The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-08
Iris Speaker Maintains Lead;
Roger Hornsby Tops National

thefts. while Roush OF Cincinnati
has 22 and Neale. another member
OF the worlds champions, has pi.
fered 20.
other leading batters; William,.
Philadelphia. 323; Konetchy, Broon.
lyn. .32i; Myers, Brooklyn, .32U,
HoIlocher. Chicago, .3lS; stock. ST.
Louis. .3i7; Daubert Cincinna.L
.30S. Terry. Chicago. .3Ob; II. Smith,
New York. .305; Flack. Chicar
.SO4. Groh, Cincinnati, 1903; Merkie
Chicago. 1903.
Hartley Leads A. 4,
Ben lineup, the Indian with Louis
Vile took a bad tumble from his
position among the batters OF n"
American Association. From being
runner-up to Grover Hartley, OF Co
llmbus. last week. the Indian has
dropped to eighth place. Hartley
also went into a slump. He cracked
out only one hit In the last five game.
and lost Is points Off his average
However he still tops the list With d
mark Of .357 Wilbur Good OF Kan.
sas city had a good week with the
willow and although he lost few
points from his mark OF last week.
his batting was superior to the oth"It
leaders and as a result Good went
into second place With an average OF
3A0 The averages are OF players
who played In so or more games.
Bunny Brief OF Kansas CITY
| cracked out three homers in the
/ past week and broke the tie for cir
| cult drive honors shared last week
with Hargrave Of st. Paul. BrieI
/ has bagged l6 Hargrave managed
to get one and has IA.
l Rapp OF ST. Paul is pulling away
l,fa4 Af.,g, 90. Ia ht
base stealing department Rapp is
showing the way with "a thefts,
while his rival has pilferred 30
other leading batters: Wickland
Toledo, .33s; Rondeau, Minneapolis
/ .333; w. Miller, Kansas City, .S29,
/ Rapp, st. Paul, .327; Butler, Nil
waukee .327: Tincup, Louisville.
323. Wade. Minneapolis, .322; Berg
hammer, st. Paul. .3lS. -
300 Hittcrs Scarce In 4. 4,
The 900" hitters are getting
scarce In the Southern Association,
There are only seven players hittinG
in the Select" class among the reg
ulars who have participated In so or
more games. The league continues
to be topped by Ellis OF Birminghin,
with an average OF .S45. with Har-
per, Little Rock. the runner-up with
33S and Carroll. Memphis, third
with 1871.
T.. Miller of Little Rock failed "a
add to his home run record for the
week. but his l6 still gives him the
lead by n big margin over Griffin o'
Memphis, who has bagged nine.
There is a merry race for stolen
base honors. with Carroll OF Mem
phis out in front with 36 thefts
: while Harper of Little Rock has ?
. other leading. batters: f. Miller
; Little Rock, .32S; Burke, Nashville
.319; McLarry! Memphis, ,Sl2; Bern
sen. Birmingham. 3l1; Wingo, At
= lanta. .295; Griffith, Birmingham
,295; Bratchie. Chattanooga. .2sS.
Bogart Leads by Two Points.
East, OF Wichita, played in one
. game during the past week. added
: one point to his batting average, and
: continues to lead the batters of this
/ Western league with .371; Bogart OF
Joplin and Yaryan OF Wichita eact
: participated in six games. The for
} mer dropped two points while tht
latter added six. Bogart is tho
. Yaryan is two points behind will
J .35S.
Yaryan bagged a pair OF homeri
and is leading with 20, while Beck,
| Wichita. his rival. cracked out bu
: one and has is.
! Emerich OF st. Joseph has caugh
up TO Lee Of Omaha for stolen bas'
L honors. The former stole six base
in the past week and brought hi,
5 total to 25, which tied Lees mark al
the Omaha player stole but four
Pitt of Oklahoma City is threatening
the pair with % thefts.
/ other leading batters Bea'S
Z Wichita, 32s; Crouch. Wichita. .327
, Pitt. Oklahoma City, .326; Lelivelt
o omaha. .324; Shestak, ST. Joseph
324: Platte. Omaha. 1923; DEBATE
Sioux City. .3ls; Tierney, Tulsa, .3ls
Coffey. Des Moines. ,31s.