The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-09
COMISKEY AFTER THRONE GIVEN
UP BY CONNIE MACK SAYS COBB
PAYS FANCY PRICES FOR STAR
PLAYERS AND NOW AFTER
JACKSON
Tkes More wslloy TO Beat Tigers Who
ne Thinks VIII Win Ogt-Reo Sos,
White sos ard Tigers For ~
BY "TY coe8."
Worlds Champion All-around BAH
Player.

IlAyer.
Charles A. COmlskey seems deter.
mined TO usurp in the American league
the throne which Connie Mack alb.
dicated when he found that PhiladeI.
phia would not patronize a champion
so strong that II would win a pennant
almost as II pleased.
'omlssey's nrst great move toward
NJ cher Ashed dream Sas the purchase Of
EDDIE Collins for $4,000 since then
nsufs Tor outfisidsr Ea sf Ml hsPS-oW ne
has bought Memo Leibold from sieve-
land, and y Il SAID that he T. bidding
thst charlie somers IL likely 10 weaken
before the end Of the month
fnriherinorv according 70 the club
mouse gossip Of the White Soy. =. Frank
"a hsker b. destined 10 wear a C-hica-
50 uniform In 1915. The story goes that
Aiaek refuses 20 dispose Of the HON.
hnt that he with be satisfied that he has
Justified principle by keeping Baker out
% the game one year n that years lay
of does not shrink the market price OF
his dtsEruntled chattei
Comiskey may be able to buy a cham
pionshir outright. We Tigers are more
concerned over the Immediate future OF
Jackson than about the 1915 career OF
Baker. Jackson. right now. would be
Of inestimable value TO Chicago In this
Iresen. exciting struggle among. Bor-
ton. Chicago and Detroit For. In spite
OF the wealth Of excess outfielders In
GLIDING Leibold and Roth. the White
SoN cannot put into the garden anything
near the normal strength boasted either
by Boston or Detroit.
Most writers OF the major league cit
les are OF the opinion that Carrigan's
outfield Is the very best In the business
This IN a point / will not concede
believe Detroit r. every bit az strong de-
fsnsively. aud a shade stronger offen-
-ively with Neach measured up TO this
seasons standard. But either the Red
SoN or Tigers lay II over Chicago Just
now. healthy weilop covers a multi
tude OF sins. Detroit and Boston in
their outfields carry about as deadly a
wallop IS most teams can show through
This ponnant race f. going 20 b. de-
cided BY nerve and sticking qualities.
powers. Boston and Detroit are better
qualified than Chicago 70 hold their
nerve In n gruelling drive. Their teams
are more seasoned. Tor. almost intact.
they have gon through successful cam
paigns.
Collins . wonder.
Give Chicago either the Boston or De-
trolt outfield. and IL would win hands
msrkable strength. though ~ Is more or
less an experimental one with Fournier
Its success no doubt is due largely TO the
skin and cunning OF Eddie Collins one
Collins makes any ordinary infield "A
bTiiliant one. There Is no greater in
Chicago. like Boston. has a wealth OF
high class pitching talent. In numbers
OF consistent pitchers the White sox
have a marked advantage over the
Tigers. But am not sure that Detroit
will experience any severe handicap in
com parison- Too many good pitchers
are often n hindrance rather than "A help
II Is impossible TO work seven or eight
men In turn often enough to keep them
on edge. Up TO this stage OF the season
the number have been used TO adven-
tage both by Rowland and Carrigan be-
cause all the teams OF the League had
an unsual lot OF doubleheaders due to
doubleheaders have practically been
wiped From now till the end Of the
season Il In reasonable TO expect more
Under normal conditions, with one
game daily. four good pitchers 20 my
way OF thinking. are better than seven
or eight stars, Detroit has four good
pitchers four crackerj Cove
leske. Boland, Dubuc and nauss That
Is one more than tSallings used so sue
eessfully In his great drive for the
pennant with his Braves a year ago
Let these four escape sickness and In
jury. and Jennings will not have to
worry much about his pitching
We had figured all along that Bos-
ton was the club Detroit would have 10
, Desi +, =, IIhieafo. however: has played bet
back. IL always has been mighty
tough outfit 20 tackle on the south
side. Our club. however. has been quite
successful against chicago this Year
Boston has given US our worst trouble.
hut We came out OF tho recent series in
The Hub IN fine shape and plainly show
ed that II a. comes 20 a question OF
gameness and nerve we should not be
left far behind
Favored In Schedule.
Boston ~ greatly favored In schedule
western clubs this year are called upon
90 make tho final International visit. In
the matter Of nome games. Detroit n
ly. however. for Jennings his club has
always been good road club. All three
remnants he won few years back we're
cliuched while the team was travelling
Unless Chicago should get Joe JACK
sou-a matter / do not believe possible
In spite OF the success Comiskey mas met
with IN purchasing stars from rival
clubs-the White sox viii not cause any
great loss u sleep IN our ranks. Row
lands chances would bee greatly improv-
81 by = sluggcr. But he has the makings
of a pretty fine outfieid 49, n stands.
Fclsch strikes me a. a most Tromis-
yet 20 smooth off the rough edges and
to gain the necessary confidence TO
show az his best. But he certainly hand
ing his second professional year fddie
collins. a mighty good judge ~ a play
or, i enraptured n the young man.
Eddie to1d me Tscsatiy' Ssrd ,,is s' rs
Felsch viii make the fans forget you
and Tris speaker"
ANNfNN " a. a NNNMNN OF NNFNN NaNnnu 900
Eddie's banter. lie thinks Felsch now
stands second 20 Iris ln fielding ability.
The young fellow certainly con ro h4.k
for them about a. FAR a. anyone lie
has a. good arm and fine speed. FsIH.u
has every eHrmsrk Of conner Uut
when all is said and done. the real am
swer to the question ~ greatness these
days Dr. hitting ability Teiach'a stick
work has been all that could D. asked
lf De is % the right metal be- should
improve next year % really takra i
couple uf years 90 get "a correct liur On
real player.
Pun Away.
Boston. GNirHrH HrI THfrHIf have
draw u an fHr awHN from Goo resi- UI the
field that an have given up hope Tor fHfs
season. lt HsuIuE fHu ANA Sew HUr. uIII
continue fY fEnf Tor fHH fourth posi-
ton until one ~ the other secures H
marked auHaufHEr. Then. H Ia u.|..
probable fnHf old nf tha utt lowest tIHIa
VIII begin tn frN uuf material Tor neat
season Iu three wr.ka fHH drHuiue
season VIII arrive Shortly HH.rurrI
.h. clubs will b. stocked win early
deliveries
rnere haa been unusual activity