The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-06
x. The Pitchers.
BY HUGH FULLERTON.

mere Is the srangest. wlcrdest bit OF
doping 1 ever have encountered.
IL you took the figures and discovered
hat the Boston Red SoN have five OF
ns leading ans ,s 0 81 the american
one OF whom Is above the average In
ability: IL you discovered that among
these five stars four hit 279. 2S6. 3Os.
and $40 and help win their games: II
you discovered that three of these pitch
ers are great fielders and liable to help
II you found that tho opposing staff
consisted OF one great pitcher. an errat-
&c. uncertain genius. a fair second rater.
TO feel sorry for that club. Then. II you
remembered that the club with the
strong pitchers has a stronger hitting
them UT. and that there Is not much DIFF
ference in the catching. you'd say.
-Shucks. the Phillies haven't a chance"
And then n you realized that the Amer
lean league has much stronger batters
than the National you'd give IL up and
concede Boston the flag.
Right here is where the oddly OF the
American game and the uncertainty of
a worlds series arises.
A man with a sharp. strong ice pick
can cut just as much ice as can the
fellow with five strong sharp ice picks
unless his one pick wears out
play 20 games a season In the same
league. the Red Sox would beat them
two.thirds or more OF those games. But
whether the Red Sox can beat them
another matter.
Boston's pitching staff figures lao
than 90 points in defensive strength.
and So points In team strength tor n
this series, the Philadelphia pitching
staff is better.
There are two problems-wiu Moran
know how to use his one great ice pick
and will that ice pick break?
can answer the first question. Moran
knows exactly what he is up against.
and he Is going to try to do It. II that
grand old Ice pick, Grover Cleveland
Alexander doesn't dull at the Point. bend
or break, Moran Is likely TO cut the ice.
Matter Of Choosing
Moran has no choice as to his plan
OF campaign. II he loses this series Il
Will be because the material was not
good enough or because the good ma
terial was not strong enough to stand
the strain. II Carrigan loses Il will be
because he has too much good material
and either chooses wrong or cannot use
Moran's plan OF battle il this: he will
open WITH Alexander Now. "Alex' Is the
pest pitcher In this series and. this sea-
son. the best in the world. He IL dog
tired He has been through a season OF
terrific strain and has pitched over 100
his league. His great strength has stood
the strain well and Moran has saved him
as much as possible, especially during
the closing weeks OF the season. Moran's
struggle for the final month has no.
been so much to cinch the National
league pennant as Il has been 70 win
with his mediocre pitchers and save
Alexander for the series. Alexander
needed rest and Moran strove to set il
III nl,n, oIteh takng chances OF los
his best bet
Alex has had some rest. whether
thinks II is Moran thinks IL is For
Alexander Is going TO essay the greatest
task any pitcher save Mathewson ever
= - -.
this entire series and face Carriean.s
entre squad. which Is proclaimed the
greatest pitching staff OF the decade.
alexander Is not doing this through
any desire 10 make a hero OF himself
but to win this series for his team
1. moran VIII start Alex the first
card 70 play. on his staff IS Eppa Ter
Una VA laxsy. a strange and peculiar genius.
team in the world Is licensed to bit b5yn
or beat him. He is not strong and he
needs considerable rest. lie has not
pitched much good ball this season ana
has contributed very little 10 the victor,,
or the Phillies. Moran has carefur1y,
preped this fellow. gotten him ali ready
Eppa Jepths Is TO step out and see m he
T. right. n he happens TO have one oS
ms pig DAYS; that game either j. a tie
on the fhillies VIII win. II he ~ not
right. then hen be out of there win
Mayer finishing up a defeat. Moran
s s9sg decide Rlxey Is not right on the
pitch. VIII
Alexander For Third
Oh the third day Alexander will 10
Dack on the slab provided he does NOT
Work the second. n he has won bis
trst game. n Rixey wins the seco,d
ana Alex wins the third. AIexander
VIII ne back there the fourth dav trxirg
70 finish up the series with COM
straight victories n the PhlliIes VII
tNo out Or the first three Moran viii
ssna Chalmers into the fourth game Puf
~ tn-y nave lost two Of the first three
er three or them. then Alexander wil1
oe on mat slab. and from thar on Aiex-
anger VII do All the pitching
IL seems a superhuman task hut Atev-