New Britain herald., 1926-08-07
CUTLER LEADING
 IN RUNS SCORED
Best Eaters and Runners in
 Both Leagues Announced

Chicago, Aug. [ P-Long noted as a speedy base-runner, Hagen Guy Ter of the Pittsburgh Pirates, took the lead this week in runs scored in the National league this season, and did it with his bat instead of his spiked shoes. Climbing back into the leading ten hitters of the National league, Cuyler scored eight runs on eleven hits in the last six games. and his blows included a homer "a double and a triple. His total of 22 stolen bases is still high mark. Cuyler has scored IT times.
 George Grantham of the Pirates moved back into third place in the first ten. and the Pirates generally enjoyed the best hitting of the week in the National league.
 Hack Wilson of the Chicago Cubs and Jim Botton1ley of the St. Louis Cardinals continued their neck and neck race for home run honors of the league, adding one apiece, to reach Is.
 Lee Meadows of the Pirates nov ed into second place among the pitchers in games won. with IA vic tories, one less than Pete Donohhe of the Cincinnati Reds. Donohue was credited with one defeat this week, making his record Is won and 10 lost. He is far in the lead in the league in innings pitched. with the equivalent of 22 gamees.
 The two leading hitters of the league, among the regulars, Har- grave of Cincinnati, and Stephenson, the new Chicago outfielder, both dropped back few points, as did the other leaders except the Pirate crew. Fred Williams of the Phil lies, jumped from far down the list into seventh place. with a couple or round trips among his nine hits this week. E. Smith. the Pittsburgh catcher. was thus crowded out Of the first ten.
 Leading National league hitters: Hargrave, Cincinnati, .37S; Steph- enson. Chicago. .370: Grantham. Pittsburgh. .355; Bressler, Cincin- nati .352: L. Bell. St Louis, .349; Traynor. Pittsburgh. .349; Williams. Philadelphia, .344; Herman, Brook lyn, .341: Cuyler. Pittsburgh, $40: Christensen. Cincinnati. .S39.
 The leading hitter of the major leagues is Joe Burns, the cleanup man of the Cleveland American league lineup. Burns has made l52 hits to date, thirteen in the past seven games of this week. according to the official averages including Wednesdays games. Burns passed Ruth this week for second place in the leading ten hitters of the Amer ican league. not far behind Fother- gill of Detroit who is still leading, though slowly losing points from his average of over 400. In the same number Of games, Burns has been officially "at bat" 70 times more than Ruth, though of course the Babe has not been given that many intentional passes.
 One more week should see Ruth past the 100 mark in runs scored, for he made five this week to reach 9S. Two of the five were on his famous home run clouts, of which he has S3 Simmons of the Ath- letics also got two home runs this week, the same as Lazzeri of the Yankees. while Ken Williams got three.
 Hunefeld of the Chicago White Sox and Sam Rice Of Washington each added a stolen base this week, and are still tied at 1T.
 Pate. the Athletic relief pitcher. who has held a mark of eight vic tories and no defeats to top the league, for some time, finished out another game this week without af- tecting his record. Ernie Never the Pacific coast football star, got into the official major league averages this week for the first time when he won his first start for the St. Louis Browns. He has done relief hurling in five other games, but none affect