Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-30
Roush Out After
Hitting Honors

Chicago. Aug. Med Roush. one Oh
the batting stars in Cincinnatis PEN
nant drive. is flirting with the batting
championship of the National League.
Unofficial averages released today
show the hard hitting Reds outfielder
tied for second place with an average
of 22S with "Gavvy" Cravath. manager
of the Philadelphia club, topping the
league hitters with $40.
Bagging eleven safe blows in his
seven games boosted Roush from third
place TO a second place tie with Jim
Thorpe of Boston. Three of Roush's
hits went for two bases. while one was
three Dagger. With the close OF the
race a month away. critics agree that
the Cincinnati star has an excellent
chance to pass Craveth in the maj
sprint. Cravath, however. Is in pos
session OF home run hitting honors
with eleven. ..s
Cutshaw, OF Pittsburgh, continues TO
show the way to the base stealers
with ,hirty-one, with Rigbee, a team
mate and Jack Smith OF ST. Louis.
tied for second with twenty-siN. Other
leading National league batters Tor
forty or more games; Meusel. Paiia-
delphia, SIT: Gorch. Cincinnati. 3lS;
stock. ST. Louis. sos: Doyle, New YORK,
so4. Young, New York. 3o?: Hornsoy,
st. Louis, 30I: McHenry, 81. Louis. Soi.
With the close of the season month
away. Ty Cobb is in no apparent dan
ger of being dethrorfed aszthe champ
ion batter. of the American lea que. The
Detroit star is safely in the lead with
an average Of $50. yeach. Cobb's team
mate, IL in second place with s5S.
Babe" Ruth, the sensational slugger
with Boston. who is striving to break
the major league home run record Of
twenty Ave established by Buck Free
man. of the Washington National Lea
que in 1899. has shattered the AMER
can League record with twenty-tnree'
ba sging four in o his last SIX games
Rust also has scored the remarAaoie
total of eighty runs in 1o5 games
Eddie Collins. the Chicago secono
haseuan. lis pressing George Sis'er, OF
6, Louis for honors in base steaiins'
cjsIer with twenty six having a margin
of two. Harry Hooper, of Boston. 10
next in line with twenty-three, "hiie
Johnston. of Cleveland. has TWENTY-FIVE
and Cobb twenty-one.
other leading American League pat
tiers for forty or more games: Sash-
son. Chicago, si7; Sisler, St. Louis
sl7. Jacobson. St Louis. $40: Peckin-
naugh, New York, 32e: Fewsters. New
York. 32l: Hickman. GetT5.t4 tan
dill, Chicago. 800; Ruth, Boston Sia'
Henrdyx. of Louisville, is clingins 10
| the hattsnk lead Of the American Az
! sociat,on with an average Of $40 wlin
Becker of Kansas City trailing him IN
| second place with BAL.
| Miller, of st. Paul, broke the tie TOT
honors In home run hitting, braneihs
his total up. 10 thirteen. Becker ahp
| PREF of Kansas City are runners-up
with eleven. Fob Besher OF Louis'Aie
| failed 70 add to his total OF stoieh
bsses during the week, but his marx
| of forty-ope theits gives aim !eaa
thar none of his rivals hope to over
| come.
Other leading association batters loi
forty or more games: o'Mara indian-
! apolis, 33s; Good. Kansas CITY SSe'
Kirke, louisville, 3Is; Miller. st. faui'
315: Miller, Kansas City, Sl5; George
| Columbus, 315: Hyatt. Toeido ga
| Leary. Indianapolis, slS.
| Joe without, Of the Wichita ciuo'
holder OF the worlds record for con-
| secutfve hitting. is in no danger oi
being ousted from the batting lead OF
the western League. Without has an
4 Average of 4a4,-ffty- points aheao
OF Jackson, of St. Joseph his cioscst
1 rival
VIM. of Des Moines, rs giving Has
brook. his teammate, race TOR nohoIs
In base stealing, Hasbrook WIN
twenty EIGHT, having margin OF WV.
i Yaryan, Of Wichita, continues hisu
IN home run hitting, with twelve.
/ Other leading batters for forty OF
more western League games: conneii-
ey. Des Moines, 357; Speelman. Omaha
i s5s. East, Wichita. s52; Walker. et'
lJaseph, $40; Diltz, Tulsa. as; Collins
4 Joplin, Bis: Robinson, Sioux CITY Si6
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