The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-14
TY COBB COMES up;
ROUSH ClINGING TO
Bird NATIONAL RUNG

CHICAGO. Aug. 14.-Ty Cobb. the
Detroit star, cracked out twelve hits
in his last six games, and boosted his
average among the leading batters Of
the American League to .341, as COM
pared with 1922 a week ago. The
Georgian seemed to have struck his
old time stride and gives promise Of
finishing close to the leaders.
Iris Speaker, manager of the Cleve-
lands, continues to top the regulars
who have participated in fifty or more
games, his mark of All which he &C
uuired last week remaining unchanged
despite the fact he played in five more
games.
Babe" Ruth, of New York, the
home run king. leads in runs scored
with 100, and is out in front in total
bases with .295. He stands fourth in
Eating with an average of 1897, being
topped by Jackson. of Chicago, who
has 1892, and Sisler, of St. Louis, who
is runner-up to Speaker with .404. Ruth
had Al home runs up to the COM
pilation of these averages which in
clude Wednesdays games.
Rice of Washington, has not been
very successful in his specially OF
stealing bases on the ST. Louis and
Chicago catchers in the past week. but
with his last weeks mark of 43 thefts
remains far ahead of his rivals.
Cleveland, Chicago and New York,
the league leaders, are punched IN
team fielding with averages of .971,
$40 and .969 respectively, while in
team batting Cleveland is first with
.309, Chicago third with .293, and New
York fifth with .2S4
Other leading batters: E. Collins,
Chicago, 359: Rice, Washington,
1852; Meusel, New York. .351; Cobb,
Detroit, BAL; Jacobson. st. Louis,
.337; Hendryx. Boston, .337; Weaver,
Chicago. 1886; Earl Smith, st. Louis,
1893; Judge, Washington, 1928: Felsch,
Chicago, 1927; S. 'O'Neill, Cleveland,
1927.
tIornsby Keeps Lead.
Roger Hornsby, the ST. Louis star.
failed to swell his average as leader
Of the National League batters in the
past week, although he kept up the
pace by cracking out eight hits in his
last six games. and retained his marx
Of a week ago-.372.
Eayrs, of Boston, the pitcher-outfield'
err, has become the runner-up 10
Hornsby, with an average of 1913 MADE
in f1fty-two games, compared win
Hornsbys 103 games. Roush, OF GIN
einnati is next with 1892 and Nichol-
son. fourth, with 1928.
Cy Williams, the Philadelphia slug
ger, bagged brace Of homers in the
past week, and tops the circuit drive
hitters with thirteen. Max Carey, the
feet-footed Pittsburgher, added pair
OF stolen bases to his string and is
showing the way to the base stealers
with 3S thefts. Bancroft, New York,
is the best run-getter with 6S.
Other leading batters: ]. Smith, st.
Louis, 1926; Williams, Philadelphia,
1925: Konetchy. 1924; King. New
York, 323; Young, New York, 322;
Hollocher. Chicago, .31S; Stock, New
York. .317: Groh, Cincinnati, :316;
Myers, Brooklyn, 316; q. Wheat,
Brooklyn, .313.
Lineup Is Denied.
Ben lineup, of Louisville, has hit a
toboggan among the batters of the
American Association, and the slump
has carried the Indian from 1928 a
week aao to 299. Hartley of Columbus
continues to show the way to the reg
ulars with .354, while Wickland, or
Toledo. has displaced Good, of Kansas
City, as runrer-up with 1884. Good is
tied with ROnQedu, MlilHedpolls' III
third place with 1888.
Brief of Kansas City, with 16 circuit
drives is out in front among the home
run hitters, while Rapp of st. Paul,
brought his base stealing total to 30.
Other leading batters Rehg, Indian
apolis, 1928; Rapp, St. Paul. 1926: But
Ter, Milwaukee, .325; Hargrave, st.
Paul, 1928; Sweeney, Kansas City,
1922: Wade, Minneapolis, .319; W.
Miller. Kansas City, .31S; Lamar,
Louisville, .316.