Evening star., 1922-09-11

The Cards have lacked an atmos-
phere Of stability, and they have not
been nurscd into a championship with
the desperation of a man who knows
that he has got to go long way and
bluffs his way through. They ap-.
FFp"caed the penHanI like barefoo3
Kids walking on Il field of stubble.
Percentage Against Browns.
The Browns. whether they have,
poor pitchers or bad pitchers. neve1
have ceased to fight. They have been
knocked down and they have jumped
their way back. They must win thu
championship solely on their nerve
ana their courage because the little
technlcaiities of percentage and
itW other things are against them.
II they have the fight in them to
whale HE IaHks when the latter team
plays them in ST. Louis they have got
a chance. because the net difference
to be gained in percentage would give
them corking lift toward the top
of the ladder.
All the west and the middle west
are solid for st. Louis The Cards
might have had their share of it. but
they have lost a great opportunity TO
plaster themselves with the ointment
Of popular approval because they
haven't taken the bit between their
Jaws and acted as if they meant to
run away every time the locomotive
Mays, Jones. Shawkey and Bush will
b. depended upon to pull the Yanks
through more than Hoyt. That young
man temperament has been acting
like an liberated tooth all the sea
son, and he hasn't attained the
heights predicted.
Yanks Quit Polo Grounds.
The winning of double header 10y
the Yankees on the Polo Grounds
yesterday was an event in two ways.
II was cheerful departure for the
champions to the west, for the win
gave them more of a lead over the
Browns. The Yanks' lease on the
Polo Grounds expires now and the
American League in future will have
a ground of its own in New York.
Whether the National League made
a good business move when il per-
mitted the rival organization to get
out from under its thumb must be
proved in the future. 4 great many
think the Nationals pulled an error
and reduced their fielding percentage
some points by permitting rival to
establish quarters of its own. The
American League now is thoroughly
independent of the National League
dominance, which has existed since
the junior organization was depend
ent upon the other for grounds.
Winning the double-header gave
the Eanks a fine edge by which to
invade the west. 1t was helped by
the fact that the Browns were unable
to play because of rain.
No other club menaces in the Amer
lean League and the Yanks have left
their home town about one game bet
ter off than they would have been if
luck had not been with them.
Brooklyn Team n Flivver.
The Giants PLAYED Brooklyn and
there was another farce on Ebbets
Field. a Will" aE" the Brooklyns
spruCed up a liitle and made manifest
some of the ability which they possess.
In the game sunday they fiuhbcd eN-
actly as they did once before when the
Giants went over to see them, with
chance that it might he costly for New
York. Brooklyn will have to GO far
during the winter 10 re-estahlish "A
club in which the fans of the city have
any confidence. They haye been shah
billy treated by the players this year.
The nine which was 50 highly praised
by its manager and some Others has
not looked good. The fact that its
leading pitcher had 10 he disciplined
by the owner of the club gives some
idea as to the condition of things.