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Show Ty Cobb Is Rapidly Rounding Into Form and Sets Pace in the AmorimrM ITYCBBBMIN ! HIITI1 BALI i ! . Jumps From Seventh to Third l Place in the American League. . CHICAGO. Juno 9. Ty Cobb is back Hn his old timo batting form. The colebrated Georgian, according to tm- f official averages released today, hns j jumped from seventh to third place in the list of American leaguo batters His average is .335. TriB Speaker is' L out in front with .365. fe Chapman of Cleveland increased his lead as tho premier sacrifice hitter (and base stealer, having thirty sacri-jflco sacri-jflco hits to his credit and fifteen 1 thefts. Weaver of Chicago is keeping his paco in runs scored, having thirty-one. BoBton leads in team batting with .241. The averages include games of last "Wednesday. Leading batters for twenty or more games: Speaker, Cleveland, .365; Rumler St. Louis, .3-18; Cobb, Detroit, .335'' Mclnnls, Philadelphia, .325; Walker Boston, .314; Stnink. Philadelphia .302; Wambsganss, Cleveland, 301-Chapman, 301-Chapman, Cleveland, .300; Miller St Louis, .300; Milan, Washington, '.2D9.' Loading pitchers who have participated partici-pated In ten or more games, rated according ac-cording to earned runs per game, arc Player g. W. L. E.R. -ji uicoue, umcago 15 9 3 10o j Dumont, Washington.il 2 -1 1.00 5 Scott, Chicago 12 4 4 1 S6 E.A.Russell, Chicago. 13 G 2 146 J Leonard, Boston ....11 8 4 1.50 S. Coveleskie, CIeve.13 7 3 i.52 8 ,1 In National League. I ' With an average of .347 Burns of ; New York and Boush of Cincinnati Pare tied for batting honors among tho regulars in the National league. Jack! Smith of St. Louis, leader a week ago,! is ten points behind them. Burns took: the lead in runs scored with twenty-nine twenty-nine and Deal of Chicago became tho leader in sacrifice hitting with thirteen. thir-teen. Zeider of Chicago added another an-other stolen base and leads with eleven. elev-en. Philadelphia is in front In team batting with .276. Leading batters for twenty or more games: Burns, New York, .347; Boush, Cincinnati, Cin-cinnati, .347; Griffith, Cincinnati, .340; Jack Smith, St. Louis, .337; Killifer, Philadelphia, .323; Fischer, Pittsburg, .323; Kauff, New York, .318; Whitted, Philadelphia, .305; Cravath, Philadelphia, Philadel-phia, .303; Wheat, Brooklyn, .302. Leading pitchers in ten or more games: Player G. W. L. E.R. Anderson, New York. 10 6 2 1.53 Carlson. Pittsburg ..10 3 2 1.87 Ames, St Louis 15 5 2 1.8S Prendergast, Chicago.12 2 1 1.94 Alexander, Phil'phia.12 9 3 2.12 Vaughn. Chicago . . 12 7 5 2.21 Jacobs. Pittsburg .10 1 9 2.21 |