The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-09
HORNSBY LEADS
WITH HIGH MARK
st. Louis Star Heads
National Sluggers
With AGO Average.
BONOWTZ IS ON TOP
st. Joseph Man First in West
ern League--Tierney With
First Ten Sluggers.

CHICAGO, May s.---Roser liorns-
bv tho ST. Louis star, is showing u''
wv 10 The batiers Of the Naton''
league with an average Of AoO an"
I,cbourvcau of Philadelphia WIN
ans ia the runner up, according 70
averages released today. The hse,
age Include games OF Weahetuny.
Hornghy has been at bat 80 tin''
In II pomcE He drove out " NUS
for "A total OF 3s bases IN ih'a
collection he bagged six douhles hnu
one home run. lie has hcen snuW,ng
much speed on the paths, h"V'"E
registered ~ runs. ,.,,
I'D Roush OF Cincinnati, who .' n.,a
tho hating honors OF the ienaue
last season gradually Is gotting hiH
stride lie boosted his average !"
.26O 4g points within a week
kobertson OF Chicago leads III
homo runs with three. Nllllhhh'
Philadelphia and Paskcrt, ChloaRo'
are tied for second place with TWO
each
Other leading batters for 10 or
moro games: Groh. Cincinnati. ,30s'
u. Wheat, Brooklyn. .Sb7 Danoert'
Cincinnati, .a36; Duncan, Cincinna.i
.32s: Bancroft, Philadelphia, 'Szt,
hhtn, tlntHlIlhtlt sosf i''''
York, .31g, Flack, Chicago, '3os'
Janvrin, st Louis, 500: Fournier'
~. Louis. .302. Cation. PittsDurgn'
.s02. -
Babe" Ruth OF New YORK. cole-
brated his return to the game pS
cracking out two home runs. Ihe
homo run king has batting avcrago
OF .2sl for rs games, having made
i2 hits in t6 times at Dat His NUS
besides tho two home runs inciude
q triple and three doubles. Ty
Cobb. the Detroit star. who held the
batting championship last season, ~
rounding into form and has boosted
his nurk from i62 10 2ii within n
week. Joe Jackson, the Chicago
White Sox sluggor. continues "a top
the battors in the American league
who have participated In 10 or more
games. There are three batters In
the 400" class headed by Jackson
with ,t34; johnson, cleveland, Is
second with i0s and Weaver. Chi-
caso, third with .t0i.
Other leading batters; Speaker,
Cleveland, .375 sislcr 81. Louis
Collins, Chicago. 357; johnson, NJ.
Louis, ,3tI; Scott, Boston. .S2s; &.
Walker .3sA.
In the American association
O'Mara OF Indianapolis drove TIN
cup out Of the batting lead with an
average OF .42l. Dresser or 81
Paul IL setting the pace for the
base steslers with seven
Moore OF Little Rock Is BLAZING
the trail for the hitters In ths
Southern association with an aver
age OF .40S with Miller, n teammat'
In second place with .3ss. Miller
10 attempting to esta ablish himself AZ
tho Babe Ruth" OF the minors al
ne has connected with three home
runs thus far. Carroll OF Memphis
ia the leading base stealer, havina
eight TO his credit. other leading
batters for 10 or more games'
Mayer, Atlanta, $40; Hyperion
New Orleans, .s64; High. Memphis
1854, Gleason, Chattanooga, asa
Blades. Memphis, .sbB; Carroll
Memphis, ass; Barziii, Atlanta
.347 Ellis, Birmingham, So
Bonowitx OF 81. Joseph is clinginl
10 the batting lead OF the Westerr
league with an average OF 400 HI
has whaled out 2S hits In IL games
bagging three doubles and thre'
triples. Smith OF wichita and Ever
OF Sioux City are topping the bas'
s,ealers with five each. Other lead
ing batters for 10 or more games
Yaryan. Wichita, .tt1: Pitt. Okla
homa City, .t3b: Bogart Joplin
,42s: Smith. Wichita, .sso; Ander
son, Des Moines, .36T; Book, Wlch
ita, .364: Lamb, Joplin, .s56; Tier
ney, Tulsa. .3bl, McCandiess. Sioui