El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-17
INDIAN LEADER
AFTER H0N9R5
Hits Ball for Average Of
403; Sisler Leads the
League With 404.

Chicago. III. July 17-As a result
a sensational batting drive, Iris,
Speaker. manager OF the Cleveland
Indians, today threatens to GUST
George Sisler, star firstbaseman with
St Louis, from the batting leader
ship Of the American league
Speaker whals6 his way from
fourth place to second within week
driving out is hits IN eight games
and boosting his average from $50
20 .403. Sisters average IS .404.
Jackson Trails Speaker
Joe Jackson, the Chicago slugEer,
IS trailing Speaker with an average
Of 1888, while Babe" Ruth, the home
run king. dropped from second to
fourth place with e mark Of 49,
Ruth was batting .3S6 week ago.
Ruth. in addition to his remarkable
homerun drives, Is leading the
league in scoring. having crossed the
failed to steal any bases during the
week but his IS thefts remain high.
Other leading batters: Rice, wash
ington, -s66; Weaver, Chicago, .55l;
i. Collins. Chicago, .S49; Milan. wash
iuEton. .542; Meusel, New York. 242;
aendryx, Boston. So Eriekson'
Washington, 1872 Jacobson. St LOUIS
.a29- Falsch,f Chicago. SIS Johnston,
Cleveland, .326: Chapman, Cleveland,
.525- Elmer Smith. Cleveland, -5z4s
1IcIunis, Boston. .322; Cobb, Detroit,
SIS
Hornsby Leads National
Although Eayrs OF Boston is on top
in the National league with an aver
age OF .405, Roger Hornsby, the st.
Louis star, continues TO be the real
leader with an average OF $50 Horns
by has played in 81 games as compar-
Cd with 81 for the Bostonian-
Cy Williams OF Philadelphia the
leading homerun hitter, boosted his
total above the nine mark. In base
stealing, Max Carey OF Pittsburg. con-
tiuuss to show the way with total
OF 52-an advance OF four within
week
Other leading batters:
smith. New York. .55s; Konechy,
Brooklyn, 1926 Roush, Cincinnati,
5zg: Twombly. Chicago. .Sz7; Groh.
Cincinnati, -32z; Nicholson Pittsburg,
.32zs Hoilochers Chicago -sIsi Srnlt1s
St. Louis. -3l9s Myers. Brooklyn, -sls-
Tfncup Leads Association
With an average Of -35s. Ben Tin
CUP Of Louisville remains IN posses
sion Of the American association bat
ting honors- Hartley OF Columbus is
IN second place with -555- Rapp OF
st. Paul dethroaed Leo Dresser, his
teammate, as the leading base steal
er. hanging up total OF 30.
Hargrave OF st. Paul and Brief OF
Kansas city are again the homCrun
leaders. being tied with ten each
other leading batters; Wickland,
Toledo. .s51; Jennings, Minneapolis
sas. Butter. Milwaukee. .a33; SWee--
ney. Kansas City, .33l: Wade. Minnea-
polls. $50: Rapp. St Paul. 329; Good
Kansas City, .327; Massey, Louis
vile. .312-
BagEing twelve hits IN eight games
gave Taryan Of Wichita the batting
leadership OF the Western league. he
IS hitting .3f1- with BoEart Of Joplin
Who was leading q week ago in
second place with 81
East Hits -361.
Carl East, the Wichita pitcher IL
batting -s57 but has only been IN s.
games.
Lee, OF Omaha, continues to set the
pacs for the base Etealers with a
total OF twenty, while Beck Of
wichita is high in homerun hitting
with A. Other leading batters.
Shestak. St Joseph, ISL; Platte,
Omaha, .53s: Beck. Wichita, -336; Coz
Fey. Des 1loines, .331; Lelivelt, Omaha,
.326. Brannon. Tulsa, -225; Greuseri
Joplin, BIS; Crosby st. Joseph -524-