The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-04
'0NLY BAD BREAKS CAN KEEP
LEADERS FROM WINNING FLAGS

last seasons form on their arrival homo
and took four straight from the White
SoN. This string or victories made q
big impression on the Boston fans. so
am told. and they are talking second
place at the Hub again. Incidentally
Carrigan is picking up lot OF praise As
a manaser. Ii In my notion that the
Worlds Champions are going TO have =
tough fiEht finally getting out OF the
second division. because they are bound
to meet q whole lot OF competition The
White sox. Mars. and Senators are all
strong teams. and each one has a leader
4 who IL determined to finish In the first
| DIVISION. The base ball manager con-
siders the gap between the first and
second divisions To be wider than the go
y , dep1tant figures the distance be-
some OF the old fight has developed
| In the Detroit team recently. IL was
~ BY the personality OF "Hushie' Jsn-
| ninEs. whicn pushed the TIGERS TO three
American League championships. What
Jennings needs most now is some eff
cient pitching. Tho Tigers are weak in
the boA. but careful survey OF the rest
OF the talent Will convince anyone that
~ has capabilities The infield IS a very
good one with Bush at shortstop, Nor
iarity at third. and Galner at first base.
Any outfteld with cobb and Crawford
In II II bound TO possess merit
only recently II looked to me as II
, either Pittsburgh OF Chicago had an ex-
ceiient chance To finish second in the
Nat onal league race. but both clubs
| have cracked badly within the past
week The Phiilies showed they had
no intention OF rennQuishing their toe
I hold on second place when they took
three cut Of four from the Pirates on
their own grounds. The Pittsburgh
drtN and Adams and all the rest who
s.owed star ball in the cast. have been
Pirates chances OF getting into the sec
ond niche are declining every day
RIOT IN Good Shape.
20 cast longing eyes at the second rung
of the ladI-r either. Tho Boston club
gave them good battle on their home
were on edge To meet the Giants. who
had Just journeyed out of the torrid
They al hate tho Giants IN Chicago.
tut n is a profit BILE hate because the
Ntw York cub draws Big crowds any
put W better light against US than
thev do when playing several of the
weaker teams I'm the league, too. Evers
summer lie Is no oetter OF for
twiri"rs now. and he is meeting clubs
With Their pitchers in pretty fair shape
The cubs viii never be the Cubs OF old
until they have added some star pitch
crs O. their strtug. Even the Boston
w-eN. The old stars seem to be going
back. and Evers has not turned up any
new oneS who look 80 bright you would
mistake them for Luna Park Coney Is
land az d distance.
The accident ~ "Rubs" Renton hss
put one Of the best left handlers in the
game out OF the running. for a time
anyway. Benton has nor he'd a very
good year tins season. but he had the
sun. and .here ~ little doubt but
that D." would have swung into "A stride
that would have startled the league
next s-a-ou under Tinker's able hand
ing 70 i~ doubtful roW whether he
vii ever he able 20 pitch again
Larry Doyle says he will nevor pay
any tttent.Dr 2" scented note again
as luuE He Ia lives larry received
me- 80 the kind that stirred the league
at winter while tine Gia1fs were in
- Lou and the mercury In the Their
r"u'trT was hanging around 105
IaflN mat" e. iorg journey out 70 the
rvs ng place and met only the laughs
of -eNe. al baseball player
Serves me- righ: for railing" laugh
- Doyle IN reply.
some ~ the Giants feel 80 sure OF
cutting into the worlds series money
tlat they arc looking over the various
ud@ ~ cars row ready for dlstri-
button Murray. Burns. WiitSe Tes-
re.r and some more have had the auto
mobile salesman hanging OF their coat
fffS 'of ~ those statesmen would
sell o. Rig Lacquer an automobile ~ YOU
N' fhnfn ralf a chance
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