The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-19
CUB STOCK RISES
Picked to Finish Low, Club
Climbs Near the Top.
Work of HOlIOcher Features
The Batting Records.

Chicago. Aug. 19.-Charley HoI-
locher. captain of the Chicago Cubs.
has struck a batting stride which has
swung his teammates in line with the
hustlinS little shortstop, and as a re
suit the club, picked by a majority of
experts to finish far down in the Sec
ond division, is up in third place and
battling the leaders, according to the
averages released today and which in
clude Wednesdays games. The club
is third in the pennant race and third
in batting. Pittsburgh leading in team
batting with .309 and New York be-
ing second with .306. Chicago's mark
is .296. In fielding Chicago is out in
front with an average of .971, with
New York trailing with 800.
Hollocher by his consistent batting
has boosted himself up to fourth place
with an average of 1858 compared
with .345 week ago. Rogers Horns
by. the ST. Louis batting star. contin-
ues to top the players who participant
ed in ninety or more games with an
average of .374, and is leading the
home run hitters with % circuit
blows. He also continues out in front
in total bases with 29S, the result of
164 hits. which besides his circuit
drives include II doubles and s triples.
Bigbee, of Pittsburgh is the runner
up to Hornsby for batting nonors with
1853 and o. Grimes of Chicago is next
with .361.
Max Carey. who is far IN front of
the base stealers with IS thefts. also
is the best run getter with a total of
102 runs to his credit.
Other leading batters: Kelly, New
York, .34e; Carey, Pittsburgh, .347; |
Walker, Philadelphia, $40; Daubert, |
Cincinnati, .3SS; Harper, Cincinnati, |
1877; ]. Johnston. Brooklyn. .333.
Race Between Sisler and Cobb.
George Sisler and Tyrus Cobb are
entering the home stretch only five |
points apart for the batting honors of /
the American league, according to av- /
erages released today ana which in
Ter is out in front with an average OF |
40, five points ahead or Cobb, whose
mark is .4O5. The St. LOUIS star has
played in seven more games than his
to $50 times for the Geor-
gia Peach Sisler cracked out $50 |
hits, while Cobb made ISIS. Iris
Speaker is trailing the par with $50.
Sisler continues to show the way to
the base stealers with 81 thefts, and |
Blue of Detroit is the best run getter
with SO runs to his credit.
Ken Williams. leading home run
slugger of the majors, failed to in
crease his circuit drive record which
remains at 80. but he has boosted his
total base mark to 276; Walker of
Philadelphia is trailing Williams for
home run honors with 20 and Ruth
IS third with %.
other leading batters for ninety or
more games: Bassler, Detroit, .34S;
Tobin, st. Louis. 1888; Heilmann, De-
trolt, -35S: Williams. st. Louis, .3S3;
Ed Miller, Philadelphia, 1892; O'NeiI,
Cleveland. $50; Galloway, Philadel-
phia, 1926; Blue, Detroit, 1925.
Kirke Leads A. A. Batters.
Jay Kirke, the Louisville batting
star, has broken the tie shared with
Myatt of Milwaukee. a week ago, and
now is in undisputed lead among the
Of hn on
Kirke fell off a little during the past
week. but managed to keep in front of
his rival, who is trailing three points
behind. Kirke's mark is 1872 and
Myatt's 1863. Wilbur Good. OF Kan
;as City, who is leading the run get
ers with ia tallies, is pushing Myatt
'or the runner-up honors in batting
With 1858.
King Lear of Milwaukee increased
his lead in total bases to zee; Lamar
If Toledo continues out in front
lmong the base stealers with 81
hefts. and Bunny Brief who poled
mother circuit drive, is leading the
lome run hitters with % round trip
mashes.
other leading batters: E. Brown,
polls. -362; Lear. milwaukee,.
]57; Mathews, Milwaukee. $50;
.amar, Toledo. -S4s; Becker. Kansas
-rueger, Indianapolis. 1872. u
East IN the Western.
East of Wichita, who has been
making a game fight for the batting
onors of the Western league, finally
as succeeded, and is leading his rival, $
Usher, of ST. Joseph, by three points ,
Or the honor. East in his last eight !
ames has cracked out 3 hits, giving :
i'm a string of 1913 hits, good for 81 {
asses. His hits include AZ doubles, 4 J
-iples and 24-hCme runs. His batting r
verage is .3S1. while Fishers is .37S. \
;lsh, Sioux City, who is setting the /
ace among the base stealers with 40 I
lefts. is third in batting with an i
verage of .372 ]
Bennett of. Tulsa is the best run T
etter, with 1872 tallies. and Davis of I