The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-22
CUBS ARE WEAK
WITH THE BAT
CHANCE SAYS HE HAS BEST SET
OF TWIRtERS IN YEARS.
Attributes Poor Showing OF Chicago &C
Inability Of Players TO
Swat Well.

CHICAGO. June 21.-ManaCer Frank
Chance. Of the Chicago Cubs. says his
pitching stan Is better today han II
has been for the last three years
This IS not easily believed by the
followers OF the club because OF the
present standing ~ the team in the
National league c
Two years ago the Cubs won the
pennant and last season finished sec
ond after giving New York "a keen
fight for the championship. Up TO
date the club has had difficulty in
winning consistently as compared 70
the two preceding seasons. Manager
Chance insists. however. his twirlers
are better and declares II he had the
batting he had last year and In 1910
the Cubs would he In first place.
Whether the Cubs would he In first
place is n question. The New York
Giants are sailing along ar a remark
able clip because Of the consistent
work OF Rube Marquard While
Chances men would not he in tho
top position II they were batting. 30
Is certain the club would be next 10
the Giants and only a few games be
hind. Hitting has been lacking for
more than a month. and Thai has
kept the club from advancing rapidly.
~ We could get a little more bat.
ting We would be contender for The
lead with New York" said Chance.
II do not think the pitching stan has
looked better TN The last three sea
SON than % does today The men
have been doing excellent work. but
We have not been getting any hitting
Last season a. this time We had four
men with averages around and above
200. but now We have only Nmmcr.
man. Jimmy Doyle. Schultz. thinner.
man and Holman were batting over
300 a. This time. and 20 was Archer.
but We did not got tho pitching We
are getting nov n Schultz were hif.
ting as he I'D last season. We would
be closer TO- the Giants than We arc
now but he has siumped and he 81
not showing any Indication ~ step.
ping out. A. long aF no BE- NOT hit
ting tho club will have fo battle Tor
its game. and rho burden ~ The work
will fall on Tho pitchers.
Doyle's loss Felt.
Jimmy Dovle'p death was a hlow
to us. and Z realize If more each day
Ue would have been q much i'm
prove hitter and fielder this year
could have Zimmerman on fret hae'
now. and wc would havo a harder hIt
Ting club. although Safer is doing 70
markabiy we'll and is improving stead
Uv. We are not 0ut of fhn race hl
any means. and ~ We got a lifflf
more batting % vU not take long bo
fore uc crawl no and force NcGrawI
mon % tho limit. as We did 'aat sea
son.
Manager Chance asid to-day DO %
undecided whether fo pIf TOMMY
j Leach In renter fnid iu place ~ Ni
Ter Tho latter iH hitting fo vol th'
leader does rot iiko to remove hin
from tho batting order Ilr maj l-
Miller ln Tho garden FOR n vhffo
Leach showed excellent promise fh'
fou DAYS DO performed. and for fha
reason Chance was eager 90 play him
but o. tho same time Miller slammed
tho hail %vici0uFiy and showed thor.
Waa mo- reason why he should he role
gated ~ rho bench Leach ur0hahT.
would aid tho club iu battling an.
fnidinF az DO ia clever 90 both H0
also would help on tho bases Mile
haa remarkable speed. huf in aTI DIFF
games he has stolen only two bases
Archer Not Hitting.
Jimmy ArrhcrH Inability 10 ha
consistently thia year I- proving dol.
rimsntu O. % he club - uau a