The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-18
HArE1wsoH YIounHs r"r An
EAG ONLY TEAM THAT CAM
GIVE TIE GIANTS A rIoHT.
says speed and Etching Counts and
sns rirs.es Have Both. Gossip
OF Both Zig Leagues.
tDy christy Hathev-on of the Giants,


tDy chrtsty szathev-on of the oiants.,
NEW YORK. July THE Pitts
burEh Pirates made the sensational
squirt or the week In the National lea
cue. This club Is coming fast now.
fast enough to thresten even the lead
ers. Brooklyn. a team that few
short weeks ago looked like a pennant
contender. has dropped back just as
rapidly as the Pirates have advanced.
Iney viii have hard time to finish in
me hrst division. Philadelphia Is the
only club ! hgute they have a chance
TO beat
The Giants have maintained their
are not yet Fronting much by their
stay IN the east. Philadelphia is go
ins back 80 fast that the Quakers are
possibility. Boston, St Louis and
Cincinnati all look like sure second di-
vision teams with the Reds having a
hne chance TO pass both the Cardinals
and Staliings' team eventually.
crows.d AI MIR m, league Tace is now
the w.st. at the same killing race they
trouble in the series with cleveland.
once rated to be their most dangerous
rival The Boston Red Sox have shown
from home, and this is due largely TO
the iact that the pitching stan has
twirling great ball now giving his OPP
ponents only four and Ave hits 10 the
,Se Boston ei%S Shy f Boston soesi SO goes
Chicago; and Washington should have
a. a. grand li,tie 'row FOR second money
70 have eased on recently. Boston
should move out Of the second division
fith has evidently added a pitching md
10 ms stable In Young Boehliug. With
b Johnson OH. he , should heir The Senators
lon probably 10 second place.
Speed and Pitching
Speed and pitching stars have been
winning pennants in the big league for
the last few seasons. The game mas
changed IN style within four or fve
each day on the dash and drive OF the
club, rattle n an plan ing ~ safe as form
erly. The sacrifice hit has fallen of I'm
popularity to large degree recently
To the speed and dash OF the Giants I
attribute their last two penuants. Nc
Graw using the sacrifice game very
little. The Athletics employ the hit and
ttonals
hard hitterS. but they lacked pitchers
and speed. When George Stallings took
hold THIS spring he went after the fast
men and Immediately inserted two or
three on his club Meanwhile is one
+ Mann Il another. Tho team - plaNing
good ball uow--for the Boston Nationals.
ON paper before the season ~ looked like
the worst club in the world. 80 not
Relieve Stallincs will finish last n - year
nc sUNUir ne VI N we rrsf division IN
tHe next race for he Is great team
builder.
Pittsburgh has opened M its game and
is winning. II is "A fast hall cIun - u
VIII use its speed. ard unusual hitting
resides IN that batting order But the
real explanation OF the return 20 form
or the Pirates lies iu the fact that the
pitching stan ~ very rear normal cam
mtg. Hendrix and adams are pitch rE
fine bail. Adams appears 20 be IN net
ter shape this season than 10 has been
a. any time since 1909. when he was
the sensation 81 the worlds series
Coorer and Robinson are threatening 20
cTfch their strides and. with that pitch
ing star AZ ST. hest. the pirates can eat
~ a o. '@rf haFpra October
Further Away Last Year.
IHef Gee iNf even close 20 the Giants
last Near At this time. even further
away than they sc today vet trev fr-
. ished second and were not q. fna7v
games hacN n rs when the race Was
nter. Tine New York club Sc iu better
shape 20 20 the rest Of the distance a ,
present than 70 was year ago. because
We ~erc getting stale ~ This time last
summer from our efforts .r ITO carly
stages ~ tho race. bi;t TODAY Ne arc az
TIE tor 81 our stride. Look AZ rho case