Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17
TWO new CHAMPS
OF SWAT NOW ON
WAY TO The TOP
(By Dispatch a. :. wire)


crowns will be knocked down for
bids considerably below those of last
year.
Detroit's best offer to retain the
American league title. which Harry
Heilmann earned with 1893 hitting, is
a 1880 average, while the Nationals
best current bid for the honors won
last year by Hornsbys .403 slUgging
is the 1854 hitting of HarSrave, Red
catcher.
Manush who hit 1903 for the Ty-l
gers last season, has forged to the
top of the American regulars to join
Fothergill in a race for the title which
thear teammates 1868 average has
slim chance of holding.
The Cincinnati backstop's present
prominence is even more singular, fol
he wound up the 1925 pennant chase
with an even 300 percentage, way
down in the list. Engaged in a drive
for the flag, the ST. Louis manager
has permitted his average to drop
to .312, something new in Hornsby
history.
Hazen Cuylers 29 stolen bases make
him, by averages including Wednes'
days games and released today, the
leading contender for the majors
title his teammate, Max Carey.
brought to Pittsburgh in 1926 with s
total of 46 The Pirate is, however,
but a jump ahead of Jimmy Mostil
of Chicago, who has passed his 1928
record, and leads in the American
with rs, but one short of the 26 to-
tai which was the leagues best last
year.
other new title holders, many OF
them entirely unexpected as contend
ers when the year opened, loom as
the teams press toward the closing
two weeks of the pennant chases.
And George Burns of Cleveland has
assured at least one new all-time rec
ord by passing the previous high to-
tai of SO doubles in any season.
Cincinnati has three leading hitters
in the National, with Hargrave, Bress>
ler and Christensen punched at the
top. Pittsburgh is fighting for the
pennant lead with two players among
the leading 10, while the Cardinals
have but one, Lester Bell The Reds
also place Eddie Roush, who is hit
ting 10 points below the .541 aver
age that made him champion batter
of the National in 1917.
The three clubs fighting for the
lead have become similarly punched
in their slugging, with the Reds on
top. Cincinnati leads with a team
average of .292, the Pirates are hit
ting .2S7, and the Cardinals are next
with 284, an average shared by Chi
cago and Philadelphia, however.
Among the pitchers, Kremer of
Pittsburgh has II victories and five
defeats for. pittsburgh after Wednes
days games, and his teammate,
Meadows, had an .171S slate. Rnem
of ST. Louis had his 10Th victory and
sixth losing start on record. Charley
Root of Chicago rated strikeout king,
with 12O to his credit.
Leading individual batters in the
NATIONAL: Hargrave, Cincinnati, 1854;
Bressler, Cincinnati, .S57; Christensen,
Cincinnati, 1852; Earl Smith, Pitts,
burgh, 1852; Stephenson, Chicago, .S4O;
Grantham, Pittsburgh, 1885, Brown,
Boston, 1892; Roush, Cincinnati, .331;
williams, philadelphia, 1928; L. Bell,
st. Louis, 1927.
In the American league, Babe Ruth,
still well below his record in homers,
trails Manush and Fothcrgill, at The
Heilmann of the Tigers fourth. Ty
Cobb again breaks into the first 10
to join that other veteran, Eddie Col
Inns, although they are slightly sep
arated.
Five clubs e bunchei. 81 the hit
ting. The Yankees lead after We'd
nesday's games, with 294, followed
by Washington, with .29S; Detroit,
with .292; Chicago, with .290, and
Cleveland, with .2S9.
George Uhle tops the Fingers, last
Wednesdays games leaving him with
23 victories for Cleveland and nine
defeats! Herb Pennock OF New York
had a PHO record, and Shocker of
the Yanks one Of 1873.
Leading Individual American hit
ters: Manush, Detroit, $3.50; Fother-
gill, Detroit, $50; Ruth, New York,
.371; Heilmann, Detroit, 1853; Goslin,
Washington, 1862; Burns, ClevelanC,
.358; Collins, Chicago, .347; Miller,
Philadelphia-St Louis, .346; Falk, Chi
cago, .S45; Rice, Washington, .339;
Cobb, Detroit, 1899.
The approaching end of the long
seasons grind finds the American
Association hitting slipping sharply
Where Toledo month ago led the
clubs, with .S14 smuggling, Milwaukee
now tops the circuit, with team
average of .3O9. The. Mud Hens now
rank second, with an average of .306
five points above Louisville.
Eebourveau still leads in the in
dividual batting, but where he led
a month ago with a .401 figure, aver
ages, including Wednesdays gamenl
and released today, show him now
hitting at 800 clip. At that, he is
"a points ahead of his fellow MUD
Hen, veach, leading challenger. A
week ago, Lebourveau was hitting
1896 and Veach .376.
Richbourg of MilweuHee crowds the
Toledoan for individual honors, show
ing the way in getting runs, triples
and stolen bases. The nearest i.p- |
proach to his 40. runs is the 133 to-t
tai of Shulto of Milwaukee. Brief,
of the same club, added one homer
during the week. to run his string
to rs.
With Hill of Indianapolis gone from