The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
ruth NEAR TOP
Of BATTERS IN
JOHNSON TRIBE
Babe Trails Heflman Of Detroit. for
League Swat Henors-Johnston,
Dodgers, Leads National

lineage, April JU.- bdDe run,
the home run king of the major
leagues, is finding worthy rival in
George Kelly, first base man with
the New York Nationals, who is
tied with Ruth in the race for home
run hitting with five circuit drives
to his credit. Kelly is playing his
second season on the major league
as regIla ar.
Besides leading the American
league with five homers, Ruth is
runner-up to Harry Heilman Of De-
troit, in the scramble for the Amer
lean league batting honors, accord
ing to averages including bames of
Wednesday. Heilman is topping
the batters with an average of .513,
compared with a mark of .447 at
tanned by Ruth. Stephenson Of
Cleveland, is behind the New York
siugger with .419. Harris of Wash
ington is showing the way to the
base stealers with four thefts.
Other Leading Batters.
Charity. Washington, .406: To-
bin, st. Louis, 400; Young, Detroit,
800; Rice, Washington, 1855: Sc
we'll, Cleveland, 1888; Johnston,
Cleveland, 1873: Speaker, Cleve-
.376.
Johnston of Brooklyn, is leading
the National league batters with a
mark of .535, with Tierney of Pitts
burgh, the runner-up with .451;
Meanwhile of Pittsburgh, is third
with .407. Maranvill, went into a
tie with Southworth of Boston, for
stolen base honors, each having
pilfered four. Other leading bat.
terH Bruggy, Philadelphia, 1881
Griffith, Brooklyn, .37S; Kelly, New
York, 1872; Barbara, Boston, $40;
Maisel, Chicago, 1858; Meusel, Phil.
adelphia, 1854.
Miller and Armstrong, st. Pau
teammates, are tied for the batting
leadership of the American associ.
alton, each with an average of .429
Shannon of Columbus, is the run.
ner-up with .421 and Covington Of
Indianapolis is third with ALP
There are a half dozen players
however. who are topping the st
Paul sluggers, but they have moi
participated in 10 games.
Gamer of Milwaukee, is tied witt
Boone of St. Paul for stolen base
honors, having stolen four. Twill
ing of Kansas City, who has appear
ed in nine games, had slammed ou
four homers. Other leading bat
tiers. SINNERS, Indianapolis, 1856
Kinsella, Indianapolis, $50; Bur
rus, Columbus, 81; Herzog, Co
! lumbus. 1858; Massey. Louisville
.348; Ellis, Louisville, 1888; Thomp
son, Columbus, 1888.
Stewart of Birmingham, not onl!
is leading the batters in the South
ern association with an average o
All, but he is showing the way tt
the base stealers with six thefts
Mcmillan of Memphis, is the run
ner-up to Stewart in batting will
an average of .467 and Emery o
Birmingham, is third with .449
Other leading batters: Leslie, New
Orleans, $3.50; D. Brown, Littl,
Rock, $50; Colvin, Mobile, 81
Camp, Memphis, 1866; McLarry
Memphis, .3e6; Sheridan, New Or
leans, 1854; Mullen, Mobile, 1894.
Ben Smith Leads.
The Western league batters ar
topped by Paddock of Sioux City
who has an average of .512. Walk
er of Joplin, is pushing him with
mark of 500 and Kruger of Jop
lin, is third, with .476. Paddock i
also tied with Davis Of Tulsa, TO
home run hono-s, each having bag
ged four. Ean Smith of Joplin
who has played in only nine games
is in front among the base steal
ers. Other leading batters: Beck
Wichita, .459: Davis, Tulsa. .447
Lee, Omaha, .435; B. Smith, Joplin
.435; Metz, Sioux City, 1923
Thompson, Tulsa, 1929; Gislasor
Omaha, AIT.