New Britain herald., 1926-07-24
YANKEES FALL BUT
ruth HOLDS We'll
Slugser Again Leads Ameri-
CanS--CardS Lead National

Chicago, July "a P-The league
leading Yankees in the johnson
circuit, for the first time this sea-
son, have fallen as a team below
the 800 mark in hitting, but their
stellar performer. Babe Ruth, did
not share in the slump. Ousted for
week from leadership Of the bat
tiers, the Babe jumped back to the
top in official averages issued to-
day, gaining six points.
Bib Falk, of the Chicago White
Sox, who displaced him temporar-
lily, dropped back a bit, and is now
second. Fothergill, Detroit outfield-
err, has become regular and has
the remarkable percentage of AIS
but has played in only two thirds
as many games as the Bambino.
Manush OF Detroit made the
weeks best showing with the will
low. going from tenth to fifth place
among the leading ten hitters,
while most of the others in the
first ten fell back. Detroit and st.
Louis were the only American
league teams TO improve their bat
ting percentages this week.
Gehrig of New York maintains
his lead in runs over Ruth. prob
ably by reason of his high total of
II three baggers. Falk holds both
the doubles and the total hits lead
ership, but Ruth as usual is far in
front in home runs, now having 20.
A newcomer in the majors. Hun
nefield of the Chicago White Sox.
has taken the lead in base stealing
with 16. Meusel of New York and
E. Rice of Washington having
failed to pilfer any this week.
Pate of the Athletics is now
credited with eight straight vic
tories in the box, but Herb Pen
mock of the Yankees is the real
leader of the pitchers with Is vic
tories to six defeats, winning two
games this week. His teammate.
Shocker is just a step behind with
Zachary of st. Louis close up.
Dutch Reuther of st. Louis ranks
them slightly in percentage among
the regulars but has won but ten
games to three defeats.
Leading American league hitters:
Fothergil, Detroit, .416; Ruth,
New York, 1878; Falk, Chicago,
,370; Meusel, New York, 1856; Man
ush, Detroit, 1854; Heilmann, De-
troit, 1858; Burns. Cleveland. 1854;
Goslin, Washington, .351; Mostil,
Chicago. $50; McNeely. Washing
ton, .341.
The st. Louis Cardinals took the
hitting honors of the week In the
National League. with Lester Bell,
third baseman, making the best
showing of the squad and going in
to the first ten in the official aver
ages issued today. Stephenson, new
Chicago a outfielder, also has made
but has played in less than half the
seasons games.
Christensen of Cincinnati was the
only one of last weeks batting lead
ers to add much to his rating. Gran
than of the Pirates and Babe Her
man of Brooklyn suffering consid-
cradle slump.
Hack Wilson of the Chicago Cubs
hit his 14th home run of the sea-
son, but so did Bottomly of st.
Louis. Fourier of Brooklyn crossed
into double figures with his circuit
drives.
Kiki Cuyler regained his tradi-
tional leadership of the base stealers
after period of obscurity due to
the speed of Frank Frisch and
Youngs Of New York. Cuyler now
has 10, two more than his conten-
ders.
Jones of Chicago became the lead
ing pitcher OF the league this week,
with seven victories to one defeat,
but Rhem of st. Louis leads the
stalwarts with IL victories, and Pete
Donohue of Cincinnati has IA,