Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-05-01
KELLY IS TIED
WITH RUTH FOR
HOMER HON0RS
"Babe" and New York Ma
tional's First SaCker Each
Has Five Circuit Clouts
TO His Credit.
(By The Associated Press,


Chicago, April 30,--"Babe" Ruth,
the home run king of major
leagues, is finding n worthy rival
in George Kelly. first baseman with
the New York Nationals, who is
tied with Ruth in the race for
homo run hitting with five circuit
drives to his credit. Kelly Is play
ing his second season on the ma
jor leagues as a regular. ...
Besides leading the American
league with five homers. Ruth is
runner-up TO Harry Heilman of
Detroit in the scramble for the
American league batting honors,
according to averages including
games OF Wednesday Heilman is
topping the batters with an aver
age of .5lS, compared with mark
of .447 attained by Ruth. Stephen
son of Cleveland is behind the New
York slugger with .419 Harris OF
Washington il showing the way to
the base stealers with four thefts.
Other leading batters:
Charity, Washington, .406; To-
bin, st. Louis, 400; Young. Detroit,
,390; Rice, Washington, 1888; Sew
ell, Cleveland, .3SS; Johnston.
Cleveland, .37S; Speaker. Cleve-
land. .376.
Johnston Of Brooklyn il leading
the National league batters with a
mark of .535, with Terney of Pitts
burgh, the runner-up, with .45l;
Maranville of Pittsburgh Is third
with .407. Maranville went into a
tie with Southworth of Boston for
stolen base hohors each having
pilfered four other leading bat
ters: Bruggy, Philadelphia, 1871;
Griffith. Brooklyn, ais; Kelly, New
York, 1872; Barbara, Boston, .370;
Maisel, Chicago, .35S; Meusel, Phil
adelphia, 1854.
Miller and Armstrong, st. Paul
teammates, are tied for the batting
leadership of the American asso-
citation each with an average of
.429. Shannon of Columbus Is the
runner-up with ,421 and Coving-
ton OF indianapolis 10 third with
.4l2. There are half dozen play
ers, however. who are topping the
81. Paul sluggers, but they have
not participated in ten games.
Gamer Of Milwaukee, is tied with
Boone of st. Paul for stolen base
honors, having stolen four. Twill
ling of Kansas City, who has ap-
peared in nine games, has slammed
out four homers. Other leading
batters: SINNERS, indianapolis
1856; Kinsella, indianapolis, $50:
Burrus, Columbus, .371; Herzog,
Columbus, ,353; Massey. Louisville.
.948; Ellis, Louisville, .333:
Thompson. Columbus, .333.
Stewart OF Birmingham not only
Is leading the batters in tho South
ern association with an average of
Az but he Ia showing the way to
the base stealers with six thefts.
McMlllan, of Memphis, IL the run
ner-up to Stewart in batting with
an average of .467 and Emery. of
birmingham is third with .449.
Other leading batters: Leslie. New
Orleans, $50; D. Brown, Little
Rock. $50; Colvin, Mobile, .37l;
Camp, Memphis, 1855. McIarry
Memphis. .366: Sheridan, New Or.
leans. 1854; Mullen. Mobile, 1854.
The Western league batters are
topped by Paddock of Sioux City,
who has an average OF .5l2. Walk
er of joplin is pushing him with a
mark of 800 and Kruger Of Jop-
lin is third with .476. Paddock ia
also tied with Davis of Tulsa for
home run honors, each having
bagged four. Smith of Joplin who
has played in only nine games Is
in front among the base stealers.
Other leading hatters: Beck, Wich-
TIA, .459; Davis, Tulsa, .447; Lee.
Omaha, .4S5; 3. Smith, Joplin,
.4S5; Metz Sioux City, .429:
Thompson, Tulsa, 429; Gislason.
Omaha, AT.