The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-24
Simmons Is Boosting
His Batting Average
Right Handler Looks Good to
Cop American League Cham.
pionship - Heilmann Falls
Sh0rt-Waner Heads Ma
tional League List - Reb
Russell Does His Stuff in
A. A.

Chicago, Sept. "a. (AP) AL
Simmons, a graduate of the Amer
lean Association under the late Otto
Borchert at Milwaukee, is making a
great effort to gain the batting
championship Of the American
League.
Back in the game after an extend
ed stay on the bench, Simmons
hoped up his batting average with
the war club to 1897, in figures COM
piled today including Wednesdays
& mes.
Harry Heilmann, the Detroit
slugger, who has won the crown ev-
cry other year since 1921, and might
be expected to gain it again this
year, added a few points to his per-
centage, too, but he is still four
shy Of Simmons 1897, with only one
week to go.
Ruth's Pace Tires Gehrig
The home run pace Of Babe Ruth
has proved too fast for Lou Gehrig,
but he seems certain to grab the
two-bagger title for this season.
Ruth scored his 55th homer Wednes-
day, giving him a lead of 10 on Geh-
rig. Lou has So doubles, a lead of
two on George Burns, Cleveland
first baseman, who possesses the
major league mark Of 62 for a sea-
son.
Alone among the old timers still
keeping up with the first 10 is the
Georgia Peach. Ty Cobb. iris Speak
er, Eddie Collins and lack Wheat,
who have been lowering around the
select group all season. are still out
side in today's averages. Geor. :
Sisler is well down the list, too, but
his mark of 26 stolen bases is likely
t. last through the week to give him
tie championship.
The pitching honors Of the sea-
son are apparently assured for
Waite Hoyt of the Yankees. He
not only has the largest string Of
victories in the league. %, but stands
second in percentage among the reg
ular hurlers. Eddie Rommel of the
Athletics has the highest percent
age but has only 10 victories. Fol-
lowing Hoyt in the pitching standing
axe four other Yankee twirlers, be-
fore any other club breaks in, and
then comes young Lisenbee Of the
Senator's with II victories.
Hcilma..a Pats Second
Leading batters Of the American
League: S nm ons, Philadelphia
1897; Heilmann, Detroit, 1893; Geh'
rig, New York, .376: Fothergill. De.
troit, 1865: Cobb, Philadelphia, 1857
Combs, New York, .354; Ruth, New
York, .352; Goslin, Washington
.339; Meusel, New York, 1856
Schang, st. Louis. 1881.
The Waner brothers Of the Pirates
Paul and Lloyd, will have a title
apiece when the National League
season closes. Paul has the seas
b ing championship apparent,
cinched, with lead of rs points ovel
Rogers Hornsby, the nearest rival
Lloyd has broken the modern major
league record for one-base hits
season, set at 179 by John T. Tobir
of the Browns in 1921. Lloyd ha.
1872, in figures compiled today in
GLIDING Wednesdays games, and h,
might break the 30-year-old mari
Of Wee Willie Keller of the ole
Baltimore Orioles, 1879.
The Three Musketeers" of Pitts.
burgh who set such merry pace fol
the National League clouters all sea.
son have been separated for goot
and all now. Joe Harris, the former
runner-up to Paul Waner, is now
tied for fourth place, and Clyde
Barnhart has fallen clear out of tn.
first 10.
Frisch Leads in Base Steals
frankie Frisch, who once led his
rival, Hornsby, with the war club
is now % points below, but Frisch's
total of IL stolen bases is much the
best record in either major leagu.
Hendrick of Brooklyn is the closes:
to Frisch, with 20.
The Professionals series now un.
der way decide the pitching honors
of the national league. Larry lien
ton and Burleigh Grimes Of the
Giants are in the lead now, with Lee
Meadows and Carmen Hill, the two
bespectacled Pirates, close behind.
In between these two is old Gro yer
Cleveland Alexander. liable to slim
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