South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-02
PREDICT YANKEES
TO FINISH FIRST
IN REMNANT RACE
Washington, St. Louis, Cleve-
land and Detroit to Finish
In Order Named.
BY DAVIS y. WALSH,
International News Service Sports
Editor.

International News Service Sports
Editor.
NEW YORK, April American
league darby-the New York yam
KEGS. even, 1 to , and out, won;
the Washington Senator'S, > to 1,
TO ., and 1 TO 2, second; the St
Louis Browns, 4 to !. to L and
even. third.
The Cleveland Indians, the De-
troit Tigers. the Boston Red Sox,
the Chicago White SoX and the
Philadelphia Athletics also ran.
There you have it. The Yankees
10 win, the Senator'S to place and
the Browns to show, with the In
dams crOwding them all the way.
The Yankees are made an even
money proposition and we see no
good reason for decrying this
choice. The champions Will play
the first five or six weeks of the
campaign minus Ruth and Meusel
and in all probability will not get
away running. Yet. with their
wealth If pitching and a sound in
field defense. IL is difficult to con-
ceive Of them being more than a
few games off the pace when their
two seige guns are returned 10 good
standing. From that point, the
Yanks should go on to win rather
consistently.
Mild Surprise.
The obscure position selected for
the Indians may give rise 70 mild
surprise but we cannot figure them
otherwise. Speaker traded away
no slight percentage of the teams
impressive punch in sending Smith
and Burns to Boston, and It might
be we'll TO remember that it was
hitting alone that kept the Indians
in the chase last year.
The Senator's are favored for sec
ond place becaues the addition Of
Roger Peckinpaugh has given them
one of the best infelds in the league
and for the further fact that wal
ter Johnson seems to be set for
big season.
The club finished a half game be
hind third place last season with a
poor infeld on the left side and
Johnson off to a very late start.
With these features eliminated, the
Senator'S should move upward and
keep moving. They have the speed,
the hitting and the prospect Of some
very fair pitching.
The Browns have a fine offensive
ball club but the defense does not
stand up as it should. 1t is weak at
second base. where no ball club
should be weak. and aside from
Shocker's activities. the pitching is
not likely TO be consistent. Third
place should be its final resting
place.
Tigers Chances.
Topping the second division we
have the Detroit Tigers with more
or less uncertain pitching and a kid
shortstop If either or both come
through. the Tigers are likely to
step right over someone's head into
The first division for they remain
as one OF the smuggling teams Of
baseball and they do not lack for
speed.
The Red Sox are given preference
over the Chicago White Sox largely
on the score of hitting. Yet the
Boston team is singularly devoid OF
the promise Of pitching and the
team is so slow that it will have to
drive out many base hits 10 win
ball games. The White Sox are COM
ing fast, and should Faber and
Kerr have good seasons they might
top the rival sox at the end.
The Athletics seem destined for
another sojourn below. Mack
ruined what little inheld defense
he had by trading Joe Dugan. and
made matters worse by getting
nothing in return, save a slugging
Uutfielder