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Show SISLER TOPS STICORTISTS Nicholson Leads Sluggers jri National League; Ruth Sets New Run Record CHICAGO. Sept. 1 S.-p-George Staler,' St. Louis star, broke the tie which he shared last week with Tris Speaker. Cleveland Indians' manager, and Is topping the American league hatters with an average of . 3 f 9 . according to averages released today and which include in-clude games of Wednesday. Speaker Is seven points behind with .392. while Joo Jackfon, Chicago White Sox, stands third Villi .378. "Babi " Ruth of the Now York Yankees, Yan-kees, the- home rim marvel, who is hitting In fourth place with an avc-i.ig, avc-i.ig, of made 1 1 1 1 home runs .sine- cducsday a week ago, and brought Ma total to 49. one less than the mark he set out to reach this season. sea-son. He also carried his total base record to 347 and is far ahead in the nUmbor of runs scored, having rctfis-tered rctfis-tered 117. Rice of Washington leads the lia-e stealers with .". 1 thefts Other leading natters for 7o or more 'ines K Collins, Chicago, j .365; Meusel, New York, . :i 3 'J . Judgf. Washington, 339. Jacobson. St i.ouls, .337. Hire, Washington, 3J5; Weaver. Chicago. .332; Felch, Chicago. .331;' Tobln, st Louis, .811; Hehdrjx, Boston, Bos-ton, 331. Nicholson, of Pittsburg, struck a sllpht slump In his batting during the pa I week, while Roger Hornsby of .st. LaulS, i;ot into a hitting stride. The former dropiieil a ii points hut continued con-tinued to head the National IcaKuo batters with an avbrage of 371i while Hornsby brought his average up to .300 The other leaders remained practically unchanged Hornshy hoisted hoist-ed his total base record to 277. while Bancroft, New York, increased his runs scored to 91. Williams of Phila-j delphle failed to add to his home run total of 14. and Carey of PlttSbUFgl tailed to add to his stolen hase record I of 18. Other leading halters: Young,' New York. 313; Roush. Cincinnati.' .312, J. Smith. St. Louis. 329. Z. Wheat. Brooklyn, .323 King. New-York. New-York. .319. Hollocher, Chicago, 318; Stock. St. Houis. .316. Williams, Philadelphia, Phila-delphia, .312. Ko notch y, Brooklvn, .312. I Best and Yaryan, the two Wichita! sluggers sold to the Chicago White Sox who are to report in the spring, went on a flatting rampage since their sale was announced anel Increased their lead among Western League batters bat-ters East is leading with an average of 3S5, while Yaryan is hitting .366 Yaryan I v . cracked out a half dozei homers and brought bis tot.il to-37 ai I Increased his t'tal bases to 3r2. Tler-ncy Tler-ncy of TuK.l has taken the lead in runs scored, having registered 1 LI. while Lee of I mulia, by pllf ring three bases the last week, brought his string up to 3S and Ills hatting has placed him in third place with 33S. LEADING STRIKERS ' ther leading batters. Bogart, Jop Un, .331; Walker. St. Joseph. .331;' Lindimore, Oklahoma City, 33o, Platte. Omaha. .326; Beck, Wichita. .321; Pitt. Oklahoma City. .321; She-stak, She-stak, St Joe. 321 Wickl.tnd of Tide, Jo, runncr-up to ii urtley f Columbuaj among Amei It ai association batters a week ago. suffered suf-fered a slump and relinquished Ins place to Rondeau of Minneapolis Hartley is topping the batters with an average of 3rL while Rondeau Is hitting 336. Hargrave of St. Louis broke the tie, shared with Brief of Kansas Citj tor home run honors bj hanging two. while Brief negotiated onlj one Margrave's Mar-grave's total is 22. However, Brief brought lib total bases up to 286 Dressen of St Paul has Increased his' total runs scored to 115 and his stolen bases to 4 4 Ither leading batters. Hargrave. St. Paul, 332; Wickland, Toledo, 3?0; Kirke Louisville, .324; Rapp, St. Paul, .321; Hyatt. Toledo. .323, Tine up.! ixmisville, 327. E. Miller, St. Paul.. .317; Brief Kansas City, 317; Wade, Minneapolis, 317. oo At no peace lime have their born so few Americans in Rome as at present. |