Show I Into Sport I Dope OLD JACK JACIC QUINN LD JACK QUINN has hurled huri d I OLD O three games for tor the tho Athletics since joining the l forces a II couple weeks or so ago And Old Jack Quinn has turned each ench of or thosa starts Into a vic vic- victOr tory tOr All were ere stellar pitched tilts too Quinn it U will be recalled was not good enough for tor the Red fled Sox Pox He lie was figured to be just about all through True after aUer Batting away to a sensational start at the outset of ot the season he fell tell down do n and luring during his last month with the tho Fohl entourage had been batted bat bat- batted ted out of ot the box quite consist consistently en I j jIn In tho the words of ot Lee the hot lot weather always got the vet vet- veteran fan eran pitcher He lie was waa good In Inthe Inthe the spring and fall tall But not ef- ef teethe e. e as a rule in mid The ancient Quinn however howe has completely upset the dope by dishing up a splendid brand of ot ball for tor the Athletics Athletic In his first three attempts and thus tar far has hs a valuable addition to the club TIlE THE CLASS According to the latest averages there are five tl clubs In tho the Amen Ameri American 1 can league boasting a batting av av- average avI av- av average I of ot over They are I Athletics Washington St. St Louis Detroit and Cleveland eland The outfit is showing the way ay with a mark of ot Cleveland Cle ranking fifth has a percentage The lowly Red fled Sox Pox are bringing up tho the rear with the lowest average In tn either league a In the National there are two teams in the group PIttsburg and the Phillies Tho The Pirates have ha havea haea a mark of ot The Cubs are at atthe atthe atthe the bottom with Its It's a bit out of ot the ordinary to have five tl teams over oven the figure as Is tho the caso case In the John John- Johnson son Ian organization It only goes to show how ho the various varlo s batters are taking to the lively ely ball bail and It to all corners of ot the lot In 1921 Detroit had an average of ot for tor the season That's tho the present modern league record In the majors It may be beaten this thia year however especially at atthe atthe the tho rate some of ot the clubs are going going- COBB OO fiND AND A D SPEAKER IER From present Indications an other race for batting honors be between be- be between between tween Ty Cobb and Speaker such as they put on In 1916 seems J likely k Both of these veterans have been up po around o the I top since the start of ot the season I And what Is more appear bent on staying there Nine years ears eans ago Ty and Tris waged a merry battle for tor the hon hon- honors ors the latter finally winning out Speakers Speaker's triumph In that campaign incidentally put an on end to the Georgians Georgian's sensational string of ot pine nine straight batting champion champion- ships It also sQuashed one of ot otTs Ty's Tys pet ambitions to ambitions to top the tho pack 10 times In a row It Is quite a coincidence that these two veterans a pair of ot the oldest players In point of ot service In the majors today should again a aln find themselves battling each other for the leadership of ot the circuit especially after a n lapi lapse e of ot nine I long campaigns A fight between bet the two right down to the wire would indeed be an Interesting side elde issue in the 1925 1926 campaign oCl |