The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-31
HEILMANN is
BACK IN LEAD
IN AMERICANS
Detroit SIugger Makes Up For
Lost Time During the
Past Week


Chicago, May 81. BY the A. P)-
Harry Iicilman, Of the Tigers has re
turned To the batting leadership of
the American league with Il mark of
ABS, five points under his average n
week ago, which then put him second
according TO averages released today,
which include games OF Wednesday.
Kenneth Williams, st. Louis slug
ger who at the last compilation was
chief swatter with an average of .447,
tumbed violently to .395 and stands
number two Ike Boone, former
Southern Lacquer now with the Red
Sox, hit his way into third position
with .3S5.
Babe" Ruth, has about found his
stride with an average of $50. In
making his march toward the top the
home run king crashed out two cir
cult drives and ran his string TO
eleven.
Holman increased his lead in total
bases to 81, while Joe Harris Of Bos-
ton, ran his total Of runs scored to
"a.
.. Eddie Collins stepped just one base
faster than his teammate Bill Bar
rctt, which put him in the front with
nine.
George SisIer slid further down the
column, his average being .294 com
pared with 1873 II week ago.
Other leading batters: j. Harris,
Boston, 1916; Meusel, New York,
.373; Jameson, Cleveland .367; Cobb
Detroit BAT; Dugan, New York BAT;
Ruth New York 1856; Judge, Wash
ington 1888; Sheely, Chicago $50;
jacobson, st. Louis 800.
Flack Goes Good
Max Flack of the Cardinals, and
Jimmy Ticrney Of the Braves, in the
National League, each boosted his
mark until now they are keeping
company with the leaders, who are
being shown the way by Rogers
Hornsby, who is comfortably in first
place with .42l. George Kelly of the
Giants, runner-up with 1877, displaced
lack Wheft of the Dodgers, who
dropped to third with an average Of
$50 Flack and Terney are tied
T~.ta 1923.
Hornsby pushed his total base
record TO 90. Frank frisch of the
Giants swelled his total tallies to 35.
Jacques Fournier of the Dodgers,
Rarnered another homer and leads
v,it. nine; George Grantham of the
,-.rs, stole another base and broke
the triple tie of II week ago. He has
ten.
Other leader batters: Snyder, New
York $50; Fournier, Brooklyn 1856;
FRS III, New York SAP; Grantham,
Chicago 1929; Flack, st. Louis 1928;
Tierney, Boston 1928; Grimes, Chi
cago, 1926; Young, New York .325;
Grimm, Pittsburgh 1922.
Neun Of st. Paul, who challenged
Bunny Brief of Kansas City for the
leadership among the batters Of the
American Association, has dethrop-
ed the Kaws' sluger. who failed to
Keep up his hitting, while Neun
smashed out II hits in his last seven
games, acquiring an average of .438
compared with Ala week ago. Brief
" INV, Il lOSS VI - pOiulS.
Allen of indianapolis trailed with
1893.
Reb Russell of Columbus and
Walker Of Minneapolis are tied for
home run honOrs with six each
In addition to jumping out in front
among the batterS, Neun ~ also is
showing his heels to the base steal
ers with 20 thefts, a mark which is
better than in practically every lea
que.
Other leading batters: Bethel,
louisville 800; NJ. Shannon, Louis
vile 1882; Covington, Louisville 1852;
dresser, ST. Paul .377; Lamar, To-
7ledo 81; Maguire,s Toledo .367; F.
Scott, Kansas City .359; Grimes, Col
1umbus 1855; Brown, Indianapolis
.346.