Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-13
BEV0 HITS SLUMP;
DROPS 100 POINTS
Phil OutfieIder Falls From .375
to .275-Curtis Walker Tops
Wilhelm Hitters
WITT LEADS AMERICANS

pEvO LEBOURvEAU has hit the
- skids. The California Frenchman
has been sliding along the bumpy road
for the last week
For brief spell he was leading the
National League in hitting. with an
average far above 400. Now his name
appears opposite the .275 point. He
lost full hundred points in seven
days. He raped only two hits out
of nineteen times at bat.
Curt Walker also has skidded some.
what, but the Beeville representative
still is slugging the ball at n very
healthy gait. Walker is leading the
Phils with mark Of 1851. Meadows.
Wrightstone. Williams and Parkinson
are the only other members Of Will.
helms clan hitting 300 or better.
Dykes Climbing
While Lebourveau was dropping
points, Jimmy Dykes was adding them
on and the local athlete now has O
percentage Of 300. This is q gain OF
nineteen points in seven days. Bins
Miller is slugging the ball viciously
ana leads the AS with .373. Fred
lieimach. Rommel. Harris. Perkins ant
Moore are the other Mackmen in the
select class.
Toporcrr. of st. Louis. is the boss Of
the hitters in the National League. H,
has an average of .43O. Hank Gowd,
IS second and Maranville third. Georp,
Kelly is another regular who is sockins
the apple at 400.
Roger HOrnsby Is crowding the heel,
OF the leaders with 800. This is an In
crease for the Cardinal star, and 1t an
pears as If It will not be long before h,
VIII be In his accustomed place at tn,
head of the league. Kelly and Hornsb,
! are tied in home runs with five each.
| Aidridge, the Cub sensation. tons tn,
pitchers with five victories and no de,
teats. Douglas and Sherdell have wo1
four each without the loss of one
Jimmy Ring heads the list of Phi
hurlers with four and one. Hubbell hn,
two and two and is the only other mem
Der OF the wilhelm staff with a mar,
abevc 800. Meadows has won two ant
lost four.
Witt Leads In American
| '"''cS VIII continues mis- terrific of
fensive. The white haired youth !,
leading the American League with .41O
severed is second, Speaker third nm,
slsler fourth: Harry Heilmann. las
years titleholder. is far down The Hs
with 1893. ''' "'
Ken Willia ans leads in home rim,
with ten and is the only major learu
p."EIer who has more than fve TO hi
credit. Williams also has stolen te,
6ases and is second in this to Ceora
sisler, who has pilfered twelve.
y, Joe Bush is the pitching leader. will
three wins and no reverses. Ed Rom
mel Is right up with the top notchers
with four triumphs and one ,Iefea :
Shocker is the only twirler who has wo,
hVe games, but he has dropped four
Brady. OF Rochester, heads tho II
ternational League hitters with aMAa Ia
Jacobs Jacobs OF Jersey City, Is second, an,
boiey' OF baltimore, third. Babbineto,
is the leading Reading hitter, but he
Just outside the 400 class with .3ai
neily, Brown, GilhoOley. Clarke
Bender and kotch are the other otbiata
who are hitting 300 or better for IN
Sheriff Singleton, former Phil b,
won three games for Toronto withn', ~,
being defeated. MOZART. BuTaio inUu ou
Blake, Rochester. also have o,,an an
three in row. Brown. ReadinSo oppe
Ogden and Groves, Baltimore. bsr %
nagged three conquests, but each bs
lost one. @~'" ha