Show BUTLER LEADS IN THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION J Chicago Dec 7 Batting honors of or tire the American association go o o to Shortstop Short Short- Shortstop stop top Butler of oC the St. St Paul club ac according according ac- ac cording to official averages issued to tonight tonight to- to nl night ht b bv hr President Chivington In 1 5 games Butler who before the close of tho the season was purchased h by the Pittsburgh National league club pounded out 16 hits for a total of or bases giving in him an average of Two Iwo former m major jor leaguers Rossman of oC Minneapolis and Carr of oC Kansas City aie are second in the tho list Rossman's r average vera e Is 32 and Carrs Carr's O Seventeen Sev Sov- enteen players batt batted ell in the select WO class s. Tho Minneapolis club which won the pennant led in club batting batting- with |