Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-10
PIRATES THREE MUSKETEERS ARE
STILL AT TOP OF SLUCCERS IN.
NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING RACE.

CHICAGO, July 9 H)-For four
straight weeks now the three mus
keteers of the Pirate crew have
dominated the hitters OF the Ma
tional league-the aged Joe Harris,
the young Paul Waner and the new
conner Clyde Barnhart, and this "rio
is still at the top today.
The d'Artnagnan OF the three,
Paul Waner, was the last to climb
the heights, joining his pals the
first week OF June, but he has held
up his end nobly ever since.
The batting figures of today, in
Guiding Wednesdays games, show
that these three alone OF the top
notch stickers of the National league
have held their own against the
hot weather pitching OF the sum-
mer's first fortnight, the others in
the first ten doing a collective fade
away like ten pins. Waner dropped
on their same percentages.
frankie FriSch and Rogers Horns
by slumped together, Just back OF the
Pittsburgh trio, Frisch losing l6
points and Hornsby II, with Frisch
cnly five points ahead OF his rival.
While Hornsby and Hack Wilson
of the Cubs were marking time in
their home run contest, Cy Williams
of the Phillies caught up with them
and all three are tied at 10, Cy scor-
ing three drives. FriSch failed to
add to his stolen base string for the
first week this season and Sparky
Adams, the Chicago shortstop, pill
fered two to come up even with the
Pirate champion, Cuyler. They have
Is apiece while Frisch has o..
On the mound, too, the Pirates are
supreme. Their two bespectacled
twirlers. Lee Meadows and Carmen
Hill, top all the National league
Fingers, Meadows with a mark OF
IL and and Hill with mark OF
IL and four. Charley Root OF the
Cubs has II victories but six defeats
charged against him.
Leading hitters of the National
league, Harris, Pittsburgh, 1896;
Barnhart, Pittsburgh, 1892; p. Waner,
Pittsburgh, 1888; Frisch, st. Louis,
1868; Hornsby, New York, 1863; Far
rell, Boston, .361; Mueller, New York,
.354; Harper, New York, .348; F.
Scott, Chicago, .346 Traynor, Pitts
bugh, 343.
The new home run king, Lou Geh-
rig, has Just finished his biggest
week with the war club and lacks
only one point today of being the
major leagues 400 batter. In the
eight games over the holiday period
Lou slammed IS hits, including the
four home runs which gave him a
lead of two up on the king whose
crown is slipping, Babe Ruth.
Out in the west another star rose
over the horizon, Merschel Bennett
of the ST. Louis Browns. When his
chance came to play in the outer
garden regularly, the former Tulsa
Western Lacquer responded with an
average of two hits per game, be-
coming one OF the first ten hitterS
in the league. Tradition has it that
he once outran Loren Murchison in
a 1O0-yard dash.
Ken Williams of the Browns, once
wearer of the league batting honors,
has made his debut into the first
ten this year, while Harry He'll
mann's slump. came back on him
and he fell back about seven places
in the list of leaders.
The White Sox pitching team OF
Lyons and Thomas which ruled the
circuit for time has been broken
up. Thomas has been Jinzed by in
ability to chalk up his 18th victory,
while Ted Lyons has gone on his
18th and the league leadership.
Willis Hudlin, the Indians sensa-
tional youngster, is close behind in
percentage, although he has but ten
victories, a mark reached by three
Others.
Failing so far to rank high up in
the hitting limelight, George Sisler
has turned to base stealing in order
to get around the paths and now has
IA, gan OF five for the week. Ty
Cobb is only three behind him and
Tavencr, the Tigers flashy new Short
stop, is tied with Cobb.
! Leading hitters of the American
| league: Gehrig, New York, 1893; Sim
mons, Philadelphia, 1888; Meusel,
New York, .373; Schang, st. Louis.
/ ,373; Dykes, Philadelphia. 37l; Ruth,
New York, .366; Bennett, st. Louis,
1864; E. Miller, St. Louis, 1862; Cobb,
Philadelphia, 1853; Williams, ST.
Louis, 1853.