Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-09-05
NICHOLSON LEADING
NATIONAL SKATERS
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CHICAGO, Sept. 4.-Outfielder Mich
olson, the Pittsburg slugger. has taken
the lead among the National league bat
ters from Roger Hornsby of St. Louis.
Nicholson experienced a great period at
bat during the week and is topping the
list with an average of .3Sl, among
players who have participated in SO or
more games. The avera ges released to-
day include games of last Wednesday.
| Hornsby did not do so we'll with the
willow and dropped to .365. However.
/ he is we'll ahead of Eayres of Boston.
who is in third place with 1888. Horns
/ by, however increased his lead in total
| bases to 254.
! Cy Williams of Philadelphia seems to
have struck a hoodoo in 10. as he has
not added TO this number of circuit
drives in the last two weeks but still he
I is three in front OF his team mate,
Meusel, who has cracked out ten
/ homers.
Max Carey of Pittsourg stole three
bases in the past week and is showing
4 the way 10 the base stealing with AS
/ Burns of New York has taken the lead
| from Bancroft. a team mate, as the best
run getter. Burns registered 81 times
to Bancroft's 81.
Other leading batters: Young, New
York. 1856; Roush, Cincinnati. 1886;
Stock. St Louis, 1927: j. Smith st.
Louis, .324; King, New York. 1928; Hol-
+ 1ocher, Chicago, .31s; u. Wheat, Brook
lyn, -316; Konetchy, Brooklyn, .315;
Fourier st. Louis. .313; Myers, Brook
lyn. .311: williams, Philadelphia, 81.
George Sisler. st. Louis star. who was
topping batters in the American league,
ran into a batting slump when the
Mound City club invaded the east on
the last Jaunt. and as a result Iris
Speaker manager of Cleveland, Is
heading the procession with an average
of 2Q6 80 10
ever, only one point behind with 1874
Eddie Collins, captain of the Chicago
White Sox, has greatly improved his
batting mark and is pressing Jackson,
team mate, and Ruth of New York,
Jackson is batting 1877, Ruth. 374 and
Collins 1857
Babe Ruth has played only one game
since the last averages were compiled
and in that contest he cracked out his
44th home run. His total base record
was brought UP to .316 and his scorinG
record to 134. Ruth was out OF the
game because of an infection on his
arm, but is back in the line up again.
Rice of the Washington team was not
! able to steal any bases during the last
week, but his 45 thefts give him big
lead over his nearest rival, Sisler, who
stole %.
Other leading batters: Mesusel. New
York, .S4S; Murphy Chicago. .341; ia
cQbson, St. Louis. BAL; Hendryx Bos-
ton. .341; Rice. Washington. $40; Judge
Washington $3.50; Weaver, Chicago
-335; Felsch. Chicago, 1929; Cobb, De
! troit. 1926.
Benny Brief of Kansas City and Bub-
bles Hargrave of st. Paul are having a
J merry race in the American associa-
J ton. They went into tie last week
. for home run honors and for total bases
I and each has been keeping up the pace
They are tied this week with twenty
homers each and each has total base
\ record of 25S bases. They also are
tied in doubles with thirty apiece. Har-
grave leads in triples with eleven tC
4 Briefs seven. but in total number O
4 hits Brief has a shade with 154 to hi!
rivals 146 the former having playe,
! in 1872 games to the latters 1913. Har
I grave has passed the century mari
| in runs scored, having registered 10
4 tallies.
Grover Hartley OF Columbus. witt
I an average Of .351, is topping batter
\ who have played in fifty or more game
while Hargrave is runner-up with SO
and Wickland of Toledo third with 1874
Rap of St. Paul with forty-one theft
is showing the way to the base steal
4 ers.
Other leading batters: Rondeau, Min
& neapolis, 1888; lineup. Louisville, .329
Good, Kansas City 1928; Wade, Mime
apolis. .326; Rehg. Indianapolis. .325
Z Hyatt Toledo, .322; James. Minneap
n
Louisville. BIT; Brief Kansas City
: .316; Berghammer. st. Paul. .315.
Bogart of Joplin went back to hi
/ place as runner-up to East of WIGHT
4 for batting honors in the Western
4 league, and Yaryan, home run king c
I Wichita, dropped back to third plac
I among some players who have par
1 ticipated in fifty or more games Eas
I is TOPPING the list with an average {
\ 370. while Bogarts mark is .341 an
/ Yaryan's .342. Yaryan has hit out :
{ circuit drives and is far in front
1 this department, while Lee of Oman
is leading Pitt of Oklahoma City b
] one theft for stolen base honors. lie
! stole 81. Yaryan, in addition to leadin
1 in homers, IS ahead in total bases Wit
2S7.
Other leading batters: Shestak. 5
q | Iosenh 22S: PITT. Oklahoma City. SIC