The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-06


American League victory. But
twlrllng stars while steady perforl
not been strong world series pitcl
The Yankee pitching supremacy
Is rather coupter-balanced by the
fact that the Giants have McGraw
and that the National Leaguers
have the distinct psychological adj
vantage OF knowing they already
have twice beaten the Yankees.
And that 10 factor which can
not be undeFestimated.
The Giants also have been better
money players in the past than
the Yankees. Frisch, Greh, Ban
croft and Young al have risen TO
the occasion much after the fash.
ion OF Collins, larry, Bender ana
some OF the old Athletics Of Mack's
world champion Athletics OF 1910,
1911 and 1919. :
The world series has nat spurred
the Yankees as it has the Giants.
Twice the hard-hitting Of Muir.
derera' Row has been q distinct
disappointment to the American
With their Ruth, Meusel. Pipp and
Hchang, hit only .207 in the series
Of 1871 and .aOs in the series OF
last TAN. Even. a. we write,
batting slump has gripPed the
Yankees, similar to the one which
took possession OF the team late
IN the 1922 race.
Only Ruth and Scott have been
world series stars, but the ssRahe
has shown only a. q pitcher, while
Scott won his Iaurels rs . fielder
Mt time when he was one OF the
gpryest sh0rtstOps I'm the game.
Then, many persons believe that
NcGraW has the number OF the
Tanks or the Indian sign on them.
BEeluding the tie game Of last fall,
the Giants have now won seven
straight games from the Yankees.
Surely there is nothing in the re-
spective abilities of the two teams to
warrant such a run OF success Tor
the McGraw arms.
Yet, we repeat what we said yes
ferday that the 1923 team is the best
one that Higgins has put into O.
world series. And we don't consider
the Giants as strong as they were
last year. IL the Yankees make
full use OF their strength their pitch
ing and batting they have the ability
% win, but can they pass their
Giant ink?
Reviewing, the team averages of
the two contenders the Giants lead
IN batting and base running and the
Yanks in fielding and pitching.
ne present world champions have
hammered out q batting average Of
The Giants have scored seventy-ffve
more runs than their American
League opponents.
Each club has had so many clean
mp siuggers in it's lineup that II
has not resOrted TO q baae=FunHing
game. The Giants have ninety
four steals, against scant fifty
two for the American League
champions.
On the whole the Yankee field
ing has been cleaner and more
aIert. The fielding average for
Huggins' team Is SIT against
BIS for the Giants, but while the
Giants usually make more errors
than the Yanks In the course Of |
the championship season, they
twice have braced I'm world series
eompefitiOn and 0utfielded their
New York city rivals.
Pitching gives the Yanks its |
great advantage. The men Of Hug.
gins staff have been stronger and
eteadier than McGraw's uncertain
twirling brigade. Up to the time
we closed our averages the Yankees
pitchers had taken part in ninety
five full games against fifty-five for
McGraw's. and their winning per-
centage and earned run averages
were much better.
On the whole, we prefer the
Yankee outfield and catching staff
and the Giant infield. The mana
geriaI advantage and psychology
also rests with the Giants.
And then we come to Ruth. The
entire baseball world has its eyes
On the Babe. Recently he was
voted the most valuable player in
the American League with a per-
feet mark. Can the bust" oil
the 1929 world series redeem him.
self this year?
UnquestioRably Ruth's lis bat
ting average had much to do with
the sorry showing the Yankees made
last season.
There il q saying among Yankee
Ians: When the Babe hits, the
entire Yankee team hits. When the
Babe don't hit then nobody hits"
VIII the Babe hit?
copyright. 1929, by AL Munro Eliaa.)