The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-26
BIG SURPRISES
In Big LEAGUES
REoRGANrZED PHILADELPHIA ma
TIoNALS In WONDERFUL Squirt
MeGraws Giants Lost Every Game m
Week-AmericaA League Also
Had Wonders.

NEW YORK, April 25.-Early season
ne t,y,t s,ii ,,, ~ s.eh League featured
the major circuits.
Philadelphia has made almost a run
away out Of IL In the National League
while Detroit has played an almost
equally lmpetuOus part in the Ban
Johnson division. IL was only yester-
aay that the Phillies were stopped In
their headlong career, after piiing up
a record OF eight straight victories on
me other hand. the Tigers lost two OF
clean sweep last week, Keeling on
seven wins In row and topping the
percentage column by SO great a mar
gin that the field IL almost lost to view
Inc performance OF Pat Moran's reor-
ganizd club has attracted most atten-
tlGn probably because OF the unexpect-
stars a Seaton. Doolan. Lobert and
Magee by hostile raids or the working
o16 81 Trades sa% the Phillies STRANGELY
welI-nalanced ball club than any team
mat has represented their home city in
the national circuit In many years
Giants Lose All
As notable m Its way as IN. record
or the Philade phia's. is thai OF M.
FORMER champion New York John Me
without a victory and its records ~
consecutive defeats has mounted 10
seven Not In many seasons ma We the
GIANTS been 30 backward Ia getting a
stAII IN some ways the team seems
stronger than last year. but its pitchers
haN, HhoNu poor FORM 80 far and the
batting - way below the clubs average.
Christy Mathewson, usually relied ,irs,,
10 iurnish a string OF victories for the
Iolo SrOundera, has lost both his starts
Stfangely, Tor MIN. he mas lacked con
trol 80 far this year. and in general bas
appeared anything but the Mathewson
Cincinnati has done excelIentIv in tho
western end Of the circuit finding ~
LOUIS easy and playing Pittsburgh 20 a
stsndstill Chicago. Boston and Pitts
contingent Of teams. with So. I'outs ana
brooklyn not far away and the Giants
bringing up the rear.
American League.
IN the American League the good
work OF the New Norks has been per
haPs more noteworthy than anything
except the squirt Of the Tigers Nothing
pleases the Yankees more than to best
Washington with Walter Johnson in The
Don. and their achiey efnent Of this result
yesterday had added 90 ~ the satisfac-
ton ~ showing Nay Caldwell in super-
fine form and Eivtnr promise Of protine
a big percentage Fainer FOR INC team
thiH year. The Nationals keen pace with
them. however. ln victories and the tv0
teams are fighting D. out now for second
ilacs. Win me chances naturally favor
inE Clark Griffith's men. whose pennant
ambitions are stronger than ever this
year.
The Bosfons. admittedly a club OF
large promise have hardly come up 90
expectations 10 far while the Cieyslsndr
have done better than many wsfcfar. I'd
The game nnticlratcd. Hard luck In the
shape ot injuries Co pia5 trs has already
struck The latter team. however and
may hold Do hack. The chicago Waite
SOY. WI, got awsy 'ycellgntiJ failed Co.
KEEP up The pecc. durinE the ueek while
the decimnted Athletics and tho Ed
J.. uis Er0wus have been having "a hard
uwt getting started 90 all