Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-07-31 | Page 11 | Cecil Travis Takes Swat Lead in American Loop Away from Lou

Cecil Travis Takes Swat Lead In American Loop Away From Lou ea NEW YORK. July 31 (AP) Batsmen found a "hitters' heaven" in the big leagues this week, with top ten in each loop undergoing a major shakeup, headlined by Cecil Trarii of the Senators, who took j the American league lead away from Lou Gehrig. I Eight of ths 10 leaders in each circuit hit for .400 or better during the seven-dsy period ended with Friday's games. All 20 traveled at better than a JOG clip. Travis,' hitting 450 with 18 hits in 40 chances, boosted his mark 14 points to .376 for ths season and climbed from a tie for second into the American league lead. At the same time Gehrig also was clouting better bet-ter than .400 and wound up the week with a .373 Uearlager season average for second place. Ducky Medwlck. still setting the pace for both loops with a .403 average, aver-age, dropped aeven points despite a close to .340 mark for the week. Heaviest hitter for the seven-dsy stretch was Charley Gehringer. De- trolt's classy second baseman, who1 belted the ball at a .822 clip to make: his season average .350, which gavel him fifth placs In ths American leegue. Others among ths week's i wallopers were Joe Vosmik, Browns, ' with 17 for 33 for ths seven-day1 span; Billy Herman. Cubs, with 11 for 22; Hsnk Greenberg. Tigers, 12 tot 24, snd Jos DiMaggio, Yankees, 12 for 28,