The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-13
BATTING SLUMP
STILL FELT BY
LEAGUES BEST
George LeBeau With Less Percent.
age Than Last Week Leads
This Time.

Batting slumps appear to be pop
Ular in Three-Eya circles right
now. The leaders started slipping
a few weeks back and are still go
ing down, according to records for
all games up to those of Wednes-
day, as compiled by Statistician II
win NJ. Howe.
Excluding those who have not
appeared in a sufficient number
of games to entitIe them to recog-
milton, George LIE Beau of Rockford
is the logical leader with his $40
LIE Beau stood third a week ago
with .342. j. Anderson of ROCKFORD
dropped from .346 to .339 while
Campbell of Terre Haute, both of
whom topped LIE Beau last week, IS
down to 1874 from .343. Dunnlng
of Terre Haute was showing the
way for all Of them with .34S This
week gives him a mark of $50.
Howard Jones of Moline apparent
ly has grease on his slide. Two
weeks ago ne was in the $50 class.
Last week ne dropped to .33S and
now he is down to 329
Bill Cole, the Islanders star
rlghtgardener, got back into tne
harness after long layoff, the ef-
tects of which are noticeable. he
slipped four points from 1922.
Frank Mur0hy fell off from .30I
To .294 and Al Schweitzer missed
connections enough times to pull
him down TO .291, Two less than last
week
By reason of the consistent
slumping OF the leaders, Manager
Elmer benson of the Islanders is
being gradually forced near the
top of the heap with .331, the fig
ure which he attained just prior
to his injuries, without need of be-
ing in there. Elmer is fifth.
Cedar Rapids experienced diff !
cult going as a unit. The Dummies
dropped hve points in percentage
but are tied with Moline this week
Tor top in team batting with $50. |
The Plowboys picked up a point. |
The Islanders slid into seventh DO
sltion in this department of the |
game and are just 10 points better |
Lhan bloomington.
In team fielding, the Boomers !
continued in good form and chung |
10 the top by boosting their per
centage TO 1854, four better than
Peoria in second place. Rock Is
and dropped from fourth to sixth.
Howard Jones had better get
0usy and ciout out a few more
home runs or someone else will
steal the title of Babe Ruth" that
las been forced on him because of
q circuit smasheS. They have
)een coming few and far between
or Howard in the last month. On
ne other hand, Lee Gooch, his run
llng mate, Anderson of Rockford
1nd Platte of Peoria have been
Wlnglng hard and each have ten
TONER'S to their credit now. Ander.
on and Jones are tied for total
'ase honors with 1877 each. Gooch
as 1877.
Less Mann, the young Evansville I
hortstop, has 81 sacrifice hits ami
even with Manager Earle Mack
ing. u O"'-
Murphy Theft King.
aim M VI pHy OF ROCK Island is
aslly stepping away from the other '
peed boys of the league in the mat s
II OF stolen bases. He increased {
Is seasons mark to AZ this week.
rs nearest competitor is CampbeII [
Ierre Haute with 81. &
Rose, the great little Cedar Ran
Is pitcher, who bested Elmer AM S
rose IN the eleven inning game AT a
ouglas park last Sunday is the
adlng pitcher of the league His
won and two lost give a nercen. T
&c OF -S46. Nelson of Peoria an a
cared in two games during H.
eek out was taken out each tina
al MS mark of IL won and ? Lot
81, sun good for second place T
Inc Islanders now have no twi-
on the active list above the Eno n
'lnC Herb Miller's nine yictor;sO 80 4
e oVer-ba!anced by ten defeats =
cue Elmer Ambrose is below hin
TN eight won and ten lost VI
cleveland, Ohio.-Two Austr., :,
MS Joe And .rson and Cantsin "