Show B Backstop p pLeading Leading Hitter NEW YORK May 2 P UP Bill Terry New York Giants and Rick Ferrell Boston Red Sox whose teams are topping the National and American leagues respectively to today today to to- day are sitting on top of the major league batting batting- averages Terrys Terry's percentage of is high above Ferrell's but Ferrell has had more chances to miss than Colonel BilL Dill The youngster has been at bat 57 67 times while Bill given to sitting in the dugout In re rc respect respect re- re to a pair of aging knees has only been up there swinging 25 times Ferrell replaced Charley G Gehrin- Gehrin hrin- hrin ger gerof of the Ti Tigers ers at atthe the head of ot the American league list during during- the week but Charley Chancy is still in the runner runner up up position 20 points back backof of Rick with Rick with a mark a-mark of As far as long distance hitting is concerned tho the American league lea leaders ders hold a slight advantage Jimmie Foxx Red Sox and and Hal Trask Trosky Indians are topping both leagues with a five each while Chuck Klein of the tho Cubs and Mel MelOtt MelOtt MelOtt Ott of at the Giants are aro next with four The Tho 10 leaders in each league including in in- eluding Fridays Friday's games follow tallow NATIONAL LEAGUE G. G All AB R. R H. H Pet JcL Terry Giants Giant 10 25 4 13 Moore Moon Giants 13 13 60 15 26 Herman Cubs 14 14 60 16 15 26 la Lombard Red ned 12 12 41 8 18 Cards Cuds 12 1255 12 55 6 0 22 Durocher Card Carda 7 29 4 11 ii MUe Mize Cards 8 10 if 5 T 7 1 c Phillies g 17 17 l 64 7 2 23 5 Jordan Bees Bee 1 14 SO fIO 12 21 Geraghty Dodgers Dodger 13 45 6 16 3 6 AMERICAN LEAGUE o. o All AB B n. n it U. Pet R. R Ferrell Perrell P R d Sox 17 51 1 12 25 4 HJ r. r 14 62 l 2 28 g Crosetti rl rYa J 16 iE 51 7 2 24 Z t Moses Athletics 15 57 1 16 22 tt H nII ll isn 16 fa 68 8 R 25 23 5 Petra Peters Athletes f 0 30 6 11 ii Stone Senators 8 R 22 8 5 8 3 Moa Hoar YAnks 6 S 22 4 i S K Dickey Yanks Yank 16 10 G 64 14 1 21 23 3 1 33 ll nary JAry 16 65 10 65 tf |