The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-24
Cardinal SWatter Seeking
LQureLs NOlU as Base Runner

CHICAGO, July a. Rogers
Uornsby is starring in a new role
in the national league this week. ac-
cording TO averages released today
and which include games OF last
Wednesday. The ST. Louis star Is
sharing honors with F'risch of New
York In the run scoring department,
each having registered 73 tallies for
hisN club.
The Cardinal guardian Of the Key
stone sack, although dropping two
points In his batting, continued TO
head the players who have partici-
pated In So or more games, his aY-
crage being AIS. Hornsby has
cracked out 40 hits for total OF
PA bases His hits include 20
doubles, l3 triples and II homera.
lie is tied for third place with Nc
Henry n tcammate, for circuit drive
honurs which rest with George kel-
". OF the New York Giants, who
tops the list with i3, having failed
to add to his mark ot a wee6 ago.
Irish Meuscl, the slugging Phila-
delphia outfieldcr. Is on the Gimt
siuucer's heels, however, with an
even dozen four-ply drives.
George Cutshaw OF tho Pirates
has been going along at a little
better than an even pace, and added
70 his mark Of a week ago tor the
position of rurner-up to Hornsby.
Cutshaw Il batting 1856. Pep Young,
Of the New Iorks, moved up from
fifth to third position with an av-
erag6 of .35S.
t'risch. in addition TO being tied
with the 81. Louis star for the run
scoring honors, has jumped out In
front Of Max Carey OF Pittsburgh
TOR the base stealing laurels. Frisch
stole four bases during the past
week and Is showing the way TO his
rival with 20. Carey failed to add
TO his string Of 20 acquired a week
ago.
other leading batters:
Grimes, Chicago 355; Meuscl,
Philadelphia .352: C. Williams. Phil
adelpEia .352; Mann, 81. Louis $50;
Maranville, pittsburgh .346; Four
nier. st. Louis .342. Johnston,
Brooklyn .33s, Bigbce, Pittsburgh
.339.
Ty Cobb, the Detroit pilot, has
signali2ed his return to the game
by outbatting his closest rival, iris
Speaker. manager of the Cleveland
Indians. during the past weo6, ac-
cording to American league aver
ages released today and which in
clude games of last Wednesday. AL
though the Georgia peach fell be
low his mark OF a week ago when
he was tied with Speaker for the
ruhner-up honors, he Jared better
than his rival and pulled away from
f,f q n hl m ~ nfl9
who slumped ten points in his hit
ting. Cobb, lost only four points,
and as n result is topping his rival
with an average OF .39O. Speaker Is
hitting .3s4. Harry Heilmann, the
slugginG Tiger outfielder, lost three
points but continues to top the lad
der by wide margin, his average
being .429.
Babe Ruth, the home-run king
cracked out brace of home runs
during the past week and has
brought his seasons string up 20 SO
In addition, the Yankee slugt or with
his 10 hits has boosted his total
base record to 256 bases, which In
addition to his home runs include
"a doubles and six triples. Ruth
continues to be the best run gctter
In the league. having registered 9s
times for his club.
S. Harris, OF Washington toof the
lead from George Sisler OF st. Louis
for stolen base honors, having pill
fered two sacks during the past
week. while the st. Louis star failed
to add to his string of 16. Harris
mark is II thefts.
other leading batters:
Tobin, st. Louis .379; SEVERED, St
Louis .367; williams, 81 Louis .364;
Ruth, New York $50: Veach. De
troit ass: T.. Collins, Chicago .S54;
Sisler, st. Louis .3i9; Charity
Washington .341: Johnston, Cleve-
land .3Ss; Stephenson. Cleveland
.33s.
Rcb Russell, the hard hitting out
fiSlder OF the Minneapolic club, not
only cntinues 10 top the batters of
the American association. but has
grabbed the lead for home run
honors from Bunny Brief OF Kansa'
City and is out in front in total
bases. according to the averages re-
leased today and which include
games OF last Wednesday. Russell
Is hitting .3S7, which is II points
better than his nearest rival. Kirk
Of Louisville, who is cloutlng .375.
Russell has made 1872 hits for to-
tai of 245 bases. In addition to his
string of 81 circuit drives, he has
20 doubles and II triples to his
credit. The averages are those of
players who have participated in b5
or more games. Brief failed TO add
to home runs and Is one behind Rus
sell.
Baird OF Indianapolis added a pair
OF stolen bases to his string and Is