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r SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1921. .7
LEFT EARFUL
The policeman took my number
And said it wasn’t right
Ta park a bus so near a plug—
And there wasn’t a horse in sight
IjJILLY EVANS SIZES UP GIANTS IN HIS FIRST ARTICLE
McGraw Men Good, Not]]
Great, But a Game Club
Famous Big League Umpire Analyzes Strength Os
. National League Champions—Says Yankees
V Seem To Have a Bit The Edge On Series—
Pitching Staff Dependable, Not Brilliant.
BY BILLY EVANS
American Leauge Umpire and
World’* Greatest Authority on
Basehall
NEW YORK, Oct. I.—Ability to
knock off its leading contender,
was the determining factor in the
winning of the National League pen
nant by the New York Giants.
TY■ ♦ 4 clit 1 time
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BILLY EVANS to be considerable
difference- of opinion on that point.
The fact remains that the Giants
could beat the Pirates almost as
they pleased. With scarcely a month
to play, Pittsburg enjoyed a seven
and one-half game lead. Then fol
lowed a five-game series between
New York and Pittsburg, the former
winning five straight. That was the
blow that killed the Pirates.
GIANTS ARE NOT
GREAT BALL CLUB
The New York Giants are not a
great hall chib. There are no great
loams in either the American or Na
tional League. However, 'he Giants
are a game, hustling aggregation,
led by two of the most aggressive
managers in the game, Johr. Mc-
Craw mid Hugbey Jennings. Such a
c initimition of plaving strength and
ieijfe.' hip makes the Giants size
, > a pretty formidable aggrega
tiilff In beat in a woi Id series, which
rail- for gamoness mid aggressive
ness more than anyth! ig else.
Good pitching is. most essential for
a pennant winning team. During
the greater part of th« 1921 cam
paign tho Giants did not go* good
nitrhing. Don’t, get. the impression
from I hat statement that the Giants
aid lacking in capable pichers. It
just, seemed that at no one time was
McGraw able to have four pitchers
working smoothly.
During the greater part of the sea-i
;<-n. the last month of play except
ed. McGraw usually had only two
pitchers on whom he could depend.
The dependable pitchers were not al
ways the same fellows. For perhaps a
inonfl) two certain pitcher; would
cany the burden , and then, as two
'tlmrs would round into form, the
tv-'i dependable would develop a
mediocre streak.
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Pittsburg was
easy picking for
the Giants, through
out the year. Mc-
Graw’s team won
16 out of the 22
clashes. That wide
margin d|f differ
ence between the
two clubs decided
the issue.
That would
make it seem that
New York was
much the superior
club. There seems
TODAY IN SPORTS
GIANTS GAME
DESPITE HURLING
It takes a game ball club to beep
plugging along with a pitching staff
lacking in consistency. At one stage
I of the race it seemed the Giants
were hopelessly out of it. It seemed
impossible for McGraw’s club to
combine hitting with pitching. Then
there came a break, the pitchers
rounded into form. Good pitchin<;
was aided by timely hitting and bril
liant fielding and the Giants were on
their way.
Some idea of the clip at which the
New York team traveled during the
‘ i last six weeks of the campaign can
be gleaned by consulting the “fig
gers.”
With less than 50 games to play,
McGraw’s team sliced away the
Pittsburg margin of seven and one
half games and was able to win with
a couple to spare. The Giants in a
short space of time accomplished a
seemingly impossible task.
In that stretch of games, New
York beat Pittsburg in eight out of
i nine clashes. Ability' to knock off
the leading contender decided the
issue in favor of the Giants.
DREYFUS FIGURED
ON ENLARGING PARK
Let us look over this team, which
' was able to come with such a re
-1 markable rush, after the pennant
had practically been conceded to
other quarters. So certain had it
seemed that Pittsburg would win, at
i one stage of the race, that Owner
Dreyfus of the Pittsburg Club had
started arrangements to enlarge his
> ball park.
However, the sudden reversal of
form on the part of the Pittsburg
club, and the “Garrison" finish of the
New' York team, stand out, as the
two big events in the closing days
of the National League race.
Pitching usually decides the out
come of every world series, so it is
fitting that the Giants pitching staff
! be given first consideration. While
I there are perhaps a dozen pitchers
■I on the New York staff at present,
i seldom arc more than four pitchert
: regarded as world series possibilities.
! HERE’S M’GRAW'S
GREAT QUARTET
It seems certain that McGraw will
vail upon Artie Nehf, a mighty styl
:| ish left-hander, Phil Douglas, lead
! ing exponent of the spitball, and
, Toney and Barnes, two veteran
I right-handers. It. is possible that
ij some of the other members of the
I Giants staff may break into the box
i score, but I seriously doubt if any
| pitcher o'her than the four men
j tioned will be called upon to start a
I game.
The New York staff is not a great
j pitching staff. There are no mem
1 hers of it who stand out like Walter
SCENE IN YANKEES’ SECRET ROOM
UK Z
W iJOEI -Z ? Os *
The confab room in the Yankee clubhouse —where the fans never get a I
peek. Here the Hugmen work out their “strategy for today’s game.” In the 1
group are Pipp, O’Leary, Coach Frank Roth, Quinn and Meusel.
Johnson or Grover Cleveland Alex- 1
ander. It is, however, a well-bal- ■
anced staff that combines every type |
of pinning. Ihere is a marked dit-!
ference in the style of all four men.
Nehf is a left-haneffer, who car-!
ries a complete assortment, which I
he mixes with telling effect. Once ■
be gains the upper hand he is poi
son. Early in the season he discov
ered the Pittsburg club was made to)
order for him. He made a careful
study of the Pirates. Then he put
into execution his observations, cou
pled with his pitching mastery. The
result was seven victories over the
Pittsburg team. That is certainly a
very remarkable performance for a
pitcher to make against his team’s
leading contender, (t stamps Nehf
as a southpaw, who on form, should
make all kinds of trouble for the
American League opposition.
DOUGLAS GREAT
SPITBALL PITCHER
Phil Dougla;; i a great, .'pithall
pitcher, but inclined Io be erratic
Douglas has al most deceptive de
livery, ami lil." Coveleskie of the
Cleveland team, is a spitball pitcher
mire and simple. lie. slips over the
fast one every now and then, hut
well knowing that, the spitball i ; his
one best bet, depends on the moist
delivery almost entirely.
In tho American League, they say,
of < ovdeskie. “he lari . with a suit-)
ball and finishc.-J with one ” That
goes for Douglas in the National. If
there is one flaw in the work of |
Douglas, it is his lack of control al
times. A club that waits him mil, very'
often proves most troublosonie. and a
wild pilch often i., fatal to hi:, chane-;
es. In tho final meeting of 1921 be
tween ti e Giants ami Pirate:;. Doug i
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} las wild-pitched himself to defeat (
’ with the score a tie.
TWO WONDERFUL
i RIGHT-HANDERS
In Toney and Barnes McGraw has
I two cjrking good right-handers.
I These two veterans are going rather
• than coming and I doubt if either is
I as good as he was three or four
i yea.;'., ago. They have passed their
I peak. Pitching sooner or later ex-1
I acts its toll on the good old arm.
The rough going that the great ,
'Johnson and Alexander have had in I
: spot-, during the past, season is mute!
' I evidence of the fact. Toney at one I
J time had terrific speed, and depended !
Jon it to a very large extent. Since I
5 going to the Giants he has altered!
shi . style considerably. Occasionally’
. he bust.; a fast one through, ju ;l ’
to remind the batters that, the old |
: noke ball’ is Till there. However
! f;or speed, a. good curve and a nice!
I change of pace arc now his strong)
I Yoint. Whii simply means that !
Toney i, pitching more intelligently ■
■ ■than when speed was his main asset.]
J The case of Barnes is Very much J
imilar to that of Toney. All of which ’
merely goes io prove that, the New
“York pit-hing staff is go*l hut not!
; ■ gi "at.
GIANTS STRONG
I BEHIND THE BAT
Back of the bal New York is well]
• fortified. There may be individual I
i catchers in both leagues w 1 o have a I
hade on either Smith or Snyder, but|
| I doubt if any club can offer a great.- |
er combined strength. Both are fine I
' receiver' good t irowm and hard I
hitters. Smith, a left-handed hitter '
r used by McGraw with a right- i
hander oppo-mg, while Snyder draws |
the assignment against, a southpaw. I
The New York infield is a bit lop-’
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Base Ball
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Won Lost Pct.
New York . 95 55 .633
Cleveland 94 58 .620
St. I.ouis 79 73 .51 i
Wa itig'ton ... 77 73 .5Li
Boston 75 76 .497
Detroit 71 80 .470
Chicago 61 91 .397;
Philadelphia . ...52 96 .351
Where They Plav Today.
Cleveland at Chicago.
Washington at Boston.
St. Louis at Detroit.
Philadelphia at New York. (Two
games.)
CHICAGO, Sept. 30. (By Asso-1
dated Press.) —Cleveland, fighting |
deseperatcly to retain their place in
the American League pennant race, I
refused to bow to the pitching prow- I
ess of “Red” Faber, pitching stai ■
of the White Sox, and batted out a )
3 to 2 victory. The game was a I
thrilling pitching duel between Stan- !
ley Coveleskie, the ace of the Clove-I
land staff, and Faber, who wfls at- I
tempting to win his t wenty-sixtji vic- I
torv of the season,
Coveleskie was unsteady al the |
start, and Chicago got awav to a one j
sided. On the right, side of the dia !
mond are two of the greatest ball-1
players in the business. On the left
side of the infield two good players,
but far from great.
I regard Frank Frisch as the peer
of the third sackers in either major
league. At, shortstop it would be im
possible to improve on the brilliant
Bancroft.
At second is Rawlings, who ha:
seen service with a number of Na
tional League clubs. Rawlings is far
from a great player, but he is of the
winning type, so much desired by
McGraw.
Kelley fields well, and is the slug
ging type as a batsman. Despite
'he disparity between the right, and
i left side of the diamond, I would!
i say the New York infield was above
'the average.
; OUTFIELD THERE
FROM ALL ANGLES
In the outfield New York will ho
represented by Burns, Meusel and
; Young. This trio makes up an out
| field that compares favorably with
that of any other major league club
) It isn’t weak in a single department
j of the game.
The addition of Meusel from Phila
: dolphin rounded out the New Yorl:
i lub, despite the fact that Meusel
1 failed dismally at the bat for two or
■ three weeks. A natural hitter, ho
wasn’t to be denied, and he struck
his stride just, at the lime the Giants
went into high as a tefim.
George Burns has always been a
great favorite of mine. In my opinion
he is great ballplayer, who has no-’-
or attracted the attention his work
merited. Burns, Meusel and Young
can 'bit, throw and field, also run, and ,
are sure to be heard from in the
series.
In conclusion I aeam want to say
the Giant ai<■ gc"d, but not great
However, they are game, and game
ball clubs are often harder to beat
I than great ones.
(Copyright, 1921).
run lead in the first inning. love
leskie settled down and was given
sensational support.
Faber pitched invincible ball until
the fifth, when the Indians got the j
range.
Score : R. H. E.
Cleveland .000 030 000—-3 71
Chicago 100 100 000—2 7 0
Coveleskie and O’Neill; Faber and
Schalk.
Goslin Poles 4 Runs.
BOSTON. Oct. I.—Washington de
feated Boston. 6 to 4 here yesterday I
Gosliir and Milan stirred, the former ]
knocking in four runs.
Score : R. IL E I
Washington 000 202 020—6 7 0|
Boston 002 000 002—4 8 (I
Mogridge and Gharritv; Bush and I
Walters. J
At Philadelphia New York. rain. !
No other games scheduled.
NATIONAL ' EAGUE.
Won Lost Pct
New York 93 57 .620
Pittsburg .89 63 .5 35
St. Louis <B7 65 .576
Boston 7’l 7't 520
Brooklyn ... 75 75 500
Cincinnati .. 69 81 .461
it 1 ; «.< 414!
Philadelphia 50 102. .3291
y>|„ r . pi- v Today.
Pittsburg at St. Louis.
The Family &
History of IMBF
Kilo Watt
Last week, I. K. Watt, started to explain to the Housewives
of the Country, who are the Managers of the Biggest Busi
ness in the World—HOUSEKEEPlNG —something of my
family history in explanation of my name and my qualifica
tions as a Servant. To continue:
During the early part of the Nineteenth Century, experiments
with Electric Force were being carried on by many scientists,
among whom was A. M. Ampere, of France, whose contribution
to Mv Present Power and Ability was so warmly regarded as
to cause his name to be used as a term, “Ampere," meaning:
The rate of flow of electricity through a wire; that is, the
amount passing through per second, just as gallons per second
>r cubic inches per second measure the rate of flow of water
rent through a pipe.
At the same time James Watt, a Scotchman, was discovering
and developing steam power and the steam engine. The Power
or force produced by his steam engine and by electric force’
were compared and his last name therefore is used as an elec
trical term, "Watt,” which is:
The power produced by a given numbers of amperes sent
through a wire at a given voltage, just as “horsepower" is the
measure of power produced bv a given number of gallons or
i übic inches of water per minute sent through a pipe at a given
pressure. Watts in turn may be measured in horsepower, when
the energy is used for power purposes, or in candle-power when
used for lighting purposes.
Watt., are measurable units of power or energy, just as “foot
pounds” are a measure for power or energy. One horsepower
equals 746 watts, or 33,000 foot-pounds per minute, (A
horsepower is the amount of energy required to raise a weight
of 33,000 pounds one foot from the ground in one minute.)
Therefore, my last name very plainly means a definite measure
of Electrical Power, or Force, produced under the conditions
stated above.
J will tell you Rig Business People all about the rest of my
name in my Next Talk to you. Then I’ll tell you Some of the
Things I Can Do For You, as a Servant who is
At Your Service Always,
KILO
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PAGE FIVE
RIGHT EARFUL
He aimed to make the two ball
In the corner or the side;
He took a swipe with all his might
And ripped the broadcloth wide.
New York at Philadelphia.
Boston at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. I.—Hornsby Day
was celebrated with a Cardinal vic
tory over the Pirates, by a 12 to 4
score, making the- third straight for
the local: . Reger Hornsby, second
baseman, was presented with two
diamond rings, one from the Masonic
Lodge, and another from a ’fund
made up of public subscriptions. A
diamond stick pin was given him by
the chamber of commerce. T.wn thc'i
: and dollars worth of Liberty bench
jvere also given him to be used in th*
purchase of a home here, together
w-’th a basket of flowers. In return
Hornsby clouted a homer, two dt>t»
hies and scored three runs.
Score : R. |L R
Pittsburg 010 000 030— 4 6 4
St Louis 010 341 0-7<— 12 18 ’
Carlson. Wheeler, P. Morrison a
Gooch; Haines and Clemons.
At. New York-Boston, rained out
No other games scheduled.
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