Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-12

q Roger Hornshy, the ST. Louis star.
is showing the way TO the batters OF
the National league with an average
OF .460, and Lebourveau OF P%hiladcl-
phia. with .375, is runner UP, accord
ing to averages released today. The
Hornsby has been at bat So times
in fifteen games. He drove out 20
hits for a total of 3S bases. In this
collection he baggcd six doubles and
one home run. He has been showing
much speed on the paths, having reg
istered L. u n
Ed Roush Of Cincinnati, who held
the batting honors Of the league last
season. gradually is getting his stride.
He boosted his average to .262, forty
six points within a week.
Other leading batters for ten or
more games: Groh, Cincinnati, .359:
Cincinnati, 1856; Duncan. Cincinnati,
1928; Bancroft, Philadelphia, . 1924;
Rath, Cincinnati. .324; Burns, New
York. .319; Flack, Chicago, 800;
Janvrin, st. Louis, .3O6; Fourier, st.
Louis. 1902; Cation. Pittsburgh, .302.
Babe" Ruth Of New York cele-
~ ~ Az eolLO Ny
cracking out W. home runs. The
home run king has a batting average
Of PSI for 13 games. having made L.
hits in 46 times at bat. His hits, be-
sides the two home runs, include a
triple and three doubles.
Joe Jackson. the Chicago White
Sox slugger. continues to top the bat
ters in the American league who have
participated in ten or more games
There are three batters in the 400
class. headed by jackson with ABA
Johnston, Cleveland, is second with
.40S, n Weaver, Chicago, third with
.404.
Other leading batters: Speaker
Dugan, Philadelphia, 1856; E. Collins
Chicago, 1857; jacobson. St. Louis
.347; Scott, Boston, 1928; e. Walker
.324.
In the American association omar,
of Indianapolis drove Lineup out o
the batting lead with an average O
.421. Dresser of st. Paul is settinI
the pace for the base stealers witt
seven. Other leading batters for tel
l or more games: Henline. Indian
apolis, .4O9i Wickland, Toledo, 400
!Schreiber. Indianapolis, 400; Dyer
Toledo. 1888; Wade, Minneapolis, .S77
bIdIndTu, columbus, .jIS: GalnOl
Milwaukee. .3445 Miller, St. Pau
1888; Good, Kansas City, 1923.
5 Moore of Little Rock is blazing tn
trail Cor the hitters in the Souther
;. association with an average Of 40:
with Miller, a teammate, in secon
place with 1888. Miller Is attemptin
to establish himself as the Babe
Ruth of the minors, as he has cor
e nected with three home runs thus fal
l Carroll of Memphis is the leadin
base stealer, having eight to hi
0 credit. Other leading batters for tie
2 or more games: Mayer, Atlanta, 1910
Hyperion, New Orleans. 1854; High
Memphis, 1854: Gleason, C~hattanoog:
I.362: Blades. Memphis, 1856; Carol
Memphis, 1853; Barzill. Atlanta, .347
Ellis, Birmingham, .344.
Bonowitz of st. Joseph is clinsin
to the batting lead of the wcstcr
I, league with an average Of $50. H
: has whaled out twenty-three hits i
eleven games, bagging three double
and three triples. Smith Of WIGHT
and Evers of Sioux City arc toppin
' the base stealers with five each. Othe
leading batters for ten or more games
Yaryan. Wichita, AL: Pitt. Okla
e homa City. .4s5; Bogart, Joplin, .422
: Smith. Wichita, $50; Anderson, De
Moins. 1851; Beck, Wichita, 1854
: Lamb. Joplin, 1856: Terney. Tulss
.351: McCandless. Sioux City, 1851.