The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-05
RUTH ON WAY
TO NEW RECORD
Home Run King Had Made
Is Circuit Drives Up
to To-day
MORE THAN HALF OF
LAST SEASON MARK
Speaker Is at the Head of
the Regulars in Amer
lean League

Chicago. June 5,-,Babe Ruth king of
set new worlds record of 20, will
eclipse that remarkable performance
this season if he continues at his pres
ent pace. The New York slugger con-
nected with a trio of homers in dou-
BILE header against Washington on
Wednesday, giving him a total of Is
circuit drives thus far which is way
ahead of his record at this TING last
year. Ruth, as a result OF his remark
able batting streak, pulled himself up
among the batting leaders of the Amer
lean league, according to averages, in
Guiding Wednesdays games released to-
day. Last week he was hitting .302
This weeks figures show him to be
batting 49, He leads the league in
total bases with 96, which, besides the
homers, include six doubles and three
triples He has made 80 hits in "a
games.
Iris Speaker. leader of the Cleve-
land Indians, has stepped out in front
OF the regulars who played in ID or
more games with batting average of
1877. as compared with $3.50 last week.
Johnston, a teammate, who led the
hitters last week, dropped TO second
place, although he boosted his mark
from 1875 to .3s2.
Speaker, in addition to leading the
batters, is the best run-getter in the
league, having registered Al times. He
cracked ont So hits in lac times at bat
in 80 games for a total of so bases,
which include Is doubles, three triples
and four home runs
Other leading batters: Jackson, Chi
cage, 1885, Hendryx, Boston, 1856;
Judge, Washington, 1853; Murphy, Chi
cago, .343; Jacobson, st. Louis, Sal ;
Heilman, Detroit, 33s; Dugan, Phila-
delphia, 1856; Milan, Washington, 1888
Dave Robertson, the flashy outfelder
of the Chicago Nationals, is the whole
show with the stick in the National
league this week Robertson moved
from twelfth to second place. where he
is the runner-up to Roger Horribly, the
st. Louis star, who continues TO lead
with an average of .392. Robertson is
batting $40 as compared with 3l5 a
week ago. He has averaged better than
hit a game. He has played in IS
contests and has connected with as
hits, which include eight doubles, two
triples and four homeTs.
Heinie Groh, captain Of the Cincin-
natl worlds champions, who was run
ner-up to Hornshy week ago, drop
ped to third place with mark Of .S65,
But he is the best run-getter, having
registered so times to the st. Louis
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Grover Alexander. premier pitcher of
the Chicago clubs, has a batting aver
age of 400. but he has played in only
10 games. Jack Fourier, the ST. Louis
first baseman, who was making show
ing week ago. fell into a slump and
dropped from fifth to twelfth place, his
average now being $40 as compared to
1886.
CIV Williams, the elongated outfielder
of Philadelphia, bagged two homers in
the past week and is leading the round
trip hitters with six.
Max Carey, Pittsburg, continues to
show the way TO the base stealers with
Ii, his nearest rival being Rouseh of
Cincinnati, who has pilfered H..
Other leading batters: Nicholson,
Pittsburgh, .34s: Daubert, Cincinnati,
.342; Young, New York, 1886; Williams,
Philadelphia, .329. Duncan, Cincinnati,
1877: Cruise, Boston, $780, Smith, New
York. .3l5; Fournier. st. Louis, $40;
wheat, Brooklyn, 800; Stock, st. Louis,
.30S; Paskert, Chicago, .30S.