Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-04-11 | Page 10 | New York Again is Farrell's Pick

NEW YORK AGAIN ..MELTS PICK. Yanks Not Too Strong, but Both N. Y. Teams Picked to Repeat in Pennant Chase By Henry L. Farrell United Praia Staff Correspondent. AMERICAN LEAGUE NKW YORK, April 11 New York ought to win the American league pennant, pen-nant, but there are three grind reasons why the Yanks have no cinch ahead of themSt. Louis, Cleveland and Washington. Wash-ington. Hu-h a smart baseball man aa Johnny Evers refuses to pick a winner. "It's gotrur to he a heart breaking; jace. Kvea ths BntTon Tted Foi have a chance."" Evrs said. ' The class of the lea true fs so evenlv i distributed between four cluhs that hand I Ins- may he the bis: rem factor In th race, and In this raect the Yanks by no means can be considered the favorites. fa-vorites. The Yanks won the pennant last year and they have Improved the club with the mobilisation of the best pitching1 staff In the leairue. The Hrowna aPe stronger only by one rookie pitcher. The Indians have a better Infield, but their old pitching; pitch-ing; trouble la not corrected much. i Washington Is Improved all around, but lacks pitchers. Admitting that one guess Is as good as another, the following is submitted to be either burled or hoisted on the pole neft October: New York, first; Rt. T-ou!s. second; Cleveland, third; Washing-ton, fourth; Boston, fifth; Ietmit. sixth; Philadelphia, seventh, and Chicago, eighth. NATIONAL LEAGUE NKW YORK. April U. Tlaag Is fairly wen divided In the National league. There Isn't the same prospect of the blan- aei rimsn mat mere is in tne American leug-ue. but the race doesn't seem a cinch for sny candidate. The ("Hants ought to win the pennant, aa It looks from the starting wire. The Olanta have a wonderful Infield, a strong; hitting- team and a good outfield. The St. Ixvuts Cards look like A sure second, and the pennant winner If the Giants flop. Pittsburg shouldn't finish lower than third. The Brooklyn Robins and the Boston Braves look like a toss up for the fourth position, but the Braves are favored lightly. The Cincinnati Redg win finish about sixth, or be the dark horse of the race. The Chicago Cubs are all shot. The I'hllg will finish last.