Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-18
LiDe Sports NeUs and Comment
Sisler Again Leads
American Leaguers
By Associated Press.

by Associated PreSS.
Chicago, Sept. 1S.-George Sisler,
the st. Louis star. broke the tie
which he shared last week with Iris
Speaker, the Cleveland Indians man.
agef. and is topping the American
League batters with an average of
1893, according to averages released
today and which include games OF
Wednesday. Speaker is seven points
oehind with an average of 1872, while
Joe Jackson, the smuggling outfielder
OF the Chicago White Sox, stands
thsrd with mark OF 1873
Babe" Ruth of the New York
Yankees, the home run marvel who
Is hitting in fourth place with an av-
erage of 1872. cracked out three home
runs since Wednesday a week ago
and brought his string of circuit
drives TO forty nine. one less than
the mark he set out to reach when
the season started He also CARRIE,
his total base record to BAT and is
lar in front in the number Of rams
scored, having registered III times.
Rice, of Washington, safely leads tho
base stealers with fifty-one .thefts
to his credit.
Other leading batters for seventy
five or more games:
f. Collins, Chicago. 1865; Meusel.
New York. .3S9; Judge, Washington,
.sS9; jacobson, ST. Louis. 1877: Rice.
Washington. 1856; Weaver. Chicago.
.3S2; Felsch, Chicago, .331; Tobin ST.
Louis, ,ssii HendryX. Boston 331
Nicholson, of Pittsburgh struck a
slight slump in his batting during
the past week while Roger Hornsby,
of st. Louis got into "a hitting stride.
The former dropped few points but
continued to head the National
League Satters with an average of
.SIl. while Hornsby by gaining a few
points brought his average up to
$50. The rest OF the leaders re-
manned practically unchanged.
Hornsby hoisted his total base record
up to 2T7, while Bancroft. New York.
increased his string of runs scored to
81. Williams of Philadelphia failed
to add to his home run total of IA,
and Carey OF Pittsburgh failed to
add TO his stolen base record. He
has, stolen IS bases. Other leading
batters: Young, New York. .343:
Roush, Cincinnati, .342; J. Smith st.
Louis, 1923: Il. Wheat, Brooklyn. .323;
King, New York, 3l9: Hollocher.
Chicago BIS: Stock. st. Louis, .316:
Williams, Philadelphia. .s12; kon-
atchy, Brooklyn. .312.
Carroll, OF Memphis who leads the
Southern Association in stolen bases
with fifty-two thefts. has displaced
E. Miller, of Little Rock, as runner
up to Harper. of Little Rock He is
batting $50. Harper is hitting .348.
h. Miller dropped to 1921. Being head
ed by McLarry of Memphis and Ell
lis of Birmingham, who are tied for
third place with .324. L. Miller, how
ever leads in total bases with 800,
having cracked out another home
run which brought his total to nine
teen circuit drives. Carroll has pass
ed the century mark In runs scored
He has registered 103 times.
Other leading batters: Bernsen,
birmingham, 800: Burke. Nashville.
.S16; Barnhart, Birmingham, .315;
Griffith Birmingham. 1906; Gilbert,
New Oyleans, 800.
East and Yaryan, the two Wichita
sluggers, who were sold to the Chi
cago White SoX and who are to re-
port to Comiskey's club in the
spring. went on batting rampage
since their sale was announced re-
Gently and increased their lead
among the Western league batters.
East is topping the batters with an
average of 1856 while Yaryan is hit
ting $50. Yaryan also cracked out
half dozen homers and brought his
total circuit drives UP to thirty seven
and increased his total bases to 1852.
Tierney of Tulsa has taken the lead
in runs scored having registered 115
times. while Lee Of Omaha by pilfer-
ing three bases during the past, week
brought his string UP to thirty three
and his batting has placed him In
third place with a mark of 1888.
Other leading batters: Bogart,
Joplin, 1884; Walker. ST. Joseph, .551;
Lindimore, Oklahoma City $3.50;
5>sttc Omaha, 1926; Beck, Wichita,
1921 Pitt. Oklahoma City, .321;
.544l.,usA, st. Joseph, 1921.
Wickland Of Toledo, runner-up
to Hartley of Columbus among the
American Association batters a
week ago. suffered batting slump
and relinquished his plane to Ron
deau of Minneapolis. Hartley is top
ping the batters with an average OF
.351 while Rondeau is hitting 1913.
Hargrave, st. Paul broke the tie
shared with Brief OF Kansas City
for home run honors by bagg1ng a
pair of circuit drives while Brief
negotiated only one. Hargrave's
total is twenty-five. However, Brief
brought his total bases up TO zS6.
Dresser of st. Paul has increased his
total of runs scored to 115, and his
stolen base record to A.
Other leading batters: Hargrave,
st. Paul, 1892; Wickland, Toledo, $3.50;
kirke, Louisville, 1924; Rapp, st.
Paul, 1924; Hyatt, Toledo, 1923; Tin
cup, Louisville, 1927; E. Miller st.
Paul. 81; Brief, Kansas City, Wade,
Minneapolis, BIT.
Ames Practicing Twice Daily.
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men are reporting twice daily for