The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-06
CLAIMS and Athletics
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worried. as is evident from the great
shakeup he made in his batting order
yesterday. when the entire nine men,
with but two exceptions. were
switched. Burns being taken from the
lead-Off position and placed as clean
up man. his former place being filed
by Snodgrass. who heretofore has been
batting near the bottom of the list.
Another cause fOr worriment has
been the poor form Mathewson has
been showing OF late. Christy has al
ways been famed fer HIS steadiness and
reliability. but during the past two
weeks he has been addicted TO a sud
den blow up in nearly all OF his
starts, 10 the extent OF allowing eight
runs thrice in single frame. The
other twirlers have not been showing
more than ordinary form. as witness
Aarquards fight yesterday in the
sixth Inning OF a game against Brook
lyn. when he was touched up for six
runs
How long the poor playing OF the
New York aggregation will continue
Is uncertain. 1t Is possible the Phil
lies Will be able 20 pull down their
lead materially within the next yYv.ek
or SO. until they are within a tow
games Of them. but even so. the safe
lead obtained during the middle OF
the season makes u almost a GER
tairty that the Giants will be the Na.
tional leagues representatives In the
worlds series
A Slim Chance.
There have been many who assert
that they would be pulled down be
fore the finish. which was due. no
doubt. TO the unreliable playing they
have displayed recently. and which IN
the excitement attendant with a
baseball race appears 10 give tse
Qu1kers chance. However. a brief
delNinr into cold figures Will soon
serve 20 convince one that there =.
very little likelihood Of a grand
sweeping finish on the part 81 the
pooinitos which would enable them
90 breast IN" tape q winner
Hased upon Yesterday figures. tho
Giants were exactly seven and one
han games ahead Of phuadelphia
They 'fili have e games 70 be- played
before the end. To make the pennant
almost a sure thing the Giants will
b. compelled 90 win only 10 out or
tines" Gaw"s. which only means tray
Gins ~ little over 500 elm
W BIO the winrirc Of this number OF
fnW"4 does not ab-olmeIy assure
t1'I' th" bunting. set 90 beat them
on. rltFi1r 90 .L.a rat. tha Phiios
would IHFr Co capture 20 ont Of their
r'Hainfr@ 90 cameo. which is e0ui,
"''lf % PLAYING 90 th" rate Of .7gI
Tor the rest 90 the season The PM.
i''H have shown 20 poorly 10 the
p.nrh"7 900 through fl. eeqson tbat
Their bon" Orb tlF direction appears
'o %" rather fororr
D." 700 YOUNGER organization the
Maps. .r fHo1nd place. will 10 re-.
4'r'd To- travel 90 90 .uU faster pace
Io I'Ad f1f Athletics with the latter
n'd'iH. 500 h11 10 500 be necessary
I'f OBJ" tl'trItrdrrs go capture TWEEN
~ ono Urf Df tho remaining twenty.
tr' contest taf t1 to played which
H playing ar oven $50 pace Tho
h'hIe'.~s it broatine JUL, a little bet.
l'F i"fn even can ftiI romp home
l0 fIt lead
Moreover. tho Athletics can be- Ok.
r"fied to pick up i1 their PLAYING in
li" NfNi fW DAYS due o. the fact
mar th' disabled players who have
lr'n out of tho game because ~ SICK.
ness OF Injury. are gradually taking
up ih"ir positions aglin Hardly more
Than week ago Connie Mack was
forced to present n ful lineup on tho
hc'd Win eleven ~ his men on tho
sick Ust
Us "a safe boi 90 viii be The Giants
versus the White Elephants IN DC.
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