The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-08-27
Murphy Tops The Americans

topping the American league batterS
with q mark Of .476, according to av-
erages released Saturday However he
has participated in only 81 games.
Harris of Cleveland in % games made
an average Of 4O3.
Ty Cobb, Of Detroit, is the real lead
er, nor than 100 points behind Muir
ply. The Detroit star has been bag
ging safe blows consistently and has
an average Of .374 made in 80 games.
Of st. Louis is the hummer
upto Cobb with 1852.
George Sisler, star of the st. Louis
club, is showing the way to the base
stealers with Is thefts, but is being
pushed by Johnston of Cleveland and
Hooper Of Boston who have pilfered
% sacks each. In addition to being
the leading base stealer Sisler is in
front in total bases with a mark of 21O
which is better than that of "Babe"
Ruth of Boston, the smuggling home
run king, who has a string of 10 hom-
ers to his credit. Ruth lacked on three
circuit drives in the past week.
Other leading American league bat
tiers for 40 or more games: Veach, De
troit 352; Sisler, st. Louis 351; Peck
inpaugh, New York 3339; Jackson, Chi
cago 1913; Heilman, Detroit 1926; Few
ster, New York 1926; Flagstead, De-
troit 317; Rice, Washington, 315;
Gandil, Chicago 314; Ruth, Boston, 313
Chapman, Cleveland, 312; Weaver,
Chicago 81; E. Collins, Chicago 81.
Carey Has Great Week
+ Max Carey, of Pittsburgh, had a
great week with the bat in the Ma
tional league, land boosted his aver
age over the 300 mark. Last week, the
Pittsburgher was hitting at a .284
clip, and this weeks averages show
him to be batting .301, but Carey has
play in only 81 games. Barber, Of
Chicago, alsosshas been doing some
timely hitting and is in fourth place
with a mark Of .315.
"Gavvy" Gravath, the Philadelphia
manager and leading home run hitter
in the senior league, is topping the
batters with $40. Jim Thorpe of Bos-
ton, is next with 1856 and Roush of
| Cincinnati is in third place with 1923.
Gravath broke the tie for home run
hcnors, which he shared with Kauf,
New York, last week by cracking out
a pair of circuit drives. He has ele'
ven.
E. Wheat, Of Brooklyn, continued tc
lead in total bases with It's.
Cutshaw of Pittsburgh stole his
3Oth base during the week and is top
ping the base stealers.
Other leading hitters who partici.
pated in 40 OF nor National league
games; Hornsby, St. Louis 30S; Stock
st. Louis 308; McHenry, St. Louis
306; 2. Wheat, Brooklyn 305; Doyle
New York 299; Luderus, Philadelphia
299; Greh, Cincinnati 298; Meusel
Philadelphia 298.
Little Chance In Association
There was little change of position
among the batters Of the American
Association Hendryx, of Louisville
continued to top the list with .35(
with Becker of Kansas City the run
ner-up with BAT. Good of Kansa:
City is third with I34O Miller of St
Paul bagged a brace Of circuit drive.
during the past week and tied Becker
Each has made eleven homers.
Bescher of Louisville is burning thu
paths with. his speed and, with al pill
fered sacks, is far in front in has.
stealing.
Other leading American Association
batters for 40 or more games are
O'Mara, Indianapolis, $50; E. Miller
st. Paul, 321; Leary, indianapolis, 32(
Kirke, Louisville, $40; w. Miller, Kan
sas City, 317; Owens, Minneapolis
314; Covington, Indianapolis, 313; Hy
att, Toledo, 312; George, .Columbu:
303; Yerkes Indianapolis, 301.
Wilhoit Far In Front.
Joe Without, smuggling outfielder o:
the Wichita club, who established {
new world record by hitting safely il
SO consecutive games, is far in from
among the Western League hitter!
with a mark Of AS, Without, who wa
purchased by the Boston Red Sox ant
who will join that team shortly, end
ed his batting streak Wednesday.
Yaryan, Wichita, remain high mar
in the home run department dith Il
and Hasbroock's mark Of 81 stoler
bases kept the Des Moines player ir
front among the base stealers.
Other leading batters for 40 o,
more games in the Western are: E
Walker, st. Joseph; 356; Spellman
Omaha, 1852, 352; East, Wichita, 35z
Connolly, Des Moines, 1876; Brokaw
Sioux City, 800; Collins, Joplin, 31s:
Hasbrook, Des Moines, 315; Burwell
Joplin, 315; Berger, Wichita, 312;
Moran, Sioux City, 312.
Gilbert Retains Lead.
Gilbert, New Orleans, with an av