Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-18
SPEAKER s WORK
At BAT CAUSES
BIC SENSATION
Goes From Fourth to Second
Place Within a Week;
Babe Ruth Leads the Am.
eriCan League in Scoring.

tsY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED "'asl
Chicago, July 17.-As result OF
q sensational batting drive, IRIS
Speaker, manager of the Cleveland
Indians, today threatens to Dust
George Siser, star first basemah
with st. Louis, from the batting
leadership of the American league.
Speaker whaled his way from
fourth place to second within
week, driving out eighteen hits in
eight games, and boosting his, aver
age from 1886 to 40S, Sisters ay-
erage is .404. Joe Jackson, the Chi
cago slugger, is trailing Speaker
with an average of 1893, whl!e
Babe" Ruth, the home run king
dropped from second to fourth
place with a mark of 1882. Ruin
was batting 1856 week ago
Injury to his left leg probably
will keep Ty Cobb, batting star of
the American league for a score OF
years, out Of the game indefinitely.
Cobb returned to game after long
lay-off, cracked out seven hits in
as many games, and then suffered
a return Of the injury to his leg and
had to be carried off the field. The
noted Georgian has an average OF
1913 for forty-seven games.
Ruth, in addition to his remark
able home run drive, is leading the
league in scoring, having crossed
the plate so times. Rice of WASH
ington failed to steal any bases dur
ing the week, but his thirty-flVe
thefts remain high.
Other leading batters: Rice,
Washington, 1855; Weaver, Chica-
go, 351; e. Collins, Chicago, .S49;
, Milan, Washington, .342; Meusel,
New York, .342; Hendryx, Boston,
1897; Erickson, Washington, $685.
Jacobson, St. Louis. 1923; Felsch,
Chicago, 1928; Johnston, Cleveland,
1926, Chapman, Cleveland, $50
Elmer Smith, Cleveland, .324; Nc
Innis, Boston, 1922; Cobb, Detroit,
.31S.
Although layers Of Boston is on
top of the heap of the National
league with an average Of .40S'
Roger Hornsby, the st. Louis star
continues to be the real leader WIN
an average of $50. Hornsby mas
played in thirty-one games as com
pared with fitty-one for the Bos-
tonian.
Cy WlllldmS OIL llliduOiphipi e''S
leading home run hitter, failed to
boost his total above the nine
mark. In base stealing, Max Carey
of Pittsburgh continues to snow
the way with total off thirty-tWo
an advance of four within a week.
Other leading batters:
Smith New York, 1913; Konet-
chy, Brooklyn, 1923; Roush, Cincin-
natl, 1928; Twoml Iy, Chicago, .32i'
Groh, Cincinnati, 1922; Nicholson
], Pittsburgh, .S22; Hollocher, Chicd-
go, .319; Smith, St. Louis, .ol9'
Myers, Brooklyn, 1913.
. " With an average of .35S. Ben
Tincup of Louisville remains IN
possession of the American associa-
tion batting honors. Hartley of Co
lumbus is in second place with
1855. Rapp of st. Paul dethroned
Leo Dresser, his teammate, as the
leading base stealer, hanging up a
total of thirty. Dresser has TWEEN
=, ty-eight.
Hargrave of st. Paul and Briei
of Kansas City are again tied for
home run honors with ten each
other leading batters: Wtckland
Toledo, .351 Jennings, Minneapo.
lis, .343; Butler, Milwaukee, .SSl
Sweeney, Kansas City, 1881: Wade
Minneapolis, $50; Rapp, St. Paul
1923; Good. Kansas City, 1871; Mas
sey, Louisville, 1922.
Harper and Miller of Little Rock