Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-15
Cobb Shows His old Time Skill
 With the Stick

chicago. Aug. 14.-Ty Cobb, the netroit star, cracked out twelve h;+s in his last six games, and boost .. his average among the leading ,ot+ors of the American League to aA1 as compared with 322 a week aoo. The Georgian seemed to have s+rnck his old time stride and gives nro,aise of finishing close to the ,eaders. Iris Speaker, manager of the Clevelands, continues to top the reoulars who have participated in fifty or more games, his mark of AT which he acquired last week re- maining unchanged despite the fact he played in five more games.
 "Rabe" Ruth, of New York, the home run king, leads in runs scored with 12O, and is out in front in to- tal bases with 295. He stands fourth in batting with an average of 3S7, heinz topped by Jackson of Chicago, who has 392, and Sisler of St. Louis, who is runner-up with Speaker with 4O4. Ruth had Al home runs up to the compilation of these averages which include Wednesdays games.
 Rice of Washington has not been very successful in his speciality of stealing bases on the St. Louis and Chicago catchers in the past week, hut his last weeks mark of 43 thefts remains far ahead of his rivals.
 Cleveland, Chicago and New York the league leaders, are punched in team fielding with averages of 971, 97O and 969, respectively, while in team batting Cleveland is first with 3O9. Chicago third with 293 and New York fifth with 284.
 Other leading batters: q. Collins, Chicago, 359; Rice, Washington, 352; Meusel, New York, 351; Cobb, De- troit, 341; Jacobson, St. Louis, 337; Hendryx, Boston, 337; Weaver, Chi cago, 335; Earl Smith, St. Louis, 333; Judge, Washington, 328; Felsch, Chi cago. 327; S. O'Neill, Cleveland, 327. Rogers Hornsby, the St. Louis star, failed to swell his average as leader of the National League bat ters in the past week, although he kept up the pace by cracking out 8 hits in his last games, and retained his mark of week ago, 372. His total base record is 231, made on 151 hits which include thirty-one doubles, fourteen triples and seven homers Eavrs of Boston, the pitcher out fielder, has become the runner-up to Hornsby, with an average of 3.5s made in fifty-two games, compared with Hornsby's 103 games. Roush of Cincinnati is next with 332 and Nicholson, fourth with BPS.
 Cy Williams, the Philadelphia slugger, bagged brace of homers in the past week, and tops the circuit drive hitters with thirteen. Max Carey, the fleet-footed Pittsburgher, added pair of stolen bases to his string and is showing the way. to the base stealers With 38 thefts. Ban croft, New York, is the best run getter with 68.
 Other leading batters: J. Smith St. Louis, 325; Williams, Philadel- pha, 325; Konechy, Brooklyn, 324; King, New York, 323; Young, New York, 322; Hollocher, Chicago, SIS; Stock St. Louis, 317; Groth, Cincin- pati, 316; Myers, Brooklyn, 316; Z Wheat, Brooklyn, SIS;
 Ben Tincup of Louisville has hit
 toboggan among the batters of ne American association, and the lump has carried the Indnan from 2S a week ago to 299. Hartley o1 iolumbus continues to show they [ay to the regulars with 354, while Fickland of Toledo has displaced iood of Kansas City as runner ur nth 334. Good is tied with Ron. eau, Minneapolis, for third place lth 333. Brief of Kansas City with
 circuit drives is out in front mong the home run hitters, while app of St. Paul brought his base ealing total to 35. Other leading
 tters: Rehg, Indianapolis, BPS; ppp, St. Paul, 326; Butler, Milwau.
 e, 325; Hargrove, St. Paul, 323; Veeney, Kansas City 322; Wade lnneapolis, 319; w. Miller, Kansas
 ", SIS; Lamar, Louisville, 316.
 ehestak of St. Joseph went on {
 ttlng hampage in the Western
 ague and has climbed to fourtl
 ce with an average of 33O; Eas
 Wichita with a mark of 367 tops
 league, with Bogart of Joplir
 pner-up with 356. Yaryan, Wich
 who leads in home runs with 2(
 Tn total bases with 237, is thirt
 hitting with 343. Pitt Oklahoma
 Y who scored 82 runs, is fiftf
 n 329. Lee of Omaha stole fiv,
 es Tn week and brought hi.
 hg to 50. Other leading batters
 uen, Sioux City, BPS; Beck Wich
 526; Platte, Omaha. 323. Lind