Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-03
ruth UT IS Still
DRIVING OUT
FOUR BADGERS
Hitting Of Home Run King
Feature of Week in the
Major Leagues.

Chicago, July 3.-Roser Hornsby,
the st. Louis star, banged out his
Tooth hit of the season in wed~-
days game against Cincinnati. the
first player in the National league to
touch the century mark. Hornsby.
continues to hold a comfortable lead
among the regulars who have partici-
pated in IS or more games, according
to averages released today and which
include games of Wednesday,. The st.
Louis crack is topping the hitters with
an average of $50, which was made
in IS games in which he was at bat
263 times. lis total base mark Of
ISL is the highest in the league and
includes nineteen doubles, ten triples
and six homers. In addition to this
record the st. Louis favorite is sharing
run-scoring honors with Max Flack Of
Chicago. Each has registered 46
times. : "a
ICY Williams, the Philadelphia out
which gave, him eight, and Ropertson,s
Chicago, who was sharing honors with,
Hornsby last week Is a ~runner-upato
the elongated o~utf1elder, also belted%a
circuit drive, breaking the tie with
the St. Louisian and placing himself
one behind Wiffiams.
The catchers and pitchers seem un-
oOIS " sup MdA' SdICyS &lHc Fl lIGcL.
footed Pittsburgher. on the paths. He
is showing the way to the base steal
ers with Is thefts.
Other leading batters: e Smith,
New York. 1854; Nicholson, Pitts
burgh, 1888; Robertson, Chicago, 1872;
Daubert. Cincinnati, 1926, Williams,
Philadelphia, :325; Cruise. Boston,
New York. .314; Myers. Brooklyn.
.313; F1ack, Chicago, .3l3.
Ruth Singing.
home run king OF the New York club,
continues to be the chief topic in the
American league. The big southpaw
sluggers bagged a brace Of homers IN
the. double header with Philadelphfa
last Wednesday which gave hfmepa
total OF 24,ia only Ave behind the
world 8 record which he made 7 last
year. In addition to cracking out
home runs. Ruth Is steadily climbing
to the top among the batters Of the
league who have participated in IS or
more games. The big fellow is hit
ting .374, Just twenty points behind
iris Speaker Of Cleveland and Joe
jackson of Chicago. who are sharing
the honor Of ,runners-up to George
Sisler. the St. Louis star, who is bat
ting Alb. Speaker and Jackson are
hitting 1894.
Ruth. besides his batting prowess,
Is out for other honors. He has tied
Speaker, the Cleveland manager, in
number of runs scored. Each has
registered sixty-three times
Rice of Washington pilferred Ave
bases In the past week and is far out
in front among the vase steaiers with
80 thefts. His nearest rival is Roth,
! a teAmmate. who has stolen 10 bases.
Other leading batters:. Weaver,
Chicago, 1856; Milan, Washington,
1856; Johnston, Cleveland, .353; Rice,
Washington. $780,; Feisch, Chicago,
800; Judge. Washington, .333;
Gedeon, st. Louis, 1872; E.. Collins,
Chicago, 1881.
American Association.
Ben lineup. Louisville's Indian
pitcher, suffered a batting slump dur
ling the week and As a result ;is, only
seventeen points in front OF Del
Gainor, the Milwaukee first baseman,
who is hitting 1856. Tincup's average
lis .403.
Hargrove of st. Paul cracked, out
another homer during the past week
and has broken the tie which he held
last week with Bunny BriefSof Kansas
City. Hargrove has eight circuit
drives to his credit, while Brief has
Rapp and Dresser. the st. Pau