The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-17
is THE QUESTION THAT is NOW
BEING ASKED.
Narrowed Down to a Fine Point. the
Stogies Have a Chance But Not
An Exceptionally Bright One.

An exceptionally Bright One.
Is 1t or is It not a foolhardy pre-
diction to make. that Wheeling has a
chance TO win the 1911 pennant OF
the Central League? This is a cues
ton that is being passed around by
fandom and argued pro and con
While 1t might seem that "A prediction
To this effect is a wild one. the style
OF baseball that is now being played
by the Smokes is just the knS that
cops rags It's a well known fact that
the Dayton Vets are about as classy a
combination OF ball tossers that ever
represented that town in the Central.
and in the opinion of the writer this
is the only team that the Stogies need
fear. We have met and defeated the
GAINESVILLE club a majority OF the
games played, or to be more exact,
the locals have won six out of eight
from Raidy's bunch. and while the
Billikens have proved their superiority
over Monty's boys so far this season,
II Is an entirely different team that
represents the Nail City at the pres
ent writing than AT the time the boys
played Fort Wayne.
Bert Annis' South Bend club has
nothing whatever on the Smokes with
the exception OF a few more steady
pitchers. the two teams being about
even In other departments With
Grand Rapids. Evansville and Terre
Haute out of the way. the Smokes
have an excellent chance TO land a
berth in the first division. which will
most likely be retained II IL ever gets
into our possession. In Welcher and
Murray. Montgomery has TWO back
stops that compare with anything in
the league. while the outfield made up
of as hard hitting a trio as Knicely.
Durham and Montgomery. looks about
az good as they get them in the Cen
trail. With Servatius covering acres
OF ground around first base and meet
ing the ball with regularity. and Jack
Lewis eating up everything that
comes his way. and Jewell and King
playing in mid-seasOn style. the locals
have an inficld that's hard 10 beat
All OF the pitchers are going good AT
present and seem 10 be gaining con
troll daily with the exception Of Hardy.
who seems TO be "A little wilder than
ordinary in his recent games. Kronau
has struck his stride and has rem
edied his only fault-wiIdness-
Beatty is going along In the best OF
style. Doak is pitching just about
as consistent as any twirler in the
circuit, while Graham has nothing 10
fear in this league.
Many thought that after the Smokes
won four or Eve games that they
would take a slump and We're a little
leary about making any predictions.
but the showing OF the boys in the
last fifteen games is sufficient 10 show
that Wheeling has 70 ball team AMI a
good one The lads are working to-
gether Ike q major league club and
are using their mental faculties az
We'll as their physical forces. Inside
baseball In other words SIS being
played. and every member on rho
team understands 90 the minutest de
tail what his team mate is going 20
and when he's going fp DO &c.
Roy Montgomery has head and
IS using % in about as systematic
way as any manager IN The Central
League lie has the workings az fhe
team down 20 q fine point and the
bows are fighting with all their might
and main FOR him lie commands the
respect az every member oF his club
and there lis nor man on the team
that wouldn't fEht for him 20 The
occasion called for o. Monty has q
bunch ~ youngsters Corrailod that
know the game from 20 I. and
fandOm can expect much from them
from now ON With tho team going
az ~ present gait tho attendance
should be double what o. now is. for
e re ANYTHING that helps team win
rag frs support Lets rcf together
Mr. Fan. and help tho Smokes finish.
frs'. second or third. or cop that 1871
ponnant