The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-07
R0USH HOLDS Third
PLACE IN BATTING;
SPEAKER HITS AIT

fattened up their batting averages
during the past week, but Babe"
Ruth, the home run champion. who Is
in fourth place, suffered a slump be-
fore Dick Kerr in the last game of
the series between Chicago and New
York. He was at bat five times, but
connected for only one hit.
iris Speaker, the Cleveland mana
ger who tops the batters. gathered l.
hits in seven games and boosted his
mark from All to AIT, which is Is
points better than that of George Sis
Ter, the st. Louis star, who is the
runner-up, with an average Of .402.
Joe Jackson, the smuggling outfielder
of the Chicago White Sox, is third, |
with a mark of 1898, while Ruth is hit.
ting .391. The averages are Of players |
who participate in so or more con- |
tests and include CAMEO "wednesday. !
Ruth continues to be the sensation |
of the. league This was evidenced
again in the series just played at Chi
cago between the Yankees and the
White Sox. For the four days a
crowd officially estimated at 10000
came out to witness the games with |
hope of seeing the big southpaw
slugger crack the ball out Of the field
Only once during the series, was
Ruth able to deliver" on his speciality.
Drives Ball on Line.
That was on the second day when
he drove the ball on line into the
right field bleachers for four bases.
Claude Williams was pitching and 1t
was the third homer Ruth had collect
ed at his expense. This smash marx
ed Ruth's 3Sth home run. Against
Faber the following day. he was un-
able to hit, because the game was
mi
the opening game with Clcotte on tne
Mound, Ruth was helpless.
Rice, of Washington. is far out IN
front among the base stealers. show
ing the way with d total of 43 thefts
Other leading batters: Rice, Wash
ington, 1866; e. Collins. Chicago, 1854;
Meusel New York, 1854; Weaver, Chi
cago, BAL; Hendryx, Boston, ,33I;
Felsch, Chicago, 1872; Judge, Washing
ton, 1892; Jameson, Cleveland, 1872;
Jacobsen, ST. Louis, .331; Milan, Wash T,
ington, 1926; Cobb, Detroit, 1922.
Roger Hornsby of ST. Louis con-
tinues to head the National League
batters who have played in SO or more !!
games. The ST. Louis star knocked
out 10 hits in his last six games and
boosted his average to 81, j. Smith,
among the regulars last week, went
into a slump and dropped to fifth
place with an average of 1926, while
Nicholson of Pittsburgh, came along |
strong and now is runner-up to Horns
by with an average of 1886. Roush OF
Cincinnati, has pulled up into third
place with mark Of 1888 and Young
of New York, is holding fourth place
with 1927.
Hornsby is far in front in total
bases with 220, acquired on 143 hits,
which include 80 doubles, IL triples
and seven circuit drives.
Cy Williams of Philadelphia bagged
brace of homers in the past week,
and now tops the circuit drive h1tters
with II. Robertson of Chicago, is
next with eight to his credit.
Max Carey of Pittsburgh, is setting
a hot pace among the base stealers.
He is showing tho way with So thefts,
while, Roush of Cincinnati, has %,
and Neale, another member OF the
worlds champions, has pilfered 20
Other leading batters: Williams,
Philadelphia, 1928; Konetchy, Brook
lyn, 321; Myers. Brooklyn, 800; Hollo-
cher Chicago, 31S; Stock, st. Louis,
BIT; Daubert. Cincinnati, 308; Terry,
Chicago, sos; E. Smith, New York,
5O5; Flack Chicago, 304; Groh Gin
cinnati 303; Merkle, Chicago, 1903
Ben lineup, the Indian, with Louis
willie, took a bad tumble from his po-
sition among the batters of the Amer
lean Association. From being run
ner-up to Grover Hartley. of Columbus,
last week, the Indian has dropped to
eighth place. Hartley also went into
a slump He cracked out only one
hit in his last five games and lost Is
points off his averages. However, he
still tops the list with mark Of 1857.
Wilbur Good of Kansas City, had Il
good week with the willow and al
though he lost few points from his 1
mark OF last week, his batting was =
superior to the other leaders, and as
result Good went into second place
with an average of $40. The averages
are of players who played in 50 or
more games.
Bunny Brief of Kansas City. cracked |
out three honers i'll he past week and
broke the tie for circuit drive honors
shared last week with Hargrave of
St Paul. Brief has bagged 1G. Har.
grave managed TO get one and has IA.
Rapp Of ST. Paul is pulling away
from Dresser, his teammate in the
base stealing department. Rapp is
showing the way with 35 thefts. while
his rival has pilfered 90
Other leading batters: Wickland. !
Toledo. 1888; Rondeau. Minneapolis,
333 w Miller, Kansas City 329; |
Rapp, St Paul. 1927: Butler Milwau-
kee .327; lineup, Louisville, 1928;
Wade, Minneapolis, 1922; Berghammer
paul