The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-30
MATHEWSON GIVES REASONS FOR
CONDITIONS In THE BIG LEAGUES

until the Red Soy have hardly once had
their complete team OF worlds cham-
pions IN the ring this summer. Jake
himself WAS put out OF the lineup early
ing the going. and. n any one thinks hs
Is not = v~aluable acquisition to a club
let the doubter ask one OF the Giants
who saw him work IN the series last fall
The sevedest blow OF all was the In
Jury to Wagner. the rapid and spread-ll-
the Red SoX persistentiy last year. Thts
summer old Miss Hard Luck has Kept
hem in The second division almost
chronically.
not have a very successful training trip,
because the floods and one thing and am
other upset their schedule. They had
10 beat II for home before they ntendsd
20 do it. and the outlook was not very
oriSht. The veteran pitche were gst-
tins old. AMI Indications were that Mack
would be forced 10 depend upon a whole
lot OF recruits for twirling that are
never supposed TO be very dependable.
slender and PLANK the two veterans in
shape thiS wear. have had the best sea-
sons OF their respective careers. the In
dtan carrying everything in the world
hat q pitcher needs. Plank is old. but
in wonderful shape and ringing the base
BALL OF hislIfe- Backing up this veteran
array. Mack Eas shown great sagacity in
selecting recruit pitchers. Ills young
sters have Won a whole lot OF games
Tor him thls season. largely through
heir own ability and mis- clever handling.
II Is the best crop OF young pitchers
ever TO come out with a big league club
IN one year, to my mind. The result 10
mat the Athletics are so FAR ahead now
tie league had - Mongolian's chance TO
catch them. Fans all over the country
are saying.
Tire Re- sox were only a nash last
summer. They were lucky"
Matty Doesn't Agree.
In this ! do not agree with the fans.
The he'd SoN had n good ball club last
summer ana have n good one now. but
l VIII not get golnS II depended large
pitching stan has failed this year. Age
Las not done ~ either. because IN ey are
al young yet. Look At the Athletics last
summer. They appeared to he the best
nult club ever pat together and believed
II themselves. When they did not get
away WITH a dash, they all felt that they
W'u!o come when they got ready. and
the confidence killed them eventually.
I.lS year the. knew they would have to
get out ana hustle. realizing that the be-
remnants. They have been working at
htstling all season, while tho Red Sox
% come lack u ahem rather than nght-
ing 10 climb.
Players Responsible
The Players on the Athletics are large
y responsible :or the good %snowing Of
'Le pitchers as well as Connie" Mack.
himself II - tie greatest team IN either
O. -ur IuI q pitcher To Work on because
the t~itllegs 4I" always alter him. steady
ing aim AMI rtlllng him what 10 do az A
college ball club would. Then they are
demons. especially that infleld. for cut
t.aS OF base its and such stuff helps
d young pitcher immensely. II makes
Atm believe ne IL good. The infield. the
catcher and everybody are thinking for
Tie pitcher when lie - working on the
ihilafelTnia club. And 70 Is a inkin
ball team. too. All the other pitchers
are beginning to look alike TO the Ath-
letIoS Row. too. as was shown when WAL
ctr Johnson was knocked out last week.
u u the first time ! remember that the
uls SweIe was forced 10 quit this year.
Easy Picking.
Bot. Boston and Washington rated be-
FORE 'lc season To he the strongest con-
tcnieIE have been easy FOR the Athletics.
ana a." western teams consider that
ley ould ao!i a celebration every time
they sab n victory from Mack Cleve-
land - tire only club that has made any,
tnlng Like q sood against the
Athletics and IL had a bad training trip,
HeFiu beaten largely by nearly every
bush ltaSue tcam u met. Tie Maps are
tHc Only boys VINO have made any race
~ all IN the American League. / do not
see row they have a chance to get far
enough iutp the going over 20 catch the
7 Athletes now. And Cleveland was eN-
: pected ny the crtrS To be down near the
bottom % tie heap Here we have tha
Maps making the tght WITH the Athletes
son. ana Washington. named as q pennant
ru~r before The season ny many. in
Guiding Clarke Griffin. IS lust dangling
IN the first four II mas been q season
"t upset- IN both ~leagues.
AMI While the Giants arc waiting FOR
ami .4s' "ut ia 'FRONT.' t.cr- and paying
n" at'e'tl'r To- any "rr ] CUES we had
bette -n H.f AMI .rN to catch lem II
We want taat i'lnant