The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-10
"MATTY SAYS BASES
ON BALLS LOST GAME
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think Hoblitzcll was dangerous, and
he worked on him too hard. 1t looked
as if he were trying 10 pitch inside TO
him when all he had 10 do was TO
throw the ball at the plate and Hobby.
realizing that he was batting against
a left handler would have shown the re-
spect due hin; and which he has al
ways consistently displayed.
Smith a Puzzier.
Robinson had been told that the
Red Sox could not hit left handed
pitching, and he evidently made w
his mind he must with at least one
of the first two battles with south
paw. He should have caught one Of
these games. Smith was right. and he
puzzled the Boston boys. lie is a
pitcher and call just wild enough TO
be good. That is the batters are
afraid OF him because his style is loose
enough to bean hitter once in d
while. and there is steam enough be-
hind his fast one 10 make the beaner
dangerous.
In fact, the Red Sox let out a wei
to the umpire that once or twice Smith
was attempting 10 do some beanng,
but there was good deal Of holler-
ing to the umpires all around. Rob
bie's big left handler worked a smart
game og baseball. and some Of the
credit for the brains must be given
10 the man behind the plate. Miller
is heady catcher and showed it in
the ball game today. He had the BOs-
ton batiers guessing, and they could
not figure whether TO expect one on
the inside or the out, or at their legs.
In the most important series of
the race for the American League pen
nant Carrlgan was playing Detroit.
He took himself out OF the game with
one strike and two balls on him and
introduced HcndirckSon TO bat. The
pincher came through with The drive
which won. Bill showed his same
crystal gazing ability today. lie figured
the game would not go further than
the fourteenth inning whether he won
Or not so he shot all he carried TO
win in that round. lie put Gainor in
to hit for Gardner and MCNally TO run
for HOblit2ell, and he called the Turn
By this time. Smith was firing.
could tell this by the way he handled
bunt and the style in which he
threw il 10 first base.
Would Not Blow Up,
The Red SoX tried to put Smith IN
in the air early in tho game when h.
loose from the bag. They all claimed Il
balk. but don't think CarriGan exported
TO have his motion granted. He Thought
10 worry Sherry. j is an old lrIck OF
moving right 6 long and pitching II rrGu-
lar game of ball. they laid of linn
Miller showed his brains right lrre
when lie caught Gardner off first base
after making TWO nrES to get him.
"Brookiyn had several chances To win.
In fact, YOU will probably hear rXr-ri :
for several years 10 come claiming
Mowrey should nave scored on IilIrr'S
hit TO center field III the eighth inning
II was clean single. but the ball was
was almost sure 10 catch Mike at the
plate. He took one look at tho ball rs
he started from second. and Cu0mhS
held him at third rs he should hav"
done. | don't believe Ty Cobb wuui.I
have made l. with a good start. one cN-
pert has already been abusing Mike to
me
Two things surprised me. One was
that tn" E"d S"X did not try To hunt
oftncr with left handler working and
not being able to nit him and tn" other
was that Ruth did moi hit better. /
have had American Lca@ucrs say 10 me:
This guy !tuth with Boston is Il sucker
ever 10 pitch 2 ball. II" is 4 natural
hitter. especially against south PAWS
and should he in there every da%.' bat
ne didn't look like much nt Il hitter TO
nc today.
"lIowtvcr. In tho hox 10 looked -. #
he had q lot Of stuff after il" first t. "
innings. Brooklyn tried NOR" inside
baseball today than Boston. One. they
tried the hit and rim AMI ono" h" hunt
and ram. hut both failed. Their" v, re
not many situations; canning up for i'll
side base ball. Tho fielding was son
Sational and rotten. bat | wont dwell
on that. 1t is all told elsewhere