Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-06
Ty Cobb Takes Big
Lead in Batting

Chicago, Sept. 6.--As the clubs of
the American League swing into the
final month of the pennant race, Iy
Cobb is driving FOR the batting cham
pionship, which, with the exceptions OF
two seasons, has been in his possess
sion for twelve years.
Unofficial averages released today
show the celebrated Georgian hitting
.371-twenty- lone points ahead of Os-
car veach, his teammate and closest
batting rival. In 104 games, Cobb has
whaled 155 safe blows fer total OF
210 bases. Thirty of Ty's hits went for
two bases. while eleven were OF the
three Dagger variety and one nome
run. The averages include games OF
Wednesday.
Babe" Ruth. the averages show, is
within one home run of tieing the
worlds four-bagger record Of twenty
five established by Buck Freeman. In
addition to driving out twenty-four
homers. Ruth tops the league in total
base hitting. He has stretched -llS
hits bagged in III games for to-
tai Of 240 bases. His home run rec
ord is topped off with twenty-s six two
base hits and dozen triples ,
George Sister, the st. Louis star,
continues to show the way to the base
stealers with twenty-seven with Harry
Hooper, of Boston. runner-up Win
twenty five. Eddie Collins, of Chi
cago, is third with twenty-four. Chap
man. of Cleveland, Is the leading sacrl-
flee hitter with forty-three.
Other leading American League bat
tiers for forty or more games: jack
son, Chicago s4S; Sisler, st. Louis
s45; Peckinpaugh, New York. $40: ia
cobson. st. Louis, 1874: Tewster, New
York, 325; Shorten, Detroit 319; Ruth
Boston. 31s;, Heiman, Detroit, BIZ
Collins. Chicago. 315; Mclnnis, Boston,
BIS.
Ed Roush the Cincinnati star, suffer-
ed a setback in his attack for the Ma
tional League batting honors, dropping
into third place with an average OF
1928. Cravath. Of Philadelphia, cluna
to the leadership with $40. while
Thorpe, Of Boston, swung back into
second place with 1924.
Roush, however, leads the league In
total base hitting. Competing In lit
games, the Reds outfielder has slam
med out 143 hits for total Of tlse
bases. Heinie Groh, the Cincinnati
third baseman. leads in scoring, having
registered seventy-five. Cutshaw, OF
Pittsburgh, continues to show the way
to the base stealers with thirty-one
r. L, iC
front with eleven. while Williams, OF
Philadelphia, and Kauff. Of New YORK
are tied for second with nine each.
Other leading National League bat
tiers for forty or more games: Meusel
Philadelphia, 31s; Groh. Cincinnati
311; Doyle, New York. 302; Young
New York. 3O1; Myers Brooklyn, 800;
Deal. Chicago. 2ss; Barber. Chicago
2ss: Stock. st. Louis, 297; McHenry
st. Louis, 297.
George, of Columbus. suffered the
biggest batting slump among the lead
ing batters of the American Associa-
ton. He dropped from eighth to
eighteenth place. his average falling
from .315 to .292 There was little
change among the other leaders, who
continue to be topped by Hendryx. Of
Louisville, with .349. Becker and Good
Kansas City teammates, are giving
Hendryx a run for the batting honors,
as they are in second and third place,
respectively, with marks Of $40 and
.339.
Miller, Of St. Paul, who last week
broke the tie for home run honors, has
added anather circuit drive to his
string OF fourteen. He also is far in
front In total bases with 253. Miller,
Of Kansas City, has registered 90 runs
for his club and leads In this depart
ment. Bob Bescher. of Louisville, with
his II stolen bases. Is far ahead OF MS
rivals.
Other leading association batters for
forty five or more games: O'Mara,
Indianapolis, 1886: e. Miller. st. Paul.
323; Leary, indianapolis, 1922; Hyatt,
Toledo 31s: w. Miller, Kansas City,
s12: Brief. Kansas City, 80; kirke'
Louisville, 30S.
Diltz, of Tulsa. dropped from sew
enth to eighteenth place among the
regular batters Of the Western League.
who are led by the new consecutive
hitting champion, Joe Without. OF
Wichita. Diltz is batting 1903 compar-
ed with .319 last week. Wilhoit's av-
erage is 1925. with w. Jackson. st. Jo-
seph, the runncr-up. with 81.
Wilhoit is the rynner-up to Moran,
of Sioux City, in runs scored. Moran
counted 112 times to Wilhoit's 1O9.
The latter. however. Is far in front in
total bases With 286.
Yaryan. OF Wichita, continues to lead
in home runs with IL. Hasbrook. OF
Des Moines. stole (seven bases during
the past week and now leads with thir-
ty-five.
Other leading Western League bat
ters for forty five or more games:
Des Moines, 855; East. Wich-
tia. 352; r. Walker st. Joseph. 346;
Speliman, Omaha, sii. Robinson, SIOUX
City, S23; Hasbrook, Des Moines, 800;
Collins. Joplin S16; Lindimore, Okla
'homa, 314.
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