The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-18
new MARKS ARE SET
BY RUTH And kerr
FOR AMERICAN LEAGUE
(By Associated PressD

CHICAGO, June 1S.-Babe Ruth and
Wee Dickie Kerr, White Sox pitcher,
share the honors in the American
league averages released today, which
include games of Wednesday, for Babe
broke all hitting records and Kerr
stopped the mighty slugger when he
seemed on an endless home run
streak
Ruth shattered all records by driv-
ing out seven, homers in five games,
one establishing new mark for dist
ance, its estimated length being 40
feet, and gathered enough shorter hits
to bring his average from .349 to .375.
This placed his well to the front in
the players who have been in 80 or
more games. Then he faced Kerr and
his home run streak was broken.
Ruth had % homers up to Wednes-
day and was 16 days ahead of last
seasons mark.
All Slump But Ruth.
All the leaders of a week ago suf
fered slight batting slumps except
Ruth. Harry Heilmann, of Detroit. lost
nine points, but continued to hold the
lead with mark of .431, while Iris
Speaker, pilot of the Cleveland
worlds champions, continued to be
the runner-up with Ala, despite the
fact that he dropped three points. Ty
Cobb, lost seven notches and is be-
hind Spoke with 1894, while George
Sisler, the st. Louis star, is trailing
the Georgia peach with $50, eight
points below last weeks mark
The st. Louis star, however, broke
up the merry race for stolen notches
and is behind Spoke with 1874, while
George Sisler. the St. Louis star, is
trailing the Georgia peach with 800,
eight points below last weeks mark.
The st. Louis star, however, broke
up the merry race for stolen base
honors which Rich and Harris, of
Washington were having a week ago.
Sisler has passed the pair and is lead
ing with a thefts. The Washington
pair failed to add to their string dur
ing the past week and have a dozen
each.
Other leading batters: Severlid. St.
Louis, 1872; Williams, St Louis, 375
Ruth, New York. .375; Witt, Philadel-
phia, .366; r. Jones, Detroit. $50:
| Charity, Washington, .358; Z. Collins,
Chicago, .3J3.
Austin McHenry, the smuggling out
fielder of the ST Louis Cardinals, is
making rapid strides toward the top
among the National league batters.
and is pushing his teammate, Rogers
! Hornsby, for the lead Hornsby SUI.
! fered slight slump in hitting, and
dropped from .424 a week ago TO .41G
which retains for him the lead. how
ever McHenry boosted his average
! from 1892 to .401, only fifteen points
behind Hornsby. Leslie Mann and
! Jacques Fourier, two other Cardinals
went on batting rampages during the
week, the former lacking on twenty
! six points FOR an average of 1888 while
| the Frenchman advanced eighteen
points for fourth place, with an aver
! age Of .36S.
| MeuseI Tops League.
! Emil Meusel, the smuggling PhiIadel
phia outfelder is topping the National
! league circuit drive hitters. with clever
round trip smashes, having added one
to his string during the past week
Max Carey, the fleet-footed Pittsburgh
outfelder, is showing his old time
form on the paths and has snatcheC
the lead from Frisch. of New York fol
stolen base honors, having pilferred
three sacks in the last week and nov
has a total of IS, while the New York
ers is trailing with II.
Other leading batters: Hargrave
Cincinnati, 1858; Young, New York
1862: Maranville, Pittsburgh. .35S;
Bressler, Cincinnati, .357; Tierney
! Pittsburgh, 1872 Grimes, Chicago
.351 !. Miller. Philadelphia, .348;
Johnston, Brooklyn, $40; Meusel
Philadelphia, .346; Sullivan, Chicago
$40.