The New York herald., 1922-08-22
Indians Here To-day, Strike
YankS in Relentless Mood
New Yorks Have Won Five
Out Of Six and Bask
ut Top.
ny DANIEL.

They went picking posies among the
falling leaves yesterday--did our ram
pant Yankees-picking posies in the
cool meadows and thinking of the world
series soon to be decided. With five
victories in their last six games-two
out of three from the Tigers and three
straight from the White Sox-and the
league leadership once more in their
grasp the New Yorks face the future
with pepper and confidence. If they
don't win that pennant again they lie
serve to be taken out into the wood
shed and spanked-and they admit it.
But they fear no contingency which
viii call for the application Of the
paddle. They're playing remarkable
ball.
To-day the American League cham
pions will tackle the fallen indians ia
the inaugural of series of three games.
The Clevelands no longer throw terror
into the local camp and they come here
WITH their new pitching Ana apparently
out or the way. Dan Boone, the sensa-
nooga recently. won his game in Wash
ington on Sunday and it is not likely
that he will be used at the Polo Grounds.
As Coveleskie pitched on Saturday it
looks like uhle. who hasn't worked since
last Thursday, when the Athletics
knocked him out of the box. For the
Yankees the choice is likely to be
samivel Jones, the bejinxea, with Joe
Bush behind him.
Bush Has Saved YanIks.
Bush certainly has saved the club this
season. In the spring he was regarded
as fourth choise among Miller Hug
gins's pitchers. but here he is with
twenty victories and only four defeats.
the only major league singer with a
winning streak of nine and still going
strong.
We remember one afternoon down In
Virginia when the Yankees were coming
North from their training camp. TIE
conversation turned to the pitchers and
several enthusiastic war correspondents
got to talking bets. One offered to lay
a bit on the proposition that Jopes
would be the leading pitcher of the
league this year. He had -yon twenty
three and lost sixteen with the be
draggled Red Sox in 1921. 1t seemed
safe to predict that with a team like
the Yankees Sam would win at least
tbirty-two games.
A few of the other correspondents
offered to lay odds on Carl Mays. He
had won twenty-seven and lost only nine
ir 1921. Hoyt was third choice--and
Bush fourth. AS for Eob Shawkey--h,
was not expected to be with the club tiic
season. He apparently was headed for
a trade.
Now we find Bob the Gtt second to
Brsh with fifteen victories ond eight de-
feats, while Hoyt is third with thirteen
and nine. Jones mas won only nine and
lost eleven and Mays has won ten and
lost thirteen. Such Is baseball Harry
Pullism was right--take nothing for
granted In the old game.
Ruth Twenty Behind Mark.
Babe Ruth, with twenty-six home
runs against thirty-two for Ken Will
liams. the leader, seems reasonably safe
OF retaining the circuit clouting honors
this year. The Babe Is twenty homers
behind his record at this stage of the
1921 season. On August %. 1921. Ruth
had as four baggers.
IL Is interesting to note that he hit
his forty-sixth off Red Faber, on August
IS. and that one year later. almost
to the day, he slammed Faber for two
homers, trick which he turned in last
Sunday. On August 23 1921. Ruth hit
Caldwell Of the Indians for two home
runs. and to-day the Indians are here
without Caldwell. but with several
other eligibles for fattening the Babes
record.
Douglas Making n Fight.