El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-28
ST. LOUIS STAR
Ranks SPEAKER
Hits Safely in q Success
sive Games; Hornsby
Leads National.

Chicago. Ill, Aug. z8-George Sis
Ter. st. Louis star first basemans who
hit consistently in "a games, before
he was stopped recently, continued
10 top the list Of American league
batters who have participated in 50
or more games, according TO aver
ages released today and which IN
clude games Of last Wednesday.
SisIsr IS batting an average Of .401.
T-is Speaker, the Cleveland manager,
suffered 8 further slump IN his bat
ting IN the past week, but continued
TO be the runner up TO the St Louis
star with an average OF -894. -Babe"
Ruth, the home run king Of baseball,
who was tied with Joe Jackson the
Chicago Elugger, went into batting
slump and dropped away from Jack
son with whom he was tied last week
for third place
He Is Hitting. $50.
Jackson Is hitting $50, while the
New Yorker is batting 816- Ruth
baEEed one home run since ths last
average were compiled and his
string was stretched 20 IS. He con-
tinued 20 lead IN runs scored with
132 and a total bases OF 5l2-
Rlce OF Washington failed to add to
his total Of stolen bases, but con-
tinued out in front with As thefts-
Other leading batters:
T. Collins, Chicago. -556; MeuseL
.54S; Jacobson, st. Louis, -345i Weav-
er. Chicago. .343; Hendryx, BostonI
$40: Judge, Washington. -555i Earl
smith. St Louis, $50; Milan wash
fnEton, -32z; Felschs Chicago. SIS;
JAMESON Cleveland .524; Cobb, De-
troit, .3z2; Nicholson, Of P-ttsburg Is
giving Roger Hornsby Of St Louis
hard run for batting honors IN the
National league.
Il Pursuing Roger.
The Pittsburg outfielder has betteo
himself &c within four points OF the
St. Louis star. who is topping the list
with an average Of -567- Nlcholsons
wark is .563. A week ago Nicholson !
passed Roush OF Cincinnati for third Z
place and In the past week he added
% points TO his average and stepped /
ahead OF EsTres Of Boston, who now
is IN third place with -54s, Wnlle
Roush continues IN fourth place with
cs5. Hornsby, however continued 70
lead in total bases with z5z and mas
worked into q tie with Bancroft OF
New York in the number OF runs
scored Each has registered 20
- ~ Williams OF Philadelphia for the
second week failed to add 70 MS
home run total, but is vel IN the 4ea1
with Is circuit drives. Max carey O
PitTsburE. tackled on three stolen
bases the past week and IS showing
.
Other leading batters; STOCK - !
louis, $50; Young. New York, -szoi !
King. New York, .szs' honel -,li5 !
P-ool-Izn. $40: J. Smith, St. Louis I
.s1s- HoIocher, Chicago, -6les Duncals ]
Cincinnati. .s16; Williams. Phuadel- 7
phia, SIS; Myers, Brooklyn' -s-7i q
Brief LendH Association
Bunny Brief, OF Kansas City has
battsd himself up among the leaders
arafn and continued his tie for home
run honors with Hargrave OF -
paul. Both cracked out three circuit
drives in the past week and brougnt
heir totals to 19. The pair Is also c
led FOR total base honors with z46- !
Harzrave Is out IN front In runs
scored however, with 90 ts-lllss % MS
credit. Rapp. Of St Paul. leads the )
base stealsrs with 81.
Grover Hartley, Of Columbus tops n
ne battsrs Of the association who 1
lsd played In 50 or more games with c
n average Of -351,
Other leading battersr HarBraTe,
$40; WIclzland, Toledo -S54s Rondeau.
$685. Good Kansas Sls5' r
$50. Rehg. Indianapolis. .52ki WADE =
.Tinneapoiis. .2eT- Hyatt, Toledo, $40; /,
3rief, Kansas City, -S1si Bergh arnIIier,
u Paul. -317s lineup, Louisville .d1b. Z
Turyun Leads Western =
Taryan, wichita displaced Bogart
Y Joplin as runner up 70 East OF p
Wichita for batting honors among the
Western league players who have
IN 80 or more games
EAST OF wichita IS batting 1858 while II
-arysn has .S54 and Bogart $50. Buck a
4 wichita went into batting slump Z
nd his place among the leaders was y
sken by walker, OF St Joseph, who +.
Tot into his stride IN the past week
lindimors OF Oklahoma City has s
zl1en the lead Is the best run getter. B
.avinE crossed the plate 80 times.
Taryan bagged half s dozen hqmers g
n the last week and Is leading the q
Ircuit drive hitters with &c, while his =
otal hases-2s2-place him n front S
q this department. Lee. Of Omaha, !;
With his 80 stolen bases. continues TO n
how the way IN that department. Q
Other leading batters; Shsstaks I