The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-04

Yu<ked tie BASEBALL world since tho
cssse Of the 1891 season.
The Giants and fanks staged the
vGifs series In Gotham thls year.
vxieh fact Is no longer a secret.
siEce then the owners Of those two
sichs have stepped out and strength
esd their teams for 1919. making
sk<ir clubs favorites 20 win again.
Both the Giants and the Yanks
mte more money than any other
dsks In baseball last year and they
sssh afford TO step out with the coin
= buy players The Heinle Gruh
ed Jim OConnen deals werc the
~ transactions completed by the
Giants. while the Yanks recently
tuned over a big deal with the
Boston Red sox that involved the
trsnxfer Of several stAra
4 PESsIsusTIC
4ayE
81 Following the heavy spree Of fling
ing huge gobs Of coin around the
u 8 A. for bail players. a pessl.
Hksfic note 10 creeping thru reports
nom Eastern baseball dopessers.
The general business depression
- not hit major league gate re-
eeipr until abou; the middle OF the
1871 season. and the interest In the
fverish races between the New
York clubs and Pittsburx and Cisve-
Ind ovcrrarne the natural reiuct.
snce % the fans 10 part with their
tsindling cash resources at the box
Gsices
II the Yankees take a long lead in
Ne American circuit and hold u
az.iy. the bleseher gods VIII be con.
picuons by their absence. II WINS
nfurai for Higgins to hook a
ritcher. hat the dssrnantiing of the
I'D sox by unloading Piercy. Quinn
snd Collins. second. and third-raters,
\ return for Bush and Jones. two %
Ne best hurlers IN the league. and
esting peckinpaugh for Everett
the on the Yanks' part
Boston fans are Disguised with the
merrsnary Harry Frazee. who has
praetieaily killed interest In the
American In Boston. The Yanks'
fEh powered ball club may win the
I0s-B'on thru the deal. but neither
4ey nor any other club viii draw
more than a corporai's guard at Fen
szy park next season
oNI4Y TWO
FOR COMPETITION
Cleveland and ST. Louis are the
ely clubs who figure on paper 10
fse the Yanks pennant competition.
he Indians have been strengthened
a first with the acquisition OF
Euffy McInnis. and have the class
hfield Of the league. but their fail.
ure to bolster up their hurting corps
b likely to leave IL up 20 the Browns
v make the pennant fight q real
race.
As last year, the Browns are the
Dark horse Of the league. Davenport
Il an uncertain quantity. II he
e1nes thru as expected 81. Louis
may counteract the ill-effecfs OF
Colonel Rupert's and Illusions pen
nantbuying stunt. and compel the
interest Of the bugs.
In the National. the burder also
nils upon St Louis. The Cardinals
mad the best.worklng outfit in the
bgue al the close Of the season,
ehly the miserable showing OF the
Pitchers in the first 20 games OF the
von keeping them out Of the
~ series. Doak. most effective
sfcher In the league in 1921; Shar-
GL Halnes and North are a fair
ttching staff. and II In form at the
iszz opening. should help the Cards
% get off with a jump.
10 HARMONY
N PITTsBURG
kumors Of lack OF harmony on the
Pirate team Indicate that the pen.
nant chances of Pittsburg will fliv-
~ earlier next season that last.
Dreyfuss and Gibson have been try.
ing TO make some trades 10 promote
mar aony and plug the hole AZ third.
pn' my possible deals are still up in
IN y, with nothing in sight at
pr nj.
II sums up that the 81. Louis clubs
" Cleveland viii have 10 deliver. In
ofder TO keep both major league
isces from flivverinR. and an cpl.
ssmic OF fiat purses from affecting
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