The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-11
RUTH LEADING:
WILLIAMS.I IN
HOME. CL,0!U''E,S
st. Louis Star. Trailing With
Fl and Making Strenuous
Effort to Catch Up

Chicago, Aug. 11.-"Babe". Ruth. Of
the New York Yankees and; Harry
Heilmann of the DETROIT Tigers. have
become virtually deadlocked in the
race for batting honors of the AM
erican League, according to figures
released today and which include
games of last Wednesday. The two
leaders are running neck and neck. at
one time during the week there's being
only "a fractional difference between
them. Ruth has participated in 10o
games while Heilmann has played in
only 90, the Detroit star being ont
in front with mark. of 1901. whfIe the
Yankee slugger is hitting 800. Car
ried to four points, Heilmahn's mark
is 1906 plus, and that of Ruth 1896
plus.
In addition to his rapid advance
among the batters, Ruth has passed
the century mark in the matter Of
runs scored, having registered his
Tooth and 1O1st runs last Wednes-
day. He is the first of the major
league players to accomplish this
feat this season. Ruth also cracked
out a brace of home runs, which
brought his total to 81, just two be-
hind ICY" Williams his National
League rival. Babe ran his total base
record to 260, which, besides his
circuit blows his 1856 hits include "
doubles and 8 triples.
Kenneth Williams of the st. Louis
Americans is making a strenuous ef-
fort to catch Ruth in, the. race for
home runs. He annexed his 2lst On
Wednesday.y 4''a
Eddie Collins, of the Chicago White
Spx, continues TO- stretch his stolen
base records and sacrifice hit mark,
so that he always has a comfortable |
lead over his rivals. He has stolen
81 bases and made q like number of
.N,a
Other leading battefs: 4
Speaker, Cleveland, .359; Jamieson,
Cleveland, 1857; J. Sewell, Cleveland,
1853; E. Collins, Chicago, .351; Wit
liams, St. Louis, 1899; Witt, New
York, 1886; Cobb, Detroit, 1886; J.
Harris, Boston, 1874; Burns, Boston,
1892. a ,r%
Two st. Louis players are showing
the way to the batters in the Il Na-l
tional League, with Rogers Hornsby,l
star second sacker at the head Oh thed
list with an average of .4O4. Zach
Wheat Of Brooklyn. is trailing Horns,
by, with ap average of 1882, but as.
he is out Of the game, Bottomley, Of {
the Cardinals is the one who is push,
ing Hornsby, his average being 1857.
Big Jack. Foufnier, the former Car
dinal, now with Brooklyn, is next
with 1854.
Frank Frisch of New York, with 1856
hits, including % doubles, nine trip
les and five homers, is leading in
total bases with 223. Pep Young, a
is the best run getter with
10 tallies, to his credit. 1
Max Carey, Pittsburgh's fleet foot
has forged ahead of George
of the Chicago Cubs for
stolen base honors, having pilfered his
18th base. Grantham's record is ~.
Other leading batters: Roush, Gin
1856; Frisch, New York, 1856;
rraynor, Pittsburgh, 1856; Young,
New York, 1852; Grimm, Pittsburgh,
342; Hollocher, Chicago. .342; South
worth, Boston, 1889; Johnston, Brook
yn, 1876; Barnhart, Pittsburgh, .331;
Cincinnati, 1926; Henline,
1925; McInnis, Boston,
800; Williams, Philadelphia, 1920.
Carl East, star batter of the Min
neapolis club has stepped to the. top /
Of the ladder, in the three cornered i
race for batting honors in the Amer
can Association, Terry, the new pi-
lot of the Toledo club is playing i
second fiddle and Lamar, another |,
Mud hen. is comfortably resting in
The third place. East Is hitting ct a ],
403 clip, with Terry, .399 and Lamar i
1892. i
Combs Of Louisville and Brief of
Kansas City, have been coming strong II
and now are threatening to join the
race at the top. Combs is hitting 1886
and Brief 1919. s% sRA ~.
Brief having passed the century i
mark in scoring, has registered his |,
10Th run. In making lat hits, he has |,
listed "a homers, which. 10 more than i
any other player in the League. HE
also has poled 80 doubles and 10
triples and, is leading the league in
total bases with .260. i