Show Some Some Some-of of Federal Leaguers Hitting S Well in Majors NEW YORK April 27 While 27 While the big league players have hardly got into their stride for the long pennant races the batting averages for or the initial week of the schedules show th that t the heavy hitters of f the Federal league have nave in a number of cases been able to hammer out a place for themselves among the batters In the National 1 league Ha Hal Hal Chase in bis bia few games with Cincinnati has been hitting at a clip as against his in the Federal league last year Konetchy of I Boston I is given after batting batting for or the entire season of 1915 R iden of New York hit for as a Federal uniform he heI I but since donning a Giants Giants' I has climbed to Benny Kauff the star of the Federals last year with I is tied with ith at T. T The e Federal Federal league representation in inI I the tho American league i is considerably I less than that in the National and the heavy hitters of the junior league have crowded out of the or better class all of the independent nd p league players of 1915 Lee Magee Magoe former manager of the who batted a year ago is the nearest approach to the select class At the end of the initial week of play for the New York Americans Americans Ameri Amen cans M Magee gee was wan credited with Home Run Baker who came to the same club from the Philadelphia Athletics Ath Ath- after a years year's layoff due to his dispute over salary with Connie Mack showed that he has not lost his batting eye by hitting for as against in the American league for the tue season of 1914 Joe Gedeon who came to the I New York Americans via the Federals S without having actually played with the latter organization also demonstrated demon j I his is ability to hit the tle ball hard hardI and safe His batting average while a I member of the Salt Lake club of the Pacific Coast league in 1915 was I During his first week eek with the Yankees he landed on the ball at a clip |