The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-04


 Almost Even in Base Hits
 The impression seems to prevail around the Ham Chat the Tanks are way out in front of the Giants in club batting. This is incorrect, and the probable cause of such a condition, is due to the fact that the Tanks have be- come famous through the label: "Murderers' Row" They really have a nifty hitting average, but so have the Giants for that mat ter. We see the IIugmen sail Ing along for the season with a team hitting average .302, and we find the Giants trailing 'em by only four points, registering .29S-not enough difference to really count. Where the dynamite really comes is in the fact that the Tanks have so far outshone their National league rivals ill the matter of piling up two-bag- gers, three-baggers and homers. Extra ply clouts bring q man all the way from first around home for a score. Singles merely ad- vance him one or two bases.
 In the Gardens
 Taking 'em by a man-for man comparison, one finds that they are pretty evenly matched. Yet one must remember that Ameri- can league hitters have been pounding out their base hits off hurlers who are supposed to car ry little more quality in their salary whips, and who are sup posed to possess more deceptive deliveries than are to be found in the parent organization.
 We will find Irish Emil Meusel, former Baron gardener, vieing for honors with Babe Ruth in left field. Bambino, of course, leads his opponent in the freckle fac tory. Babe has a walloping mark of .3S0 for the season, against ,343 for Irish.
 In right field Young is one point better than Bob Meusel for the Tanks The former sports a .s22 for the junior Meusei brother.
 Camping the work of the mid dle garden boys, it doesn't take a remarkable eyesight to see that Burns is far ahead of Elmer Mil Ter in willow yielding. The for mer has a .297 mark, while the new Yankee is biffing 'em at .2s3. Elmer was once famous for his clouting ability, but of late has been shining in the defen- sive department. Two remarkable catches by the former MoDillan helped the Tanks to cinch the pennant
 Comparing\the Infields.
 Looking around over the in- field we spot George Kelly on first for the Giants. and Waly Pipp occuying the same position for the Tanks. Kelly, the home run prima donna in the senior circuit, is ahead of Wally in bat ting. but the margin is so slim it doesn't really count. Kelly X average is .s0G against 29I iorN Pipp.
 Ward. at second for the Tanks, is q good deal better than Raw lings, who went to the Giants from the Phillies in the cele brated mid-season trade. Ward IS over the coveted mark With .5VS' while Rawlings trails with .21S.
 Frisch. accredited to be the best base-runner who will participate in the big classic, has offensive powers of merit as we'll lie looks after third base Tor the Giants and bats .339. McNally, looking after third during Frank Bakers absence from the team is way down the list with .zof' while the veteran Baker, who may be selected, is close to the 300 mark with .297. Any way you look at it, however. the Giants third sacker is better offensive man than any tosser Hugg.ns can pit against him at the third station.
 Bancroft, at short, tops Peckin- paugh's hitting average with room to spare, too. The Giant shortsmith is hitting .320, against .s9O for Sir Roger.
 BacL.stOps Evenly Matched. First-string catchers who VIII do the bulk of the receiving m the big go, stack up about even