The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-16
MILLER HUGGINS
 LIKES GIANTS AND
 ROBS IN NATIONAL
Yankee Pilot Thinks Good Pitching Will Win for
 One of Two
By JOHN B. FOSTER

Copyright. 1921, by The Age-HeraId. New York, April t5L-Miller Huggins, manager of the Yankees, says the Ma tional league race is between the Giants and the Brooklyns. Pittsburg is good, he thinks, but the Brooklyn and New York pitchers find favor in Huggins' eyes He should know the value of good pitch ing, because lack of it was responsible for most of his troubles when he was National league manager.
 Brooklyn and the Giants," said Hug gins, briskly, when the subject of the National league championship was touched upon.
 And you won't let Pittsburg in?''
 Brooklyn and the Giants" quoth the little manager again. When the finish comes they'll be raising the dust and the other fellows will be breathing it."
 ROBINS WELL FORTIFIED
 Yes" said Colonel Huston of the Yam kees, with Grimes and Ruether going at top speed, it looks as if Robbie has the best pitching staff in either of the big leagues. If he can get the work out ot Ruether of which that left-hander is ca- pablo, it means 25 victories for Brooklyn. Add another g on account of Grimes. That's 50 Put in about 15 each for Ca- dore and Smith and 1 guess Robbie will be walking on the clouds at the end of the year"
 Then it will be Brooklyn and the Yan- kees for the world series :"
 I'm not advancing ahead of my bar rage" said the colonel, but I would surely like to beat an old-timer like Rob- bic for the worlds pennant." Huston and the Brooklyn manager are great friends. And don't forget the Giants he added. Parkinson of the Phllies had no bene- fit of spring training with the club. lie was chasing the ball for a semprofeS- sional team in Paterson, N. J., when he began the season. When Fletcher failed to report for the first contest against the Giants, Manager Bill Donovan of the Philadelphia club, in casting about for a shortstop, put Parkinson in the game be- cause he practiced well. The boy never had professional chance before then. Without any of the so-called advantages which the other payers had derived by their spring excursion, Parkinson dug his cleats in the sand and played such a fine shortstop's game that if the Philliles had won. the visitors said he would have been the hero. From all accounts, he was the hero, anyhow. The old conservatives call Parkinsons showing a freak of play. Maybe. But if Parkinson keeps right on as he has begun he will have career
  any kid in these many years.
 SINK OR SWIM
 Once in a while there is a story about a ball player being lifted from the lots to fast company, but before he gets into his first game he gets a trial Parkin- son was thrown overheard and told to swim. He did.
 President Hickey of the American as- sociation has advised his umpires to lift players from the game if they use pro- fanity. Big league umpires would not mind if they had similar instructions. Some of the big league umpires think that profanity is on the decrease. ''It may be cut all the more, said Bill Dineen, now that the ball players are paying strict attention to their department All of them know that they've got to make good this year. Tough language doesn't mean what it sounds like in baseball It's a habit of loose talking that follows when lot of men get together and try to emphasize what they have to say by emphatic words If you'll stop to think for a minute, baseball is pretty em' phatic proposition, where you're either right or wrong. Compromises don't go. When Kelley of the Giants played on the coast as boy he broke up many a game by a home run. If he has al last got into his stride in the National league, he had better take notice.
 Phillies' center field is credited with an assist. Kelley's fly caromed from the fence into the bleachers. converting the hit into a home run Visiting clubs fume furiousIy whenever the play is mentioned Giants have quit fuming.
 No attempt was made to plaster Ruth first appearance with base on balls The pitchers for the Athletics went after him
 Isy~s yr,,1y fo him. He's a child of fortune. Lady Luck smiles now. but if ever she loses her temper Babe will have to woo her back with the ardency of a Venetian beau.