The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-15
CHANcE's COMPARISON OF vARI-
Gus bTAFFS-SHowS ALL
In GOOD SHAPE.
winning Games Depends on the Batter
as There Has Been no hedi-
OGRE Pitching
tBy FRANK L. Chance. Manager OF the


Sever in my experience have I seen
tuch excellent pitching a. rival Ameri-
can League managers have shown my
club this year. 1 will say for my own
club that Kew YORK mas given almost a.
good az ~ has received the great diTer-
snce between tho leaders and us being
that they have attained average hitting
power In many Of their games while
We have been In the tbroes OF the most
disastrous slump ever Witnessed.
nave been fortunate enough 20 han
ole some pretty classy box talent in my
time. But never had a better balanced
"utnt OF rinemeu than that which rep
rrscnts the Yankees. They hace not dis
appointed me ga the least I point with
pride Of their attachments so far and
can prove thaat with the hitting fur
ri~hcd by any one Of the teams that
are ahead OF us. my pitching stan would
among the leaders
Last spring / predicted a marked inn
} roNemcnt FOR my club. ] based the
calculations solely upon tho excellence
Of my tWirlers. figured that the
strength of rival batteries ON last sea
sons performances and there my dope
went wrong. With the exception Of
cleveland and Philadelphia. every Amer
loan league club has improved la pitch
tlv club hasn't faced a bad pitcher 80
FAR. except few Of Connie Mack -
Young men who are welcome happened
Z" De ainucted with unaccouutabie
Tak. the Washington club. for ex-
smple., Johnson, Boehling and Green
carried Grinith through very success
ill CAMPAIGN IN 1913. When Groom
Jumped Co 'he Foderals, it looked rs u
this huc corps might he di~rrgauized.
hnt Doc NyrcE recruit. has proven
more than capable successor ~
Groom. while shaw and Eugel have
rNluus q" the 'front.' tu most remarkable
fashion. Griffith. as "a result is now iu
command 81 the hest pitching that has
Ersced his efforts since no assumed
charge az the trpital CITY.
Johnson a wonder
Joe w "ud was operated upon Tor APP
T I,.is,'t,,s is~t spriBge Ne had b." ,hs
several years. While he was GONZALES
''ur. Bu 1arrlgan was forced Co give
Young Rankin johnson fis chancc. RAN
IIu has proven the nemesis of tho great
walter. "f the same name. 20 Far this
YEAR Any young tosser who can out
star Iu two to snutouts needs mo-
further recommcudatIons on past per-
furw1ur's Walter Johnson T. just about
ih, Test pitcher of the past decade
'arrEau now has plenty - material to
throueH trr hat raff 81 the season
liIEh Et1ieut and Collins. with two
pitching o. amy ono could desire
WIS pretty sore az myself Tor tho
showing ~ New York IN Chicago. the
nr-i stop ~ our nrst swing through The
West ~ MIND has heeu eafaH "a fHfHa.
tn'u-E He fh' result Of Joe Heuz's peg
t"iln.r"' against Walter johnson. &C..
hind fU'|" .ff" tine Senators went down
q" ' fourth straight defeat ~ tho shut
"Ht s,"r" "f Co o. Benz should have
NII DIS second rr.hit game Df about p
w'sh ago. 'ut for q duke D. Niuzmith
'n iH' ninth inning. That sort Of pitch.
.IE I' '-'n"It r"I lection. Callahan has
t|.'' "in' .u 'icotte Scott and Rus
cen ur Iuaf about the same class
H"HfIn- GOV good pitcher mo- ono has
o." -" IIrfH.r Than 81 Louis THey
wore There H-f car but didn't have tr.
,n."IifI'lF'.f = such q fur club Zoo
rsuur5-l,... '1 tlS .rii,Sr ice,c-erz
.'n"s .nI IF .or are imrroaaiva Hlit.
'H number '.I quality. rIuEi.s rsr-
'.|e.. ~ Detroit. has pickrT ur rourIr
or rrFI 'Lf. wires ~ round out ID yir.
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