Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-21
LiDe Sports NelDs and Comment
Little Change in
Batting Averages
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Chicago, Aug. 21-Players in the
National League who last week were
leaders in their specialties continued
to set the pace, according to aver
ages released today, which include
games of Wednesday,.
Roger Hornsby. the st. Louis star.
who topped the list of batters par
ticipatinS in fifty or more games a
week ago with an average of 1872, re-
tanned the same mark altho he played
in eight games during the week.
However. he increased his lead in
total bases to 2i5. on 1872 hits which
include thirty-two doubles. fifteen
triples and seven homers. Eayrs of
Boston. altho dropping three points,
continued to be the runner-up with
-, while Nicholson of Pittsburgh
stepped in front of Roush of Cincin-
natl for third place. with a mark of
.341. The Cincinnati outfielder
slumped five points for an average of
1927 which ties him with ], Smith Of
st. Louis for fourth place.
Cy Williams. the Philadelphia out
fielder, failed to swell his home run
total of 10. Max Carey of Pittsburgh
negotiated a quartet of stolen bases
and is showing the way with AZ.
Other leading hatters: Stock. st.
Louis. .326; Williams, Philadelphia.
.,~l,
KonetcRy. Brooklyn. 321; Hollocher,
Chicagb. .3Is; King, New York, .3l7;
Groh, Cincinnati, .31s; Myers. Brook
lyp. .313: Il. Wheat. Brooklyn. .309:
Duncan. Cincinnati, .305; Flacl, Chi
cago, 1905.
George Sis'er ST. Louis star first
haseman. has been having a great
time with the willow during the past
week, and as result has dethroned
iris Speaker. manager of the Cleve-
land Indians in the American league
for the leadership among the players
who have participated In Atty or
more games. Sisler is batting 40S.
an increase of four points over last
week. while Speaker has dropped
seventeen points to 400. Joe jack
son. the Chicago slugger, and Babe
Ruth OF New York. the home run
king, each suffered slump in their
hitting, but are sticking among the
leaders, being tied for third place.
Each is batting $50.
Ruth made only one home run from
Wednesday a week ago to last
Wednesday when the averages were
compiled. He had up to this time
gathered forty-two circuit drives His
total Gsse record has been increa sed
to so3 bases. and as run setter he
has counted 127 times. Rice OF
Washington continued to set the pace
among the base stealers with total
of forty five thefts, two of them
which were added during the week
Ty Cobb. Detroit's star. who
showed signs OF climbing among the
leading batrers. has not kept up the
pace he set couple of weeks ago.
He Is hitting .312 compared with .341
a week ago. R,s
Chicago. 1854; Meusel. New York.
$50; Rice. Washington. 345; Jacob
son. st. Louis. .342; Hendrix. Boston.
.335; Jameson, Cleveland, 332;
Weaver, Chicago, .ss1: Milan, Wash
ington, 1896: s. O'Neill, Cleveland.
.326. F'elsch, Chicago, 1925; Judge.
Washington. 1923.
Bubbles" Hargrave, OF ST. Paul,
has been having field day among
the American Association players the
past week. Hitting 1928 and in eighth
place among the players who had
participated in fifty or more games,
Hargrave went on a batting rampage
which boosted his average to 1877.
putting him in tie with Wickland OF
Toledo for second place. The pair
are pushing Grover Hartley OF
Columbus, who Is topping the list
with mark of .351.
Hargrave not only went into sec
ond place in batting, but he is only
one run behind Dresser Of ST. Paul
in the number Of runs scored, and
has taken the lead from Good Of
Kansas City for total base honors.
His l31 hits give him total Of 227
bases which include twenty six
doubles. eleven triples and sixteen
homers. This latter speciality has
placed him in tie with Bunny Brief
OF Kansas City for circuit drive
honors. Rapp Of st. Paul is topping
the base stealers with thirty -seven
thefts. while Dresser. q teammate, is
runner-up with thirty-four.
Other leading batters: Wade.
Minnea polls, .a95; Rondeau, Minne-
apoHs. 1888; Dubuc. Toledo. .s33:
Good, Kansas City, 1922; Rehg, In
dianapolis. .321: Rapp. ST. Paul. .321:
Hyatt. Toledo, 800; Sweeney. Kan
sas City, .317; Lamar, Louisville, .31s.
Only slight changes were made
among the leading batters Of the
Southern Association during the past
week. H. Allen of. New Orleans,
made the best showing with the will
low and advanced from fifteenth
place, among those who have played
fifty or more games, to ninth place.
The other leaders who are topped by
Harper, of Little Rock, with an aver
age of 1852 remained practically In
the same positions held last week.
Harper continued to lead in total
bases with 243: Carroll. of Memphis
leads in runs scored with eighty
seven and in stolen bases with forty
one, while e. Miller. of Little Rock
retained his lead In home runs with
sixteen.
Other leading batters: Ellis. Birm-
ingham, .s3s; Carroll, Memphis, 1923;
Burke, Nashville, .321; E. Miller
Little Rock. sci: Bernseh. Birming-
ham, BIT; McLarry, Memphis. .31s;
Barnhart. Birmingham, .301; II
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