The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-24
0UTPLAY
WESTERN TEAMS
EXCEPT TIGERS

.RY John B. POSTER.


New York, Aug. 24.-Since the
western teams Of the American
league have been in the east the
Yankees have been outplaying all
of, their little playmates In the or
ganization nearly one hunderd
points in every thousand. II they
continue that way to the end Of the
season they should win the cham
pionship by about six games.
The team that is going best in
the league is Detroit but the Yanks
have got to that stage where they
no longer fear Detroit. They figure
they have them beaten right now
unless half the Yankee team should
lose its health and the other half
its legs.
The team which has been helping
the Yanks most decidedly is the
meek and lowly Athletic crowd
who are bears on their own field.
They trimmed Cleveland good, not
that Cleveland was displayed for
the championship, but on general
principles and Of course it is as
well to keep Cleveland Gagged as 1t
is to let the Indians get loose.
Following Cleveland they gave
the Browns a jolt like that Of an
earthquake. st. Louis went out of
Philadelphia thrashed three to one
and as the Yanks were defeating
Chicago three straight at the same
time it is apparent to anyone that
the new gain for the New York
sluggers during that session was
some melon.
St. Louis is three games behind
its hoped for schedule. The
Browns are doing on this trip what
they have done on their other road
trips, break even or nearly so.
When their nearest rival is doing
the same thing it is not SO bad for
the Browns but their nearest rival
suddenly Topped from $3.50 base
ball to baseball of another vintage
and a much better vintage.
The Yanks in other words lare
playing the long-looked-for. long
hoped-for championship baseball
which Miller Higgins insisted they
had in their systems if only they
could get it out.
1t is quite true that they lost
again to Cleveland on Wednesday
and dropped back to second place
in the American league race. On
the face Of things that would seem
to be a cOntrOversion of the fact
that they are playing better than
st. Louis yet it is not, because they
still hold that proportionate gain
in recent winnings which would
pull them through in the long run
Cleveland Pitching Fast.
| The Yanks ran into some very
well pitched games in the Cleve.
land schedule and that's such a
novelty that they proceeded immed.
lately to get thrashed. A sample
Of the old-fashioned Cy Young
kind of pitching when it is flashed
these days gives the ball players
"forgetfulness of the swing" II
anyone Of the four leading teams
! in the two major races could pui
out a Young or a Matthewson OF
some one like that, he would BIZ
good for six games between nov
and October and don't overlook the
fact that six games on the righ
side are more than likely to wiz
the championship.
The Browns have found a plug o
solace in Boston while they wer,
buffeted from pillar to post unit
they arrived there. Their breath
ing spell and the success they hav,
had in it will give them courag,
for the next series which is will
New York and the last to be played
by st. Louis in the east in 1922.
Nationals Pull Away.
The st. Louis Nationals picked
up game from Boston Wednesda,
which drew them away from tn,
other western teams that hav,
been barking at their heels. It gain
ed them half a contest on New
York but even though they wer,
once more to advance until the,
were in first place or within a hal
game Of it none would take then
very seriously because they hav
had too many similar chances t
annihilate the hopes of the Giant
and have fallen down.
! President Heydler Of the Ma
tional league is quoted as bein
averse to Toney going to st. Loui
until he tells why he refused to &
to Boston. The latter team trie,
Ito get rid Of him too quickly. A
Toney personally refuses to pla
this season his case can be irone,
out during the winter. Its Just a
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