Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-22 | Page 14 | Ott Takes Homer Honors in Senior Baseball Circuit

d t Ott tt it Takes Homer f Honors in Senior i i Baseball Circuit I By the Associated Press S M Mclvin Ott of ot the Giants had the li ld almost to himself yesterday yesterday InS in hitting fortieth l home me run This hl S 5 blow l not only lifted him into a lead of r on one over Hack Wilson and Chuck S Klein n with wIh whom lie had ben tied 19 S for for tho thele league ue lead lend b but but t als also ai crabl enabled d l Mm i m t to become the third NaU National n l league player in four fifty Lour years cars to enter lenter enter the the circles circles' r reserved d for hitters hit hit- te tors of ot lofty roty r tty major Je league gue home rt rii runs 5 In a a s season ason Rogers Hornsby t r topped b both th circuits with two forty f In 12 1922 1322 the PIC year of ot Ruth Rutis suspension sus sus- pension and aDd C Cy Williams matched the ab Babe wih with tort one one forty the next ae eason sn o of or the e White t Sox was was S Ue the only home homo run hitt hitter r r yesterday J 5 besides Ott Ott Tt The standing t p Na National lona J l league aluc leaders Ott 40 o. S Klein Phillies s 39 33 Wilson nr Cubs Z 3 39 s 18 0 ODou Doul Phillies SO O Ii I American I league e 0 leaders r Ruth yankees ake s G S Gehrig s 31 34 I t po Foxx For Athletic tlc tIc 3 38 u. u S i 31 BI 3 I Alexander 24 f Y l s r League Lague totals 5 4 l S Ameran American Ameran 1 l' l Gr Grand Crand Td total 1231 ln