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Show OflERT IS AGAIN Holds Margin of Three Points Over Robertson; Battle in American. ! CHICAGO, Aug. 19. Jako Daubert has wrcntefl tho National league batting leadership from Dave Roherlaon, according to averages published here today, vhich Include records or laflt Wednesday, j Carey of Plttaburg retains first place in baae steal- hiR, with forty. Flnck of Chicago 1n sacrifice hits i with thirty-one, Williams ot Chicago in home runs with ten. Homsby of St. l,ouls In total bases j with Ui, Burns of New York in runs G-ored with sixrv -eight and Brooklyn In team baiting with -264.' I.oiidhiK hatters who have played In at leapt half their team's games: Daubert of Brooklyn .336, Rohertson of Nw York .32S, Thane of Cincinnati Cin-cinnati .$22, Waaucr of Pittsburg .319, Hornsby of fit. Louis .314, Wheal of Brooklyn .306, Long of ?t. IjouIr .30C. Hlnchman of Pittsburg .COS, Schxilte of ChiruKo-Pittsburg .207. Zimmerman of Chicago .291. Fafikert of Philadelphia .291, Stock of Philadelphia .291. Leading pitchers for nineteen games: Earned runs per Won. Lost. game" Hushes. Boston 13 3 2.50 Pfeffer. Brooklyn 18 7 2.61 Rlxcv, Philadelphia 14 5 2.25 Alexander, Philadelphia 21 8 1.40 Murijuard. Brooklyn 7 3 1.87 Cheney. Brooklyn 12 fi 1.53 Manmux, Pittsburg 16 S 2.11 Benton. ,w York 10 5 2.25 Rudolph. Boston ..12 7 2.30 PerrlU, New York 12 9 3.00 Speaker Still in Front. In the. American league, Speaker. Cobb and Jack- , son continue tholr race In fia order mmed. Cobb Ik nhr-ad In Btolen bases with forty, Weaver of Chicago In sacrifice hits with thirfy-onu. Baker of New York In bom runs with eight, Jackson in total bases with 221, Speaker In runs acored with seventy-nine and Detroit in club batting with .257. Leading batters: Speaker of Cleveland .391, Cobb of Detroit .3."i8, JackBou of Chicago .363, Roth of Cleveland .313, Siller of St. Louis .307, Gardner of Boston .305, Strmik of Philadelphia .209, Felsch of Chicago .2!6. Severeld of St. Louis .291, Shotten of St. Louis 2!2. Leading pitchers for nineteen gamea: Earned v runs per ' Won . Los t . ga m e. Morton, Cleveland 12 S 2.39 Konh, fit. Louis 8 3 1.72 Boland. Detroit 7 8 3.92 Fahor, Chicago 11 5 2.05 Shore. BoKton 13 6 2.39 H. Coveleaklo, Detroit 17 8 1.S4 Ctcotte, Chicago fl 5 2.18 Russell. Chicago 12 7 1.67 Mays. Boston 12 7 2,13 Ruth, Boston 1G 10 2.20 Butcher Displaces Oakes. , Butcher of Denver has regained the lead in the I Western Ii-ague, displacing Rebel Oakus, hia manager. man-ager. Shields of Denver leads In stolen bases with thirty, Lltschi of Wichita In sacrifice hits with thirty-one. Dyer of Denver In home runs with twelve, Butcher In total bcea with 207. Krug of Omaha in runi scored with seventy-eight and Denver In team hitting with .2&0. Leading battfrs: Butcher of Denver .315, Op.kos of Denver .842, Johnson of Lincoln .3"9, Gllmore of Sioux City .3S0, Coy of Wichita .330. Krueger of Omaha .8i2. Gray of Wichita .321. Livingston of Sioux City .3J1. R. Miller of Omaha .815, Connotlv o Sioux Chy .317. Leading pitchers for eighteen games: Won. Lost. North, Omaha 12 3 O'Toole, Omaha 11 ' 4 Hnlla, Lincoln 19 8 Yeiz. Omaha .13 7 Caspar, Sinux City 9 5 Thompnnn. Omaha 14 8 Kocstnet. Wichita 15 10 East, Lincoln 16 n Hall, Topcka 15 11 Kord. Denver S 7 |