The New York herald., 1922-08-20
Ty, in Eighteenth Year in
American League, Fighting
for Leadership.
HoRNsBY SETTING PACE
Tops National Averages With
.378-Sisler Is Best in His
Company.

This has been a truly remarkable
baseball Season for the real veterans
of the game. The old timers are show
ing the youngsters just how it Is done
both in the field and at bat, and in the
pitching box. too. Take the striking
case Of Casey Stengel, for example
They all thought Casey was through
but here he is hitting better than .37C
In his tenth year in the National
League.
Jake Daubert. first baseman Of the
Reds. who was supposed to be through
some years ago when the Dodgers
traded him. Is playing the greatest
game of his life and Is hitting harder
than ever. He is clouting the ball for
an average close to $40 and is one Of
the greatest fielding first sackers in
the game. Max Carey, the Pirate who
has been making plenty of trouble for
the Giants, Is up there with tho
leaders. with S45. and Is the leading
base stealer. with 81 to his credit.
Zach Wheat is another veteran who is
playing remarkable ball. The left
fielder of the Dodgers Is hitting at a
1925 clip and has dozen home runs to
his credit.
Battling sisIer.
Over In the American League we
have the great Ty Cobb fighting with
George Sisler for the batting leadership
and Ty in his eighteenth year in the
big show. This Speaker still is among
the pacemakers in hitting and fielding.
Art Fletcher, who was pronounced
through when the Giants traded him 10
the Philles. Is not only fielding a strong
game but he Is hitting we'll, too.
Among the veteran pitchers we find
Grover Alexander with fourteen victories
and eleven defeats for the Cubs-still
going strong. Bage Adams, who was
reported to be headed for the Pacific
Coast League last winter, still is In
there winning games for the pesky
Pirates. The veterans are doing mighty
we'll indeed
However, the younger players are not
letting the old timers take all the lau-
rels. In the National League Rogers
Hornsby of the Cardinals tops the hit
ters with a percentage of .37s. He has
made the greatest number of hits, 16s,
and also heads the sluggers with 20
home runs. Carey leads the run scorers
with 103 runs He is the first major
league player to tally 100 runs this year.
Carey also shows the way along the
bases Lou North Of the Cardinals
occupies hurting honors with seven VIC
tories and two defeats for pitching
percentage of .77S.
Art Nehf OF the Giants after scoring
twelve successive victories from the
Pirates. was defeated August 10 py the
Bucs. 1t was Nehfs first failure against
the Pittsburgs since August 81, 1920.
when Nehf failed to hold a five run
lead and was defeated by a count Of
TO S. Nehf against the Bucs has won
total of 2S and lost 10 games for
pitching percentage of 1877. With the
Giants Nehf's record against the Pirates
stands at IS successes and failures for
q percentage OF .S42.
Cooper Again Beats Giants.
Wilbur Cooper of the Pirates turned
IN his fifth consecutive victory over me
Giants without defeat for the current
season. Cooper's latest success was his
eighth straight victory. This equals
Euether of the Dodgers and Eppa Rixey
Of The Reds. Both won eight games
,r a row for the longest winning
streaks this year.
nCv" williams OF the Phillies went on
n batting rampage that endured Tor tnir-
teen straight games. when Pete Dono-
hue Of the Reds applied the brakes on
August Is While hitting them fred
punched out tfenty-two safeties IN hfty-
1--WE tries for batting mark OF .4Uo
Carey was the first major leaguer 70
score 100 runs this season. The meet
pirate garnered his century tally on
August Is off the Giants.
Curtis Walker OF the Philpes aftcr
scoring seven runs In six games quit
August IL 10 the Braves.
THE Phillies ON the August IA held two
Pirates who were on scoring streahs'
walter Maranville scoring 10 runs IN
nine games while "Reb' Russell had
tailed 13 runs in six games.
Charley Grimm of the Pirates. atter
hitting safely his last IA games, was
stopped Aug. IA by Jess winters OF tho
phillies during his period Of hitting
them Grimm banged out IS safe blows
IN al trials for a figure of Pos.
Pirates Make History. ot
Ths Pirates created major league
b,story when from Aug. to 10. in-
elusive. they staged five successive
games during which every player In the
unneup secured one or moro hits. In
nne contest there were IL players and
IN another ii players engaged, yet every
nlaycr IN each lineup flashed forth with
are ore more hits. and In their sixth
game in which nine players took part
lin Tlerney was the only ono that failed
IN nroduce n hit This IT. a record that
sever was edualed and bids ftffr to en-
sure for all time.
Carey concluded a hitting streak that
lasted IA games by going hitcss Aug.
~ IN Eppa Rixey. During his strech
zSJfinr Max rafnmed out "a hits In
e. xerempts for percentage OF .4ss.
nm Couch and Adolfo Luque OF the
Ssc- stopped two Pirates who were en-
ss<cav healthy streaks OF hitting, ON
Hx.<. is. Carson Bigbee had hit safely
~ last is games and gotten ~ hits in
% tries for mark Of 473. and Wafer
hfaranville In fl games came through
with "a hits IN 5s trials for ,t2S.
Charley Hollocher of the Cubs snote
sfree triples during the game on Aug.
IA of n trio or Cardinal hurlers, coming
within one Of the maior league record
held by George strict Of the Athletics
on June 25. 1885 and Rll Joyce OF the
Giants on May is. 1927.
sfsIer sets the Pace.
IN the American League George sisler
nf the Browns is the leading hitter. with
: revcentage Of 405 Sisler has poled
fhe most hits, 1so. and shows the way
glong the base paths with ~ etolen
bases. Lou Blue OF the Tigers heads
the run scorers with 20 tallies and Ken
reth williams Of the Browns tors the
aJ1ruers with 30 home runs. Leslie Joe
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