The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-24
I'M ggsy' y Gives Sidelights
On Race in the Big Leagues

the faculty Of getting along with play,
ers. hut ! think he would adopt what
call the saving system in managing
Referred to "Matty"
| For years. whenever any Of tho ball
players on the Giants have gotten into
| all argument. they have referred 1t TO
Matty for settlement of their own ac-
cord and have abided by his judgment
and sense If fairness. That is q pretty
good test of man around ball CLUB.
And Matty never lost a club house
| talk lrudest.
Matty is still boy at heart. and he
will be able to get along with his ball
/ players. But the owners OF the team
! will have TO show patience while he
! builds il up. If they don't, there Is no
use in hiring him.
II the trades 1 now have in mind go
! through, the Giants are still very much
in the present pennant race. The adol-
| ton Of Sallee to the New York staff hos
| meant big asset. for. If there is one
thing VIC have been short OF this year.
it has been pitchers. First one twirler
! after the other has gone to the bad. and
have not had Matty to stick in there
I and count on as in the old days. That
against 1t to figure on some one. to
pitch. 1t seems a shame that the left
arm and his neck and not the pitching
wing is the one which finally put him
out of baseball. Eddie" Plank. who Is
older than Big Six, is still counting on
| five more years work with his old wing.
1t seems strange that Bender, Coors.
and Plank are all pitching winning base
ball this season. and the tAhletics them
! selves are laundering.
The Brooklyns are about due for their
| famous midseason slide from first
! place, I think. believe Robbie's club
has begun to crack. I had a talk with
George Stallings about the Brooklyn
! INA
| I'm not afraid Of the Dodgers beat
| ing u.s." declared George. They haven't
got the grip, They don't sink their
teeth in at the finish"
! Braves Dangerous.
Right, now, Boston is going as we'll as
any club in the league. and the Braves
are a dangerous gang. Stalllngs pitch.
! ing staff is showing something at last.
and rate IL the best In our league: with
the Boston staff. the Giants would have
are playing brutal baseball. the kind at
which the club is at its best. They are
scrapping and riding everybody. Boston
! is dangerous.
with any strength and that Is the Cubs:
We may as we'll eliminate the rest OF
! the westerners from any consideration
! In discussing flag chances. once IN
while Pittsburgh or ST. Louis Will SHOW
a flash. but neither flight VIII be sus-
! tanned enough TO make 1t dangerous.
While the Cubs and the Pirates are
! about even in the standing Of the clubs
to-day. Tinker has L much better base
| ball team fundamentally than Callahan.
! The heat in ST. Louis gave US more trou-
/ Bile than any Of the ball clubs out in
the west, for we certainly caught a
streak Of hot weather there that took
/ the pep out of some of the boys. don't
blame Slim Sallee bit for jumping that
| town.
'I'll be glad to get out OF 1t for good"
| said the tall, thin. side winder to me.
| and ! want you TO put a clause in my
contract 1 will never have to go back:
even when the Giants are scheduled
| there"