The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-03
JONES COULD BEAT 1 WHITE SOX TEAM ALMOST ANY TIME
BY IRWIN M. HOWE

It is an accepted fact that some pitch CTS when pitted against certain clubs have the game practically won before the battle starts. Conspicuous proof of this in the American league last year were the cases of Jones. Boston; Bagby and Caldwell. Cleveland: Cicotte and Fa- Der, Chicago; Mays New York, and Davis, St. Louis Of this list, Jones work is deserving 'oi considerable ap- probation. The Red Sox hurler is cred ited with having defeated the Chicago White Sox six times and not once be- ing charged with loss. Bagby dupl- cated this feat against Philadelphia, but his glory is lessenede somewhat, as his victims ranked far below Jones oppon ents as a hitting aggregation.
 ATHLETICS EASY FOR CY
 Connie Macks Athletics were easily vanquished by Cicotte, Faber and Mays in all five games these pitchers twirled against the embryo stars. Cicotte also administered five beatings to Detroit and was not defeated in turn Announcement of Caldwelrs name as the pitching selec- tion in games with Boston, invariably meant a victory for the Indians. The Clevelander ascended the mound five times against the Red Sox and won every game This was also true of Davis in the Browns meetings with the New York Yankees
 Pennock and Thormahlen. New York beavers, toyed with the Athletics for four triumphs and no defeats, while the Detroit Tigers were completely subju- gated by Williams and Caldwell in quartet of affairs.
 An enviable display of pitching was performed by three moundsmen who con- quered their foe six times and received only one setback in retaliation. Bagby and Mays of Cleveland and New York, respectively, accomplished this merito- rious achievement against Detroit, and Shawkey, New York, attained this dis tinction against the Cleveland club
 Almost equally commendable tossing was demonstrated by Cicotte. Williams and Bagby when they finished with five games won and only one lost. This rec ord was hung up by Cicotte against Washington; Williams established this mark against both Cleveland and St. Louis, and Bagby compiled his in games with Boston.
 SOME FIGURES
 Delving into the figures which show the inability of certain pitchers to win against some particular club brings forth the information that Perry, Philadelphia, and Weilman, St. Louis, won the least games and dropped the most, to-wit: One won. five lost The former achieved this humiliating record at the hands of the Indians. and the latter witnessed tne Tanks war clubs bring about his un- doing.
 Winning only one contest and submit ting to six defeats was the ill fortune of Davis of St. Louis in games With Cleveland.
 Bush, Boston; Ehmke and Leonard, De- troit, had reason to regret their assign ment as the beavers against the White Sox. Each hurler was beaten in ilve games and succeeded in winning only one. Naylor's offerings were pounded by the Senators for the same unweicome' record.
 Losing all four games was the unfoi- tunate occurrence of Ayers, Washington, against Cleveland; Leonard, Detroit, against New York; Sothoron, St. Lotus, in games he faced Washington; ana Zachary, Washington, versus Chicago A list of 13 moundsnen were beaten m four of their five starts against certa!n clubs. Jones, Boston; Dauss, DetroN' and Perry, Philadelphia, appear among this group twice.