The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-08
GIANTS AND PIRATES ARE NOT
In CONTENDING CLASS JUST NOW

SlllUS.
Against Better Pitching.
The western clubs will be crowded
down by their visits TO the east. ac-
cording to nv notions. expect to
see the Cubs tumbled out OF first place
because they are going to run into
better pitching than they have faced
so far in the west. and the Chicago
twirlers have not the finish to hold
opposing teams TO small scores that
will be necessary to beat the good
twirling they will meet In Philadel-
phia. particularly. this will be true.
Right now DOOR Is getting the best
pitching in the league. The Giants
pitching stan should also be In better
form when the westerners arrive
Marquard is rounding. too. and his re-
turn to his regular place in the pitch
ing schedule is going TO help things.
Pittsburgh should profit by the trip.
All that the club needs is work and
polishing. Cincinnati and ST. Louis
Will be victims OF the east. | cannot
see the possibility in the Cardinals.
They are early season spurters. but.
as the race wears along. they will
drop back like the Reds did last year.
The Giants must profit by the west
ern invasion. The jump We We're to
acquire in the first weeks OF the race
has not developed. but his is eX-
planned by the fact that The club has
met better baseball in the east than
was being played in this section last
season. Every eastern club Is strong
or. I believe. including even Boston.
The New York team Is just as healthy
this veal as ~ was last. IL not slight
~ improved. but the great thing the
Giants Will be- forced 10 overcome -
too much self assurance. This quail
ity is always dangerous in n ball club.
and the fact the team has won the
ennan for the past two years makes
the men feel overly confident. The
addition % the new blood In the club
should nelp to eliminate this. Burns
and Shafer were substitutes last year.
they have improved enough TO push
a couple of regulars out 90 their jobs
his summer. They are both great
ball players n NsTy fast and ambi-
.ious. Romaree has been added TO the
pitching stan. II - therefore evident
the club is ron n u was last
season because none 80 h veterans
has gone back. But stll ! think the
whole light will he harder b-caus
several other teams have been boil
stored up. notably Philadelphia and
chicago. n Evers had a couple Of
alright pitchers he would have a
great chance for the championship.
The invasion - the we%sjerners Will
answer some questions that are s;ill
hanging In the air. one OF these. and
the most important. IL:
car TIE cubs hold up
] 10 not believe that they can. but.
u EVers rolls through his eastern cam
paign and remains In nrst place. they
are going To be dangerous boys.
In the American
Things hive not changed greatly In
that the Washington club i holding up
with q persistence that makes u look
Ike a strong contender for tn nag
Johnson - pitching wonderful hall. tie
hest ~ his 'areer The Athletics and
Red SpN are alarmed
~ thought ne was good last year" an
American league player told ME- tie OIL
o. day in discussing Johnson. "bgt 7
never saw ANYTHING like the way Re H.
travelling this season. He went for
tlirtv-~tN inntnE- without being scored
On. and tn chances are no will go for
,Eirty-six more lie las everything N
speed OF "a bullet and tho worst Jump
or TIE hest J ever looked az " tie
Ponds upon The point % view whethe-
y l. the hest or worst II looked Ike
the worst - ne because was batting
against him Re has been calling what
he intends &C. throw against opposing
seTi'. vim the Yankees
Look "ut fs would say Here
EIF "a ANEt NIlF.
Tre- - wouIi shoot up The van
WHO The old jumr nr 10 Ard fn. itf
ter Missed ~ turt as widely a. 2 -
That IL going some when tie ri'.0er
'an tip the batter or t. his a,u~ and
The Washington team rs slI ~ l-.f
AMI ginger and ~ PLAYING fast Sail
iL" VII give ne Athletics a gr-a'
ii.t my 90 not esp"ct ." s~- 80.
S-.''o'' h0l3 the pace they a-r s.''irg
Tina. b. the opinion o. veteran Amer.
- .,-5S i"r "no 81 rot wen. ~
Af'er pitching IN Phnai.Ipri1 oa Sat.
an losing t"lau-' Crs,-t. "
~ hitting very hard 'fI- spason. r.1....
q home run into fle lIesrhrr-. f'r.fl-r
- NeW York ON sunIa" ari rI..
ne Airlefics. with whom 7 have been
acquainted FOR some time
TO" does tse race Jock .r the
- go" asked rin'. talk
Have 90 Beat washington
a., ~ hssf s~f o." we
said They are carrying lot, ~
tb,oYyb TupR!y Won' iAs'
bound Il, SLOW down ~ sryin.Hy az.
b pg.r 60 Johnson. IT... e. f4 e.. ..
i.hff ~ tav" bal "a look % Oh
Irc,' UcL ~ildErg rom de . -.s
tsai p other clubs castor i- to1 Uri
tignt roo Goo 10 ~ mIr. ,tfi- re-
4Iah 3 fsfrz o. be t.st at present
80 Them Nf % Iff~ strur. fowstrr
AM 20 r. going o. take % lot o. fhs rsp-
iff uIf ~ them
ltnw slYu' fne A'tIetfrs~'
We 90 DO pretty -. share cone rIf-t.
ihc derarfwerf ItuseI mo most .,...
rce+ frrffnE Flank is going are
fni f0 fnr .rfr. 90 ia rlrrIIrv ~.
Infr t'T ba TO- tho rsmfa- az
ne tcfernu '.lu uIu Is o. mo taf fr.
= .ail ~ ir lel 'r ~phundefrhta am
liEu fef o.. f.I r.rf Suuw uE-.
DC natter uIfr MIN BE- has s.,
flrf '. f'.Ur uu. f. feureraflfe T.s
tf.r 100 around 900 ff ae.s.al fsts
John !ae newer been right since tFas
ufne Do hurt f'mHsff lr ne uorfTs
series NlfH tho pi8rfu Ha haHIfb ba.
ifrf ffl. AMI during that fafnv rraI
when We wrre .n WaafIrafYr 6s 49,
fFer . ana bed 90 Do sent horne d. 10
81. hlffl afral whether .e Will re Il auv
hir1 ~ shape tefYre mo middle ~ fra
Fufrrfr connie ia Worried about him
lI tho Gums pitchers look pretfv
E'I ora 20 Hre hound fl asf 81 least
one rfr from Pho frrk ~ hello .r
irr1er and PLANK Urufk bee Te.r
f~.fHrifr Er0f hollis .p rar ora fna
cher Fi thT have fir ability buf 80
rertulr WHEN fhf game becomes ffgff
InfI alb urfgrpp fhis The club a
' lfIrg fnr bell hard end tfaffrg o..
F'fher ueN 81 Far ws have r.f bad
rt Iffuref rln ere outside - combs
limos tuf iff wr touch uolf 4u.rk
a good INr Nr fhr strength ~ The
ffuH tr r1.I league can ba Irauf
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