The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-07
BelIdire Athletics Have
An Enviabie Reputation
DURING SEASON JUST CLOSED
THE TEAM PLAYED THIRTY
THREE GAMES.
Winning - and Losing Sight. Giving
an Average OF ..JS-"Perk"
Kennedy is Responsible.

Nenncoy IS Irresponsible.
The Bellaire Athletics have proved
20 be- one Of tho strongest semipro-
fessiOnal teams IN the history Of the
OHIO valley and is without doubt
stronger than r. majority Of the minor
league teams For the last three
years this team has gradually rounded
into shape until il l. now the acme Of
professional baseball
The Athletics have PLAYED So games
so far this season. They won % and
lost but eight, making an average Of
.''N. which average Is seldom achiey-
ed in any minor league While this
team Is composed % majority OF
semi professional players. there arc
among it, lineup several league play
ers. but these have only been secured
IN the latter part OF the season and
many from this team have gone 10 the
leagues
Brown. who formerly pitched in the
Texas league before he entered Ohio
state college, Was product Of the
l'ellalre club. He was pitching ball
Tor AN amateur team in the back
woods OF Ohio before be pitched for
me Athletics. The tales of his won
d"Jtul pitching We're spread over the
country and Dee was drafted ~ the
Dallas team of the Texas league Sis.
ICY another az R"llalre's pitchers. has
bcen given tryout by several Of tho
minor league teams. but owing 10 i'll
health has been unable 10 stand tt..
train. Mullaney. OF the New York
"Iants. was the catcher for the Bal.
Iair' Athletics last year. and while
pay ing On a game AZ Beliaire showed
Such abllltv as catcher and a hit.
Ter mat he was almost Immediately
signed . Iby "a New York scout. Nc
EE"y. better known 10 local fans AZ
francis. formerly OF Rejhany col
l"te. was the star first basemau OF the
NlhietIcs. but rs now making good
VII" one oi ih' leagues in the west
80. Present Team Fast
Although the Bellairc team has LOST
a number o. good players 10 me minor
ihu major leagues the present team
Us me best that has ever been placed
on mo h".d. and a number of tho mos.
eur team have hright prospects of yer
,lit mo The biz show Pracht. th.
".f Ilf'I'r. shows all Oh. cYrr1ar. .s
~ 20 great pitcher Endowed Vitb =,
clear and cool head ho has mastered
practically all az Pho curves and has
.'ifln' speed. although % little wild
'lu 'iWgr- who have Witnessed the
N"Th or ih,- 4ad predict thar hc VIII
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Who r.fs mn ....t i'-N r'H"gl h'F
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mo held. BIAS hrichr future boz bqsa
pail although 900 ODD injury of the
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