The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-03
STORMY WEEK
In THE MAJORS
BENMr KAurF-s JUMP PROM FED
ERALS TO GIANTS STARTED
ALL THE TROUBLE.
Then Followed the Hsrzog-nagler Mixup
IN Vol ~ Ne sisas spot


NEW YORK. May z.-Baseball records
would nave TO be searched for TO find a
s.ormler week than the one Just ended
the game and postponements Were nu-
merous- But the atmospheric disturb
ences were as nothing TO those of other
Particular field OF sport
The biggest connection OF the week.
caused by the jump OF Benny Kauff. star
New York Nationals and the subseguen,
complications ending with the relin-
quishment OF the Giants claims TO him
erals. Is now largely a matter OF history
For n while. however IL looked as III
baseball was In for one OF the biggest
nights in its annals.
playing field in the incertion. Involving
magnates and managers In wordy alto
cation. No blows were struck. however
season being reserved for yesterday. the
Participants being National league Um-
pire Charles Rigler and Manager Charles
and managerial and Empirical fists play
ed part In the miNup. a broken nose
Tor Herzog being one reported outcome
Broken Noses.
Broken noses, indeed. were something
OF feature OF the week OF play Be
natl manager. Pitcher "Poii" Perritt OF
the New York Nationals. suffered a stm-
liar hurt In a collision with another
Birdie Cree. OF the New York Ameri-
cans, is out OF the game from an injury
OF the same painful sort recently sus-
clude = cislocsted arm for Fred MerEIe.
OF the Giants. and spiked leg for
Third Baseman Lobert OF the same
team. McGrnw's club has a long list OF
laid Up with n sore arm and Left Field
er Burns hampered In action by a bad
leg.
In playing merits of the week. the
performance OF the New York Americans
stands pre-eminent The Yankees play
ed four games and won them all and the
unwonted spectacle was presented to-
day OF the Yankees at the top OF the
standing in the American League. with
the Giants at the bottom IN the Ma
tional. a condition OF affairs that so Of
ten has been reversed as to give this
seasons record so far topsy turvy APP
pearsnce
What BIZ Donovan's team may do in
the remainder OF the season Is no matter
for prophecy. In other years the clu b
has gotten off TO good starts only 20 be
swamped before mid-season. Observers
OF the teams PLAY this year. however.
declare that n new spirit seems 20 per
wade the men. who are working splen-
didly together and making the most Of
their opportunities.
Red Sox In slump.
Lack q Just the things that have
Drogght the nankees 70 the top has
the notch 20 which their strength on pa
per seemingly entities them. The pitch
ers have shown comparatively little and
the star batters even less. During the
week the Chicago Americans began full
hlling anticipations and reoled on six
victories. as against only one defeat
The SoN thus worked to third place
while the Detroits fell OF notably. lost
first position and are not far ahead OF
Clarence Rowland's men. Washington
had only 0 fair week Of ~. while Cieve-
land. st. Louis and Philadelphia did
all
The National league race II still
pretty much a Philadelphia afair Nor
ans men losing only one game In SIX
and retaining a good lead. but Cincin-
natl. Chicago and Boston are getting
into a position where they will be able
90 strike upward rapidly should the
Philifes slump. The remainder OF the
teams are stu IN the ruck. with ST.
Louis and New York. NJ least showing
few signs o. promise for betterment In
the near future.