The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-08
Gardner and Barry Go B.d

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Gardner and Barry Go bad
Prom the Boston camp the only bear
news Is on Gardner and Barry. Gardner
Is said TO be going bad and IL il rumor-
ed that unless his work PICKS up. jan
win may be in the series. Also. the In
side Boston fans are discouraged a bit
about the showing of Duffy Lewis. They
say ne Is duh and off color at bat and
hitting In poor style. Since Lewis needs
announcement rather than criticism.
this is bad sign. Barry has had car
buncles and, although Boston claims he
is all right a carbuncie does not help
base running.
The report on pitchers is better. There
IL no acceptable allbi in the case. Alexan-
der has had a fair rest during the .lOs
ing fortnight OF the season. perhaps just
enough Chalmers Is pitching better
than he was. and Rixey + being prepped
deal Of difference in the outlook and a
big difference In Philadelphias chances.
The Phillies' great hope appears to lie
In that one game. They know that n
Rixey happens TO have big day no
club in the world has the license to hit
him at all J. expected TO find that the
dope would show him due for that big
day-but IL doesn't. He figures TO be
beaten, and. In fact, j expect that he
VIII ran and thai Mayer. in all rroba-
Moran knows that a good left handler.
working right. troubles the Red Sox ter
ribly and that; by using left handler.
men and weaken the Red sox defensive
~. But u does not seem as ~ Rixey
can be lucky enough TO pick a good day
The odds are against him. although
Moran IL magnificent Judge and has
been getting Rixey ready for the test.
50 FAR as knowing the team work Of
each other. neither side has much ad-
vantage. II there Is any. IL lies with
the Phlllies. since swarm OF Moran's
admirers and friends In Boston have
been keeping the closest kind OF watch
reporting everything worth while to the
Philly leader. Moran used TO play 10
Boston, ne II a Massachusetts boy and
These little details may help. espec-
ally they may help man Of the Moran
his opponents very closely.
Light Hitting Series
There are two facts about the series
that seem settled. First. that II prob
ably viii be the liRhtest hitting worlds
series IN a long time. and, second. tat
running clubs IN the two major Leagues
That helps out Moran In his plight for
eatehers and makes Killifer's crippled
arm OF less consequence
However. the doping g. done. All that
remains r. for these teams 10 get out
there and earn their money.
The best dope ~ that the first game
r. 20 be a battle 81 sreed ana we are 10
have visual test as 20 whether Joe
Wood can throw = ball faster than Grow
n
near Walter Johnson. We hone 10 Tef
some valuable pointers on that question
from an authority
Moran IL figuring all the time upon
saving Alexander ~ much as possible
and N RiNey shows himself In FORM.
Alex viii not even be called upon 10
fore. viii ret two days rest. counting
Sunday.
The weather man may cut big fig
We hlAe, couple OF days n rain would
nFNmK AINMmWMNH NHH -
me entire series. ana 7 am Informed he
De- ready and willing 20 do Ia IN Moran
says the word. Leonard looks 20 good
tho second game. with shore on Fostcr
FOR the third. Ruth has not been VOL
ing a. we'll lately a. he was in midsea-
A. for ovsrconrdencs on one side or
depresslpn on the other there b. not a
sign. Toe Red soy aren't overconfident
ics last Pail and are KEYED up for fbe
etruRgle. The phfiiiea know thev a..
faclnE ball club that g. their superior
rely. upon tenn work hard wort s,s
pitching ~ anything. their rervg1-
cDnol ton Dr. The better Moran hsa Rent
TOE '9D ~s. % r n, , hen S Ss Under on
flFht ln the West 20 hold their fasd ir
ne N.'lonsl isaeue ana they we're not
eBs ~ ,i-6nssy . wsrs piiayins ne Eaniss
Npfldf series or games ~ come
BETTER Thsn on Paper
Their temrer o. that u the feffouv vrro
naA ttfryl ninf % win and n0fhiur 10
zoe .hl theg are going out there fo
hEht FOR everything tn sirhf-v0u mac
relN upon that Also. you Will fird
mem n better bail club on the field fhar
critics Ut"
~ LOOKS an RED eor to me- can't 90.
lpHlcai chance for the phflfisa fo rrat
more IMAM Two gamea but Z hon. 49,
eyegfnt IL poor I'm not ratHraffy 49,
l.nl.ed in such NATTER but iasf HnFfr~
thg Irihdelphia owners refused al rfge
Fat horan more Than e one vaar co.
uacl and N b. wins worlds efar~r'fo,,-
s.p,sfeL ln nls place we'd b. brsr.