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Show oo OFF YEAR FOR THE SOUTHPAWS New York, Aug 21. According to a New York observer the left handed pitchers are a failure this year. He points out especially the Boston Red Sox. These early season favorites counted especially on Dutch Leonard, who led American League southpaws last year, and Vean Gregg, the old Cleveland star. 'Manager Carrigan has not been able to give Gregg even one regular turn in the box so far, while Leonard, besides being the center of a scandal' has been worthless so far as winning games go. Babe Ruth and Collins are also disappointments, although Ruth has done better of late The one big disappointment of the champion Boston Braves is George Tyler, the lefthander who ranked James, last season. He has been worse than indifferent. The Brooklyn Dodgers, a team of great potential strength, will go no higher than last year, unless the two leading left-handers come through. The comeback of Jack Coombs veteran veter-an discard of the Athletics, has been a windfall for the team, as also has been the uncovering of a sensation in wheezer Dell. Both these fellows have been doing great mound work and Jeff Pfefter, the leading slabman of- tho team last year, has begun to exhibit his former effectiveness .uunei, tne greatest left-hander of them all a few seasons back, has lost , , ,old sPeed- But Nap has considerable con-siderable head on his shoulders, also considerable curyc ball and considerable consider-able control. Using the slowest kind of a floater, he made the Giants look sick,- In the afternoon game of the Decoration Day double-header. How-TrL How-TrL l showed he had it in him, and some more of that same stripe would mean much for the team ... re Failures to 'Date. ,f n ,?Ue,6 and Hank Robinson of to dp wnlniVwo lnore fallres ,rrt i AYllbur Cooper of the Pitts-thg5rnirate,S Pitts-thg5rnirate,S and EarI Hamilton of the Browns have been independable. Won Hamilton was suspended for art SVW1! lules j,,8t as 0" 5?tori e Red Sox was- He is rein-to rein-to re?urnr Sd has shown inclination moor, i a "Bures are by no who resembles Eddie Plank in mo. tion, has done absolutely nothing thtj far to justify tho confidence reposM In him Rube Marquard began ha year with a no-hit game and then in-mediately in-mediately sank Into mediocrity, or worse. Only a few left-handers have be-j delivering the goods as they sfatnld. Rebel Russell of the White Soi wQ be quite a factor in his club's s cess If he can keep on as at presest, and may even mean the different between just a fair team and .a fhj winner. George Pierce and Ja Vaughn of the Cubs have gone aloaj in fine shape. Rube Benton has pitched a gvt game here and there for Cindnaiti Harry Coveleakle has been the t( noise for the Detroit Tigers, Joe Boehling's work for the Washing Senators has been well above par. |