The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-25

Tn remnant season has reached the
acute stage. The prospects of the vari-
D Gus coutcudcrs IN an, two leagues hang
boz the balance The championships are
.ikeIy 10 he won within 90. next Two or
A. a rule. a biz league penuant cam
paiEn up 70 the middle OF AuEu- may
hc dlsr'gardcd saw. as a process or .Ii-
mination. Up 20 that time IL separates
the teams INTO two clHS-s%-those who
have reason still 20 hope and those Who
nave drifted back among the also rams
me real pennaut fight. like every com
L'tltlou over e. distance. t- finished
through the stretch run. \ team that
does not possess real class may set IN,
early pace. But o. takes real class Co
weather the gan of the closing weeks
Nh"n every player b. tuned 10 concert
pitch. The more So when tho stttta b.
clos" and every participant realizes that
p one mum or one boot may mean Il game
tnnf decides a teams qualification ia
tho lucrative worlds series prize.
For many reasons Z believe that this
year those club which ~till have tight
ing chances for major league honorg viii
strive even harder than ever FOR a.,
prize ~Thoughticss. indeed. would De-
ne player who could not interpret the
handwriting on IN, wall Ia tho Hrht
h'twec organized and jifuoy baseball.
HS / have pointed out from time 90
time. the athlete must be- the ultimate
sun"rcr. In On" coming reimbursement.
inc day Of excessive nav except iu izo-
reput'd stars are this wear fulnItug tho
last season Of term contracts Natur-
ally. they wish 90 drive the best bar
gains possible for the future And ~
Ifs much easier To- talk boz high figures 10
promoter who has "a championship iu
his vest pocket than TO one worried ONLY
tender.
Al the present moment There appears
more harmony among the clubs Uf ORE
gained baseball than in some wears
Tor there have been ono or two striking
lessons 20 show that dIsc"rd i- not
10 De tolerated ~ any price. The N,w
York American league club quite roe
Gently cut the strings or so-callsd IRON
bound term contracts and turned bItk
20 the minors d~isgruutlcd stars who ana
not appear To- boz giving their EMPLOYERS
th'ir best services The owners or the
portion ~ these PLAYERS salaries for
M rhonco fu WELD some necessary dis
moral onsct ou American league PLAYERS
ln general 40 player with anN pride
can entertain without 4law. the thought
of being sent into slower company. II
makes no difference if his salary docs
not suffer tn the transfer
Confident Detroit VIII win.
~ tho Tigers and 10 now prevails loo
among the forces OF Ti1 Carrirau These
say. as 90 the disposition Of This sea
sons American league euuar arm
sun confident that Detroit viii win. Tor
play an year. We have never had a
disastrous slump. We have never bad
an unusual spurt W. have fr.f rr4y.f
So" have had 90 tough series ahead or
~ We have gone about 20 with detsrmi-
one criticism that might o. directed
against uS wa our apparent careless
ness earlier iu OBJ" season with regard
70 th' games against the second division
clubs. Jennings wac always on or-
nfrhttNs Tor This reason. 1Ha hammered.
into ue tho fact that "a rau. lost fa fr.
Nihi'ticf was just a- damaging Ir tra
long run O. one dropped Goo OBJ. Eld Sax
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