Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-22
LiDe Sports MelDs and Comment
Felsch Is After
Babe Ruth's Title
b. Associated Press.

b. Associated Press.
'Jhtcaso. May 22.--Oscar Happy"
Felsch. Chicago outfielder. has en-
ts'od into competition with babe"
Ruth. OF New York, the home run
king Of baseball for the honor Of
lsidins In circuit drives In the Amer
to'sn League. Happy" cracked out
hin NTH homer in the game against
Bcston Wednesday. giving him two
n two days and placing him in tie
with the New York slugger. Each
has made five homers, according to
averages released today and includ-
inls games OF Wednesday. Most OF
R,lth's homers were made on the
pqio grounds, where the field 10
short. Those OF the Chicago fly
catcher were long clean drives.
There 10 q merry race on the
Washington club between Roth and
Rise for the honor Of being the lead
int' base stealer. Rice has pilferred
eleven bases and Roth ten.
~ Cobb. the Detroit star. 10 grad
ually finding his batting eye and has
'bq,sted his average TO att. Ruth Is
batting eco.
Johnston. Of Cleveland. wtdened the
SAP between himself and Jackson, Of
Chicago. among the batters who have
participated In ten or moro games.
Johnston added a few points to his
average Of last week, while jackson
dr,pped few points. Johnston 10
topping tho list with an average of
.l11 while jackson IL hitting $50.
Other leading batters: Kinney,
Philadelphia, .364: Gedeon. st. Louis,
1S4: Gerber. st. Louis. .36s: Felsch,
Chicaso. .s62: Hsndryx, Boston, .s4s;
JS,obsons st. Louis, .1iS; Sisler, st.
Louis .sts; Weaver Chicago. .343:
Dusan. Philadelphia. .ss7: Peckin-
paish, New York. .s3S: Speaker.
Cleveland. .31s.
The st. Louis National League
club 10 in third place in team bat
ting with an average Of .2e0 and IL
rar ked In last place In tho per-
cen tage Of games won and lost, ac-
cordins TO averages pubiished today
and which include Wednesdays
gaines. Only one member Of the club
Ia hitting in the 500, class, and this
10 Rogers Hornsby. the star keystone
sack guardian. who 10 the runner up
to Nicholson. Of Pittsburgh.
Nicholson IL leading the regulars
with an average OF .ls2 acquired In
fourteen games. Hornsby. In twenty
fivs games. In which he has been at
bat l0l times. has cracked out forty
two hits for q total OF fifty-seven
bases, which include eight doubles,
two triples and homer for an aver
age OF AIS. He 10 being pushed by
Hen Groh, captain of the Cincip.
natl worlds champions, who II trail
Ing with .4os.
Z I'ode Paskert, the veteran out.
flelder Of the Chicago Cubs. has
joiited his teammate, Robertson, and
Cy Williams, OF Philadelphia. for
horne run honors. The trio Ia tied
with three each.
p Max Carey. the flest. footed out.
fielder Of Pittsburgh. ID showing the
way to the base stealers with nine
thefts under his belt. His nearest
rival 10 q teammate, Southworth.
wh', has stolen seven.
Other leading batters: Gowdy,
Boston. .ss4; Lsbourveau, Phiiadei-
phia. .ssl: Myers. Brooklyn, Sac;
Da'Ibert. Cincinnati. .ss7: Twombly,
Chicago. .Ss3; q. Wheat. BrookIyn.
S2s: Young. New York. .S22: Burns,
Ne's York. SCI: Duncan. Cincinnati,
.31a; Roush, Cincinnati, SOC.
O'Mara, OF Indianapolis. suffered .
slump In batting among the Amer
lean Association batters and tumbled
out Of the lead into seventh place.
James. Of Minneapolis, in ten games
now Is topping the list with Ats,
while Wicklund. Toledo, showed an
Improvement and moved up into sec.
ontI place with . mark of .s77. C. C.
Robertson. Of Minneapolis 10 one
point behind with .37e.
E'rief, OF Kansas City. has hit out
ahead Of Gainor. OF Milwaukee, and
Rii:gert. Of ST. Paul. for home run
honors. Brief has five while the
otfer two have four each.
Dresser, OF St Paul, Ia showing
the way to the base steaIers with
twelve thefts.. 2"
Other leading batters: Henry, Co.
lunlbus. .S73: lineup, Louisville, 1857:
Galnor, Milwaukee, .s53; o'Mara, In
dianapolis. $50; Dyer, Toledo. SAT;
Elmer Miller. St. Paul .ss3: Henline,
Indianapolis. .sss; Hertlsy. Columbus,
1928.
Blades, Of Memphis. has dsthroned
e. Miller, Of Little Rock, az leading
batter Of the Southern Association,
the latter dropping into third place
with an average OF .S42. Blades 10
betting 1851. while BRAZIL. Atlanta, is
in second place with .34s.
Carroll, OF Memphis, has been
showing his heels to the base steal
ers and has pulled away from Glea-
sor, of Chattanooga, and Harper, of
Little Rock, having stolen eleven
baies. Gleason stole seven ana
Harper nine.
Other leading battsrs: Harper,
Little Rock. .SsS; Moore, Little
Rock. 800: Ellis Little Rock, $50;
Wano. Little Rock, 1875: Hyperion,
New Orleans, .315: Meeks, Birming-
ham. .3os: Carroll. Memphis, .3o7;
Terkelson, New Orleans, .804.
shestak, OF st. Joseph. and Reichle,
OF Sioux City. have batted them
se'ves into a tie for batting honors
of the Western League and have
forced Bosart Of Joplin. last weeks
leader, from the top. The leaders are
hitting at 4 .42s clip. East, Of Wich-