Arizona republican., 1921-10-02

In the American league they say of Coveleskie he starts with spit ter and finishes with one" That goes for Douglas in the Nationals. If there is one flaw in the work of Douglas. it is his lack of control at times. A club that waits him out very often proves most troublesome. and a wild pitch is fatal to his chances. In the final meeting of 1921 between the Giants and Pirates, Douglas wild-pitched himself to de- | feat with the score a tie.
 In Toney and Barnes. McGraw has two corking good right handlers. | These two veterans are going rather than coming, and I doubtSif either is as good as he was three or four years ago. They have passed their peak, pitching sooner or later exacts its | toll on the good old arm. The rough | going that the great Johnson and Alexander have had in spots during the past season is mute evidence of the fact.
 Toney at one time had terrific speed, and depended on it to a very | large extent. Since going to the Giants he has altered his style con siderably. Occasionally he busts a fast one through, just to remind the | batters that the old smoke ball' is | still there. However, fair speed, a good curve and a nice change of pace are now his strong points, which sim ply means that Toney is pitching more intelligently than when speed
 was his main asset. The case of Barnes is very much similar to that
 of Toney. All of which merely goes
 to prove that the New York pitching staff is good but not. great.
 Giants Fortified Back of Bat
 Back of the bat New York is well
 fortified. There may be individual catchers in both leagues who have a
 shade on either Smith or Snyder. but
 doubt if any club can offer great
 CT combined strength. Both are fine
 receivers, good throwers and hard hitters. Smith, a left-handed hitter : is used by McGraw with a right
 handler opposing. while Snyder draws
 the assignment against a southpaw.
 The New York infield is a bit lop-
 sided. On the right side of the dia-
 mond are two of the greatest ball players in business; on the left side
 of the infield two good players, but 3 far from great. regard Frank Frisch , as the peer of the third sackers ir I either major league. At shortstop il
 would be impossible to improve or the brilliant Bancroft
 ; At second is Rawlings. who ha!
 seen service with a number of Ma
 tional league clubs. Rawlings is fan , from a great player, but he is of the O winning type, so much desired b, I McGraw
 I Kelly fields well and is the slug.
 ging type as a batsman. Despite tn,
 disparity between the right and lief
 side of the diamond, I would say tn,
 New York infield was above tn
 average
 ! OutfieId Compares With Best [ In the outfield New York will bi
 represented by Burns. Meusel ant . Young. This trio makes up an out S field that compares favorably witt l. that of any of the major league clubs . It isn't weak in a single departmen h of the game. The addition of Mouse k from Philadelphia rounded out tn ). New York club, despite the fact tha
 Meusel failed dismally at the bat fo ,. two or three weeks. A natural hitter 3 he wasn't 10 be denied. and he strucl 1 his stride just at the time the Giant q went into high as team.
 George Burns mas aIways been