Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-24
SLIPS
BACK TO THIRD;
FABER IN LEAD
"General JOe7 is DepOsed as King
Swat Artist in JOhnsOn's
League.
CLEVELANDER IN THE LEAD
Red Faber Has More Wins Than
OthersLCravath Leads Bats
men in National League.
CLEvELANDER IN THE LEAF

Chicago, May 24.-"Genoral" Joe
Jackson. the smuggling White Sox
outfielder, has been deposed as
leading batsman of the American
league by Bill Wambsganss of
Cleveland. who by a wonderful
squirt boosted his average from
1928 to .407 in a week, according
to unofficial figures released to-
day. Jackson has dropped to third
place with 1856, while Smith.
Cleveland, remains in second place
with 1888.
Other batters at the top of the
games, including contests of We'd
nesday. are: Jacobson, st. Louis.
376; Weaver, Chicago, 81; b.
die, New York, 1865; WHIT. Phila-
delphia. 343; Cobb, Detroit, .341I
Gedeon. st. Louis, 1888; Sisler, st.
Louis, 1924.
Jackson retained his lead in to-
tai bases with 40 and also leads in
home runs, with 2; his teammate,
Weaver, continued to set the pace
as a run getter, having scored 10
, times, while Eddie Collins. another
teammate, continues to show the
way in stolen bases with 10. Chap
mans nine sacrifices gives the
Clevelander the lead in this de-
partment.
Faber, Chicago, leads the pitch
ers with four wins and 10 losses.
In the National league Cravath
Philadelphia, although participa.-
ing in only IA games, leads the
batsmen with 563. OF the players
who took part in Is or more games
Young, New York, tops the list
with .425 and also is out in front
with 46 bases.
Williams, Philadelphia, who is
third among the batters with .394
is in a four-cornered tie for home
run honors with Doyle and Kauff,
New York, and HoIloche-, Chicago.
Each has made three. Myers,
Brooklyn, leads the sacrifice hit
tiers with and Olson, Brooklyn,
is the best run getter and base
stealer with II ind 9. respectively.
Other leading batters are: Meu-
sci, Philadelphia, $40; Aonetchy,
Brooklyn. 1863; Rariden, Cincin.
natl. .346; Griffith, Brooklyn, BAL;
McCarty. New York, 33S; Doyle,
New York, 1888; Herzog, Boston.
.319.
Pfeffer, Brooklyn, with six vic
tories and no defeats, leads the
pitchers.
Hendryx, Louisville. has taken
the lead among the batters of the
American association with .375,
while Bethel. a teammate, has
dropped to fifth place. Other lead
ers are McAuly, Kansas City, $50;
E. Miller. st. Paul, 1856: Cochran,
Kansas City, .351; Bethel, Louis
vile, $50; Dresser, st. Paul, .345;
Good. Kansas City, .344: Coving-
ton, Indianapolis, .342; Henry, Mil
waukee, 1888.
Bescher, Louisville. leads the
base stealers with 10 thefts, and is
tied for runs scored with Becker,
Kansas City, and Wolfe, aIinneapo-
lis. Each has IS.
E. Miller. st. Paul, leads in total
bases with As and is in, triple tie
for home run honors with Becker
and Brief of Kansas City. Each
has two. ]. Mccarthy. Louisville,
leads in sacrifices with IL.
In the Southern league, the lead
ing batters for Is or more games
are: Carroll, Memphis. 1887; Hair
stone, Birmingham, 1862; Herndon.
Atlanta, .348; Peters, Birmingham,
.348; Mayer, Atlanta, .346; Kauff-
man, Nashville, 1924; Duncan. Biz
mingham, .321; Demoe. Chatta-
nooga, 1921. The figures include
games of Tuesday.
Bernsen, Birmingham, leads in
runs scored. with 81; Duncan, Biz
mingham. in total bases, with so;
Brown, Mobile, in home runs, with
8; knapp, New Orleans. in sacri-
fee hits, with 10; Gilbert, New Or
leans, and Graf, Chattanooga, with
a each. are tied for stolen base
honors.
Murphy. Des Moipes, took the
batting lead in the Western league
for Is or more games, including
Tuesdays contests. Other leaders
are: Griffith, Oklahoma. 1854; Da-
Wis. Tulsa, .351; Cass. Des Moines,
.348; Robinson. Sioux City, .345;
Newasha. Wichita, $40; Dolan, st.
Joseph, .321; Collins, Joplin, .321:
Branigan, st. Joseph, .321.
Cass. besides leading base steal
ers with 4, is tied with Moran,
Sioux City, in runs scored with
10: Murphy leads in total bases
with So; Collins, Joplin, tops the
home run hitters with 8. while
Hasbrook. Des Moines, and Jack
son, Omaha, are tied for sacrifice
hits with each.