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Show NEW HOME RUN KING ON THRONE Hornsby's 42 Circuit Hits 17 Less Than Ruth Made Last Year. NEW YORK. Oct 2. (By the Associated Asso-ciated Press ) Rogers Hornsby besides be-sides batting himself into baseball's hall of fame, as the first National leaguer to finish -with a mark of over .-ion in 23 years, has succeeded Babe Ruth as home run king Hornsby finished the season with 42 Circuit clouts 17 behind Ruth's record rec-ord crop of 59 the season before. Ken Williams of the St Louis Browns. I' idlng l ho Amencsn .eaguers. w as three behind the cardinals' star with (' "inn- Walker, chief of Connie Mack's sluggers, occjpled third place with 37 and the former monarch Ruth icgisiered 3". four-base blows. RI TH F MLS TO c.AIN Ruth despite the handicap of a late start, due to hla suspension, was unable to naln on Hornsby from the Hn he rejoined the Yunkees .n May 20. The Cardinal clouter had six home runs when the Bab was restored to good standing and finished the season sC -r n nln.1,1 , .f 1,1.. v -. r. i .1. i : v, uu j .inn. - i itii. Williams, who. with Walter Hen-,1m.; Hen-,1m.; of the Phillies, holds the unusual distinction of hitting three home runs In a single game this season, led the j home run sluggers at the time of Ruth's re-entry with 11 to his credit, i'lho Browns' stai collected his homers ! In snurts however while Hornsby plug-I plug-I ged away at the fences at a stiff con-i con-i slslent pace. j Analysis of the home run records shows Hornsby on. I Walker each hit two circuit blows in a s.ngle game. Ruth has performed the feat four times. ODD TEAM RESULTS, An add feature of the team record for the reason Is that the Philadelphia, Philadel-phia, duns, occupying seventh place In both leagues, led ech circuit In home nm clouting. The Athletic with Walker and Bmg Miller leading I the assault amassed 111 while the Phillies, aided by Cv WIMlams. Cliff. Lee, Parkinson and Henline reaped a' harvest of four more. 115. St. Louis clubs were second and New York outfits third In each circuit Neither team leader, however touched tho mark of 134. established last year by the Yankees. j The grand total of 1,0154 home runs is the new mark for the lively ball ; exceeding by 117 the record of 937 for, j both leagues last season. i The homers were fairly evenly dt- I vided between the leagues, tho Nation-' ale rapping out 529 and the Amor-' Means 525. oo , I |