Show McDonald Has Big Lead on National Slugging Derby Chicago o July 5 C. C. C McDonald the then I n Boston ston Nationals National's star hitter has raised his batting average to 2 ac accordIng according according ac- ac cording to unofficial figures published today His lead lend 1 la IA o no now practically 80 points over his nearest rival Only six of his hili thirty-eight thirty hits so 80 far have been for tor extra bases three bases triples and ana throe three doubles Crandall of New York Is next In In- Inthe the National with Cravath oth of or Philadelphia Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia has 16 Hyatt of or Pittsburgh Daubert of or Brooklyn and ond of oC St. St Louts Louis 5 CoT Cobb b Is IB slowly gaining on Jackson for Cor tile the leadership In tho the American league Jackson ha has an average veraJo or ot cO and ancl Is 18 about to make mako the tho first century cen con tur tury In either cither league for his hits up to date of oC compiling the figures forthe forthe for forthe the week show ho he has haa made 97 bits bite Cobbs Cobb's average Is Tris Speaker who like Jackson and Cobb Is a southerner south south- erner orner ranks third In the tho American with 71 E. E Collins of oC Philadelphia Is 18 fourth with Hi D D. Murphy Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia has s and Blanding of oC Clove Clove- land Milan's stolen bases now number 41 His nearest rival In the American league Is E. E.- Collins with 27 Lobert of or Philadelphia Doyle of at New Nev ow York lork and Myers of Boston aro tied for lor the tho Nationals Nationals' base basc stealing honors with 21 n each I |