The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-20
FRISCH MAKES
TOOTH RUN AS
ALEX CLIMBS
Cards Finger in Top Five
Now; Only Haincs and
Root Lead Him
GEHRIG LEA DIS RUTH
Batting Average 20 Points
Ahead Of BambinO; Rus
sell Tops A. A.

Chicago. Aug. 2O.-tP)-The perfect
ball players in the opinion of Manag-
er DOME Bush of the Pittsburgh
Pirates is Lloyd Waner, and brother
Lloyd, emulating Brother Paul,
climbed today in the list of leading
hitters Of the National League.
Lloyd's entrance gave the Pirates
half of the first ten hitters in the
circuit. with the "three musketeersr
of the Pirates still perched securely
on top. Lloyd was the first National
League hitter to reach the century
mark in runs reaching 100 on We'd
nesday.
frankie Frisch is making another
threat at third place, being only two
points behind Clyde Barnhart. the
lowest Of the Pittsburgh trio.
Alex Doing Well
The hero of last falls worlds SER
les, Grover Cleveland Alexander, who
was sold down the river by the Cubs
to the Cardinals for the waiver price, 1
is demonstrating that his efforts in
landing the worlds championship
flag for st. Louis were not the final
flash Of form. big Pete" as his
comrades of the Cubs used to call
him, is within the first five FINGERS
of the National League, in averages
compiled today including Wednes-
days games.
Alex has won lG and lost Z this
year for the Cards. and only two
pitchers top him in victories. Old
Jessie Haines of the Cards, with 10
wins is one of these and Charley
Root of the Cubs is the other with
%.
Cy Williams home run bat has
been idle at the % mark for a fort
night, and meanwhile Rogers Horns
by and Hack Wilson have climbed up
to 20.
Frisch, while waiting for one of
the three leading Pirate clouters to
slide down the ladder past him, was
as active as usual on the paths. add
ing two more stolen bases to his
string to reach 33.
Leading National League hitters
are: p. Waner. Pittsburgh, 1884;
Harris, Pittsburgh, 1878; Barnhart,
Pittsburgh, 1853: Frisch, st. Louis,
.351; Stephenson, Chicago, .344:
Hornsby New York, .343; L. Waner,
Pittsburgh. .339; Trayner, Pittsburgh.
.33l; Hendrick, Brooklyn, 1928.
HeiImann Leads Field
The three time batting champion
Of the American League. Harry He'll
mann of Detroit, seems on his way
to fourth title. He is tied today
for second place in the batting stand
ings in games including Wednesday,
with Columbia Lou Gehrig. AL Sim
mons of the Athletics still tops these
two by fifteen points but Al has not
played for month now.
Swinging from the heels, to keep
ahead Of Babe Ruth in the home run
race, Gchrig has dropped to .379 now,
while Ruth is just twenty points
lower. The Babe tied up the home
run race Wednesday at 80, making
his second homer in the Chicago
White SoX series.
While the other batters are sue
cumbing to shrinkage of the batting
average. iris Speaker is standing
like stone wall and the leaders
have slid past him, all except three
so that iris ranks fourth with his
1868.
Johnny Neun, the Detroit first
sacker, gained one stolen base on
George Sisler this week, and is but
two behind Sisters mark of % now.
Whispering Bill Barrett Of the Sox
also picked off couple and now has
20.
Like the Pirate trio holding the
batting honors Of the National
League, the Yankees have q pitching
trio atop the list Of the junior cir
cult. Hoyt. Reuther and Pipgras lead
the league in that order. and Hoyt is
within one victory now of Ted Ly-
ons' mark of IL.
Another heavy hitting record, the
year as George Burns, the title hold
err, has only "A this year toward his
hich total of Ga.
Summons Leads A. l..
Leading American League batters
are: Simmons, Philadelphia, 1874;
Gehrig, New York, 1873; Heilmann,
Detroit, 1873; Speaker, Washington,
1853; Ruth, New York. 1853; Schang,
St. Louis, 1859; Fothergill, Detroit,
1858: Goslin, Washington, .348; Meu
sci, New York, .348; New York, BAG.
In the shuffling which rearranged
the ten leading batters of the Amer
lean Association, Reb Russell bobbed
up on top today, for the second time
this season.
Ossie Orwell, working hard to
beat the Hens in critical series, did
his best work on the mound and
slumped just enough with the hickory
to drop to second place, and none too
far ahead Of Grimes of Toledo at
that.
Smith Takes Drop
Earl Smiths bid for a place among
the leaders fell short, and the Min
neapolis fly chaser dropped back
from 18th to 18th. in averages COM
| piled today including Wednesdays
games. He got but six hits in seve!
games. and the first ten remained
undisturbed though there were con-
siderable changing Of chairs among
| them.
Palmero, the Associations leading
| twirler, dropped his game this week,
but his score of 10 wins and two
defeats was enough to keep him in
first place. with Orwell next. Ossie
won his turn on the hill. So did
Sheenan Of Kansas City, who .nov