The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-25
AMERICAN LEAGUE STRENGTH
EQUALS THAT OF NATIONAL
Worlds Series Fails to Settle Old
QUESTION of Supremacy in Two Ma
ior Lessues--supportsrs of Young
er Organization Refuse to Admit
That Older is Stronger.

To uncover the dead and dig back
into the baseball season. II is about
time for American league supporters
to rise up and protest against the al
legged wise matter being handed around
the National league circuit about how
that organization completely outclas-
SEES the American league.
Since the world series writer's who
| follow the fortunes OF the National
league have been burning up columns,
/ proving To their own satisfaction and
that of National supporters that the
Tigers wouldn't finish one. two, three
in the National league, and that the
older organization has IT on the young
er six ways from the ace.
All OF which listens lie ono big joke
The one great mystery to the Ameri-
can league people is how the Pirates
ever managed to hang II on the Cubs
Anyone who saw the teams play the
Tigers confesses that he can't answer
the question. Gibson doesn't start
with Johnny Killing and he hasn't much
on Archer, except that he is bigger
and stronger At first base Abstein is
a joke. Miller Is a pretty fair second
baseman, but does anyone compare
him with Johnny Evers? Not that Is
noticeable. Wagner. Of course, has
il over Tinker, but Bryne doesn't show
averages, as n whole, some better than
the Cub gardeners. That brings il
down to the pitcher. Adams showed
great form against the Tigers, but he
was the only one. and he doesn't look
in the same class with Brown or Ruel-
bach when the big follow is nearly
right. Camnitz didn't have a fair show
I'm the world series because of Illness.
but Willis would have a tough Job
beating half dozen clubs i'm the AM
erican league.
When you come TO look il over, the
Pirates the Cubs and the Giants had
a walk away in the National. Tho
other clubs apparently only fed to the
first three, the Reds showing some
thing, but not much and Brooklyn, the
Dawes. the Phillles and the Cardinals
being clearly outclassed. In compar-
son with the clubs behind It in the
National league. New York was away
ahead i'm the league while the Boston
Red Sox were but a short distance
ahead of Chicago and New York. And
yet the Rcd Sox wallopcd the Giants
right and left and should have won
the first -four games, losing the first
on bad errors. Just how this came
about the supporters OF the National
don't explain but use up all their ar
gument on the Pirates and Tigers ami
Cubs and SOx! Tho Sox were fourth
in the American league and during
the last month OF play were I'm con-
tinual htate of experiment. The Cubs
were entitled to beat them. Where the
Pirates had it on the Tigers, except In
the matter of more luck in the selec-
ton of pitchers, Isl hartito sec.
Drop the Pirates in the American
league for d season and III Is safe bet
they would mot finish as Gar ahead as
they did in the National league They
showed in the world series that they
can't hit a curve ball pitcher who Is
right. Stick them up against Eddie
Cicotte an Joe Wood or Boston; Chief
Bender of the Abilities; Walter John
son OF Washington; Mullin, Donovan
and Willett of Detroit Scott AM
Walsh of Chicago; Jack WARRIOR, Of
New York; Addie Joss and Cy Falken-
burg of Cleveland for an entire season
and perhaps we should see something
worth while.