The Washington times., 1922-09-11

The lead now enjoyed by the
Giants does not, by the dope, ap-
pear to be large enough to offset
their woefully weak pitching staff
which would not do credit to Sec
ond division clubs. The Giants seem
less apt to win the 'pennant than
the Yankees because, outside OF
Pittsburgh, Chicago and Cincin-
natl must be considered as having
an outside chance to win. The
Browns are the only rivals of the
Yanks.
Man for man, outside of the
pitching staff, the Browns appear
to have considerable advantage
over the Yankees. Schang has a
slight edge on SEVERED, although
Hanks timely clouts have done
much to keep the browns In theIr
present position.
Pipp cannot be compared to Sis
Ter, while the flashy alI-arOund
playing Of McManus shows him 10
u better advantage over Ward by
a slight margin.
Dugan has an advantage over
Foster and, although Scott is ono
Of the greatest fielders the game
ever knew, his erratic sticxwork
places him only a notch ahead of the
reliable Gerber.
1t is In the outfield that the
Browns show to their best .Advan-
tage. Williams must be said to lie
Of far more value to his team than
Ruth. Meusel has not been reliable
in the pinches for the past six weeks,
and for that reason the deer-footCd
Tobin seems to have the call.
Witt and Jacobson seem TO be On
about a par, with the former getting
on the bases oftener and win the
latter being one of the best in the
game when hits count most.
Much has been said of the Yank
pitching staff, but ii cannot LS de-
MED that it has failed to- come up
to expectations.
II Shocker can trim the Tanks
one game when the teams meet III
st. Louis in a three-game series the
middle Of this month, they should
have a three-game lead, which fig.
ures to be almost impossible for the
Hugmen to overcome.
In comparing the Giants and the
Pirates, the most outstanding fea.
ture, as stated previously, Is The
McGrawmen's weakness on the
hill. Nehf has shown signs Of
cracking under the terrific strain
and while McQu:llan and Scott
have shown evidence of brilliancy,
The rest Of the hurting corps can
be dismissed by one wOrd-medi-
Ocre.
The Pirates. on the other hand.
have an ace of the first water I'M
Cooper. He is well flanked by Ham.
nton and Glazner, with Yellowhorse.
who has shown to big advantage
lately. a good fourth string man.
Individually, the Pirates must be
ranked almost on a par with the
Giants. Smith seems to be slightly
better thap any of the Smoky City
maskmen, while Kelly and Frisch'
have an edge, respectively. over
Grimm and Tierney.
Because Of Bancroft's ragged work
of late he must be placed second to
Maranville, while Groh, who has not
come up to expectations, cannot
much more than get an even break
with Traynor.
1t is in the outfield where the Pi.
rates are especially strong. Carey
and Bigbee rank far ahead Of Stengle
and Meusel, while Russell. who is
hitting in the cleanup position for
the Pirates. must be given an ever
break with Meusel.
In summing up the chances of the
Yanks and the Giants, there Is an
important psychological barrier
Anything to beat the Yanks and
Giants" Is the cry all over the cir
cult. While 1t is not the intention
to infer that the opposing teams will
not do their best against the Browns
and Pirates, 1t is held certain that
they will exert every possible influ-
enoe to squelch the Yanks and
Giants.
Our pick, therefore, for the world
series, based, on an analytical sur
vey, is the st. Louis Browns and the
Pittsburgh Pirates.