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A RACE NOT OVER IN AMERICAN LEAGUE Philadelphia and Cleveland Big Disappointments But Winning or Losing a Series Might Turn Tilings Over. ny JOHN n. FOSTEH ??t Gof*ri?M. 1924. fey Th? New York. May 6?Cleveland and Philadelphia are dividing honors as the big disappointment of the American league. Much criticism has been directed at them for their failure to rise higher in the flight for the pennant. It is unpleasant to the partisans of any team to see their pets falter ing or falling to do exactly what was expected of them, but so far as Cleveland and Philadelphia are con cerned, it would be a good idea to wait a little longer before throwing up the sponge. The American league fight Is far from over. There are points of strength in that organization which have not even been touched upon. Both CU veland and Philadelphia presumably hare batting skill and force, which should be in operation when some of the other American League teams have lost out. W The pitchers of both teams have V failed so far to come up to expecta tlons. That Is the big trouble. Possibly Trls Speaker of the Indians may have overestimated the pitch ing power of the men he had with him at Lakeland. Yet at that time, the old fallows who had been falter ing a little in the past seemed to have recovered their grip and usually it is the old-men who can be de pended upon after July 4. Their ex perience and their cunning are in their favor and when the weather gets hot enough to boil them out they go well. If Speaker chose to start them earlier, figuring that his batting strength was as good or better than any other club in the league, he rea soned logically enough. The prin cipal thing is the development of the pitchers. If they show nothing, then Cleveland is up against it. There is no doubt that the Phila delphia pitchers have failed to come through, and Connie Mack thinks the weather treated him rather shabbily at Montgomery. He blames the poor work of his pitchers on lack of op portunity for spring work. Florida trained teams, he thinks, now have a little edge on him, and that Is why he Is planning to go farther South in 1925 than any of his rivals. The question is whether the Ath letics will not do better as the mer cury rises. The chances are that they will. Today little more than a se ries stands between the top and bot tom in the American League race. Bear that in mind, because as the v*ce goes on there are likely to he 4 "/ables and recoveries that will be l astonishing. F The loss of a full series, or the winning of a full series may cost a team the championship. Remember what happened to Pittsburgh when It became overconfident and blew a national pennant. If the Philadelphia and Cleveland clubs were weak batting teams there might be more cause for apprehen sion as to their ultimate future. But they are not, and when they gfet shifted away in their pitching de partment?presuming that they do? they will be in the way of more than one team in the American League race. J5ast, the outfielder who has been sent from Minneapolis club to strengthen Washington, Is not a bad ball player by any means, but ho has got a lot to learn about playing in the shadow of the big stands of the majors. They impose upon these young outfielders the hardest kind of test, because no kid from the bushes knows what It Is to play In and out of the deep shade and look Into a black background sixty feet high. Landis Lands Kene*aw Mountain Landla. th? "l???hnll bo*?." ni he appeared b<3 Jure the Senate committee where he created n nensatlon by erltlcli InK President Coolldge'* pardon of Philip Ororsman. charged with vio lating the prohibition taw. Landl* declared he "?n> at a lou to under. et?nd" this action. ?<X *Meti 'yni*^friend at our Clemn Soda Fountain. TBS 701 Girl Champ Trains for Olympic r - Florenco Chambers. nil round champion of Southern California, snapped In New York where she Is training for the Olympic games swimming try-outs. ONLY BIG MONEY TALKSTOKEARNS Wills Most Formidable Con-1 tender for Dempsey's Crown and Kearns Won't I Take Risk for a Song. By FAIB PLAT ICopyrliht, 1924, Br Th. Ad.inct) New York. May 6.?There Isn't any doubt that Jack Kearns will hold otu for a cracking big piece of money for supplying Jack Dempsey as an opponent for Harry Wills in the arena at Jersey City next Sep- [ tember. Neither should anyone be surprised if this fact stands out be fore long as an obstacle that may I prevent the battle. Kerns has an idea that his man | can beat Wills. But he-cannot be ev-! en reasonably certain. Of all tile pos I slble candidates for Jack's crown Wills is the most formidable. ThU being so there is or course more than a slight chance that the cham pion might be toppled from his throne. If this happens Dempsey's days as a big money maker will be end ed. A wise business man such as Kearns surely is would take this pos sibility Into consideration. And he would not be a wise manager If he did not squeeze every cent out of the promoter that said promoter would stand. It may be. as said, that Kearns may want more money for running this chance than Rickard, or any other promoter, would be willing to pay. Kearn's reported asking price, $750,000 probably would be regard ed as too big. A fight of the sort while sure to be successful, hardly seems to Justify paying that sum to one of the principals. Of course if there were a two million dollar gato the demand would seem more rea sonable but no man In his senses be lieves that the gate, if such a battle Is held, will realize anything of tho sort. In other words fans would do well not to bank too heavily just yet on the fight being staged?no inatfer what telegrams and reports pass to and fro between this city and Cali fornia. Major League Baseball NATIONAL LEAGCR Monday's Scores Cincinnati 3?Chicago 2 Philadelphia 8?New York 7 Brooklyn 11?Boston 1 Others not scheduled. AMERICAN LKACJtK Monday's Scores Chicago 5?Detroit S Cleveland 6?St. Louis 3 Boston 5?Washington 3 New York 10?Philadelphia 3 r. S. AND OOODYKAR TIKKS Kor Hervlre and Satisfaction Al'TO SUPPLY * VULCANIZING COMPANY PHONK 4?7 SUNDAY, MAY 11TH is MOTHER'S DAY Place Tour Order To-day. Ryan Floral Co., Inc. PHONK Ml .The Sport ami My Vfcltw ? (C??rrl?M. IW4. By Till AtfvfBC*) New York, May 6.?Vincent Rich ards' letter to the United States; Uvn Tennis Association Rives hope that there is not going to be the big ? rift in the tennis world that seemed likely last week. The letter was received with en thusiasm by the tennis authorities,! and President Wlghtman wrote in acknowledging it: "It is good to know that you will ? be available for the selection. Per-! tnIt me to say that I consider your action most commendable. It is a' 'credit both to yourself and to the i game of tennis." There still Is a possibility. how 1 ever remote, that William T. Tilrten may bt- brought back into the ranks of Davis cup stars. A little vield i ing on both sides, and the trick 1 might be turned. The board of governors of the West Side T?nnis Club. Forest Hills, j has voted to endorse the tennis asso ciation's plavcr-writer interpretation of. the amateur rule and urged its I members to support the rule by word! and art. The executive committee of the' Bethlehem Tennis League, on the. oth*T hand, has adopted a resolution I declaring the league "does hereby j unanimously protest this interpret!*- I tion and ruling, and requests the,1 committee to take steps to recon-I sider its action." These two resolutions mark the' extreme positions in the unfortunate { situation which has come so near ; breaking up all harmony in tennis circles. Kvery attempt should be, made to forestall the breaking up of' tennis devotees into two armed '? camps. I BASEBALL QUESTION BOX If you hate some question to ask abour baseball? Write to John B. Foster, the man who helped make the rules under which the game is played today. If you want a personal reply enclose a stamped, self-addressed en velope. Otherwise your ques tion will bo answered in tb'j column. Address: John B. Foster, special baseball correspondent of The Dally Advance. 811 World Building, New York. tC?*yrl*JiL, 104. Br Th? AIvim*) Question ? What is n spit hall and why is it prohibited in pro fessional games? Answer?A spit ball Is one which Is covered or partially covered by the pitcher with saliva when he throws the ball. It has been pro hibited because it is not controlla ble and is disgustingly unsanitary and contagious. 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