The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-24
MATHEWSON TELLS EXPERIENCE
OF GIANTS WITH SIGN STEALING

covering a worlds series for that paper.
90, lS'""iiN started To- produce some
-t"Ilt~. u rs strange 10 should attack
IT. own suggestion At this time
" ~ Is feared that some OF the state.
mrntS "hich ball players make tn their
dItt'lts may cause friction among the
men, how about certain para. ra,'-,S m
ny J"hnsOn's story Among other
things. ne practically saws that Cobb 50
receiving more money than ne IL woy,b
IN most prof IS ionS a man ~ considered
service
frequently ] have talked over tb.
"IiunE II articles with players in oppos-
inS 'iuhs. None has been sore about it.
J nave Away tried 10 lie fair in any
criticism myself from other basebalf
plaNer-V riterS.
IF J had the ability and an oner. I
would 10 ahead and write" said cam
pitz ~ The Pittsburgh club to me only
}yeSterdal when uie Pirates we're at the
matter before tie game
writing has interested me. hav. col-
la"of altd IN play which - 10 be pro-
"u'ed thir winter have always tried
&" exercise great care with ali m a.
t''les that have gone out signed bv me.
Nnd ~ surikes me that the article sigrsf
10y NJ Johnson would make far more
lnuuie among the players than ANYTHING
man or TIE ranks could or would say
. "Sre" with Mr Barnuni.
- don't care what they ssy aho,,, a.
ftin. 50 long a. they ~, something
w. FtNHi papers must mink 30 ~ worth
s .,ll.. ,ns or they would not waste Eood
finding fault with ~ Ana mo S.n.r.
uNlnk DO must think 50 too. or they
N'Hl' I't continue 60 buy a.
Pirates Are contsndsrs.
The pittsburgh club stiu looks Tx. n.
team boz TIE National League ffe 1.t.,t.
" ODD n" forced 10 beat Tine Pirates tben,-
,s.''@ Hr. "uIEinE with confidence a.
nc result - their Successful sast.rns
TRIP. ana Clukre Ururss ne has soo1
chance Co take the fag yet
'lsrke H. banking on two thinss lie
80 Poo nov has tl. best uifrhfrs-
..."ll 'n ite circuit and ne thinks fhe
',laul~ VIII crack coz ~ least bend badfv
on iheir neat western trip Much de-
I'uus on the Impending SWING uhtcn 80.
N'N YORK club Will make around 49,
circuit. beginning tomorrow niFht i'll
yfi-@ s TO lnn inio any slump AZ ali.
se.t ~ We should encounter Il on thfsl
~ 49,. va ~ about this time lastl
TIE hottest " Gather OF the sesso, --titi
- ul'i lh me vest this time. acrnrdfnel
=. VIZ calendar. and the strain OF thsl
itce begins Co be felt now if ~ ali Wel
Nil also encounter stronger oppositio,l
ln we west than previously Roth pftts
81 hnf Cincinnati are much hstferl
p sn'e made through tie other n.rf IN
'Ir,.it N.s' there ~ another ANIL
-, ',t-'lrsn rou regarded a. thal
snntend.us team. y 900 meet vsaksr rtuasl
from ~" east Iu Hrookitu and phtisd.fl
roe Fotr have collapsed hadiy stn~.I
n"h N"fe fn me vest ON freir iast trip i
i.ii should have little trouble nj
10y "fFfnrf ratrnfs le fu st louis rhsI
tH fffuuefafufF there aIwaya aaps al
.''.i'- ruf ~ team We 90 10 -
.r.Ni' .ifrt ard. n ve encounter a fSti
-r'. r may slow ~ up for some Of thsl
No niS siumo.
ffI .'NaIl' 90 mot figure on anw hfr
'inr such ~ philadelphia met s,d
..,. Iy..rd The guakers out - .hs
raurt most or ffcir sfrenrfb H. 49,
w. dash this vear ~ ~ ala isst So
~ 'fNf pitchers are IN better shars
t.an % The same time LAST sufn~~sr
'-,u n Just runding into his best
L.Ftl whereas 10 VS. on the down rraSe
- THIS time r. Year ago Tssreau n h.,
90 -.Afc. h1t still a little wiId All
If-I or iHe men appear 90 have lots
l.i. a'l W club vas never hattt1n
.eitrr clarke figures 10 viii catch ~
in the r~naInfng games he bss ~ rts.
win tie gisrts Ret b. ffs Nsst 49,.
mat and slump
The Athleucs stumbled slightly On this
f.ip fhroHEr tire vest bur avoided n ~
Nfnp anl ere stul 80 far ahead ~ 49,
we'd ilHt 10 does NOT look like = race ia
" Niner ..au League From this fuurffors
4. 10 iNIFh clarke Grlfflfh aays -
"',F tase uen. hut - has very
'fff nHrs sire CONTRACT mead -
.n t' dH pr n either PLANK ~ p@ras-
~" .ln "r UIf nut entirely 10 rnfrHf
'f'ffIth Hs good Hauco CO. rItrlh un "a.
.r''fH r|ats e.fH both Johnson 80
SONS .n t"p form and C1e1e-,
F't "ta '' re tr Pool fer secouf
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