Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-26
Ruth Has Time
to Break Record

New York, June 26-The Boston
Americans defeated New York here
today in the first of four.game
series, s to 8. Hoopers hitting ac-
counted for all three of the Boston
runs scored off Quinn. The three
runs scored off Pennock were due to
home runs, Ruth getting two and
Peckingpaugh one.g Ruth now has
twenty-five homerS to his credit.
His drive in the first inning went in
to the centerfield bleachers, it being
his longest hit on these grounds.
Hooper also hit a circuit drive.
BY Associated Press.
Chicago, June 26.-"Babe' Ruth
the New York slugger, today has
eighty-seven games in which to
wallop out nine home runs to shatter
the record of twenty-nine establish
ed by himself last season when
member Of the Boston Americans.
In his remarkable drive toward a
new worlds record. Ruth crashed
out his twentieth homer Wednesday
driving the ball off Pitcher Schocker
In st. Louis into the right field
bleachers. There was no one on base
at the time. but Ruth trotted around
the bases. laid his club aside and
began to figure on his twenty first
homer. He Is sixth in batting with
an average of 1855.
George Sisler. the st. Louis star,
who is leading the American League
boosted his average to .416-eight
points within a week. iris Speaker
of Cleveland. managed to cling to
second place with 1884. Speaker tops
the league in scoring. having counted
81 runs in SIS games. Ruth has
crossed the plate IS times in GA
games.
Rice Of Washington is running
away with honors in base stealing
He has stolen twenty five, while
Bobby Roth, his teammate, is next
in line with nineteen. Sisler is third
with fifteen.
Other leading batters: Johnson,
Cleveland, 1852; Milan. Washington,
.359: Weaver, Chicago, 1852; Felsch,
Chicago, .S43; Jacobson, st. Louis,
.s41; Judge, Washington, .s3s; Rice,
Washington, 1898; Hendryx. Boston.
1873.
st. Louis, which has been clamor-
ing for baseball distinction for years,
Is finding solace in the batting per-
formances of Sisler and Roger
Hornsby. Hornsby is in no immedi-
ate danger of being ousted from the
batting leadership of the National
league, the averages including We'd
nesday's game giving him 391.
Nicholson of Pittsburgh is trailins
him in second place with $50. Roush
of Cincinnati is third with 1877.
Hornsby threatens to pass Cy
Williams Of Philadelphia in home
run hitting. Williams has belted out
seven. while Hornsby has six to his
credit. Max Carey of Pittsburgh, in
setting the pace for the base steal
ers, has a total of nineteen Roush
Of Cincinnati and Hollocher of Chi
cago are next up with fourteen each.
Other leading batters: Robertson.
Chicago, .555; Daubert. Cincinnati,
1888; Flack, Chicago, 1925; Duncan,
Cincinnati. 1928; Kelley, New York,
.317: Myers. Brooklyn, 317; Young,
New York, .S16; Groh. Cincinnati.
.311.
Batting honors of the American
Association continue to, rest with
Ben, lineup, the Indian pitcher with
Louisville, who in 81 games cracked
out 20 hits for an average Of APO.
Del Gainor, the Milwaukee first
baseman, is in second place with 1855.
Rapp of st. Paul stole eight bases
in seven games and passed Leo
Dresse. his teammate, for the honors
in this department with a total of
twenty five. Dresser has % thefts
Miller Of st. Paul tied Brief OF
Kansas City for home run honors,
each having seven. Wade of Mime
apolis has six
Other leading batters: wickland,
Toledo, 1888; Hartley, Columbus.
81; Wade, Minneapolis, 1855: Butler,
Milwaukee, .347; Rapp, st. Paul,
.S9S; Henry, Columbus, 337: Good,
Kansas City. 1928; Wolfer, Columbus,
1924.
Miller of Little Rock is running
away with the batting honors of the
Southern Association. He slammed
out another homer. bringing his total
up to eleven and is leading the race
in hitting with an average of 1858.
Harper q Terminate, is in seconu
place-twenty points behind him.
Carroll of Memphis failed to ada
to his string Of stolen bases. but his !
record of % thefts remains high.
Other leading batters: BRAZIL,
Atlanta, .S3a; Carroll. Memphis. 1925;
Ellis. Birmingham. .s2l; BArnhart.
Birmingham. .s31; Mel-assy. Nsm-
phis, 500; Hsrnssn. Birmingham.
sos; Hyperion, New Orleans. sos;
High, Memphis. $685..
Brannon Of Tulsa shot to tho front
In the race for the batting leadership
Of the Western league with an
average Of 1885. Bogart Of Joplin 10
second with .s7O. Bogart Is also
pressing Lee Of Omaha for honors In
base stealing. Lee with sixteen hav-
ing lead Of one.
Beck the Wichita slugger. bagged q
brace of home runs and went into q
tie with Yaryan, also Of Wichita. for
the lead in circuit drives. Each ha.
connected with ten homers.
Other leading batters: Yaryan
Wichita 360: Kreu9er Joplin 36Sr