Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-06-10
Big LEAGUE TWIRLERs
HITTING THEIR STRIDE
(By Associated Press)

| Chicago, June 10-With warm
er weather and more work, the
major league pitchers are hitting
stride with the result that the
| sluggers are finding it harder ev-
cry day to get the ball into safe
territory. This is shown by the
steady shrinkage during the past
week or two in the batting aver
ages of such hitters as George
Sisler, Ty Cobb, iris Speaker,
Rogers. Hornsby and others.
The youngsters who set the
league afre in the first weeks of
the season with .450 marks now
are getting back to their normal
averages of us, while Sisler and
the others, dropping more slowly
than the flash-in-the-pan hitters,
still are rapidly getting down to
their usual records.
Sisler still tops the American
league batters today despite a
drop of .425 last week to 419 this
week the latter mark including
games of last Wednesday.
Sisler cracked out nine hits IN
his last six games, scored six
runs and stole five bases, and as
a result continues to be the whole
show, with the exception of the
home run attraction. With his
q stolen bases, Sisler is far in
front of his rivals on the paths,
his closest competitor being Ken
meth Williams who has pilfered
II bases.
The late start and slow pro-
gress made by Babe" Ruth, the
King of Swat, to retain his hon
ors, has encouraged other players
to enter the competition in the
hope of topping the Babe"
Ken. Williams of St. Louis, bag
ged another homer, bringing his
string to- fourteen. Ruth has
five. Ed Miller, of Philadelphia.
is trailing Williams with r.;
Harry Heillnan, of Detroit, and
c. Walker, of Philadelphia, have
eight apiece, while Baker, of New
York, Judge, of Washington, and
Falk, of Chicago, have entered
the contest with seven each.
Other leading batters of Is or
more games: Stephenson Cleve-
land, .41o; Ed Miller, Philadel-
.phia, 1856; Witt, New York, .372:
Cobb, Detroit, $40: Speaker.
Cleveland, 800; O'Neill, Cleve-
land, .364; Schang New York. |
.347; Heilman, Detroi, $50; Bas-
sler, Detroit 1856; Blue, Detroit, |
.331; McManus, St. Louis, $50; |
SEVERED. St. Louis, 1928.
First in war, first in batting. !
This is the honor which has fall |
len to Hank Gowdy, of the Bos-
ton Braves, the first major league
player to enlist in the war. Today. !
he is leading the batters of the
National league with an average
OF 1884, Gowdy is nine points
ahead of Bigbee, of Pittsburg and
Hargrave, of Cincinnati, who are
tied with .375, for the runner-up
honors. Hornsby, of St. Louis,
and T. Griffith, of Brooklyn, are
trailing for third place honors
with averages Of .374 each.
Hornsby failed to add to his
home run record in his last five
games, but is far in front with Is.
Other leading batters for Is. or
more games: B. Griffith, Brook
Ign. 81; Daubert, Cincinnati,
.362; Kelley, New York, 800:
Grimes, $40; Southworth, Bos-
ton, .341; Snyder, New York,
$40; Maranville, Pittsburg, 800 i
Myers, Brooklyn, 1857: Duncan,
Cincinnati. 1888; Groh, New York
1888; ]. Johnston, Brooklyn, .331 i
bancroft, New York, $50; Hollo-
cher, Chicago, 1926.
Wyatt, of Milwaukee. remains
ON top of the batting heap of the
American Association regulars,
with an average of 400 with
King Lear, teammate, rum
ming second, four points behind
him. Third in line of Kirke, of
Louisville with an average of
1888.