Show I I hR Ruth U th No Now w Among A mong Hitting Kings of American Loop I I I Home Run Rim Monarchs Monarch's Vi Won Wonderful Performance Last Week eek Bids Fair Fai to Break Former F onner Record Reco d Terrific Long-driving Long Streak Now T Puts Him Among Leading Leading Leading Lead Lead- ing Swatters of League Robertson on Top 1 June 5 Babe Babe Ruth king of the home run hitters bitters who last CHICAGO C will that remarkable remarkable remarkable remark remark- season set sot a n. new worlds world's record of twenty nine eclipse able performance this season if he be continues nu at t his i pre present nt pace a L u I I I I The rhe New York slugger connected conne I with a ft trio of homers homera In ft t double- double doubleheader doubleheader header against Washington on I Wednesday giving him a a. total of ot fifteen fit fit- teen circuit drives thus far which IsI Is I way ahead l of at his record at nt this tills time timo last year ear Ruth a aa a result of ot his re reI remarkable ro- ro ma l batting streak trenk pulled himself himself him him- I self up among g tho the batting leaders of ot otI the tho American league according to averages averages av a av- av I released today and anil which In Include Include In- In clude dude Wednesdays Wednesday's games ameR last week he lie was hitting Q This weeks week's figurea figures figures fig fig- ures urea show him to be batting lIe He II leads tho the league uc In total bases with 96 which besides the homers homot's Include six doubles and three triples He TIe has made 39 hits hilts In 34 games I Speaker Im gm I Tris Speaker leader of ot the tho Cleveland In Indians lans line has stepped out In front atthe of at the regulars who played In 15 or more games with a batting average of ot 37 as compared with 39 last week Johnson teammate who led the tho hitters bitters hit bit ter last week dropped to second place IlIac although h ho hG boosted his mark from to S Speaker In addition to leading tho the batters Is the tho best run getter In the thelen len league having registered 41 H. lie cracked out opt 53 58 hits In jim times at bat in 39 games for Cor a total of or 89 bases base which Include e 13 doubles 3 triples and I 4 home runs Other Oilier Lenders Lender rw Other leading batters Jackson ChIcago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago Dos Boston tall Judge JUdg-c Washington ton 3 3 Murphy Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago o SlimIer SI ler St. St Louis Lou I Weaver reaver Chicago Felsch Chi Chi- cage cago Jacobson St. St Louis Hellman Bellman Detroit Du Dugan an Philadelphia Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia dolphin Ruth Huth Now York Milan Lilian Washington ton 33 I Robertson Leads National League i Dave Davo Robertson the flashy outfielder outfield outfield- er or of or the Chicago Nationals Is tho the I whole show shio u wIth ith the stick HUck in the NaI National Na Na- I league this week weck Robertson Roberton II moved from froni twelfth to second place where ho Is la the up runner-up to Rogers hlo the St. St Louis star who vho continues continues continues con con- r to lead with an average e i or of f I Robertson is batting as LS compared With 31 a n. week ago lie He has averaged averaged av av- avI I better than thana a hit a game s Ho lie Hohas I Ihas has played in 35 contests and has hag connected connected connected con con- with 48 43 hits which Include 8 S doublet doubles 2 triples and 4 1 homers Groh captain of oC the tha CincInnati Cincinnati Cincin CincIn- nati worlds world's champions who was run run- up ner-up to Hornsby Hornsb a week ago dropped to third place with wHit a mark of lC but ho is the thc best run getter cotter having ro registered reg mg- 32 times to the St. St Louis stars star's 31 n. High Grover Alexander Alexandcr premier pitcher o of the thc Chicago o Cubs has ls 9 a batting b av average aver aver- rn r- r n ago age o of but ha cd In only 13 games Jack Fourier FournIer tho the slugging St. St Louis first UnIt baseman bageman who was making such a showing a n week weck a ago o fell Into a u slump and dropped from fifth to twelfth place his average o now being bolm HH as compared to C Cy Williams the tho elongated outfielder outfield outfield- t er r of oC Philadelphia bagged two homers In the past week wt-ek and Is leadin lead- lead in the tho trip round-trip hitters with six Max Car Carey of Pittsburgh h continued to show v tho limo wa way to the base stealers with wilh fourteen his nearest rival being Housh of or Cincinnati who shio has haM pilfered el eleven ev e n Other Oilier leading batters Nicholson Pittsburgh h Daubert Cincinnati Young Youn Now Nets York Williams Philadelphia n Duncan Cincinnati Cruise Cruls Boston BORton 30 Smith Now New NewYork York Fournier St. St Louis Wheat so ao StocK toCK St St. st st. Brooklyn LOUIS Chicago Gainor First FirstI I in ill Association Del Gainor Galnor tho the Milwaukee le first firs baa baseman bucman cm an threatens to snatch the batting batting bat bat- ting lead of or the American association from Ben Tincup tho the Louisville pl pitch pitch- ch- ch cr or Tincup retains the tho lead with a an average e of ot for twenty five games cames with Gainor Gainer In second position with wit an n average of ot 8 Gainor has been heen o oa on ona ona a batting rampage having ha connected with nine forty hits in sc thirty n games s lie He has made mado five J homers bu but Bunny Brief of ot Kansas City tops th the run home-run hitters with seven seveD Rapp of St. St Paul Is giving s Leo Dressen Dres Dres- sent sen sen his teammate a n fight tIght for base bas stealing honors Dres cn has stolen stole eighteen while Rapp Happ Is four behind him Kell Kelly of oC Toledo Is trailing them with eleven cloven Other leading batters batters- OMara In In- In Wickland Toledo Henry Henr Columbus hartley Columbus Butler Milwaukee hammer Berghammer St. St Paul Wade ade Minneapolis Good Kansas CIt City 32 3 2 4 Two Tro Are Tied in Western Vestern Bo Bogart art of ot Joplin and Pitt of ot Oklahoma Okla Okla- homa horns CH City are arc locked In a n tie tle for the tIme batting lead of ot the Western eltern leas league with ns ek averages avenges of ot Bogart art also Is tied up with Leo Lee of or Omaha for base stealing honors each having stolen twelve Smith of ot Wichita Is n next In Inline Inline inline line with ten Although h Carl East Enst the Wichita Ichita pitcher managed to cling to the thc home- home run leadership with a string of or sl six OConnor O'Connor of U Des s Moines 1 and Davis ol ol of Tulsa are aro creeping creeping- upon him with five each and Beck of Wichita hay havi connected with four homers Other leading batters batters- Corte Coffey Des DesMoines Moines Brannon Tulsa luIsa 78 St. St Joseph W Wichita ita 59 St St. T Joseph 3 Tulsa |