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Show I SPEAKER LEADS I LUGUEJH HITS 1 Sisler Second, Jackson Third With Babe Ruth as Home Run King CHICAGO, July 24. Driving out thirteen nils in eight pninos, Tns Pfepfl Speaker, manager of th-- Cleveland Americans, today is leading the race I I for. the batting championship of the Pfepfl American league with an average of Pfepfl 416. George Staler, star ft i-st baseman Pfepfl with St. Louis, the baiting leader a week ago, is second in the list with 40l. Joe Jackson of Chicago, is third Pfepfl Babe" Ruth, the home run king, Pfepfl boosted his average five points as a PjpH ifHUlt of cracking out thirteen hits, PjpH i.iciuding a quartette of home runs, PapH and is m fourth place with an aver- pfepfe ago oi 38 7. Ty Cobb, the Detroit star, PjpH signalized his icluin to the game With PspH a hitting drive thai boosted bis ttV- H orage from 818 to 3.11. papS PapH Hulh Us letting tin- pace iui run get- pfepH tcrs, having scored S4 nines, with PapH Speaker the runner-up with 82 tal- pfepH lies. Kutli also has negotiated 110 lo- pfepH tal bases in hitting, v. niic hla cloaaat PbBbJ uval is Sisler wltn an even -U0. PhV-PJ RiCO of V:i9inngion pilfered three Papal lutses during the ween aid is showing PbbH the Way with 3S tnei.s. Slsier rc- PapH laced Roth, also Of Washington, as Papal ilmner-up, having stolen live in pfepH hM last seven games He has iwinl) - Papal (our to Roth's twenty Papal Other leading batters: Rice, Wosh- pfepH ir.gton, 369, Meusel, New Voi k. 161; pApAi cuver, Chicago. 841; fa! Collins, i PapH cago. 344, Ucnuryx, Boston, 127; Ml- PbbH Ion, Washington. 882; Cobb, Detroit, Papal lei; Johnston, i Icveiand, 880; Jacob- PapaJ un, 8t Louis. 826; l-eiscn, Chicago, Papa Msa; chapman, Cleveland, 822. UOJiXSB GOOD. Papal Edwin Eayios, the Boston pitchcr- Papapj ptnch-hltter,outfieldei, strengthened PapaY ns hold on first piace among tin- Na- Papai nonul league bnticis. He has an av- PapBg if age of If 4 attained in 57 games, In Papal which he was at but alncty-tour times Papal nud cracked out 38 hits Roger pApAa Hornsby, the St. Louis star, however, H has played in 86 games in wmcn he pBpBaj has gathered 122 hits in 840 times at pfepBa bat, tor an average of 351 PapaB J. Smith of Si Liouis made the best J PapaY showing among the regulars during PBBai the past week, boosting nis aveiage Papaa tiom 319 to 822 and is in third place, Papal, with Smith ol New Vork In tout in' J position with BSBSJ Bancroft, the tormcr Philadelphia, pkpBS now with New Vork, is the best run pkpBS. getter in the league lie registered " J limes, Burns, his team mate, being; BSSSSJ the runner-up With 64 tallies Vll- PBSSJ Hams of Philadelphia tailed to In-j BSSSSJ crease his home run redord, but con-; pApaa tinues to lead the circuit drive hit- pkpBa ters with nine. Robertson of Chicago! pBSSJ has eight .Max Carey, of Pittsburg BBBJ did not steal any the PBSSj week, but his 82 tneits lemuin high. LEADING B l i ERS. pBSSj Other leading batters: Uoush, 01n- BBBJ cinnati, 327 ; Konetcny, Brooklyn, 826;! pBSS! Hollocher. chhago, 819; Blgoee, Pltts- PbSSJ burg, 31C, Glen, i incinnnli, 313; Wil-I pBSS! liarns. Philadelphia. 812; Myers, pBSSj Brooklyn, 310; Stock, St. Louis, S08 ; I PbSSJ Daubert, Cincinnati. 807; fqung New, BBH York. 307. Block, Chicago. 307-. Nlch-j ppajBJ olson, Pittsburg. 307. Kelly, New PBSSJ York. 303; Twonibly. Chicago, 303; 25. 1 SSJ Wheat, Brooklyn, 800 I pBSSj Grover Hartley, of Columbus, with, ppajBJ an average of 370. drove Ben Tlncup, i PbSSJ the Indian pitcher with Louisville, out pkpBS of the batting leadership of i he Anrer-1 lean association. Hartley was Becond! BBBH week. BBH Hargrave of St. Paul and BUnny BBJ Brief of Kansas City are tied for hun- BBBJ ors in home runs with 13 each. Har- BBJ grave bagged three within the past BBh week. Leo Dressen of St. Puul con- BBBH tinues to show the way to the base BBBh stealers with a total of 27 PITCHi.K GOOD HITTER BJ Other leading batters. lckland, BPPJ Toledo. 340, Tincup, Louisville, 346; BBPJ Good, Kansas City, 341; Butler. Mil- BBBI waukee, 335, Rapp, St. Paul, 333; W BPPJ Miller. Kansas city, ;pj7. Sweeney, BBBI Kansas City. 330; Margrave, St. Paul. BBPJ 320; Wade. Minneapolis, 822; Jcn- BPPJ lungs, Mlnnea BPPJ Bogait of Jopltn, passed Yaryan of BBBH Wichita in the race for the halting BBPJ leadership of the Western league with BBPJ an average of 3 61. BPPJ Carl East, the Wichita pitcher, and BBBI pinch hitter, Is batting 374. but he has BBBh only participated in 5 7 games as coin- piBI pared with SS for Bogarl and Yaryan. BBPJ I-o of Omaha continues high among BBBH the base stealers with twenty-one. BPPJ Other leading batters: t-.iestalc, of BPPJ St. Joseh, 3S3; Brunnonj Tulsa, 333; BBBI Tlerney, Tulsa. 330. Beck Wichita BBPJ 830, Lelhelt, umuhn. 328, Crosby, St BBBB Jcsoph, S2S; Platle. Omaha. 326 BPPJ The following table shows the lead- BBBH trig butters on each club in the various BBBpSl leagues for the week: 1MERICAJ1 LEAGUE. Plaer-Club pct. BPPJ Speaker, Cleveland 416 BPH Sisler, St Louis 405 BPH Jackson, Chicago .... 4113 BPH Ruth. New York ; 387 BPPJ Rice. Washington 369 PPBB Hendryx, Boston : 337 BPPJ t:obb, Detroit 33 BBbBBJ Witt, Philadelphia 309 N ATIONAL LEAGUE, BPPJ Player-Club PPH Eayrs, Boston 404 BPPJ lornsby, St. Louis PPH E. Smith, New York 329 IHousn. Cincinnati 7 Konotchy, Brooklyn 3 23 Hollocher, Chicago 3ir BlKbef. Plttsburc 316 Williams. Philadelphia 31" WESTERN LEAGUE. Pla;.cr-Club Pct East, Wichita 374 Bogart, Joplin 364 Phestak. Ft Joseph 353 Brannon, Tulsa 333 Ij?llvelt. Omaha 32S Dofate. Sioux City 320 Coffey. Dee Moines 316 Pitts, Oklahoma City 314 |