The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-07-11
ST. LOUIS STARS
MAINTAIN LEAD
Hornsby and Sisler in
First Place-Bogart
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CHICAGO, III, July 10.--With n
now worlds record within his grasp
"Babc" Ruth. the New York FluEger
today is driving towards the batting
championship OF the American
league.
Roposlng In fourth place a week
ngp. the home run Ring is now
second in the list ~ bnttora with
an average of 3sG thirty three
points behind George Sislcr. tho It,
Louis star. who is leading the league.
Ruth pussod the veteran iris
Speaker uf Cleveland and Joe Jack
spu of Chicago, who arc tied Tor tho
third place honors with 3si Gisl"r.
iu first place is batting 40.
Although Ruth failed 10 fatten his
homo run record during the week,
ho connected with thirteen hits In
nine ramcH In addition he pulled
away from Speaker for scoring hon.
ors He ag crossed the plate seven
ty times. while the Clovoihudor iH two
runs behind him.
Rice of Washington continued 20
burn the paths and is far out In
front among the base stcolers with
90 thofts other leading hattcrs;
Weaver. Chicago. .3G5; Rice. wash
inrtou, .357; Milan, Washington,
.3G4. Johnston. Cleveland. .3i4. ',
Collins, Chicago, $40; IIendryx,
Boston, .33s; Felsch, Chicago. .339.
Eayrs 81 Ros'on, pitcher. out
fielder. ana pinch hitter. dcthroned
Roger Horusby az leader among the
National League battora who have
participated IN 40 or more games.
IIo Is batting 403 for ~ gnmos, in
which no cracked out 20 hits in ~
times at bat. Hofnsby, however II
the real loader among the regulars
with a mark OF .37S made In ~
games Hollochor of Chicago, had
tied the 81. Louis star ms "A run get
tor, having crossed tho plate fifty
times.
Cy Williams of Philadelphia del
ivered his weekly home run and is
leading In circuit drives with nine.
Max Carey the Pittsburg outfieider.
stolc three more bases and II far
In front OF the base stealor with 2s
thst,s.
other leading bntters E. Smith.
Now York .956; Konctchy, Brook
lyn. .S33 Nicholson, pittaburg.. .s2s:
Roush. Cincinnati. .32b, williams,
Philadelphia, .32t; Hoiiooher, Chi
cago, .32l; Daubert, Cincinnati, .a21;
Groh, Cincinnati, .3ts; Young New
York, .3l6, Robertson, Chicago. .315.
Ben Tlncup. the Indian pitcher
with Louisville Ia so firmly intrenched
IN the batting leadership Of the
American association that all at
temptn to diAlodge him have beers
uneveilIng lie is setting the pace
with an average OF .371,
Rapp Of ST. Paul went into n tie
with Dresser, his tenmmate, for
honors IN base stealing, each having
twenty-six. Bunny Brief OF Kansas
City nosod ahead Of Hargrave. st
Paul In homo run hitting. having a
total OF nine. The st. Paul slugger
has eight, Other leading betters:
Hartley, Columbus, .3b0; Wiokland,
Toledo, .3b7; Rapp. 81. Paul as1:
Wade. MINNEAPOLIS. .325; Sweeney.
KANSAS city, .32D; Magoo, Columbus.
.522; Good, Kansas City. .321: Ron
deau, MInpeapoll-, .3s0; Butler.
milwaukee,, $40, Dresser, st. Paul,
ais.
Miller, the Little Rock slugser,
IS setting merry pace Cor the
battcra of the Southern association.
lie II leading the league N home
run hitting with n string Of fourteen
ana also continues To top the hitters
with an average Of .3a6, Ellis OF
birmingham shot into second place
win .S4l whilo Harper Of Little
IlnnlE ff1 tV,g.
Carroll OF Memphis is NO far out
In front In base stealing that his
rivals havo given up hope OF passing
him Iic hes stolen 81 bases and
also has scored 5s runs---the high
mark Of the league. lie is I'm fourth
place In batting with .326.
other leading sa.cTs: BarnhaTt,
birmingham, ,Si9; Burke, Nash
VILE .3lS, Benson, Birmingham,
.Sl7; High, Memphis. 900, wlngo,
Atlanta, ,29S.
Rogart OF Joplin regained the bat
ting championship OF the Western
league, passing Carl East The
Wichita pitcher. BoEart has an aver
agc oc .37S, while East is a point
behind him Beck of wichita broke
the tie for honors In homo run hit
ting, increasing his total to fourteen.
faryan, his teammatc, has thirteen
Lee OF Omaha. the leading base
stealer, In being pressed by Pitt OF
oklahoma city and Kelleher OF st
Joseph. Lee has a string OF rs
while Pitt has II and Kelleher 16
Othor leading batters. Yaryan
Wichita, $50; shestak, 81. Joseph
365, Beck, Wichita, ,345; Coffey
Des Molnes. .344. Lolivelt. Omaha
3+3; Pitt, oklahoma City. .333,
Platte, Omaha .332; Crosby, St
Joseph, ,332.