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Show oo I CUBS' CAPTAIN I INSPIRES TEAM I Hollocher's Batting Swings His Mates Into Line; Hornsby at Peak Hi, I H CHICAGO. Aug 19, Charley Hol- locher, captain of the Chicago Cubs, has struck a batting stride which has I swung his teammates In line with the hustling little shortstop. ;ml as a re- suit the club, picked by o majority I of experts to finish far down in the second division, is up in third place find battling the leaders, according to the averages released today nnd which Include Wednesday's games. J The club is third In the pennant -race I and third in batting. Pittsburg lead- t lng In team batting with 309, and' 1 New York being second with .306. Chicago s mark is . 29K. In fielding! Chicago Is out In front with an aver- j I age of 971. with New York trailing! with 969 HORNSBY STILL AHEAD. Holloeher by Ids iTonslsient betting has boosted himself up to fourth place J with an average of .358, compared! with . 34 5 a week ago. Roger h Horns- I by, the St. Louis batting star, COU-tlnues COU-tlnues to top the players who par-tlclpated par-tlclpated In 90 6r more games with I HI- an average of .374, and is leading the; home run hitters with 29 circuit; ! blows. He also continues out in front j1 in total bases with H9S, th result of I 164 hits, which besides his circuit drives include 31 doubles and b triples. II BIgbee -of Pittsburg is the runn r- k Up to Hornsby for baltln.r honors with .363. Grimes of Chicago Is nojCl With .361. Max Carey, who is far in fjont of jj the base, stealers with '',' thefts', also Is the best run getter with a total of I 102 runs to his credit Other leading hatt- r:i a Kelley, New York. . 3-.S Care", Pittsburg, 347; Walker. Phlladelphl . .346; Daubert Cincinnati Ilar-per. Ilar-per. Cincinnati .337, J. Johnston, Brooklyn, .333. SISLER vs. COBBi I George rflslcr and Tyrus Cobb are entering the home stretch only five points apart for the batting honors of 1 the American league, according to av- rages released today nnd Which Include In-clude games of last Wednesday Sister Is out in front with an average of .410. five points ahead of Coi u, whose mark is .405. Tin s- L ouis star has played in seven more games than his rival, and lias been at bot -'.39 times, compared to 390 times foj-the foj-the Georgia Peach. Blsler cra d I out 180 hits, wlill. Cobb made lfrS. Tris Speaker Is trailing the pa):- with .380. Slslcr continues io show the way to the base stealer.: v. lth 3 7 thefts and Blue of Detroit Is the best run gutter with 99 runs tp nil credit. "WILLIAMS STANDS ST1LI Ken Williams, leading home run ulnzzr of the majors, Edited to ln-Jse ln-Jse his circuit drive record Which ?plns at 30, but he has boosted hia Vital base mark to 2 76 Walker of Philadelphia Is trailing Williams for home run honors with 1'9, ami Ruth is third with 23 Other leading batters for 90 or more games. Bossier. Detroit, .348. Tobln. St Louis, .338; Hellniann, Detroit, .33a; Williams, St. Louts 333; Ed Miller', Philadelphia, 332; O'Neill, Cleveland, .330; Galloway, Philadelphia. 125: Blue, Detroit, .325. |