Show Yankee Sluggers I Show ow Fine ine Form Gehrig Is Second Best I I. Sticker Leads in Stolen Bases CHICAGO CHICAGO Aug 6 B By The As- As Associated Press The The American league now has a hard hitting trio like the three t h r e e of the w National league but the three t h r e e Yankees lack one step of o being at atthe atthe atthe the top of o the bat bat- batting batting bati i- i ting column Al T Simmons of the j. j s Athletics sits se serenely se- se seS of S r e n e J y on the f V throne there al although al al- r J though he h e has h as lri been on the bench Ji the past week m 4 Right flight behind t. his bis chair though arc Lou Babe Ruth and Bob a first baseman b and an andt two t w 0 outfielders the same acme as the Pirate trio of Joe Harris Paul Waner and Clyde Barn Barn- hart hut joined his mates In aver aver- averages averages ages compiled today including the Wednesday games with a great bat bal batting batting ting Ung- rally ray which ran his hla percentage from to eleven cleven hits in six games Earl Coombs doubled Meu- Meu ads sel's gain to make the fourth Yankee In the first ten batsmen displacing Johnny the Detroit first sack sack- er es Still SUlI sliding Ty Cobb who a month ago was in the first ten today in down in 2 place but Tris k gt I Speaker e still hangs around In fifth f place The star Harry Hell Hell- Hellmann mann and Bob Fothergill who used to be battling for leadership also are still sUIl In the first ten but well down the list LEADS George Is 15 still waiting for an opportune vacancy among the lead leaders ers era but meanwhile continues to add to his stolen base string which now totals 20 has displaced placed d his teammate Tavener as runner up with 18 a gUn gain of o two 5 Lou Gehrig is 15 only two home runs behind Babs Ruths Ruth's pace in the 1921 record rc ord year and led Babe by three on Wednesday night Lou had 37 31 and Babe 34 31 With all the New York batting power behind him Waite Walte Hoyt still holds the leadership of the regular moun men of o the league with a L mark of 14 H victories to 4 defeats Ted Lyons of the White Sox Sex has the most wins 17 11 17 but is charged with 8 defeats Leading American league batters Simmons Philadelphia Gehrig Now New York Ruth New York New York Speaker Speak k- k ker er Cr Washington E. E Miller St. St Louis Louts Hellmann Detroit St. St Louis Louts Fothergill Detroit Frankie Frisch who broke up the Pirate trio at the head of o the Na Na- National National National leagues league batting list three weeks ago threatens to do It again ogain He was the only one of o the leaders with the exception of o Harvey Haney Hend Hend- Hendricks ricks of o Brooklyn to make an out out- outstanding outstanding standing gain in percentage in today's figures He is but one point be behind be- be behind hind Clyde Earnhart Barnhart the trailing member m of the h Pirate lr trio t o. o Hendricks ri s who held d a middle set setIn setin setin In the first ten for several weeks a a. month ago and aid then dropped out returned to his spot to today to- to today day displacing Eddie Farrell of the Braves The Fordham Flash Hash as liS they used to call calI Frisch in Now New York before he was traded to St. St Louis didn't steal any bases this week but his mark of o 31 it a II dozen do n higher than the former stealing base leader Kiki Cuyler of BEST AT hOMERS The home run ors honors of o the elder league leai still rest upon u-pon the brow of o old Cy Williams He would have had one more thin than his mark of o 22 if U the hickory hadn't given away In a II game against ag the Cubs when the bat broke The ball Instead of o sailing salling out Into the bleachers dropped weak weak- weakly weakly ly back of the infield Cy had 22 Wednesday Rogers Hornsby Horneby the crown prince of o the Giant squad was wu the first tint National leaguer to cross the century mark In runs with FrIsch close be behind be be- behind hind him hint turned the trick In the American league two weeks ago and Paul Waner Waiter the Pirate star was Just on the threshold Wednes Wednes- Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday day night ht with 89 99 runs Rube Benton on en the Giants' Giants sue suc- western vestern tour slipped in be between be- be between between tween Lee Meadows and Carmen Hill the two Pittsburg pitchers pl hers who have ha been sharing the league honors honora and Hill dropped drop ed to third Meadows leads the regular with 14 victories and 5 losses lossu Charley CharIty Root of tho the Cubs has 18 victories but 9 II defeats Leading batters of o the league P. P Waner Wanes Harris P Barnhart Pittsburg FrIsch St. St Louis Harper New York Horns Horns- Hornsby Hornsby Hornsby by New York Hendricks Brook Brook- lyn Hafey St. St Louts Louis Stephenson Chicago ChIcalo Traynor |