The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-11
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We nave finally arriNc.i-=ur a. f..ast
tnc 81 deduction in ths currrut AT-ri.
tan league ave ro-rlCr roN oar 49,
tfn rivals o-sin the first irter-rctias.ai
nislsn m an INVASION % ne east ll,-
1919 tne end % the wcck phIladsirhta
e. slugten. Boston and New Nnsk cach
Mltt have trial out an occidental farnla.t
~, eEsresete result should g. of Nttsl
pm riance a. means of cornrarIson.
lhf same a. date would ludicat. mat
t.. ''slern division q Ian johnson s.
Issue l- tairll Nel balanced. .spvclal-
p g. regards lhilAdeluhta MaatiuEtuu
anl uiI ciub. The Boston RED ~aR nave
.t Dem quite 50 fortunate Be- fna rrnf-
.er % Victories. but Carriran's BOYS
lhs Hub ass. rauon o. pulling
tl..lf t'E. insr and. slth che prospect ~
Af Joe W ouue valuable assist
~, .s.ln-' ~ sortie ot the western
~ iH very NkCly o. prove about a.
t"gsh a. anything else in the east.
t'l'Nf that tnlr Wevk games tn
~. east Will furnish fsir line on .i,s
.i1llL. strength - The west At the
moment 90 writing toe four American
l-gat H' teams or this end are pretty
n.Lch on ~ same footing OF pron-
iurinuatc from the foregoing thai M.
Ne"s hA-ilffF vii DO a. well in the
lNee a. Nounig' Maes's worlds cham
l.one simply moan that up % tnc
present they have PLAYED a. ,-0os rn,..
nhi a. The Athletics. And 90 there are
y, any form rCttrsals they are no.
iAelA To happen before the western
l'-inS complete u,ir Introductory
am Just as well pleased that the
schedule books the Detroit Tigers
against US a. the Polo Grounds =. ,
starter arm anxious 90 see just how
tood Hugh Jennings team d. and
whether its exalted uositiou in the race
pr not due In great measure o. tho
weakness ~ western rivals. m tha-
WrcrhnE crew from the city az the
straits can slug my pitchers thc way
81 Louis. and Cleveland. then Connie
Mack indeed should begin 20 worry
about his laurel wroaths. I DO not think
there are any better pitchers in the
American League right now than mine
wants 20 Down Detroit.
Naturally. . am very auNious Co see
Detroit headed and Will do all iu ms
power 70 accomplish this end liy bring
ing them back with the rest OF those old
fashioned. heard thrilling struggles
~ men helped 30 much O. populurizc the
Ban Johnson enterprise. Detroit must
o. hags"d while Jennings ts ON foreign
ground. Let his club get back 20 Navin
ncld enjoying an advantageous lead. and
"a - likely 20 BE- an extremely difficult
q couple OF young pitchers come through
20 the assistance or huhus and nauas.
iush Jennings D. depending on a couple
OF recruits in Burns and Navanagh for
defensive Serength. and such players
are more or less unreliable until sea-
soned by experience. But Hugh has this
advantage. These youngsters are placed
alongside Of two steady veterans. Bush
ana Moriarty. and the experience OF the
latter two will lsaVsn the uusteadiness
or the colts. Burns and kavauagh have
been hitting well right along. The as
sociation OF two such remarkable slug
gers a. sam Crawford and '-Ty" Cobb
skin.
I understand that Jack BARRY. Of the
Athletics. was seriously spiked "a few
days ago. This g. very unfortunate FOR
the world champions. There a. man
Connie Mack viii miss To my mind.
Barry h. one OF the very clcverest short
stops In the game. lie and Collins have
been associated 80 long together al the
keystone that their work h. perfection
ed with substitute talent but he Ger
tainly has no one capable OF nlling Jack
"a. ~ shoes; Any stranger is going
one thing. No pair In baseball present
"a better defense against the hit and /
run play than Jack and Eddie / have
been told that Barry would be out OF
the game for several weeks. n this h.
80. the White Elephants will have no
clnch In winning third straight pen
Despite mediocre pitching. the worlds
champions have kept within striking
distance Of the league leaders. and with
a fun force intact might be exceeded
10 crowd TO the front by the time the
not pace or double headers arrives but
Mhcks twirlinE must improve before
then. Ills young pitchers have not liv-
el up To last seasons sromise hv "a long
way Mack has Eddie --sauk and CHIEF |
render ~ reserve. These have been his I
main reliances for many years Mar
Velloua as he has been. n must be re- I
tnemhered that the wonderful southuaw
D. % his fourteenth year Of big lsngue /
service. Render has just about outllvcd I
the ordinary span Of big league effec-
tlNeucss. Sooner or later one or both /
or these marNcls must crack This seq 1
son connie Mack can spare neither
unless the younger members Of the STAR \
brace peLccptthly with settled weather /
Chicago Takes rumble
since my last article. Chicago has
taken an awful tumble The team al i
thet time was bcrinniuE 90 tobograr.
'alahau men have fallen down on at 4