The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-22
MACK FIELDER
CROWDS iris
IN BATTING
Simmons Moves From Fifth
to Second Place in Stick
Contest

Chicago. Aug. 90. P-Al Sim1
mons. Connie Mack's high priced
outficldcr. purchased from Milwau-
kcc, is the high light Of Philadcl-
phia's 1925 pcnnant fight.
Simmons moved from fifth to sec
ond place in the scramble for indi
vidual batting honors. according to
averages compiled today and include
Wednesdays games.
The Philadelphia star is now run
ncr-up to iris Speaker Of the In
dians, who tops the list with a marx
of 800 Simmons is batting .378.
Harry lIcilmann Of Detroit is third
with .377 and Ty Cobb fourth, $40.
Ken HOmers
Ken Williams Of the Browns added
only one home run to his collcc-
ton. but is leading with 25. Mcusrl
Of the Yankees remaining at 90,
while Simmons is trailing them with
twcnty-onc.
Johnny Mostil, White Sox outficld-
or. increased his base stealing record
to 81 and brought his run total to
lOi. the first player in the circuit
/" pass the century mark.
Other leading batters: II. Rice.
~. ''",'' .'''' 'olStc'' ~. bou'"'
."G'; Lamar, Philadelphia. .362;
Winr". Detroit, $50; l.. Rice, Wash
ington. 80; y. ScwcIl. Cleveland.
.3l7; Collins. Chicago. ."f5; Comhs,
New York. $40; Hale. Philadelphia,
."lI.
Cuylcr Chief Cog D..
IIazcn Cuylcr has been QUO of The
chief cogs in keeping the Pirates
out in front in the hot National
League flag race. This flashy young
Stcr made the best showing among
the top notch hattcrs in the league
when h" boosted his average IA
points.
The work vt CuyIer is the more
remarkable because it comes at Il
time when his club as Il whole suf-
fcrcd u slight slump in team bat
ting. Tho Pirate phcnom is hitting
.3o5. and has considerable edge on
his rivals for the scoring honors,
having registered ilG times. His
sensational speed is making it warm
for his terminate. Max Carey, for
the base stealing honors. Carey fail
cd to increase his mark Of 80.
while the former southcrncr swipcd
tw" and is trailing Max with q.
Iicrnsby Subsidies
Rogers Hornsby. Cardinals leader.
and 1924 champion hitter Of the
league, dropped below the 400 mark,
TO 1913. but is not in immediate dan
ger Of being dcthroned. Jimmy Bot.
tOmlcy, teammatc, also slumped,
but continues in second place with
1892 while George Harper Of the
Phillics. moved into third place with
."S'. BLADES Of St. Louis is next
with 1856.
Hornsby apparently has not placed
much stock in reports that the Give
ly ball" has slowed I'M. He sockcd
three home runs, swelling his total
to 81.
Other leading batters: Burrus,
Boston. 800; Fournier. Brooklyn.
."47; Bressler. Cincinnati. BAG; J.
Wilson. Philadelphia. .%3; Barn
hart. PittSburg. .342.
IcbOurveam Leads
BY connecting with nineteen hits
in his last nine games. "Bcvo" Le-
bourvcau. star fly chaser Of the
Kansas City Blues, earned a second
place berth among the batters Of the
American Association. He is bat
ting 1897. ten notchcs below Eddie
Murphy Of Columbus. who. Though
out Of the game, still tops the list
with 1897.
7 Although not ranking with the
long distance sluggers. Lebourveau
smashed out three home runs. How
ever, johnson and Russell each wal
loped three. which brought Russell
into a tie with Duncan of Minneapo-
lis, who clouted two. Thev are
deadlocked with rs each. Bunny
Brief Of the Brewers has "a.
Christensen. st. Paul's speed mer-
chant. stole four bases and is show
ing the way with az.
Othcr leading batters: Buyon,
Louisville, 1853; Brief, Milwaukee,