Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-10-04 | Page 14 | Hornsby Again Tops N. L. Batters

If Hornsby Again To Tops SN N. N I L Batters w l e-l L 1 Tj ateS L ROGERS HORNSBY ST. ST LOUIS Oct 3 After 3 3 After making makind the remarkable performance of the past five years Rogers Hornsby came through like a a champion and for the sixth consecutive year walked off of with the batting bating honors in the National league with an average of 03 Hornsby was first crowned batting champion of the Heydler circuit in 1920 by making an average of In 1921 the Cardinal manager topped the tho league sluggers with In 1922 he boosted his average to 41 and arid gained a distinction that few ball bal players ever get and that is to be a hundred four hiter hitter Hornsby slumped In 1923 an and went down to 38 Lost Last Lat season proved his best beat bet and he wound up the thc year with a percentage of Besides b being the premier slugger in the National I league ague Rogers Roger cracked out more mOro home runs than than any apy other player in th the league with wih 39