The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-02

one on the outside Of the plate and
high in the million years. How about
that. Natty?"
Maybe you're Tight, Ty," l told
him.
The next day Cobb was little late
arriving in the press box.
where's TYP" | asked q friend VINO
had overheard the conversation or the
| day before.
Hes down on the Athletics bench
replied my fellow reporter. And
Matty, I'd be careful what you te'.
Cobb about the Braves. You knt-
Ty Is pulling his head off for iAc
! Athletics, and he is liable 10 tip some
! thing off | heard you talking about
what Gowdy can hit"
And II Cobb ,ells them 10 piicl! To
Hank on the outside" replied, Con
ME Mack had better move back his
outflelders, fol- he will certainly bust
them. If Connie has any sense. he
will set his outtield beyond the fence
when Gowdy comes uu, provided they
will give him balls on the outside"
Why are the Boston Americans q
great ball team? When Spoke was
traded for money TO Cleveland, fol-
lowers of the game, especially in Bos-
ton, we're loud in their shrieks that
Mr. Lannin had sold away a cham
pionship. Outside the box. the club
this year is not much better tnan me-
dicore. The outfield has been weak
ened by the loss of Speaker, but is
still the strongest department or the
machine with Lewis and Hooper LETT.
Red Sox lnfield Not Brilliant.
| The Boston infield is not brilliant.
With Jack Barry at second. i carries
class, but it does not rank with many
other combinations such as the quar-
tet Of the old Athletics or the Cubs OF
Chance Erers, Tinker and Stelnfeldt'
or even the Giants Of Mccain, Gilbert,
Dahlen and Devlin. should say
Brooklyn Is stronger in the infield,
mechanically and man for man. But
We won't take up that man for man
stuff until things get a little more set
tied. Then we may have 10 fall back
on it. | should say two or three teams
in the American League appear
stronger in the infield OH paper, but
the Red Sox have won ball games with
this combination, and that is what
counts.
The Red Sox have the better pitch
ing staff over the run OF the season,
bul against Brooklyn the Carrigan
twirlers should not look nearly as
good as they did against the Phillies
last fall The answer TO this is Jack
Coombs. Now from time 10 time i'll
the past, have had a whole lot to
say about preserves tips before the
bi ggamcs on the weaknesses OF this
or that batter. They generally fall
down because the information is not
accurate. don't mean TO say that
this is done Intentionally. Before the
Worlds series in which the Giants
took part. friends have come TO me
with the best intentions in the world
and told me OF alleged weaknesses nf
! opposing htters. These were no
Weaknesses AT all as ! later found out.
Perhaps they were deliberate plants
on the part of Shrewd manager who
knew the information would reach us.
Tips On The Series
Therefore | have never taken mTci
stock in this advance stuff. generally
Irv to size IN the batter by In" way Il"
stands and works Il; the plato. Ali"r
pitrhin" Ia Il man once. II - ppSSlHl" u
ucl a pretty good line him. fut IN"
led SDX got some good hfofU1lll"h
from its private corps Of spies last year.
The, worked G;Ibby Lravath perfectly.
rs Ifis; batting average for the S"ri"" ~ =
dicatcd. and The I'hiliics. rs nave at
ready said accumulated from some
whrr re- som" very accurate miSit lhl"r-
! nation about Duffy Lewis.
Now old Lack CuuInhS knows IS muCh
ahu;r ri;rhin. as there is IN tho book.
and he knows most of the li'd SIX Don
al had a long ana