The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-03
H0RNSBY WALKS
AWAY WITH RACE
OVER NATIONALS
Cobb and Sisler Still in
Squabble Over Lead in
American League

CHICAGO, Sept. 2. - Rogers
Hornsby leading the National
league In individual batting and
home run hitting, today is so far in
advance of his challengers that any
bid they may make TO overtake him
will not seriously threaten his drive
for the 1929 championship.
The St. Louis marycl, with the
close OF the season Just five weeks
away today has n twenty-five point
margin over his rivals and is batting
stronger as the race draws to a close,
instead of going into n slump. In
his last seven games, Hornshy
whaled out l3 hits. which shot his
| average up to .3S9. His string Of
80 home runs is the best perform
ance in the history Of the National
| league.
Grimes Is Runner-Up.
Grimes OF Chicago crowded Big
! bee of Pittshurp out OF second place
| honors, going into the runner-up
| position with an average of .3G4, az
a result OF begging eight hits In his
| last six games. Bigbee is batting
.35s. with Hollocher OF Chicago
| fourth. with 1856 The averages in
| clude games of Wednesday.
Max Carey OF Pittsburgh con-
t!nues TO be the class fthe league
in base-steallrg, having run his
string up to 3s.
Other leading batters for 95 or
more games: Miller, Chicago. 1854:
Walker, Philadelphia. .344; Dauhert,
.S43; Carey Pittsburgh, .342; Kelley,
New York, .34l; Harper. Clncln-
natl. .334.
Cobb and Sklcr sill Locked.
The race between COBB and Sis
Ter IN the American league Is drag
ging along with very little change,
| same pace. Sisler is out IN front
with an average Of Ala. while Cobb
is trailing with 400,
The st. Louis star smashed out
10 hits IN his last seven games, and
Cobb, playing In only six games
poled IL, Tho pair IS sticking
with the 400 mark and give promise
Of finishing the season above this
figure.
s!sler, who has been leading the
base stealers almost all season, In
creased his total 10 az bases, his
closest rival being his team mate
Ken Williams. who IL second with
33.
Tillle Walker and Ken Williams
are tied for the home run honors
each having cracked out 80. Walk.
er smashed out a brace during the
week, while williams failed to in.
crease his mark OF a week ago. Babe
Ruth also connected with n brace oI
four haggers, and "a only four he,
, hind the pair. with his 2s round.
trip blows. Ruth's admirers arc con.
fident that he viii overtake the
pair before the wlnd-up.
Other leading batters for % oi
more games: Speaker Cleveland
$40; Holman, Detroit .357
schang New York. .83a: Tobln. 81
Louis, .235; I'd Miller Philadelphia
.3S3; Galloway, PHILADELPHIA. .328
Williams, St. Louis, 1885,; Bassler
Detroit, .325.
Myatt Back in Lead.
After trailing I'm second ulacN tor
a week. Myatt OF Milwaukee today I,
back at the top OF the heap I'm tn,
race for batting honors OF tho Amer
lean association, with an average n
376. This Is 10 points ahead o
Wilbur Good OF Kansas city, win
; led n week ago. and Kay Klrke %
Louisville. who are tied for soconi
place with 367. Tho average includ,
: games OF Wednesday.
With the close ~ the season
month away, bunny Brief OF Kan
sas City il IN line 10 carry of tn,
home run championship He 4
leading the rare with 2s, whit
Becker, also OF Kansas city, Ia mex
with 2S Baird oc lndiannnoU
Jumped into the lead in base steal
ing with 23. Lamar OF Toledo 4
: second with 21.
other leading batters for no q
more games: Mathews, Milwaukee
: .S57; Lamar, Toledo, 354; Lear
Milwaukee, 1854; Becker, Kansa
City, .354; Brown, Indianapolis $50
Combs Louisville .347; Haas ST. Pau
$40; Mayer, Minneapolis, .332.