Show I I I I I HITTING THE BAL BALL I By International News Service American I Babe Babo Ruth again forced his way back Into fifth place In tho the American Amerian l league ague batting race beating out his teammate Hooper Burns Burs and the two leaders of ot tho the league leage both hit for tor yesterday esterday and are leading the field b by a a. good margin The five lenders leaders are At Safe Ste Player Bat lilts Hits Pct Burns Athletics 70 St. St St Louis 19 70 36 Baker New ew York 68 Walker Athletics 17 60 GO Ruth Boston 99 99 33 National WIckland of ot Boston Doston who was tied with wih Thurston and Hollocher Holocher of ot ted the tha- Cubs for tor fifth tilh in the National league batting avera averages es went into fourth place yesterday esterday over ocr Mann of ot Chicago while Hollocher Holocher was dropped from th the list of the five the leading lending hit hit- They stand today At Safe Player Bat Hits Pet Do l New e York 64 54 5 23 3 4 42 Merkle Chicago 62 r J. J C. C Smith Boston 16 68 58 34 VIckland Boston 52 62 Mann Iann Chicago 56 catch by featured d Scores lt game me ST. ST LOUIS LUIS 8 It I 0 A Al R 0 d Cf 6 0 1 1 0 n is 4 0 0 J 3 A 4 Baird lb S I 1 1 0 1 ef ct 4 1 2 2 0 Cruise if I. I 4 0 1 7 0 Stock tok lb b. b 4 0 2 1 1 4 0 2 4 luderus lb Ib 4 0 1 10 J Paulette lb 4 0 2 U 11 3 1 rt rf 3 1 1 1 i 0 Walace lb b 3 0 0 2 3 1 If I. I I 3 0 1 4 0 rt rt 4 0 0 2 0 ID I G 0 0 2 i 5 Gonzales c c 3 0 1 5 3 Adams e. e c. c 3 0 0 6 1 Dk 0 0 0 4 01 p 3 0 0 1 3 1 Totals 75 1 57 U 14 Totals Total 3 2 7 TO 25 15 I None out when winning wincing run r scored cored Score by bT Innings St. St Lu Loule 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 PhiladelphIa 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 Summary Sammar Errors Errors None Home Borne ran run Stolen bae bao Sacrifice bit Doak Wai Wai- 1 lac lace Double play Gon- Gon sale to Paulete to Gonzales Contains Left on b bases bases- but but- es St. St t. t Louis 7 Philadelphia 3 1 Bun Bate PO cm D bill balls balls- al Off OIl Doak Dak 1 J 1 off ole Pr Ir Prendergast 1 I 1 Struck out out out-By BT Doak 4 b by 3 Second ona game Ime I I L I I I I S Br T LOUIS PHILADELPHIA AB AD R II I O 0 AB D R It H O 0 A oll cf et 6 I r 2 3 S J 0 D Bancroft a I s 4 1 1 2 7 1 8 5 Baird lb C S 1 2 1 J 1 Williams cf cC 5 0 1 0 00 0 Cruise Crude I. I If 4 1 2 20 0 0 Stock 4 0 2 1 11 I Hornby r P n. 6 5 0 2 2 3 it lh Jt 4 0 Z 7 1 Piul Ib lb 4 1 11 1 8 6 1 rf re 4 0 1 2 0 Wallace 0 1 3 3 If II 5 I 1 2310 3 1 0 rf rt 4 1 2 2 0 t 2 lb b. b S SOl 0 1 I 6 1 Snyder c. c 4 0 0 JO 10 J 1 c. c 3 1 J 1 I 3 1 J May lisy p p. p 4 0 0 U 0 0 Dul Dit p. p 1 J 0 0 0 1 Wal on p. p 2 o 0 o 0 a 0 2 Fitzgerald 1 0 0 0 0 Main liin p. p 0 0 0 0 1 Total Totals 3 S 61 13 27 Z 5 Totals 3 3 J 13 1 27 2 13 1 Fitzgerald Il erld batted for lor Watson In tb the eighth S Score core by bT St. St Loul Lul 0 0 0 1 4 fi C 0 1 0 G 0 0 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a 8 0 3 0 0 3 Summary Error Error Adam Two base obe bit bIts bIts' a 2 flairS Stock ok L Luderus derU Stolen a 2 2 Double Duble play II 1 to I Paulette te Snider to Hormby Left Lefton on bane bases St Louis t t. t sr Philadelphia f h 12 Bases on n n ball Off bails Oc bals-Oc Off May fy 4 off oIl Un i 1 J. off ott ft Wt WI Watson ten on L 1 I Off lute ocr Dull Davis 10 J la 13 J 2 3 12 73 Innings oft off Wit Wat Wat-j Wat son Aon on 3 In 4 41 3 13 3 Innings off tt Main Ialo none nonn In oo on O t I lilt Hit lt by pitcher Bancroft by May y Struck out out-By ut By IY 9 P b by Davis Dark 4 4 by Watson I I. I by Slain Iain f In 1 L Wild pitch WI rItch-WI pitch Walton hOD Il b Usda 5 |