The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-18

rights to their performances not worth
Il nickel. but In there collecting the re-
suits over the stretch OF season. the
Phillics have the better temperament
for the longer haul at L steadler pace.
If the Giants J&in. it will be BY sensa-
tional spurts. However. l don't look TO
see them break w the league py July
/, as some New York writer's confidently
predicted in the spring. "s
In a Worlds Series. figure ths
Giants would be the strongest entry
available from the National League. IL
is the kind Of team which cah rise
TO o. single series and sweep the enemy
OF tits fest. In the 1915 Worlds Series,
the Phillies played ball too much as it
the big show was just part OF the sched'
ulc.
The recent clashes bctweo east
and the west show that Their Is b pretty
good balance Of power between the two
sections US the European kings say.
and that all the strength does nat con-
geal in the east. The Brooklyn Champs
trc still slumpIng along and the Boston
Braves are wrangling among them
selves. as usual. but not betting many
returns. However, l always pack q
wholesome respect for Sta1lings team
he is driving tinisher. -
Georges pitchers and his system OF
shifts against right and left hand tWirl-
ers won the Worlds Championship for
him IN 1914. His staff has not been
moving at all so far this season, anc,
without high class pitching, the Braves
do not look like much OF ball club.
Stalings' style Of play suppresses the
individual to the machine.
In great contrast to the Braves arc
the Red Sox. The Boston Americans
seem TO be fortunate enough 10 have
one pitcher bloom early into perfect
condition each spring and carry the club
safely along near the top until. the
whole battery can get the range. Then
it IS generally good night.
This has been true again. but strange
~ enough the White Sox are making =
hard light through their pitching staff.
The wise ones had figured the heavy
! batting or the White Sox to carry them
anywhere they were going this year.
But look over the batting averages.
Eddie Collins. q sure three hundred hit
ter. is sticking it along below .240 at
, the last census L saw. Joe Jackson -
mot busting them near his average. Yet
Rowland's boys are still at or near the
pinnacle. If The pitchers can maintain
their pace and the heavy guns begin to.
hit. as they should. the White Sox
ought to come through. In baseball.
b fnS aboTt be .s is acHsoa o
and company begin tearing the hide off
the ball, the pitchers will take little
rest. 80
Hushey Jennings Detroit Tigers have
been sad show, because Hughey just
can't collect pitchers. Cobb is hitting
at his same old rate now and the rest
OF Jennings artillery Is going good.
His pitchers are pie for the enemy.
Washington and the Athletics are
! having quite a battle for last place, and
| Connie Mack's new army has not yet
| materialized. He had better resort to
conscrpition In the American League,
| still prefer the Red So1.
! War is a great topic Of conversation
! among ball players these days as the
date of CONSUMPTION moves closer, and
! there is much speculation as 70 which
/ men will be called. l also wonder in
/ what shape the Big League clubs will
| finish the season. and how the lineups
Will be thinned Of stars. 1t might be q
! grand chance for team not hit hard
by draft, trailing in the ruck, TO step up:
out and cop.
Ty Cobb looks at the whole matter in
u philosophical sort OF way.
I'm ready to go. Matty, If they call
! me-" he told me last spring. And I'll.
/ go with the idea l am never coming
back. Once ! am over there, will
Ty should make some sodier.--es.
pecidlly IT. they gave him. bat and
pitched TO him.
[ 7 was talking to a regular OF the
! United States Army the other day who
expects 10 go to France soon.
, Were going over there he confidcd
TO me-. so that the English and French
can have their summer vacations"
Copyright. 1917. by The Bell Syndi-
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