The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-07
PITCHERS
EXPECTED TO PROVE rue
WHEELS OF BOTH TEAMS.
Weeds ard mstthe~sor Expected 20
Work the Majority OF IN.
Games

I Osmea.
NEW YORK. OCT, s--h. o,.,.f
. conclusion ~ the major league sch.f-
b l.e today clears tho decks for "a.
worlds Chang l1nship cornbat Tn.
D p"nHant winning clubs. IL. Nv yora
nationals AMI the Boston Afu.-f~ars
&c atcd their STAT" yesterday ana nav.
tn-al ard tomorrow 90 rest up f1- tno
-rst ~ the big games IN New York On
. Tuesday
The prediction made befor. ever
/ word series that the crucial games
VIII DO pitchers battles usually proves
correct u was 20 last year with n.
. 'ption - one game ana promises a.
/ De so this year.
A championship struggle was never
approached w''h keener interest iu fh.
f"ilsh'" p.hned upon the pitchers than
pr the cas-" THIS year. In Boston ,.--
terday thcr celebrated the tw.nt,-
third anniversary 90 the birth OF Jos
I Wood. date which has generally
passed unnoticed IN previous v.arS
p n-i on this occasion 10 marks IA. Of
hcial conclusion or "a isagu. shafnpilr-
snip race which for great part IS
B que 70 young Woods phenoneal
pitching speed 4 fortnieht ago D..
d completed "a run 81 sixteen straight
4 victories for tho H0sfuu club th.-.hv
equa!ing the American league record
set this year By Walter johnson OF
Washington.
The binding speed with which Wood
winds up was one day described a.
smokey hy "A Boston enthusiast and
. u seemed go HUt that the word be-
came his nickname. Although one %
the younger numbers ~ the team ~
mas been with Boston since 1905 10
/ came from Hutchinson. Kan, In 1907.
which was his first year In professional
has' ball He had had "A record OF "A no.
MT gam" there soon after going 10
/ fuston his success as a big iaag1ta
pitcher was assured. although Ray
T collins was the Boston star a. that
time. II was not really until this wear
E that Wood came into his own "a he
idol of tho Boston fan
Notwithstanfirg that IN Rube Mar
guard New York boasts a pitcher who
equailed tho worlds record by pffching
nineteen consecutive Victories in ths
early half ~ the past season. tho local
followers appear 10 have sidc-tracked
both him and Natfl.wron. while ac-
claiming Young Jcr Teareau as the
/ hero 81 the hour. Matched against
| the Roston star. IL Teereau q the sam.
age. but his successful career a. q
big league pitcher has virtually hecn
season.
Tesreau is the only man IN ths
Giants lineup who was not with the
CUB IN the world series struggle last
year McAleer. now president 81 the
| Boston Americans when manager %
the St Louis browns several years
ago. was the first 90 give Young
Tesreau his first big league trial when
on" of hts scouts discovered him IN
tho Trolley league IN Missouri The
now president ~ rho Boston club could
sec no hope IN tho lads work and
/ turned him hack In zoos he wac tried
/ out by the Detroit Americans. but fail
Cd
IT, shRcd around among I've direr-
ont Texas clubs until McGraw di-cov-
cred him Ia shreveport o. wear agu last
I spring and added him 20 his string ~
I recruits Instead Of making use ~
/ him, however. McGraw farned him out
/ Co Toronto n was there that T.srear
I showed his first promise and By IN.
I end % the season he was hailed ag one
I or tho hest pitchers in tho Eastern
I league. having mastered The art ~ o..
/ spithail' NcGraw recalled him. only
70 pc disappointed IN his wildness tho
| FIRST ~ the season. hut hv midsummer
I he rorained confidence IN the Young
pitcher and has since been rewarded
I with the sensational capture u rnanI
| crucial games with seventeen games
won 90 Eve lost. ua Tho season closes
3 Trsrcau stands a. an average higher
. than any ~ his colleagues ON tho
/ Giants pitching stan NcGraw COM
siders him the peer ~ I'd. Walsh. o..
| famous "sui'hafl" pitcher a. tho Chi.
I cCgo Americans. u D.. keeps his rof-
troll Do will undoubtedly he given tho
/ greater pn-t ~ fhe book work for Ncw
| York .u pho world series
! Tho acclaim 81 Trer.1u and wood.
I however. has not altogether over4uad-
] oW ed rho older farUrIfa either h.rs o~