The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 21, 1920, Page 12

MOUND MEN TO DECIDE WHO WILL ENTER » WORLD'S SERIES BY DEAN SNYDER A mediocre ball club can swish thru the schedule for a pennant if it feta good pitching. Another thing--as a rule m team that can boast of a pitcher who wins 30 of more games in a season can count its chickens in, There aro a few exceptions, how. ever, The case of Cy Young, the Obie agricuituriat, is one of them, Cy pulled thie feature ching stunt five different seasona, three for the Cleveland club and twice for the Red Sox, but neither of these clubs came home in front during his triumphs, Matty’s Record Christy Mathewson tyrned the trick of piling up 30 or more vic - | tories for the Giants four times, New York won two pennants and finished second a pair of times while Matty was setting these records, The fa mous tren man, Joe MocGinnity, helped Christy pitch the McGrawites to pennants in 1904-1905 by also win- ning over 30 games cach. of these years, Another vetéran mound ace, Grover Cleveland Alexander, ranks next to Cy Young and Christy Mathewson in accumulating stringw of 30 or more victories in a season. Alex won 94 games in &)15, 1916 and 1917 for the Phillies, Philadelphia won its first National league pen- nant in 1915, and come im second the following two years. Jack Coombs won $1 games for the pennant winning Athistics In 1910. “Smoky” Joe Wood pitehed 14 wins for the Red Sox in 1913,,and gave Boston the muslin. Bagby Is Ace This year the theory that a club which has a pitcher who can cop 30 or more games generally takes the pennant may be teated by the Cleve- land Indians, Jim Bagby had put -}29 games in the ice box for Tris Speaker up to September 12. With two more weeks to go, the Cleveland ace should reach the 30 mark. If he) falls down, the Indians’ chinces to) land a pennant may go along with it. Coveleskie and Cuktwell have helped Bagby carry the Tribe's pitch- ing burden. Cart Mays ts the Yankees beat winner, with Quinn, Shawkey and Collins trailing tn the amount of good accomplished. For the White Som heads their pitching procession, altho Williams, Faber and Cicotte have all won more games, but also, they have lost more. Brooklyn's bid for the pennant, which is becoming stronger every day now, is centered around a great pitching staff. Wilbert Robinson, once @ great catcher, knows how to develop and keep his moundsmen in top condition. Burleigh Grimes is the Dodgerv main tower of pitching strength. Pfeffer, Marquard, Mitchell, Mamaux and Cadore are also all in great form to come down the stretch. If the Flatbush boys do win out, they’ll be & good betting proposition for the next world’s champions with such an array of heavers. Reds’ Weakness Poor pitching has made the Cin cinnati Reds a questionable ball club} all year. If their pitchers, who were) such bright stars a year ago, had} kept it up this year, Pat Moran would already be distributing the fali series pasteboards. But his pitchers have fallen down miserably. Laaque is the leading hill-top per- former for the Redlegs. Eller, Reuther, Fisher and Ring have had a hard time to win more than half their games. A couple of youngsters, Napier and Bressler, have each won & pair of games for their first starts, which all helps. Toney, Nehf, Barnes and Dougtas have done most to keep the Giant stock beoming. Benton has been a losing proposition. The team behind | them is a young one, and tho very brilliant at times, is hardly of caliber to cop this year. Johnny Evers has put a lot of hustle in them, but they have only an outside chance to nose | out the Dodgers, unles# Uncle Wil- bert’s pitchers should all break their legs or something else between now and October 3. Pennant Turnpike A club with good pitching always) has an excellent chance to progress on the pennant turnpike. The club that has one or more pitchers who| can win 20 games in a season f# an! odds on favorite. But Bagby, of the Indians, is the) only pitcher of both leagues who has a chance to feature with such a string this year. Alexander, of the Cubs, is Bagby’s runner-up, but the| Chicago club ts already out of the fag fight. With three clubs In both leagues wtaging blanket September finishes, the mound work from now on will tell the story. The two clubs which get the best of it will do the big series advertising in October. BIG CROWD Johnny Tillman, the at the Arena Sep Boston 3. Philadelphia 6. #t. Louie 3 Detroit 4. and Chicags 12, * capturing the ian holding t wast MeQu for a cigar? Nearly a thousand people motored to the stadium being constructed at the University of Washington Sun- day to view the structure which is now assuming form. Graduate Manager Darwin Meis- nest is confident that the stadium will be completed and ready for the crowds for the Dartmouth game, | November 27. ‘The entrance to the stadium has been dug away, which allows motor- ists a complete view of tne struc ture without leaving their cars. The “Cigar that akes YOUR \CKEL and a Nehf and Eller were the winning pitchers in the Giant-Re@ Sox double wall Nehf took the first for the ond for the PACIFIC COAST LEAGUB BASEBALL Rainier Purk SACRAMENTO vs. SEATTLE Rounds Out “, oe ~ Ss SESS LSS PILLLLE TL. ‘” AS Me A Ob SSS ‘ wy S THE SEATTL PITCHING HOLDS BALANCE OF PO “Shano” C ollins Delivers IS SHIFTED TO FIRST AND MAKES GOOD Sox Infield “y ATL, S (PLLLEDREL LEEDS So SSSI PDI WL Re. oe Si AT. 5S NN Ss ALL. SS ne an PSSA EEL EEE EES. ‘SHANO. : When “Chick” Gandil, first sacker, quit the Chicago White Sox last season, it left a big hole in the Windy City squad’s Not only is his fielding u at a terrific clip, his bat York Yanks, feadi infield. After trying out several recruits for the position, Manager Gleason finally put Shano Collins, formerly an out- E STAR BIG LEAGUE SCANDAL CASE OPENS CHICAGO, Sept. 2%1—John A. Heydler and Ban B, Johnson, presl- denta of the National and Americgn baseball leagues, were expected here Little Marearte Flores, the Vilipine lightweight, whe failed dismally ia his second’ bout with Joe Gormen, had & chance to box Joe Harrahan on the next Areus card. But Jor w hie manager, won't let tomorrow, to tentify before the coun-| fim saateiam bet te ty grand Jury seanion inquiring into| In ee Tote, bas gle aan, alleged baseball gambling. bereuee he showed that he Bubpoennes for Rube Benton, New| {he cuperieace mocwwsery, to fat York Giant pitcher; Charles A. Com lakey, owner of the Chicago White TRIBE TO OPEN SERIES WITH SOLONS Beattie, back in the pennant hunt, opens an important series toe day with Sacramento, The reason that the series is rated as impos tant is that the Jocals have a fing chance of cleaning house this week. If they can cop the big edge in this weries they will be considered con- tenders during the dash down the home stretch. If the Solons should Young Julien, = Fitipne bantam weight, who has never hed = pre- feasional battle, te anxious to get started in the ring He ts working out at the Arena and may be According to Young Drown, the Les Angeles Neht- rortland Sox; William Gleason, manager of ee Bo hat wii {Clean up the series Seattle will just the Sox; William 1 Veeck, president) sim giynn, the Pueblo “perserveror.” | b* on the boar about be counted out. - of the Chicago Cuba, and Chicago! and Young Hector, the lremerton heary- | DAYS battled to a pair of draws and botb baseball writers alvo were issued. | weight, mest for the second time in a| Mere great batten, They fought “em i Efforts to have Hal Chawe, Heinle | four-roun ot Bremerton Thursday. | Pervand rounding into form of Al Demares Zimmerman and Lae Magee, former | nic sim ae ts ake tree, will help a lot. Wares then has players, tentify will be made, It was | James» around wearing brown | .,, Ted Leote, whe Bas etevanted ortcr.|Harry Gardner, Ernie Schorr and sau est rth bn Rittlf'to alld eins | wht” chaznpion Bob Geary for regular duty. 3¢ ‘The world's series of 1919, between | fis time ° very succenstul time Joe Dailey continues to hurl tke the White Sox and Cincinnati Reds, Great Britain, seven fights by he did last Saturdsy he will fill t= and the alleged “fixed” apres 4 @ beauttfot baker, tx nicely, gust 31, between the Cubs and Phila- “Welch, the ‘There win be @ double header tor nothi delphia, will be Lager accord thay Set Ape aa Bi This faew. here Thursday and another double ing to grand jury officials, and forced Komeo into| have the bill on Sunday. If those asked to appear will tel! Maid hempen barrier broke| Charley W! what they have told others, indict | }"4,Nomes flopped thru and cracked bis | short heute. mente will result, according to Hart-| minutes, «This "le Temeoe veccronts | Setiae Dretty well latety, FRANKLIN ley Replogle, assistant «tate’ ‘tor | hemes took # right on the chin that mee" ed him clear thru the ropes a dead to the id for three-quarters an hour (Welch's story.) At any rai Romeo is willing to fight for nothing be ean only get Welch in the ring wi ney. “It is known Benton waa of: fered $750 to lose a ball game pitched,” Replogle said today, “I want him to tell what one player ap- proached him to do that” MAILS WINS FIVE STRAIGHT CLEVELAND, Sept. 21.—While he was hit harder than usual, Walter Matis, Cleveland's recruit hurler from the Coast league, turned in hie fifth straight win for the Indians yesterday, defeating Boston, § to 2. bien, 21 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. Plenty of MIT SCHOOL PAYS 8T. PAUL.—Mike Gibbons, proba bly the best qualified boxer in the world to lessons in the ring art, is making @ small fortune in bis cor- respondence boxing school. toward the bunting. les continues to cop—maybe Seatt! DETROIT~-Two recruits from the Bloomington club In the Three Bye league have reported to the} Tigers. They are Fothergill, an out fielder, and Conkwright, a pitcher. going on right in their midst. Series that ought to be filled wi! gobs of thrills open today. DETROIT.The Detroit manage | ment has bought so many minor|game margin, engage the Oaks leaguers that many of them will be! battle. tried out this fall. Taking them all club's xpennes too heavily. fielder, on the first cushion, and Shano is kicking thru in wonderful style. A quiet type of player, Collins has never re- “Lefty” Kerr| ceived credit for the great baseball that he has been playing. Since playing first his greatness has just been recogn: snuff, but he’s hitting the ball ing the attack against the New om the Sox trimmed three straight last week. ized. —WHEN IS A CHAMP NOT A CHAMP? .—WHEN HE HAS CHILLED FEET ‘OW much longer will the public stand for its boxing champions to keep their of the no-decision fights? titles wrapped in the napkin 7 Two recent defeats administered to the bantam champion, Pete Herman, by Joe Burman and Jack Sharkey, respective- gaze upon. put the subject in drydock for the ringside customers to No sport can succeed unless it is on the up-and-above- board in all its phases. flavor. People No-decision fights don’t have this lo not mind seeing champions make a little stock of dollars out of their titles, but they don’t like to see the things overworked. NO-DECISION FIGHTERS ARE POSERS A champion who can’t defend his title every time he enters the ring isn’t a real champion in his division, He is a poser. He is working the title for a graft. Leonard, Kilbane, Wilson and Herman—how long do you suppose they would hold their titles if they boxed decision fights? cision attach name, The only fellows they'll box with a referee’s de- are sure-things whom they themselves Then they hog-tie their opponents by weight stipu- lations and other matters to safeguard their meal ticket— the title. Jack Dempsey is about the only champion who isn’t afraid to take a chance. He comes under the same class of cham- pions as Man o’ War and Babe Ruth. Their positions are secure. Dempsey packs his decisions in his fist. That's where all champs are supposed to have the goods. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE THIS How would you like to have your ball games decided by the scribes or the umpires in the newspapers the day follow- ing the game? but the principle is the same. This comparison may be a bit far-fetched, It’s lead pipes to flimsy that you'd soon lose interest in the greatest game on earth. Cold feet and a real champion shouldn’t be bedfellows, but most of the present title holders are as thick with the | hoof icebergs as grasshoppers in Kansas. DODGERS READY TO BREAK BY L. R. BLANCHARD NEW YORK, Sept. 21.—-Brook- lyn’s troMey-dodging baseball team began to figure today that it 1s racing over a treadmill. It has reached the tape but can’t break thru. The Robins raced along yesterday at top speed, winning from Pitts- burg, only to see more hard work in front of them before the Na- tional league pennant is cinched. The reason was that the Giants and Reds split a double header, thereby retaining about the same position they had yesterday morning. Brooklyn has seven more games to play, five of them with New York. New York has 10 more and Cincinnati 13. The Reds will be defeated for the flag even if they win all 13, should the Dodgers take three of their re- maining games, By taking two games from the Giants, Brooklyn will be safe from a Giant victory, The American league race tirht- ened today, The three leading THRU teams won yesterday, Cleveland maintaining its lead, the Sox grimly clinging to its flanks with tho Yankees not far in twe rear. The grand clash of the year probably will be the coming affair between Cleveland and Chicago, As they stood today, the Indians, by taking half their remaining amos, could compel the Sox to take seven out of nine and the Yanks all remaining eight games to grab the laurels. Konetchy’s homer in the ninth put the Robins on even terms with the Pirates, The Robing won in the 10th, 2 to 1. Malla, the recent addition to the tn- dian hurters, won his fifth straight game by downin, a Risborm | the heavy hitting Wh fox with four of the five sate pose The White Sox trimmed the Athiotica ing 148th also the de- to-3 victory over the Brow: Hubbelt, only two fingles in’ six in eakened toward the end, and the Phillies were licked im 40th, The Cards won, 4 to ay |b} other brand. How isit that this toasting process preservessosuccessfully theoriginal Burley flavor? Because it’s scaledin. Take the case cf the bee and the honey. The bees have the right idea. To lock in that fragrant and delightful flavor of clover honey they put e thin coating of wax over the whole honey-comb. 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You cannot get the remarkable and unusual flavor of toasted Burley tobacco in any LOSES GRID STARS Franklin high school’s foothall |, |championship hopes were dynamited as a result of word that £4 McGill or Byron Wise able to start the season Green and Black. Both McGill and Wise lifeguards at Lake Washington ing beaches during the mer and now have tions in their feet as a cuts received on McGill played and was expected nd of 16, it th an's photo, how they ever passed up Clay Hite, Druxinman, George Shanklin, Lounie Austin and Sid Brunn. a = g by ? gela, who formerly occupied a place down in second division, now are determined to supplant Essick’s crowd at the head of the class. The Seattle Siwashes, the tribe that slammed the Salt Lake Bees six out of seven last week, meet the lowly Sacramento Senators, The Bees play Portland. FIGURE ON BROOKLYN NEW YORK, Sept. 21—Presidents Johnson of the American league and Heydier of the National league to- day took official cognizance of the fact that Brooklyn is now within three games of the championship of the older circtit by issuing a scale of world's sericea prices for Ebbetts field, “condi on Brooklyn being @ contender.” The prices ranged from $1 to $6. t HAT t 23 i i Hy ti i E Je, ith in Vv And that’s what happens with the Burley tobacco used in making Lucky Strike. In each Burley leaf there are little pores like a sponge. In the heat of toasting these pores are sealed. The Burley flavor is there, inside. When you light your Lucky Strike cigarette or your pipe full of Lucky Strike tobacco the heat releases the Burley flavor for your benefit. ‘=which means that if you don't like LUCKY STRIKE you can get your mensy beck desma dealer