The Bismarck tribune., 1922-05-01

WILLIAMS MAY
SMASH "BABE"
RUTH'S RECORD
He Tops The American League
Hitters, Also Showing Way
To Base Stcalers
SCORES SIX HOME RUNS

SCORES SIX HOME RUNS
Chicago. May 1.-Kennol1 Will
ans, the hard hitting, uutfieller will
the st. Louis Browns who startled tlt
baseball Wosld by cracking Babe
Ru;h's home record for the first twl
weeks Of the season when he smashed
out his Sixth circuit drive, is at the
top of the batters in the American
League, according to averages re.
leased Saturday and which include
Wednesdays, games. .@.s
Williams is tied with Iris Speaker
the veteran leader of the Cleveland
Indians. Each has an average of .449
Williams is mot only topping the hit
ters, but is showing the way to the
base stealers with eight thefts. His
six home runs is "a big 4adTantage over
his rivals, and ssif me daaintains his
present stride.sRuth witE have big
handicap to Overcome when he re-
turns to the game on May 20. The
St. Louis slugger also lis out in front
in,total bases with a total Of AZ.
George Sisler, another star of the
Browns, has been welding the willow
with telling effect since the curtain
rose, and is trailing the leaders with
an average f2.444. a%
Other leading batters for five or
more games are Pratt, Boston, ABE J;
e. Smith, Boston, .429; D.. Collins,
Chicago, $50; Scott, New York, 1878 !:
Wood, Cleveland, .375; Jameson,
Cleveland, 80; Blue, Detroit, 1864 !;
Heilmann, Detroit, .364; Cutshaw, De-
troit, $40; Rice, Washington, BAG.
George Kelly. the Giants first base
men, who. last season lead the Nation
al League home run hitters, is out to
repeat this season, but appears to
have some keen competition in his
teammate, Meusel, and Cy Williams,
the Philadelphia oItfielder. This trio
has clouted out three homers apiece.
Kelly is topping the batters with
an average OF AS, while Tierney, the
Pittsburgh second sacker, is three
points behind with 4 mark of .452.
Hornsby OF st. Louis, who carried eff
i, the leagues batting honors last sea-
SON, is down in the list with mark
of 1868.
Rabbit Maranville of the Pirates
and Rawlings of the Giants are hav-
ing a nip and tuck race for the honors
among the base stealers. Each had
ipilfered four.
Other leading batters for five or
more games are: Tierney, Pittsburgh,
.429; Harper, Cincinnati, .421; Hollo-
cher. Chicago, .3SS; Williams, Phila-
delphia, 1856; Maranville, Pittsburgh,
1878; Park kinson,. Philadelphia, .3755;
Hornsby, St. Louis, 1868; Bigbee,
Pittsburgh, 1862; Henline,' Philadcl-
phia, .251.
Initial averages of the American
Association show Gossett, the Milwau-
kee catcher, bashing in ethe leadership
with an average Of .419. Mayer, a
catcher with Minneapolis, is runner
up With .4O5. ~ - E~
Seven players are in the scramble
for home run honors, each having
collected two. They are: Gossett Mil.
waukee; Mayer, Minneapolis; Lamar,
Toledo; Russell, Minneapolis; Todt,
Toledo; Burrus, Columbus, and Brief,
Kansas City Catchers have been ON
the alert for thefts as the leading base
stealers have been held down to three
apiece. They are: Matthews, Milwau
kee; Regh, Indianapolis; Christensen,
st. Paul
q Other leading hatters for ten or
more games: Kirke, Louisville, 400;
Kruger, indianapolis. 400; Lamar.
Toledo, 1886; Russell, Minneapolis,
1896; Murphy Columbus, 1892; Hart
ley, Columbus, 800; Sticking, Indian
apolis, $3.50; Lear, Milwaukee, 1886.
Carl East, outfielder with the Wi.
chita club, is blazing the trail for the
hitters i'm the Western league with an
average of .512. In his first twelve
games, East ! collected gtwenty-two
hits, three of them being 1honlers and
four going for doubles. .Fn5s ~ ,y5:
David of Tulsa is carving a name
for himself in the home run ball Of
fame. In thirteen games, he poled six
circuit drives. Bennett and Thompson
also of Tulsa are following him with
four homers apiece. Conlon of Wichita
is leading the league in base stealing.
with five. sn.,.
Other leading l,atters for ten or.
more games: Elsh, Sioux City, .4G2;
Bennett, Tulsa, 436; Lelivelt, Tulsa,
.434; Davis, Tulsa, .431 Long, Denver,
.413; Comes, Denver, 40S; Nufer, St.
: Joseph, 404; Manush, Omaha, 404;
Middleton, Oklahoma City, 4O4.
In the Southern Association, Nc
MILAN of Memphis is on top of the
batting heap with an average of 444.
with Mayer of Atlanta leading in home
run hitting with trio ito his credit.
Henry of New Orleans has shown
himself the fastest player on the
bases. He bagged five in his first
fourteen games. The averages include
games of Tuesday.
Other leading baters for ten or
more games: Burke, Nashville, .429;
Jackson. Little Rock, Alb; D. Will
ans, Mobilize, .4O7; Connolly, Little
Rock, .406; Mayer, Atlanta, 400;
Zoellers, Little Rock, 400; Barrett,
Little Rock, 394, Henry, New Orleans,
.365; Lapan, Little Rock, 364.
GIBBONS.WILSON GO
Oklahoma City, May Johnny
Wilson, middlewsight .pugilistic cham
pion, will meet Mike Gibbons OF St.
Paul in ten round decision contest
next May 26, it was announced
by Dan Lackey, manager of the