The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31
RRY SNCLAR'S HORSES AGAIN Lead COUNTRY I'M WINNINGS
M 'GRAW REPEATS;
SISLER, H0RNSBY
HARDEST HITTERS
Ty Cobb and Ed Rommell
Also Among Greats of
Year in Baseball

Three figures stand out, pre-
eminent. in the returns from the
season Of 1922 IN baseball They are
John j. McGrow who Jockcyed the
Now York Giants to their second
worlds title in successive years,
Rogers Hornshy who led the Ma
tional league in hitting and all base.
ban IN home runs. and George
Sisler who topped the American
league In batting, base running aud
all around excellence
HOrneby was tho first National
Lacquer 90 hit 400 over "A fun season
since the salad days Of tho late Ed
DclchHnty and his individual of-
forts kept the ST. Louis Cardinals In
tho race until the dying weeks OF
the season He also smOte AZ nome
Iuns breaking the league record
aud outdist2nCinE George Herman
Ruth, the noble Babe, who had u
careworu year what with heavy
suspensions and waist hncs
Another ST Loui3 inspiration.
from the American league side ol
the fence, was George Sisler, who
topped the league in hitting with an
average OF 4l9 and in stolen bases
with 81. st. Louis didn't win any
pennants, but 1t gained much pres
tlge In the individual performances
of Sisler and Hornsby.
Cobb Gcts Honors.
Further honora fcll to tho lot OF
Ty cobb. who not only led the Tigers
out of the second division. but, nc.
cording to unofficial averages
lnftgl dun fyI Ina.
eQualliug the major league record
Officially Cobb hit 3gN. but ban
johnson, In his large. spacious way
granting Cobb an extra hit on q
questionable drive made az the Polo
grounds In May. In 50 doing he
went miles over the head OF tho Of
ficial scorer.
George Herman. the notable Babe
drew a six weeks suspension OF the
outset for defying Judge lands and
the now defunct transforming rule
When he got back in the game his
smuggling appeared only in spurte and
after several suspensions for badger
ing umpires, he finished the cam
paign with 35 home runs, as against
hls record OF SO.
III the worlds series he was rather
a backfire. getting only two hits.
New York bcriCs
The Giants and Yanks, as before
collaborated in stag ng the big Sc
ries, and the Giants won again, this
time in five caves, one being a tie.
This last was called IN the tenth
inning because of impending dark
ness. and the crowd lnshcd itself
into a fury in putting on a demon
stration in front OF Judge Landls
box, As a result the entire receipts
were turned over to charity. and
the multitude was appeased.
II Is noteworthy that George
Kelly delivered the hit on September
q that gave the Giants victory
over the Cards and the National
league pennant and that the same
player came through with single
off Joe Bush on October 3, winning
the worlds championship Tor his
team.
I,omnlcl GTca4 Pitcher.
one OF the most creditable per-
formances OF recent years was that
OF Ed Rommel. who pitched q win
ming games with the seventh place
Athletics.
The winners OF pennants In the
big little" leagues follow:
Pacific Coast league, San Fran
CISCO International league, Balti-
more; American association, 81.
Paul; Southern association, Mobile
Eastern league. New Haven. Texas
league, Fort Worth; Western league,
Tuisa.