The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-23
SIMMONS NOW
LEADS LEAGUE
BY TEN POINTS
Homer HOnors Switch Back
and Forth Between Lou
Gehrig, Babe Ruth

League To-Day. ruin, nelihaHH anu
Cobb all reached the top ten ahead
Speakers heavy hitting on the Sen
ators' flourishing western invasion
has crowded Cobb out of the select
circle.
Cobb, however, is represented on
the pinnacle of the league in his pu-
pil, AL Simmons, who has firm
hold on first place, eight points
ahead Of Columbia Lou Gehrig. Fol
lowing these two youngsters is the
pack Of keen eyed veterans of many
campaigns.
Gains ~ Points
Speaker gained twelve points this
week, in averages compiled today in
GLIDING Wednesdays games. In his
last five games he combed out eleven
hits to assist Washington to victory
in their first two western series.
The home run hon0rs, switched
back and forth between Ruth and
Gehrig, rested with Gehrig Thursday,
at 81, one more than the Babe had
achieved This total was consider
ably short of Ruth's record year Of
1921, but the combined Yankee total
Of circuit clouts is more than double
the next teams total, 40 for the Ath-
letics. The Yanks have scored in 81
| homers, within one Of the combined
| total of the last five teams Of the
| league.
George Sisler took the. base steal
ing lead away from Tavener: the Ii
gers sparkling young shortstop,
again adding two score IL.
Dutch Reuther still leads the reg
ular boxmcn of the league, with a
score of 10 victories to two defeats
ley Lyons and AL Thomas, the Sox
room mates who lead in total vic
tories with IA and IL respectively,
went down to defeat in all their at
tcmpts this week George Burns, the
Indians first sackcr, has reached Al
in his effort to set a new two Dagger
record. He holds the title himself
now at 50.
Leading A. l.. Battcrs
Leading American League batters
are: Simmons, Philadelphia, 1893;
Gehrig, New York, 800; Meusel, New
York, 1913; Schang, st. Louis, 81;
Hcilmann, Detroit, 1868; Neun, De-
troit, 1857; T.. Miller, st. Louis. 1866;
ruth, New York, $50; Bennett, st.
Louis, 1853; Speaker, Washington,
1856.
! Not for long could the Pittsburgh
trio who have dominated the Nation
:, al League batting list since early in
the race. be kept apart, even by such
Il determined stickcr as frankie
Frisch. For few days only, Frisch
crowded Clyde Barnhart out Of third
place but the Pirate fly chaser
bounded back with vigor this week
while Frisch struck slump.
Arc Below Averages
The whole National League list Of
l.. g., <xro re hn-
low the American leagues percent
ages. The explanation may lay, in
part, in the pitching performances Of
| the elder circuits leaders, Lee Mead
ows, Carmen Hill, Jess Haines and
Charley Root. Meadows and Hill
the specialized pair of the Pirates
are at the top, all by themselves.
Jess Haines has couple more de
fcats than these two, while Root ha!
. more defeats and more victories both
= Roots mark of 16 victories is the TOT
!, figures for both leagues.
: Frisch gathered up his usual tw'
stolen bases, and now has %. in fig
ures compiled today, including Wed
: nesday's games. At the same rate
> he would approach the marks OF tn
old timers before the days OF tn
. rabbit ball and the welter Of hom
. runs.
;; Leading the National League
q home run department is veteran o
$ the days when circuit drives were
l. real sensation, Cy Williams. TIL
e Phillies long home stay, with shor
q fences. has enabled him to run hi
/ string up to 20. Hornsby, and Hac
) Wilson, Cy's principal rivals. hav
only 16 apiece.
II Today's newcomers in the top te
'e of the league are Chick Hafey of S
t. Louis and Pie Traynor, the Pirat
captain, both of whom have been no,
cring on the border for some tim
lie In team batting Pittsburgh pushed il
6, mark four points upward to $40
u. this weeks games.
Leading National League hitter
are: P. Waner, Pittsburgh, :S7s
a Pittsburgh. $40: Frisch, St. Loui
1853: Harper, New York, 1853; Fa
rell, Boston, .346; Hornsby, Ne
York, 342; Traynor, Pittsburgh, "a:
he Hafcy, st. Louis, 1885; Mueller. Ne
or York, 1893.
Ossie Orwell, who pitched tv
victories for the Brewers and chase
flies in four others, this week.: is lsti
NJ on top Of the American Association
IA batting list today. He has the on
genuine 400 mark in fast compai
S? now. Meanwhile, Dewitt Lebourvea
W. the customary batting leadere Of: q
er. assoc iations who has been sold
$? Connie Mack, is still slipping.
ad Kirkham Is Second
nd Ollie Tucker. the Millers' new GU
fielder, couldn't quite hold the pa
in second place and IVY Wdngt
h latest find, Kirkham, took his plat
Everybody but Orwell lost II
DIS points this week.. in figures compil
ut TODAY including Wednesdays gam,
I'd. Lebouryeau can still steal t
ey bases. though, gaining two more
Tor hold his lead at 10, with Bruno Ha
ed. Of the Saints keeping step at I
IRE same total.
ar The Millsrs have corner on t
ere leading four base Knockers E'
ms Smith and Frank Emmer, the dem
a shortstop. ranking first and seco
RAJ with q biz lead on the rest Vt I
ian heavy c1ohters. Smith has ~ .
Emrner 10.
ire, Milwaukee's gradual gain with
re bat has mt them just four poll
at tback % Stke hard hitting Blues, 2
ere but one point behind the seco
n.y. ranking Mudhens. The figures !.
ED Kansas, City .3l9, Toledo BIO. =
md Roth zinn's starts were victor
ian this week, and his mark Ct MsNlins
]. five defeats putt ~ 1sx a9Ryf
u j