Evening star., 1921-12-16


The world series will consist of
team which wins the first four games
will be the world champions. The
American League. with the assist
ance of our National League vote
and the moral support of Judge Ian
dis. won the first battle of the an
nual joint session.
The American League stood unani-
mously for the reduction. The Chi
cagO vote in the National League
went with the American League, and
what in old days would have been
called an American League victory,
and what was an American League
victory when you look at the matter
IN cold blood. also is an Endorsement
OF the announcement for seven
game series which was made by
Commissioner Landis after the world
series in New York this year. and
70 which President Heydler of the
National League filed an objection.
members of his organization. Yet
the agreement which was signed
when Judge Landis was made COM
missioner of base bali specifically
stated that no one is to be criticised.
Nor is it in the least difficult to
u
tional League club supported the
American League and Commissioner
Landis. The plan for reorganized
base ball came from Chicago.
Think A-.iOn Was Mistake.
The National League men who favor
nine games for the world series figure
that their rival friends have made a
mistake. If a series ever were to &c
to nine games it would give the
nj q S1.ccaSSfn1 ha
clubs chance to recoup at least q
per cent of their expenses on the final
games. National League club owners
who did not win while the nine-game
thing was on are doleful. They think
that they have lost the chance of q
base bali lifetime. and it is just possi-
bic that some of them are right. How
ever. some still have to get into the
world series.
1t is interesting to observe that the
LEAGUES are returning to first princi-
pies. When the original draft of rules
for world series was made John T
Brush wrote it. and the writer work
cd with him. 1t was the first inten.
ton of Mr.. Brush to confine the series
to five games. the first team winning
three to be declared the champions.
1t took some time to convince him
that seven games were better. and the
principal reason why he let it go al
seven games was that. with the bes,
three out of five. one pitcher. If ht
were very high-clas might win two
games with the utmost ease. The
odd part of it is that at the time il
question Mr.. Brush had for pitchers
Christopher Mathewson and Joe Nc
GiEuity, and between them they
cleaned up the Athletics. Matty woI
thre" of the games and never wa!
scored upon in one.
Witt of Boston, has been shifted
about until he may land in Salt Lake
City. That seems to be where he is
headed for. Life is so uncertain. how
ever. that he may get back east by
another turn of the wheel. There is
a remote possibility that Duffy Lewis
viii return to New York and play the
outfield in the early part+Uffthe sea-
son for the Yankees, ,,and IL he returns
he is likely to stay.
Ping Bodie has been released back
to California. if he wishes to go tC
that part of the world to play ball
Little Italy in New York has missed
Ping for a. long time, and now he. i:
gone for good.
Ty Cobb held long consultation
with Frank Navin. owner of the De-
troit club. and during the course OF
TVS remarks he laid down the letter
of the law SO emphatically that every
clusion that the Detroit manager
thought he was having an argumen,
with Hughey Jennings. 1t has beer
SO much talked about that Veach Is
to go from Detroit that Ty will no,
hear to his going without some part