The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-10
PITCHERS REACHING
STRIDE, RESULTING
IN BATTING SLUMP
81 Assoeiated Pressl


CHICAGO, June I0.-With warmer
weather and more work, the major
league pitchers are hitting their stride
with the result that the sluggers are
finding it harder every 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 Horns
by and others.
The youngsters who set the league
fire in the first weeks of the season
with .45O marks now are getting back
to their normal averages of 275 while
Sister and the others, dropping more
slowly than the fiash-in-the-pan batters
still are rapidly getting down to their
usual records.
Sisler still tops the American league
batters today despite a drop from 25
last week to .419 this week, the latter
mark including games of last Wednes-
day
Sisler cracked out nine hits In his
last six games, scored six runs, and
stole five bases, and as a result con-
tinues to be the whole show, with the
exception of the home run attraction.
With his twenty-three stolen bases,
Sisler is far in front of his rivals on
the paths, his closest competitioner
being Kenneth Williams, who has pill
fered II bases.
Stimulates Hopes
The late start and slow progress
made by Babe" Ruth, the King of
Swat. to retain his honors, has en-,
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competition in the hope of topping the
Babe" Ken. Williams of st. Louis.
bagged another homer bringing his
string to fourteen. Ruth has three.
Ed Miller of Philadelphia is trailing
Williams with II; Harry Heilman 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 for rs or more
games Stephenson, Cleveland, .416;
Ed Miller, Philadelphia, 1856; Witt.
New York, .372; Cobb, Detroit, $40;
Speaker. Cleveland, 1853; O'Neill.
Cleveland, 1854; Schang, New York.
.947; Heilmann. Detroit, .339; Bassler,
Detroit, 1856; Blue. Detroit, .331; Nc
Manus, St. Louis, $50; SEVERED, st.
Louis 1928.
First In Batting
First in war, first in batting. This
is the honor which has fallen to Hank
GoWdy, of the Boston Braves, the first
major league player to enlist in the
war. Today he is leading the batters
of the National league with an aver
age of 1854. Gowdy is nine points
ahead of Bigbee of Pittsburgh 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.
Max Carey of Pittsburgh continues
to lead the base stealers with 10.
Other leading batters for 25 or more
, games: B. Griffith, Brooklyn, .371;
Daubert, Cincinnati, 1862: Kelly, New
York, $50; Grimes. Chicago, .349:
Southworth, Boston, BAL; Snyder. New
York, $40; Meanwhile, Pittsburgh.
.339; Myers, Brooklyn, .337; Duncan
Cincinnati, .333 Groh, New York, .333:
J. Johnston, Brooklyn, .331: Bancroft.
New York, $50; Hollocher, Chicago.
1926.