The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-14
JOE WOOD OF BOSTON
TO MEET MATTHEWSON


covering the nrst bag This feature OF
hts game q. noticeable all the more
becaus. pitchers OF other clubs are
mont. Woods hitting has been an i'm
poTtant factor In more than one game
which the sox have Won
Beat johnson 20 o.
Following the last -wtns around the
circuit. the Red Sox appeared IN WASH
inEton and Wood ~ - matched against
the great Walter Johnson II Was dur
Ing the big convention ~sek. and the
CO pifal was thronEed With convention
crowds. Washington mad just returned
! from its western trip. which II hnd
cleaned W without losing came and
all the fans were pulling for them 20
start another run % victories. Nothins
dauntcd b the spr-rent ODDS against
him. young Wood accepted the chal-
lengs which Johnson offered and en-
tered the box. lie outpitehed his much
touted rival In every inning. and the
game went his way. TO Q.
Not long ago the Detroit Tigers sent
Dueue. who had continuous string OF
twelve wins TO his credit. after the
final game IN Boston. The Detroit man
wanted TO make a record FOR straight
wins. and Manager Stahl was anxious
to win the game. for his lead was be-
| ing threatened. Wood was selected Tor
the box work. and turned In his usual
game. the score being 10 Ia FAVOR
Ty Cobb remarked once: Joe Wood
can beat the Giants n ne uses speed.
/ lie must cut out the slow ones when
facing the New Yora team nave
found that they. like myself. XIII ones
With little speed behind them. The
next day Wood caught the great toDp
twice with his slow drop. and rescued
himself from two trying positions.
| What Wood wants behind he pat ~
a catcher vino can cut OF base runners
I by extra me throwing. lie can do ef-
! fective work without being coached by
hts catcher. Forrest Cady. he believes
IL "A good man TO receive his delivery.
and Cady has shown by his work that
Wood has made no mistake
| IL Is a treat TO see Wood go through
his preliminary work before a gam,
little speed. Then he will work ms
curves until he has the ball breaking
] TO his satisfaction and finish with speed
never Put Out OF Game.
| Joe Wood has never been hned or
put out OF game by the umPires, The
| fans never call him Wood" II -
always "Joe Wood lie is the most
graceful pitcher in the game and
| thorough sportsman OFTEN before
game Wood goes behind the Dat our
ing batting practice and catches Larrg
Pape. His wonderful whip Is SHOWN
To great advantage by the way ne GUS
| the ball down TO second. Manager Stahi
I IL Jealous OF his prize pitcher, though.
I and mhases him from behind the plate
/ Wood then tries out the various posi-
| tions in the infeld well as the GU .
field. His work in every position "
4 noteworthy. and n ever ne goes baSh
as "A pitcher and wants 10 rshaln ~
| the game there are many CLUBS WhlCh
would like to secure him as an ;n-
Wood tells this story Of how he
ed FOR duty with the Hutchinson team
was signed as shortstop. Inc
other inhslders were veterans anu ~ ~.
| pitching stan was composed OF "a stapie
| OF good old has beens. | was Nershtlle
even then and after receiving my Wy,
! out in the inteld would 10 out anu
gallon all over the lot chasing Ties
/ Then sometimes ia go over To a cor
| ner OF the outfield with one OF the
| second string catchers and BURN re"
zone afternoon Manager Jay Andrews
I thought he would like to accustom hlS
thitters 90 speed and asked me 10 taNe
| the mound for while. only too eager
| To accept the chance. 1 entered the boN
and from that day on l nave beeh
pitcher None Of the members OF me
team could hit me ana was h1t lie1
/ far and wide a. ind after pltchlhB
a few games which / won
In hts nrst season with the hed COX,
1908 Woods record OF games was
eleven won and seven lost. The next
year he won twelve and lost tnir'svn'
when his team fell away down the lan,
der but last year y came o. X anu
/ finished with record OF tive -tntet
games won and seventeen lost re has
twice pitched no-hit games. once whcn
with Hutchinson and last year again
the st. Louis Browns.
| Rest Against Browns.
Against the 81 Louis Browns ouu
is al his best There Is never any
question as TO who wins when ne faces
I that team The explanation necessary
about game IN which he pitched
against the tailenders Of the American
league Is Wood pitched Ills best
work has been done against this team.
and time and time again a shutouL a
/ mo- hit game or "a norman reach-hrst-
| base game has been spoiled by Shotteh
Of the browns. Shotten Is a regular
Wood is not superstiiious. but he
would rather sit up all night than sleep
in berth 40 81 a Pullman SLEEPER
l incidentally Woods name h. not Joe
at all When he was younger the boys
called him Joe. though his name was
I rot Joseph. and 30 has always been
Joe Wood since then.
l wood was born In Kansas 'lty. DC
tobor 25 1859. and 10 his early youth
lived in Chicago ana purny. Col A.
present he makes his home next 20 his
father at Parkers Glen, Pa. Wood. 81.
has purchased farm there and Sir
Joseph followed suit. Every winter
living out ~ doors practically all the
time. The result g. that when be re-
ports in the spring DE is ready for
. work go once.
sreaking ~ the chances Of wood
'Isating Mathewaon in the world n
the Boston New York series ~ 1910.
when wood outritchcd the peerless
Nattv twice and brought the bacon
home Boo fine STYLE That adair gave
Wood a world ~ confidence in himself
when opposed 90 Mnthewsuu ana Dee
. series knowing that he has previously
taken the measure ~ the big fellow
ana with the assurance that be bel at
least as good. if not better. than his
lprpoucnt