Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-14
HOrnsby, Jackson
 Top Eaters in
 the Big Leagues
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Chicago, H., May 8.-Rnger Horns by, the St. Louis star, is showing the way to the batters of the National League with an average of .460, and Lcbourvcau of Philadelphia with .375, is the runnerup, according to averages released today. The averages include games on Wednesday,
 Hornsby has been at bat 63 times in fifteen games. He drove out 29 hits for total of 33 bases. In this collection he bagged six doubles and one home run. He has been showing much speed on the paths, having reg istered 12 runs.
 Edd Roush of Cincinnati, who held the batting honors of the league last season, gradually is getting his stride. He boosted his average to .262, forty six points within week. Robertson of Chicago, leads in home runs with 3. Williams, Philadelphia and Paskert, of Chicago, are tied for second place with 2 each
 Other leading batters for ten or more games: Groh, of Cincinnati, .359; z. Wheat, Brooklyn, .357; Daubcrt, Cincinnati, .336; Duncan, Cincinnati, 1882; Bancroft, Philadelphia, .324, Rath, Cincinnati, .324; Burns, New York, .3l9; Flack, Chicago, 309; Jan vrin, St. Louis, ,306; Fournier, St. | Louis, ,302; Caton, Pittsburg, .302. | Babe" Ruth of New York, celebrat- ! ed his return to the game by cracking i out two home runs. The home run i king, has a batting average of .26l for Is games, having made 12 hits in 46 | times at bat. His hits besides the two | home runs, include a triple and three i doubles.
 Ty Cobb, the Detroit star, who held | the batting championship last season, is rounding into form, and has boost ed his mark from .l62 to .2l4 within a week.
 Joe Jackson, the Chicago White Sox slugger, continues to top the batters in the American League who have par ticipated in ten or more games. There are three batters in the 400" class, headed by Jackson with .434; John ston, Cleveland is second with .40S and Weaver, Chicago, third with. 404
 Other leading batters: Cleveland, .375; Ssler, St. Louis, 367 Dugan, Philadelphia, .366; E. Collins, Chicago, .357 Jacobson, St. Louis, .347; Scott, Boston, BPS; c. Walker, .324.
 In the American Association, O'Mara of Indianapolis, drove Tincup out of the batting lead with an average of .421. Dressen, of St. Paul, is setting the pace for the base stealers with seven. Other leading batters for ten or more games: Henline, Indianapolis, .4O9 Wickland, Toledo, 400; Schrei- Der, Indianapolis, AGO; Dyer, Toledo, 38S; Wade, Minneapolis, 344; Miller, ! St. Poul, .33S; Good, Kansas City, .329.
 Moore, of Little Rock, is blazing the trail for the hitters in the Southern { Association with an average of .403, with Miller, teammate in second place with 1888. Miller is attempting | to establish himself as the Babe" Ruth of the minors, as he has connect ed with three home runs thus far. Carroll, of Memphis, is the leading base stealer, having eight to his cred it. Other leading batters for ten or more games: Mayer, Atlanta, .37O; Ripperton, New Orleans, .364; High, 362; Blades, Memphis, .355; Carroll, Memphis, .353; Barzill, Atlanta, .347; Ellis, Birmingham, .344.
 Bonowitz, of St. Joseph, is clinging to the batting lead of the Western League with an average of .460. He | has whaled out twenty-three' hits in eleven games, bagging three doubles and three triples. Smith, of Wichita, and Evers, of Sioux City, are topping the base stealers with five each. Other Heading batters for ten or more games: Yaryan, Wichita, Al; Pitt, Oklahoma City, .435; Bogart, Joplin, .422; Smith, Wichita, 3S0; Anderson, Des Moines, .367; Beck, Wichita, .368; Lamb, Jop- lin, .356; Tierney, Tulsa, 351; Me Can dless, Sioux City, .351.