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Show jwrri at top of A. L SLUGGERS Toporcer of Cardinals Keeps Nationals on the Jump i tJETJCAQO May 18. Lawton Witt. New York Yankee outfielder, Is at the top of the list of baiters In tho American Am-erican league, according to figures released re-leased today sh. h Inc lude games cf last Wednesday. The averages are of players who have participated in 15 or more games. The pitching in the past week has been of Witt's likinc and he boosted his average from .;95 to 410. Catcher Catch-er Sevcreid, for tne Browns, brought his mark of .319 to 404. for the runner-up honors George Sisler. anothi r member of the Browns, who topped the hitters a week ago. slumped B little and If In third place with .402. with Steve O'Neill, star catcher of the Cleveland Indians, pressing him with .400. "ther leading batters for 15 or more games: Clask, Detroit. .393; Jamie-son. Jamie-son. Cleveland. .79, Bd Miller. Philadelphia, Phil-adelphia, .373; Gardner. Cleveland. 361; Pratt. Boston. 3 S3, Williams. St Louis. .348; Scott. New York. 348. George Toporcer of the St. Louis Cardinals has struck a batting stride which promises to mako the batters of the Nat;on.i league hustle to keep pace with him. Ho cracked out nine hits In bis last five games, including lost Wednesday's contest, and boosted his average from 3C0 to .439. Rahl.lt Biaranvllle of the Pirates lost one point, but with an average of .413 is the runner-up. with (.eorge Kelley th slugging Giant first baseman, who topped top-ped the list a week ago. lost 4 9 points and Is resting in third place uith an even .100. "ther lending batters for 1G or more games. O'Farrell, Chicago. .395; Griffith, Brooklyn. .392; Hornaby. St-Louls, St-Louls, .390; Bigbee, Pittsburg, .S70, Powell, Boston. .373, Walker, Philadelphia, Phila-delphia, .361; Bfeusel, New York, .358. |