Show HAS SLiGHT EDGE II Ty Cobb Trails In Second Place In Batting Race CHICAGO Aug The tP eyes es ot of TrIs Speaker seeking the American leaGue batting honors today toay are showing their tine old Judgment whIch made the Cleve ClevA- I hand pilot 0 the champion over T bt 9 Cobb In 1916 Speaker is blazing the trail with art average a ot of with 1 COLb 11 points behind Al SImmons ot of the Athletics and Harry Rice o othe othe the Drowns are arc tie for third d place with The averages in- in I elude dude games of Wednesday Bob Dob of the Yankees furnished the fireworks among amoni the run home by smash smash- smashIng log Ing I two 0 In one game Iame and golu Into a tie lie with wilh Ken Nen ot of the tho Drowns Browns who has 25 In base stealing Johnn Johnny of the White hll Sox holds his 37 3 tar far In adVance ot of rivals rl Other leading bitters Hell Hell- Heilmann mann Detroit St. St Louis Wingo Inlo DetroIt 35 Jamar PhiladelphIa ChIcago 31 7 Cochrane phia Hale J. J Se Cleveland Cle Jack Fournier ot of he Dodgers DOdgen has been e the outstanding lg figure among on National league b batters rt t titis ls week Nine of Ills 15 hit were for extra bases Four wr wi cIrcuIt blows Three triples 4 two doubles lIe has 21 hornets homel II no Rogers ers Hornsby of the Cardl remains iii the clad with lisa fl points ahead of oC his mate male Jimmy the Car Cardinal lea leader er has a slim chance of Eo- Eo his 1924 1324 total of 42 homers lie He has 33 to date Hazen ot of the tet crept one base closer to 10 lila Ills team mate Max Care Carey for lor base steal steal- stealIng stealIng Ing honors Max tailing failing to In- In creast hIs hI thefts brought brough his total to 28 18 Other leading battens Harper PhiladelphIa Brooklyn 32 Biada St. St LouIs Burma Durrus Boston Doston J Wilson 34 Wheat heat 3 H 34 7 Stock Brooklyn Cox Brooklyn Hit |