Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-06-15
.S|SLER FORCES TOWARD TOP IN
 THE NATIONAL
Advances to Fourth Place in Batting, and First in Run-
 Getting.


 leased today and which includes We'd nesday's game this collegian not only advanced from ninth to fourth place among the batters, but took first honors as run maker from Wea-- yer, Chicago. He registered 31 times. The St. Louis Louisan also went into tie with Roth, Philadelphia, for total base honors with 80, the pair re- lieving Ty Cobb of the honor. Sis Ter also has the distinction of being member of the leading home run trio -Sisler, Ruth of Boston and Roth. Each made homers.
 Cobb retained his lead among the batters, although he suffered slight slump. He is hittn 1855.
 Chapman, Cleveland, and Witt Bos- tOn made three sacrifices each and continued their tie at IT.
 Johnston, Cleveland, has been cut ting loose on the paths during the past week and has dethroned Eddie Collins of Chicago, king of base stealers, Johnson had pilfered IA bases, compared to Collins 13.
 Leading batters for 15 or more games: Cobb, Detroit, 355 Veach, De- troit .351; Johnston, Cleveland .346; Sisler, St. Louis .345; Rice, Washing ton $40; Weaver, Chicago 33; Bobie, New York .333; Schang, Boston .333; Peckinpaugh, New York 330; Gedeon, St. Louis .330.
 Cavy Gravath, Philadelphia, yho is said by most pitchers in the National league to have no known weakness q hn 1af tn batters in that organization The big slugger who hits any kind of pitching has an average of .431 for 34 games. This mark is the result of A hits in 102 times at bat, including 13 doubles, 2 triples and } homers. In addition to being out in front among the batters, Chavath went into a tie for total base honors with Zack Wheat, Brooklyn and Kauff, New York, with 76, the trio displacing Doyle, New York.
 Williams, philadelphia. added an other homer to his string, and leads with 6. Myers, Brooklyn, remained at the head of the sacrifice hitters with 12 and Bigbee, Pittsburgh, lead- CT of base stealers, pilfered another base and now has 13.
 Leading batters for 15 or more games: Cravath Philadelphia .431; Young. New York .342; Wingo. Cin- cinnati .339: Roush. Cincinnati .338; Mccarthy, New York .333; Williams, Philadelphia .331; Doyle, New York 326; Kilduff, Chicago SIS; Groh Cincinnati 311; Meusel, Philadelphia 1908.
 The honor of lading run maker in the American association held last week by Brief, Kansas City. is being shared by Becker. and w. Miller teammates of last weeks leader. They have scored 20 times each. Hendryx, Louisville, continued to lead the bat ters with a mark of .3S7, and increas- ed his number of total bases to 75. Briefs four homers continued him in the lead in that department, while J. Mccarthy, Louisville. leads the sacri- ficers with 15. Smyth. Milwaukee, Good, Kansas City and Bescher Louis vile, caught up to Reilley. Indiana polls in stolen bases. They are tied at 13
 Leading batters for 15 or more games: Hendryx, Louisville, .3S7; O'Mara. Indianapolis, .37O; Niehaus, St. Paul .367; Becker, Kansas City .354; w. Miller, Kansas City .343; Cochran, Kansas City $40: E. Miller, St. Paul .33S; Huhn. Milwaukee .326
 Carroll Memphis, tied Sullivan, New Orleans. for scoring honors of the Southern Association, each having counted 2S times Duncan, Birming- q O,,1l e honors with 77 There was no change in standing of the other leaders. Brown, Mobile, leading the home run hitters with five circuit drives: knaupp, New Orleans, the sacrificers with II; Graft. Chattanooga and Gill bert. New Orleans, the base stealers with Il. The averages include games of Tuesday. leading batters: Carroll, Memphis .372 Peters. Birmingham ,357; Gilbert New Orleans .339; Sulli- van. New Orleans .333: Thorburn. Atlanta .33S; Christenbury. Memphis .S22; Mayer, Atlanta 322; Fisher. Birmingham 312: Duncan. Bimingham .315: T. Mcdonald. Nashville .3O9.
 Kelleher. St. Joseph, tied Moran. Sioux City, for the lead in runs scored in the Western league. Each has 25. Collies, Joplin. with 55 total bases. remained hig in that department. Davis. Tulsa and Yaryan, Wichita. hatted their way into triple tie with Collins. for home run honors. Each has trhee. Jackson, Omaha, with 13 sacrifices. remained high in that de- partment, while Cass, Des Moines, is leading the base stea1ers with Ii thefts. Through an error last week. Horan. Joplin. was credited with 12 stolen bases, which give him the lead. yhere- as he has stolen only bases.
 The averages include games of Tuesday. Leading batters: Ronowitz, St. Joseph .352: E. Walker. Sioux City ,349: Griffith. Oklahoma, .337 Collin, Joplin .233: Branigan, St. Joseph .32o Robinson, Sioux City .319; Hasbrook Des Moines. .315: Adams. Oklahoma .S12: Davis Tulsa .S11; O'Brien Tulsa sos.