Show Pirate Slugger Heads National Gehringer Gains on Manush in Race for American Batting Laurels NEW YORK July 21 P Batsmen JP-Batsmen Batsmen of both major leagues closed up upa a afew afew afew few gaps in their batting races during during during dur dur- ing the past Heinle Heinie Manush of Washington saw his average drop five points during the seven days which which ended with yesterdays yesterday's games while his nearest rival Charley Gehringer of Detroit added seven points but the Senatorial Senatorial Senatorial rial slugger still maintained a 15 point advantage It was a different story in the National as Paul Waner of ot Pittsburgh marched up to take the lead hom from Bill Terry of the Giants by a single percentage p point int I The leading ten batsmen in each major league follow AMERICAN LEAGUE AB H R It Pct Pet Manush Washington 69 39 Gehringer Detroit 85 38 New York 73 13 36 Cleveland 39 81 Higgins r Philadelphia 51 10 35 Kamm J Cleveland Z g n 36 79 70 g 35 g Travis Washington 39 97 17 34 Foxx Philadelphia 75 IS 34 Hemsley St. St Louis 30 83 34 Knickerbocker Cleveland 32 61 51 34 NATIONAL LEAGUE P P. P Waner Vaner Pittsburgh h 61 36 36 Terry New York 73 3 35 Allen AUen Philadelphia delphia 65 5 35 Ott Otto New York 70 10 35 Moore Moore- New York 66 65 34 Koenecke Brooklyn 42 82 34 Medwick 5 St. St Louis Jrsn 74 U 1 34 Jg Leslie Brooklyn 48 34 Taylor l rr r Brooklyn o n 38 36 lA 81 33 n Vaughan Pittsburgh h 12 72 33 |