The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-26
RUTH FAR OUT
AHEAD0F PACK
IN HOME RUNS
Babe Now Has 70 To His
Credit, With Ken Williams
Trailing in Americans
HARTNETT MOVES UP
Smuggling Young Catcher of
Chicago Cubs Rises in
The Batting Race

Chicago, July 26. (By the A. P.)
If anyone of Babe Ruth's rivals
in the American league had any idea
of overtaking the Bambino for 1924
home run honors, those partio ular
cloutcrs probably have had a change
of heart. Hitting his Doth homer
to the open spaces, Ruth today is
so far in the lead that even Ken.
Williams of the Browns has almost
given up in desperation. Williams
is trailing ten homers on the wrong
side of the ledger.
Ruth, although dropping five points
still is the main individual in batting,
leading the procession with an aver
age of .379, with Falk of Chicago
remaining second with 1866. Gosln
of Washington is batting third with
$50 followed by Ty Cobb Of the
Tigers with .346. Next in the list
is Jameson of Cleveland with .344,
while Earl Shelly Of the White SoX
is sixth with .342. The averages in
clude games Of Wednesday.
Jacobson of st. Louis, and Harry
1leilmann Of Detroit, 1923 battling
champion, are not far away, but it
is strange to record Hcilmann's per
ccntage at this time of the year be-
low 800. However, it must be taken
into consideration that Heilmann has
been on the hospital list Il good
share of the time this season.
Can't Eddie rn1lir. Of 90
Sox has not slowed up on the bases,
setting a dizzy race with twenty
six.
Other leading batters: jacobson,
ST. Louis .33l; Heilmann, Detroit
329; Mostil, Chicago 1929; Meusel,
New York 1928; Collins, Chicago .324;
Sewell, Cleveland 1922; Speaker,
Cleveland .318; Myatt, Cleveland 3lS.
Hartnett Feature
Heavy slugging by Leo Hartnett,
peppcry young catcher of the Chicago
Cubs, is the outstanding feature
among the batters Of the National
League. While George Kelly of the
Giants was gathering six homcrs i,
a week, Hartnctt collected five. As
result, Hartnctt passed the Giants
slugger, and is trailing Jack Fourniel
of the Dodgers for the home run
honors.
Hartnctts homers were made in
three consecutive days, although not
in consecutive games. Twice he
made two in one game. His total
is fifteen, which is one better thar
Kelly, and seven behind Fourncr
who is leading with Twenty-Five
There has been little variance
among the batting leaders. Rogers
HOrnsby, the Cardinal star. is com
fortably lodged in first place with
Az. His nearest competitor is Zack
Wheat of Brooklyn who is hitting
$3.50, gain of five points ovel his
mark Il week ago. Hornsby however
gained IL points.
Max Carey, of the Pirates, con
tinues to make the base steaers
worry with a total Of twenty -four.
Other leading batters: Fourier
Dodger .352; Roush, Cincinnati .35l
Snyder, New York .34S; Young, New
York .345; Kelley, New York 344
Grigsby. Chicago 1913; Frisch, New
York $50; Hartnett, Chicago $50;
Meusel, New York .31S.
The remarkable see-saw battle
among the three leaders in the
American Association continues una.
bated with Neun, sensational st. Pau
youngster, on top of the heap, with
an average of 1893. Dresser, also o.
st. Paul, who headed the procession
q week ago, is second with 1893 with
Brief of Kansas City clinging t.
third place with 1897.
Earl Smith of Minneapolis is the
only one of those coming up from
below who is in any way threatening
the pace makers. He is fourth with
1868.
The hitting among the home hitter.
has been rather light, with Reb Rus
sell of Columbus on top with four
teen. The two Smiths, Earl of MIN
neapolis and Elmer of Louisville, each
added one a piece, giving them {
total Of thirteen.
Neun has taken enough time of
his batting to add three stolen bases
ito his record of thirty four.
Other leading batters: Shannon
Louisville .342; Christenbury, In
dianapolis .342; Allen. Indianapolis
BAL; Russell, Columbus 1886; Arm.
strong Kansas City 1888; Tyson
Louisville 1882; Kruger, indianapolis
1892.