Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-19
LiDe Sports MeWs and Comment
Sisler Leading in
American League
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Chicago. Juno ls.-0eorge SISTER
blazing the trail for tho batters OF the
star Of the st. Louis club, today 10
American league.
The st. Louis first baseman. SEQ
ond to Iris Speaker OF Cleveland a
week ago, shot into first place Win
an average Of .4os. while Speaker fol-
into second place with an average OF
1872 Joe Jackson. the hard hittins
outfielder with Chicago. Is third WIN
.s74. The averages include games
Of Wednesday.
Sisters remarkable batting streak
came into bloom a weak ago and nis
consistent hitting won tho coveteo
first place honors. Sisler connected
with eighteen hits in seven games.
He has a total Of IS safe blows for
81 games. 5.as.
With the season a third finished,
Babe" Ruth. champion home run
hitter, seems certain OF establishing
a new record. as he Is only ton
behind the mark OF twenty-nine he
set last season. Ruth drove out his
| nineteenth smash durin Gthe hrst
game Of the Chicago-New lorS ser-
les. driving the ball into the right
field bleachers. He 10 far ahead OF
his 1919 performance. when he at
| tanned his eighteenth homer on Aug
ust ls.
Speaker 10 leading Ruth by one as
run-getter. having registered Oh
times. Eddie Rice Of Washington
continues to show the way TO the
base stealers, his % thefts remaining
high. Other leading batters: Milan.
Washington, .sss; Johnston, Cleve-
land. 1854: Meusel. New York. .ssa;
Weaver. Chicago, ISL: Murphy. Chi
caRo, 1851; shotten. Detroit. $50;
Hendryx, Boston. .3AS: Judge, Wash
ington, .34s; Ruth. New York. .3A4;
Evans, Cleveland. .a4S; jacobson. st.
Louis. .342; Felsch. Chicago, .ssb.
There was little change among tho
leading batters OF the National
League during the past week. Roger
Hornsby. of st. Louis, added a Tow
points to his average, as did Nichoi-
son of Pittsburgh. who became the
runner-up to the st. Louis star, dis
placing Dauberts. OF Cincinnati,
whose slump put him in third place.
Hornsby is batting 1898. Nicholson,
1851 and Daubert .3+6. Hornsby, IN
addition to heading the batters, -
the best run gettcr He has registered
IL times, his nearest competitor be-
ing Stock. a teanmate and F1ack. or
Chicago. who are tied, each having
scored 80 runs.
Cy williams Of Philadelphia failed
to increase his string Of home runs,
but Is holding his own with seven
circuit drives to his credit. Dave
Robertson Of Chicago. is two behind
him.
Max Carey Of Pittsburgh pilferred
two more bases, and 10 far in front Of
the base steaiers with 4 string Of IL.
Roush OF Cincinnati. his closest riv-
al, has stolen twelve bases. Other
leading batters: Robertson. Chicago.
$40: Groh, Cincinnati, 1885; Duncan,
Cincinnati, 1913: Rousch, Cincinnati.
1928; williams. Philadelphia, .522;
E Smith. New York. .3lS; Young.
New York, .3l5; Flack. Chicago. .315;
Clemens. st. Louis, 500; Fourier, st.
Louis. .30s; Cruise. Boston. .30S;
Stock, st. Louis, .5o5.
lineup. the Indian pitcher, with
Louisville. is topping the batters OF
the American Association with an.
average of .444. Jones Of 'Minneapo-
lis is the runner-up with 400. ana
Del Gainor, Of Milwaukee with 1856 Is
in third place.
Bunny" Brief Of Kansas City has
cracked out seven home runs and Is
leading this department while Leo
Dresser OF st. Paul. with, 81 thcfts is
far in front among the base stealers.
Other leading batters: Wickland. Of
Toledo. 1855; Hartley, Columbus, $50;
Duncan, st. Paul. $40; Wade. Min
neapolis. .s47: Good, Kansas City.
1895: Butler. Milwaukee, 1876; Henry.
Columbus. 1927: Dyer, Toledo. .32s;
Rapp, st. Paul, .s21; Bescher, Colum-
bus. .3l7; Wolfer. Columbus, .S17.
The Western League batters are
who has an average Of 1888. Bogart,
of Joplin. and Brannon. of Tulsa, are
tied for second place with $50.
Kruger Of Joplin is the bes, run
getter having registered - times.
Yaryan, Of Wichita, is leading the
home run hitters with nine, and Lee
Of Omaha. with. Is thefts, Is showing
the way to the base stealers.
Other leading batters: East, Of
Wichita. ..378; Yaryan. Wichita. .377;
O'Conner, Des Moines. 1853; Shestak.
st. Joseph, .352; Kreuger, Joplin,
$50: Conroy. st. Joseph, .34s;
Tierney, Tulsa, .s4s; Lelivelt, Omaha,
.341: Coffey, Des Moines, $50;
Reichle. Sioux City. 1877: Bonowitz,
st. Joseph, 1877