The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-06
ROOKIE LEADS
AMERICAN LOOP
IN SW ATTN G
Hawkes. of Phillies Tops
Heavy Bat Swingcrs in
National League

Chicago, June 6.-Al Simmons. a
onc-timc bush Lacquer, for whom
Connie Mack, willy manager of the
Athletics is reported to have parted
with $4,000, today has a value of at
least $4,000 to Mack, if the elong-
ated pilot of the Philadelphia club
measures base hits in dollars and
cents.
Simmons, breaking loose in the
general batting commotion prevail
ing in the American league, garnered
twenty hits in his last nine games,
giving him the batting leader
ship with an average of
.4l5. He not only ran rough
shod over the leaders, going
from .3S9 to AIS in a week, but pass
cd Ty Cobb and McManus of the
Browns for honors in scoring, and
made Ken Williams of the Browns
look up to him for the honors in to-
tai base hitting.
The youthful Philadelphia outfield-
er has crossed the plate Al times,
and stretched his total base hitting
to 1913. His performance at bat dur
ing the week included five doubles, a
| triple and a brace of home runs.
Sammy Hale of the Athletics is top
, ping Simmons with an average of
.42S, but he has participated in few
CIR games. The averages are pased
on games including those of We'd
| nesday.
Harry Rice of st. Louis also has
| been hitting sensation, but as he
has only figured in twenty games
his average of ALP does not compare
in Importance to several other fig
urcs. However, he gained just an
even 100 points in his last four
games. \
Other leading batters:
Hcilmann, Detroit .4O6; Vache, Bos-
ton 400; Cobb, Detroit 1892; Sisler
St. Louis .391; Paschal, New York
1882; S. Rice, Washington 1916;
Combs, New York 1873; Boone, Bos.
ton $40.
iris Speaker of the Indians has
kept pace with the more youthful
stars and is hitting .41O, the same as
Red Wingo, of the Tigers
Bob Meusel Of the Yankees is tax
ing care of the home runs until Babe
Ruth begins making them again
Mcuscl. ty cracking out a four-bag
ger Wednesday which won the game
for the Yanks, passed Gabby Hart
nett of the Cubs for the home rul
leadership of the ajors. He nov
has Is.
| Mostil of the White Sox continues
to set The pace for the base stealer
with 10. rs
+, Nelson "Chicken" Hawks, forme
Nashville Southern Association
VIII rlwind. now holding down frs
base for the Phillies, and Ciyd
BaTnhart, outfielder with the Pirates
are the new pace makers in the Ma
tional League.
Hawks displaced Earl Smith of tn
Pirates as the leader with an aver
age of .406, while Barnhart is trail
ing Hawks with .387 and Stock o
the Dodgers. a newcomer among tn
leaders is next with 1888.
Cuyler of the Pirates. who ha
averaged one run a game, is leadin
in scoring with 80 tallies. Roger
Hornsby, newly appointed maange
, of the Cardinals. is out in front i
total base hitting with 100. He ha
q made Sd hits, including II double.
. a triple and 10 home runs. Gabb
Hartnett of the Cubs still leads tn
Rational Leaguers in home run
Win IA. Earl SpaTky AudmS Y
4 the Cubs. with thirteen thefts
q setting the pace among the bas
y stealers.
II Other leading batters:
II Bancroft, Boston 1881; Earl Smitl
: Pittsburgh $50; Burrus. Bosto
y 1872; Hornsby. st, Louis $40; Harl
o err, Philadelphia 1868; Wheat. Brood
s lyn 1856; Bottomley, St. Louis .353
h Wright, Pittsburgh 351.
burst of ST. Paul has been tn
|. sensation in the American Associ,
/ ton race. The Saints outfields
climbed to prominent place anon
E the leaders for an average Of 81
bursts batting included two double
81 a triple and pair of homers.
'eI Eddie Murphy. of Columbus, mali
tanned the batting lead with Al
Eddie Ainsmith, of Minneapol
d lcaped points far-thc runner-r
position with 1892, with Webb
Toledo remaining third with 1877.