Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-25
Sis'er Not Likely
to Be Overtaken
BY Associated Press.

by Associated lreSS.
Chicago. Sept. 25.--As the major
league clubs swing into the final two
weeks of the pennant race. George
Sisler, star first baseman with st.
Louis, seems certain of carrying off
the 1920 batting championship OF
the American League.
Sisler. according to figures com
piled today, is showing the way with
an average Of .40a, with Iris Speak
er, OF Cleveland. six points behind
him. Joe Jackson. of Chicago. is in
third place, with 1881, and Eddie Coll
Inns, captain OF the Chicago club.
fourth, with .ST1. The averages in
clude games of Wednesday.
Babe" Ruth, the home run mon
arch, who went homerunless for a
week and then swatted his fifty first
circuit drive, failed to shake off his
batting slump, but managed to cling
to fourth place in the list OF leaders
with an average of 1867. altho he
made only one hit in six games.
Rice, of Washington, is in no dan
ger of being deposed as the leading
base stealer. he has fiftyfive thefts
to his credit. while 4Sisler is next in
line with thirty seven.
Other leading batters: Jacobson.
st. Louis, .546; Rice, Washington,
in, st. Louis. .33S; Weaver, Chicago,
.357; Felsch, Chicago, 1874; Meusel,
New York, 1913; Cobb, Detroit, 1927.
The scramble for the batting
championship Of the National League
has developed into tight race be-
tween Roger Hornsby, of st. Louis,
and Nicholson, of Pittsburgh, with
Hornsby topping the league with
.365. Nicholson, who led the race
week ago, is point behind the st.
Louis slugger. Young of New York is
third with 1852 and Roush Of Cincin-
natl, fourth with $40.
Cy Williams, Of Philadelphia, the
leading home run hitter of the league,
connected with another four base
drive, bringing his total up to fiji
teen. In base stealing Max Carey, of
Pittsburgh, continues to show the
way with q total Of forty eight 9th
ed leading hatters:
]. Smith, st. Louis, .329; Wheat,
Brooklyn. .325; Williams, Philadel-
phia. 319: Scott. st. Louis. .31S;
Hollocher, Chicago, .31S; Konetchy,
Brooklyn, .313; Fourier st. Louis,
.3O9; Meusel, Philadelphia, .9Os. Z
Wilbur Good, Of Kansas City, bat
ted his way TO second place in the
race for the American Association
championship, as result of crashing
cut fourteen hits in his last seven
games. He has an average of 1888,
While Hartley Of Columbus continues
to top the league with 1851. The av-
erages include games of Wednesday.
Bunny Brief, of Kansas City, and
Hargrave Of the championship st.
Paul club arc again tied for honors
| in home run hitting, each having
| twenty two. In base stealing, Rapp,
Of St. Paul, went into a tie with
| Dresser, his teammate, each having
&c thefts to his credit.
Other leading batters: Rondeau
| Minneapolis, 1888; Hargrave, ST
| Paul. .S31: lineup. Louisville. .331;
| RaDD, st. Iaul, .0Z {, "lCkltllu, ~
edo, 1927: Kirlle, Louisville. 1926;
Miller, ST. Paul. 1922; Brief, Kansas
City, .316.
| Final averages of tbs Western
League show Carl East, of the Wich-
| ita club, as the 1920 batting cham
! pion. In SO games East polled 123
! hits for an average Of ST.. Yaryan, a
teammate, finished in second place
with .SS7. Yaryan also was the lead
ling home run hitter, having bagSed
fbrty-o one. Lee of Omaha outdis-
tanceda the league in base stealing
finishing the season with thirty-nine
| Other leading batters:
Tierney, Tulsa, .335; Bogart, Jop-
lin. 1872; Beck, Wichita, 1872; Walk
er, ST. Joseph, 3d. Lindimore, Ok
lahoma CITY, $50: Pitt, Oklahoma
City. 1926: Platte, Omaha, .314;
| Moeller, Des Moines, 81.
>Jockey Jnxed by Masters Death.
By Associated Press.
Deauville. Sept. 25.-French track
followers have been criticizing the
riding of Frank O'Neil, of st. Louis.
lately. O'Neill, with the Vanderbilt
ho-Se- WAS Ien Gir1u the iOrIpv-; NJ