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Chicago, July 18. AP)—The major leagues .now have acquired a mid' season ,400 hitter, Ty Cobb's pupil, Ai Simmons, Today’s batting averages give Simmons a .402 mark, the first one since hot weather oiled up the pitchers' arms.While striving to match Babe Ruth in the art o C losing bate balls over the fence, Lou Gehrig neglected the humble one-base hit, and lost his batting leadership to Connie Mack* young outfielder. Gehrig is i egarded as Ruth’s pupil. The two teachers, Ty and Babe, held their ground against the pitchers, sticking to their positions .near the bottom of the first ten hitters.An .even, break in his two games this week gives Dutch Reuther of the Yankees a pitching score of nine victories and two defeats for the best mark among the regular mounds* men. Ted Lyons' 14 victories for the White Sox top the list in that respect.Although Ruth is several home run$ behind his best year, 1921, he has taken the edge on Gehrig iff circuit drives, having 30 in games up. to Wednesday, with Gehrig one behind.George Sisler, the ex-manager of the Browns, sprinted further ahead of his competitors in base stealing by holding his weekly average of two besides pucking up nearly 20 points in batting. Ty Cobb is one of the quartet in second place to Sis-ler in base stealing, with an even dozen.Loading American League hitters: Simmons, Philadelphia, .402; Gehrig, New York, -393; E. Miller, St. Louis,.277; Bennett, St. Louie, .272; fichutg, St. Louie, .371; Neun, Detroit, 370; Ruth New York, 388; Meueel, New York, ,388; Dykes, Philadelphia, 385; Cobb, Philadelphia, ,358.The Pirate trio which hae monopolized the tap honor* la National Lea* gue hitting waa caught in the general batting slump of this week and Frankie Frisch, the ex-Glant awjp-ped for Rosens Hornsby, craehed through to take third place away from Clyde Barnhart ot Pittaburg A fifteen point drop struck all the League's leading hitters* except Frisch who, for the first time this year is hitting well above the other member of the trade, Hornsby.Hornsby, though, has moved into a tie for leadership in home rune, with Cy Williams of the PhllUss each getting one while Hack Wilson of the Cuba, failed to connect. On the other hand, Frisch stole four more bases to put hi* mark of 26 ten ahead of the field.The two Pittsburgh hurlers who wear specs, Meadowg and Hill, remain at the top of the League's pitch-lug roster, despite their setback* by the fast travelling Cube. Meadows has the best mark with 12 wins and three defeats but Charley Root of the Cubs has the moet scalps, sixteen.Leading hitters of 'the National League: P. Waner, Pittsburgh, .384; Harris, Pittsburgh, .376; Frisch, St. Louis, .365; Barnhart, Pittsburgh, .350; Hornstfy, New York, .353; Harper, New York, .351; Mueller, New York, .346; Farrell,* Boston, 341: Lindstrom, New York, .340; Hendrick, Brooklyn .338,
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