The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-22
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
they were last season. still can oe
stopped By fast Southpaw curves.

they were last season. still can be
stopped By fast southpaw curves.
Washington is badly shot up in the
pitching department.. and only Johnson
holds the team up to u respectable rat
ing Griffith. however. always brings
team into the r:sc" which is many points
stronger in pitching than the dope In
dictates. because nc is n marvel ut de-
vcloping and teaching pitchers how 10
work. The st. Louis Browns big prob
len, is Weilmar. great pitcher who
underwent 4 kidney operation and was
out last season. supposedly for good.
This spring he is trying tn come BACK
Detroit looks very bad in pitching.
in spite Of getting Love. who ouSht 70
help them against the strong teams
Clevcland's Only weakness is that It's
pitching strength is chiefly right hand
crs. Il needs one more corking LETT
handler to use against Boston in games
that count hugely. The White SoN have
recovered part of their losses OF last
year, and Gleason is working with prom
| Using youngsters who may help out the
wanting staff. Philadelphia now shows
respectable pitching strength ana II
Naylor develops as he promises to do
the Athletics may figure ahead OF De-
troit within q. month.
In the National tho return Of Earl
| Hamilton makes Pittsburgh Formidable,
| and the news that Ponder is coming
| back Is cheering. Brooklyn already mas
recovered lot Of pitching talent. The
| team had ton strong pitchers taken into
service last year. and a month from now
may have e. lot Of excess talent to trade
and strengthen weak spots on the team.
By the gay. in the individual figures
| Leon Cadore figures 70 be close up 10
| Alexander, Vaughn and the other grca;
stars.
| Poor Cincinnati seems all shot up. and
the reported bad physical condition of
| Slim Sal1ee is the final blow to the
hopes Of Moran. Pat. by the way, Is one
Of the past masters Of handling and
| studying pitchers. II Ring and Brcssler
are back in condition the case VIII no,
be so bad. I have lot OF hopes 1oi
Boston. a team which Is revIT1nS won
! derfully since the spring training start
! cd. predict that Ray Heating viii
| prove a big surprise to the Nat1ona
league last year. He looked almost hls
old self last fall. and he knows how &c
Mitch Jack Coombs has a frightful tasF
ahead of him in Philadelphia MaRnf
charlotte russo out of axle grease Will U
easy for him II be can make a pttchlnf
stan out Of what Baker has handed MN
Oeschscr is his acc. and there IS sont
slight hone that Woodward may co1nt
along and help. The team figures DAG
last in pitching.
There are some surprises IN the cope
For instance, Covcleskie Of CleVelane
: figures as the best pitcher from TN
standpoint Of value to his team IN INT
coming race in the American leaSue
leading walter Johnson by seven poinos
There are fewer youngsters WIN
chance of remaining in the big sho"
than ever before. The pitching Is strong
out Of all proportion to the ATTACKING
strength Of the teams. and probably Wi
he until July. 1t IS a lucky thing fol
the batting averages Of many clubs ina
the pitchers also seem tn poorer conol
ton than at the opening Of any season
in years If the pitchers were now
what the young reporters call "piaeea
son" form. the batting averages WouF
consist chiefly of ciphcrs.
This concludes the comparative send!
Of posttion values. In the next artlcI
7 will add up. give the amended figures
Including changes since the spring tad
inS started. and We will find out whicl
are the strongest teams.
J copyright, 1919. by the Ball Syndicate