The New York herald., 1922-10-02

merce with many whereases resolved
Glancing at the bottom of the final
standings of the clubs we find two
little strangers. One of these strange
teams is the Boston Red SoX and the
other the Boston Braves. The two
Philadelphia teams, which were con-
ceded to have the exclusive rights to
The ground floor of their respective
leagues. have moved up. The lowly
Athletics and the quite as lowly Phil
lies have moved themselves up a
notch.
In the National League Patrick Alloy
sins Moran. the man who thinks best
with his head between his knees, put
the Cincinnati Reds in second place by
beating the Pirates in a double header
on the last day. The Pirates. who
threatened the Giants toward the end
of the season. tied for third place with
Branch Rickey's Cardinals. The Giants.
with a vacuum whore they used to have
pitching staff. staggered through. in
'heir last drive through the West.
The Brooklyn Dodgers after peevsh
season finished in sixth place. This hui
initiation has so reused the ire os
Charles II. Ebbets. the good old Squire
OF FlatbIsh. that he is asking waivers
on nearly everybody but Uncle Wilbert
Robinson. The franchise and Uncle Will
bert compose the greater part of the
team at that
The American League race finished so
closely that Col. Jacob Rupert, presi-
dent OF the Yankees, is still suffering
from shock and Col Tilinghast LHom-
nedieu Huston Is still having difficulty
in restraining his palpitating knees. the
syrations OF which have weakened the
grand stands of the American League
this season. If the Yanks had not won
Saturdays game from the Red Sox they
would be preparing for a three game
playoff with the St Louis Browns in
stead of for a world series. The very
thouGht OF such contingency is said
10 nave caused the iron hat of Col TIL
ilnghast LHommedieu Huston to crack
IN several places. 1t will have to be SOL
dered for the series
In st. Louis, where the infants start
life by hurting their nursing bottles at
the rest of the family and grow up TO
nc tuil fledged pop bottle throwers. there
is much sorrow over the conclusion NJ
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place. and 1.-THE pop bottles that were
saved during the season for the world
series now become practically total
loss. BY resolution OF the Chamber of
commerce the defeat of the Browns Is
laid TO the check book and fountain non
of Col. Jacob Rupert and there is much
Indignation.
In Detroit there is some mild satis-
lsGton IN The fact that Tyrus Raymond
tobo, the noted Georgia Peach or
Vuihce--as he sometimes appears to
pe-ln MS 1irst year as manager piloted
me Tigers into third place. The popu-
lation of Cleveland abandoned hone In 70
In the season and watched il through
as innocent bystanders. The Cubs and
the White Sox finished fifth in their
respective leagues. which Is about where
they rated when the late lamented sea :
son opened.
Monarch or Mace Deposed.
The departed season finds Babe Ruth
deposed as the Home Run King with
rogers Hornsby of the ST. Louis Cardi-
nails installed in his place with forty
two home runs to Ruth's thirty-ive.
The law prevented the Babe from
rctting an even start with his success
Sor In the home run business and his
~ 4hthhi' Sii pttNtHltu Ilm from
itching up to Mr.. Hornsby Incl
dntly Hornsby is the batting cham
Ion of his league being the first Ma
llcnal League hitter since 1899 to at
'Iir 400 or better. According TO the
numerical nuts Hornsby finished the
son with batting average of .40f
hich might be considered an indica-
tin that he socked the ball with con-
ii rable consistency.
~ To the financial success of the
ason which has just closed there are
- dgures available. While the mag
as are not at all averse TO the
"ubicatlon Of the standing of the clubs
hey arc inclined to be reticent as to
The standing of the box offices. From
one magnatc, who is strangely truth
ful. your correspondent learns that
while the financial average is not quite
as hieh as that of last season there is
nothing in the figures TO cause the
owners OF baseball clubs any great
mental anguish. On the whole it was a
very successful season financially.
In some cities the falling off In the
box office was greater than in others
on the average. Naturally they did
not play TO any large crowds in Boston
or Philadelphia. In st. Louis the re-
ceipts are believed to have exceeded
were just trhe less.
Demand for Series seats Heavy.
While on the subject OF the gate re-
""ipts u can be announced right now
that the coming world series will not he
bust, as some OF the gloomy ones pre-
dicted. Cousin Egbert Barrow. secre-
;ary Of the Yanks. who has examined
the certified checks for more world
series than any secretary still loose.
announced last night that seats for the
Yankee half OF the series practically
had been sold out II is expected that
;he allotment will be oversubscrbed by
'o-night.
While the Yanks still rule favorites
over .he Giants, those who bet their
money before the YanlSs reached the
mathematical certainty are beginning to
worry not little. Certainly the Yanlzs
Ind \ much harder time attaining their
objective than did .he Giants.
Tho attitude of the populace toward
the fretricidal strife that will take
place under Coogan's Blur seems to be
une Of interested neutrality outside OF
those who have affiliations with either
rlub or either league. Harry NJ. Ste
tcns, for instance. will sell frankfurters
10 the rooters OF either team withou.
foar or favor and tho attitude of Mr..
a.