Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-10
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THINGS HOT FOR
GEORGE SISLER
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Tiger Manager Is Hot On
Trail Of American
League Leader
Hornsby Leading Nationals
in Hitting And Is Home
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Chicago. July lo.-Tyrus Raymond
Cobb today 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
points above his mark of a week ago.
The Detroit leaders remarkable bat
ting resulted i'm slashing u seven
teen hits. IN his last seven games,
while the best Sisler' could do was
nine in Ave games. Sisler, however,
Is entrenched in the lead with an
average Of .4s0. The figures include
games Of Wednesday.
u Sister also is clinging to the lead in
base stealing with tw~enty-seven,
while Kenneth Williams. the 1872
home run marvel, is second with
twenty-three. Williams smashed out
his twentieth homer, and 10 being
-trailed by Walker of Philadelphia.
the runner-up. with eighteen. Ruth
has driven out IA and Heilman of De-
troit, and Miller of philadelphia each
have connected with thirteen.
Other leading batters for fifty or
more games: Heilman, Detroit, .366;
Speaker, Cleveland, 1855; Witt, New
York, .357: O'Neili, Cleveland, ass;
BluA. Detroit, 1854; Sehang. New
York, $50; Miller. Philadelphia, .34s;
n"-c'sr ~"etroit, .s45; McManus,. st:
Louis, 1888! q" !s.hl17nEls1f
Hornsby Is Star.
Rogers Hornsby. the st. Louis star.
with an average of ace is twenty
three Ioints ahead Of Hank Gewdy OF
Boston in the National league batting
race. Gowdy is hitting 1857, with
Hornsby is leading Williams. his
St. Louis rival, in home run hitting,
having 81 and is tied with southworth
of Boston for second place honors in
base stealing with twelve. Carey vi
Pittsburg continues to lead in this de-
partment with eighteen. q
Other leading batters- for fifty or
more games: Daubert, Cincinnati
1856: Bigbce, Pittsburg, 1856; Smith
.34s; Grimes, Chicago, .3AS: Holloch.
ar, Chicago, .348; Duncan, Cincinnati
Mayatt Still Leads.
A streak of consistent hitting ha.
placed Lamar Of Toledo. as a contend
or for the batting leadership of thu
! American Association, according tt
figures compiled today. Lamar
fourth in the list a week ago. batted
his way into second place by smash
ing Nout nine hits in his last seven
Egames. giving him an average Of 1858
Wyatt Of Milwaukee. with ar aver,
age OF 800. continues to lead the
race, however, with Brown Of Indi.
annapolis third with 1854. The aver.
ages include games of. Wednesday.
Bunny Brief Of Kansas City, BY
bagging Ave more homers in his last
eleven contests, jumped to the front
in home run hitting with a total OF
nineteen. "Reb" Russell OF Min.
neapolis is second with fifteen, and
Becker of Kansas City third with
dozen.
Mathews of Milwaukee is Showing
the way to the base s~tealers with fif'
teen, with Baird of Indianapolis sec
-Ond with fourteen. -
Other leading batters for fifty o.
more games> Kirke, Louisville, $50
Lear. Milwaukee,. .s6s: Hendryx, st
! Paul, 1855: Mayer. Minneapolis, 1854
Kruger. Indianapolis, .a5S; Becker
Kansas City. .346: Scott. Kansas City
.344: Mathews. Milwaukee,, .341.