South Bend news-times., 1921-05-23
COBB JUMPS INTO
SECOND PLACE OF
BATTING AVERAGE
Maranville Goes on Similar
Rampage With Club in
National League.

By Associated Press;
CHICAGO. May 22-Robert Mar
awhile OF Pittsburg was on a batting
rampage during the past week, ana
went from tenth place 10 second 10
become the runner up 20 Rogers
Hornsby. the St. Louis star, who Is
topping the National league regulars
In batting despite the fact that he
ran into a slump. Maranville.s av-
arage is .3ss, compared with .556 last
week while the National champion
OF last year dropped from All 10
.457.
George Kelly Of the Giants, who IS
competeing with Babe Ruth or the
Yankees in the major league race Tor
home run honors. hit only one four
play blow. which brought his total up
10 eight. while the American league
champion has an even dozen
Bohne or Cincinnati stole another
base during the week and leads the
base stealers with eight thefts-
other leading batters; Schultz St
Louis. .364: Barber. Chicago. -35b;
Hargrave. Cincinnati, .354; Johnston
BROOKLYN. .351: McHenry, st. Louis
.ss4, r. Miller, philadelphia. 3 46'
Carey. Pittsburg. .343, Deal. chicago
.841. Kelly. New York. 3 20
The averages are Of those players
z,bo have participated in 1 . or more
games and include games OF last
"Wednesday.
Cobb on Batting Squirt
4 number of surprises are IN
store for the American league bat
ters IN the next few weeks. Tyrus
Cobb. pilot Of the Tigers, is back at
his old tricks with the willow and
nrornises 10 make things interesting
Sor one Of his outfelders Harry
Heuman. who is leading the league
with an average Of Asa. Cobb's
marks are .395. George Sisler, the
81 Louis star. is coming along fast
and has moved from 37th to fourth
nlace i'm two weeks. His average now
Is $50. or one point behind stephen
son. the Alabama University star,
who is playing second base for the
worlds champion Cleveland team.
Bio Falk White SoN outhelder' VINO
is declared to be the find of the sea-
! son. is attracting considerable atten-
i ton because Of his slugSing. Falk
went from .293 week ago 10 .347.
4 and is tied with Williams of St Louis
{ for 10th place.
Babe Ruth had a fairly prosper
Gus week. bagging three circuit
i drives. Harris added brace of
bases to his stolen base record ana
- showing the way with eight.
i Other leading batters. including
I eames Of Wednesday: Speaker,
S cleveland. 3TS, Ruth. New ork.
s. .37S. Nenosky Boston, .375, Bassler.
q Detroit. 362; Tobin. St Louis. 800.
AS Leads Association.
Butler and Brief. Kansas City
5teammates. have exchanged places
4 for the leadership OF the American
s. association batters. the forme rtop-
zping the list with an average of AS,
2while the latter is hitting 426. Haus-
- Of Milwaukee continued 10 hold
*third place with an averr sc of .422.
81 #zwfIiing of Kansas City slammed out
#another homer and brought his
#string of circuit drives 10 seven,
while Dresser. the leet-foOted St
& &paul player. failed TO add TO his doz-
en- stolen bases
other leading batters; Lear. Mil
waukee. 413. Baird. Indianapolis,
All. Miller St Paul, -3S3 Kirke.
louisville. 396; Kinsella Indianapo-
lis. ass. GAaer. Milwaukee. .3S7;
II Good. Kansas City. .371. Armstrong,
s. Paul, .371.