The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-18
Big League Gossip
CHRISTY MATHEWSON

CINCINNATI. O.. June 1.-THE east
ern clubs have made their first jaunts
west and have practically completed
their schedules iii this section. or all
Of them. the phIllIes look the best Ut
this writing.
j Pat Moran goes along quietly without
any show and pays 10 aLtentioa 10 the
cXpcrls who pick Oui nice hlGnc A0r
his ball club down near the bottom OF
I the standing each spring II Is one OIL
those ball clubs that followers u ihr
Big Leagues don't figure 10 with lou
OF decisions and arc surpFlSeu "HSH ~
comes through.
The PhiIlits' bUsS is great expert
on two thingS-tcam play and pllcherS'
He wrote the words ana music VI INC
art or working HIS twirlers, ana lie -
of Ih., game with the possible exception
OF Fred Mitchell. ;. Fred has not Hau
lair trial yet So you've still got 10 give
Inc Title TO Moran.
Il figure. Mntiy' said Pat 70 me here
IN Cincinnati yrSl"r,iay that the best
hall club is the one which works TO-
rclhcr / never yet Sa.' Il $pOtty team
rome through. My club IL Il machine
and snmc OF themcn may not De the
creates, ball players in the world, put
we Eli pull together and DO inc nes' W., We
call" What Trey have done IN the last
lew years has been pretty good.
That is one. grand thing about the
phillicS-not Il trmperamenta! pliI'a
donna On The club. There are NO sroucn-
and no discord. Moran has the ability
| to hold MS Team together. ALEXANDER
the outstanding star. is as easy 10 nan
die rs an ambitious bushcr.
Now let's look 1T his pitching stair.
When Alexander is right and lie gave
| the impression OF being tncreab0uls at
| his last starts, he is good for between
: hirt,- nd wins the season,
80 Moran can put those away und then
/ figure out now h. Will COLLECT the mai
am" Of sixty or SO necessary 70 graz
| the pcnnHnt My admiration or MoranS
ability, /" work pitchers IS alii.cst IN n,
! limited. There arc several managers IN
! the Sig Leagues today who would De
! LUCK 10 finish at the top Of the second
! division with lnat pitching stalt, not
! alone the COP Of the ilrst, US Eat mas
| good chance Of doing.
The phill:es have been winning on the
| road They are Il home team at r&Art
| wiki l.luicrus and Crurath Sunning Tor
! rEat vutiI"lG fence AL the time u! rleir
| band box park. Al their next .'oIne
stand. they should pick UP OIL that held
| and lac ia such position when they
! hrcak for the road again un long trip
! that thcy viii b. hard To move.
! The Giants are SlouShing their chances
it combination Of tough luck. 100 much
| i"ul"ia.ncuI. and lack Of pitching. The
| club carries the punch and is lieble TO
/ break loose and run wild any time for
| a stretch of Victories. but the. very type
| az the men ON The team keeps 1t from
being a. consistent rs the PhillirS.
! The pitchers arc crratic McGraw has
; no nnr man IA, ran stick in there and
, feel pretty sure vi II win when he needs
! it--a great relief 10 any manager
Srnupp IS 4 star whu will probably Oc-
;rupy this position before the season Is
! "N"r
; y" bail club looks a. good when 1t
! - ln%iTg. and We took Inc recent series
! from the Giants out here. J understand
! rha, Mrt;rnw has an 5. y. ). out FOR II
catcher since, McCarty was hurt. be-
! cause H.. l. now staggering along with
: only i;iN a!;irdcn between linn and
; nothing. and Mac il the kind Of u leader
! who does not like ~ take Il chance OIL
! this sort. OF course while AlcCarty's leg
! is getting hrtl"r. which viii be for
! some time there vii! b. Il sort of va
! ruum in that batting order as the catch
or has proved to DC L big gun with the
! stick.
! John j.. think may have trouble
! making II deal for L dependable catcher.
since. for some reason. every club
around The circuit seems TO be cunning
| Tor tho Giants this year.
! The New \ ork team is one ct the
scrappicst. ever put together, and they
are jabbcrinG M some one or among
/ themselves Nntn ever possible. neS
| tear into 4 bali game and ride rough
! sh"d and high. Therefore. everybody
who can tumble their pride is aftc=
| them. Must every one has conceded the
, r"nnant Ia liz. Giants except seven ball
! clubs in The National League. and these
! seven arc surfing their best pitchers
! whjncI"r NctirHw's athletes snow up
land the clubs ure, cutting on extra pres
/ sure.
: Th" teams Of the circuit have ever
/ 1. HY,,.E
and this Year they so after them harder
| than ever. The Giants have no spots
! in their schedule and no opponent ever
| loses it's edge against them.
McL;raw'S suspension takes away
! from Ihr team for sixteen days the one
! force that holds the machine together,
| and one game in the Chicago s"ries-a
! clos" one in which some shifts were
| madc-might have been won with Nc
Graw on the job. Without him on the
bench. harmony Is liable 70 distntegra,e
among that gang ~ their trigger ath-
, irtc%. ono Of my players. who was on
! the Reds when Herzoe managed the
| club. said To me- the other day after he
| heard Herr was in temporary charge:
Il wundr: who'll take the first punch
Eat him"
| With tho advance Of the season. The
/ Big l.eagur ha;tcrs arc getting their
sights set and measuring tho range nf
/ all kinds Of pitching. For this reason.
! McGruw's pitchers are not fairing so
well.
When wr como 10 put The Giants and
! tho PhIllirs under thr microscope. We
! discover that the two clubs ar. widely
| different III personality. The Giants
| are Il daShrg. tearing team. full of
| tempo ranl"ni and likely /" run wild any
| l;ur or slump. The PhilIics arc slow.
| ca$y-g"ing. not snowy. with the MOVING
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