Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-06-18
BASEBALL HISTORY
SHOWS REVERSAL
Comparison Of National and
American Leagues Now
FaVOrS Latter
NATIONAL BRAND
A BAD ARTICLE

Time is the greatest leveler Of them
all" stated Mr.. Wise. 1.-THE pendulum
swings far sometimes, and it's stroke is
slow. but it gets back sooner or later
Take il from me. the American League
is putting up a faster game than the
National right now. Eliminate one
joke team-St. Louisiana you will find
that Ban Johnson's organization has
the speed and the team work. writes
sid Mercer in the New York Globe.
This wasn't the case some two or
three years ago. Then the National
played the better ball because shrewd
managers had welded together teams
of star players. These clever teams
are now in the process Of disintegra-
ton. The American League. having
eliminated a lot of athletes who We're
travelling on regulations Of former
years is now composed Of young men
who are improving instead of deterior-
ating.
Pendulum to Reverse.
Eventually the pendulum will swing
back again. and the National will he
on the top but this season / look for
the American League to capture the
worlds championship. Go back eight
years and you will remember that the
American League had the call when
| il grabbed stars from the National
! League and built teams of good
youngsters up around them. The Ma
| tional League stayed in the rut until.
! i'm the course of time, a new bevy of
stars was developed. The American
League headliners began to fade away,
and to-day there is scarcely a man
left in fast company who starred dur
ing war times. Lajoie is about the
only one. CHESHIRE. Dineen, TannehiH.
and dozens of others have cashed in
as players.
For several seasons the strong Ma
tional League teams were superior "a
anything the American League had
although Johnson's league always
staged good race. When American
League managers got wise to the real
! trouble there was a great cleaning out
of ancient and honorables. The
youngsters gradually gained fame and
now the league boasts Of several
splendid teams of young men. The
New York. Boston, Philadelphia, and
Detroit teams still carry a few vet
NAtAA0f RAN NiAE MUS eNAN lAagAAAH AIt
game that thrills.
Playing Bad Baseball.
/ Il haven't noticed much criticism OF
the National League brand of ball this
season, but to my mind il is a poor ar
, ticle. As the season advances this fact
will become more prominent It's time
/ for the old league 10 clean out as the
American did Several teams are stall
( ing along with staffs of veteran pitch.
ers who can just get by and who vii
never improve New blood is needed
Those stars who We're developed by tn,
National after the raids by the Ameri
can League are going back rapid,
now
THE New York team, 1 believe. il
going 10 be a pennant winner when Nj
Graw makes a couple of changes. He
has the right idea. He is developin.
the youngsters His veterans are be
! ginning TO slide. McGraw can see al
far ahead as the next man and he ii
preparing TO replace those who vii
soon fall by the wayside
He has a man ready to step int
Tenney's shoes and he is carryiny a 10
Of youngsters Just 10 be prepared 70
the inevitable. Mathewson is good TO
} ! several more seasons. but some da,