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MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1921.
LEFT EARFUL
'Tis true He saw the baseball game,
He could not press it by;
But when the ball a knothole hit,
It dern near closed his eye.
YANKS WILL RELYON) PLUGGING TO WIN SERIES, SAYS EVANS
American Leaguers
Team of Most Color
• In Major Baseball
Authority Analyzes Aggregation Yankees Must
Face In World Series—Pitching Staff Uncer- i
tain, But Whole Team Can Bat, He Says.
BY BILLY EVANS
World’s Greatest Baseball Expert
MEW YORK, Oct. 3—Greater'
* ’ teams than the New York Yan
kees have represented the American
League in the world series, but nev
er a club with more color.
A team possess
in g remarkable
power at the bat,
coupled with a
good defense and
fair pitching, the
Yankees found it
a very difficult
matter, indeed, to
win the American
League pennant.
The New York
team has for sev
< ral years been the
enigma of the Am
erican League.
With an offense BILLY EVANS
apparently sufficient to crush any
opposition the Yankees have been in
and-outers. At times the club looks
like the greatest aggregation ever
gotten together. Yet almost overnghl
the same club can look very ordinary.
These sudden reverals of forms
can perhaps be best explained by
types. The New York Yankees from
the top of the batting order down to
the pitchers, is a team that can hit.
It is a team that likes to hit. It-plays
th‘e slashing style of game to the ex
clusion of all others. When it is hit
ting, it looks great. The crack of the
< Id base hit tends to enthuse, and the
general play of the club reflects the
c >*hv iasm.
J>\LE SUFFERS
ASTSATHNG SLUMPS
On the other hand the Yankees
are easily depress: d. Pitting slumps
are a part of baseball. No matter
how great a hitter the individual,
there are times during the season
> when he suffers a slump.
Batting slumps are unexplainable.
They just happen. When a couple
of good hitters slump, it is very of
ten contagious, the inability to hit
spreading through the entire team.
It is at such times that the New
York Americans look like the or
dinary ball club. It is not a team
that fighits it. hardest when in such
a lump, but rather a team that takes
it as a matter of course. Such an at
titude has at several times nearly
proven fatal to the club’s chances.
Failure to hit naturally affects
the temperament and spirit of the
player or players. In a great many
cares the slump in batting is fol
lowed by a similar let-up in the field.
Worry over both, invariably clogs up
the thinking apparatus, and it is not
the unusual to have a bunch of dumb
I'lays work themselves in to the pic
ture.
A team made ur> of free-swinging
hitlers, batters with a tendency to
hit. for extra bases, is the type most,
liable to suffer batting slumps. The I
New York Americans is just such a
team.
YANKEES SLOW
GN THE BASES
The Yankees are slow on the
bases, and very naturally this slow
-111 of foot is reflected in the work
afield. It is a team that, lacks a va
ried attack, but how those athletes
can hit the ball!
I seriously doubt if there ever
'C i a team more dangerous at the
'at from the standpoint of slugging
strength!, pure and simple.
Home runs are nothing out of the
ordinary in the lives of the Yankees.
•»ny man on the club, and I don’t ;
''' l ' ,, l>t the 1 pitchers, is liable to
bust” one for a homer at any
time.
II a pitcher elects to pass Ruth,
I '■ must face Meusel. If he refuses
0 take a chance on Meusel, then he
I P Usf pitch to Pipp. |Jf Pipp looks
.angerous, there looms up “Home j
‘ lin . Baker of the old days.
After Baker comes Ward and then ;
bchang, both take a dangerous cut
al the ball.
i p'v !1 l p ad-off men, Miller and
in pa ugh, loom up in the home-
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MOST INTERESTING
OF MAJOR LEAGUERS
The Yankees certainly are a color
ful aggregation. There is no getting!
away from it. Despite its slowness I
of foot, and the fact that at times ‘
the club can look very ordinary, it
is one of the most interesting ag- i
gregations that: has ever represent- j
ed a major league in the big seri ,s. I
It is a team noted for its hitting
ability. Fandom has demonstrated
that it loves the slugger, and the ;
New York Yankees lineup fairly
teems with sluggers. It is a club
th'at gets runs in huge clusters.
In a very important series with
the Washington club before the close
of the season, it scored 59 runs in
6 games. In one of the all-important
games in thte final clash with Cleve
land', it went out and scored 21 runs
for Mays. Such hitting should cer
tainly be considerable, 1 encourage
ment for any pitching staff.
PITCHING STAFF
WABBLES BADLY
What about the Yankees pitching
staff? During the final stages of the
race thte staff wobbled badly, due to
Shawkey’s injured arm and a tend
ency on the part of Mays to have one
bad inning.
Shawkey has had a peculiar sea
son. A sore arm handicapped him
for about six weeks at the start.
Then he hit his stride, and for a
couple of months was the most de
pendable man on the staff. The fall
weather brought a return of the sore
arm, and with a reversal of form.
Mays, a glutton for work ,who has
received plenty of it, seemed to show
the effects cf it at the finish, by a
tendency to let down at some stage.
In most of his games he was for
tunate enough to get plenty of hit
ting, so that his, one bad inning habit
was no handicap to his winning.
Hoyt in the final stages was at the
top of his game, which makes it seem
that he will play a prominent part
in the clash with the Giants.
HUGGINS LIKELY
TO DEPEND ON TRiO
Thus it i apparent that Manager
Huggins will confine .his pitching se
lections to three men, Mays, Shaw
key and Hoy;. Jack Quinn, the
veteran rpitball pitcher, is prone to
come through with a brilliant game,
just when most of the fans have
about forgotten that he was with the
team.
It wouldn’t surprise me if Quinn
got a chance against the Giants, who
like spitball pitching none too well.
In Harry Harper and “Rip” Col
lins, the Yankees have two peculiar
pitchers. No left-hander in the Am
erican League has more stuff than
Harper, no right-hander than Collins.
Yet it is questionable if either will
get a chance. ,
Both lack poise. They have a
habit of developing a wild streak at
a most inopportune time. Lack of
control may prevent either from get
ting a chance to start.
Harper, however, turned in several
brilliant exhibitions of pitching at
the close of the race, and if Huggins
is hard pressed, will get his chance.
Like the Giants’ staff the Yankees
is good, but not great.
COMBINATIONS IN
YANKEE INFIELD
There is a possible chance that
two combinations may appear in the
Yankee infield. One would have Pipp
at first, Ward at second, Peckin
paugh at short and Baker at third.
The other would have the first
three named with McNally holding
down third. An injury to Baker gave
McNally his chance,.and he certainly
made good. While lacking the hitting
power of Baker, he held his own at
the bat, and fairly sparkled in the
field.
His defensive play proved of such
value, as the Yankees came into the
home stretch, that he was kept at
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WHY BABE RUTH IS GREAT PLAYPi
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Three things contribute to the greatness of Babe Ruth, the&ultan of
Swat: His vision, which is ten per cent faster than the average man’s; his
massive shoulders, which give him the driving power, and his trusty ulbdgeon.
third after Baker was in condition
to play.
Either Baker or McNally will fill
the bill at third. Baker win improve
the offense of the team, McNally the
defense. It is a matter for Huggins
to decide which is ofmiost importance
to the team.
At short is Peckinpaugh, one of
the greatest in the business. With
Scott, he shares the premier honors
of the American League.
At second is Ward, a mighty fine
fielder and a dangerous batsman.
Pipp, at first, is a far better player
than generally given credit for. lie
will uphold the honor of the Ameri
can League at the initial sack. It is
a good infield, but hardly compares
with Steinfeldt, Tinker, Evers and
Chance, or Baker, Barry, Collins and
Mclnness.
SUPERMAN ADORNS
YANKEE CUTFIELD
In the outfield the Yankees have
the outstanding figure cf baseball,
the superman cf all times: “Babe”
Ruth. Seldom, if ever, has a world
series offered so big a star as an
added attraction.
The ordinary world series usually
proves most interesting, but. with
Babe Ruth as the added attraction,
the series is proveded with an extra
thrill!
The deeds of Ruth at bat are too
well known to need any additional
mention: it suffices to say that he
hits them where no one else does.
His every appearance at the plate in
the big event will provide a most ex
citing moment.
Supporting him in the outfield is
Bob Mcusel, almost as dangerous, a
right-hand hitter, and Elmer Miller,
who has most acceptably filled the
weak spot in center field.
SCHANC LIKELY
TO DO CATCHING
In all probability, most of the
catching will be done by Schang, al
though Dcvoimer, when given a
chance, proved his ability to he
classed as a real big leaguer. Schang
is catching the best ball of his
career. At. the hat he is always dan
gerous. It was his home run that de
cided the final game with Cleveland,
a game that meant so much to both
clubs.
The /New York Americans is a
good team that has great possibili
ties. It is a team that often fails
to get the most out of its possibilities.
It has its faults, but there is no de
nying that it is the most colorful
aggregation that ever won the right
to play in the big show. What it
will do remains to be seen.
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THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
DIXIE FOOTBALL RESULTS.
University of Georgia 28, Mercer 0.
Trinity 14, Lynchburg 13.
Georgia Tech 41, Oglethorpe 0.
Navy 40, North Carolina State 0
University of Tennessee 7, Mary
ville 0. ,
Wilmington Light Infantry 34, At
lantic Christian 0.
University of Virginia 29, George
Washington 0.
Auburn 34, Howard 0.
Vanderbilt 34, Normal 0.
Alabama 27, Springhill 7.
Citadel 43, Paris Island 0.
University of Richmond 144, Cath
olic University 0.
Tulane 0. Mississjpni College 14.
University of South Carolina 13,
Erskine College 7.
Roanoke College 14, Goilford Col
lepe 0.
Wofford College 22, North Geor
gia Aggies 0.
Furman University 63, Newberrj
College 0.
Columbus Ga . University o!
Florida 6. U. S. Infantry School 0.
Emory Va._ Emorv and Henry Col
levo 31 ITillio’nn College 6.
Johnson City, Tenn.. East Tonnes
State Normal 17, Tusculum 0.
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CAPE TOWN. Oct 3—For tlu>
last nine tim*'S, Alfred Gard'ne- got
30 days in iail for being drunk. When
arrested the tenih time today, the
iiidre gave him three months.
RAILROAD SCHEDULES.
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Arrival and Departure of Passengsr
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The following schedule figures
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guaranteed:
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RY.
Arrive Leaves
11:59 am Columbus-Chgo 3:40 am
10:28pm Albany-Montg’y. s:l4am
7:25 pm Macon-Atlanta 6:37 am
♦7:15 am Columbus *6:50 am
1:52 pm Albany-Montg’y 2:15 pm
2:15 pm Macon-Atlanta 1:52 pm
♦11:00 am Columbus *2:30 pm
!10:00 am Columbus !2 :30 pm
6:37 am Albany 7:25 pm
5:14 am Macon-Atlanta 10:38 pm
3:40 am Albany-Jaxville 11:59pm
2:58 am Albany-Jaxville 12:41am
12:41 am Chgo, St. L. Atla 2:59 am
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SEABOARD AIR LINE
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5:15 pm Richland-Cols 10:00 an;
3:10 pm Cordele-Savh. 12:31pm
12:31pm Richland-Montg’y 3:lopm
SEASON CLOSES
IN BIG LEAGUES
Yanks And Giants To Open Se
ries Wednesday—Ruth’s Sea
son Record 59 Home Runr
The 1921 big league baseball sea
t sen came to a close Saturday with
games in seven cities. The world se
ries championship games will open
at the Polo Ground in New York
Wednesday, giving the contending
teams two days of rest in the mean
time. The contenders will be the
two New York teams, the Yankees,
or American leaguers, and the Giants,
or Nationals. The Yankees finished
the race with a per centage of .614,
while the Giants ended with the same
numbers, only slightly reversed, or
.641. Last year’s world champions,
Cleveland, finished in second place
in the American league. The two
Philadelphia teams, as has been their
habit, finished in last position in their
respective leagues, and within three
points of the same per centages.
Babe Ruth, slugging giant, of the
Yankee, hit his 59th home run of the
season Sunday, breaking his last
year’s record by five circuit clouts
I He will be the most notable figure
in the world series. Following gives
, the final standings and the results of
games heretofore unreported on this
page:
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Won Lost Pct
I New York 94 59 .611
Pittsburg 90 63 .588
] St. Louis 87 66 .569
Boston 79 74 .516
j Brooklyn 77 75 .507
: Cincinnati 70 83 .458
; Chicago 64 89 .418
; Philadelphia 51 103 .331
Yesterday’s Results.
At Brooklyn 7, New York 4.
At St. Louis 3, Pittsburg 4.
At Cincinrlati 5-0, Chicago 7-7.
No other games scheduled.
Saturday’s Results.
At Brooklyn 7, Boston 6.
At Cincinnati , Chicago 3.
At Philadelphia 10-0, New York
I 9-3.
At St. Louis 4, Pittsburg 4. (Call
-1 cd end 9th inning, account darkness.)
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
I New York 98 55 .641
i Cleveland .. 94 60 .610
St. Louis 81 73 .526
Washington 80 73 .523
I Boston 75 79 .487
i Detroit 71 82 .464
I Chicago 63 91 .409
I Philadelphia 52 99 .334
Yetferdav’s Results.
At Boston 6, New Yorlj 7.
At Detroit 3. St. Louis 12.
At Chicago 7, Cleveland 4.
At Washington 11, Philadelphia 6
Saturday’s Result*.
A* Chicago 8, Cleveland 5.
At Detroit 6. S* Louis ]],
At Rostoi 2-1 W"® l ''’net on 7-6.
At New York. 5-7, Philadelphia 3-6
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DOPES RUTH IN SERIES
BY BILLY EVANS.
MEW YORK, Oct. 3.—What is the
1 ’ value of a home-run hitter in a
world series? Will Babe Ruth play |
as big a role in the coming clash be- j
tween the Yankees and Giants as is
generally expected?
M hat part have home runs played ;
in deciding the outcome of world se-1
t ies games? Has any world series |
been won largely through the medium:
of some player’s ability to hit home I
runs?
Would the chances of the New !
York American League club be seri- |
ously handicapped if Ruth should suf- ;
fer an injury that would keep him i
out of the world series? How !
much does the presence of Ruth in i
the lineup mean to the Yankees? I
When he is in a batting slump, does]
his failure to hit have any bearing on
the rest cf the team?
These and a score of other ques-'
lion have been fired at. me when |
it was apparent that the New York |
Yanl oe'-, and the great Babe Ruth i
would be the American League rep-1
resentative in the world series. The I
ordinary series effers enough topics |
for conversation, hut when the out- |
standing figure in baseball, Babe j
Ruth, is listed among the perform
ers, it makes the annual dash all
the more interesting.
Will Draw Many Passes.
Ordinarily, home-run hitters have
not played an extremely important j
role in many of the world series. It i
is apparent, that the value of a slug-!
ger would be more evident over a I
campaign of 15 1 games than in a |
short series, pitchers work far more
carefully on a batter noted for his I
r >bility to bit home runs than they!
do during the ordinary game. It is I
alwavs customary to pass home-run!
run hitler when the situation is dan-!
gerous rather than nitch to him ami!
take a chance on his breaking up!
the ball game.
It is a. certainty that Babe Ruth i
will draw many an intentional base!
on balls' during the coming series if!
be happens to bat with a couple of,
men on and the Giants in the lead
That is good baseball.
There is a chance that Ruth maj
not. do the many great things the
public expect of him. In a pinch he
is going to be passed. When the
Giant pitchers elect to work on him
there is sure to be nothing at stake,
j At such times Ruth is going to look
at the verv he'd the Giants’ pitch-i
ers can offer. Ruth hates to dis
appoint . He will certainly try his
best to come through with a home
run i r two. At such time Ruth is
very liable to whiff more often than
he makes home runs.
Heiners Have Decided Series.
■ Ordinarily home runs do not play
a determining part in the world se
ries. The 1911 and 1915, 1920 events
’ver 1 cveer'ions ; n this, partienb’r
Tn 1911 Frank Baker acquired his
title of “Home Run” Baker by hit
ting Mathewson and Marquard for
heme runs. Those two drives beat
the Giants In 1915 three home runs
decided the final game of the series
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RIGHT EARFUL
The football players tackled him
Amid the roar and din,
And in the mud he left imprints
Os nose and cheek and chin.
FIELD SIZES IN MAJORS
I'll IS table shows the compara-
* five distances from plate to
respectively in all the playing
fields used by major league teams.
It shows how much smaller the
Polo Grounds is in comaprison to
other fields.
Left Right
Field. Field
*New York N.) .. .286.8 256.3
Cincinnati (N.) . .320 384
Boston (A.) 321 313.6
Philadelphia (N.) 335 272
♦St. Louis (A.)340 315
Chicago (N.) 343 298
Detroit (A.) 345 370
Pittsburg (N.) .. .356.6 376.3
Chicago (A.) 362 362
Cleveland (A.) ....376 290
Philadelphia (A.) 380 380
Boston (N.) 402.5 365
Brooklyn (N.) ...418.9 296.2
Washington (A.) ..421 326
♦Field used also by team front
this city in other league.
and gave the championship to the
Bo::’on Americans. Duffy Lewis con
tributed one of the homers, Harry
Hooper the other two. The score was
5 to 4. In 1920 Elmer Smith’s hit
with the bases filled against Grimes,
the star pitcher of the Brooklyn
chib, was the turning point in the
game and series.
Home runs therefore have figured
in every series in which the games
have been played in a park with a
short right or left field fence. That-’
is the case in New York, Cleveland
and at both Philadelphia parks.
Since all the games of 1921 are to
be played at the Polo Grounds,
which has a short right and left field
boundary, I look fo’ - the home run
to be in evidence, and that :L;es not
necessarly mean that Ruth will Io the
swatting. There are any number
of players on both the Yankees and
the Giants capable of turning the
trick.
However, there is no denying that
the New York Americans would feel
greatly the loss of Ruth, if an in
jury prevented his playing. Ruth is
the punch of the club. When he
is hitting, it seems contagious. When
be is in a slump, the club plays as
if depressed by the fact.
(Copyright, 1921.)
RICH MAN’S MISSING
WIFE FOUND DYING
MORRISTON, N. J., Oct. 3.—Dy
ing from and overdose of sleeping
powder and with both wrists slashed, .
Mrs Paul O. Zulhlke, wife of a
wealthy New York importer and ex
porter, missing since Thursday, was.
found Saturday night in a barn onj
the Zuhlke estate near Madison, it,
became known today. She died feu
mi'”iteS after being found.
The coroner declared the woman's;
death a case of suicide.
Six months ago her son, Paul, com-?
mitted suicide in the chemical labora*.
tory of the public school.
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