The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-07

any team, and it Is this that makes
the Red Sox strong money club"
The infield is not heavy with the
stick and neither is the catching de,
partment outside of Boss Bill Carri-
his war club. Hoblitzell has improved
in batting this season, but he is still
weak against good left handed pitch
ing as he was in the National league.
know this from experience on the
same circuit with Hobby for several
years. In fact, the whole Boston club
finds difficulty in facing left handlers
with the exception Of one or two men,
and ! believe Southpaw going tile
way Schupp Of the Giants is travel
ing now would come near standing
the American league champs Oh their
ears.
Scott. the shortstop, Is a big hole in
the Boston batting order. He is. of
course, 4 flourishing fielder and covers
as much ground as Barnum's circus
tent. but he looks like vacuum up
there with the club. His work re-
in Il game between my club, the Gin
cinnati Reds, and Brooklyn a short
time ago. Heiuie Groh was UP at the
bat. and Lord Byron, the champion
replier among the umpires. was work.
ing the game and making decisions.
Heinie stood up and took three that
were called on him. Byron yelled:
Three strikes. Yer out"
Why don't you have the clouds
lanced out Ut your eyes banked Hcinie.
And why don't you have that bat
the Lord. You can't hit en- ii you
don't swing. Mr.. GrUh."
Buo Fishers Fling.
Scott looked as II his bat should
have ben lanccd loose last year. Bud
Fisher, the cart ooniSt. was sitting next
VI the. Series. lie wrote Il story and
banned Scott.
But" said Fisher in u foo,no,c to
the yarn; don't feel sore because l
have said these things since ] don't
know any more about baseball than you
you do, Mr. Scott"
Larry Gardner is the best infleldcr1r IN
the Boston congregation to my notion.
lie Is grand third baseman, a heudy
Dali player, and sound and solid hit
/! ter. He is also game. In tho 1912
series, McGraw was coaching at third
base when Chief Meyers came to the
bat: Mac began to talk to Gardner.
Look out for this fellow" warned
McGraW. 'He hits them down here q
mile a minute. and, IL he gets hold Of
one he is liable to knock you loose from
your cap"
Just then Meyers busted i liner at
mile and sueared II.
Does he hit them any harder than
that?' he asked McGraw You didn't
see me giving that one the old %low-do-
you-do.' did you?"
He showed his gamepess right there.
more" remarked McGraw afterwards.
You can't annoy him with conversa-
Red sox Have Strong out6eld.
Carrigan has q fine outiicld Does ho
miss Speaker? Would an automobile
miss an engine? 1t was 4 pleasure for
me to watch Spoke go and get them
pleasure when | wasn't playing against
the Red SoI. Then it did not tickle
rue much. In my opinion. Spoke is as
ever scooped u fly ball. And he has
shown this season he can stick" bet
ter than the best. lie hns beaten out
Ty Cobb. Therefore We admit that Car
riGan misses Speaker. ipSo factn MS the
lawyers put it. but he has rcrr TWO
good men, two OF the best in the bust
ness In Duffy Lewis and Harry Hooper.
Both are dangerous in the Big Series. es-
p"cially Lewis who has Il habit Of ris-
Ing up to tho occasion. He certainly
rose up last fall. Hooper. MS I have
said Is not SNOWY. hut he Is there.
don't know much about the work OF
Shorten except what 7 can gather from
tho newspapers and averages.
AS ] have said. I would not bank too
much on the catching staff OF tn" ltrd
SoX outside OF sulId Bill Carrigan. HIM
self, who prefers 10 be- bench manager
and Is getting n little old.
The Rcd SnX arc we'll equipped with
substitutes and these ar" dangerous
birds. I remember lIcnrikScn when ne
came up to the bat nS Il pinch hitter in
the final game Of the csrirs nf 1917. !
was working. and VAS working some
about then. or course. / had never seen
this yuungster at tho bat before, our. as
the Giants were leading by n hair lin"
margin. wasn't taking any chances
with him. Right off the reel popped
over two strikes. and he took them.
That would be enough I" make most
any yolrgstcr nervous cracking into lilo
battle. cold. in touch pinch Xix" HAT:
He took onC--R ball--and then CrH"N"d
the next bail over third base for TWO
sacks. Tina. hit really led tn nir down
fall. Nerve lik" that in Il subs ilut"
means he should b" Il regular.
May Switch Hobby.
Cnrrlean may switch inblit2"ll NJ
first base when 4 left handler Is work
ing against Tho Rod S"X. although iI"o-
by Is Il good gruiInG C"y"rrr. ana | un-
dcrStand he is h'tin.; $uuihpaw Stui!
better than ever this year ! am also
told Hobby has h'rnnl" quiet dresser.
| know n news paper man who once h"HTd
IInhin zell was IL Beau lirummcll and Mt
tended the r"tillionS in Cincinnati when
playing ball with the Reds. He wired