Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-03

Exciting contest For the.
Final Honors 81 the League.
Chicago, October 1.-The champion
batter ol the. American League may
not be known until the last game of
h season has been played this sea-
son. The rae has settled down to
q nip and tuck battle between ~
Cobb. pilot OF the Detroit Tigers and
his hard hitting %outielder, Harry
Heilmann. q Babe Ruth is the dark
horse for premier honors. X
The Detroit sluegers, tied a ,w6ek
ago are separated by onespoiht. Ac-
cording to the averages released TO-
day and which include games Of
"Wednesday. Heifmann is hitting 81
while his boss has a mark of 800,
the former having participated In
NOR, games than the Georgia peach.
Ruth rs trailing the pair with an
average Of $50, a gain over HIS mark
Of a week age Of two points. He'll
mann dropped three points while
Cobb lost four. George Sisler, the
st. Louis star, suffered a sliSht fall
ing off in his stick work, but retains
fourth place with .173, while Iris
Speaker, manager Of the worlds
champions, is holding NTH place With
1856, aioss OF eight points.
Ruth Leads scofeRA
Ruth cracked out two home runs
since the last compilation !pf, aver
ages and now has q seasons record
far in the lead as a run getter, nav
ing counted 176. times while his 30t
hits have given him. a total Of, 44S
bases. Besides his circuit drives
.Babb has damned out a doubles
and is triples.
sisler kept pace with S. Harris Of
Washington, for the stolen bASA nom
ors. Bach added one X his string,
but the st. Louis player - showing
the way with 2S thefts, M IN front
OF his rival.
Other leading batters for 100 81
Tobin, st. Louis, .s54; JAeobson,
st. Louis, .54S; williams, st. louis
.345; e. Collins. Chicago, .5S3; Y4ach
Detroit, 1856; Strunk, Chicago, 1856
HoRNsBY ABOVE 400.
Rogers Hornsby, Of st. Louis. ii
making q strong bid to be the firkt
hitter to finish the National League
season, with an average above the
E.4ec mark since tie days OF Dele.
In 1898 topped the batters with ar
average OF .40s. If the St. 1,oui.
star, who is hitting .406, ACCORDING
Ito the averages release today anc
(which inclrde Wednesdays games
maintains his pace, he will enter the
National league hall of fame with
such men as Barnes, Chicago, whe
hit .4oS in 1876, Cap Arson, Chicago
who finished III 1879 with .4o7; stem
sel, Pittsburgh, who averaged .40S II
1898, Duffy. Boston, with .43S II
1894; Burkett Of Cleveland who helt
the leadership in 1895 and 1895 will
", and Willie. Keeler, who as q mem,
Der OF the Baltimore club in 1897 hat
a mark Of AIT.
Kelley Leads Homers.
Hornsby Ii leading the run getterl
given a total OF $50 bases. His hit
include At. dodhles, IS triples and q
homers, the latter mark being thre,
behind George Kelly, of the New
York Giants, who is, leading the home
run hitters with 23 circuit drives.
Frank Frisch of the Giants retain
ed ahis lead as the best base stealef
despite the fact that he failed t
add, to his total of AZ of a week ago
Ed Roush. Of Cincinnati has mad,
IL great squirt in his hitting Ind ha:
R1hoved up to second place where HI
Is. trailing Hornsby with an averag.
Of ISL, while McHenry of st. Loui!
Fand Cruise Of Boston have tied FOL
Ethird place with .349.
Other leading batters for. 100: o.
more games: /.
Fourier, ,St. Louis. .34S;. Meusel
New York. .343: Frisch, New York
.33s;. J: Smith, st. LOUIS, 1888; Big
bee, Pittsburgh, .325: Johnston
Brooklyn. 1924.
Kirke Safely Planted
Jay Kirke of Louisyille, appear.
to have a safe hold on the batting
honors of the American Association
as the averages released today which
include games of Wednesday SHOW
him hitting 1888. He also Is out ii
front for total base honors with 40
bases acquired on 273 hits, which
include ~ doubles, Is triples and q:
home runs. The real race is on 70
second place honcrs between Rel
Russell of Minneapolis who is hittin,
1868, Art Butler Of Kansas City will
1865 and Bunny Brief, another Kan
sas City slugger. with 1853. jim
Thorpe of Toledo is on the heels
the trio with .3e0.
Brief Has Many Honers.
Brief who has made 40 home.run
has a wide margin over his neares
rival, rel Russell, for the circuit driv
honors. the Minneapolis player hav
ing smashed out 81. Bref also /
the best run getter III the league
having scored 1s4 times. His neares
rival in this department ID Good, F.,
teaIhrhate, who counted 162 times.
Baird Of Indianapolis added fou
bases to his string OF. stolen base
during the past week and is showinl
the way to>the base stealers with Z.
thefts.
Other leading battsrs for 100 Q
more GAMES:
Acosta, Louisville, .3S1; Good, kan
sas City, $50; Fisher, Minneapolis
.34s; Schinners, Indianapolis, .345.
LEHLvEHT HITS PLENTY.
Jack Lelivelt. Of Omaha, fell sl
hits shy of tying the worlds recon-
TOR hits in a season, when he cracke,
out his 274th hit, as the curtai,
rung down in the western leaSue
The record was made lAet reason b,
Miller Of the Oakland club in tn
FAcifc Coast league, who hit safel
ESQ times. However, this mark wa
attained in-1SS games, while the REQ
ord established BY tho Omaha mug
ser was made IN Ice gaIhsA
Has Big Average.
,Lelivelt was easily the best bate
in the league, and topped the hit
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