The Washington times., 1922-06-12

opening at SloNeiahu ioct
day, the ariffs had exactly 1oS hall
games left on their schedule. They
were one game behind the Indians.
and had a percentage OF .4s7. In
1914, the Boston Braves were aoso.
luteiy last. with a percentage OF
.297. They hit a streak and won
SO out OF thew last 11S games, an
In 1906. the Chicago White Sox
were sixth on June 4. They struck
their stride. They won sixteen VIC
tories in a row. From June to me
close of that feverish campaign the
White Sox won an average OF SIG
and battled the Cubs In the worlo
series as their reward. These are
the two extremes tending 10 snow
the possibilities for the Griffmen Oh
1922.
After . long stay at the Polo
Grounds the New York ianks
had a percentage Of .825 on June
a last season. Benefiting by a
similar long homo stay. the Cleve::
land Indians had q percentage Oh
1863. Apparently the going Is
rougher this year than IL was III
1921.
Looking back over six American
League campaign, the Red SoA
in 1918 Travelled at the slowest
pace after June set In. winning
forty.eight and losing thirty-fiVe
games to the end Of that short
ened season. their percentage was
but .57S. Tho Yanks set up tne
highest mark last year, winning
savantv.two and losing thirty-seven,
for an average of .661. This Is a
considerably faster pace than the
Yanks have been travelling TINS
spring, though assisted by that
long homo stay in May.
In 1917 tho Chicago White
SoI won tho pennant with .
nercentsge of .649. From June
on they Travelled at the rate OF
1884. The next year the Red
Soy had a mark Of .595 when
the season closed. In 1916 the
Red Sox won with . percentage
Of .5s1.
II that same percentage OF :6sl
q enough to win this years rag
the Griffmen must win sixty eight
out Of their last 106 games, or
move along at a gait OF .o4l'
which is faster than the Yanks
have done thus far. :.
Wise veterans who have watched
many pennant races are convinced
that this years winner In the
American League will have a per-
ccntage close to 800, possibly
little above It but not far away
from 1t.
II the Griffmen can win 50 and
lose 81 games for percentage Oh
.s04. they should come close 10
1inning the banner. but to do
This they must win 70 out of their
last los ball games, travelling at a
rate of $50. In 1906 the hitless
wonders of Chicago travelled at
rate of .s73. In 1914 the Boston
Braves piked along at the phe-
nomenal rate Of .716 from June to
October.
These figures are shown mere
" TO prove that It has been
done. Many signs In the skies
tend to prove that this years
winner will have no easy time
hanging up the victory, The
favorite. New York, is not play
InK LlRng enOukh " buit thO NhOoO
followers Of the game.
The Browns, instead Of Of
fering strengthened pitching
staff, arc about as they were
last year. always dangerous but
never too much so.
The Griffmen. staggering away
from the tape in poor style, have
rounded into such form that they
are exceedingly dangerous all the
time. Much the same may be
said for the Detroit Tigers. The
Boston Red Sox, when given any
sort OF pitching. can win games
by means Of their heavy hitting.
The same goes for the Philadelphia
Athletics.
The weakest team as June gets
under way are the Cleveland In
dians. An unfortunate training
season has ruined the Indians.
They were showed in and rained
out in Texas this year and have
never recovered. Illness TO such
valuable players as Iris Speaker.
Stuffv MClnnis. Allan Sothoron
and Larry Gardner. with injuries
70 several others, including Steve
O'Neill. have just about killed all
hope for the Cleveland club.
The death OF Sunny Jim" Dunn.
the popular magnate. Is also Likely
70 have dampening effect upon
the players. to whom Dunn was like
o big brother.
The peculiar schedule which has
caused thirteen games to he played
hetWeen WashinRtOn and New