Arizona republican., 1920-08-30
BATTING AVERAGES SHOW SISLER STILL
 HITTING HORSEHIDE

CHICAGO. Aug. 2e.-George Sisler. St. Louis star first baseman, who hit consistently in twenty-four games be- fore he was stopped recently, continued to top the list of American league bat ters who have participated in fifty or more games, according to averages re- leased today and which include games of last Wednesday. Sisler is batting an average of 4G1. Iris Speaker, the Cleveland manager. suffered further slump in his batting in the past week but continued to be the runner-up to the St. Louis star with an average Of 394 "Babe" Ruth, the home run king of baseball, who was tied with Joe Jackson. the Chicago slugger, went into batting slump and dropped away from Jackson. with whom he was tied last week for third place. Jackson is hitting .3S0. while the New Yorker is batting .376. Ruth bagged one home run since the slat averag were com piled and his string was stretched to forty-three. He continued to lead in runs scored with 132 and a total bases Of 312.
 Rice of Washington failed to add to his total of stolen bases. but continued out in front with forty five thefts.
 Other leading batters:
 E. Collins, Chicago, .356; Neusel. New York. .S53; Rice, Washington. .34S; Jackson, St. Louis, .345; Weaver, Chicago. -343: Hendrvx. Boston. $40; Judge. Washington. .535; Earl Smith. St. Louis. .330; Milan. Washington, .327; Felsch. Chicago, .325; Jamieson. Cleveland. .32z; Cobb. Detroit. .322.
 Nicholson of Pittsburg is giving Roger Hornsby of St. Louis a hard run for batting honors in the National league The Pittsburg outfielder has batted himself to within four points of inc St. Louis star. who is topping the list with an average of .367. Nichol- sons mark is .363. A week ago Nichol- son passed Roush of Cincinnati for third place and in the past week he added twenty-twO points to his aver age and stepped ahead of F,ayres of Boston. who now is in third place with .349. while Roush continues in fourth place with .335. Hornshy. however. continued to lead in total bases with ,252 and has worked into a tie with Bancroft of New York in the number Of runs scored Each has registered 7s times.
 Cy Williams of Philadelphia for the second week failed to add to his homo run total. but is well in the lead with 3 circuit drives. Max Carcv of Pitts burg tackled on three stolen bases with fortv-five thefts.
 Other leading hatters:
 Stock. St. Louis. .230: Young, New York. .32s: King. New York .323: NO0etcfN. BrpoktNf1. -3ZUs J. smith Sf. Louis. SIS; Hollocher. Chicago. SIS: Duncan. Cincinnati. .S16: Williams. Philadelphia. .316; Myers. Brooklyn, .S12: z. Wheat. Brooklyn, 312 Bunny Brief of Kansas City has | batted himself up among the leaders again. and continues his tie for home run honors with Hargrave of St Paul. Both cracked out three circcit drives in the past week and brought their l totals to 19. The pair is also tied for total base honors with 246. Hargrave ever, with go tallies to his credit. Rapp of St Paul leads the base steaIers with | thirty seven.
 Grover Hartley of Columbus tops the batters of the association who had played in fifty in more games with an average of .351.
 Other leading batters:
 Hargrave, St. Paul. $40; WickIand 1 Toledo. .334; Rondeau Minneapolis Indianapolis, BPS; Wade, Minneapolis 27: Hyatt Toledo. .S20; Brief. Kansas City, BIS; Berghammer, St. Paul. .317; Tincup, Louisville, .316.
 Yaryan, Wichita displaced Rogart of Joplin as runner up to East of Wichita for batting honors among the ! Western league players who have par ticipated in fifty or more games. East of Wichita is batting .36S. while Yaryan has 354 and Rogart 1852. Buck of Wichita went into a batting sIumr and his place among the leaders was | taken by Walker of St. Joseph who got into his stride in the past week Iindi- more of Oklahoma City has taken the
 lead as the best run getter having crossed the plate ninety times.
 Yaryan bagged half dozen homers