Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-09-16

AND RANKS SECOND
! AMONG BASE RUNNERS
Chicago, Sept. 15.-Barber, Chicago
and Hornsby, ST. Louis, joined the
! 300 batters in the National league
during the past week, according to
average released today which in
clude games of last Wednesday. Bar.
Der boosted his mark from .299 to
300 while Hornsby went from .295 to
1902. Doyle and Young, New York,
dropped below the 800 mark.
| Cravath, Philadelphia, dropped four
points, but continues to top the bat
tiers who have participated in 80 or
more games. His average is 1886,
while is IL points better than Thorpe
Boston, the runner-up, Cravath's IL
homers continue to be high in this
department, with kautf, New York,
the runner-up with 10.
Roush, Cincinnati, has passed the
double century mark in total bases
with a figure of POS, acquired on l4J
, hits, which include 20 doubles, ~
triples and four homers. He also is
tied with Carey, Pittsburgh, for third
place in batting with .319.
Cutshaw, Pittsburgh added three
stolen bases to his string and is show
ing the way on the paths with ga.
Groh, Cincinnati, is out in front as
leading run maker, having register
81 &c bo
runner-up with 76.
Other leading National league bat
, ters are: Meusel, Philadelphia, .312;
Groh, Cincinnati, 81; Barber, Chi
cago, .309; Hornsby st. Louis, 1902;
Myers, Brooklyn, 300; Doyle, New
York, .299; Stock, St. Louis, .298;
Deal, Chicago, 1886 Burns, New York
.294
Ty Cobb, Detroit star, is giving
promise Of becoming the leading base
stealer Of the American league in
addition to being the king of bat+ers.
Cobb has tied Hooper, Boston, for
second place among the base stealers
with 26, and is threatening to over
take Sisler, St. Louis, who is topping
the base stealers with 27.
He is leading the hitters with an
average Of 1888, which is gain Of IL
points over last week Jackson, Chi
cago, also is advancing in the list
end has passed Veach, Detroit, Jack
son is the runner up to Cobb with
an average of 1852. Veach's average
is .349.
Fewster, New York, suffered a bat
ting slump during the week which
dropped him out OF the "seect set"
He went from seventh place with a
mark of 1926 down to twenty fourth
place with mark of 1896.
Babe" Ruth, Boston, the new king
Of home run hitters, in addition to set
ting a new mark. for home runs by
knocking out his 26th circuit drive is
the leading run marker with SO mar
kers to his credit. His 1875 hits which
have given him total base mark of
256 bases, include, besides his home
run mark, % doubles and IL triples.
Other leading American league bat
ters who have participated in so or
more games are: Sisler, St. Louis,
.346; Peckinpaugh, New York, 534;
Jacobson, St. Louis .331; Heilman,
Detroit, 1928; Tobin, St. Louis 1926;
Ruth, Boston, 1928; E. Collins, Chica-
go, .316; McInnis, Boston, .315;
Schang, Boston, .3O9; Shorten, De-
troit, .306; Gandil, Chicago 3O5;
Flagstead, Detroit .305.
Gilbert, New Orleans, is the cham
pion batter of the Southern associa-
! ton, according to unofficial final
averages released today. In 1856 games
Gilbert cracked out I'll hits, giving
~ the total base honors with a
mark of 237. Included are 81 doubles,
10 triples and five home runs, and his
batting average is .349 rs points bet
! Ter than that Of glastonbury, Mem
phis and 7. Mcdonald, Nashville,
who are the runners-up with 1924.
Gilbert, in addition to being the bat
ting king is the leading base stealer
with az thefts, his closest rival being
Graft, Chattanooga, who stole 80
sacks.
Chritsenbury scored the most runs,
having registered 80 times, while +.
Mcdonald, is the home run king with
eight circuit drives to his credit. G..
Griffin, Memphis is one behind Inn.
Other leading batters of the South
err association are: Duncan, Bir
nlngham, .317; Meusel, Chattanooga
.3O3; |. Griffin, Atlanta, 1903 Bernsen
birmingham, .301; J. Sullivan, New
Orleans. 300; Styles, Atlanta, .299;
Mcmillan. Mobile .295; Spencer, Mo-
bile, 295; Sh.ith, Memphis, 294; D.
Walsh, Little Rock, 1894 Carroll,
| Memphis, .293.