Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-23
COBB CLOSE ON THE
HEELS OF S|SLER
lattsr's Injury May Enable the
Former Leader to End Sea-
son in tho Van.

ny Associated Press To Every Evening.
Chicago. Sept. ss.-Tyrus Raymond
Cotn. batting champion OF the Ameri-
can League FOR L. out OF Is years. in
his night To overtake George Sisler OF
the Browns. today IL Just % points be-
hind the 81. Louis star. but with Sis
Ter injured and uncertain as to just
how much moro he can play this sea-
son. Cobb har chance to pass him
provided he averages two hits or more
Tor the remaining aames OF the sea-
son ana Sisler is unable TO continue
his pas, normal pace.
Sisters average. including games OF
"Wednesday. IL AIS. compared with a
mark OF .<2& week ago. Cobb is
collecting hits 10 the tune OF 1891 and
Is displaying no indications OF slowing
up as the clubs swing into the final
stretch II the race. But Sisters heart
and soul is In baseball. and II is almost
an impossibility TO keep him out of
the game. despite physicians orders.
Cobb led the American League every
year from 1907, with the exception of
IN 1916. when Iris Speaker of the In
dams took the honors. and in 1920
last season when Harry Heilmann OF
the Tigers crowded Cobb out OF first
place.
Sisters mark FOR stolen bases APP
pears TO be safely tucked away. as
his A. thefts il 10 better than his
closest rival. Kenneth Williams, a
teammate
Williams bagged brace OF home
runs during the past week and Is tied
with Rogers Hornsby with 80 for the
leadership OF the major leagues.
Other leading batters FOR 100 games
Co. more: Speaker. Cleveland. $50;
lehman. Detroit. .35,: Tobn. st.
Louis. 1881; Galloway. Philadelphia.
$50; Pipp. New York. .s2s: Williams.
81. Louis. Ed. Miller. Philadelphia. and
Rassler. Detroit, .3sS: SEVERED. ST.
Louis. .a25: Ncsch. Detroit. Schang.
New York. and Meusel. New York,
1924.
Rogers Hornsby, the ST. Louis star.
who for the past two years has car
red the premier batting honors OF the
National League. has launched a final
drive To boost his 1922 average above
the coveted 400 mark
brink q. his ambition, the figures
showing him hitting .s99. In 1890 he
topped the league hit,ers with mark
az $40. and last season romped on
with the honors with an average o.
.Ss7.
Hornsby fell into a slump early in
August bu, when Jimmy Terney OF
the Pirates. and Hack" Miller of the
cubs. began TO threaten. he recovered
his batting aye and started TO pull
away. This drive was started about
the middle OF August. when he wa,
hitting only .37S. He has steadily in.
creased and At the rate he Ia travel,ns
he will easily reach his goal-the .40t
mark
In his last seven games HornsSy
cracked on; l3 hits, three OF which
were doubles. and four were HON,
runs.
T!erney. who has been tagginl
Hornshy's heels, suffered a slump dur.
ing the pas, week. but continues 10 b,
The runner-up with an average OF .372
Miller Of the Cubs Is in third plac.
with an average OF .357. The averages
include games OF Wednesday.
Max Carey OF the Pirates has tn
base stealing honors easily sewed vi
Tor the season. with "A thefts. hi
closest rivals being Burns OF C,ncin
natl and Frisch OF New York, who ar
tied with rs.
Other batters for 100 or NOR
games; Grimes, Chicago. .35l; Big
bee. PittsbuIE. .34s; Hollocher. Chi
caso. .3&%; Harper, Cincinnati, $40
pauher,. Cincinnati. .s3s: Carey
Pittsburg, and Young. New Yorl
asa; Walker. Philadelphia, 1913
Meusel, New York, $50.