| Show New Yorkers Cause Trouble Truble In Majors l Yankees Show Strength In Early Race for Pennant Honors By GEORGE Corr Jo of ot Standard I- I ExamIner ExamIner- Copyright CopyrIght 1926 1326 1 2 by Consolidated Press Association NEW V TITE JEW YORK May ray Decora 29 23 iN L lion day dlLY slants at at the major league standings In comparison with the way woy the th picture looked a year ago ato will confirm the observation observation allon that thai the great grent inic mb disturbance In baseball this season Is being belne be caused by the New Kew NewYork NewYork York teams The Yankees are up where a year ago they were vero down The Giants now are being sat Mt upon properly while lit 1925 they were lording It over o their rivals at the top of the tho heap In the American league the 1925 Decoration day games fames found Philadelphia In first place Wash Wash- WashIngton Washington ington second Chicago third and andSt andSt St Louis fifth St Louis was such sucha sucha a good fifth that It became fourth earlY In June and thus thug finished the therace therace race Now note where the teams may easy stand this year eor after the Decora Decora- Decoration Decoration tion day games and watch how the they continue to go It If their strength h hIs Is as well solidified as It tt was a 1 year ear ago there will bo no ran ram rampant ram rampant pant charger snorting his way through the field to lead lend the tho oth- oth others oth others ers era at ot the th finish Most of ot the fun tun In the Ameri Amen American American can league to date data has hail been Amon among New York Chicago Philadelphia and ancI Washington The UK bIg differ difference ence enco compared with the 1025 1925 fight Is that the Yanke Yankees es hlL have e pushed I their Into the fray tray In 1925 1923 they were seventh on Decoration day dlLY and there was none to pa pay then them reverence Some people were glad they were being licked and some were hoping that baseball had heard its last from Babe Ruth Hull who was just then the target O baseball eggs n HOLD LD LEAD The Giants Glants held the lead In the National league e ou on Decoration day In 1925 Brooklyn was second Pitsburg was clinging In third place and Cincinnati was fourth For the th moment it Is Is difficult to Imagine what maybe mabe tho the result In Inthe Inthe Inthe the National r league after acter next Mon Monday's days day's games It Is po possible sible for tor three western teams to be bo In the lead aAd nd l one e eastern astern team to bl be fourth and It Is even possible that all the th western teams will be In the first division The descent of ot the Giants and the pre pre-E present nt high altitude of ot thE thi th Cubs have lIlLye liae changed the National scenery The Cubs Cub were 8 In 1325 1925 The good sho- sho show show-Ine In ing this year ye-at of the the Cardinals Cardinals who V ere cre In Iii last place a n year ago lu Ia something else to ponder on nn About thO Iho first of ot June JuDO 1925 1921 Hickey was w at St Louis and tho the helm Brooklyn's turn tumble le seems to b bu bounder under way Brooklyn In 1925 reached the ape apex about Decoration day and then them slowly and e glided Into Inlo a IL landing place U tied for Sixth position with the tho PhIllIes Phillie Brooklyn may m y have reached the top a little earlier this year ear but Is b showing symptom exactly the amo me tom as were In n evidence e In 1925 l The situation Is even Iten worse for tor or the learn Is not getting mud much from nazzy Vance ance Unless that pitcher begins soon to exhibit the spee speed with which he unit mir miracles acles the Robin for tor the Robins It will upon tho the fans that Daz y has al- al aImo almost al almost mo most It if not not quite Ite pitched out S The eastern castern teams of the he Ameri Amen American American can ague oGue will get healthy opposition In the series aeries In the west The Yanks go to Cleveland Boston Doston plays at Chicago Philadelphia at St St Louis and at Detroit It If the west cannot stop tu ts Tan Yan Yankee kees kee the championship will very likely roost In New Kew York In 1926 It Is tho the first trip to to- tIme the west that must mUt down the Yanks It If they ride rid through It without losing their spare tires and have gas Eras all II the way they will bo be hard to beat bent out ot of the pennant IN IS l rJ If It any western club takes s a 1 se- se series se series ries from iron the Yanks that team will have a 1 chance to get Into the tho pen pen- pennant pennant pen pennant nant scramble It If the tha Senators and Athletics fail fall to make a good In the west while the he Yan Yan- Yankees Yankees kees ride triumphantly along the league lp will wili almost come cast east In 1926 and who wish food tood and helter may line upon the th right at New Kew Yorks York's well known hostelries In the National leagues league's new series In the tho cast east Cincinnati will begin at Boston Chicago at New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Pittsburg at Brooklyn and St StLouis Louis at Philadelphia Tho The start favors St Louts Louis The bats ot of o the tho Cardinals can make as ns much trou trou- trou- trou trouble blo ble on the short fields of ot the Phil Phil- Phillies Phil lie lies as the bats of ot the tho home play play- players players ers era The Reds neds did not overwhelm lbs Dos Boston ton last year and and Brooklyn had a merry tussle The The- Giants won l from Chico- Chico eo go In 1925 1 25 but If It they win 15 this year they y can almost almot win the tho pen pen- pennant pen pennant nant It If there hero were endurance e In Inthe Inthe Inthe the Cubs they could actually enter entera a Plea pica for or recognition In this pen pen- pennant pen pennant nant scrap |
