South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-02
RICKEY SIZES UP
YANKS And GIANTS
FOR SERIES PLA Y
Fielding Even-Giants Lead
in Speed, Reserves
and Hitting.
BY BRANCH hickey.
Manager IT Lour. Cardinals.

strength Of these clubs is as likely
70 be wrong as right II said estimate
gives a decided advantage To either
tenn
However n the different depart
mems OF the game. the two teams
ere very unequal
Suppose the game t0 be divided
into the six departments OF hitting.
speed run making. reserve strength.
fielding and pitching. This fairly
covers the game and in these six
departments the Clans have a
marked advantage III tour. one IS a
tossup and the Yankees hold a de-
cided edge on the sixth
Onensvely the Giants lead The
team has a batting average OF $40
e the Yankees .295. The Giants
a.s0 have better percentage OF
extra base hits on the basis OF an
equal number OF safe drives. RUth's
proves as slugger has somewhat
set up the Yankees as the extra
tCse WALLPAPERS Of the league, bur
the Giants will lead by the end Of
the present season by approximately
200 bases.
In run making the Giants lead
eaeily on the basis Of equal number
OF hits and have a comfortable mar
gin II the n-maklHg ability is com
pUted on the basis OF an equal num-
Der OF extra base hits.
To be sure. in comparing the clubs
"a 10 batting and run making. these
are not all the factors 20 be taken
irto consideration in determining
/ r,rworf.r 0efarefra efrarcrfh
For example. the fielding In one
league may yield more runs than the
fielding In he other: or pitching. as
related 10 bases on balls. wild
i pitches. balks AMI strikeouts may be
less effective I'm one league than in
the other.
Assuming these extraneous factors
20 be equal. the Giants a. bat are
clearly superior to the Yankees
judged on the present seasons work.
Doesn't Prove Anything.
The fact that the Giants have
stolen abou. twice as many bases
a. the Yankees does not. In itself.
prove superior speed. That may be
due 20 different method OF attack
end mana erIal tactics. However,
Groh and Kelly and Bancroft and
4 Frisch will gallop across the tape
4 ir a relay race agains- the Yankee
4 inheld. made up Of Scott ana Ward
ard Pipp and Dugan.
In the outheld. the Meusel boys
are about equal In speed Young
and witt compare favorably while
Ruth and McGraw's alternating out
4 feIders viii be about the same.
! schang - faster than either Smith
I or Snyder
on the whole. the Giants excel in
speed afoot.
Both Clubs Strong.
In reserve strength both clubs
are well fortified
Schang - the ace OF he Yankees
catching STAFF Either Snyder or
Smith can take care of the catching
i for McGraw.
Rawllns. as utility infeIder.
ranks IN versatility and batting and
4 nelding with most flrs.-striking in
felders in the country. lie is tricky.
game and aggressive.
. McNaUy is faster than Rawlings.
r and Baker viii outhit him. but both
cannot play the same position at the
same lime.
In the outfeld McGraw has a
wealth OF substitutes. Stengel and
Robertson against right-hand pitch
ting anG Cunningham and SINNERS
against the left handlers are all dan
gerous extra base hit.ers and AFFORD
AicGraw good pinch base runners
as well i don't think the Yankees
4 can equal this bunch with their
extra out1elders.
Giants Are Favored.
50 tn this department the Giants
are 90 be favored
In fielding. each club Is the best
ir les league.
The catching Bdeiding and out
fielding are tos~ups.
Bancroft may De faster than
Scott and cover more ground but ne
may also bee Bit more giraffe.
Fr.sch IS the seusa- ional fielder II
present day baseball lie has no
eouat Dugan - third baseman
par excellence. and so 10 goes.
In four departments batting run
making speed and reserve strength.
i the Giants lead
In fielding 10 IS ffty-ff.y
Nov. what about the pitching
j McGraw has lost Douglos-8 great.
81 not. the greatest pitcher ia the
1921 world series
HuEgins has added Jones and
Bush 90 an already strong staH OF
pitchers. mad up OF Shswkey Mays
and Hoyt
In Barnes and Nehf NcGrow has
Il Two great pitchers and Barnes per
1ormances against the Yankees in
4 two games last fall VIII make him
seriously regarded by the Yankees
y hen he walks out on the field for
hs FIST game this October.
Ryan - a good pitcher - when
good he - very good. Then again
8 sometimes not 20 good as I see It.
Higgins has Eve pitchers OF un-
q usual ability where McGraw has
II only Two. That's a real advantage.
"A Il seems q uost Impossible FOR Nc
8 graw go offset .his pitching advan-
q tsge o. the Yankees
L ought 90 overcome every other
! feature ln which the Giants may
ii excel
The National League VIII rely
upon the resOUrcefulness OF John
s. McGraw He may show a young
Il pitcher who VII pitch John Nc
a GraW's way. anI n ne does he VIII
Il JuS. about win
. n the series were 20 be played
i q ga.nst the Browns or and othe-
western club. requiring a days
travel between games, the Giants
pitching would LOOK better