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Show MILLER SLUGS UPWARDCOURSE Gives Sisler and Williams Hot Race for Bat and Homer Honors CHICAGO, June 3. (By the Associated Asso-ciated Press,) Ed fBIng) Miller, the .slugelnp: outfielder of Philadelphia, la giving George Sisler and Ken Williams, Wil-liams, the St l,ouls stars, a hot race for the leadership In batting and home run hitting in the American league, according to averages released releas-ed today. "Blng" smashed out a brace of homers in his lat six games and now has an even dozen just two fewer than Williams, who jumped out In front at the start of the season. The averages Include games of Wednesday. Wednes-day. Sisler Is topping the batters with an average of 4 25. The batting mark of the St. Louis star was given a setback in the series between the Wliite Sox and Brov na, but the St Iyoul favorite appears to have again 6truck his stride. In the last 31 times at bat he has driven out 14 hits, giving giv-ing him a total of 76 hits thus far He leads in total baso hitting with 110, which Includes 11 doubles. 3 triples and 5 homers Miller is right on his heel9 with an average of .387. Sisler, with IS stolen bases is lead Ing Williams, his nearest rival, who has 10. SPEAKER NEAR TOP. Other leading batters for 25 or more games: Speaker. Cleveland. .383; Cobb, Detroit. De-troit. .381; Witt, New York, .378. O'Neill. Cleveland, 377; Schang. New York, .354, McManus, St. LouK 333: Severeid. St. Louie. .331; Judge Washington, .330: Hellmann. Detroit. De-troit. 31'9; Blue, Detroit. .329. George Toporcer. the. slugging shortstop of the St. Louis Cardinals, who topped the National league batters bat-ters a week ago with an average of .404, connected safely only four times in 1 ltlmes at batat and fell Into thirteenth place with a mark of .330. GO WHY ABOVE 400. Hank Gowdy. the Boston catcher. Is the only batter In the league hitting hit-ting over the .400 mark. His average aver-age for 25 games is .403. Griffith of Brooklyn, who played in a like number of contests, is the runner up to Gowdy with an average of 394 Rogers Hornsby of the. Cardinal crashed out four home runs, bringing his record to 13 The St. Ixiuis st ir Is the first man in the. league to pacs the century mark for total base honors, hon-ors, being out In front with 112 bases. He is in fourvh place among the batters bat-ters with an averagp of .377. Blgbee of Pittsburg is third with .3S7 Bancroft of New York hax tied with Hornsby for the honors in scoring, scor-ing, each having crossed the plate US times. Other leading batters for 25 or I more games: I Margrave, "incinnati, .376. T. Griffith,. Brooklyn, 37 ; Kelley, New York. .3C3. Maranville, Pittsburg. .367; Grime, ihicago. .349; Dau . hert. Cincinnati. .345; Bancroft, New 1'ork. .3 13. oo |