Saskatoon City League

Roy Forsyth of Saskatoon CNR was the batting king of the 1922 Saskatoon City League.  The first baseman and all-round infielder topped the loop with a .409 average in 24 games.  Steve Ayres of the Elks was the runner-up, at .387, just ahead of Rube Talbot of CPR, who finished at .385.  Les Leachman and Joe Brown each had two homers to lead the circuit.  Joe also led in triples with seven while Jack Leachman, Peck O'Donnell and Arthur Abbott had six apiece.  Ayres led in doubles, with nine, one ahead of Ray Watkins. Talbot led in total bases, 44, and Forsythe had 43. Forsyth and Talbot finished one-two in hits with the batting champ getting 36 and the CPR catcher netting 35. Jack Leachman had the most at bats, 108, 11 more than Mel Kerr of the Fifth, who had 97.  Watkins and Wally Taylor, both of the CNR, scored the most runs, each with 25.