The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-27
WHAT CHANCE THINKS OF THE
AMERICAN LEAGUES CHANCES
CDy YRAxK L. cHAHcE. Manager
Of ~ rAnhsssl

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In both the American and National
league raess 70 date several surprises
have dsv.lopsd which later may b. IN
tangled when the respective acids strike
true PAGES l VIII leave VITA my time
hoEOred rival McGraN. the situation In
the parent major circuit. touching upon
IL no further than 70 illustrate my point
In both leagues precedent hss been
very, very slow starter, nEuratlvely beA
the barrier and started ~inEinS 80 far
petition q. 10 become AZ least an early
pion Giants broke slowly ana thereby
the Pirates At this early stage OF pro-
cesdinEs. The Phillies. generally ac-
sT, .S.t 49,, as an ss.rsss,ion Iiedisd by
prised the country ~ their piucky night.
which has kept them well within hail
ing distance OF Pred Clarkes Cor.atrs
Like conditions obtain in the Ameri-
can league Every one figured Connie
Aseks worlds champions as pretty
almost 20 spread-eaKle the nsld from
the very start But this wonderful ar
rSy-one OF the greatest aggregations OF
All umes-like the Giants. got on bad
" on the other hand. Jimmy Gala
hans Chicago White soK gave the dope
within . week were breeding away OUT
IN me van or the rest 81 the starters In
the Ban Johnson handicap.
How are We to account for these sur
trisest We cannot IL T. simply base
ball. that's all Personally. / do not be-
isye that any club II going TO run away
either from the Athletics or Giants Yet
the two champions cannot AFFORD 10
staks either White soN or Pirates 10 too
great a lead Callahan and Clarke both
command bail clubs that are mighty me
'front.' runners. that will command lots
OF beating before they relinquish an ad-
DO not doubt that the backward
spring has had a great deal to do with
tne apparent major league upsets. Take
Washington. In the American League
as an example. Griffith enjoyed only
a few days work out OF doors on his
his plucky team would show lack OF CON
dition In the first few weeks OF the
campaign Not so. Washington. against
any club showed as fine form as the
Athletics. reported to be in excelIeat
phynical condition when Connie" Mack
Invaded the north. Certainly Griffith's
pitchers showed me Ear more than clI
those OF the worlds champions His
club didn't hit 20 form. but neither did
fhiladelphia. / think from this / may
Justly take some personal pride in the
ABILITY OF my own staff
have only seen two American League
credited as the very strongest In fSe
ueld. and so l believe them to be OF
course. one Of the western clubs may
nave something under cover but any
one OF them. to be really dangerous
must have secured several phcnomenl
since lest fan. This. ! think is scarce
ly possible; 81 least ,nc would get no
such idea from pcrusing the daily box
scores Of the western conflict
now: 1 have maintained from the
start that Callahan's White SoN are very
q hkely 10 be most troublesome only on
one condition-thc return TO all his old
Iimc shll OF thot wizard. Ed Walsh
Inc Walsh Of old would give Chicago
perhaps the finest pitching staff in Tie
game. He alone was hoif a pitching
corps, no other could shoulder sur0
work end 50 successfully accomplish
winning results. Walsh was OF NOR
value 20 the SoN than H. Walter johnson
10 Washington. and that h. without
doubt the very highest compliment tbnt
could possibly be paid To any man.
very much doubt even n he should
successfully come bacN tina. I'd Walsh
could possibly work a often as IA, tsed
10 and In that case I do not see how
any one Is going TO stop the Athletics.
Washington should finish second 10 tho
champions Of the universe Grimm
has a well balanced team and one a.
WhlSh a proper lighting spirit Is i'm
bued. Why. these fellows actually tri@d
10 run us of our own grounds. thcy
were 50 cocLy. Griffith. moreover.
ssS GonStl Us M.l 9e'ter pitching than did
looked fine la the last game. 1 thin
elther one viii be able To- replace Rob
1t.ttn, ana that OF course. wul mean o.
tnlsn,s ilnr collection Of rifiemcn f.s
the old Fox. Wtltcr Johnson Will stand
on MS own mcritr. Joe Hothliuy seems
To nave begun this year with all the
cunning he displayed on his dobut "a
year ego. hc h. . hieu class southpav-
;;riiiith ciyb PLAYS az smart base
~
" ashington cen beet Fhiiads!phia he
cause Mack VIII have "a better pitchfna
starr then thet OF 1913. and he has re-.
tained all his offensive and defensive
strength. He has. moreover. the neccs.
sary reserve power. Washington how
ever, should keep in the firht avn tba
way end be IA G. position TO take advan-
tase OF any possible clip on the part ~
the champions.
The greatest disappointment I'm the
american Lengue hos been Cleveland
The tough luck that has pursued this
ill-fated team for O. dozen wears elr.,d,.
has Birmingham outiit on q fair v-o,
10 absolute ruin. The detection or 1Foi-
nbyrg ruined the pitching staff The
injury OF Chapman broke up the tnfield
Now that Birmingham himself is lad
up for repairs. the outfIafd ie SHOT 20
pieces Cleveland. perhaps. has no
license 70 be floundcriug so dfeuallv tn
the mire end Is likely 10 puII tog.fbsr
later on, but not In time 90 menace H. /.
clubs eTatnst which 80 put uu such Z,
30 disfearteninE that the Mans NAV
have &c hustle TO figure in over, as, ,,,,t
side BIT for first division h0nors
Dctr'it like Chicago. has proven a
Eurpric through winning consistentfv
IL remains TO be seen. however. yybcfTS-
the great success OF these two clubs 40
not DE in measure 60 the weakness.
81 Cleveland and ST Louis Again.
these latter clubs the White SOW and
Tigers have made their gains Tho mid
de = this week the forces OF Jirurry
Callshan and Hugh Jennings will clash
FOR he first time. That series should
cleaf up p lot Of doubt a. 10 ne rs.i
FtretEth tn the west or course tb.
mater viii not be definitely settled un-
til fter the first intcraectionaI inyasion
Cleveland ig certainly much yYe,tg &C.
THAI n year 0Eo. That fact r. afnp1v
TESTIFIED In the standing ~ the clubs 7
DO not see where the taif end Trc,,-s
cas- have greatly improved last seas.,.l
efficiency. Tor the TENN fa almost fac,-
u.al win that which went through the