Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-14
SISLER MAKES.
BEST SHOWING
IN AMERICAN
Cobb Suffers Slump But Re
tains Lead Among
Batters.

Chicago. June 14.-George Sisler,
the st. Louis star, made the best
in the American league dur
ing the past week. According to
averages released today and which
include Wednesdays games, this coll
legian not only advanced from ninth
to fourth place among the batters, but
took first honors as run maker from
Weaver, Chicago. He registered 81
times. The st. Louisian also went
int a tie with Roth. Philadelphia, for
total base honors. with 80, the pair
relieving Ty Cobb of the honor. Sisler
also has the distinction of being a
member OF the leading nome run trio
-Sisler, Ruth of Boston and Roth.
Each made fou! homers. = ,
. Cobb retained his lead among the
batters, although he suffered a slight
stump. He is hitting .355.
Chapman, Cleveland. and Witt, Bos-
ton, made three sacrifices each and
continued their tie at IL.
Johnston. Cleveland. has been cut
ting loose on the paths during the
past week and has deth-oned Eddie
ers. Johnston had pilfered IA bases.
compared to Collins 13.
Leading batters for Is or more
games: Cobb, Detroit. 1855: veach.
Detroit. $751;: Johnston, Cleveland.
.34e; Sisler. st. Louis, .345: Rice.
Washington. $40: Weaver. Chicago.
1913: Bodie. New York, 1888: Schang.
Boston, 1913; Peckinpaugh. New
York, $50: Gedeon, St. Louis, $3.50.
Crav{th Leads National.
Gavvy< CtaJAh. Philadelphia, who
is said bAAnsf pitchers in the Ma
tional league to have no known weak
ness while, at the plate, continued to
lead batters in that organization. The
| big slugger who hits n kind of
! pitching. has an average Of .43f for
3t games. This mark is the result Of
a. hits in 1o2 times at bat. including
IS doubles. two triples and ave HON.
ers. In addition to being out in front
, among the batters. Cravath went into
a tie for total base honors with lack
! Wheat, Brooklyn. and Kauf, New
! York. with 76. the trio d~isplacfns
Doyle. New York.
40" williams. Philadelphia. added an
other homer to his string. n leads
with six. Myers. Brooklyn. remained
at the head of the sacrifice hitters
With IL. and Bigbee. Pittsburgh:
leader of base stealers. pilfered
anOLneT case anu 10" A4Ao 4o'
Leading. .batters for is or more
games: Cravath. Philad elphia, .431;
Young. New York. .342; Wingo, Gin
! cinnati, .33s: Ronsh. Cincinnati. 1888;
mccarthy, New York. 1888: Williams
Philadelphia. .3a1; Doyle. New York
.326: Kilduff, Chicago. ...31S: Groh,
Cincinnati. 81; Meusel. Philadel-
phia, sos.
! n-,~% erd Rack~r
The honor of leading run maker In
the. American association held last
week. by Brief. Kansas City. is beine
shared by Becker and W. Miller
teammates of last weeks leader. They
have scored 20 times each. Hendryx
Louisville, continued to lead the bat.
tiers with a mark of 1887. and in
creased his number of total bases tc
rs. Briefs four homers continued
him in the. lead in that department
while ]. Mccarthy. Louisville: lead.
waukee; Good. Kansas City, and
Bescher, Louisville, caught up tt
Kelley. Indianapolis, in stolen bases
They. are tied at IS.
Leading batters for Is or NOR.
games: Hendryx. Louisville. 1887
O'Mara. Indianapolis, $40; Niehaus
st. Paul. .367: Becker, Kansas City
1854: W. Miller, Kansas City, .34S
Cochran. Kansas City. $40: E.. Miller
st. Paul, 1913; HUM. Milwaukee
Carroll Tics Sullivan.
Carroll. Memphis, tied Sullivan
New Orleans, for scoring hono-s Q
the Southern association. each havinl
counted 20 times. Duncan. Birmfng
ham, replaced Sullivan for total has
honors with II. There was no chang
in standing OF the other leaders
Brown, Mobile. leading the home RI,
hitters with five circuit drives
knapp, New Orleans, the sacrihceri
With II; Graft. Chattanooga. and GIL
bert. New Orleans, the base stealert
with II. The averages include. game
Of Tuesday; LssainF z. b.t.er s;rn Car
5o1a; lss7o of ii. New e.na
.33s; sullivan, New Orleans. .s3s
Thorburn, Atlanta. .333: christenbur,
Memphis. .321; Mayer, Atlanta. .322
Fisher. Birmingham. .3z1: Duncan
BirminRham. .3lb; 7. Mcdonald
Nashville. sos.
Kelleho Tied Moran.
Kellsher, st., Joseph, tied Morar
Sioux City, for the lead In runs score
in the Western league. Each has 2.
Collins, Joplin. with IS bases. re
manned high, in that department
Davis. Tulsa. and Yaryan, Wichitl
, batted their WY into a triple tie wit
Collins for home run honors. Fac
has three. Jackson, Omaha. with l
sacrifices, remained high In that de
partment, while Cass. Des Moines, l
leading the base stealers with 1
thefts. Through an error last weel
. Koran. Joplin. was credited with /
stolen bases, which gave him the lead
whereas he has stolen only two base.
The averages include games 0
Tuesday.N Leading batters: Bono
witz, st. AJoseph, $50: e. Walker
Sioux City. .549: Grimm. Oklahoma
.337; Collin, Joplin, ..333; Branigar
81, Joseph, .32c; Robinson, siou
city. .51s; Hasbropk. Dos Moline,
AZ; Adams. Oktahoma.4E .812; Davis
Tulsa. Sill o'Brien. Tulsa, sos.
FLYING CIRCUS LEAVES.
st. Paul; MINI. June. IA nyin,
circus OF fve airplanesl left ST. Pal
this morning for Indianapolis. Thi
d one ofs&hs laps OF the journey fron
Dallas To Boston ana non.sto,
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