The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-29
RuLxS0 AoAUBr PIAYxxs
WAITING 0ToAIED II
ALL W8oM0.
Compares outnsld Of ofants ana Ath.
lstts ana THINKS rormsr - Better
Mig League COSBY.


(By chrtsty lEathswson OF the Giants }
NEW YORK. Sunday. Sept. 2s-The
National commission has made an ut
tempt to stop baseball players from
writing on the worlds series Why
don't they try to stop us from running
billiard parlors. or selling automobiles
or doing anything else outside OF base
ballE There would be Just as much
The grounds are that the stories pro-
duced by the players take up space
wien should go to the newspaper re-
pers have signed actors and special
writer's whose work IL not baseball, 10
cover the series for them. Most OF the
baseball writer's with whom I am ac-
quainted have no trouble getting "a
much stun as they want into the news
papers.
the public should be protected. ,.n
speak only for myself IN this. but am
very careful about my stories. Mos, or
win the newspapers for the big series
Intend to write their own stun.
The big series starts one week from
tomorrow. Both contenders are in fair
shape for II. but neither club is az its
pitchers. and the Giants have not been
hitting the ball recently
Have spies Out.
Both teams have lad spies watching
the other club play. Each leader has
nation about his opponents. There IS a
question In nay mind OF how much value
this advance Information IS IL mas
never worked out well in previous serfas
except in one instance. and that was
against THE Athletics in 1911 we rad
received several tips. and 10 was pretty
srmera!iy known that the Athletics
would try To get the catchcr's signs from
thc coaching box. such snnrra AZ ~ -
thing as John Coombs '"TopSy' Harriet
and Harry Davis would be on the ioh
Aftsr tho Giants had cinched tho pen
nant In 1911. we were PLAYING Rrooblvr
or" gay. The game did not amount Ia
mu.h more than workout FOR the New
York club. When the Hrookivn tenn
went to bat in the third or fo,,r,h Inn NJ
ming. / met "BII' Dahlen on his wav %
the coaching box. ~
Watch Meyers and see II you can GO,
manager. N-' ID
bahl"n was always n very smooth fol.
70" AZ All the tricks 81 the trade and one
as player 7 ever saw had not tn
Meysrs OF 90 the fact that DahIen wa
watching him.
How about ~. 'RiIT." I a-ted IT.,
at 'hc end of the inning
- '"G,l get them little bit" he re-
pned. ell him to cover up more with
Hear 20 Heart Talk.
Mciraw and hscked Movers IN fnto
corner o: the club house after ~.
talk with his.
II IL looks like they were rc,tinc
your Sign IN the game. lct th. rltsI.r
give them. and YOU hand out rhon.y
ones. said Mciraw 20 Meyers III tIe,
Sc they are grabbing the wrong steer
they VIII lav of ~ for fear som, .f
heir bstters VIII get hit ana hurt"
n" Athletics were getft-x t.rue -
our signs IN tho first game 80 10 v.-f.I.s
series IN 1871. and N.s-e and ! evvif.rs
=" That gave tho batter SIGNALS N.-I
Hu"" have always believed lu Tin. f...
non That tho Athlefi~. solo go man, ia.
mails was oNerdone whence ono f.,-,
s'e~ aEninst another and tn. scr0rI
punch thinks the fret crowd Ie rctft-g
th"it signals. - Elwate gives frc ssstT.
efs ~" edge becaus. q keeps tI.fr .r.rs-
hent- on their guard against q hfIf.i
advantage. Therefore. believe tho An
Itlcs liE" q" create this impression or
course We viii 30 lookinr FOR them 20 80
tempt 20 get some - oar siFus again fht.
fnll. and especially will We hc wa'etf.. d.
=" zee that ~" halter. waiting for nae
tHrn. docs not walk ont 90 M p1a-.. ou
"" Inc between the plate ma the ler.t
shd Wf'sh 90" catcher give hi signal.
from behind