South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-17
TIERNEY GIVING
HORNSBY BATTLE
IN HITTING RACE
Pirate Star Smuggling Ball-Sis-
ler's Lead in Amer
lean Assured.

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CHICAGO. Sept 1s. - Rogers
Hornsby. the ST Louis star. who
Few weeks ago appeared 20 have the
batting championship OF The Nation
al league tucked IN his hfp pocket.
today has cause for worry over the
prospects OF bagging the 1922 hom-
ers.
Jimmy Tierney Of thu pennant
contending Pirates Is the bogey
ahead Of Hornsby.
The Pirate. star second bassroau.
has been travelling at such a hot
pace with the willow that he - only
seventeen points behind the 81. Louis
favorite and. with the close OF the
season three weeks away. may De-
come a dangerous contender.
Just a little over a month 40
Tierney launched his drive for baF-
ting honors, but Il was thought this
was only fash IN the pan. How
ever he has been improving his
average each week and the latest
figures which include games OF We'd
nesday show him hitting $50 COM
pared with .345 four weeks ago. In
his last six games Tierney has made
II hits which added four points 20
his mark Of a week ago. Tiernev
has bagged eli hits IN 104 games.
his drives including "a doubles. I3
triples and seven homers. Max
Carey OF the Pirates has increased
his lead in stolen bases 10 ~ and MS
record of runs 20 127.
Hornsby, however. - leading the
regulars with an average OF .sS7,
and has increased his home nm
record string 20 81. having baCEcd
three four-baggers during the pas;
week
The Pirates in their race 10 over
, take the Giants are out in front in
team batting with an average OF
81. The Giants are hitting .3Og.
while the Cardinals are third with
SOP.
Other leading batters for 100 or
more games:
Grimes. Chicago. 1873: Bigbee.
Pittsburgh, $50: Miller. Chicago,
.349: Holocher. Chicago. .345: Dau-
bert. Cincinnati. .343: Harper. Gin
cinnsd .S4l; Carey Pittsburgh.
.33s.
The injury 20 George sisler has
cast a gloom not only over st. Louis
| but IN thousands Of other cities and
where the fans have been pulling
for the Browns TO win the American
/ league pennant. The Browns were
going strong IN their race against
\ New York IN the sizzling race for
! the flag but the unfortunate injury
! to the ST. Louis phenom has thrown
/ a wrench into the working OF the
| team. Sister, however, declared his
/ intention of getting back into the
| lineup, despite the fact that ME
/ physician said he would have 10 rest
a week or more and probably would
/ be unable 20 play again this season.
II Sisler is not able 10 get back
/ in the game his batting average Of
/ .424 appears 20 be high enough %
safely insure his position as leading
I hitter for the 1922 season. His
closest rival. Ty Cobb is 81 points
I behind. and the chances Of his catch
/ ing UP are remote. CObbs aver age
I is 1873. Sislor has the edge Tor
/ stolen base honors with ~, with
Kenneth Williams a teammate tag
ging along with 80.
The race Of Babe Ruth 20 over
I sake Williams and TillIe Walker OF
I the Athletics for the home run ho1-
Ors is becoming more exciting
( Walker smashed out three during
/ the past week and ran his string 20
/ 8. while Williams bagged two for
a total OF 81 and the Babe crashed
/ out a Ike number for a total OF 81.
other leading batters for 100 or
/ more games:
Speaker. Cleveland. .s75: Hell
| mann. Detroit. .Sb7. Schang. New
I York. .3S7, TObin. s.. Louis. .534.
/ Galloway, Philadelphia, .831: Plpp.
New York. .331; Bassler. Detroit.
/ .528; Williams, St. Louis. .327;
/ Neach. Detroit as: Miller. Ph!la-
/ delph.a. 1926.
Beals Becker. outfelder with the
/ Kansas city club. IS the new chal-
/ lenger for the batting championship
Of the American Association Becker.
7 In his last eight games, connected
( with Is hits. which shot him froIl
1 fourth 70 second place. just three
/ points behind Myatt OF Milwaukee.
who IS leading with an average @
I .36-.
Becker with an average OF .Ss4,
/ Jumped ahead OF Jay Kl-ke. %
! Louisville and Wilbur Good " KAN
Z sas City. leaving Kirke third with
I an average Of .362. and Good fourth
I with .355. Becker also is consider
able home run hitter with Is 20 his
/ credit Brief OF Kansas City. how
ever. IS leading the league IN bagg.rs
/ homers with a -7-al OF SO. This 81
I two above his mark of week aEo.
I The averages include games OF Wee
nesday.
/ Lamar Of Toledo and BerghsmmeI
/ Of St. Paul are making Baird. tl-s
/ indianapolis star, step 10 retain tn3
/ lead IN base r-ea ing Bard has
stolen rs. while his two con-enders
/ are trailing with
other leading bat-ers for the s.
/ CT more games
Lear. Milwaukee. .e54. Brown. Ir-
/ d.anapolis. 351. COMBS. L0uisy1-,e,
/ $50. Lamar. Toledo e49; Mathews
I si5lxaukec. .a4I. Haas So. Pau
/ .so9. Brief Kansas Cry. .339.