Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-05-23 | Page 13 | Happy Felsch is out after Record

HAPPY FELSCH IS OUT AFTfR RECORD Babe Ruth and Chicago Star Tied 'for Honors With Five Each CHICAGO. May 22. Oscar "Happy," "Hap-py," Felsch, Chicago outfloldor, has entered Into competition with "Babo" Ruth of Now Y"ork, tho homo run king of baseball for tho honor of leading in circuit drives in tho American league. "Happy" cracked out his fifth homer in tho game against Boston Wednesday, giving him two in two days and placing him in a tie with the New York uluggor. Each has mado flvo homers, hom-ers, according to averages released today and Including gamos of Wcd- 1 nesaay, luost ot HUtn's nomcrs wero made on the Polo grounds where tho flold 13 short. Those of the Chicago fly catcher were long clean drives. I There Is a merry raco on in the Washington club between Roth and Rico for tho honor of bolng tho leading baso stealer. Rico has pilfered pil-fered eleven bnses and Roth ton. " Ty Cobb, the Detroit star, is gradually grad-ually finding his batting eyo and has boosted his average to .277. Ruth is batting 200. Johnston of Clevoland is topping tho list with an average of .J17. Tho SL Louis National lcaguo club la in third place In team batting bat-ting with an average of .260 and is ranked in last placo in the percentage percent-age of games won and lost.. Only ono member of the club is hitting in tho ".800" class and this is Roger ITornsby. . the star Keystone sack guardian, who Is tho runner up to Nicholson of Pittsburgh. 1 Nicholson is leading with an avorago of .4C2, acquired in 14 games. Hornsby, in 26 games in which ho has been at bat 101 times, has crackod out forly-two hits for a total of fifty-seven bases for an average of .413. He is being pushed by Heinle Groh. captain of the Cincinnati Cin-cinnati world champions, who is trailing with .408. Shestak, of St Joseph, and Relchlo. of Sioux City, have tied for batting honors of the Western leaguo and havo forced Bogart, of Joplin, last weok's leader, from tho top. The leaders aro hitting at a .429 clip. East, of Wichita, is running-up to tho duet with an average of .425, while Bogarfs mark is .398. Bogart, howevor. has overtakon Kellchcr, of at. Joseph, for stolen base honors, having pilfered oloven bases to his rival's nine. East Is out In front in home-runs with Bix.