New Britain herald., 1923-09-21

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 Should the Yankees lose and cleve- land win ali of their remaining games. the final standing would be-
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 By clinehing the pennant yesterday. two and a half weeks before the scheduled end of the season. the Yankees have scored one of the most decisive victories in the history of the league. They now hold a margin of 1T games over the second place ln- dians.
 The Yankees have set the pace practically from the start and have not been seriously threatened since mid-season. Challenged first by Con- nio Mack's Athletics. who spurted sensntonally in the spring. and later by Cleveiand's rally. the Yankees latood off these threats And maintained championship stride while their rivals fell by the wayside.
 Although the Giants were idle eeain yesterday. they moved 0 step nearer the National league pennant. As the Reds broke even with the Philhes yesterday. they are still four full games behind the Giants. but the champions now have to win only seven of the remaining eleven games to make the winning of the penna 1t a mathematical certainty. If the Giants win seven more games and the Reds are victorious in all of their nine remaining contests, the champions would then finish the sea son full game ahead of the Gin cinnati club.
 The Reds and Phillies broke even. the former taking the second game of "a double header, to ', in II innings, after losing the first 20. It was Wingo's timely single that turned the trick.
 This gave the Reds the season ser ics with Phila, Is games to 8.
 The Cubs were sent back by the Robins yesterday, 9-7. Grimes yield ed 16 hits. but registered his 9th Nc- tory of the season just the same.
 The Mackmen are now tie for sixth place by virtue of their winning from the White Sox yesterday. 5-3.
 The Tygers won one game yester- day, trimming Boston 54.' The sec ond game was tie when time was called. The score was 2-2.
 Jess Willard now gives birth, to the | .brain child that Harry Greb, middle ! weight champ, has a good chance to defeat Dempsey. Incidentally, Jess says thst Jack defeated Firpo fairly He places but little stock in the yowls that Dempsey used unfair tactics.
 Charley Paddock, great California sprinter, denies a current report that he is to quit the cinder path.
 Jack Johnson, once heavyweight king, will give boxing exhibition in1 the Danielson Town Hall on next Fri day evening"
 Despite the loss of Captain McCue, New Britain has football team. What sort of a team will best be seen after the game with East Hartford to- morrow.
 Unouestionably the lively ball has been the greatest factor in the era of slugging that is now baseball's chief feature. Incidentally the fact that umpires have been in the habit of throwing a ball out of play on the slightest provocation has played a prominent part With the pitcher compelled to deliver new ball prac- tically all the time, and the batsman realizing the advantage this gives him, slugging has become the outstanding feature of baseball.
 The cost of balls to club for a season play has increased practically ten fold in the last 20 years. One club , owner made the statement that his I baseball bills 20 years ago amounted ] to $500; that last season it cost him [ S6O00 to keep the athletics supplied ! with new balls and that this year the cost would probably run to $500. h. I cidentally the club owner made wise crack when he said not nearly so \ many balls would be thrown out if the expense for same came out of the salary of the players and the umpires.
 Often contact with the concrete F stands renders a ball unfit for play. The desire to be constantly hitting at ] a perfect ball however has caused i more balls to be thrown out than any i other reason. Let batter strike out, 2 or zine a certain ball at which he i, swung and missed, took an unusual V break and he will immediately ask ( the umpire to investigate the condi ton Of the ball. In a majority of the cases the umpire shas seen the angle of the batsman. Not caring . to see batter hit, because a faulty i ball took an unusual break. the um- ( pires have perhaps often thrown out v balls that could be continued in play r without danger. Il The constant use Of new balls has tl handicapped the pitcher and helped N the batsman. The edge is now with D the batter. In fact the edge is becom- ing entirely too decisive. The cry that that has been raised over the terrific increase in the cost of the baseball is ' sure to have it's effect. The umpires p