The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-21
MOUND MEN TO
DECIDE WHO
WILL ENTER
WORLDS SERIES
nY nEAN SNYnER

A mediocre ball club can swish
thru the schedule for a pennant II II
gets good pitching.
Another thing--as a rule 10 tenn
that can boast OF a pitcher WHO wins
20 or more gam~r In "A season can
count Its chickens In.
There are few exceptions how
ever. The case OF Cy Young. the
Ohio agricuitursst. In one OF them
cy pulled this feature pitching stunt
five different seasons three for the
Cleveland club and twice for TIN HE'D
Sox. but neither Of thesr clubs came
home In front during his triumphA
Matty's Rcsvrd
Christy Mathcwson turned the
trick OF piiing up 80 or moro vic.
tories for the Giants four times. New
York won two pennants and finished
second a pair OF times while Matiy
was setting these records. The In.
nous iron man. Joe Mc<;innity.
helped Christy pitch the McGrawites
TO p~nnants In isot.rsos by also win.
ming over 80 games each OF these
years.
Another veteran mound ace.
Grover Cleveland Alexander. ranks
next TO cy Young and chrisfy
Mathcwson In accommodating strings
OF 30 or more victories In season
Alex won ~ games In eds. 1918 and
1917 for the rhillies. Philadelphia
won its FIRST National league pen
nant In 1915. and come In second the
following two years.
Jack COMBS won 81 Gnmes for the
pcnnant winning Athletics In 1910.
smoky Joe Wood pitched - wins
for the Red sox In 1914. and gave
Boston the muslin.
Bagby Is Acc
This year the theory that club
which has a pitcher who can cop 30
or more games generally takes the
pennant may be trsaed b. The Cievc-
land Indians. Jim Haxby had pa,
20 games In tho leo box for Iris
Speaker up to September IL. With
two more weeks TO go. the Cleveland
ace should reach the 10 mark. IL he
falls down. tho Indians chances TO
land a pennant may 20 along with ~
Covclcakis and CALDWELL have
helped BaEby carry the Tribes pitch
ing burden.
Carl Mays II the YankeeS best
winner. with Quinn shawkey and
Collins trailing In the amount Of
good accomplished
For the White sox Lefty Kerr
heads their pitching procession.
aitho williams rabcr and Cicotts
have all won more games. but also
they have lost moro
Bruokiyn's BID for the pennane
which 10 becoming stronger even
day now, II conferred around = gr~ai
| pitching staff. wirbert Robinson
once . great catcher. knows how &c
develop and keep his moundsmen Ia
| top condition
Burieigh Grimes IN the Dodgers
main tower OF pitching strength
Pfeffer. Vanguard. Mitchell. Mamaul
and Galore are also all In great form
10 come down the stretch IN tbs
Fiatbush boys do win out. they'll b
a good betting proposition for tbs
next worlds champions with such ar
array OF .heaverA
Reds Weakness
Poor pitching has made the Gin
cinnati Reds a questionable ball clus
all year. IL their pitchers. who werv
such bright stars year ago. haf
kept II up this year. Pat Moran
would already be distributing tho fal
series pasteboaris. But his pitcher
l s.t-- snl.~~ul.l~
Ludue ls the leading hilltop per
former for the Redicgs. Ellcr
Reuther. Fisher and Ring have has
n hard time to win more than hal
their games. A couple OF youngsters
Napier and Brcssier. have each wor
a pair Of games for their first starts
which all helps
Tonsy. Sehf. Barnes and Dougiai
have done most to keep the Giants
stock booming. Benton has been |
losing proposition The team bchin'
them Is a young one. and tho verl
brilliant at times. II hardly OF caiibe
TO cop this year. Johnny Evers hal
put lot OF hustle In them. but the,
have only an outside chance TO nos
out the Dodgers. unless Uncle VIII
lbert's pitchers should all break thei
legs OF something else between nov
and October ,.
Pennant Turnpike
A club with good pitching Away
has an excellent chance to progress
on The pcnnant turnpike. The clul
that has one or more pitchers VIII
can win 30 games In n season is al
odds on favorite.
But Bagby. OF the Indians. II Tn
only pitcher Of both leagues who ha
n chance TO feature with such
string this year. Alexander. OF tn
Cubs. In Bagby's runner.up. but tn
Chicago club is already out Of tn
nag fight
With three clubs In both league
gtaging blanket September finishes
the mound work from now on vii
ten the story. The two clubs whicl
get the best OF It will do the bil
series advertising In October.