Miners Again Monopolize Batting Honors of Western AssociationTopeka, Kan., Sept. 15.-—Following are the averages of the Western Association up to games of September 9. The final ratlngB will not sc released until after the Joplin-Independence play-off series.TEAM BATTING AVERAGES.CLUBS— G AJB R H 2B 3B HR TB SH SB HU BB SO RRF Fd.Indep. ...138 4344 741 1340 281 69 44 1891 154-114 €4 505 536 638 .295Joplin ...136 4690 790 1374 284 76 47 1929 173 152 08 461 430 648 .293Sprsfld . .136 4339 709 1278 237 81 64 1B89 156 4 8 68 460 4 67 520 .282Topeka ..134 4591 705 1284 284 7 6 57 1871 .153 140 32 433 487 583 .280Ft Smlth.140 . 4680. 678 1303 254 6 5 32 1783 148 115 55 448 539 591 .278Muskogee 136 4582 701 1245 238 38 ’111 1892 154 140 «t 425 485 612 .272TEAM FIELDING AVERAGES.CLUBS. G PO A E TC DP PB ‘ Pet.Fort Smith ........ 140 3678 1098 190 5664 115 17 .968Joplin ........ 136 • 3576 1659 - 198 5432 127 17 .964Springfield ...................136 3550 .1686 215 5457 103 30 .961 ;Topeka .......... 134 3539 1659 225 5423 152 17 .950 :Muskogee .....................136 . 3563 1748 281 5500 166 37 .950 !independence .......;......,..138 3590 1630 310 5530 8 8 32 .041THE LEADING BATTERS.PLAYERS-rOLUBS G AB R H 2B 3B HR TB SH SETDieater, Joplin ...134 536 98 188 44 10 13 291. 20 .10Robinson, Joplin .136 513 116 177 35 8 , . 8 252 19 24Mlnnick, Joplin .. 40 164 26 56 14 1 7 93 3 2Connelly, Joplin .. 36 80 12 27 6 2 0 37 2 1Phillips, Ft Smith 52 172 20 68 10 1 1 73 4 QBondurant, Indep..126 474 103 158 43 10* 3.230 22 7Hoover, Indep ....127 486 87 160 32' 10 5 227 13* 20Lemen, Springtid. .133 481 112 158 38 11 8 242 34 0Smith, Indep ____102 357 60 117 .37 3 14 202 5 3Honea, Indep ----105 433 74 141 22 13 4 201 15 17Tillman, . Ft- Smith 46 120 * 18 39,. 10 0 1 52 . 8 3Bryan, Ft. Smith. 139 532 80 173 * 26 * 9 r5 232 Gray, Springfield. .136 540 78 175 2ft 13 * 13 : 208 Hi »Vallonbols, Indep .125 496HBBBSORRFPet.53127107.3502721595.345262439-*.3410723• 9-.3385161527.3375733468.33311472781.32911993557.3297405982.3280401982.3261G919.32611432598.3252424993..224100937SB.3213258*29.3192122340.3131372175.31310280ICO.3141258.3114345342.2863252621.2865203932.2841081825.2731211641-25814124 •.2543126.2507732126.247O275.24102228 •.3434.41011..2422482450.240182320.230BB HB SO WP BK105 159 30 8 4 217 9 20Baker, Topeka ... 62 238 37 76 24 1 1^.105 13 5Gulllc, Muskogee . 62 239 35 7$ 14 .0 11. 123 6 7Wally, Ft. Smith..127 444 03 140-29 7 2 189 15 6Richards, Musko .135 516 119 . 162 18 5 36 298 12 39Kcrey. Joplin .... 24 103 19 32 5 4 0 46 4 2Payton, Indep ...116 444 00 128 IT 1 1 150 14 10Butler, Muskogee . 91 370 61 103 20 5 1 139 15 13Prather, Indep-... 79 264 38 75 19 3 5 115 13 7Hinson, Joplin ... 60 282 50 77 17 2 1 101 5 17Sidle, Joplin ..... 87 200 34 07 10 3 1 92 10 ‘ 7Brown, Indep ---- 25 59 5 15 4 0 0 19 3 0Keller, Indep ..... 16 52 7 13 2 0 0 16 2 4Purtell, Joplin ...118 400 56 101.10 6..0 127 15 3Johnston. Indep . , 19 41 -5 10. * '4 **• ;0.: 0 14 2 OHouse, Joplin ---- 42 103 G 25 -4\ 2„.,1 30 0 1LeJnbch, Indep .. 34 124 15 30 0 • 3: 2 42 4 1Mitchellr Joplin . .126 441 46 106 13 . ‘l'- O 121 25 9McNair. Indep ... 08 107 18 30 .7 1- 1 50 2 1THE LEADING PITCHERS.FLAYERS—CLUBS OWL Pet. IP AB H K £R 8H ___ __Richards, Muskogee. 8 2 0 1000 30 121 47 30 20 O 24 2-10 3 0Dieater, Joplhi ---- 2 1 0 1000 19 ./76 21 11 8 2 4 0 2 2 0Connelly, Joplin ...32 14 5 .737 207 All 237 118 99 21 96 15 85 6 2LJiis, Indepence ...27 ID 7 -G82 219, 828 212 111 92 24 84 8 165 7 0Jchnaton, Indep ...10 6 3 .007 72 288 78 42 24 8 27 10 18 2 0Rose, Topeka .....42 19 10 .055 241 882 222 129 88 30 87 0 127 2 0Patterson, Sprlngfld 33 10 10 ;615 217 833 231 98 71 21 73 7 79 1 0Ft. Smith - ...19 8 5 .615 116 441 115 40 16 44 G 45 2 0Comer, Ft. smith ..9 3 2 .600 . 65 lt;181 46 22\-M0 6 • 24 2 36 4 OMontgomery, Indep. 7 3 2 .500 ” 43 156- 36 11 - 9 4 10 1 7 0 0Swift, Springfield -;28 10 7 .588 182 ’ 699 184 98 64 18 68 4 109 .1 1Martin, Joplin .....34 14 10 .583 238 940 266 134 102 32 77 9 80 5 2Stekman. Muskogee.10 4 3 .571 39 196 69 - 40 8 5 22 4 16 2 0Creech. Springfield .39 17 13 .567 250 955 257; 124 82 3 7 80 4 101 3 1Gilford, Ft Smith. ,42 49 15 .559 202 985 241 115 . 80 25 102 10 147 3 0Larsen, Topeka ....13 5 4 -.555 71 302 64 36 28 - 7 38 8 4 7 2 0fetiJea, Muskogee ...28 16 13 .552 209 972 294 157 95 28 91 24 117 3 3Erwin Ft. Smith. . .33 11 9 .550 208 705 202 94 07 18 56 9 84 5 0Bennett, indep ----30 11 9 . 550 195 748 188 109 81 27 04 10 79 4 0McNair, Indep .....33 14 12 .538 208 822 213 127 77 25. 76 0' 60 11 1utarr' m °p?ka .....25 * 7 *533 135 500 130 79 57 23 67 10 65 *4.1Heer, Topeka ......42 11 10 .524 202 721 190 109 82 30 88 17 02 4 OBecker, Topeka ....36 15 14 .517; 250 937 244 135 108 34 89 11 125 5 1Oatermueller, Top; .^37 12 12 ; .500^11* 612 ,213 117 • 95 . 34 83 11 107 13 0x eager. Sprangtleid‘,18., 8 8 ; .500 127 •‘-019' 144 08 ! 36 VH 23 1 40 0 0Joiner, Ft. Smith.. 0-1-1 f .500 30 95 31 13 : 10 4 23 4 13 0 0Ketchum, Sprlngfld 37 12 3 5 .444 232 777 260 133 91 22 77 6 95 1 0House, Joplin .....30 10 13 .435 180 743 209 100 75 29 91 10 . 70 4 1