Show Speaker Continues To Lead Sluggers iggers v Ty Cobb Slumps in Hitting Rice Shows Strength CHICAGO Aug 1 l.-A l. M ly W y 17 Cobb veteran of oC 20 major league campaigns today Is begin begin- beginning ning to show how the strain In hi hh conquest of ot the 1325 1925 American league I alue batting championship The fh Tiger fIlter leader dropped this week to fourth place while tin tb youthful Harry Rice nice of the he St St. StLouis Louis Browns Drowns lacking IncIting ten len points on ou his hll average moved Into second place Cobb lost lot 18 points Tris Speaker Cleveland pilot not only held the lead heed but added d da a point to his average over ov r his bat hal batting haltin batting mark marl a 0 week ago o. Speaker Is ting tin 10 followed follo by Rice nice with Harry llmann H of ot the Ti Tigers Ti- Ti Tigers gers ers Is thud d with 38 with Cobb I of ot The consistent George games Including Wednesday The heavy swingers of the Phil j adelphia wrecking I kl kle crew e are arc hold hold- holdI holding o I aJ I Ing their r own and d this does docs not notI i iI I I count the pinch hitting FrIsch who Is nt at the top with a fat tat total of The rhe consistence of oC Georg I ot of St. St Louis Is holding his own Al AI Simmons of or the Athletics dis dis- displaced displaced placed Ken Iten Williams of ot the Browns for tor total base honors Simmons with hits has a a. total of bases blI es They Include H n doubles six triples and 16 homers Williams failed nile to add to his string of oC 11 home runs Johnny speed has given Iven him the honors as its the best beet run getter etter In addition to stealing 34 bases b the White Sox flash has crossed the plate plate- 88 times Other leading batters Include J. J Sewell Senell Cleveland Sim Sim- Simmons mons mona Philadelphia WIngo Detroit Lamar Philadelphia Cochrane Philadelphia Hale Philadelphia Hazen Cuyler Culer Is the first play player er cr In the major leagues to cross the century In runs scored The Tho speedy Pirate has counted times Ills tremendous speed speedIa is Ia one of oC the reasons why POtts Pitts- Pittsburg burg burl Is leading In the national league pennant race During the thelast thelast thelast last week w ek Cuyler swiped six aix bases which planted him right on Carey s a strail strail trail with 21 Carey has stolen 22 2 Rogers nog rs of the he Cardl nals nets has 1118 been hitting In tough luck For the he first time since June 10 he dropped below the mark lIe He still has a com corn comfortable lead head l ad over his rivals how ever c batting balling twelve points lower than a week ago Apparent Apparent- Apparently ly Iy he has been swinging harder than titan usual and as a result pulled away from the tho menacing Gabby of the Cubs In their heir race for the home run honors Horns Horns- Hornsby by added two to his string and la In showing the lie th way with 26 Hart- Hart Hartnett hartne nen nett Is trailing with 23 3 Catcher Wilson lIson of ot the lie Phillies and Milton lilton Stock of oC the Dodgers with Jimmy Bottomley of oC the Cardinals have shown Inclinations lions to challenge Wilson Is the runner up 16 It Hornsby S with Stock is next t with ft 2 and Dot o t ty y Is fourth t with an advance ad- ad vance of eight points over his previous mark Other leading lead Ins batters batters- Fournier Brooklyn Bur Bur- Burrus rus Boston rl Philadelphia Bancroft lbs Bos ton Cuyler Pitsburg Pit Felix Boston 35 Harper Phila Philadelphia delphia Blades St Louis |