Show Hitting Hard Hard Detroit Tigers Use UseI I Lightest Bats in American Loop NEW YORK Aug 28 It P It may mayor or may not be significant but the Detroit Tigers hardest hitting club in big time baseball use the lightest bats in th the American league and save for tor the St St. Louis Cardinals the li lightest lightest light light- ht est in the majors The American league leaders hitting hitting hit hit- ting at a a. a clip according to the latest semiofficial figures use b bats ts averaging ounces in weight as against 33 for tb the Yankees who wield the heaviest weapons in the loop The Phillies with an average of or ou ounces ces lead the National league with the Cardinals low at A Toledo scale company's Investigations investigations have brought these figu figures to light Company representatives weighed all aU the bats in major league locker Jocker rooms excepting only th the World Champion New York Giants Bill BiU Terry flatly declined d to permit the Giant bats to be weighed as long longas as they arc are hitting the ball catl |