Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-18
By GEORGE

spseia, Correspondent Of The Great Falls Tribu ne.
Copyright. 1922. by The Great Falls Tribune
New York. June 1.-THE batters
are being held in check. Careful in
vestigation of the work of the pitchers
including the first half of June, just
| finished. and comparison with the eff
forts of the pitchers in the first half
of June. 1927, Enthusiastically shows that
they have frightened their grip on the
batterA
There has been a lot of talk in re-
gard to batting. Some have said there
was too much of it and the anti-home
u brigade has snorted for a season
that home I'll were not what the
fans want to see; yet the home runs
rave been going on until recently and
the fans haven't remained away from
the games when there was any big
home run splurge being manifested.
The ample girthed home run king, who
knows all about baseball. golf and
'hosses-for he's cultivating a love
for the shiny coated equine-drew
more folks than have drawn to any
two games this year and where there
are no home runs going on there are
not so many sitting in the seats of the
curious.
In the first half of June. 1922,
both major leagues made approximate
~ 100 home runs. 146 three baggers
and 364 two baggers. Their base hits
for single bases totaled accordingly.
There were approximately 2,4OO singles
in 1921.
In the first half of June. 1922, both
major leagues made approximately 70
home runs, 100 three baggers, 305 two
baggers and 1900 singles. The term
approximately" is used because the
official figures are in the possession
of league officials only. However, an
approximation is quite as good as the
official figures because the difference
between the official figures and the
unofficial figures in Il general total
is insignificant.
nice fat s%hrinkage in base hits as the
favor of 1921 if you prefer quantity.
If it were only 200 it would be tough
because it would show whittier baseball
drifts. To find that it is 500 deals a
staggering blow to those who have
said that batting is increasing so
heavily that it Is making baseball look
absurd.
At the rate, the pitchers are again
picking up on the batters. II is only
a question Of time before they will
make the Ruth's look foolish. Gone
will be the days Of home run orgy. No
longer will the sleek and shining ath-
lete sit on his throne in the lobby of
the hotel while his subjects make
%obeisance and give him tips. The much
abused and often defeated pitchers are
picking up again.
The home runs haven't fallen away
and lost their substance in the same
ratio as the single base hits, yet there
is a difference Of over rs favoring
1921, a decrease that cannot wholly
be accounted for on the theory that
Ruth hasn't been hitting as many as
he did. There are others.
The three baggers have lost their
opulence, and the two baggers have
dwindled. AS singles, two baggers.
three bassers and home runs are all
short Of what they were one year ago,
there is 10 course left but to admit
that the pitchers are getting their
wind and coming back into their
~ knew they would" said George
Gibson, manager of the Pittsburgh
Pirates.
Whenever everybody got home run
crazy and the base ball writer's were
the game would be home rum
ned to death l told them to wait a
There would be a new crop
Of pitchers coming along before very
Iong. ! suggested. and there would