Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-04-28 | Page 23 | Veterans Lead American Loop Batting Column

V Veterans eter s Lead Lead l American Loop Batting Column CHICAGO April 27 21 AP Char AP Char Charley le ley Jamieson veteran fly IX ball hawk of ot the the- Cleveland Indians hung up uI i an n average of r to lead the American Amer Amex AmerIcan c ican ivan league s batting batting bat bat- during dur dur- 4 ting parade ing the first eight Ight days of t the 1323 campaign y 4 2 Finding spring pitching to his fancy Jamieson rr made eleven 7 for fourteen bases p scored cored four runs A and batted in five in his first twenty twenty twenty ty one official trips to the plate His Ills mark was 24 1411 Lu Blue lilua points better better- than Blue of St St. Louis and Phillips fit of Detroit who ho tied for second place pla with averages Contrary to general opinion th the the- veterans and not the flashy rookies did most o of th the heavy In Inthe the he first stage stag of th the b batting marVi thon unofficial hitting averages which vb-Ieh included games of lost last Wednesday reveal revealed Of or the ten tea leaders leader only two were were- newcomers newcomers-j Edward Phillips and Henry Schuble both of Detroit Most of ot the rookies were w re far down the the- list among the th hitters i Gehrig New York Fc Philadelphia Fonseca Cleve j Cleve-j land Clancy Chicago Goslin Washington SChUble Detroit Tate Washington Detroit took Ute tire lead in team batting bat bat- bat J ting with a a. average while In earl early fielding Washington gained an art edge with a average Cleveland l executed thirteen double plays pla s 's s in inUs I its Us first seven games to lead in that department