Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-05-15 | Page 17 | 'Babe' Ruth's H . R. Record Blooming

BABE RUTS RUT'S RUTHS RUTH'S i t H. H II R. R RECORD BLOOMING Johnson Leads A. A L. L Hi Hit Cobb Cobb Still Stil Down R Is Best Pilferer CHICAGO CHICAGO May ay 15 15 B Bi 4 Ruths Ruth's 1920 o offe towards a new home run rn re res res e eis is s in full fun bloom The New J slugger connected with a J tri tn homers In two days das and has five c cl drives to his credit according to completed today The ave avei Include games of Wednesday jj Johnson of oC Cleveland shot to the among the American league batters an average average of 44 acquired Im lit 1 t tv games J The Cleveland first fist baseman conn cona with wih twenty-nine twenty hits for a a. 1 iota thirty-five thirty bases baes Joe Jackson oU cago Is right behind Johnson wi marker of oC 3 compiled In the number of games Jackson Jacson homade homade ho hot made thirty-one thirty hits his for a tot toti to forty five five forY-five bases being at bat sev eight times to his rivals rival's seventy 3 Bobble Bobbie Roth of or Washington is sh ah the way to the base stealers stealer with thefts Ty Cobb has ha not yet fully covered his batting eye In games the Detroit star has made mae eighteen en hits ilits for an average e of r r leading batters t Kinney Weaver eaver Chicago Felsch cago Speaker Cleveland 84 34 I Boston 34 Gerber St. St f J Gedeon St. St Louis Loui and S St. St Louis Luis