The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28
SISLER HEADS new
CIRCUIT WITH .401;
R0USH HOLDS 4TH
lRy Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Aug. 28.-George Sisler,
st. Louis star first baseman, who hit
consistently in "a consecutive games
before he was stopped recently, con-
tinued to top the list Of American
league batters who have participated
in fifty or more games, according 10
averages released today and which IN
clude games of last Wednesday. ols-
Ter is batting for an average OF .4oI.
Iris Speaker, the Cleveland manager,
suffered further slump IN his Dattins
in the past week but continued 10 DC
the runner-up to the st. Louis star WIN
an average of 1874.
Babe" Ruth, the home'run KING OF
baseball, who was tied with Joe JACK
son, the Chicago slugger, went INTO
batting slump and dropped away from
Jackson with whom he was ied iast
week for third place. Jackson is hit
ting $3.50 while the New Yorker is pat
ting .376. Ruth bagged the home'runs
since the last averages were compl!eo
and his string was stretched to "A. ne
continued to lead in runs scored "ltu
1872 and total bases Of 312.
Rice Has As Thefts.
Rice of Washington, failed to add 10
his total of stolen bases, but continued
out in front with 45 thefts.
Other leading batters: E. Collins. OF
Chicago. 1856; Meusel. New York. .3o3;
Rice. Washington, .34S; Jacobson, ST.
Lo. !. .345; Weaver. Chicago. ;S4S'
Hendryx, Boston, $40; judge WASH
ington, 1876: Earl Smith, st. LOUIS
$3.50; Milan. Washington, 1921; Feiscn'
Chicago, 1925; Jameson, CleVeiano'
1924; Cobb, Detroit, 1922.
Ncholson. of Pittsburgh. IS giving
Roger Hornsby, of st. Louis, q haro
nm Tor batting honors in the National
League. The Pittsburgh outdelder mas
batted himself to within four points OF
the st. Louis star, who Is topping the
list with an average Of .367. Nichol-
sons mark is 1853.
A week ago Nicholson passed Rousn
of Cincinnati, for third place and IN
the mast week he added % points to
his average and stepped ahead OF Fay
ers. Of Boston, who now Is third place
with .349. while Roush continues In
fourth place with 1886. Hornsby how
ever continued to lead in total pases
with 252, and has worked into tle
with Bancroft, Of New YORK, IN tne
number of runs scored. Each has regis
tered 76 times.
Pat Also Among EN-.
Cy Williams, of Philadelphia, LOT tue
second week failed to add to his home
run total, but is well in the LEAD VIII
"a circuit drives. Max Carey, OF PITTS
burgh tackled on three stolen bases the
mast week and is showing the way with
45 thefts.
Other leading batters: Stock. OF st
Louis. $50; Young, New York, $50;
King, New York, 1928; konetchy
Prooklyn. 800: ]. Smith, st. Louis
ais: Hollocher, Chicago, .31S; Duncan
cincinnati, .316; Williams. Philadel
phia, .316; Myers, Brooklyn, .312; IL
Wheat, Brooklyn, .312.
Bunny Brief, of Kansas City has
batted himself up among the leaoers
again and continued his tie for nome
RIM honors with Hargrave, OF st. Paui
Roth cracked out three circuit drives
in the past week and brought theli
totals to 49, The pair is also neo 1ol
total base honors with 246. HargraVe
is out in front in runs scored however
with 90 tallies to his credit. Rapp. OF
ST. Paul, leads the base steaiers WIN
81 ~.
Grover Hartley Hits 1851.
Grover Hartley, Of Columbus, tops
the batters of the Association VINO mac
played in SO or more games with al
average of .351. -.
other leading batters: Hargrave. st
Paul, $40; Wickland, Toledo, 1874
Rondeau, Minneapolis. .333; Gooo
Kansas City, $50; Rehg, Indianapolis
1928; Wade, Minneapolis. 32l; ayaet
Toledo, 800; Brief. Kansas City: .olo
Berghammer, st. Paul. .alG iinoup
Louisville, .3l6.