Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-05
"Babe'' Ruth May
Break Own Record
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
| Chicago. June 5.-~"Babe" Ruth,
king Of the home run hitters, who
last season set a nav worlds record
of twenty nine, will eclipse that re-
markable performance this season II
he continues at his present pace.
The New York slugger connected
with a trio of homers In a double
header against Washington on We'd
nesday. giving him total OF fifteen
circuit drives thru-fa far. which Is way
ahead of his record at this time last
year. Ruth. as a result of his remark
able batting streak. pulled himself
up among the batting leaders of the
| American league, according to aver
| ages released today and which in
Clude Wednesdays games. Last week
he was hitting 500. This weeks hg-
ures show him to be batting 1898. He
! leads the league in total bases with
ninety-six. which besides the homers.
include six doubles and three triples.
He has made thirty-nine hits in
thirty four games.
Iris Speaker. leader of the Cleve-
| front Of the regulars who played in
Is or more games with batting
average of 1897 as compared with
S39 last week. Johnson team mate,
who led the hitters last week. drop
ped to second place. altho he boost
ed his mark from .315 to $50.
| Speaker In addition to leading the
! hatters. is the best run getter in the
league. having registered forty -one
times. He lcracked out fifty eight
hits in 146 times at bat in 80 games
for a total of 50 bases. which include
thirteen doubles, three triples and
four home runs.
Other leading batters: Jackson,
| Chicago .366: Hendryx. Boston 1856:
Judge. Washington 1853; Murphy,
Chicago .349: Sislerm. st. Louis .347:
Wearver. Chicago .343; Felsch. Chi
cago .343: Jacobson. ST. Louis Sal;
Heilman. Detroit 1888: Dugan. Phil
adelphia 1886; Ruth. New York 1888;
Milan, Washington 1913.
|
fielder 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 Rogers
Hornsby. the st. Louis star, who con-
| tinues to lead with an average of
1872. Robertson is batting $40 as
compared with .3l5 week ago. He
has averaged better than a hit a
and has connected with forty Eight
hits, which include eight doubles
two triples and four homers.
Heinie Groh. captain of the Gin
cinnati worlds champions, who was
runner-up to Hornsby a week ago
dropped to third place with a mark
of .365: but he is the best run getter
| having registered 80 times to the st
Louis stars thirty zone.
Grover Alexander premier pitcher
of the Chicago Cubs has batting
average of 400, but he has played in
only thirteen games. Jack Fourier
the slueging st. Louis first baseman
who was making such a showing a
week ago fell into a slump and
dropped from fifth to twelfth place
his average now being $40 as com
pared to 1886
Cy Williams. the elongated out
ielder of Philadelphia bagged two
lomers in the past week land is lead
ng the round trip hitters with six.
Max Carey of Pittsburgh continued
L ~ -
With fourteen, his nearest rival be-
ng Roush of Cincinnati, who has
| pilferred eleven
Other leading battens: Nicholson
| Pittsburgh .34S; Dauhert, Cincinnati
342: Young, New York 1856; VIII
'iams. Philadelphia .329: Duncan