| Show WANER ViANER LEADS STICKERS IN SENIOR LOOP Simmons and Heilmann Heimann Wage Vage Merry Fight in American League CHICAGO Oct Oct 1 By By The Mao Asso- A- A s I elated Press While Paul Waner the hard hi ting outfielder has hs sewed seved the Na Na- National NaP league leage Indi Individual vidual vidual batting bat b a t tin t I ci g P 11 championship Ion for 1 g 1927 a merry merr con con- contest the win win- winner t. t I test with wih cc ner ncr stilt still in doubt doubt ti 0 tj s waging In Jn the American league l ague between b tween Al Sim Sim- Simmons Simmons f y of or mons 1 i ohla and Harry Harr I Heilmann of D I. I t r 1 Helmann troit the off oc again W on again agan champion I Including games I e of tr September 28 28 L ii Cl unofficial averages average how show that these I I. I W aner two tO players arz ar separated by the narrow arrow margin of or one point pint Simmons leading ading with The slugging Tiger Tiler TI er outfielder however apparently seems destined to win the honor which he helas ha has las held every ever other year since 1921 because of his spectacular spurt with the he willow Last Lat week Hellmann Heilmann Helman was wa four our points point behind Simmons who is making a great effort to become the first right hand batter to gain the batting championship of the American Amerl n lEague ague in many years Pushed by the stress of Pittsburgh pennant rise Waner is 20 paints ahead lead of or his nearest rival Rogers Roger Horsby of New York Waner's aver aver- average age c. c Including games of September r 28 wr was as Hornsby's was wa 62 TIm TIlE LEADERS DInS The ten tn leaders leders in the batting batUg mar- mar marhon marathon marathon athon hon In each ech league leage are as a follows American league Simmons league Simmons Phila- Phila d Hellmann Heilmann Helmann Detroit New York 3 Fothergill Detroit Detroit Cobb Philadelphia Combs New York Ruth New NewYork NewYork York ork Goslin Washington Wa New York 29 Cochrane PhIladelphia National league 82 Hornsby Horneby Horn bY New York L. L Waner Stephenson Chicago Traynor burg 39 Frich St. St Louis Lottis Harris Haris Pittsburg Haley Hafey St. St St Louis Lous 28 Har Harper r New York Terry New Nework NewYork NewYork York ork The New York Yankees American league ague champions have leave also alo won the championship for team batting with wih witha n a percentage of leading leadin the Ath- Ath Athletics by four points point The Pirates led lede the e National league lege in team batting averages to date dat by the same per- per percentage a being nine points point ahead of the c Giants Giant HOYT IS STAR STAll Waite Walte Hoyt of the tM Yankees Yankee apparently enty has turned in the best bet performances of the American circuit winning 22 2 games nod and losing loing seven for tor tora fora a percentage of The Te National leage league ague pitching championship is I some- some somewhat somewhat what hat In doubt Jess Jeas Haines Haies of the St. St t. t Louis Lous Cardinals Larry Lary Benton of New lew York Grimes of New York Kremer Cremer of are having a close duel for top percentage honors Haines flames leading with wih a mark marie of Frankhouse sensational Cardinal rook rook- rok- rok rookie Ie ie has yet to ba b defeated including games ames of September 23 3 He has emerged merged victorious victoriou in 10 five games game The ten leading pitchers in 10 each I league ague gue follow National league league Haines St. St St Louis 97 Benton New York Grimes New ew York 69 Kremer 92 Meadows Alex- Alex Alexander andes andes' St. St St Louis Luis Hill li 76 76 Henry Henr New York Root Rt I Chicago Fitzsimmons New York 30 because of or Frankhouse's late ar- ar arval arrival arrival rival val in the league his remarkable av- av average average rage is I not Mt considered In the percent percent- percentage age ge leadership American league league league-Hoyt Hoyt New York 59 Shocker New tew York 39 Moore More New cw York Hadley Washington Wahington 00 e Washington Pen- Pen Pennock nock ock nock New York 02 Ruether New NewYork York ork Grove Philadelphia Lyons Chicago and Hudlin HUd Cleveland leveland In the National league legue Philadelphia and nd Cincinnati Cincinnat are tied tid for the team fielding elding average prize each having havinga a percentage of The Cubs are third with 97 In the American league cague leage Chicago and Philadelphia are area a also Iso o tied ted in that department with an average a of or |
