The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-04
HARPER HOLDS
CROWN
Gilbert Climbs Up Among the
Leaders, While TutweiIer
and SeWell Slump.
HoRNSBY LOSES THE LEAD

Larry Gilbert. OF New Orleans, has
climbed up among the leading batteri
OF the Southern, who are topped by
Harper. OF Little Rock, hitting for an
average OF .353. according 10 averages
Including Wednesdays games which
were released today. Gilbert was
batting only .2Sd last week but has adj
Yanced to :05.T Tutwcilcr. OF Mobile,
ana Sewell. OF New Orleans. went into
= batting slump and have dropped away
Carroll. OF Memphis. Is the best run
gctter with lnlnety-four tallies TO his
erodlt. j.. Miller. OF Little Rock. leads
IN home runs with eighteen and in to-
tai bases with 273, while Carroll. Mem
PMS IL showing the why 10 the base
stenlers with forty-seven thefts.
Other leading batters, Carroll, Mem
phis, .3fl: Bernsen. birmingham. 1915; r..
Miller. Little Rock. 1924; Mcf.arry, Mem
phls, 1924; Ellis. Birmingham. 32I:
Burke, Nashville. .3l5; I'arnnart, Bir-
mlngham. 1908; Gilbert, New Orleans.
National League.
outhelder Nicholson. the Pittsburgh
sluggcr. has taken the lead among the
National league battcrs from Rogers
Hornsby. Of 81. Louis. and is topping
tho list with an average OF ISL. Aver
ages released today and Including games
not do. 80 well with the willow and
dropped to. 1865. However, he is well
ahead OF Enyrs, of Boston, who Ia in
third place with .33S. ffornsby in
creased his lead in total bases to 35i.
Cy Williams OF Philadelphia. seems
TO have struck a hoodoo In 10 as he
has not added to his number OF circuit
drives In the past two weeks. but still
Is three In front OF his team mate,
Meusel, who has cracked out ten
homers.
Max Carey. OF Pittsburgh. stole three
bases In the past week ana IL showing
the way to the base stealers with. As.
Burns, New York. has taken the Lena
from Bancroft, a team mate. as the best
run getter, Burns registered 81 times
to Bancroft's 81.
Other leading batters: Young. New
York, 1886: Roush. Cincinnati. .338;
Stock. st. Louis. 1927; J. Smith. st.
American League.
George SIsler. 81. Louis star. who was
topping the batters In the American
league, ran into n batting stump IN the
east, and as result iris Speaker.
Cleveland's manager. leads with an aver
age OF 1896. Slsler is the runner up with
1914. Eddie Collins. captain OF the
proved his batting mark and Is pressing
n team mate, and Ruth OF New
York. Jackson Is batting 1897; Ruth,
$40. and n. Collins 1867. babe"
Ruth has played only one game since
the last averages were compiled and In
that contest he cracked out his 4itn
homer, His total base record was
brought ZIP to 3i6 and his scoring rec
ord to "a.
Ruth is out of the game because OF
nm infection on his arm but In expected
to he back In the line next week.
Rice, OF Washington, was not able
10 steal any bases during the past week
but his AZ thefts give him big lead
over his nearest rival sisler, who has
pilfered 2s.
Other leading batters: Mcusel New
York. ,34s; Murphy. Chicago; 347;
JACOBSON. ST. Louis. .3al; HendryN.
Isoston. .34t: Rice. Washington, $40;
Judge, Washington, 800.
American Association,
Bunny Brief. of Kansas City, and
Bubbles HarEraves. st, Paul, are hay
Ing merry race among the American
association players, They went into q
tie last week for home run honors and
for total bases,
Grover Hartley. Of Columbus, with an
average OF 1851 is topping the batters.
Hub Leonard was too good for the
Indians. who lost to the Tigers, l to o.