The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-05
NO CHANCE
FOR GIANTS
THAT Is WHAT oRIrYrrH THINKS
IN fICKIn0 Red sOK.
Washington Manager predicts a short
Sertes-Managcr of Cubs Has
Different Opinion

Different opaniOn.
clark Griffith. manager OF the Wash
gtQo ~.J,sf"f 81. believes that the Bos-
* e1 , ,s VIII win the worlds series.
"Ths Boston He'd soH. one Of the
sneSfhsSr bare b. machines ever
Known. wiIi. in iuy 90 lninn take four "ut
York Giants in Do" coming world .
series.
ha., h.Sr.-'s SS,ri hacked or tne
field. ana with the stick the Rcd SON are
superior. In base running AEON" they do
not cntlr"iN out'laas Their opponents.
aud. as / viii show later. tits feature or
the game does not cut much figure in
worlds series battles.
The Giants have just one pitcher IN
whom they hat" sufficient confidence To-
win such series. namely MsthewEon.
The Red soN have more confldeusa than
any team / have ever come across. No
matter VINO Is lathe box FOR them.
And they sure have a starr that
merits confidence. Wood. Hall, a. Rrien
and Collins are all equal 10 the task OF
facing the Giants at their best and turn
ing them back True, McGraw mas Mar
Giants do not play behind him as they
do with Matty. This old boy Is Sttll
right Mp in the front rank. but ne il not
Sc atrun= ss Do" was 7 few wears sl-o.
ne constant strain OF many seasons
Htr Ncrn away the reserve and now
when Ghristy. best offerings are bump
ed he cannot rely On sheer speed TO re-
cover bis equilibrium. Wood and the
other Boston stars can. and therein lies
their invaluable advantage.
u du not think Marquard Will beat
the champions 20 little bt. while Tes-
reau. whom have never seen. but who.
from all accounts insult be a real pitch
er. has not had the experience to stand
IN" terrific strain of such a series. al
though he may come through and sur
prise the critics.
Tn" same holds true IN the case %
iciicut Tor the boston team. lie u a.
grand twirler. hut Buck O'Brien. on the
.lu'r hand ipo1rh young 20 the league.
has had the hase hail experience. % bear
IN" hruut OF the pitching will fan on teh
shoulders 81 HAN and Wood. The for
Hrr is a bear Tor work does not know
what II is To be- afraid ana r. nj HIS best
I'm ught places.
E""d . consider 10 be eguaiIed by
Sr!y one man now pitching Walter
|onnreh ., wouiI nos surprise mo a
l.tfIs hit to see Joe Wood win three
Eeincs in the first four days Of the con-
tests
SPEAKER. 90 my nina. will be another
stumbling block FOR McGraw. lie will, 1
lninh 'e the first big star player VINO
VIII live up 20 his previous reputation.
an lrrHap- surIass H. In a WORLDS
cobb auI Hans wagner ami otbe,
n'HIIlu"rs nav" faded and fallen down,
..it TAX, 80 from me spoke viii te there
Vita H"lI@ uu 400 the way through lie
D. natural batter. Iu game Tor the love
~ ~ ana the bigger the crowd and tho
bi'at"r the excitement the better he
goes
Frank Chance. manager ~ the cubs
sa' 81 under bis own signature that tho
GIANTS ought 20 beat fae Red SuN on the
Iit'Hint ~ Matlcwsou AMI Tesreau
IT 1 were % bet money on any boil
EHu- . would rather haN" Matrv pitch
10 t'Hn any man in the world. lie Is
uugues t."uthlf the greatest 81 an pitch
tr- oih'r great men have come and
o. roe. hIf f"r years Doc has been thr..
risht 70 fh" top Iie can always Do de-
l''I'i .iuh fn rif Do an Intelligent
cali iu' u.s. hosh.
r"sreau is one % the most prorn.4iT
Young pitchers that Z lave ever 600 :
The H'rur-"at point iu his favor &C. % !,
u"f.iur over HufUrrs IIfu. After s-- y
hif wprs against us when We were give
lhr the Giants % tough fiehf Q knayy
t.ff "nN team would have trouble when
ever % went nrutnst him lie has "a
Nn..'riul spit bail and speed. and ff.
great muscular strength ia a. yaf-,ti.
asset. EIt the beauty OF his vo-f I.
i.tf De- never gets excited and M
amount ~ kidding orr fosling can die
fErh him
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track has already waeerod $50. 600 on
McGraw s ponnant winners. and 10 Is
SAID Thar he viii bet rs much more II
the DDS are heightened s well known
actor is said to have expressed a DO.
-Ir" 20 bet $4,000 on the Bosfons
but nobody seems 20 know whether
no" onor VIII be- covered or not Tho
wise money. however. will 40 on tho
Boston end and fhcra.U De- au uuIirn.
ted amount Of &c.
Mon who hark ed fho Clans heayiI,
Il-f year. chiefly because tho strength
aud .Aill OF fhr Athletic we're under
's'ima'ed. cannot figure NcGrau' I'd
men in any way thie time Wei
known brokers and business msr
"h1 make practice OF betting on
j sporting events showed memoranda
saturday niehf covering strings of
bets ON tho Red SoV as long as vom
ARM ln each case those who backed
fn" Clans secured 3 fo 8 or 10 20 y
N.f ha lf'la DO fD now and thrn
Prominent LAYERS NJ odds book
makers 1n tho racefracks In formrr
years. have HI4O made fha Rcd So,
odds Dn ffturIfns 8 week aFo these
.fmh.nr- won" IftIrF q f. AGAINST
Do" BOSTON champ huf fhrt Eo.
such h.t p.4t that yesterday Dr. wa.
said fNIf f1 fl would hr on faf
'l.s week and perhaps fo p Dol
Iir. Dig sIr0II8 .0rE told rho Sun
m1r fIt b. would rnf lr aurprIainf
| '."t gGu'rd fl o. AGAINST fIo Red
-nU Is fHn limo fhr series begins
9TH. r.r..u advanced ror fHe sfrn- -
accorded fD fIa F.i Sar a
ft.rf. Hr. HHf r'f. Irr