The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-25
PIRATES MAKE
EN- ALL. STEP

14e vre-csaspn BELIEF OF local FANS
Sfsat thu PntsburTn Club was to Be the
aark horse IA She National League pen
nant race This season Is being strength
ened every day by the splendid per
SornuaIcns Of. the fAst-stepping Pirates
Bastdes showing that they have the
n,avurz OF the right calIber to make
frhk Of Il With any team In the National
circuit the Buccos have also shown ina.
thAv hava tho Kr1t and backbone tnat
zoe. With q championship makeup NO
rIu6 In either Of tho big circuits nav"
worked under as great handicap as
The Corsairs aimee the opening OF the
season. IN the WY or injuries ana SICK
ness 70 players But with II All 'nr'
kept their heads up and fought tne
yamA uphill night Of champions that
has won them the admiration OF the
baseball world and kept them UP among
thn laadera In the National League pen
nant race. .1
WIN such stars a. Carey. South n
vorth Schmidt, Mayer and Safer (hai1
NJ the Pirates regular lineup out OF
che game all at the same time, ana OUT
|or weeks. most clubs would have curIeu
up and given up the race; out 6'LueN
BOW arc OF Q different breed ano. IN
ateAd OF giving up in despair inc ttI
TATnnAnf OIL TeSuloAo
Ioins and worked harder than ever WI, n
~ rss,,lt that they held the line steady
rnttl the regulars got back on the !oo
o~nin since which time the Pirates per-
Sormances have been the best In either
cirvnit- Starting their first real nome
atav at Forbes Field on June D. asa'nS1
4he Eastern clubs, they broke even WIN
the New York Giants, made cream
sweep Of their four game series WIN tne
Rrooklyn club. one or the StFonsss-
clubs in the league. and also cIeaneo VIC
decks clear in the three-Ss serlse
with the PhiIlies. and have eonplleu me
$50 cord Of any Of the Western clubs
against the Eastern teams In the l@''0'
Arst invasion OF the West
Nov York. Cincinnati. Pittsburgh. ana
Chicago are all punched now In not
ASht for frst place the west haFrns
three representatives in the honor class:
"a against the East ems lone entry Oh
the Giants.
Fortunately for local fans. tho tw"
Fourth Of July games at FORBES reid
morning and. afternoon-will DE- oet"te,'
the Pirates and the Chicago cups. TN
the Pirates showing up as one OF Nhe
strongest entries in the National League
80 and the Cubs sporting sucn stars
"a Alexander. Vaughn. Tyler. Douglas
Kllifcr Ho!locher ct al. the two Anoe-
prndence Day games should produce
some 81 the most thrilling ball ever seen
at FORREST Field.
Out -of-town patrons will be taken care
~ as usual and may secure GOOD seats
IN advance for these games by ma'I o|
sending a check or money order 10 inc
pittsburgh Baseball Club. Forbes FiNd
pittsburgh. for seats. Box seats are
$40 each. and reserved seats S.lO ea'n
-,,hicb includes the United States war
tax, The morning game will begin al
1890 and the afternoon game al J
o'clock. After the series with the Cubs
the Pirates play but one more game AZ
hone-a single game with the ST. LOUIS
nIu-and will then be away for almost
threa weeks on their second invasion OF
the East.
The Pittsburgh club management eH
nects TO effect Arrangements that VIII
cnahIe Them TO report the progress OF
the WiIlard-Dempsey tight during the
afternoon game.