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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-21
REDS BOOST THEIR LEAD
Give Dodgers Sound Trimming and
Are Now More Than Two
Games in Front.

Taking the measure of the Dodgers
while the other contenders for the
National League flag were hitting the
bumps the Reds yesterday increased
their advantage in the titular strug-
gle to greater than two games. 1t
was the second straight victory over
the runner-up Brooklyn club for the
to the Cubs, while the Phillies stopped
the Pirates after eleven innings. The
Braves were nosed out by the Cards
Mamaux. Mitchell and MOZART were
reached for nineteen hits by the Reds,
while the Dodgers could do little
against Luque and were beaten in a
1O-to-3 game. Fisher who pitched
the last inning for the Reds after
Luque had given way to an extra
hitter, gave the Dodgers two of their
tallies. Roush made a triple and
three singles in five times at bat.
Alexander was hit freely by the
Giants, but he was steady in the
pinches and registered a 5-to-1 win
He contributed to the Cubs success
with a pair of bingles and run. The
winners drove Benton from the slab
in the third inning.
Belts, a Philly recruit. just about
earned himself regular berth on
the pitching staff when he held the
Pirates to two hits after the opening
inning and won a 4-to-2 eleventh.
ming battle Pittsburgh tailed in the
first and again in the eighth. but the
Phillies evened the count in the ninth.
Ten hits off OeSchger in six innings
helped the Cards to down the Braves.
6 to f. Goodwin pitched we'll for the
winners after Doak was forced to quit
the game in the second inning when
hit on the leg by Boeckels drive.
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ROCKVILLE FAIR DRAWS D. E.. HORSES:
ENTRY LIST IS LARGEST IN HISTORY

Md: Mary Ellen, Gray Ghost and
Cork Screw, William E. Miller, WASH
ington.
Friday. August 27-2:22 trot: purse.
$500 Fatima Axworthy. Richard
Edward N. Aller. Lynchburg, Va:
Peter J. H.. J. H. Javins. Silver Spring,
Md: Adelia McRay. Oliver T. Stone
street. Washington; Bonnie Sitter.
Norman Corbin, Washington; Lady
Corsage, Morgan Leaf. Sunny Jim and
Lord Oliver. William E. Miller. Wash
'lngton; Clara Todd and Carville D..
wv. H. Scott, Darlington, Md; Billy
Direct. Whip Cord and Captain AK
worthy, L. H. Chandler, TasIey. Va.
2:20 pace; purse. $300-Bernard Bub-
bles and Florence Axworthv, B. p.
!Dougherty. Washington; Hall. G.
Morgan, Washington: Patchen Belle.
Russell Long, Thurmont. Md; North
Belle, Cray Ghost. Cork Screw and
Lady Hobson. William E. Miller,
Washington; Little June Bug and Lii
Bel, William H. Scott Darlington, Md !;
Ashburn Belle. J. L. Grub. Ashburn,
Va.
Special trot; purse. s3o0-Marie.
Thomas c. Keys, Rockville, Md: No
manda. G. Morgan, Washington; Able
Axworthy. William o. Dosh, Gathers
burg, Md; Florence Axworthy. B. P.
Dougherty. Washington.
In addition to the above, the pro-
gram includes nine running events, a
mule race. pony contest and two
motor cycle races. at three and five
miles. respectively.
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PROS IN TITLE MATCH
Edgar and Hutchinson Battling for
Golf Championship of Ma
tional Association.

CHICAGO. August al. Douglas
Edgar of Atlanta. Ga, Canadian open
champion. and Jock Hutchinson. Chi
cago, western open champion. and one
of the four runners-up for the national
open title, met today at Flosmor in the
finals to decide the professional golf
championship.
Each has played three of the five
rounds in II, Edgar's game be ng
notably steady. He defeated George
Mclean of Great Neck, N. Y, yester-
day, and Z. Harry Hampton of Rich
mond. Va, was Hutchinson's oppo-
nent yesterday and lost, and 8.
In winning the Canadian open title
last year Edgar played four rounds
of II. ~, 50 and sc for a total of 27s,
making one of the most remarkable
scores ever recorded in a national
competition.
Trouble on the last hole at Inver-
ness, Toledo. two weeks ago, cost
Hutchinson his chance to tie or win
from Edward Ray, the British golfer,
who captured the American open
title. Hutchinson. with three others,
scored 296 against Rays 2S5.
Possession of the Rodman Wanna
maker trophy, a diamond medal; $500
in cash and a gold medal donated by
the British professional golfers associa-
ton. which must be won three times
by the permanent holder are prizes
in today's match.
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WHITE S0X WIN A PAIR
Get Second Game With Macks on
Forfeit When Fans Invade
Field in Ninth.

The first forfeit of the American
League campaign occurred yesterday
at Philadelphia when, after two were
out in the last half of the ninth in
ming of the second game. fans
swarmed on the field and refused to
leave. Umpire Chill's decision gave
the White SoX their second victory
of the day and put the league cham
pions within five points of the leading
Indians. No other games were played.
The White Sox really won their sec
ond game on the field. as they were
leading to when the umpire sum-
marily ended hostilities. The bleacher
crowd rushed on the field, thinking
the fielding of smash from the bat
of Styles, batting for Perry, made the
final out. The umpire had called the
ball foul.
In the IA first game Harris was an
easy proposition for the league cham
pions. He was nicked for four runs in
the first inning and, after yielding
three more in the seventh, he re-
tired in favor of Bigbee. Joe Jack
ting five hits out of nine times up.
He crashed homer in each game.
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Jenne. Washington State College. was
eliminated at $50 meters In the
jump-off for the tie Myers won with
3.15, knourek was placed fourth with
and Jorgensen took fifth and sixth
places.
Hamilton Leads in DecathlOn.
Points were scored as follows in
the first five events of the classic de-
cathlon, which were the 100-meter
run, putting the 16-pound weight, the
40O-meter run. the high jump and
broad jump:
Brutus Hamilton, University of Mis-
souri,. 3,406: Wickholm, Finland. 1878;
Ohlsson, Sweden, 1906; Looland, Nor
way, $3.50: Roder. Norway. 1922; Hal
mer, Sweden. 3.21S: Gyllenstelpe, Swe-
den. 3,21S; Nilsson. Sweden. 3.21S:
Lieut.. +. l.. Vidal. United States Army.
3.215; Lehtonen, Finland, 5000: Harry
Alof Klumburg. Esthonia. 1851: T.. Ell
lis, Syracuse University. 3.1OO. and
Gerspach. Switzerland. 1886.
In the decathlon Hamilton won two
firsts. his time of II 2-5 seconds being
the best for the 100 meters and his
was fourth in the broad jump with
1925 meters. tied for eleventh place in
the high jump with LEO meters, and
eighth in the 400-meter run with 55
seconds fiat.
Will Contest in Paris and London.
The American Olympic committee
has approved the entry of the Ameri-
can Olympic team in a French Swed
ish-American meet in Paris and an
Anglo-American meet in London.
The Paris program includes 100,
400. 500, 1900 and 5000 meter races.
relays for four-men teams at 400 me-
tiers, the 10 and 400 meters hurdles,
the high jump and broad jump and the
javelin, discus. shot and pole vault
events.
100. 220, 440. $50 and 1.760 yard events.
relays for four-men teams. the broad
and high jump, the 12O-yard high
hurdles and the Javelin and the pole
vault
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DOUBLES FINAL
-
Johnston and Griffin Meeting Davis
and Roberts for Title-All
Califoruians,

BOSTON, Mass. August 21.-Cali-
fornia is sure to hold the national
doubles title. as William NJ. Johnston.
singles champion, and c. ]. Griffin of
SAM Fra ncisco, are playing Willis
Davis and Roland Roberts, also from
the state, renowned for it's racketers,
in the final today.
Roberts and Davis sprung a real
tennis upset yesterday, when they
routed William T. Tilden and Charles
S. Garland, Davis cup players, 10,
st, 3-6, Ga, 6-3. Johnston and
Griffin had much easier time in win
ming from Wallace F. Johnson and S.
w. Pearson of Philadelphia, IS,
60, 81, GO.
Up to yesterday Tilden and Gar
land had not lost a set in the tourney.
Davis and Roberts lived up to their
reputation for fast service and over
whelming shots at the net. Garland
found especial difficulty in returning
Davis service with any degree of ac-
curacy. while Roberts repeatedly
scored service aces, including three In
a row.
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MAYS THROUGH, JOHNSON BELIEVES;
HIGGINS SAYS HE WILL PLAY HIM;
FRAZEE SCORES BANS STATEMENT

Sunday or Monday-but he will pitch
when his turn comes if he is able.
He has been attacked as no player
ever was assailed and he is entitled
to a vindication.
IF he gave up now and did not ap-
pear again the public would be justi
fled in feeling that some of the things
said about him were true. l simply
ask for a chance for him to show that
he is a clean. honest player, working
for the success of his club.
IF through nervousness or worry he
is unable to pitch. l will take him out;
but he is certainly going to get an
opportunity to show up the men who
have attacked him in such a cowardly
manner
!
Frazee Critixes johnson.
BOSTON, August 21.-Commenting
on the statement of President Johnson
|of the American League that he could
not conscientiously attempt to make
any trouble" for Carl Mays, whose
pitched ball caused the death of Ray
Chapman. but that he believed Mays
never would pitch again. H. H. Frazee
owner of the Boston Americans, said
IF Mr.. Johnson is quoted correctly
l consider his statement ill-advised
regarding the Mays-Chapman unfor-
tunate tragedy without first ascer-
tanning the facts and consulting the
owners of the American League whose
interests, if any, are involved"
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TRIBUTE PAID CHAPMAN
Played Game of Life Like He
Played Game of Profession,
Cleanly," Says DR.. Scullen. -

CLEVELAND. August 21.-"Clean.
wholesome gentle and true, he was
the idol of this city as a ball player
but above all was his gentleness and
Kindness as man. May the soul of
this gentle, kindly youth, whom all
cleveland loved rest in peace" So
ended the eloquent tribute to Ray
Chapman. Cleveland base ball star, at
his funeral here yesterday in St
Johns cathedral. The eulogy de-
livered by Rev. Dr. w. A. Scullen
completed the impressive ceremony
honoring the memory of the Cleve-
land shortStop.
Chapman played the game of life
as he played the game of his pro-
fession, clearly and honestly" DR..
Scullen said
Referring to the incident that
caused Chapman's death DIR. Scullen
pleaded that mo hostile word should
be. uttered against the man who was
the cause of the unfortunate acct
dent. He feels the outcome of it more
deeply than most of us do. The great
American game of base ball does not
develop men who would willingly try
to injure another Chapman. we
know, would be the last to decry any
thought of revenge if he could but
speak,
Thousands paid tribute to the
Cleveland player. The vast cathedral
was thronged with mourning rela-
tives, friends and admirers of Chap
man. while those unable to gain ad-
mittance damned the streets for
blocks along the route of the funeral
cortege. Street car traffic in the Vi
entity of~ehe church was blocked and
police reserves were necessary to
safeguard the crowd.
iris Speaker, manager of the
Cleveland team and Chapman's clos
est friend, was taken ill THURSDAY
night and collapsed yesterday. being
unable to attend the funeral services.
Upon orders of physician he re-
manned at the home of NJ. b. DAILY,
father of Chapman's widow:
Outfielder Jack Graney. CHAPMAN
later was able to leave for Boston to
rejoin his team.
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Arrangements have been completed
for the marathon. which will be run
off tomorrow. Members of the Bel
gian Olympic committee sought to Sc
cure a change in the rules so as to
permit runners to secure refreshment
such as light soup. during the great
ordeal. but the committee has ruled
that the men will be permitted to re-
ceive only water.
The seventh Olympiad has entered
its last stages, for after the finals to-
day in the 3.000-meter walk, the hop.
step and jump. throwing the nifty
six pound weight and the finish of the
decathlon competition only five more
stadium events and the marathon re-
main to be contested.
The Americans in the marathon are
Arthur V. Ross of Dorchester. Mass.
Carl w. A. Under. Quincy, Mass: ]. l..
Organ. Pittsburgh; Charles l.. Mellor.
Logan Square A. c., Chicago: Frank
Zuna. Newark, and ]. r. Weber. Pitts
burgh.
beat England eight victories to seven
in the dueling sword contest, but was
beaten by France. - to 2.
In a training match in water polo
the Brazilian team defeated the
Greeks. to 2.
America Leads by o. Points.
America added considerably to it's
total points yesterday with the rec
ord leap of F. K. Foss of 10 feet 5 Is
inches in the pole vault, it being the
sensation of the day. The United
States team now has a lead of 90
points, it's total being 1853. as against
Sc for England. IS for Finland and
so for Sweden. with the smaller scores
as follows: France, 20; South Agrica
16; Italy, IA: Canada and Denmark
7 each; New Zealand, S; Norway. Es-
thonia and Czechoslovakia. 3 each
Holland, 2. and Belgium, 1.
Petersen of Denmark was second
in the pole vault with $40 meters. E
E. Knourek, Illinois A. c.; E. E
Myers, Chicago A. A: Jorgensen OF
Denmark and Rydberg of Sweden
tied for third place with $50. E. 1
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TIES MARK AT TRAPS.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. August IL
James NJ Payne of Tillsonburg, On
tario, won the du Pont single target
challenge championship trophy yes.
terday in the preliminary series OF
Handicap tournament of the Amer
lean Trapshooting Association.
Shooting from an eighteen yaru
rise, Payne splintered 80 clay birds
out of a possible 100. Peter O'Brlen
of Butte, Mont, champion of Montana,
and F. S. Wright of Buffalo, N. "
tied for second with 9S.
A world record was equaled by
B. F. Ebert of Des Moines in the dou-
bles target championship for the
Hazard trophy, when he smashed ~
out of 100. C. G. Spencer of st. Louis
was second with IS.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 21.--No
official action antagonistic to Carl
Mays, the New York player who pitch
ed the ball Monday which resulted in
Ray Chapman's death, will be taken
by President Johnson of the Ameri-
can League.
Il could not conscientiously attempt
to make any trouble for Mr.. Mays"
Johnson said. But it is my honest
belief that Mr.. Mays never will pitch
again. From what l have learned, he
is greatly affected and may never be
capable temperamentally of pitching
again. Then l also know the feeling
against him to be so bitter among the
m embers of other teams that it would
be inadvisable for him to attempt to
pitch this year at any rate"
VIII Use Mays, Higgins Says.
NEW YORK, August 21.-Miller
Higgins, manager of the Yankees, to-
day said that despite the johnson
statement that it would be ''inadvisa-
bic" for Mays to pitch again this year
the underhander would be used in his
regular turn in the Detroit series be-
ginning today if he seems able to do
himself justice.
Mays conscience is clear" said
Higgins. There is no reason why
he shouldn't pitch if he wants to, and
if he seems to me to be in good shape.
1 won't use him today-probably not
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D. c. SHOOTER IS SECOND
w. Stokes Has Aggregate OF 734,
Sergt. Crawley, Marine, Win
ming With 736.

CAMP PERRY. Ohio. August FL
Sergt. T. 8. Crawley. U. S. NJ. c.. Phil
adelphia. won first place in the grand
aggregate match of the National Rifle
Association. His score of 1856 repre-
sents his aggregate scores made in
the Wimbledon cup. Leech cup, the
Marine Corps members and Presi-
dents cup matches.
w. Sykes of Washington. D. c.. won
SECOND place with total score of
1874; Frank Kean, Woburn, Mass,
third. with 731. and Capt. Charles j.
Van Amburg, Bridgeport, Conn, and
Charles r. Nordstrom. U. S. M. c.. are
tied for fourth, with 100 each.
w. Fl. Spencer of the Missouri civil
ian team won first place in the Camp
Perry trophy match, with a total of
III out Of a possible 200. Capt r. O..
Miller. 54th Infantry. was second, with
100: G. E. Cook of Maryland, third,
with lss, and J. T. Borton. Florida
civilian. tied for fourth, with ISIS each.
me national individual small bore
match was won by w. H. Richards of
New Haven. Conn.,. with 1874 out of a
possible 400. L. E. Wilson of Doug
las. Ariz. was second. with 3e3. and
A. H. Madsen. Washington, D. c.,
in this match will compete for places
on the international small-bore team,
composed of twenty men. which will
shoot against a British team Sunday
for the Dewar trophy.
In the individual slow-fire pistol
match. L. p. Castaldin. Springfield,
Mass. made a perfect score of 100.
w. c. O'Neal of the U. S. M. c., was
second. with 80.
George Hall. San Diego. Calf, and
l.. c. Rockbaum. United States in
fantry. are tied for first place in the
individual quick-fire revolver match
with IS out of a possible 100. Lieut..
J. H. Wahling, U. S. M. c.; H. E.
Stodie, U. S. infantry, and w. G.
Spencer, Missouri civilian, are tied for
third place, with 96.
In the individual rapid-fire pistol
match J. r. Calkins of Springfield,
Mass, scored SO for first place.
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D. C. ROGUE PLAYER TOPS.
c. g. Williams Remains Unbeaten
in National Tournament.

NORWICH. Conn. August 21.-C. G.
Williams of Washington. has taken
the lead in the national rogue tour
ney. with six wins and no defeats
Eddie Clark, the champion. was beat
en- yesterday by Gerald BrassiIl.
Clark has won six and lost one
match. while Brassill has taken seven
of nine.
L. G. Williamson of Washington was
elected official editor of the eastern
division of the National Association.
of which j. d. Minors of East Green
witch, was chosen president
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Sandlot Mines to Play
Series Contests Today

SandlOt mines, after idling two
days because of rain. will make
I'm EFFORT this afternoon to re-
rune play in the District cham
pfOnship Eeriex. At Union
League Park, 18th and ii streets
northeast. Metropolitan Attn
letic Club and the Headquarters
Marines nre scheduled to meet
Mt 3:15 In irst-rOund indie
pendent title contest. Shops,
Terminal Y. NJ. G. A. winner,
and Main Building, leading team
of the War Department Inter-
bureau circuit, will start play at
5:4J In an amateur league
championship engagement.
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SISLER, HITTING .408, LEADS in A. L.;
SPEAKER, JACKSON AND RUTH SLUMP

lead in toal bases to 245, on 1852 hits
which include 80 doubles. Is triples
and homers. Eayrs of Boston con-
tinued to be the runner-up with 1853,
ped in front of Roush of Cincinnati
for third place with a mark of .341.
The Cincinnati outf1elder slumped
five points for an average of 1927.
which ties him with ]. Smith of St.
Louis for fourth place.
Max Carey of Pittsburgh negoti-
ated a quartet of stolen bases, and is
showing the way with fortytwo.
Hargrave Goes ON Rampage.
Bubbles" Hargrave of ST. Paul has
been having a field day among the
grave went on a batting rampage
which boosted his average to .337
putting him in tie with Wickland of
Toledo for second place. The pair are
pushing Grover Hartley of Column
bus, who is toISing the lis' with a
mark of 1851.
Hargrave not only went into second
place in batting, but he is only one
run behind Dresser of st. Paul in the
number of runs scored, and has taken
the lead from Good of Kansas City for
total base honors. His 131 hits give
him total Of 227 bases. which in.
clude rs doubles, IL triples and 16
homers.
Rapp of ST. Paul is topping the base
stealers with 81 thefts, while Ores
sen, a teammate, is the runner-up
with "a.
Little Change in Southern.
Only slight changes were made
among the leading batters of the
Southern Association. Harper of
Little Rock leads, with an average of
1852. He continued to lead in total
bases with 243; Carroll of Memphis
leads in runs scored with 81, and in
stolen bases with Al, while E. Miller
Of Little Rock. who is batting .321
retained his lead in home runs
with 16
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WHITE SOX ARE HERE
S. FOR TRIO OF CONTESTS
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

Tuesday, Monday be-
wv day. the Chicago White Sox champions of the
and whom keen observers believe will
to remarkably
Comkey Park, athletes
climbed
by judged
o
Aside three each St Louis and Cleveland the Sox
will
the exactly month
Finishing will
Yankees demons their
the
scheduled play only three
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Drives to Within Six Feet
of Gun. but Loses Hole

Louis Teller. golf professional
of the Brae Burn Country Club,
Boston. has a yarn that will be
told on nineteenth holes for
months to come. Playing
against Joe ROseman In the pro
tourney in Chicago, Tellier's tee
shot, on the short seventh hole.
over the FlOssmOOr lake, stopped
less than six feet from the cup,
practically assuring him of n
birdie two. But he did not get
it. In fact. he lost the hole,
even though ROseman drove
twice into the pond. In playing
out his ball hit TelIier's caddy,
disqualffyinE the Frenchman
because of the technicaiity.
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RECORD PAGER beaten.

PHILADELPHIA, August Il. =
Rifle Grenade. which hung up new
world record for three-year-old
pacing geldings recently. won only
one heat in the three-year-old race
for the Holmes stake at Belmont
Driving Club grand circuit races yes
terday. Frisco June won the event.
The $4,000 Bulls Head Bazaar stake
for 21S .trotters was easy for Holly
rood Naomi in straight heats.
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NEW ORLEANS IN VAN.

ATLANTA, Ga, August 21.-With
winning streak of seven straight VIC
tories. the New Orleans Pelicans, who
gained first place in the Southern AS
ISOLATION pennant race week ago,
have succeeded in placing two full
games between them and the Little
Rock Travellers and birmingham
Barons, who are tied for second
honorS.
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Man o. War in Race Today.

SARATOGA. N Y, August 21-Man
o War will meet his greatest three
year-old rival, John P. Grier. in the
Travers stakes. at mile and quarter.
today, and the race promises to be a
classic. H. p. Whitney has named Up
set also, but the interest will center on
the champion and his rival.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-21

CHICAGO, August 21.-George Sis
Ter, ST. Louis star first baseman, has
hen having a great time with the
willow during the past week in the
American League, and as a result has
dethroned Iris Speaker, manager of
the Cleveland Indians. for the leader
ship among the players who have par
ticipated in fifty or more games. Sis
Ter is batting .40S, an increase of four
points over last week, while Speaker
has dropped seventeen points to 400.
Joe Jackson, the Chicago slugger.
and Babe Ruth of New York, the
home-run king, each suffered slump
in their hitting, but are sticking
among the leaders, being tied for
third place. Each is batting $3.50.
Ruth's total base record has been in
creased to 303, and as a run-getter he
has counted 1877 times.
Rice of Washington continued to
set the pace among the base stealers,
with a total of forty-five thefts. two
of which were added during the week
Ty Cobb. Detroits star. who show
ed signs of climbing among the lead
ing batters. has not kept up the pace
he set a couple of weeks ago. He
is batting .312, compared with .341 a
week ago.
other leading batters, the figures
including Wednesdays games: E. Col
Inns. Chicago, 1854; Meusel, New York,
$50; Rice, Washington. .345; Jacob
son, st. Louis. .342; Hndryx, Boston.
.235: Jameson, Cleveland, 1872;
Weaver, Chicago, .331; Milan, Wash
ington, 1926; S. PNein. Cleveland
1926; Judge, Washington, 1923; Felsch.
Chicago. 1926.
Hornxby Adds to Total Bases.
p,.vars in the National League who
last week were leaders in their spe-
cialties continued to set the pace.
Roger Hornsby, the st. Louis star,
who topped the list of batters with
an average of 1872, retained the same
mark. However. he increased the