South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-07
Cobb Tops Sisler
In Race for Lead
In Batting HonorS
Ken Williams Takes Great
Squirt With Six HOmers
In Six Days.

CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-(By A. P.)-
Ty Cobb the Detroit pilot continues
10 sock the ball with marked con
sistcncy IN the American League
while George Sisler. the star OF the
ST. Louis Browns, is kept out OF the
game becaUse OF illness. However
Sisler Jared better than the Tiger
leader during the last week. as he
made a gain OF one point over bis
mark Of the previous week, by play
ing IN three games Cobb on the
other hand suffered a loss OF three
points in his last six games, accord
Ing to hating averages released sun
day and which include games OF last
Wednesday.
Cobb is topping the list with an
average Of Ais compared with is
a eek ago. while Sisler continues
70 be the runner-up with .405 a gain
Of one point over his mark OF last
week.
The other two members OF the
"Big Four" although not IN the
200" class are tagging along behind
the leading pair. Iris Speaker, man
1854 and Harry Heilmann Of the Tt
gers next with 1851. each Of whom
has made rapid strides toward the
top rung.
Blue Of the Tigers took the hon
ors Of best run getter from Sisler, by
registering 81 tallies. and Ken VIII
rams. Sisters teammate. deprived
George of the total base hOnors, by
boosting his total to 236 which Is
eight better than Sisters record
However, Sisters mark OF "a stolen
bases is for above that Of any OF his
opponents.
Ken Williams gave the home run
hitters something 10 shoot at when
he cracked out six hOmers in as
many days. and ran his string OF
four base blows TO %, giving him
the lead for the season among the
major lea que home run clouters, his
closest rivel being Rogers Hornsby
Of the St Louis Nationals who held
tn honor for several weeks. It'll
lie'' Walker Of the Athletics has bag
ged "a four baggers and Babe Ruth
is trailing the dust with 20.
Other leading batters for so or
more games: Ed Miller. Philadel-
phia $40: Bassler, Detroit .345; To-
bin. St. Louis BAL; McManus, St.
Louis $50: Blue. Detroit $50; Witt.
New York 1928.
Rogers Hornsby. star Of the Car
6iuals. was deprived Of some OF his
honors during the last week, al
though he continued 10 lead the bat
ters Of the National League, with an
average Of .391. This, however. IS
( a falling off Of seven points from his
mark Of a week ago.
He bagged only one circuit drive
and brought his string Of four bases
TO q. but lost the honor Of leading
the major leaguers in this depart
nent 70 his townsman Ken Williams.
oc the Browns. who is one ahead OF
him.
Max Carey the speedy outfielder
Of the Pirates. also took another
honor from the ST Louis favorlte,
when he showed a sudden burst OF
sreed and stepped out in front as
a run getter Max scored 81 times.
while Hornsbys total is Sc. Carey
also stole four more bases and Is
showing the way 10 the base steal
ers. with 81 thefts.
Hornsby. however. in addition 20
being the leading batter and home
run hitter in the league. has a good
grip on the total base record with a
mark OF $50. His hits include, be-
sides his homers, 80 doubles and
seven triples.
Other leading batters for 80 or
more games: Grimes. Chicago, .365;
Houocher. Chicago 800: Daubert.
Cincinnati, 357: J. Johnston. Brook
Iyn. .355: Bigbee. Pittsburg .352; I.
Miller. Chicago, 34S; Carey. Pitts
burg. 1852; Kelly. New York. .3S7;
Bancroft. New York, 1916.
Jay Kirke. the Louisville slugger,
Suffered a slight slump during ths
past week. while Wilbur Good OF
Kansas City. who is making a strong
bid for the batting honors Of the
American Association. retained MS
mark OF a week agO-.371 BY 50
doing he has tied Kirke, who drop
ped FIVE points, for the runner-up
l0nOEE 10 r. Wv y NL All.A4ci ia ~
whose average a week ago, 1872, re-
NAMED unchanged.
Becker bagged another homer.
bringing his total 10 IL. but IA stu
four behind his teammate. Bunny
Brief. who IS leading the home run
c,outers with %
Baird OF Indianapolis who was
tied a week ago with Matthews. ~
Milwaukee. for stolen base honors.
added another base 70 HIS string,
and now IS In the lead with 20
other leading batters for 50 or
more games: Lear. Milwaukee. .361:
Matthews. Milwaukee. 861, Becker.
Kansas City. .353: Lamar. Toledo.
/ 346; Meyer. Louisville. .341: Lutzke.
/ Kansas City. .33e; Kruger, Indian
apols, 1874; Mayer. Minneapolis,
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