Show BIG LEAGUES ARE HITTING HARDER THIS SEASON Oscar Vitt Leads American and Paullette Heads the List in National By H. H C. C Hamilton United Press Staff taff Correspondent C NEW YORK YOUK April 2 DetroIt Detroit simply cant can't get out of the habit First averages a of the major league for 1918 published hed here toda today show Oscar Viet Vitt with a amark amark amark mark of or leading the batting parade In the American league lIe He had appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap In three games when the figures were compiled Cleveland is second with 33 and Tris Speaker third with I tied with wilh Gandil Chicago Ty Cobb Is hitting an even Gene Paullette the Cardinal first sacker heads beads the National leaguers with I an average of compiled for five games Larry Do Doj Doyle le New Now York follows with and is tied tel at that figure with Milton Stock Philadelphia Ed last years year's champion is hitting George l New York l Ia Stays Mays s 's Dos Boston ton Coveleskie Cleveland Bush Boston Boston Boston Bos Bos- ton Morton Cleveland Coumbe Cleeland Cleveland e Cle land Williams Chicago James Detroit are in the American leagues league's class of undefeated pitchers leading the list with four victories In the National league Mayer tayer PhiladelphIa Philadelphia Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia leads with three victories and no defeats Other undefeated lingers In the elder circuit are Hamilton Puts Puts- burg Tesreau Nw York e New NewYork York Prendergast p Philadelphia Conley 0 1 Cincinnati Cincinnati- Ho Hogg g Philadelphia Philadelphia Demaree New York Anderson An An- derson New York Schneider Cincinnati Sallee New ew York Eller Cincinnati I An-I Bressler BrassIer Cincinnati and May St St. Louis f |