El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-04
HORNSBYDROPS
LEAGUELEADTO
NICHOLSON
Cy Williams Still Has Same
Amount Of Home Runs;
Babe Has A.
EAST HEADS THE
WESTERN LEAGUE

CHICAGO, ILL., Sept. 4.-Outriel elder
Nicholson, the Pittsburg slugger,
has taken the lead among the
National league batters. from Roger
Honrsby, OF St Louis. Nicholson ex-
perienced a great period at bat dur
ing the week and is topping the list
with an average Of .3S1 among play
ers who have participated in 50 OF
more games The averages--relessed
today include games Of last Wednes-
day. H0rnsby did not do so well with
the willow and dropped 10 .365. How
ever. he is wei ahead Of Eayres. Of
Boston who is in third place with
.35s- Eornsby. however. increased his
lead in total bases to 254.
Has 13 HOME RUNS.
Cy Williams. OF Philadelphia seems
70 have struck a hoodoo in 1S, as he
has not added to this number Of cir
cult drives in the last two weeks,
but still he is three in front Of his
team mate, Meusel, who has cracked
out 10 home runs.
Max Carey. Of PfttsburE, stole
three bases in the past week and
is showing the way to the base
stealers with IS Burns Of New
York, has taken the lead from
Bancroft. n team mate, a. the
best run Eetter. Burns regis
tered s. times to BancrOft's 81.
Other leading batters: Louugs New
York. 1856: Roush, Cincinnati. -335;
stock, st. Louis, -527; J. smith, St
Louis. -324i King, New York, -5zSi
Hollocher, Chicago, -51S; z Wheat
Bro5kiyn. .31s; Konetchy, Brooklyn,
.3I5- Fourier. St Louis, -313; Myers,
Brooklyn, 81; Williams, Philadelphia
.51L
George sisler. St. Louis star. who
was topping batters in the American
league, ran into batting slump when
the Mound City club invaded the east
fNHHa
Speaker, manager Of Cleveland, is I
heading the procession with an aver I
age Of .395. Sisler Is the runnerup. I
however. only one point behind with I.
5et Eddie Collins, captain OF the I
Chicago White Sox. has greatly In /
proved his batting mark and is I
pressing Jackson, team mate. and I
Ruth. OF New York Jackson IS pat
ting -577. Ruth -s7E and Collins .567- ]
Babe Has ~ Homers.
Babe Ruth has played only one
game since the last averages were
complied and in that contest ne
cracked out his 44th home run HIS
tofsI base record was brought up TO
SIS and his scoring record TO 1oA:
Ruth is out Of the game because OF
an Infection on his arm, but Is eL-
pected 10 be back in the lineup next
week
Rice Leads Base stealers.
Rice. Of the washington Lea!-i' VS.
not able 10 steal any bases during Ine
last week. but his As thefts give him
a big lead over his nearest riyals SIS
Ter. who stole Is
Other leading batters: Meusei, New
York, .3s8s Murphy Chicago, .54ti
Jacobson St Louis, ST. aendry1s
Boston. 81; Rice, Washington, .ofgi
Judge. Washington, $685. weaver, chi
cago, ass; Felsch. Chicago, -szsi Cooo'
Bunny Brief. OF Kansas City, and
Bubbles HarErave, Of St Paul, are
having a merry race in the American
association. They went into a tie last
week for .homerun honors and for
total bases and each has been keep
Ing up the pace.
They are tied this week, with %
homera each, and each has total
base record Of rs bases They
also are tied IN doubles, with 80
apiece. HurgruTe leads in triples
with II TO Briefs = but in total
number Of hits Brief has a shade,
with 154 to HIS rivals 49, the for
Iuer having played in 152 games to s
the lntter'u 123. HarEraFe has
passed the century mark in runs Z
scored, having Registered 101 ?
Grover Hartley. Of Columbus, with
an average OF ISL, Is topping battsrs
who have played in so or more games,
while Hargravs Is runnerup, with
.8S5 and Wlckland, OF Toledo, third,
with .554- Rapp, Of St Paul, with Il
thefts, Is showing the Wa& TO the
base Etealers.
other leading batters: Rondeau,
Minneapolis. .S3S; lineup, Louisville,
.329i Good, Kansas City, S28; Wade,
-3Z6: RehE. Indianapolis,
.5z5; Hyatt, Toledo, 1872; James, Min
81; Rapp, St Paul $40;