Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24
SISTER CONTINUES
T0LEAD AMERICAN
Browns Star Boosts Average a
Point in Week-Hornsby
First in National
GALLOWAY IMPROVES TO .316

FORGE SISLER is the original
" baseball pathfinder The Michigan
alumnus. who holds down the initial
sack for the first place Browns. con-
tinucS to set the pace in batting. base
stealing. most hits. most runs and
general all around effectiveness.
During the last week the dashing
George increased his average point,
having the magnificent mark Of .434.
according to the reports of games In
Guiding Wednesday.
Sisters remarkable all around play
tho last few weeks has had more to do
with the rapid rise Of the Browns than
any other feature Of the team 3 play.
Sisler has been getting on base, knock
ing in runs, and stealing bases with
such regularity that opposing pitchers
and players are at their wits ehd 10
stop his remarkable streak.
While Sisler has been going along
evenly Bing Miller. Of our Athletics:
has lost caste. Bingo dropped out OF
the first FIVE leading hitters down to the
, ninth. His average last week was so
and this week shows a loss Of 26 points;
Hauser. who has appeared in one third
of the games and usually MS pinch
hitter, has an average OF .304.
Chick Galloway continues to improve
his hitting. During the last week ne
, boosted his mark by 10 points TO $40,
Lefty Heimach. with .333, is the only
other Mnckan in select company.
, Stephenson, Speakers young In.
fielder stands second in the batting duel
with .39S. Other leading hitters In
cleveland, .3s7: Heilmann, Detroit,
$50; O'Neill. Cleveland, ;37I; Blue,
Detroit, 1856: Witt, New York, $3.50 ;
Cobb, Detroit. 1864.
| Ruth's average is .241. while Ken
Williams. the h0me-run king this year,
| Is batting at .22oJ.
In the National Rogers Hornsby con :
tnues to be the leader with mark
of .397, a loss of two points over the
week. Hornsby also has the greatest
runs. Jimmy Johnston, of brooklyn,
leading the run scorers and Max Carey
the Base stealing honors.
Hank Gowdy and Bert Griffiths, who
were tied for second place last week
with 1856. both lost points during the
week. Grifiths falling to .S79 and
Gowdy to .375.
Other leading hitters in the senior
circuit follow: Bigbee, Pittsburgh
.365; Grimes, Chicago, .359: Kelly,
New York. 1858; Johnston, Brooklyn,
1853. and Hargraves, Cincinnati. .3jl
Cliff Lee displaced Curt Walker as
the Ph!Ilies' leading hitter, the COP
verted left fielder gaining twenty thret
points over the week for an average OF
$40, while Walker gained four points
to .S3O. Henline gained two points
having an average OF .295.
Joe Bush, the former Mackman, now
toiling for the Yanks, leads the Ameri :
can League hurlers with eight victories
and one defeat. Plette, OF Detroit, has
eight wins and two defeats. Eddie
Rommel, with eight wins and five re.
verses, leads the Athletic hurlers. Har.
ris has four wins out of twelve start,
to his credit.
Miller, Of Boston, who lost his frs,
game of the year to the Phillies or
Thursday, leads the National Leagu,
with six wins and one reverse. Jimmy
Ring, with five victories and seven de.
feats, leads the Phillies. Meadow.
uop four Dnd lost seven tO date