The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-07-13
COBB AND SISLER
FIGHT FOR LEAD
Weeks Averages Show
Desperate Fight for
League Honors.
RUTH IS COMING UP

Chicago - Tyrus Raymond Cobb to-
day is making his bid for the batting
leadership of the American League,
with the prospects of giving George
Sisler, the St. Louis star, a desperate
fight.
Within a week, the noted Georgian
batted his way from sixth to second
place in the list of leaders for an av-
erage of .S91, just twenty-four points
above his mark of a week ago. The
Detroit leaders remarkable batting re-
suited in slashing out seventeen hits in
his last seven games, while the best
Sisler could do was nine in five games.
Sisler, however, is entrenched in the
lead with an average of .430 The
! figures include games of Wednesday.
Sisler also is clinging to the lead in
base stealing with twenty-seven, while
Kenneth Williams, the 1922 home run
marvel, is second with twenty-three.
Williams smashed out his twentieth
homer and is being trailed by Walker
of Philadelphia, the runner-up, with
| seventeen. Ruth, fHeilman of Detroit,
and Miller of Philadelphia each have
connected with fourteen.
Ball Not So Lively
Other leading batters for fifty or
more games: Heilman, Detroit, 1866;
Speaker, Cleveland 1866; Witt, New
York, .357;> O'Neill, Cleveland, 1856;
Blue, Detroit, 1854; schang, New York.
80; Miller, Philadelphia, 349; Bass
Ter, Detroit, 945; McManus, St. Louis,
339.
Rogers Hornsby, the st. Louis star,
with an average of 800 is twenty-three
points ahead of Hank Gowdy of Bos-
ton in the National League batting
race Gowdy is hitting 1857, with Mil
Ter of Chicago third with $50.
Hornsby is tied with Southworth of
Boston for second place honors in base
stealing with twelve. Carey of Pitts
burgh continues to lead in this de-
partment with eighteen.
Other leading batters for fifty OF
more games: Daubert, Cincinnati
1856; Bigbee, Pittsburgh, 1856; Smith
ST.. Louis, $50; Johnston, Brooklyn
.348; Grimes, Chicago, .34s; Hollocher
Chicago, .948; Duncan, Cincinnati, .345
American Association Averages.
A streak of consistent hitting has
placed Lamar of Toledo as contender
for the batting leadership of the Am.
erican Association, according to flg-
ures compiled today. Lamar, fourth
in the list week ago, batted his way
into second place by smashing out nine
hits in his last seven games, giving hin
an average of 1868. Myatt of Milwau
kee, with an average of 800, continue:
to lead the race, however, with Brown
of indianapolis third with 1854. The
averages include games of Wednesday
Bunny Brief of Kansas City, by bag.
cling five more homers in his last elev.
en- contests, jumped to the front il
home run hitting with total of nine.
teen. "Reb" Russell OF Minneapolis is
second with fifteen, and Becker OF
Kansas City third with a dozen.
Mathews of Milwaukee is showing
the way to the base stealers with ff-
teen, with Baird of Indianapolis sec
ond with fourteen.
Other leading batters for fifty OF
more games: Kirke, Louisville, 800;
Lear, Milwaukee, 1859; Hendryx, St
Paul, 1856; Mayer, Minneapolis, 1854;
Kruger, Indianapolis, 1853; Becker
Kansas City, .346; Scott, Kansas City
.S44; Mathews, Milwaukee, BAL.