Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-21
BASEBALL
BOWLING
TENNIS
REDS BID FOR
TITLE WITH A
BATTING RECORD
tBy Dispatch A. P. Wire,

CHICAGO, Sept. 20-The Cincinnati
Reds are bidding for their second PEN
nant in the half century of the National
league with hitting that has, excepting
brief slumps, led the league during the
length of the 1925 season.
At present it is of .295 calibre, lit
tie above the average for the year,
nine points better than that of the
Pirates and IL points better than the
hitting of the st. Louis Cardinals, as
the three clubs pound down the stretch.
Four Of the Hendricks clan place
among the Nationals ten leading regu-
lar batsmen, although one of the quar-
tet is the idle Bressler. Another fac
tor in the Reds lead is the work Of
the veteran pitchers, Dorfohue and
Luque, whose occasional hitting has
been, respectively, of 1893 and 1866 va
riety.
Cuyler of Pittsburgh has dropped
out of the leading ten regulars, but he
ranks as the leagues best run getter.
Averages nc c1uding Wednesdays
games and released Saturday show he
has been responsible for 101, his team
mate, Waner, next with SO.
Among the long distance hitters,
Hack Wilson of the Cubs is outstand-
ing with 21 circuit drives that have
helped Chicago scoring. Waner of
Pittsburgh leads in triples with 21, and
Jimmy Bottomley Of the Cards is the
ranking doubles slugger.
Cuyler has the additional distinction
of being the majors leading base
stealer, although the nearing end of
the season finds him we'll away from
all-time records.
Two pitchers are doing much for the
Pirates in their pennant drive, Kremer
leading the league regulars with 19I
games won and lost. His team mate,
Meadows, has p i t c h 9 d 19 winning
games and suffered defeats, a sea-
sons record duplicated by Rhem of the
battling Cardinals.
Leading National hitters: Hargrave,
Cincinnati, 1856: Bressler Cincinnati,
.357; Christensen, Cincinnati, .353; Earl
Smith, Pittsburgh, $50; Grantham,
Pittsburgh, .349; Stephenson, Chicago,
.337; Brown, Boston, 1886; Williams,
Philadelphia, .334; Leach Philadelphia,
1892; Roush, Cincinnati, .331.
A month ago, Manush of Detroit be-
gan hitting, and today he is leading the
American leagues batsmen and still
climbing.
Ten hits in six games we're RESPONSE
BILE for two point average climb which
gives the Tiger outfielder a 1882 per-
centage and further marks him as sue
cessor to the batting crown won by his
team mate, Heilmann, last season.
Otherwise the hitting in the Ameri-
can has been slumping a little as the
Yankees move on their unperturbed
way toward the pennant.
Johnny Mostil of Chicago has found
time, while hitting .3S1, to pass the
1925 league total of stolen bases, aver
ages released Saturday and including
Wednesdays games showing him with
80, four more than anybody in the cir
cult could pilfer last year.
Babe Ruth is far short of his record
total of home runs, but ranks as the
majors leading run getter of the year.
His team mate. Gehrig, is close behind,
but one tally separating his total from
the circuit drive kings 127.
The Yankees generally lead the cir
cult in hitting, their .294 club average
being three points better than that of
both Detroit and Cleveland. Washing
ton ranks next with .29O batting.
Uhle of Cleveland is bidding to be the
seasons best moundsma1l in the Ameri-
can, today's figures crediting him with
"a winning starts and ten charged de-
feats. Pennock of the Yanks had ten
defeats also, but only q victories,
while shocker of New York had a 1919
record. II sen
Leading American batsmen: Manusl,
Detroit, 1882; Fothergill, Detroit, 1873
0g71. /
364; Heilmann, Detroit, .358; Goslir,
Washington, .357; Collins, Chicago, .347; !
,343; E. Rice Washington, Meusel, New
Miller, st. Louis, .346; Falk, Chicago,
York, and Cobb, Detroit, 1873.