The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-22
Bing Miller, Former Traveller, Furnishes Batting Feature
 of Week in the Big Leagues

New York, May 2f.-New York teams retained their leadership in the major league pennant races last week. with St. Louis runner-up in both circuits, but several other con tenders appear to have rounded into form. and promise to give the favor ties plenty of opposition. Tho Giants had their lead over the Cardi- nals cut to two games. As both lost today. it remained unchanged. while in the American league the Yankees kept the Browns out of first place by teday's victory and also acquired an advantage of a two- game lead.
 The return of Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel to the Yankee lineup. after the lifting of their suspension, fur- nished a spectacular climax to the week, and, although neither siugger apparently has adjusted his batting sight as yet, they are expected be- fore long to furnish the punch which the New Workers have lacked in the early campaigning.
 Macks Squirting
 The Philadelphia Athletics, dis playing batting strength second to none of their American league rivals. =NfhA1 ks may prove the sensation of the race. They climbed to third place last week, winning their series from both St. Louis and Chicago, and. unless the present spurt is an early season flash in the pan, promise to be a dan gerous contender for the first time since Connie Mack scrapped his fa- nous worlds champions
 The Yankees, after a disastrous se- riaq with inc natFoft three straight from Iris Speakers Indians, who are in a bad slump, duo to ineffective pitching. and opened an important series with their ri- vals, St. Louis. Saturday. The Browns took the opener, despite the return of Ruth and Meusel. but lost a 10-inning brush today.
 The Boston Red Sox broke even during the week, while Detroit con- tinuing it's scrappy play under Ty Cobb's aggressive leadership. clung to fourth position.
 In the National
 The Giants, unable to get better than an even break against their western opponents, dropped their third straight today to Cincinnati, The McGraw men have not been hit ting as hard as they were earlier in the season, while in addition. western
 
 stand against the invasion of tho worlds champions,
 St. Louis displayed terrific batting strength and gained slightly on tho New Workers. The Cardinals scored more runs and made more hits than any team in either league and with fair pitching will stick to the heels of their eastern rivals.
 Gain in Race
 The other three western teams. Chicago, pittsburg and Cincinnati, gained in the race at the expense of the eastern teams, all showing st winning margin for the week. Gin cinnati, enjoying its first winning streak of the season, has taken five out of it's last six games, including a victory today, and has moved away from the cellar region.
 Harris, Judge and Peckinpaugh of Washington pulled the fourth triple play of the season In a game against Detroit Tuesday. while Ed ("Bing'D Miller. slugging outfie1der Of the Athletics, furnished a batting feature by knocking out three home runs in two days, increasing his total to nne and riyaling Ken Williams of St. Louis, who has II, for clouting hon ors.
 Tho weeks record in each league of games and lost, with runs hits err TOTS and opponents runs. Including games of Sunday. is as follows