The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-06
DOPING THE Big SERIES
WITH HUGH S. FULLERTON

ander. In the OPINION OF lot of wise
baseball men. Is equal TO that-task.
Alexander Is the best Of the pitchers.
ter than Moran's second pitcher. Wood
Shore. Ruth. Foster and Leonard ali are
better pitchers than any man on Moran
starr except Alexander.
Carrigan also has Gregg. Ray Collins
Pennock and Mays. any one OF whom
would be considered star on Moran's
SSs9rPs. Moran has Mayer. Demsree. and
nave gone way back and are preparing
TO be seated-and Ben Lineup, who is
crippled.
OF course. Carrigan has all the
chances In the world to be blamed for
making mistakes I'm his selection OF
pltchers. lie has not a chance to evade
pitcher he chooses Is the wrong one
Yet IL Is hard TO see how he could shut
ms me- EYES ana touch any one OF five men
ana make mistakc
The remarkable attacking strength of
ms pltchers Is another element that en-
se.s INTO TINS contest he has the hard
est hitting pitching corps in the country
ana Wood, Ruth. Foster. or Leonard Is
a iikeiy to break up a game by hitting-
al oe s1ssr close to or above 800 hitters.
against Wood and Foster than against
the others OF the five. and not 10 mir
mnch against any OF them
The closer one figures each batter
against each pitcher, the lighter hitting
the series looks. The only chance for
ni'. ing X would seem. Is for Alexander
10 tire In the later games or for Ruth
10 get wild and have TO slow down TO
get control ~
I had figured Chalmers practically
out OF TINS series. but In his later games
SSnls season he has pitched so well thar
MORAN undoubtedly will use him in case
The h sa rs ; chance 70 do so and not lose
tne advantage ut any time. he will use
chalmers and rest Alex" for further
strain. 'iei
WIN uein a,.~-s
The Sunday that Will Intervene h.
ssn,d me opening and the next two
Sahes heip Alexander immensely and a
gay OF rain during the series would
DC mat much gain for him.
bts am Llsuring that Carrigan will use
us Pltchers practically as he did in
me decisive series against Detroit.
w certainly will be Alexander and
and ison.s sae stsrter. followed by Rixyy
Iule tne selection OF pitchers and NAV
SonpeI either manager to alter his plans
Moran has 'n ana after plans easily. but
~ great element in the strength Of
. .ne lied Sox, you will find. lies IN theIr
10 use power, Carrigan need not fear
% 90 use pltchers. He can take out men
ta.equentiy. use pinch hitters, and MAKE
,ha -. Mlthout apprecAbly altering
Tb,s 'e Jn strength OF his pitching staff,
,,,nH uoes not amount to so much In ac-
SsuuaI play as II does In wearing ont me-,
nlany men would rather pitch A 1an,s
durtra NeeP warmed W ready TO pitch
uurihg game. They say they pitcb
nioe IN warming up than when on The
a. o, MORAN dare not warm up Alexan-
vi OF hlAey 10 act as rescuers' He mn.
use Demaree, McQuillan and Maver az
=, nSrn up squad, and II they get in
p. miI DC outchery in all probability
20 49, ~ SLOW floaters would be soft
a Ur the ked sox and McQuiIlan no lonSe
IL good pitcher. MAYER is bstio.
ouI is not living up to the promise re-
gave when he broke in. ne
r,., nat Is the situation. You canno,
ii ,,,iSe ~ ditferent, and the figures prove
=, hSpIhofrow we will make the final
10 OF me teams. before getting down
see No., IS compilatton-which Is 10
80 noN these Figures work ont into ~
sSsrs scores ores. We Will consider the man
nsr,s ,, Soinorrow, and under the head ~
,i.,nasers We place "A value unnn ~
- I'm work, the inside play. the sy,st.,',
n ,' a.Ssek, the choice OF pitchers. etc
tseti ~ nov S an DC due the managers. hui
me are responsible and must ~. :, -
CT the praise or the blame. ei'h-