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Show COBB WILL LOSE TWO PRIZES; MEYERS IS HIGH FOR GIANTS H Joe Jackson and Trls Speaker are- H the headliners in a baseball drama H called the "Desperate Chance." Said H desperate chance pertains to the ef- H forts of the Nnp and Red Sox hitters H to catch or pass Tyrus Cobb aB the H champion swatter. For weeks and H weeks the Tiger has been leading and H this week he holds the margin, .407 H for himself, .393 for Jackson and .337 Hj for Speaker. H With only this week of battling the Hl two rivalB will have to hump them- Hl selves to catch up with Tyrus. Jack- HM Two players in the National league H .have passed tho double century num- Hl iber 3f base hits. They are Holno M Zimmerman and Bill Sweeney, who j are running neck and neck for tho m batting supremacy in tho veteran or- V ganlzatlon. Zlm with 203 safeties con- K tlnue8 to show the way In blngllns V, with .372, and Sweeney with 201 hits H the trallB with .350, B- For a catcher, Chief Meyers Is ft : regular hitter. The Indian, has taken K part In 121 games for the champion son compiled eight hits last week an J Increased his average six polntB, while Speaker dropped a pair. Even If Cobb docs carry oft iho hit-ling hit-ling honors again, he Is going to drop two of his usual prizes, run scoring and base stealing Collins has scored 128 runs and Is high, while Clyde Milan Mi-lan of tho Nationals has Just reached Cobb's baserunnlng record of 83 steals. Following are averages of the first 25 players, including last Friday's games: H Player Club. G. AB. R, BH. SH. SB. Pet. 1 Cobb, Detroit .".137 513 113 221 7 GO .107 1 Jackson, Cleveland 148 552 116 217 13 31 .303 1 8peaker, Boston 147 561 12G 217 8 49 .3R7 H Lelivelt, Now York 29 118 10 45 0 5 .381 1 Lajoie, Cleveland Ill 422 64 153 17 19 .363 U Borton, Chicago 24 82 9 29 4 1 .351 V E, Collins, Philadelphia 147 515 128 176 30 ' 59 .312 H; Baker, Philadelphia 141 546 111 187 11 33 .342 y Schalk, Chicago 20 B6 7 19 2 2 .339 r; Croo, New York .' 50 191 25 63 1 11 .330 g Mclnnls, Philadelphia 14G 538 78 17G 25 22 .327 IK. Vcach, Detroit 17 59 5 19 3 l .322 ; Henriksen, BoBton .. 41 53 21 17 2 0 .321 Gardner, Boston 142 512 84 163 18 24 .318 Ml-. Crawford, Detroit 145 573 81 181 17 , 12 .31S V: A. Williams, Washington 52 135 12 43 1 2 .318 5v E. Murphy, Philadelphia 27 1U 21 36 1 3 .316 lfc iKrug, Boston 16 35 6 11 2 2 314 URI Turner, Cleveland 97 345 46 108 15 19 .313 H.V Laporte, Washington 112 368 42 114 15 9 310 K1 Btahl, Boston 80 297 82 91 13 12 305 Up .Griggs. Cleveland 87 270 28 . 82 8 9 304 MY B!erly' Cb5ca 91 231 19 70 5 5 '.303 H rath,SlxmlB 144 547 70 165 13 Z3 .302 Mm Gandil, Washington 109 411 53 125 15 18 302 Giants and his stick has played an Important part In McGraw's success. His, .341 average leads all the other Giants, Larry Doyle being next at .328. A surprise this season Is Johnny Eyers. Regarded as a physical wreck not far back, th Trojan is not only playing; a bang-up second sack, but is hitting .337. Following are tho averages of the first 26 players, including last Friday's Fri-day's games: H Player Club. G. AB. R BH SH SB Prt K Zimmerman, Chicago 139 546 91 203 17 "2 v Hi Sweeney, Boston 147 574 79 201 29 25 MO I Meyers New York 121 364 60 124 6 J 3I1 13 Svo!la' CTWcaS 137 463 69 156 IB 16 337 J iDoyle. New York 136 583 97 175 tl 34 HI I (Wagner. Pittsburg 139 529 83 173 11 25 "22? U Kelly, PlUsburg 57 129 19 7 g '?" M gobert, Philadelphia 03 362 37 82 9 12 VA H (Brosnahan, St. Louis 47 103 7 35 0 3' 1?i m itcCormick. New York 40 37 4 12 0 1 mj JSImon, Pitteburg 40 106 9 34 0 1 301 m .Konoy, SL LoiUs 138 523 83 168 16 26 '.31 5 m MB-raans, Cincinnati 109 414 57 132 6 32 319 M Huggins, St. Louis 116 41G 80 131 10 3 31S M Daubert, Brooklyn 134 515 76 162' 14 27 '?!- H Wheat, Brooklyn 112 416 ii l " 14 '51s H Donlin. Pittsburg 7$ 24 i "J J UB ' P Kline:, Boaton SI 253 27 79 S 3 31V m.s KJrke. Boston 91 317 49 93 9 5 ai K W. MUler, Chicago .75 203 35 63 B 9 HJ H Burns, Now York ...32 29 8 9 0 5 li! K, Paskrt, Philadelphia 134 494 93 152 9 -q mk Carey, Plttsburjc HI 555 106 1GB 30 39 m, O. Wilson. Plttaburg 143 546 75 104 2( , 14 fnl B Merkle, New York.. :..:.:;ll 447 Jf 182 6 fi33 HI "' , '' I P I " ' I 'II l I .. . I. ... I I II . p.. I . I II I I ! Ill II I - |