among the batters Of the National
league. Jim Thorpe, the Indian. OF
Boston, also suffered batting slump,
but retained his hold on first place
with an average of 1857. Gavvy Cravatn
the Philadelphia manager, is pressing
Thorpe for first place with a mark or
SOL Hornsby, ST. Louis. climbed
from eighteenth place to ninth place.
Cravath and Kauff Of New York re-
manned tied for circuit drive honors.
with 9 homers each, Kauff continuing
to lead in total bases with 161.
Groh. Cincinnati, has taken the lead
as -getteT, having registered SO
Cutshaw. Pittsburgh, added four
stolen bases to his string and is show
ing the way to the base stealers with
Twenty-Five thefts.
Other leading National league bat
tiers for thirty-five or more games:
Roush, Cincinnati. 1924: McHenry, ST.
Louis, 1923; z. Wheat, Brooklyn, .S14:
Myers, Brooklyn, .314: Doyle, New
York, .S13; Wingo. Cincinnati. .312:
Hornsby, st. Louis. .30S: Williams.
Philadelphia. .307; Holke, Boston .3o7;
Kauff New York, 1907.
p. Hendryx, Louisville, retained his
same mark Of .34S, for batting honors
in the American Association. Becker.
Kansas City, has been welding the bat
with telling effect and has taken the
lead in the total base hitting from his
teammate, Good. Becker has hit for
1870 total bases. He also Is pushing
Good for second place In batting with
mark Of 1882, two points behind
Good. Becker also cracked out four
more-homers during the past week and
leads in circuit drives with II.
Bescher Louisville, broke the tie for
stolen base honors, shared last week
with Smyth, Milwaukee and Is out in
front with thirty-four thefts, to thirty
one for his rival.
Other leading batters for thirty-five
OF more SdIIicS al tHc <tHSii ivan @>S'o
citation: O'Mara, Indianapolis, 1926;
E. Miller, st. Paul, .317; Covington.
.315: Kirke. Louisville.
81; w. Miller, Kansas City. 500; CO.
chran. Kansas City, 1904; Leary, Ind
annapolis, 300; Sawyer, Minneapolis,
1903; Duncan, st. Paul, 1903.
80
Gilbert, New Orleans. with $50 re-
NAMED high among the batters Of the
Southern Association, retained his lead
FOR tota! bases with is5. and N stolen
bases Is far in front with thirty-four
thefts, T. Mcdonald, Nashville. is the
leading home run hitter with seven
circuit drives to his credit.
Among the Southern's other leading
batters for thirty-five or more games
are: Christenbury, Memphis. 1925; T.
Nashville. 1926; Duncan,
.316; Grimm, Little Rock,
$40; Mayer, Atlanta, 800; ]. Sullivan,
New Orleans, .3os; Peters, Birming-
ham, .299: l. Griffin, Atlanta, .299;
Bernsen, Birmingham, .2s5.
Without, the Wichita outfielder, In
creased his lead among the batters OF
the Western; a4SKun who participated
In thirty-five or more games, and is
leading the regulars with an average