The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-06-05
NO CAUSE FOR Wall
ABOUT BAD HURLERS
so FIGURES PROVE
By GEORGE CHADWICK
Special Correspondent of The Age-Hera
(COpyright, 1921, by The Age Herald

special corresponding OF Inc e-H6falQ
Copyright, 1921, by The Age-Herald)
Why all of this wailing about
pitchers, about the ball, about the bat
and about pretty much everything
else which don't happen to meet the
fancy for the moment of any manager
whose team is not doing as well as
he expected? For the benefit of the
fans. have made comparison up
to June of this year. estimating the
probable success of the pitchers for
tlis season as against their achieve
ment one year ago.
1 don't see that the American
league has much about which to COM
plain. For instance, Jones of Boston,
is away better than he was in 1920.
If he keeps on as he is going he will
be one of the stars of the circuit
Cleveland can't kick about Coveleskic
for his ratio of victories for 1921, if
continued, will give him higher
rating than he had last year. Bagby
Of Cleveland is ~ points off his 1920
rating. If he doesn't improve he will
be likely to lose twice as many games
in 1921 as he did last year. lsagby,
and it is too early fer Cleveland ID
Despair of Inn.
Mats Disappointing
Mails of Cleveland hasn't lived UP to
the phenomenal showing he made in
1920, but it couldn't be expected that
he would. He is doing better every
day and by the middle of July should
be. pitching .667 ball, which is enough
for all championship purposes. On the
other hand, Uhle of Cleveland is
pitching much more successfully this
| year than last.
| There has been a lot of talk about
Shocker of ST. Louis slipping. He
shows no sign of it when you review
his work from the beginning of the
season. On the contrary he is pitch
| Ing better than he did last year. If
he keeps on at his present ratio he
will have four or five more victories.
land perhaps three or your less defeats
at the finish. Mogridge of Washing
ton. and Hoyt of New York, are doing
better, than they did in 1920 Carl
Mays of the Yangees is pitching al
most exactly to the form which he
displayed in 1920. Erickson and Zach
airy of Washington. are running in the
same channel and holding so we'll
| to the course that you would almost
believe a winter had not elapsed be-
tween their efforts of 1920 and those
of 1921.
Faber of Chicago. is doing better
and so is Rommell of Philadelphia.
Collectively the Detroit pitchers ex-
cept Ehmke and Leonard, are meeting
with better results. Leonard is less
effective and compares badly with
both 1919 and 1920. Kerr of Chicago,
is another pitcher of reputation who
is wallowing in the high seas
Worse in National
Conditions look bit worse in the
National league. Much of the com
planning is coming from the senior or
CARNATIONS and many of its star
pitchers have been floundering hope
lessly Alexander and Vaughan of the
Cubs, are away back. Alexander. OF
course, has been unable to do much
work. Vaughan isn't winning as Of
ten proportionately as in 1920. Tyler
on the other hand, has been more sue
cessful. although he hasn't pitched
much. In Pittsburg Cooper is miles
ahead of his last years record. Pitts
burg's youngsters have been vim
ming solace to the Pirates and Hamil-
1 ton. who has borne the brunt of the
losses, is no worse than he was a
year ago.
The Giants haven't been able to gel
their pitchers going we'll enough tc
last through game but by patching
them together and using two to con
test they pun through. Touey and Nehi
fave been more successful than they
! were last year and Benton is 800 per
cent better now than he was in June
1920. Barnes is thought by some not
to be up. to form, but he Is doing
every bit as we'll as he did year
ago.
Galore and Pfeffer of Brooklyn
have dropped very perceptibly Each
OF them is more than o points off
liuether Is points worse than hs
was with Cincinnati. The other
Brooklyn pitchers are running on ar
even keel. F'illingim is miles better
for Poston than he was last year. Nc,
Quillan is fully as good. In t,incin.
lrati Vanguard has dtopped so points
The St. Louis pitchers are showing ne
improvement and that. in itself is suf-
ficient to indicate why St. Louis, ism
j doing much.