Show higgins I-higgins Is Big Boss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O-O O 0 Yanks Yan Are Happy Now No i 1923 Outfit Outfit ViII Make Strong Bid for Title Speed Will Be Factor By RAY SCHALK Worlds World's Greate Greatest t Cat Catcher her RE TIE the Giants of 19 S as Ps strong an aggregation gatlon gation as the Iha pEnnAnt peca-nt winners and world worl champions ot o 1921 and 1922 1 1 Are tie tle Lo Yankees o of 1923 a better Mil bl- bl club th than n the iho team that thet twice fell tell before thes thes Giants wincing th the American I rT IS ague tn tnY pennant base Y bC 1 fired r j v Those ho 1 iwo questions u u n c me time tine and again sines it Is appart app ril that tily t the t two to a Now New aik 01 k cubs would auld aga aa n in mg L I iu ii the annual classic I II 11 11 first lr t consider the its da-its I lam 1 lo orn m say a or Of thinking tn Giants of 1923 are a chib In over ever ay to 2 pennant Iber of th- th th III to 0 prevIous with the tho c n of cf pitching And I 1 do donot not belle believe belleI I that the he lis h lippe l enough to taLo av greet grett Ith I Ithe the play of McGraws McGraw's club I If f z The are a smart ba club clu I It t They play snappy ball are alive e to r ett-r eve I situation End to take advantage ad o Of oslip a slIp on the he part put cf rf ra rn opponent To m m ml wa a SCHALK of thinking the Giants Gant beat the Yan Yankees Yankees kees in the world orld serIes because they pia placed Id I'd smarter baseball That Tha Thanas II nas as reallY the deciding factor I Mental lose many ball bail games IncI Incidentally such haH hava a decidedly bad effect on the morale of a n ball club Sloppy work ork on thE I bases pa cd Id havoc ha oc with the chances of the he Yankees in both of their I clashes with the Giants The of hov- hov Bancroft at short to or the Giants cut off throws s L Bibe that seemed certain to be allow ed eto I to go through thereby trap trapping ping unsuspecting Yankee runners changed the o of se Important games Only a 1 ball ballplayer ballplayer player knows what hat such slips take takeout out of a team teaDO Very often otten one good utility man edds much strength to a ball club In Travis Jackson the 1 southerner the Giants have pIcked up one of the most promising in fielders I has ha have hae e seen in action In inear 1 ear ears Jacksons Jackson's ability to till fill ill In at short second and third just about sa saved saed Id I'd the Giants Speed Is al always alas a s a big factor actor In 1 baseball The Giants have the speed There isn't a slow man on o the team chaperoned by John Mc McGra McGraw Graw Gra GraI I dont don't ec except pt Catcher Snyder Sn Sr der who despite his bulk can travel 11 mighty for a abig abig big fellow i MUST UTILIZE SPEED i McGraw alva always s has his team mailing He has dulled into them that each and 1 every esery ery man must pla pili heads up and utilize his hi speed to the greatest possible el e tent e t tent nt Yankees are a direct con can contrast contrast I Ii t In this respect As a whole hole the Huggins entry eniry Is rather slow moving It takes more base baso hits hit for tor the Yankees to score a run than the Giants Incidentally there isn't the Intelligent use made of speed that leally Is a McGRAWS McGRAW'S PART Then again m in considering the Giants as a team one must not the part that Manager Mc Mc- McGraw Graw pia s In a short serle serie serle per direction of pia play means much McGraw Is a great leader who oho has the courage of his bis convictions He makes few mistakes He domin dominates ates the play of his team HIs HI players respect his e eer er word ord Woe be to the athlete who fails aIls to follow his directions The Giants then e a-e a smart ball club veil sell Ill I'll handled The T team has great po power er on the offense of tense and a pretty fair defense The pItching Is just so-so so Ho However eter the Giants dont don't need air airtight tight pitching to In being returned the world worl champs has given gisen en the club much confidence However McGraw has i never let that confidence reach the i stage of acute which Is 1 so ISO 0 fatal to any ball club Unquestionably the Giants of 1923 are a better ball club than the team that won non for tor McGraw In the two previous 3 cars UNUSUAL CLUB What about the Yankees The Yankees are one of the most t unusual ball bail clubs in the history of the game At times the playa a game that Is la unbeatable and et for tor a great ball club It can look ery ordinary It has any number of Individual stars a punch on the offense baseball the biggest threat In base baseball baseball I ball In Babe Ruth a pitching staff yet In the t two a big bigI tests the world series the club has I failed to live up to expectations hasI I I think better tIa da dais s are ahead for forthe forthe the Yankees The addition of o Herb Pennock strengthened the pitching staff The Yankees lacked a a good I southpaw Pennock has filled that breach He should trouble the I Giants However ever to my way of thinking the outstanding feature of the Yan Yan- koes play this eai car been the I fine tine spirit and harmony that has ha hasI I pre ailed In the club ranks Ind I vidual effort has been shunted aside for team play Incidentally Incidental Manager Manager Miller iiller Hugging Is reigning supreme His word ord Is III law W and Ind his hi i orders are being followed allowed to the th letter Yes the Giants and Yankees ot of o 1923 are aro both Improved Id I'd ball clubs club 0 over oer er former ears and the Tan Yan kees to my way nay ay of thinking hase hae hav ha e gained the pore more strength |