The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE.



The National League pennant winners
or Jas season present virtually the
einnati. and shafer. who refussd 10 re-
Turn 90 the game. the Giants viii eater
me 1918 race with the Identical Iinc-uI,
that faced the Athletics In the World =
series last autumn. Manager Mctiraw
inclined 10 the belief thai he can NH
Ane zap At third satisfactorily despite
Shafers detection. ~ such proves To- -
we case the New York club viii be as
800 81, \. not stronger. than was the
Philadelphia
"a o"2t almost 20 pieces In the raids OF
National League team has reformed its
.ihes aud Will make determined EFFORT
sSnlaS a,, Vel "a the pennant race ia the
snd Dooian. two important inneld men.
81 srehna nan ana seaton. dependable pitch
ms ne service OF kiuifcr. the Phiilies
enter the pcuuant race much below Ia.r
y ot, 81 ensth' when they gave the New
A"tA GIANTS a battle Tor nrst place
Chicago.
Inc Guns viii start the season with a
NV manaser. an inticld new la it's COM
bihation though MADE ID OF Experienced
hieh, ana a pitching starr or Veterans
sTont enough 70 offset In a measure
VIA - believed 10 Be a lack OF hitt.ng
pfWcr Tho makeup Of the inner fins,
OF defense finds only zimmerman in 7,
pos.sivh now 10 MIN. but the rest OF ths
quartet have had greet cioo.ine In taI.
Ing care OF tho % b., 10 .ntch Mann,
bay he's assianeu thssn. while a man,
Der " tirat class amy men arr, rent.
To help la the inucld
Pittsburgh
nc iittspufkn team which starts the
- season - different ia many re-
spccts from the team which stared ,,,,
~ 1913 with suca bright pruspoctl-
.heIe are new faces IN the iniieid. ia
tnt "utilcid In the pat hers box and ne
hlha the plate. bruf,. recalls Trades
aau PURCHASES have ADDED much new
,leterisl 70 the h1ratc machine. Ti,e
h.
Ilraies obtained lnncldors konctchy
ona Mowrey and Pitcher Harmon has
s S,,ugu .arensih "a the opinion OF the
, ,l,s,iS enhent Hendrix and simon. a
goo battery. were tho Pirates loss in
,hc eueral inv asion. Now men are cX-
pectcd 20 iii their places.
Boston.
lhe hyston nationals aspire to firss
SlSision honOrs this year. WIN team
since nc took charge last season Ma
hgcr Staliings predicts that Boeton v-iit
, ,ttnlhh az least fourth. and possibly
tnlrd. The Braves closed last scason's,
face I'm utth place.
The accession OF JOHNNY Evcrs.. cr.cA
,.,Snu bls oman and manager Of the
~" .'hl,aSo CUBS. ana the rcaultant
loss oi btli ~ ccucy. was probab iv Tbc
inlVat notSble change ir tine team. uucn
- expected b. local fans from th,. com,
hinnilon mid-ticid play Of l,ycr. 80,
youhs MaIHnVilie. the diminutiVc short
Brooklyn.
The Brooklyn ciub starts the scasop
Win brighter prospects than has been
tne case Tor several years. With VIII
ecft kobtnsou as manager tine tear, t,.iIt
nave thc beneut or a seasoned and cana
uie baseball general in charge and mate
tial Tor last. clever playing. combina-
ton " Robinson can spur thc nI.,,.,'s
20 sustained effort tho team shouid
T"Ne "A formidable opponent for every
~ ''' ~" 1.,onsl league circuit.
haseball fans VIII note many chanrca
,v,,. iIe leIsonheI OF the Cincinnati Ma
g. -.
sua probably foremost the team v-i1f
rave nov leader BOO tue pcrror ~
NndL les hcrHug. formerly OF Tho You
ork Giants. who succeed Toe Tintcr
nov I--nagcr OF The chicago Federal