The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-06

ris Speaker. center fielder OF the Red
SoN. mas Oeen Offered the opportunity OF
Oeing u member OF the party that - 10
make worlds tour at the close OF the
MAJOR league season. paying eNniOltIon
games an several IOreisn ianus. lie Will
hhAhe known mas decision to Manager
tatlahan an the course OF a few uayS
anu II ne decides 10 10 along will he
played as one OF tine chicago team
against the New YORK Giants. winch
whl represent the National League in
the all-wintcr Joy tour
The original plan was 10 have the
W hlte son and the Giants 80 a. distinct
clubs. but good many OF the Cnlcaso
players have IaiIed 10 entnuse over tne
, luea some OF the men nave business at
nome To Occupy their attention durIng the
winter. others say that six months o.
base ball Is enough. ana still others fear
they AN De- seasick anu 50 are sure they
WOuldht enjoy the trip. Manager Gala
I han -, OF course. gong along. out the
only White SON upon whOm he can count
as yet aiy iIIcn.r Jam scott catcher
Ray Schalk, Jack Fuuruicr. Maurice
kath ana "Buck' Weaver. although a
| lev others may make W their minds
Later to 90 alOns.
Joe Boehling." says Hughey Jennings
- pretty lar bowman. but not a.
good as mis- record would seem to indI-
cate. The same might bc sad VI Brown.
3 iOU'k. ana Lush. connie Macks young
setrs. They have received credit TOT
classy WoIk. but the real reason IS that
/ they nave the Athietics bshiuG them.
Tut these young fellows down ia the
s-rond division ana they wouldn't
amount To much
The protested Brooklyn-Cincinnati
game of July II stands as II was played
and HrooklNus kick ~ ov,rrulcd Brook
:yn protested because tmpire OuigIey
allowed a Brooklyn ruuf,r only ON, To- Sc.
instead OF two. On - wild pitch. The
Kick Was turned down when II was clear
( ~ SHOWN that the tw" teams had asreel
, On a ground rule giving only one I'd >.
A on anything taat miSht whIzz tnrougn
and htt the pavIiiuu1vnce brooklyn had
I no cas-" and that game won't get away.
1t makes me laugh to read that Joe
/ BirIniugham claims the p"unaut." said
Manager Griffitu to-day. You may SAY
I tnis for M, that II the Maps beat out
the Atlletcs. well win the peunarIt.
There isn't chance Tor the Nap, tu
beat Us ia tniS race. We re going Ia
show some CLASSY ball from nov out.
Walter Johnson il now an good shape.
has injured foot getting better every
day. and he Will pitch III rcgIt turn
The Maps haven't a chance To beat us
out without taking the Ntalct,s into
consideration. birmingham announced
ia the spriuS that his team wuuld win
the P"nnsnt. hut they haven't been able
"Ou TINS trip. which Is causing them
so much Joy. they .aNc played New
( York and Boston. They have won 'i-" .
/ cut Of mine games. which - very goo't
1857 they lay" Won three from New
York. th, worst team 100 tue league. and
five STRAIGHT from Boston, who's, rit, u-
,rS tt. going bad and whose i1fIcid -
.lI broken UP. 4 fan To- soc how this -
wonderful
M team has won twelve out OF six
teen games from the Red sos this Year
uuI ten out OF fuuretru from TIE \ an
k-s- New York has won siN Qua - SIN
teen from tine Naus. ai.I tie i.cl SoS
have won Four out OF -4&te,u :rUm a."
NapS This doesn't uu Sc the maps lu"n
q LIT better tItU We tn against these
same teams. Ta..- X from me tlat ~
~, maps beat the NIlkmcr, Wei Wln
3 t.- pcLaaut'