The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-28
DATA TELLS
MERITS OF
AYERS

AS the 1928 Babe Ruth Con-
atest is nearing its end, Tie
Washington Times will give
statistics on some OF the lead
inc candidates. These aver
ages are up to and including
Saturdays games.
The contest will terminate Fri
day midnight. "A letter postmarked
81 or before midnight will be &C
cepted. Those postmarked after
that hour will be consigned to the
rubbish pile. Therefore 1t Is Inn
portant that you get your selection
IN before the deadline.
Lou Gehrig, Of the Yankees. and
Jim Bottomley. OF the Cardinals.
are the favorites for the first-base
honors. Gehrig holds q heavy
margin In batting. his average
being .375. Bottomley was clouting
for 1888. Gehrig had also driven in
TT runs on TO hits to 101 on f49
hits for the Cardinal ace.
BOttomIey, however, leads his
rival in hOmera with rs, while
Columbia Lou had pOled but -
circuit wallOpG. He also has
nit more triples and doubles
than Gehrlg. The latter has
scored 10 runs.
Ioe Judge, the peerless Wash
tRgton first-haseman, boasts an
average or .299, but he has driven
rs runs across the plate on 1872
hits and il sixth in the league in
this respect. He leads the Griff-
men In runs batted In and even
tops Goose Goslin who has ac-
counted for So.
Though Paul waner, OF the
Pirates. IL generally picked for
right.field. he has only driven in
IS runs despite his $50 hits. How
ever, he Ii pressing Rogers
Hornsby for the batting honors in
the National League. Waner has
crossed the platter on ia occasions.
Bob Meusels OF the Yankees. has
the greatest percentage for driving
ocrosa runs. The veteran outfielder
has obtained but lis ssfeties yet
these have produced 80 runs. His
batting mark Is .2s4.
HeAnke A1Anusn. Of the BROWNS.
h locked with Waner for the
most hits, having aI.o connected
safely $50 times. Either will be
the first major league to reach
the 2OO-hlt mark this year. He
has brought over rs runs and h
hitting for .35S.
Earl Combs. OF the Yankees, has
sent In 81 runs on 162 hits, and his
average is .315. Hack Wilson, Of the
Cubs, has been responsible for ~
runs on 126 blows, though barely
ever the 800 standard. his listed fig
1rs being sos. However. his 80
homers have been prominent. Chick
Hafey. OF the Cards, has delivered
10 counters on l30 drives and is
ewatting for .332.
Goose Goeiin. or our own Griffmen,
has the highest average or any
player IN the big show. He has
dashed out 129 safe hits which have
chased across 50 runs
AL Simmons. of the Mackmen, has
sent home S4-runs on 1877 hits, which
r. fine average. He is also swat
ting the ball at .363 clip. though he
has dropped several points in the
past week.
Joe seweIl, OF the Cleveland In
dians. owns the niftiest batting
mark for shortstops. He IA hitting
FIR 1872. and has propelled 50 runs
over the home station on 156
amaeks. Mark Koenlg. of the
Yankees. IL behind him with 1925.
and has been responsible for
50 runs on 1876 hits. Ralph Kress
OF the st. Louis Browns. is hitting
for .2S9, showing 100 hits which
have manufactured SO markers.
Travis Jackson, OF the New York
Giants. is swatting for .273, and
his LOT blows have counted SIS runs.
Horace Ford IL down at the bottom
with .24l, with 81 hits for 40 runs
driven in.
Rogers HorItsby. ~ the BON-
ION Braves, heads the second
aaekers with 1915. His 1871 wal
lOps have accounted far ~ runs.
Tony Lax1eri. Of the New York
Yankees. n showing a mark 81
.S43 With III hits .Or 81 runs.
mails, h below his usual stand
ard with los though his J23
hits have developed 10 runs.
HuGhie CEitE. 81 the Cincinnati
Reds. IN batting for ga and
has wIlacked JSI safe smacls
that have driven IN only 81
runs.
Freddy Iindstrom Of the New
York Giants, who carefully removes