The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-01

miro recently sprung an Idea mat - ~
sensible. A. To mako me wonder why
,.ohodv ever suggested it before. He
nrunosrs \ change in the system ot STA
Thinning ulrpires In the worlds series 81
that every base will hc covered at a.
! times Tie would do this by placing ONE
liam behind the plate ard one BACK Oh
each base. thus eliminating the alinos'
useless foul line officials.
'rhcr. ran he only one objection ~
eu.h M arrangement. al.h that ""uI"
no In, possibility Of umrir-$ getinf III
ia. wuy Of 0cldrrs. However. three
field unnirrS might hr less trouoIf tha''
nrr Nhrrc there is only ono field OH
oI,l he must hang around IN the ,nhti i
e. rs Ia ho in n position 10 run TOWARD
any base.
TIL. trirI, system would clear the
diamond. The frs. base .u'1pirn co"lu
take IN stand just cutsid" the t'u'
, lin, the snn., az Is done no" when mere
nre no runners on any base. inc tF'ro
base official could take n similar posi-
i,nn on the nrrnsit" corner. ana the
r,on rivinz decisions nj second base
COULD remain behind the bag. Thcte
womb H.. IA, necessity for ham to run III
front of the inticldrrs, ar! lie couI0
EASILY get out Of the way N snort ~
,.rlIs.
I, is often impossible for G"ld nm
MIRO 10 hc sure ur decisions Wh"rc ne
NAV be some dlstanr" from the play y
double play and quick throws across TIC
diamond keep him husi!inS.
There would b. almost Ii" chance 70.
rniscalling close plays on IN" hHSeS II
M un,pir, could hn right on the spot for
good peek.
Tho officials at first ana third bases
would hc In good positions L" Judge n"s
along The foul lines. especially those
that fnll in tho nutIield. They may not
n, in the hest position to judge fast
rrn,ndc1. OVER tic bases. hut the man
behind tho plat" could always set them
right rn tho doubtful ones.
I, is n good suggest ion. and II carried
cut in tEr. series next month. | nreulc1
II will ~. adopted rs a special rule.
The Reds have hccu 4 disappointment
i'm many rcsp"ris this year. yet th"y
havn demonstrated ono quality that Is
most encouraging 10 mr. They arc d
good road tenn.
w. finished our road schedule some
time ago. and the balance Is slightly IN
our favor. Any team that wins halt us
games away from home is entitled 70
great credit, md the Reds captured ~
araIn=t n loss Of IS. Not much OF an
edge. III admit. hut it means lot IN us
'rf.r rhIIlirs prevented us from mnk-
ing a good clenn-up in our nut-uf-town
.aln"s. We won only two games or ii
r,aycd IN Philadelphia. The Giants took
l. ont of II, and We had similar record
m 81. I,oris. In brooklyn and Roston
We won eight and lost three. ChchE"
I,rnprnL out Of II IN us. hut we won
n,Iv 4 out Of II At Pittsburgh.
The GIANTS have always h"cn Eooh
AWAY frunl home. In moro than one
cnmpaiCn they hnv" mAd" winning
drives I'm the last six wecks when they
had To spend most Of that time in the
en.my's country.
Ordinarily. ihc experts figure that
team srhrdulrd 10 finish at home mas
fistlnri advantage over visltlh2 'eainS'
hI;t 7 don't nrlicve II mak"s any diHct-
rnct tn 3, set nf game" players. ofteh
q team rnnv get Into n rut nj home. bu1
rrnsnere when compelled 10 fight before
urrrirrdly crowds and gets a winning
strral; started for home consumption.
LAST vcnr The Giants went flooey right
~ rho he ginning OF the season. They
| \
rnmrs and II looked as though they
wnuId remain In the last place so Ions
,r,t rho club would lnsc heavily. fut
,hrr went on the road. won Il strniRnt
ramrs and returned TO the Polo GROUNDS
nshtinE for the lead.
Aside from worlds series years. this
was ono Of the best seasons the New
York Grub ever had. for the Giants put
cr their famou. run Of 81 consecutive
victories in the fall. and interest was
sustained right up TO the last week OF
.ha season, though tho team had no
chance 10 win the pennant
Tho playInG strength OF the National
1rnp,s is gradually swinging back 10
me yycst. and look for II 10 be moro
evenly distributed next season than In
several years past.
Ever since the great Cub team faded
ont, the pcnnant has remained In the
Fast Ono by one thosa cham pionshtp
combinations have arisen. First the
Rr.ye, then the Philliea. the Dodgers
AND now the Giants.
NcCraw commands CLASSY outft
thte vcnr but, to my mind. the Giants
w.re stronger In the fall OF 1915 than
.bcv are now. and next year they may
mot he sblo 10 cope so successfully with
vrs,crn teams that are now well ad-
ronccd In the process ~ reconstruction.
Thia season the Cardinals and Reds
huvc hccr operating in the FIRST division
,Icht along. Next year l. look for the
I.ittshurgh team TO make a lot Of
trouble, and If Fred Mitchell can de-