The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-02-24

and Doc White in top form they
won pennant from Cleveland
with eight 800 hitters. led by
BAjoie and Flick. The day of the
pitcher in baseball isn't over yet.
After all, the main heroes of the
last world series. were not - the
sluggers, but Douglas. Nehf,
Barnes, Mays and Hoyt.
These five cut a flock of slug
gers down to normal size. With
an ordinary attack the Yanks may
be even more formidable IL their
five best pitchers report for duty
with stuff-laden arms.
Limerick of the Links.
Said @ DIFFER. uhoSc shots toould cdrcen
Eighty yards of the fairtoay or green,
III could live 'euI out such
As Hagen or Hutch,
But I hate to be called a machine
The international Splash.
There Is now a strong possibility
that Jesse Guilford. amateur golf
champion. will set sail for Prest-
wick in May to take another crack
at the British title.
There Is almost a certainty that
Willie Hunter. British amateur
champion, will be on hand at
BrookIine in September.
Beyond this there il a stout pos
that Great Britain will
send over six or eight of her lead
ing amateur stars for our cham
plonship test over one of the great
Massachusetts, courses, and that
1922 will take its place as one of
the leading international golfng
years.
The pro situation may furnish
an even keener battle il Taylor.
Herd, Vardon. Ray, Duncan and
Mitchell all ship their wood and
iron to Skokie-or IL Barnes, Ha-
gen and Hutchinson, all three, de-
eide upon another British jaunt
The Indications point to unusual
activity, but Febreary is a bit too
soon to speak of certainties.
The two leading golf nations are
now so well balanced in talent
that it is hardly. possible they
will permit the various openings
to slip by without exchanging hos
tile shots. Especially so, as both
countries are working earnestly to
be in complete accord regarding
rules and championship methods
Some $4,000 or $4,000 miles away,
Australia is already launching her
preliminary work for the Davis
Cup.
Brookes, Patterson, Anderson and
Wood, four fine players, have
swung into competitive action.
where the final selection is sure to
leave Australia as the strongest of
all the challenging teams.
Anderson, who seems to have
been a slow starter, has been COM
ing forward. as in two of his big
ger matches of the last year he
has beaten both Tilden and Pat
terson.
With Brookes and Wood taking
care OF, the doubles. our PARKWAY
visitors will be in position to make
an assault of no featherweight
proportions. They do not yet look
to be up to the standard of Til
den. Johnston and Richards-but
at least their case isn't a hopeless
one. ..
Did any town." asks an old
time FAM ever own greater in
field than Tenney, Lowe, Long and
Collins? Or a greater outfield
than Speaker, Hooper and Lewis,
all of Boston," These two seIec-
tions belong among the greatest,
If not at the top of the list. Phila.
delpbia and, Chicago might offer
infields of equal value in McInnis,
Collins, Barry and Baker - or
Chance. Evers, Tinker and Stein
feldt-but for combination infield
and outfield worth as named above,
Boston can grind out an earnest
rebuttal to any" counter claim.
Now doth tho Al.
content give way at last to prom
Using youngster." game of his
life," hop to his fast one" and
other CHEEKY chirps from the grand
chorus of advancing spring.