The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-28
TWO CHICAGOS
GET THE HONORS
TEAM IN BOTH LEAGUES GOING A
PACE THAT CANNOT BE
HEADED.
Pirates Only Other Team In National
That Showed Form-white Sox
Show In American.

NV lOlsk, June 1.-THE two Chi
cago teams continue to carry or the
honors In major league baseball Only
the Pittsburghs In the National League
eaualled the record made by the cubs
during the week just ended and the Pr
rates are not figuring yet a. contenders
for the lead. In the American league
all the honors Of the week went 10 IN.
White SoN. No other team approached
their pace. one OF the fastest that has
been set AZ this stage OF the game In
either league IN years.
Fourth OF July Is only a few days
away. and teams that are leading the
van on that holiday not lnfrequentiv
have been known to capture the premier
honors OF the year In their organization
Ihis has proven particularly true when
consistently good baseball for some
ume previous TO the nominal half way
marx IN the season. Applying this test
20 the representatives OF Chicago In each
league u may be argued that the chances
OF both Tor loOk-in at the worlds ser
les money are far from slim. As in 1906.
the Illinois city may have a worlds
championship set OF games All to itself.
certain Massachusetts citv. how4I
ever. considers Itself n candidate for
Just such monopoly on post season
cor1peution. for neither OF the BOSTON
clubs vii admit for moment that Il
mas ANYTHING but the best Of onportu-
mites for the pennant in its league
Recalls History.
George StallinEs. for Instance. points
70 the fact that az this time a wear ago
the Braves were lower down In he "a,
tlonal league scramble for the flsg than
thew are TODAY
The Philadelphias. another club which
- not to be considered ont Of the race
for the chauinionship. had rather
poor week 81 a. but even with tho re-
verses DOUBLING the number 81 It's victor
les II had slight lead on both ST Lou
second place. AZ the close Of the playing
period such 2 ritcher a. Alexander
VINO yesterday flashed n one-hit shutout
game aEainst the R~ooklyns. g. an asset
on the defense such as few clubs can
boast. and the rest Of the staff notably
the come back star. George Chalmers
seeu1s likely 90 DO able 20 helm out I'm
good stvle when the pinch comes
nc Piratss are an uncertain quantity
work ont Of his collection Of really ca
nable players recentlv and the team
looked one ~ the most formidable teams
IN the circuit 2 week ago. has shown
recent falling of IN form
BROOKLYN arnarently. and Cincinnati
almost certainly have 10 he counted
out but The Giants remain atili 20 be
reckonef with. Rot McGraw viii have
before HE teau- can avain be counted y
fscFor. and hi9 catching department
also badly needs bracinr
white soE Going.
In The American league, nothing ID
stopping the white So1 who have
hreczrd along In char70i0ne chin sfvfo with ,
pitching. hIttiwG and fielding far above
The average. Thy no thev may. the Gos- /
ton Red SoN seem unable 20 make any
impression upon The Chicaroare' lead
In fact. during tho week thcv fell fur
Their behind. barely managing 20 Keen
the edge on the Dotrolts who thnrn-
selves have been going none too we'll FOR
some time
The Now Works have held their own
and a. set occupy n first division place 1
but are not uteiv fo long ~ frs rifrhinr
STAFF does not take a brace The Wash |
Ingf0uE rfI1 have fhrir hcaHa above
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