The Cleveland veteran is also cer
tain to finish third in batting In the
American league, already having a
lead for the place that Collins, Chi
cago. nearest to him, will not be able
to bridge in the remaining games.
Collins is still leading in stolen
bases, another mark for the old-timer.
He has lost the lead In sacrifice hits
to Pekinpaugh of Washington, al
though ho still has a chance to re
gain the honor, as at present only
two seperate the two.
Whether Harry Heilmann of De
troit will be able to play in the re
maining games is uncertain, as he
was injured in the series at Chicago.
If he should not return, or in either
case, the chances are that Ruth of
New York will have no chance of
catching the Tiger batsman, as 14
points separate the two and nothing
but a cyclone of wallops could over
come such a handicap. Ruth, how
ever. added another home run to his
total, now having 39.
Among the leading batsmen there
Is not a single newcomer, which in
cidentally shows the value of old
^hearts. Below Collins. Williams of
St. Louis, J. Sewell of Cleveland and
his team mates. Jamieson and Cobb
of Detroit, figure in the more ro
bust statistics.
Technically, Archdeacon of Chi
cago is leading the list with a per
centage of .412. but he has only been
in 18 games. His swatting ability
seems to Indicate that the White Sox
has picked up one of the finds of the
year.
There is a close race between
Cleveland and Detroit in team hatting.
