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Show YANKEES FAVORITES TO GRAB PENNANT AGAIN IN 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHI Billv Evans Tells of Strength of Teams in 1 Pitching Will Play a Big Factor in Penna Drive; Teams Strengthen for 1922 Campaign j By BILLY EVANS THE team that bents out the w York Yankees in the j leapie Is Join to plaj h. th." worl.l -n, The Yanked have pitching. odl- "' " l'1' 1 lung in j has alwavs decided pendants. : the opportunit; tn n---i ph. ne is ,rom thi American league, it would be a diffictili problem to get fol !men than Maya, Hoyt, Jones and Hush Then there is Hub S.;.vLv :. '-'f.-.ti u-i w i.en lie i B0b llsuali ., consistent performer, bad h ..I mi.l bad reason Some of the experts ue Inclined! to think thai Hob i throusn. t don't share (hut opinion Shades la vomig has always iken stood cafe hlmsll nnd should win ;i lot of ball games for the Yankee, this summer. YANKEES STRONG COJtfBISATXON The Yankees were without a good, southpaw last year. A left hundcr.' who can deliver, is a very valuable' man m any ball lub? It look- as If .Miller MiiKKin had Require I BUCD ).. v. er .n "Lefty ' ( Uoul. O'jQoul has boen the property of ih- New York Americans for several years. Last season he was sent to the San Francisco club for fortbei seasoning. With that elub he won .'5 camea In the Coiui league liej b pp an o ii ' " arrived. I'nl Judge Iandla relent? the Yankee? are going to be minus mui h uf then attack until May 20. Thai is the release date on the suspension meted out to Babe Ruth and Hob Mejrfel Ih. Yankees are certain t. miss the timely swats of these two greait batsmen. However, I arn of the opinion that the excellent pitchlug ihi- "nnkees should CCt will tld" them over wilhoit having the lub buffer any j?rent handicap. The Yankees certainly tigure to repeat. THREE (UBS IRE DWGMtols The oilier three berths in the nr-i division will m all probability he occupied oc-cupied by Cleveland. St. Louis and Washington Cleveland is an If hall club in the American league pennant ia- If Manager Speaker Is abb tO be in the K.inic every day then one ol the big !fv will have been removed Speaker's dailj- presence In tho lineup means everything to the chances of the Indians His leadei -ship and playing strength Is needed on the hall field. Tf Jim Hagby and Walter Malls prove consistent winners the pitch- I H have '.,.,. ltd i ,.., -M tl- .i. d i ,miii for koB r- MC tie- , i, J il" wlllflj .-Ue i i N( ill "!. be deponR ",. hnllia n' v.m hack of tH -In ml-. . ome trqV1 land should 'troB . .-nd i I Imv. ! laeki tV ih- i .'..esn'i fMf MKgregiB I'l l KIN I- fill, I'RoB St- 1 '-!i;ngtoB'B ' ii " "ih-' imi diiinerouifc I'.-.- h h ms will prK 1 h' '. r c-ioibH ti i mi u no hH leariiH flee un t'lB if mi. Neither oi ihcte cluttsS r '.( I' p:tehlng tsV the Yankees I ' won'.!', ' ,;.,:.!. me 4 elll i he ;rlre m did 1. 1. -i New TorfB h'nd ui.i WashlniB overcome b9 l not nB ter than fourth. T i In e the ,Vthl - otild (InJB ill in eighth Maek's aH roBsed ine 'The team loeH I doubtB escape the cellar. Deti. i: i.. "he- secondB n . -1 . -ixth and J I f lv .si un 1 Letter pitjH would top thsB nil JobH to N" V Ter.. ',!! wfl 1 i he SojB eelleji' -h n division. 'in hltjfl p.. in- lot of rB iMi'.ier Miiwever, 1 ran'ffl |