The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-10-14
BALL SEASON OF 1922
HAS MANY SURPRISES

NEW YORK, Oct. 14-Cincinnati
and Detroit were the two big surprises
of the 1922 baseball season. None of
the dopesters figured them to be in
the money.
finished well up in the race, but with
little more of the breaks they might
have won the pennants.
Cincinnati got away to- very bad
start and doubtless was handicapped
by the sore arm which kept Donohue
out OF the box for long time.
Detroit's hardest blow was the in
jury to Johnson, Pacific Coast pitcher,
who was expected to be big winner
with the club.
Pat Moran's work in Philadelphia
and with the 1919 Reds earned for him
the title of Miracle Man" and he is
still living up to it.
The boss of the Reds is one of the
greatest builders in the game and a
| snreWd handler of pitchers
He has entirely remodeled the Reds
and ne is now in possession of a young
team that ought to be one of the chief
| contenders for the 1923 pennant.
The trade by which the Reds got rid
of Heinie Groh provided the means OF
assembling new team that rushed ul
and grabbed second money in the last
weeks of the race.
| For Groh, an aging infielder who was
one OF the seasons best busts with the
Giants, the Reds got George Burns, q
great outfielder and enough money tc
buy Pinelli, one of the best third base
men IN the big leagues, Caveney, Keck
Coucn and Harper and had about $50,
900 left over.
That is what might be called A deal
Cellar Positions Change.
Ii there is any truth in the report
that the Red Sox traded DerriH Pratt
and RIP" Collins to the Detroit Tig
ers, Cobb will have greatly improved
ball club for the next pennant race
Pratt is good second baseman anC
the Tigers need one, while rip" Col
Inns, if he would settle down to seri
GUS work, ought to be a big winnin,
pitcher.
In looking for surprises in the pas
season, the Philadelphia clubs mus
not be overlooked.
Both the Athletics and the Phillie
missed the cellar for the first time il
several years. Both Boston club
crowded them out and they look jus
as natural in the grave.
st. Louis was a disappointment il
the National league race. The Card
were doped last winter to furnish tn
biggest opposition for the Giants bu
they broke in the late season and di,
$ well to finish in a tie for third place.
Peckinpaueh SIumps.
Washington failed also to live I'D t
preseason expectations largely on az
count of the slump that Roger Pecl
inpaugh fell into. Peck left the Yank
with the ambition of becoming tn
manager of the Senators and he didn'
seem to be much interested in his wor
when he failed to land the job.
Bill McKechnie's work in getting tn
discordant elements of the Pittsburg
Pirates Strengthened out made him on
of the big figures of the season. |
he had been at the head of the clu
from the start of the season, the Pil
ates might have won the pennant
. They appeared to be the best tear
in the National league on their las
) eastern trip.
New York is a very poor place t
! judge ball clubs, however Every teal
tries its very best to beat. the chan
pions and every player does his u
most to play spectacularly in Ne
, York, where the fans are very gene
Gus. Some critics figure that the VII
iting clubs play about 20 percent be
ter than normal at the Polo grounds.