The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-22
COBB STRIVING
TO GET AT TOP
OF HIT LADDER
Elsch of Sioux City in Western
League Pulls the Greatest
Stride in League by Max
ing IL Hits in 7 Games.

CHICAGO. - Ty Cobb. one. of the
greatest batters of tie American League
Is knocking at The door for the batting
honors Of the junior league circuit,
according to averages which include
games Of Wednesday.
The Tiger leader, who was hitting
.341 week ago boosted his average
to ALB, and finds himself safely re-
posing in second place Tvs great
batting apparently has been an incent.
i've to his teammates and as a result
the Tigers have been winning consist.
entity.
George Sisler, the ST. Louis star,
who was hitting .4O2 a week ago, step.
ped to the top Of the batting list with
q mark Of .422 He also is showing
himself 10 be the best run getter In
the league. His great batting and base
running has enabled him to register "a
runs. He Is showing the way To the
base stealers with 10 thefts his closest
rival being his teammate. Kenneth
Williams. Siser also is leading Wi.
liams. Slsler has cracked out nine
doubles. three triples and four home
runs, while Williams total. besides his
II home runs, include seven doubles
and Il triple
lawton Witt. the Yankee outfielder
who was topping the list of leading
batters week ago lost three points
and has dropped to third place with
an average of 400
Other leading batters: Ed Miller. of
pbitq n.lnhfa
.39l; Clark, of Detroit .39l. Speaker
OF Cleveland $40; Jameson of Cleve-
land 1853. Williams of ST. Louis .339;
Pratt Of Boston $50.
Griffith Leading
Griffith of Brooklyn and Hank Gowdy
Of Boston are topping Toporcer of St
Louis for batting honors Of the National!
League, with marks Of AT and 400.
Torporcer is hitting 1893. However,
Griffith and Gowdy played in only 16
games, while Toporcer participated in
| %.
| Claude Rohwer of Pittsgurbh. with
an average of 1893 Is pressing Torpor.
Ger, while Rogers Hornsby, the star
Of the Cardinals has been having a
tough time getting his batting eye
sharpened. Hornsby. however. is lead
/ ing in total bases with 81. which include
seven doubles, one triple and q half
dozen home runs. His batting average
| is 1888
Bgbee and Carey. Of PITTSBURGH ore
running neck and neck race for the
base stealing honOrs. each having
stolen six. Bancroft of the Giants is
leading the run.getters, having register
ed II times.
Other leading batters: T. Griffith. of
Brooklyn .377; Bugh, Pittsburgh 3G9;
j. Smith of ST Louis 800: Kelly OF
New York .35S; Grimes of Chicago,
.357; MarGnvile, Of Pittsburgh 1854
Harper Of Cincinnati .352; O'Farrell
OF Chicago .343; Hargrove of Cincin
natl $40.
Lear Still OH Top.
King Lear. the Milwaukee second
haseman, remains on top Of the hating
heap in the American Association with
an average Of 4S7, according to figures
which include games of Wednesday.
Becker, Of Kansas City, second in
the list OF leading batters. succeeded in
breaking the triple tie for honors in
home run hitting. He has bagged nine.
His batting average is .425. Christenen
OF st. Paul Is successful base stealer
TO date with total of six.
Other leading batters for 90 or more
games: Kruger OF indianapolis .404
Hendryx of st. Paul $3.50: Lutzke OF
Kansas City 1856; Mayer Of indianapolis
I 4. a. l.. ..gt
Of Milwaukee 36i,
Elsch Leads Western.
Cracking out an even dozen hits In
seven games gave Elsch of Sioux City
the batting leadership of the Western
League with an average OF .445 These
figures include games Of Wednesday
Fisher Of ST. Joseph Is second witt
435. Carl East, the Wichita slugger
dropped from first TO fourth place, his
average falling to 1895.
DAVIS. shot into the lead IN slamminl
out homers, bringing his total up 1,
nine. Washburn Of Wichita has seven
l1ennett OF Tulsa sN. Thompson of Tul
sa continues to blaze the trail for III,
base stealers with nine.
other leading batters for 20 or more
games:
Manush OF Omaha .439; East of Wich