The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-23
COBB BOOSTS HIS
BATTING AVERAGE
Nicholson Continues to
Lead National
Tie in w. L.

IL 10
CHICAGO, Ill, May 2?.-Oscar
S1appy' Felsch, Chicago outfield-
=, has entered into competition
~th Babe" Ruth of New York. the
mono run king of baseball. for the
honor OF leading in circuit drives
m the American league. Happy"
cracked out his fifth homer in the
rame against Boston Wednesday.
.,vi,g him two in two days and
Slacirr him in a tie with the New
york slugger. Each has made five
borers. according to averages re-
ieased today and including the
Ssres ot Wednesday. Most of
Puths homers were made on the
POLO grounds where the field is
Sort. Those of the Chicago fly
catcher we're long clean drives.
There Is merry race on the
washington club between Roth and
Rice for the honor of being the
Sading base stealer. Rice has pill
f,red IL bases and Roth 10.
Tv Cobb, the Detroit star, is
~radually finding his batting eye
erd has boosted his average to .277.
Run Is batting ESQ.
johnson Tops American
Johnston OF Cleveland wldened the
r,n between himself and Jackson of
Chicago among the batters who have
partic.pated in 10 or more games
Johnston added a few points to his
ayeraEe last week, while
Jackson dropped few points
Johnston Is topping the list with an
average Of Az. while Jackson is
hitinc $50.
o,her leading batters: Kinney.
fhiladelphia, 1854, Gedeon, St.
Louis, .364; Gerber. st. Louis, .S5s;
Felsch, Chicago. .352; Hendryx,
Boston. .3i9; Jacobson. st. Louis,
S4s. Slsler. St Louis, .S43; Weaver,
Chicago. .3i3; Dugan. Philadelphia.
xS7; Peckinpaugh, New York. .325;
Sneaker, Cleveland, .3l9.
National League
The st. Louis National league
club is In third place in team bat
Ting with an average of 200 and is
ranked in last place in the percent
age OF games won and lost, accord
ing TO averages published today and
which include Wednesdays games
Only one member of the club is
hitting in the 1900" class, and this
& Rogers Hornsby. the star key
stone sack guardian, who is the run
per up 20 Nicholson OF Pittsburgh.
Nicholson Is leading the regulars
with an average of AGA acquired In
a. games. Hornsby, In 25 games in
which he has been at bat 10l times,
has cracked out AZ hits for a total
Of 67 bases, which include eight
doubles, two triples and a homer for
ar average of AIS. He is being
pushed by Heinie Groh, captain of
he Cincinnati world champions, who
Is trailing with .40s.
Dode Paskert. the veteran out
fielder of the Chicago Cubs, has
joned his teammate, Robertson,
and Cy Williams of Philadelphia for
home run honors. The trio is tied
with three apiece.
Carey Leading Thief
Max Carey, the fleet-footed out
fielder OF Pittsburgh, is showing the
way to the base stealers with nine
thefts 10 his credit. His nearest
rival is a teammate. Southworth.
who has stolen seven.
other leading batters: Gowdy.
Boston, .364. Lebourveau, Phila-
delphia, .36l; Myers, Brooklyn,
.3iy, Daubert. Cincinnati, .337;
Twomhly, Chicago, 1888; u. Wheat,
Brooklyn. 1928; Young, New York,
.S-2, Burns, New York, S2l; Dun
can. Cincinnati, 3lS; Rousch, Gin
einna'i, 800
OMara OF Indianapolis suffered a
slump In batting among the Ameri-
can association batters and tumbled
out Of the lead into seventh place.
James OF Minneapolis, in 10 games
now is topping the list with AIS
while W!Ckland, Toledo. showed an
improvement and moved up into
second place with n mark of 1917.
c. G. Robertson OF Minneapolis y
one point behind with .S76.
Brief Of Kansas City has hit out
ahead Of Gainor Of Milwaukee and
ksgert Of st. Paul for home run
honors. Brief has five while the
other two have four each.
Dresser of st. Paul is showing the
Say 10 the base stealers with II
tefe
Other leading batters: Henry, Co
Mmbus, .373; Tincup, Louisville.
,S51; Gainor, Milwaukee, .353;
OMara, Indianapolis, $50; Dyer.
soedo. .S47; Elmer Miller. st. Paul,
800, Henline, indianapolis. 1888;
herley Columbus, .326.
Blades Tops Southern
- Blades of Memphis has dethroned
Z Miller of Little Rock as leading
patter Of the Southern association,
ue latter dropping into third place
WIN an average of .342. Blades ID
pat'ing .35l while BRAZIL, Atlanta.
In second place with .34S.
Carroll of Memphis has been
showing his heels 10 the base steal
es and has pulled away from Glea-
son OF Chattanooga and Harper OF
L,t'Ie Rock. having stolen II bases
nine.
Other leading batters: Harper
bhit.e Rock. ,333; Moore, Little
SSo'k, $50; Wano, Nttle Rock, .325;
npperton, New Orleans. .315;
SSeeks, Birmingham, .30S; Carroll
ISmph.s, .3OI. Torkelson, New Or
!e,1s ,3O4.
-, Bogat and Keliehcr Tied
=, ,Snestak of st. Joseph and Reichle
y. sioux City have batted them.
Nes INTO n tie for batting honors
~ He Western league and have
io'Cea bogart OF Joplin, last weeks
meuer rom the top. The leaders
~ hlltlng at a .429 clip. East OF
rmMHIta is runner-up to the duet
Sa h an average of .425, while Bo-
earts mark is 1898.
rannoEaFt, however, has overtaker
htlencF oF 81 In,nrh g.. ..olo,