Evening star., 1921-08-30

win the hOnOr attending the at
tainment of third place, not to men
ton the $500 or so going to each ath-
lete from the split of the world series
pool, the Griffmen will have plenty of
incentive to hustle over the remainder
of the route.
Month of Season Left.
Just a month of the campaign is
left. involving twenty-nine games,
and the fact that eighteen of them
are to be played here, as against elev-
en- in the other three towns on the
eastern end of the circuit. may be re-
Earded as favoring the Nationals. who
all season long have set fast pace
on the home lot and slowed up to
crawl on foreign fields.
But if the Nationals have cause to
light. consider the urge felt by the
Yankees. who will be their guests at
9TH and Florida avenue today and to-
morrow, play host to them for four
battles in three days at the Polo
Grounds and then return here for a
single combat Sunday.
TheSe seven games may make or
break either the Nationals or YAM
KEGS. If the GriffS are able to win
majority of them their stock for land
Ing in the money will be considerably
enhanced, while should the Yankees
put the locals to rout they will be in
fine strategic position for a stretch
drive against Cleveland.
DeivinE Into the Dope.
Right now the Indians are ten
points representing practically one
and half games, ahead of the Hug
men. and by maintaining to the wind
up the pace they have travelled at
thus far will win by the comfortable
margin OF twenty points, provided the
Yankees travel az the same clip they
have shown all season. Against the
eastern clubs the Indians have won
forty and lost thirty-four games for
an average of -541, and opposed to
their western cOnfrereS they have
taken thirty-six and dropped twelve.
for mark of $50. Proceeding
at the same rate they would win
eight of the fourteen games re-
manning to be played in the east and
thirteen of the eighteen left for them
in the west, which, added to their
ord at the close of the campaign of
ninety-Seven games won and fifty
seven lost, for percentage of $50.
New York to date has won twenty
nine and lost sixteen against eastern
teams. .6i4 rate, and won forty
four to offset thirty defeats commin-
Cling with the WeSternerS. for an aver
age of .595. Should the Yankees con-
tinue at the same gait they would
win thirteen of the tWenty-one games
yet to be played with eastern teams
and eight of fourteen games remain
ing with the sunset division and
hnlSh with ninety-four games won
and sixty lost, for an average of $40.
Sounds Reasonable. But
This line of reasoning favors Cleve-
land to cop the championship for a
second time in succession, but the
dope in this respect is not a fair
guide. for the Yankees possess an
edge in having thirty-five games yet
remaining. as against three less for
the Indians. and of this number more
than two-thirds of them are at home.
where the short fences of the Polo
Grounds are made to order for their
sluggers. while of the thirty-two
games remaining for the Indians only
five are scheduled to be played on
their own lot. In this the Yankees
possess a tremendous advantage, one
which indicates that the Gotham
gang this year will wind up on the
top of the heap. if it ever is going to.
AS mentioned before. the seven-
game set now impending with the
Yankees may have a great bearing
on the final outcome. In any contest
between mediocre fingers the Hug
men. with their list of ball maulers,
have all the better of it. Walter
Johnson being under the weather
with a cold. Manager Mcbride has
just one dependable pitcher for i'm
mediate use George Mogridge-
while the Yankees have two-Carl
Mays and Bob Shawkey. Write your
own ticket.