The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-24
KEN WILLIAMS
SETTING PACE
IN AMERICANS
One-time Contender For Home
Run HOnOrs Now Leads
The Batters of Circuit
HEILMAN FALLS SOME

f, Chicago, May 2i-kcnncth Will
( liams Of the st. Louis Browns, one
time contender in 1923 for the home
: run honors of the major leagues, to-
day is setting the pace for the bat
ters of the American league, with AN
average of .l47-scvcn points ahead
OF Harry fcilmann of the Tigers,
ousted from the leadership for the
first time this season
Heilmann. the 1923 batting cham
pion, fell off IL points compared with
his average of week ago AL! the
other leaders with the exception of
Boone of the Red Sox and Emil Meu-
sci of the Yankees, slumped with
Heilmann, Ty Cobb dropped out Of
the 400 class, going from .4O2 to
1854, while George SiSlcr, pilot of
the Browns tumbled to 1873, a loss
of % points. The average include
games of Wednesday.
Joe Harris, of the Red SoX, al
though dropping off II points, is
batting third with an average of
.40S. Harris has crossed the Fate
scores.
lnclcment weather kept Eddie Sol
Inns and Bill Barrett of the White
SoX idle, but they remain tied for
the base stealing honors with seven
each.
Babe" Ruth, also idle or account
of the weather smashed out only one
homer, but is leading major league
circuit clouters with nine.
Other leading batters: Boone, Dos
ton 1856; -Meusel, New York 81;
Cobb, Detroit 800; Dugan, New York
$50; Jameson, Cleveland .356; Shec-
ly, Chicago 1852; Summa, Cleveland
.344; iudge Washington .337; Vcach,
Boston 1887; Rigney, Detroit 1888;
Sisler, st. Louis 1888.
The gap between Rogers Hornsby
of the Cardinals, champion hitter of
the National League, and the vctcr-
an lack Wheat of the Dodgers, has
been further widencd, the st. Louis
star having advanced to .444 while
Wheat trailink with 1916.
Grigsby of the Cubs, playing in
Hack Millcr's leftt Field position,
swept into "A batting stride that car
ried him into the select list with an
average of $50, Il gain of 48 points
within a week.
Max Carey and pie" Traynor Of
the Pirates continued to run a dead
heat for the base stealing honors
with nine each. While Jacques For
unier, of the Dodgers is leading the
home, run hitters with eight.
Rabbit" Maranvllle of the Pr
ates has eclipsed frankie Frlscn of
the Giants as the leading scorer. The
Rabbit has scored 80 times while
Frisch counted q.
Other leading batters. Kelly, New
York 1888; Fournier, Brooklyn $50;
Grisby, Chicago $50; Grantham, Chi
cago .344; Snyder, New York .344;
Young, New York $40; Frisch, New
York ,.339; Grimm, Pittsburgh .337;
Pincl1i, Cincinnati 1871
Neun Climbs
Batting his way from thirteenth |
to second place within week, Neun |
of st. Paul, leading base steale. on
the American Association, today is !
challenging Bunny Brief of Kansas
City for the batting honors. Neun
connected with fourteen hits in his
last six games, giving him an aver
age of Ala, compared with $40 a
week ago, while Brief eased back in
to first Mace with l2t
Neun with a total of seventeen, has !
so far outdistanced his rivals in base
stealing that he is without darger-
GUS com.tatition. Kirke of MINES
polls is setting the pace in hitting
homers, having nailed five, while !
Brief, Neun and Walker of MinLca-
polls are trailing with four apiece.
Other leading batters: Allen, In
dianapolis 1893; Scott, Kansas City !
1887; Mcguire, Toledo, 374; Johnson, |
Milwaukee .3G1; Grimes, Columbus |!
1856; Bethel, Louisville 1852; Walker, |
Minneapolis .351; Shannon, Louis
vile ,349; dresser, st. Paul .34G;