Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-08-12
COBB And SISLER
IN GREAT CONTEST
(By Associated Press)

Chicago, Aug. 12-The race fo1
batting honors in the, American
League has developed into one OF
the hottest fights i'll years with
only a fraction OF point separ-
ating Ty Cobb and George Sis.er
for the premier honors. The St
Louis favorite. has been cut oi
the game for about a week, and
the Detroit leader kept up his
consistent hitting until he was al
the top of the list. Sisler return
ed to the game and since tina;
time has been giving the Georgia
peach a hard fight. Sisler gain
ed the lead, then struck a snag
which the Tigers pilot took adj
vantage OF, and today, with aver
ages includes games of last We'd
nesday, the two stars are in vir-
tua1 tie with 400 each. However
in order to decide just who is out
in front, the decimal when carried
out beyond the usual three Zigur-
es shows the Detroit manage.
with a percentage of .40950 anC
Sis.cr's .4C920.
Ken Williams, the home run
slugger of the majors, who ha
cracked out his 30th homer, ha.
joined the select ten by boostin:
his mark from .313 to .329. Tillie
Walker, of the Athletics, is tt,
runner-up to Williams for circuii
drivehonors, with Is, and Babe
Ruth, the king of swat, is trailing
the pair with II. Other leadin.
Eaters for IS or more games
Speaker, Cleveland, .376; Tobin
S.. Louis, .344; Hellman, Detroit
.14}; Bassler, Detroit, .342; Et
NJ ller, Philadelphia, .339; O'Neil
Cleveland, 800; Williams, 81
Louis, $50; Blue, Detroit, .325.
Reb Russell, the former Whit,
Sox pitcher, who essayed the roll
of outielder with the Minneapol,
club cf the American Association
when he realized that his effort
on the mound were fading, is nov
giving the National League ST
prise by his heavy hitting Rus
sell was obtained by the Pirate
from the Minneapolis club. H,
was one Of the best hitters in tn
league and was somewhat of {;
homerun clouter. Since joining
the Pirates he has socked OH
three homers in IA games. Hi
batting average of .423, being the
resultSo bf22 hits in 81 times a
bat. In addition. to his three hofh
ers, Reb made six doubles and
triple. ~ =
u Rogers Hornsby, the St. Lou
batting star, however, oo1itinu"
to top the Ii st of hittefs in the
Heydler circuit, who have playet
in IS or more games He i
crowning the pill for an average
of 1888, and is out in front in total
bases with 2S9, and in home runs
with 2S. Grimes, of Chicago, is
the runner-up to Hornsby in bat
ting with an average Of ,361, and
Bigbee, of Pittsburg, with 800 is
third. Other leading batters ].
Johnston, Brooklyn, $50; Carey.
Pittsbufg, .345; Daubert, Cincin
natl, .344; Walker, Philadelphia,
.342.
Jak Kirke, Louisville's slugger,
has batted himself into the lead
and a tie with Myatt of Milwau
kee, for batting honc~s in the
American Association, while E.
Brown, Of indianapolis, entrant
ior the batting crown suffered a
batting slunpwhich caused him to
drop from first to third place
K;rke and Myatt are tied with
.274 and Browns mark is .367.
Other leading batters for IS or
more games: Good. Kansas City,
500; Lear, Milwaukee, .363; Mat
thews, Milwaukee. $50; Becker,
Kansas City, .547 : Lamar, Tole 10
.345, Meyer, Louisville, 1886; !;
Minneapolis, 1886.