Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-17

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Hornsby, st. Louis .......,. .475
Groh, Cincinnati ,........... .9S1
Bancroft, Philadelphia ...,.. .3i9
Rath, Cincinnati. .349
Daubert, Cincinnati ........, .339
The western teams Of the Ameri-
can league made their first inVa-
sion of the east during the past
week while the eastern teams Of
the National league came west. Re-
suits of these encounters will fur
nish a better basis for determining
the relative strength of the con-
tending forces.
In the American league Cleve-
land has shown the greatest
strength thus far, getting the best
of its western rivals in the first
encounters. The White SoX showed
ability to win until the Indians set
them back by taking six of eight
games. Speakers tribe entered the
east strong favorites Boston is eX-
pected to trouble some of the west
ern teams and if the Yankees keep
their batting eyes, which they
found recently, they will cut con-
siderable capers.
Prior to their western invasion,
Boston and Brooklyn were the only
eastern teams in the senior organl-
zation that made a good, showing.
Philadelphia played and in-and-
out game in the east and the Giants
were all to the bad. The Reds, Pr
rates and Cubs should improve
their standings in the percentage
column while playing on thelr
home lots. All made creditaoie
showings in the east. ..
Although losing most of their
games, the st. Louis clubs have
been leading their respective
leagues in club batting--the Browns
batting .289 and the cardinals .2sh.
The New York Yankees have a
smuggling team and a good pitching
staff but it is generally conceded
that they are about the slowest on
bases of any big league organiza-
ton. Their hitting and pitching
will have to be top-notch if they
keep in the running this year.
Cleveland. Chicago, st. Louis,
Boston and Detroit all have good
pitchers. dangerous hitters and
speed on the bases. Not every play
err is a speed merchant but there
are several men on each team that
are very fast Even the Athletics
can show some speed and Wash
ingtonI has a faster bunch than
last year.
The Red SoX have been making
lots of trouble Notwithstanding that
the wise" ones picked them for
flivvers, and so long as their pitch
ing staff holds up they will be a
factor There, is real class in
Hooper, McInnis, Scott and Walt
,ers.
One report from the Hub city is
that Manager Barrow got rid of t.e
internal dissention on his team
which wrecked his hopes last year
when he let 20 of Ruth, Mays and
Roth. The fact that without these
stars the team is going good this
season makes that rumor sound
reasonable, especially since it is
generally known that the trio were
dissatisfied in Boston.
The old adage that chain is no
stronger than its weakest link and
the newer saying that team is no
stronger than its substitutes still
hold good as Manager Speaker of
the Indians can testify. SO long
as Dock Johnson was going good
al first base all was well. but when
Doc sprung Charley horse and
Les Nunamaker failed to make
good as sub. messing things up
in game against Chicago, Spoke
was forced to do some serious
thinking. Reports from Cleveland
are that Joe Harris. holdout, may
be brought back.
Last year Johnson played the
first half of the season at first
leading the league in batting until
June, then slumped and Harris was
Harris played the