Evening journal., 1920-07-17
HORNSBY HOLDS
NATIONAL
Cardinal Slugger Keeps Out
in Front With 800
Wallop
GOODWIN STOPS
WHEAT'S STEAK

Rogers Hornsby OF the Cardinals
tops the National League hitters with
a percentage Of 500. Rog also leads IN
most base hits with 10. Cnarley
Hollochor OF the Cubs leads at run
SCORING with 80 tallies. Cy Williams,
with q home runs, holds the honor
place in four base hitting. Max Carey,
the fleet Pirate, continues showing
the way along base paths with ~
stolen bases. although Clarence Mitch--
eli heads the hurlers with 3 wins and
nary a defeat. Hurllng honors really
belong TO Ferd Schupp, who won 10
and lost but games for a pitching
figure Of ia.
Zack Wheat, major league cham
pion hitter IN consecutive games for
the seasons Of 1916 and 1913 with rec
ords OF hitting safe In 20 straight
games and 26 contests respectively,
concluded his longest streak Of hit
ting the present campaign on July 10,
when he fell hitless before the serves
OF Marvin Goodwin. Up TO this game
Zack had punched safely his last 10
contests In which he came through
with % hits in 40 batting tries for a
percentage OF 400 and scored iS runs.
Wheat scored 40 runs in Z successive
games when the Cardinals halted
Zack on July 9.
Frank Frisch, after hitting for 40
IN six straight games. was halted
July 10 by Speed Martin OF the Cubs.
The Cubs-Gianis game Of July 9
surely ran back TO figures. 10 went
i3 innings before reaching a decision
in facor OF the Cubs. Alexander. the
Cubs hurler began This game with a
f0-year record OF 81 victories over the
Giants and as many defeats and in
this, the rubber game. Il took just
Il ,,.-->:.----s1s before Alex was returned
the victor.
Art Nehf OF the Giants turned 10
his sixth successive victory on July
"A by trimming the cardinals
Jimmy Johnston OF the Robins, ar
ter flashing a batting streak OF ~
successive games, was stopped July
- by the great Alexander Jimmy
during his stretch Of hitting, came
through with 20 safe blows In ~
batting tries for a mark OF 81 and
tailed a dozen runs.
Babe Twomblv or the cubs had
hit them safely In eleven consecutive
contests with Ed Pfcner applied ths
brakes and halted him. Twomhly, II
his hitting streak. SmOtc ~ hills II
tS trials for a batting figure OF 50
and scored runs.
Mlt Stock. the Cardinals grea
third-sacker. who earlier In the yea
had flashed a battius streak OF
successive contests, came throug
with another streek OF hitting safel
IN consecutive games. this tim
Stocks batting efforts continue
through a straight gamas, until AT
Nchf applied the brakes on July "A
stock. during his period OF hhting
slammed out 80 safe blows In iS ON
DIAL batting trips FOR a percentage o
.3i3.
Gcorge Burns Of the Giants. afie
hitting safely his last nine straigh
games quit July q 10 Jess Haines
Burns. during his hitiiuz streak, pole'
s. hits in 30 trials Tor battinl
mark OF 375.
Wilbur Cooper OF the Pirates end
I'd a winning streak OF Eve sirligh
victories bY taking a defeat from Ia
phlilcs On July 40.
Heine Gr0h. after batting streal
lasting Tor nine consecutive games
Quit July 9 10 Huzh NcQuilian Gr0h
drrire his streak. b1nrad out ii hit
IN s. trials FOR an even 400 percen
iaEt
Trfsh- Neusel Joined the seloc
circle q quintet hitiers by smashin
out I'VE hits on july so Meusel Is n
1rrh National LeaCuer 20 turn hi